James Davison Joins JGR For XFINITY Road Courses
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. – Australia’s James Davison will join Joe Gibbs Racing for two upcoming NASCAR XFINITY Series road course events.
Davison will drive the No. 20 Toyota Camry at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on Aug. 12 and Road America on Aug. 27.
Davison comes from a racing family and has raced across multiple platforms, including IndyCar, IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Series, Grand-Am Rolex SportsCar Series and Pirelli World Challenge. Davison made his NASCAR XFINITY Series debut in 2016 at Road America driving the No. 90 car, where he ran as high as seventh before being involved in a late-race incident that resulted in a 19th-place finsih.
Most recently Davison was in the spotlight at the 2017 Indianapolis 500, where he filled in for the injured Sebastian Bourdais, leading two laps before an on-track incident caused him to finish 20th.
“I’m excited to wheel the No. 20 for Joe Gibbs Racing at Mid-Ohio and Road America,” said Davison. “The team’s level of professionalism has been fantastic to be a part of and I look forward to getting down to business.”
For his debut with the team, long-time JGR sponsor Sport Clips will adorn the No. 20 Toyota Camry with Hollinger Motor Sport, LaSalle Solutions and Lakeforest Hearing serving as associate sponsors.
Thirty-year-old Davison will look to become the fourth different winner in the No. 20 Camry this season with Denny Hamlin, Erik Jones and Ryan Preece each visiting victory lane this season in the No. 20.
“James has an impressive road course resume,” said Steve deSouza, Executive Vice President of XFINITY and Development for Joe Gibbs Racing. “We look forward to having him in the No. 20 Camry for Mid-Ohio and Road America and adding to his already impressive stats at both road courses.”
Source :speedsport.com
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