Ryan Ellis will see a big-time increase in the amount of NASCAR Xfinity Series races that he’ll be competing in for Alpha Prime Racing in 2023, as the 33-year-old driver has a schedule of 24 races already scheduled, with the potential of more to be added at a later date.
According to an announcement from Alpha Prime on Tuesday, Ellis will drive a brand new third car, with the iconic number 43, for his 24-race stint.
Ellis will kick off his 2023 season in the season-opening event at Daytona International Speedway on February 18th. Ellis will then continue for the entire opening four races, before taking a one-race break after Phoenix Raceway.
Here is Ellis’ current 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series schedule:
Feb 18. Daytona
Feb. 25 Fontana
Mar. 4 Las Vegas
Mar. 11 Phoenix
Mar. 25 COTA
Apr. 1 Richmond
Apr. 15 Martinsville
Apr. 22 Talladega
Apr. 29 Dover
May 13 Darlington
May 27 Charlotte
Jun. 24 Nashville
Jul. 15 New Hampshire
Jul. 22 Pocono
Jul. 29 Road America
Aug. 5 Michigan
Aug. 12 Indy Road Course
Aug. 25 Daytona
Sep. 9 Kansas
Sep. 15 Bristol
Sep. 23 Texas
Oct. 21 Homestead
Oct. 28 Martinsville
Nov. 4 Phoenix
In 2022, Ellis ran a total of 11 races in NASCAR Xfinity Series competition, his highest total since the 2016 season, where he ran 16 events.
In his 11-race chunk with Alpha Prime Racing in 2022, Ellis was able to score his career-best finish in a 13th-place effort at Charlotte Motor Speedway in May.
On September 15th, Alpha Prime announced that Ellis would return to the organization for the 2023 season in an expanded schedule, although at the time, the total amount of races had not been announced.
The driver lineup for the remaining nine races on the schedule will be announced at a later date.
