Xfinity Category

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer Three former starters of the Indianapolis 500 will compete in the Johnsonville 180 as James Davison will pilot the No. 18 Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing. Davison joins Conor Daly and Katherine Legge as road course ringers trading their tradition IndyCar or IMSA rides for a NASCAR Xfinity Series stockcar. Davison will have Tilson Forest Hearing Cruz and Jonathon Byrd’s Hospitality and Restaurant Group as the primary sponsors of his Toyota Camry. The Melbourne, Australia native competed in 2018 Indianapolis 500 in the No.Read More

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service BRISTOL, Tenn. – Kyle Larson had to go 10 extra laps on Friday night, but the payoff was worth it. Holding off a determined Justin Allgaier in overtime, Larson won the Food City 300 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway, collecting his first victory at the .533-mile high-banked concrete short track. “It feels really, really cool to win here finally at Bristol,” said Larson, who won for the fourth time in six starts this season and the 12th time in his career. “I’veRead More

By David Morgan, NASCAR Editor BRISTOL, Tenn. – It’s been a weekend Elliott Sadler won’t soon forget. After announcing Wednesday that he would be stepping away from full-time driving at the end of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, Sadler returned to the track where his NASCAR career began and where he has had so many memories and was able to leave with a sixth-place finish when the checkered flag flew. Sadler made his first NASCAR start at Bristol in the Xfinity Series in 1996, as well as breaking through withRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer BRISTOL, Tenn. – Despite a chaotic night, Cole Custer squeezed out a top-five finish at Bristol Motor Speedway. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver had speed throughout the entire Food City 300. Several times Custer’s No. 00 Haas Automation Ford Mustang was squeezed into the outside wall by his competitors. In the waning laps, Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver Ty Dillon clipped Custer. The Xfinity regular slipped outside the top-10. Attrition dropped Dillon and Daniel Hemric out, sending the race into overtime. With fresh tires, CusterRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer BRISTOL, Tenn. – It may have taken 22 races, but Michael Annett finally earned his first Top-10 finish of 2018. The JR Motorsports drivers’ journey to that Top-10 finish in the Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway was a wild one. A caution with 40 laps to go gave Annett the free pass. The NASCAR Xfinity Series driver used that to put his No. 5 Pilot Flying J Chevrolet Camaro SS back on the lead lap. With just 11 other cars on the leadRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer BRISTOL, Tenn. – Several hours prior to the Food City 300, the NASCAR Xfinity Series drivers ran qualification laps to determine the starting grid. With 40 cars attempting the race and 40 cars available, all drivers will compete tonight at Bristol Motor Speedway. Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Busch earned his 65th career pole in his final Xfinity start of the year with a lap of 124.686 mph. His Joe Gibbs Racing teammate, and Xfinity Championship Points Leader, Christopher Bell qualified on the outsideRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer BRISTOL, Tenn. – In advance of Friday night’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway the drivers and teams of the second tier prepared on Thursday. The two practice sessions were without incident as teams prepped for the Food City 300. In the first practice session, Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series regular Kyle Larson ended the session on top with a 15.442 second, 124.259 mph lap. Larson outpaced fellow Premier Series driver Kyle Busch by 0.032 seconds. Christopher Bell was the fastest Xfinity SeriesRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer BRISTOL, Tenn. – Christopher Bell is a prime example of the success that the Toyota Racing’s Driver Development program. Prior to the 2014 season, Bell’s career had exclusively been confined to dirt track racing. When Bell, driver of the No. 20 Rheem Toyota Camry, entered the Toyota pipeline, he quickly advanced up the ladder. By the end of 2015, he was competing in a Kyle Busch Motorsports Truck. Bell went on to win the 2017 Truck Series Championship along with seven victories. Now, the JoeRead More

By Luis Torres, Staff Writer Since 1995, Elliott Sadler has been a staple of NASCAR racing, where he’s made a name for himself across all three national series. However, the pilot of the No. 1 OneMain Financial Chevrolet Camaro for JR Motorsports announced Wednesday that he’ll retire from full-time competition at the end of 2018. In his press release, Sadler, 43, said the tough decision was influenced due in most part to focus spending time with his wife Amanda and becoming a father figure to his two children. “It’s timeRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer BRISTOL, Tenn. – It’s the 22nd race of the season and three full-time NASCAR Xfinity Series regulars have combined to score eight victories. The Xfinity Series returns to Bristol Motor Speedway for the Food City 300. A slew of Cup drivers, the battle to make the Playoffs, and stage racing are just some of the storylines heading into the 22nd race of the season. Coverage for the Food City 300 is scheduled to start Friday night at 7:30 p.m. ET. Bristol Motor Speedway has hosted the 22nd race of theRead More