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A “large” change might be coming quickly to 23XI Racing.
It has been an up and down season for 23XI Racing within the NASCAR Cup Collection. Tyler Reddick is at present in sixth place, whereas Bubba Wallace is in tenth place. Riley Herbst, the third full-time Cup Collection driver for 23XI Racing, is down in thirty second place.
23XI Racing entered the 2025 season hoping to contend for a championship, however that hasn’t occurred.
NASCAR insider Jeff Gluck is taken into account by what he is seeing from the Cup Collection workforce.
“23XI, they’re bizarre, man. They’ve fallen off,” Gluck said. “What’s up with that? I don’t get that in any respect. Reddick may’ve had the quickest automotive at Texas, he simply by no means acquired the observe place. However then he informed me at Texas, ‘Oh yeah, I really feel like what occurs, the velocity we’ll have at Texas will translate to Kansas, despite the fact that they’re completely different tracks,’ after which they only didn’t actually present something.
“I believed, you understand, I suppose Bubba was up there. When he had his situation, he was possibly sixth or one thing. He had a penalty after which he was gone, you understand, which occurs so much lately, proper? In case you have a setback, you’re sort of carried out, except it’s early within the race, then you would overcome it. However yeah, I imply, Reddick — we by no means actually noticed what we’d anticipate out of them, proper? So, I don’t actually know.”
NORTH WILKESBORO, NC – MAY 21: Bubba Wallace (#23 23XI Racing Columbia Sportswear Firm Toyota) talks with members of his crew in the course of the operating of the NASCAR Cup Collection All-Star Race on Could 21, 2023 at North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Wilkesboro, NC. (Photograph by Jeff Robinson/Icon Sportswire through Getty Photos)Icon Sportswire/Getty Photos
A “large” change might be coming to 23XI Racing because of the struggles.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. stated on the “Dale Jr. Obtain” that he believes 23XI Racing will find yourself eliminating a driver. Cory Heim has been competing part-time for 23XI Racing within the Xfinity Collection and the Cup Collection. Dale Jr. believes that Heim will finally substitute one of many three major Cup Collection drivers.
“The opinion is that there’s a path there. The opinion, I believe, within the Toyota camp, could be very, very excessive on him. This truck factor is only a placeholder, a stop-gap, a possibility for him to achieve information, race, acquire race-craft. I don’t assume his consequence this previous weekend, good or dangerous, impacts his future in any manner. I believe it’s there’s already movement in play, proper? I can’t say what I believe that’s,” Earnhardt stated, through On3.
“Is he going to push Riley [Herbst] out? What’s going to occur there? … Corey ain’t going to take a seat round eternally. … I wouldn’t be stunned if he’s in Riley’s automotive subsequent yr.”
There’s been a serious push for Heim currently.
“We’ve been speaking about Corey Heim. I don’t know why he’s nonetheless within the Truck Collection,” Kevin Harvick not too long ago stated. “I do know he has nowhere to go, however someone higher discover someplace for him to go. They higher discover someplace for him to go in a a lot larger capability than, you understand, the eight, 10, 12 races that may be attainable in that Cup automotive subsequent yr.”
Given how they’ve carried out, a serious change wouldn’t be stunning.
‘Large’ Change Might Be Coming Quickly To 23XI Racing first appeared on The Spun on Could 23, 2025