Kaulig Racing is turning to two NASCAR Cup Series mainstays to pilot its No. 11 Chevrolet for a pair of upcoming Xfinity Series events, including Saturday’s Mission 200 at The Glen.
Daytona 500 titleholder Michael McDowell agreed to compete at Watkins Glen International. A road-course specialist, McDowell learned to race in open wheel and sports cars events. He visited Victory Lane at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course in 2022. His first Xfinity circuit title developed at Road America in 2016.
Justin Haley, who remains the lone pilot to secure a win for the No. 11 team, remains poised for a return run at Daytona on Aug. 22. A superspeedway ace, Haley recorded four career Xfinity wins at Daytona and Talladega.
Entering Saturday’s Misson 200, Connor Zilisch, the circuit leader with five wins, moved into a tie with Justin Allgaier with 772 points in the drivers’ standings. The surging rookie compiled nine consecutive top-five finishes, including three P3s.
🚨 A pair of NASCAR Xfinity Series winners will drive the No. 11 Chevy at @WGI and @DAYTONA! 🚨 pic.twitter.com/miETanNHyh
— Kaulig Racing (@KauligRacing) August 4, 2025
NASCAR National Series and ARCA Menards Series Weekend Schedule
Here is a list of NASCAR National Series and ARCA Menards Series events this weekend at Watkins Glen International (All Times ET):
Friday
- 10 a.m.: ARCA Series practice
- 11 a.m.: ARCA Series qualifying
- 11:35 a.m.: Truck Series practice
- 12:40 p.m.: Truck Series qualifying
- 2 p.m.: ARCA Series General Tire at The Glen race
- 5 p.m.: Truck Series Mission 176 at The Glen race
Saturday
- 9:30 a.m.: Xfinity Series practice
- 10:35 a.m.: Xfinity Series qualifying
- 12:05 p.m.: Cup Series practice
- 1:10 p.m.: Cup Series qualifying
- 3 p.m.: Xfinity Series Mission 200 at The Glen race
Sunday
- 2 p.m.: Cup Series Go Bowling at The Glen race
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— Watkins Glen International (@WGI) August 4, 2025
NASCAR Xfinity Series’ Mission 200 At The Glen Entry List
NASCAR Xfinity Series officials released the entry list for Saturday’s Mission 200 at The Glen at Watkins Glen International:
Entry, Driver, Car No.
- 1, Sheldon Creed, No. 00 Ford
- 2, Carson Kvapil, No. 1 Chevrolet
- 3, Jesse Love, No. 2 Chevrolet
- 4, Parker Retzlaff, No. 4 Chevrolet
- 5, Preston Pardus, No. 07 Chevrolet
- 6, Justin Allgaier, No. 7 Chevrolet
- 7, Sammy Smith, No. 8 Chevrolet
- 8, Shane van Gisbergen, No. 9 Chevrolet
- 9, Daniel Dye, No. 10 Chevrolet
- 10, Michael McDowell, No. 11 Chevrolet
- 11, Garrett Smithley, No. 14 Chevrolet
- 12, Christian Eckes, No. 16 Chevrolet
- 13, William Sawalich, No. 18 Toyota
- 14, Riley Herbst, No. 19 Toyota
- 15, Brandon Jones, No. 20 Toyota
- 16, Austin Hill, No. 21 Chevrolet
- 17, Kaz Grala, No. 24 Toyota
- 18, Harrison Burton, No. 25 Ford
- 19, Dean Thompson, No. 26 Toyota
- 20, Jeb Burton, No. 27 Chevrolet
- 21, Kyle Sieg, No. 28 Ford
- 22, Blaine Perkins, No. 31 Chevrolet
- 23, Austin Green, No. 32 Chevrolet
- 24, TBD, No. 35 Toyota
- 25, Kyle Sieg, No. 39 Ford
- 26, Sam Mayer, No. 41 Ford
- 27, Anthony Alfredo, No. 42 Chevrolet
- 28, Brennan Poole, No. 44 Chevrolet
- 29, Stefan Parsons, No. 45 Chevrolet
- 30, Nick Sanchez, No. 48 Chevrolet
- 31, Jeremy Clements, No. 51 Chevrolet
- 32, Austin J. Hill, No. 53 Ford
- 33, Taylor Gray, No. 54 Toyota
- 34, Thomas Annunziata, No. 70 Chevrolet
- 35, Ryan Ellis, No. 71 Chevrolet
- 36, Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Chevrolet
- 37, Josh Bilicki, No. 91 Chevrolet
- 38, Matt DiBenedetto, No. 99 Chevrolet
That's now SIX drivers to have one for @JRMotorsports in 2025.@RossChastain had the #XfinitySeries #FastestLap at @iowaspeedway. pic.twitter.com/R2xe2rcblr
— Xfinity Racing (@XfinityRacing) August 3, 2025