Justin Bonsignore Xfinity Series Bristol Motor Speedway Preview

(Press release from Joe Gibbs Racing)

DATE: Saturday, April 12, 2025

RACE: SciAps 300

TRACK: Bristol Motor Speedway (Bristol, TN)

TRACK LENGTH: 0.533 miles

TV: The CW (5 p.m. ET)

RADIO: PRN Radio / SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (5 p.m. ET)

JGR AT BRISTOL: Joe Gibbs Racing owns 13 NASCAR Xfinity Series victories at Bristol Motor Speedway. Kyle Busch leads the group with eight wins, joined by Joey Logano, Erik Jones, Ryan Preece, and Christopher Bell. Additionally, JGR has tallied 41 top-fives, 62 top-10s, 13 poles, and 3,487 laps led.

Justin Bonsignore – No. 19 KBM Commercial Properties/HWY Self-Storage Technology Toyota GR Supra

BONSIGNORE AT HOMESTEAD-MIAMI RECAP: Bonsignore started seventh and finished 16th at Homestead-Miami Speedway. This was Bonsignore’s first appearance ever at the track and ran within the top 10 at the beginning of the race. Early on, Bonsignore spent the first stage of the race getting acclimated to the track and at the end of the second stage he made his way to the outside of the top 10.

FIRST XFINITY START AT BRISTOL: This weekend marks the debut for the four-time NASCAR Whelen Modified champion at Bristol in an Xfinity Series car. Bonsignore announced that he will be running nine races during the 2025 season with Joe Gibbs Racing, which started in Daytona. So far, the Xfinity Series rookie has shown growth behind the wheel, showcasing skill by qualifying competitively and keeping pace with top competitors.

WHELEN MODIFIED TOUR BRISTOL WINNER: Bonsignore is no stranger to Rocky Top Tennessee. In his most recent visit to Bristol Speedway in 2018, Bonsignore led over 65 laps before taking the checkered flag to victory lane. The year before, in 2017, Bonsignore led laps in the half-mile oval before a podium finish in third place. Having much success at the track, Bonsignore has five top 5s, led over 100 laps, and three poles in his Whelen Modified career at Bristol.

NEW SPONSOR, NEW LOOK: This weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway, Bonsignore’s No. 19 Toyota GR Supra will carry a fresh camouflage scheme featuring KBM Commercial Properties and Highway Self Storage. KBM Commercial Properties is a trusted name in commercial properties, offering a wide range of solutions designed to meet the evolving needs of businesses from Prime Retail, Restaurant, Office Space, Apartment Communities, Self-Storage Facilities, and Automated Tunnel Car washes. For more information about KBM Commercial Properties, visit WWW.KBMCP.COM. HWY Self Storage is the area’s premier self-storage facilities with climate-controlled storage at HWY 381 in Johnson City, TN, HWY 11W in Kingsport, TN, and HWY 66 Climate in Sevierville, TN. For more information about HWY Self Storage, visit WWW.KBMCP.COM/HIGHWAYSELFSTORAGELOCATIONS. 

ON THE PIT BOX: Crew Chief Seth Chavka will oversee the No.19 this season. Chavka is fresh off his rookie season as a Xfinity Series crew chief where he worked with multiple drivers including Christopher Bell, Aric Almirola, Justin Bonsignore, Taylor Gray, Brett Moffitt Josh Bilicki, Joe Graf Jr., Ty Gibbs, and William Sawalich. Throughout the 2024 season, Chavka earned three top five, seven top 10s, two poles, and his first career win with Almirola at Kansas last season. So far this season, Chavka led the No.19 team to three podium back-to-back to back finishes with Almirola and a win in Phoenix.