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RSS has made some mid-week adjustments following the suspension of the Haas Factory Team driver
When NASCAR announced the suspension of Sam Mayer for intentionally wrecking Jeb Burton after the checkered flag at Martinsville, Haas Factory Team quickly named Ryan Sieg as the replacement driver on Tuesday. Sieg normally competes as a driver/owner with RSS Racing, technically aligned with Haas. This weekend will mark his 400th career start in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, having never won before. Ironically, his closest finish was a photo finish at Texas last year, losing out to Mayer by just 0.002s. This will be the first NXS race Sieg has run for a team other than RSS since the start of the 2013 season, and just the third time he’s raced for a team beyond his family’s in the Xfinity Series. As he takes the opportunity to pilot the No. 41 Haas Ford Mustang, RSS is having to make adjustments for the season finale at Phoenix Raceway, with Kyle Sieg moving from the No. 28 to Ryan’s usual No. 39 seat. The team also revealed on Wednesday that they’ve brought in Nick Leitz to drive the No. 28 at Phoenix, marking his 20th career start as an NXS driver and his 13th of the 2025 season. Leitz previously made his Xfinity debut with RSS back in 2023, finishing 31st at Kansas.
