William Sawalich

Joe Gibbs Racing
2025 Fantasy Outlook
The young prospect gets the big promotion to the No. 18 Toyota and the Xfinity Series this season. Sawalich made just three starts in this division last season with little opportunity to impress. However, he did grab a surprising pole position in the season finale at Phoenix. Sawalich is coming off two impressive seasons of racing in the ARCA Menards Series where he captured 13 combined victories and 25 Top-10 finishes spread across 27 starts. That utter domination is what has quickly propelled him up the NASCAR ladder. Joe Gibbs Racing has signed him to make a bid for Rookie of the Year and fill the seat of one of the team's high-profile rides. He has been a short track specialist to this point in his career, so we expect immediate results on those ovals. However, we also expect some inconsistency and struggles as he learns the ropes on other NASCAR tracks. Read Past Outlooks
Claims Phoenix Xfinity Pole
XFINITY Series
November 9, 2024
Sawalich won the pole for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway on Saturday afternoon. He turned a fast lap of 134.168 mph.
ANALYSIS
The young driver piloted the No. 19 Toyota to his first-career pole position in just his third series start. Sawalich advanced into the final round of qualifying and edged teammate, Sheldon Creed, to claim the top starting spot for Saturday night's race at Phoenix. He has the speed to challenge the Top 5 in the Xfinity Series Championship Race.
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
Sawalich is one of the interesting, up-and-coming talents in NASCAR. At just 16-years-old last season, he marched to four victories in the ARCA Menards Series and caught a lot of attention. Sawalich also managed six starts in the Craftsman Truck Series for TRICON Garage, earning a very impressive three Top-10 finishes in those limited efforts. As the old saying goes "he's the goods" and a very raw, young talent. TRICON has given him another part-time opportunity to race in this division of NASCAR in 2024. Sawalich will take on nine events in the upcoming season and get more opportunities to learn and impress us with his driving. He'll be on the entry lists for less than half the events this season, but he's sure to perform when he suits up.
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Inks Xfinity deal with JGR for 2025
Craftsman Truck Series
October 21, 2024
Sawalich will drive the No. 18 Toyota GR Supra full-time for Joe Gibbs Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2025, Bob Pockrass of Fox Sports reports.
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Wins Truck Pole at Talladega
Craftsman Truck Series
October 4, 2024
Sawalich won the pole for the Love's RV Stop 225 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Talladega Superspeedway on Friday afternoon. He turned a fast lap of 175.764 mph.
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Wins ARCA East Championship
Craftsman Truck Series
September 20, 2024
Sawalich won his second-consecutive ARCA Menards Series East championship with a win at Bristol Motor Speedway Thursday evening. Sawalich's back-to-back title is the fourth consecutive ARCA Menards Series East title for a Toyota driver, Toyota Racing PR reports.
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Six races for TRICON Garage
Craftsman Truck Series
February 7, 2023
Sawalich will drive the No. 1 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro in six NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races in 2023 for TRICON Garage.
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