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🇺🇸 William Sawalich

Racing driver from United States. NASCAR Xfinity. Two-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
William Sawalich
Born
3 October 2006(b. 2006)
Nationality
United States
Current team
Series
NASCAR Xfinity
Status
Active
Championships
22023, 2024
Career wins
26
Career podiums
48
Career starts
149
Career DNFs
3
Racer Rating
5,034
William Sawalich
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,034
Rank 1127 of 39,251 indexed, -179 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

William Sawalich is a racing driver from United States who competes in NASCAR Xfinity. Sawalich is a two-time champion (2023, 2024), with 26 wins and 48 podiums from 149 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,034 ranks Sawalich 1127th of 39,251 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2026 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2026-08-08NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series at IowaNASCAR XfinityP3+111
2026-07-25NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series at IndianapolisNASCAR XfinityP5+104
2026-07-11NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series at AtlantaNASCAR XfinityP4+115
2026-07-04NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series at ChicagoNASCAR XfinityP29−82
2026-07-03Chicagoland SpeedwayARCA Menards SeriesDNF−210
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+159NASCAR Xfinity Series at Sonoma 2025NASCAR XfinityP3
+139NASCAR Xfinity Series at Mexico City 2025NASCAR XfinityP6
+133NASCAR Xfinity Series at Portland 2025NASCAR XfinityP2
+124NASCAR Xfinity Series at World Wide Technology 2025NASCAR XfinityP2
+120NASCAR Truck Series at Martinsville 2023NASCAR TruckP9
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Milwaukee Mile4 starts+21
Bristol4 starts+17
Phoenix Raceway6 starts+17
Iowa4 starts+15
Struggles
Sonoma Raceway5 starts-1
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2026▸NASCAR Xfinity2313000P8+715,034
▸NASCAR Truck500000P31−40
▸ARCA Menards SeriesSoundGear ( Joe Gibbs )100100P30−210
2025▸NASCAR Xfinity3103000P14+2385,213
▸NASCAR Truck500000P33−215
▸ARCA Menards SeriesStarkey ( Joe Gibbs )402020P10+129
▸ARCA Menards WestStarkey Sound Gear (Joe Gibbs)222020P7+156
▸ARCA Menards EastStarkey (Joe Gibbs)101000P13+65
2024▸ARCA Menards SeriesStarkey / Sound Gear ( Joe Gibbs )149131100P1+3944,839
▸NASCAR Truck1000000P35−469
▸ARCA Menards EastStarkey / Sound Gear (Joe Gibbs)837140P2+124
▸ARCA Menards WestStarkey Sound Gear (Joe Gibbs)423020P4+224
▸NASCAR Xfinity300000P41−136
2023▸ARCA Menards SeriesStarkey Sound Gear ( Joe Gibbs )1347060P2+3704,701
▸ARCA Menards EastStarkey / Sound Gear (Joe Gibbs)846060P1+381
▸NASCAR Truck600000P27↑651+41
▸ARCA Menards WestStarkey / Sound Gear (Joe Gibbs)411020P9+216
▸TGRNA GR Cup North AmericaNitro Motorsports200000—−128
▸Trans-Am TA2100000P25−80
2022▸Trans-Am TA2400000P21+1,8993,249
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Sawalich finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇺🇸 Dean Thompson4,75278473160%
🇺🇸 Jesse Love5,28176304639%
🇺🇸 Taylor Gray5,07571284339%
🇺🇸 Connor ZilischFIA Gold5,50269185126%
🇺🇸 Brandon Jones5,65964283644%
🇺🇸 Lavar Scott3,87964531183%
🇺🇸 Sammy SmithFIA Silver5,58763243938%
🇺🇸 Parker Retzlaff5,33160352558%
🇺🇸 Nick Sanchez4,90059263344%
🇺🇸 Sam MayerFIA Silver5,11458213736%
🇺🇸 Ty GibbsHigher-rated, 2× champion6,806110100%
🇺🇸 Chase BriscoeHigher-rated, 1× champion6,80521150%
🇺🇸 Christopher BellFIA Silver, 2× champion6,65961517%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 39,251 drivers indexed
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1,120🇧🇷 Klaus LudwigFIA GT Championship5,042
1,121🇬🇧 Gary EvansInternational Formula 30005,041
1,122🇬🇧 Alex LloydSKUSA SuperNationals5,040
1,123🇮🇹 Arturo MerzarioFormula 15,039
1,124🇩🇪 Lucas LuhrNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie5,039
1,125🇧🇷 Ana BeatrizIMSA WeatherTech5,038
1,126🇨🇭 Grégoire SaucyAsian Le Mans Series5,034
1,127🇺🇸 William SawalichNASCAR Xfinity5,034
1,128🇫🇷 Matthieu VaxiviereAsian Le Mans Series5,033
1,129🇬🇧 Ben HanleyAsian Le Mans Series5,031
1,130🇺🇸 Spencer PigotIMSA Pilot Challenge5,031
1,131🇬🇷 Uwe AlzenInternational GT5,031
1,132🇬🇧 Keith GreeneFormula 15,030
1,133🇹🇭 Tomas Enge24H Series5,028
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1,135🇺🇸 Paul DurantIndyCar5,027
1,136🇴🇲 Faisal Al ZubairGT World Challenge Europe5,022
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William Sawalich is a racing driver from United States who competes in NASCAR Xfinity. Sawalich is a two-time champion (2023, 2024), with 26 wins and 48 podiums from 149 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,034 ranks Sawalich 1127th of 39,251 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
William Sawalich returns to Joe Gibbs Racing for 2027 NASCAR season[1]
Yahoo Sports
7 Aug 2026
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Watch: Eden Prairie native William Sawalich reacts to re-signing with Joe Gibbs Racing[2]
5 EYEWITNESS NEWS
6 Aug 2026
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William Sawalich returns to Joe Gibbs Racing for 2027 O’Reilly season[3]
SpeedwayMedia.com
6 Aug 2026
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