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Meyer Shank Racing has confirmed that Farnbacher and Trent Hindman will drive the No. 86 Acura NSX GT3 in next year's IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Both drivers are stepping up to full-time positions after making sporadic appearances for MSR this season, sportscar365.com reports.

Vilander will join Cooper MacNeil in Scuderia Corsa's Ferrari 488 GT3, as part of a GT Daytona class title attack in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Vilander, the reigning Blancpain GT World Challenge America champion, will return to full-time WeatherTech Championship competition in the WeatherTech-backed Ferrari, sportscar365.com reports.

Mazda could add two new drivers to its DPi lineup next year, with Pla and Timo Bernhard linked to the Team Joest-run operation in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, sportscar365.com reports.

Paul Miller Racing will return to the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, with Sellers joined by Ryan Hardwick, who is set for his Lamborghini GT3 debut. The pair will share driving duties of the team's Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo alongside Corey Lewis for the Michelin Endurance Cup races, sportscar365.com reports.

Long will return to Park Place Motorsports for the first time since 2013, pairing up with Patrick Lindsey in a new Porsche 911 GT3 R for the full IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season next year, sportscar365.com reports.

Former Indianapolis 500 winner Rossi will join Acura Team Penske for the Rolex 24 at Daytona and Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, the team announced Friday. Rossi will share the wheel of the No. 7 Acura ARX-05 with full-season drivers Helio Castroneves and Ricky Taylor, replacing Graham Rahal in the lineup for the opening two rounds of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season, sportscar365.com reports.

Vautier will make the move to JDC-Miller Motorsports, having been confirmed as a full-season driver alongside Misha Goikhberg in the team's No. 85 Cadillac DPi-V.R for the 2019 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, sportscar365.com reports.

Joe Gibbs Racing announced that Chris Gabehart will serve as crew chief on the No. 11 MENCS Toyota. Gabehart spent the past three seasons as a crew chief in JGR's Xfinity Series program, capturing a total of nine wins over that time, Joe Gibbs Racing PR reports.

Joe Gibbs Racing announced that Jeff Meendering will return to the organization to fill the role vacated by Gabehart as crew chief on the No. 19 Xfinity Series with driver Jones. Joe Gibbs Racing PR reports.

GMS Racing announced that Nemechek will join the team for the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. Nemechek will be the driver of the No. 23 Chevrolet Camaro under the GMS Racing banner and will contend for the 2019 Sunoco Rookie of the Year honors, GMS Racing PR reports.

Moffitt is officially a free agent. The reigning NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion was told last week that Hattori Racing Enterprises had reached an agreement with a new driver for the 2019 season, AutoWeek reports.

Koch has officially signed to drive the No. 4 car at JD Motorsports with Gary Keller for the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity season with help from his company, FilterTime, JD Motorsports PR reports.

Busch and sponsor Monster Energy will move to Chip Ganassi Racing next season for Busch's 20th season in NASCAR, the Associated Press reports.

Obaika Racing is excited to announce that Berryhill will be the full-time driver of the No. 97 Toyota Camry for the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, Obaika Racing PR reports.

Gragson continued the recent trend of prodigy champions and took the victory in the 51st Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway, the Pensacola New Journal reports.

Kaulig Racing is eager to announce the development of a multi-year deal with 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Champion contender, Haley. Starting with the Xfinity Series season opener in Daytona, the 19-year-old Winamac, Indiana, native will be behind the wheel of the No. 11 Chevy Camaro, Kaulig Racing PR reports.

Busch confirmed Sunday night that he will not be returning to Stewart-Haas Racing next season, motorsport.com reports.

Suarez says he is finalizing the details with his new race team for next season, and that he hopes to have more opportunities for success with his new team, motorsport.com reports.

Sadler has been named the NASCAR Xfinity Series Most Popular Driver for the third consecutive year, NASCAR.com reports.

DGR-Crosley announced that they have added Decker to their driver development program for the 2019 season. Decker will run a select number of NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series races as well as a combination of NASCAR K&N Pro Series and ARCA Racing Series events, DGR-Crosley Racing PR reports.

Gragson has been voted the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Most Popular Driver in his second full-time season, NASCAR.com reports.

CORE autosport has reversed plans of returning to the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with a LMP2-spec car, announcing Friday a step up to the DPi class with a Nissan Onroak DPi. The Jon Bennett-owned team, which finished runner-up in the Prototype championship this season with Bennett and Braun at the wheel of an Oreca 07 Gibson, will continue to fight for overall wins but instead with the Ligier JS P217-based DPi car, sportscar365.com reports.

Snow will not return to Paul Miller Racing next year, it has been announced, with the 22-year-old set to take a step back from racing to focus on his family's business. It comes in the wake of Snow's IMSA-adjusted driver rating to Gold for 2019 following he and Bryan Sellers' GT Daytona class title in the team's Lamborghini Huracan GT3 this year, sportscar365.com reports.

Bell and Frankie Montecalvo will mount a full-season campaign in one of AIM Vasser Sullivan's Lexus RC F GT3 entries, the team announced on Thursday. The pairing, who teamed up for the Michelin Endurance Cup races in a Scuderia Corsa-run Ferrari 488 GT3, will make the switch to the newly formed Lexus organization for a season-long campaign in the GT Daytona class, sportscar365.com reports.

Starworks Motorsport will make its return to IMSA competition next year, having announced a full-season Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo entry for Dalziel. Parker Chase, meanwhile, has been confirmed for the four Michelin Endurance Cup races and potentially stepping in as the second full-season driver, sportscar365.com reports.