Xfinity Series

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer It had been 210 days since Sam Hornish Jr. last competed in a NASCAR race. In recent months, he had been working as a substitute teacher at a school in his native Ohio. Sunday, Hornish served as a substitute driver in the Xfinity Series. Hornish drove the No. 18 Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing, after receiving a call to fill in for Matt Tifft who injured his back earlier in the week. Hornish started the American Ethanol E15 200 at Iowa Speedway in the thirdRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer The last time the NASCAR Xfinity Series visited Iowa Speedway Ryan Blaney took home the victory, beating out Regan Smith by just a couple tenths of a second. At the time, Blaney was not running a full season in any of NASCAR’s top three series. The last time a contender for the Xfinity Series Championship won at Iowa was Chris Buescher, just over a year ago. Even though the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series has an off weekend this week, 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series ChampionRead More

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service BROOKLYN, Mich. – Daniel Suarez was speechless—and justifiably so. The Mexican driver had just passed Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch for the lead on the next-to-last lap and held on to win Saturday’s Menards 250 presented by Valvoline NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Michigan International Speedway by .280 seconds over the man who sets the standard in the series. The first Mexican-born driver to win a NASCAR national series race, Suarez overcame a pit road speeding penalty assessed on Lap 29 of 125Read More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer The last time the NASCAR Xfinity Series visited Michigan International Speedway Kyle Busch took home the victory. The last time an Xfinity Series regular took home the trophy at this track was in 2013 when Regan Smith edged out Kyle Larson for the victory. Kyle Busch, who has won four out of seven starts in the Xfinity Series this season, will be in the field once again. Busch has yet to finish lower than fourth in an Xfinity Series race this season. Xfinity Series ChaseRead More

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service LONG POND, Pa. – The maiden voyage of the NASCAR XFINITY Series at Pocono Raceway was shorter than planned, but race winner Kyle Larson wasn’t complaining. NASCAR awarded the checkered flag in the Pocono Green 250 to Larson when the race was red-flagged after 53 of 100 scheduled laps and then called because of persistent rain. The victory was Larson’s first of the season and fourth in the series, but it was a source of frustration to runner-up Erik Jones, who arguably had theRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer  This week marks the first time that the NASCAR Xfinity Series will make a trip to Pocono Raceway. However, just over half of those attempting the race have some sort of experience at the track known as ‘The Tricky Triangle.’ Some have competed in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at the track, Alex Bowman, Kyle Busch, and Justin Allgaier. Others have competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at the track, like Darrell Wallace Jr., Ross Chastain, and Ty Dillon. A few drivers onlyRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer CONCORD, N.C. – For NASCAR Sprint Cup Series regular Denny Hamlin, today’s Hisense 4K TV 300 marked his first Xfinity Series race of 2016. This was also Hamlin’s first race in the Xfinity Series since Dover International Speedway last fall. Hamlin qualified his Hisense USA Toyota Camry third, behind teammates Erik Jones and Daniel Suarez. The beginning of the race was filled with cautions, preventing many from getting into a rhythm. Hamlin followed Jones by Suarez as he spun his times on the start. BothRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer CONCORD, N.C. – Ty Dillon’s Hisense 4K TV 300 began with a 10th place starting position. Dillon and his No. 3 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet Camaro was also fastest in the final practice session on Thursday. Dillon slipped back on the initial start, fighting hard in the middle of a three wide situation. Dillon had slight contact from the No. 12 of Ryan Blaney, but recovered. Dillon quickly fell out of the top 15. Dillon stabilized after several laps, and slowly began to move forward,Read More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer CONCORD, N.C. – Coming into the Hisense 4K TV 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Erik Jones sat third in points and was looking at continuing his momentum from his win two weeks ago at Dover International Speedway. Jones was fastest in the first practice and qualified his No. 20 GameStop Toyota Camry on the pole for the NASCAR Xfinity Series race. This was the fourth pole for Jones this season. Jones easily cleared teammate Daniel Suarez as Suarez spun his tires on the start. JonesRead More