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Riley Herbst set for Xfinity debut at Iowa with Joe Gibbs Racing

NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame Championship 150, presented by NAPA Auto Parts - Practice

BAKERSFIELD, CA - NOVEMBER 04: Riley Herbst, driver of the #54 Terrible Herbst Toyota, stands next to his car during practice for the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame Championship 150, presented by NAPA Auto Parts at Kern County Raceway Park on November 4, 2017 in Bakersfield, California. (Photo by Jonathan Moore/Getty Images)

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Riley Herbst will join Justin Haley this weekend in making his Xfinity Series debut in Sunday’s race at Iowa Speedway.

Herbst, 19, will drive Joe Gibbs Racing’s No. 18 Toyota in his only start for the team this season.

Advance Auto Parts will sponsor the car.

A second-year member of the NASCAR Next program, the Las Vegas native has driven for JGR in ARCA the last two seasons, earning one win, nine top fives and 15 top 10s in 27 starts. He was named Rookie of the Year last season.

Herbst’s win came in June 2017 at Pocono Raceway when he triumphed over Brandon Jones, who is now his teammate at JGR.

Sunday’s race marks Herbst’s first start in any of NASCAR’s three national series. He has made 20 combined starts in the K&N Pro Series East and West Series.

“I am super pumped to be making my first top-three NASCAR series start this weekend at Iowa Speedway,” Herbst said in a press release. “We are coming into the week with expectations of learning every single lap, in hopes of having our Toyota Camry up front by the end of the race. Iowa is a super cool track with a lot of racing lines so should be a great weekend for this No. 18 team.”

Herbst has one start at Iowa in a combined K&N West and East race. He started fifth and finished sixth in July 2016.

JGR has won three of the last four Xfinity races at Iowa with Sam Hornish Jr., Erik Jones and Ryan Preece.