Xfinity Category

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer Ascension up the ladder is key to driver development. One driver that will move up the NASCAR ladder in 2018 is Christopher Bell. Bell, who currently leads the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoff Standings for Kyle Busch Motorsports will move to the NASCAR Xfinity Series full-time in 2018 with Joe Gibbs Racing. Bell burst onto the NASCAR scene when he won at Eldora Speedway in 2015. Since then, he has earned another six wins, made two Playoff appearances in two years, and made anRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer CONCORD, N.C. – A single point can make or break a chance for a NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship. Ryan Reed found out just how much of a difference a point can make, edging out Brendan Gaughan for the final transfer spot for the Round of Eight. It was a fight all night long for Reed and his No. 16 Lilly Diabetes Ford Mustang team. Both him and Gaughan raced around each other for the entirety of the Drive for the Cure 300 at Charlotte MotorRead More

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service Behind the wheel of a car on something other than a virtual race track for the first time in nearly a year, Alex Bowman warmed up for the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports ride he’ll inherit next season with a stunning victory in Saturday night’s rain-delayed Drive for the Cure 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Behind Bowman, who won for the first time in the NASCAR XFINITY Series, Ryan Reed soldiered home in 12th place, one position behind Brendan Gaughan. But Reed moved on toRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer For this week’s edition of Climbing the Ladder, Seth Eggert sat down with JR Motorsports driver William Byron. Byron is a 19-year-old NASCAR Xfinity Series driver. He drives the No. 9 Liberty University / Axalta Chevrolet Camaro. Byron is campaigning for the both 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship as well as Rookie of the Year Honors. Last year in the very first edition of Climbing the Ladder, Eggert spoke with Byron who was then competing in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series for Kyle BuschRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer For most, being at home is more comfortable. With the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Kannapolis, N.C. native Daniel Hemric, driver of the No. 21 Anderson’s Maple Syrup Chevrolet Camaro SS, is in a comfortable position being at home, and fifth in the Playoff Standings. Hemric has three NASCAR National Series starts at the 1.5-mile D-shaped oval. Two came in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, where he has a best finish of ninth in 2016. Hemric made his first Charlotte Xfinity SeriesRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer Another puzzle piece fell into place for Richard Childress Racing’s 2018 NASCAR Xfinity season as the organization signs rookie Matt Tifft. Tifft will compete for a championship in the No. 2 Chevrolet Camaro SS for RCR beginning next season. Tifft currently drives the No. 19 Tunity Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing. He is a contender for the 2017 Sunoco Rookie of the Year in the Xfinity Series. In 28 races this season, he has two top-fives and nine top-10 finishes. Tifft currently sits seventhRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer Another piece of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series driver line-up fell into place today with Daniel Hemric re-signing with Richard Childress Racing (RCR). Hemric is the first to announce his return to the RCR Xfinity program in 2018. In his rookie season with RCR, Hemric has six top-fives, 14 top-10s, and one pole position in 28 races. While driving the No. 21 Chevrolet Camaro SS, he has also earned two stage wins and the Xfinity Dash 4 Cash bonus at Bristol Motor Speedway. Hemric admittedRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer 28 races into the NASCAR Xfinity Series season, only four of the NASCAR Xfinity Series regulars (Jeremy Clements, Ryan Reed, Justin Allgaier twice, and William Byron three times) have scored victories during the 2017 season. This weekend the NASCAR Xfinity Series travels to Charlotte Motor Speedway for the Drive for the Cure 300, the 29th race of the season. After the events at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Allgaier leads the points standings with his JR Motorsports teammate Byron three-points behind in second. The last time theRead More

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service DOVER, Del. – Once Ryan Blaney got the lead in Saturday’s Use Your Melon. Drive Sober 200 at Dover International Speedway, it was “game over” in the second NASCAR XFINITY Series Playoff race of the season. After Playoff driver William Byron led every lap of the 60-circuit first stage and banked a playoff point, Blaney took the lead off pit road under caution on Lap 64. Blaney kept his No. 22 Team Penske Ford out front the rest of the way, except for one lapRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer Even starting in the back, and getting in an early wreck could not keep Matt Tifft from a top-10 finish. Tifft overcame adversity to place his No. 19 Comcast NBC Universal / Salute to Service Toyota Camry sixth in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Use Your Melon. Drive Sober 200. Tifft spent the entire day climbing up through the field after being forced to start last on the grid. In the first stage, he jumped from the back to 16th, with a little help from someRead More