News on Harrison Burton, High Limit Racing, and more!
By Roy J. Akers — www.skyviewsports.net
Dublin, Ohio — Plenty going on in the world of racing. Here are a few ditties from both the series and from teams.
Harrison Burton goes to work in NASCAR Xfinity this weekend
 ● Junior Journey: AM Racing will embark on its junior year journey in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2025 with driver Harrison Burton for the entire 33-race tour, continuing with Saturday night’s running of the Tennessee Lottery 250 at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway. Burton, 24, arrives on the scene at AM Racing after a 108-race stint driving for the historic Wood Brothers Racing team. ● Best with DEX: DEX (DEX Imaging) will continue its long-standing partnership with Harrison Burton and join AM Racing for several races this season, including Saturday night’s 188-lap challenge at Nashville Superspeedway. DEX Imaging is the largest independent dealer of document imaging technology in the United States. DEX sells and services the broadest selection of copiers, printers and data management solutions in the industry, such as Konica Minolta, Canon, Sharp, Ricoh, Xerox, and Kyocera, with annual revenue exceeding $500 Million. |
Bob Young Motorsports
| No. 02 Young’s Motorsports Team: |
 Driver: Nathan Byrd Primary Partner(s): GMS Manufacturer: Chevrolet Silverado RST 2025 Driver Points Position: 26th 2025 Owner Points Position: 30th Engine: Ilmor Racing Technologies Notes of Interest: ● Welcome Back: The 2025 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series season continues its six-week consecutive stretch of racing, with Young’s Motorsports proud to have rookie Nathan Byrd back behind the wheel of the team’s flagship No. 02 Chevrolet Silverado RST for Friday night’s Rackley Roofing 200 at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway. ● About Nathan: Byrd, 24, began racing go-karts in 2018, just after graduating High School, and he entered his first car race in February 2020. Since then, the Goodyear, Ariz. native has raced over 30 types of cars in 348 total races at 67 different race tracks, effectively becoming one of the most diverse and interesting race car drivers in the world. Completing more than 300 races in the first four years of his career, Byrd is no stranger to piloting race cars. In 2024, the Indianapolis, Ind. resident turned his attention to NASCAR. He successfully made his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut at Portland International Raceway and delivered a respectable 21st-place finish for DGM Racing. In September, Byrd made his NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series debut at Kansas Speedway, earning a respectable 19th-place finish after starting 32nd. ● All Board: GMS will serve as the primary marketing partner of Byrd’s No. 02 Chevrolet RST for Friday night’s 150-lap race. GMS is a professional employer organization (PEO) and a Benefits Administrator. We serve companies of all sizes nationwide. We make employee management simpler, safer, and stronger. We save you time and money. You retain full control over your employees and regain the opportunity to focus on growing your business. GMS was founded by Mike Kahoe in 1996 and has helped thousands of companies take control of their HR functions. |
Joe Gibbs Racing
| JOE GIBBS RACING JGR AT NASHVILLE: Joe Gibbs Racing owns four NASCAR Xfinity Series wins at Nashville, with victories coming from Joey Logano, Kyle Busch, and most recently, John Hunter Nemechek. In 53 combined starts, JGR has tallied 17 top-fives, 31 top-10s, 1,166 laps led, and eight pole awards.LAST TIME IN NASHVILLE: Joe Gibbs Racing took home the checkered flag last summer in Nashville courtesy of John Hunter Nemechek and the No. 20 team. Nemechek led 76 laps en route to victory while teammate Chandler Smith completed the JGR 1-2 finish with a second-place result. |
| WILLIAM SAWALICHNo. 18 Starkey Toyota GR Supra SAWALICH AT NASHVILLE: William Sawalich will make his first NASCAR Xfinity Series start at Nashville Superspeedway this weekend.CHARLOTTE RECAP: Sawalich started sixth and finished 15th in last weekend’s race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.BETTER HEARING MONTH: May is Better Hearing Month — a time to raise awareness about the importance of hearing health and the life-changing benefits of hearing technology. Starkey is proud to support better hearing through innovative technology, personalized care, and a commitment to helping people live healthier, more connected lives. To learn more, visit Starkey.com and take their online hearing test if you think that you have hearing loss.ARCA EAST CHAMPION: Sawalich claimed his second-consecutive ARCA Menards Series East (AMSE) championship at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2024. Sawalich won seven AMSE races in the past two years with 15 top-five finishes on his way to winning two championships. In 2023, he became the first Minnesotan to win the series championship. |
High Limit Racing
RESCHEDULED: High Limit Returns to Lawrenceburg on Wednesday, September 17 for Driven2SaveLives Battle at the ‘Burg
Originally scheduled for Friday, May 30 but rained out, it didn’t take long for the Driven2SaveLives Battle at the ‘Burg to find a new home on the Kubota High Limit Racing calendar – rescheduled for Wednesday, September 17 at Indiana’s Lawrenceburg Speedway.
Now included in the Roto-Rooter Midweek Series, the return to Lawrenceburg on Wednesday, September 17 falls in between a pair of doubleheader weekends for the series at Lernerville Speedway on September 12-13 and Eldora Speedway on September 19-20.
Mid Ohio
Premier professional sports car racing returns to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course as three International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) series arrive in Lexington, Ohio, for the season-opening race weekend. A four-hour IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge race on Sunday, one of only two endurance races on the series’ season schedule, headlines the O’Reilly Auto Parts Four Hours of Mid-Ohio. Additional IMSA series VP Racing SportsCar Challenge and Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin plus open-wheel competition from USF Juniors Presented by Continental Tire add to the schedule. Seven races in total will take the green flag during the weekend.
WHEN: June 6-8, 2025
WHERE: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio
TRACK: 2.258-mile, 13-turn natural terrain road course (four left and nine right turns running clockwise)
