Dean Thompson will join Sam Hunt Racing full-time in 2025, driving the No. 26 Toyota Supra in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.

NASCAR Xfinity Series Rookie of the Year race is going to be one of the most hotly contested battles of the entire season. There are ten rookies declared for the year and a handful of them could go Sunday racing in the near future.

Sweeping changes, which involve multiple drivers and teams within the organization, have come to Joe Gibbs Racing for the 2025 NASCAR season.

JR Motorsports has confirmed the return of First Bank of Alabama as a sponsor for the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series.

Joe Gibbs Racing announced today that four-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Champion Justin Bonsignore will drive the team‘s No. 19 Toyota GR Supra in five NASCAR Xfinity Series races in 2025. Bonsignore made his Xfinity Series debut for JGR last June at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Dean Thompson will pilot the No. 26 Toyota GR Supra full-time for Sam Hunt Racing (SHR) in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2025, the team announced Tuesday. Thompson, 23, raced full-time in the Craftsman Truck Series in 2022 as a member of Niece Motorsports and most recently with Tricon Garage from 2023-24.

Sam Hunt Racing announced that Dean Thompson will drive the No. 26 car full-time during the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series season.

The open wheel modified drivers will run five races with Joe Gibbs Racing in 2025 Justin Bonsignore is a well-known open wheel modified drivers. He’s collected 4 championships on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour.

Thompson will move up to the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2025, driving the No. 26 Toyota GR Supra for Sam Hunt Racing.