Noah Gragson moving to Petty GMS Cup team for 2023

NASCAR Xfinity Series regular Noah Gragson will move up to the Cup Series next season to drive car No. 42 for Petty GMS Motorsports, the team announced Wednesday.

Gragson will replace Ty Dillon, who announced recently his planned departure from the team at the end of the season.

Gragson, 24, has made nine Cup starts this year for Kaulig Racing and Beard Motorsports. He has a top finish of 18th, in the Kansas race.

Gragson has raced full-time in the Xfinity Series since 2019. He has a total of eight wins, including three this year for JR Motorsports.

He scored two wins in the Camping World Truck Series while racing full-time there in 2017 and 2018.