Xfinity Series

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer Four races into the season and only one NASCAR Xfinity Series regular has scored a victory. The Xfinity Series returns to Auto Club Speedway for the Auto Club 300. Cup drivers, series regulars looking to rebound, and stage racing are just some of the storylines heading into the fifth race of the season. Coverage for the Auto Club 300 is scheduled to start Saturday afternoon at 4:00 p.m. ET. Auto Club Speedway has hosted the fifth race of the season since the 2011 season. InRead More
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service AVONDALE, Ariz. – Neither a speeding penalty nor uncharacteristic rain in the Sonoran Desert could keep Brad Keselowski out of Victory Lane on Saturday at ISM Raceway. In winning the DC Solar 200 in his first NASCAR Xfinity Series start of the season, Keselowski picked up his second victory at the one-mile track and the 37th of his career, fifth most all-time. The driver of the No. 22 Team Penske Ford beat Justin Allgaier to the finish line by .530 second in a battleRead More
By Luis Torres, Staff Writer Quiet, but solid performances is what the two NASCAR Xfinity Series regulars from the Richard Childress Racing camp brought to the table in the weather-plagued DC Solar 200 at ISM Raceway Saturday, won by Brad Keselowski. After finishing fifth last November, Daniel Hemric continued his success at Phoenix with a sixth-place finish. Hemric’s No. 21 South Point Chevrolet kept its nose inside the top-10, reaching as high as second when he took the green-checkered flag to wrap-up stage two, only trailing Kyle Busch. Before theRead More
By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer Wrecking in qualifying is possibly one of the worst things that can happen to a driver in the NASCAR Xfinity Series as Tyler Reddick found out. Reddick had to climb from starting last in the field for the first time in his Xfinity Series career to finish inside the top-10 at ISM Raceway. Some strategy by Reddick’s crew chief, Dave Elenz, put Reddick’s No. 9 Nationwide Children’s Hospital Chevrolet Camaro SS in lead in the final stage of the race. The caution that Elenz wasRead More
By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer Only one driver has been near perfect in the NASCAR Xfinity Series so far this season, Elliott Sadler. Sadler is the only driver to finish on the lead lap in all three races and score top-five finishes in each as well. With the series heading to ISM Raceway, Sadler, who will be driving a Cessna sponsored Chevrolet Camaro this weekend, seems poised to be able to keep that momentum. His JR Motorsports teammates swept both races there in 2017. At ISM Raceway, Sadler has one victoryRead More
By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer In three races, only one NASCAR Xfinity Series regular has scored a victory. The Xfinity Series returns to the rebranded ISM Raceway (formerly Phoenix International Raceway) for the DC Solar 200. Cup drivers, series regulars looking to rebound, and stage racing are just some of the storylines heading into the fourth race of the season. Coverage for the DC Solar 200 is scheduled to start Saturday afternoon at 4:00 p.m. ET. ISM Raceway has hosted the fourth race of the season since the 2015 season,Read More
By: Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Kyle Larson pulled away from pole winner Christopher Bell after a restart with seven laps left and took the checkered flag in Saturday’s Boyd Gaming 300, winning for the first time at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Larson beat Bell to the finish line by .881 seconds. The driver of the No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet led 142 of the 200 laps and overcame a pit road snafu that dropped him to eighth for a restartRead More
By Luis Torres, Staff Writer Known to be a demanding track for Xfinity Series rookies, Christopher Bell showcased to the field it doesn’t apply for all rookies after being the highest-finishing series regular in Saturday’s Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, finishing second and leading six of 200 laps. On the final restart, Bell had his eyes of becoming the 10th different winner in 10 races, but a blunder cost him an opportunity of one-upping race winner and rival Kyle Larson. “It would have been nice to getRead More
By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer For Brandon Jones, the Boyd Gaming 300 was eventful resulted in a top-10 finish at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Jones finished seventh after one of his best NASCAR Xfinity Series races since last season. Jones ran up front throughout the entire race, putting close to his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate, Kyle Busch. As the duo battled, their cars collided. Busch hit Jones’ No. 19 Menards Toyota Camry in the drivers’ door. Jones returned the favor in the passenger door. The damage was minimal, and BuschRead More