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Viking Motorsports Replaces Matt DiBenedetto With Connor Mosack for Xfinity Season’s Final Three Races

The first-year team offered no reason for the move, saying 2026 driver plans will be announced later.

Overview

  • Mosack will drive the No. 99 at Talladega, Martinsville and Phoenix to close out the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series season.
  • DiBenedetto departs 22nd in the standings with one top-10 this year, a fifth-place finish at Talladega through 30 races.
  • Mosack races full time in the Craftsman Truck Series for McAnally-Hilgemann and has limited 2025 Xfinity starts, including a fifth at the Charlotte Roval, and sits 14th in Truck points.
  • Viking Motorsports is in its inaugural full-time Xfinity campaign as a single-car team, a context cited in discussions of performance and resources.
  • Some DiBenedetto supporters criticized the decision on social media, with calls for a boycott reported by EssentiallySports.