NASCAR: Alpha Prime Racing Announces New Driver For Homestead-Miami

Alpha Prime Racing has announced Mason Maggio as the new driver for their No. 45 Chevrolet Camaro at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

The 20-year-old’s racing career, including his experience in both the NASCAR Xfinity Series and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, offers a glimpse into his potential on the track. Maggio is relatively new to the NASCAR Xfinity Series. He has competed in just one other Xfinity Series race this year and took part in five races last season.

He has completed in 11 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races this season, a personal record. His achievements include a career-high 18th-place finish at Talladega Superspeedway on October 4th while representing No. 22 Reaume Brothers Racing. Last year, he took part in six races, and in 2022 he raced in four.

The race at Homestead-Miami Speedway is a huge opportunity for Maggio. The support and advanced resources provided by Alpha Prime Racing present Maggio with potentially the most competitive setup he has driven in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.

Maggio shared the news to social media along with the Alpha Prime Racing team. He wrote:

“Racing in the home state this weekend. Excited to be working with @TeamAlphaPrime and the 45 team this Saturday with Sparks Boat Works & F2 Ocean Coating riding with us as our primary partners. Ready to rip the fence for 200 laps around @HomesteadMiami!”

Maggio joined Ryan Ellis and Brennan Poole, who are also competing with Alpha Prime Racing. Although Maggio is not able to score any championship points this weekend, Ellis is currently in the 23rd position in the standings with 398 and Poole is in 16th with 515 points. Unfortunately, neither driver is in the Xfinity Series Playoffs.

NASCAR Xfinity Series: Current Standings

1. Justin Allgaier – 3088 points
2. Cole Custer – 3072 points
3. Chandler Smith – 3064 points
4. AJ Allmendinger – 3063 points
5. Austin Hill – 3056 points
6. Jesse Love – 3051 points
7. Sam Mayer – 3041 points
8. Sammy Smith – 3011 points
9. Sheldon Creed – 2131 points
10. Riley Herbst – 2126 points
11. Parker Kligerman – 2112 points
12. Shane Van Gisbergen – 2103 points
13. Ryan Sieg – 773 points
14. Brandon Jones – 651 points
15. Anthony Alfredo – 588 points
16. Brennan Poole – 515 points
17. Josh Williams – 477 points
18. Parker Retzlaff – 450 points
19. Jeb Burton – 445 points
20. Leland Honeyman – 442 points
21. Jeremy Clements – 429 points
22. Aric Almirola – 407 points
23. Ryan Ellis – 398 points
24. Kyle Sieg – 383 points
25. Kyle Weatherman – 371 points
26. Matt DiBenedetto – 360 points
27. Blaine Perkins – 314 points
28. Ryan Truex – 303 points
29. Josh Bilicki – 247 points
30. Carson Kvapil – 227 points
31. Garrett Smithley – 179 points
32. Hailie Deegan – 174 points
33. Austin Green – 146 points
34. Joey Gase – 138 points
35. David Starr – 134 points
36. Patrick Emerling – 127 points
37. Connor Zilisch – 97 points
38. Joe Graf Jr – 93 points
39. JJ Yeley – 90 points
40. BJ McLeod – 78 points
41. Jordan Anderson – 75 points
42. Ed Jones – 71 points
43. Alex Labbe – 69 points
44. Logan Bearden – 62 points
45. Nick Leitz – 59 points
46. Sage Karam – 59 points
47. CJ McLaughlin – 47 points
48. Caesar Bacarella – 46 points
49. Brad Perez – 44 points
50. Preston Pardus – 34 points
51. Dylan Lupton – 33 points
52. Dale Earnhardt Jr – 32 points
53. Myatt Snider – 32 points
54. Bubba Pollard – 31 points
55. Nathan Byrd – 29 points
56. Natalie Decker – 27 points
57. Chad Finchum – 27 points
58. Justin Bonsignore – 25 points
59. Patrick Gallagher – 25 points
60. Tommy Joe Martins – 24 points
61. Carson Ware – 24 points
62. Conor Daly – 23 points
63. Thomas Annunziata – 23 points
64. Greg Van Alst – 21 points
65. RC Enerson – 19 points
66. Dexter Bean – 17 points
67. Daniil Kvyat – 16 points
68. Andre Castro – 16 points
69. Ryan Vargas – 13 points
70. Glen Reen – 10 points
71. Boris Said – 9 points
72. Mike Skeen – 7 points
73. Armani Williams – 4 points
74. Morgen Baird – 4 points
75. Timothy Viens – 2 points
76. Gus Dean – 1 point
77. Alon Day – 1 point