Following two runs on road courses, NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Taylor Gray enjoyed his return to oval racing at Dover Motor Speedway.
Once the team settled in, that is.
During the practice round, Gray posted the 29th fastest one-mile lap. The No. 54 Toyota team made adjustments and Gray earned the pole position for Saturday’s BetRivers 200. Gray’s hot qualifying lap of 152.685 mph edged Nick Sanchez (152.072 mph), who’ll start on the outside of the front row.
‘We worked hard through practice to make the car better,” Taylor told CW. “I’m super proud of the turnaround.”
Taylor earned his third career pole and first since Charlotte in May.
The top five qualifiers included Connor Zilisch (151.560), Brandon Jones (151.477) and Cup Series regular Ross Chastain (151.343).
Cars are already on track from @MonsterMile for the Xfinity Series!#NASCAR pic.twitter.com/Ap6gd5Qfpx
— Peter Stratta (@peterstratta) July 19, 2025
Our Motorsports Going Dark After Dover
A few days after sacking driver Kris Wright in favor of Kaz Grala, Our Motorsports announced it will cease operations following Saturday’s event.
The No. 5 Chevrolet team struggled this season, ranking 36th in the owner standings. Wright ranked No. 29 in the points race.
“Our Motorsports will cease operations in NASCAR racing moving forward,” according to a press release. “Thank you to NASCAR, Chevrolet, the fans, employees, and drivers, for a good ride over the last 6 years.”
Grateful that @OurMotorsports reached out and wanted to race together this weekend as they close this chapter as a team. We’re gonna give it all we’ve got to cap things off on a high note tomorrow! 👊🏻
I appreciate @LEGACYMotorClub and @ToyotaRacing for letting me take any… https://t.co/bFlom33TXK
— Kaz Grala (@KazGrala) July 18, 2025
Starting Lineup for NASCAR Xfinity Series’ BetRivers 200
Here is a look at the lineup for Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series’ BetRivers 200 at Dover Motor Speedway:
Starting Position, Driver, Car No.
- 1, Taylor Gray, No. 54 Toyota
- 2, Nick Sachez, No. 48 Chevrolet
- 3, Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Chevrolet
- 4, Brandon Jones, No. 20 Toyota
- 5, Ross Chastain, No. 9 Chevrolet
- 6, Aric Almirola, No. 19 Toyota
- 7, Justin Allgaier, No. 7 Chevrolet
- 8, William Sawalich, No. 18 Toyota
- 9, Harrison Burton, No. 25 Ford
- 10, Jeb Burton, No. 27 Chevrolet
- 11, Sheldon Creed, No. 00 Ford
- 12, Jesse Love, No. 2 Chevrolet
- 13, Same Mayer, No. 41 Ford
- 14, Carson Kvapil, No. 1 Chevrolet
- 15, Austin Hill, No. 21 Chevrolet
- 16, Rajah Caruth, No. 32 Chevrolet
- 17, Sammy Smith, No. 8 Chevrolet
- 18, Matt DiBenedetto, No. 99 Chevrolet
- 19, Ryan Sieg, No. 39 Ford
- 20, Dean Thompson, No. 26 Toyota
- 21, Jake Finch, No. 17 Chevrolet
- 22, Lavar Scott, No. 45 Chevrolet
- 23, Brennan Poole, No. 44 Chevrolet
- 24, Blaine Perkins, No. 31 Chevrolet
- 25, Leland Honeyman, No. 70 Chevrolet
- 26, Anthony Alfredo, No. 42 Chevrolet
- 27, Parker Retzlaff, No. 4 Chevrolet
- 28, Jeremy Clements, No. 51 Chevrolet
- 29, Josh Williams, No. 11 Chevrolet
- 30, Daniel Dye, No. 10 Chevrolet
- 31, Christian Eckes, No. 16 Chevrolet
- 32, Ryan Truex, No. 24 Toyota
- 33, Josh Bilicki, No. 91 Chevrolet
- 34, Ryan Ellis, No. 71 Chevrolet
- 35, Kyle Sieg, No. 28 Ford
- 36, Kaz Grala, No. 5 Chevrolet
- 37, Garrett Smithley, No. 14 Chevrolet
- 38, Nick Leitz, No. 07 Chevrolet
Did Not Qualify
- Glen Reen, No. 35; David Starr, No. 53
An emotional @LavarScott after locking himself into his first career @NASCAR_Xfinity Series start. He will be the highest starting Alpha Prime Racing driver this afternoon. #BetRivers200 | #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/iDxTi54GXz
— Alpha Prime Racing (@TeamAlphaPrime) July 19, 2025
