Stefan Parsons will race with Alpha Prime Racing within the NASCAR Xfinity Sequence for the second straight yr, the workforce introduced Friday. Like in 2022, he’ll make “choose begins”.
Parsons started 2022 with plans of running the full slate for B.J. McLeod Motorsports. Nonetheless, this was dropped after eight rounds and he reverted to a part-time slate like he had been contesting for the previous three years. He bounced between BJMM and APR for the remainder of the season, making twelve begins with the latter together with 4 of the ultimate 5 rounds. He scored his first profession high ten at Bristol by putting eighth in APR’s #45; it was one in all two high tens for APR in 2022 alongside Kaz Grala‘s fifth at Daytona within the #44.
“It’s an enormous enhance to our program to maintain a driver like Stefan within the constructing,” stated APR Vice President David Schildhouse. “His expertise introduced some unimaginable outcomes to our workforce in 2022 and he believes in what we’re constructing right here at APR. We take a look at Stefan as a core piece of our upwards progress trajectory and bringing him again to our roster was a high precedence this offseason.”
He made his Xfinity début in 2019 with BJMM, a yr after first showing on the nationwide degree within the Truck Sequence. He’s the son of former driver and commentator Phil Parsons, nephew of 2017 NASCAR Corridor of Fame inductee Benny Parsons, and brother-in-law of fellow Xfinity driver Sheldon Creed.
“I’m tremendous excited to have the ability to name Alpha Prime dwelling once more in 2023,” Parsons acknowledged. “I can’t wait to construct on the momentum we gained within the final half of 2022.”
APR will subject three automobiles in 2023, with Jeffrey Earnhardt operating full-time within the #45. Ryan Ellis was introduced as the driving force of a brand new #43 on Tuesday, getting into twenty-four races, whereas Sage Karam may even contest a restricted marketing campaign. The #45 completed twenty-eighth within the 2022 proprietor factors whereas the #44 was twenty-fifth.