HOMESTEAD, Fla. – Drew Herring will make his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series debut this weekend for Gaunt Brothers Racing during the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Herring spends most of his time in Salisbury, N.C., testing setups on behalf of Toyota Racing Development and their partner race teams. He’s made 22 NASCAR Xfinity Series starts during his career, earning one top-five and five top-10 finishes as well as two poles.

Parker Kligerman, the team’s regular driver, has a schedule conflict that will prevent him from competing this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

“I can’t tell you how excited I am,” said Herring. “I spend so much time getting to fine tune these awesome race cars, to get back out there on track, in real racing conditions, at maybe the biggest race of the season, it’s really an incredible opportunity.”

“So much of Toyota’s success on track comes from preparation,” said Gaunt Brothers Racing owner Marty Gaunt. “The teams, engineers, crew members, drivers, and TRD as an organization are always working so hard to be the best, and Drew plays a very big role in that. Not only am I confident he’ll run a good race, I also believe his feedback will make us an even better race team.”