Dale Earnhardt Jr. says he anticipates that tonight’s Xfinity Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway will be his final series race to at least 2026. Earnhardt, who turns 50 in October, said Friday afternoon that there is no sponsor requirement that he race next year.

Ahead of his start in the Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway, Dale Earnhardt Jr. announced he has no plans to return as a driver in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2025 at this time.

The NASCAR Xfinity Series playoff field was set after Friday's Food City 300 at Bristol, with Cole Custer winning the race and the regular season points title. But Justin Allgaier comes into the first playoff race as the playoff points leader,

Spire Motorsports and Rick Ware Racing are getting a jump start on the 2025 season. The teams announced Friday at Bristol that RWR’s Justin Haley would drive the No. 7 car for Spire over the final seven races of the season while Corey LaJoie would drive the No.

Corey LaJoie and Justin Haley are set to swap teams, with LaJoie moving to RWR and Haley to Spire Motorsports.

Rick Ware Racing and Spire Motorsports will swap drivers early to get a jump on 2025, the NASCAR Cup Series teams announced Friday.