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By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service BROOKLYN, Mich. – Austin Dillon powered past Kaz Grala on Lap 72 of Saturday’s LTI Printing 250 at Michigan International Speedway and held the lead the rest of the way to win his first NASCAR Xfinity Series race since Aug. 19, 2016 at Bristol. Dillon kept Richard Childress racing teammate Daniel Hemric behind him after a restart on Lap 89 of a scheduled 125, but the race ended under caution two laps later when rain pelted the asphalt. The event started three hours late afterRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer It’s the 13th race of the season and only three full-time NASCAR Xfinity Series regulars has scored a victory. The Xfinity Series returns to Michigan International Speedway for the LTi Printing 250. The continued use of the aero package used at Indianapolis last year, Cup drivers, and stage racing are just some of the storylines heading into the 13th race of the season. Coverage for the LTi Printing 250 is scheduled to start Saturday at 1:00 p.m. ET. Michigan has been on the schedule since 1992 andRead More

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service LONG POND, Pa. –A new high-downforce, restrictor-plate competition package at Pocono Raceway brought a familiar result on Saturday—at least where the NASCAR Xfinity Series is concerned. Overcoming a pit road speeding penalty that sent him to the back of the field for the start of the second 25-lap stage in the Pocono Green 250, Kyle Busch clawed his way through the field to win the 92nd race of his career. What wasn’t familiar was Busch’s victory at Pocono. It was his first, in hisRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer The development of NASCAR Xfinity Series rookie Austin Cindric continued at Pocono Raceway. The Ford Performance driver earned his best career finish to date in the Xfinity Series in the Pocono Green 250. In the chaos of the final restart at the ‘Tricky Triangle,’ Cindric held station in his No. 12 Fitzgerald Glider Kits Ford Mustang. As he passed his fellow Ford Performance drivers, Cole Custer and Paul Menard on the expansive frontstretch, Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series regulars Kyle Busch and Chase Elliott cruisedRead More

By Luis Torres, Staff Writer Pole sitter Cole Custer backed up his runner-up effort at Charlotte last Saturday with a fifth-place finish in Saturday’s Pocono Green 250 at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. It’s Custer’s first ever consecutive top-five finish and his third this season. “We had a really fast Haas Automation Mustang, we just didn’t have really good long run speed. That was our biggest problem. We just got too tight at the end of a run,” said Custer. “It was interesting to run the package and tryRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer It’s the 12th race of the season and only three full-time NASCAR Xfinity Series regulars has scored a victory. The Xfinity Series returns to Pocono Raceway for the Pocono Green 250 Recycled by JP Mascaro & Sons. The return of the aero package used at Indianapolis last year, Cup drivers, and stage racing are just some of the storylines heading into the 12thrace of the season. Coverage for the Pocono Green 250 is scheduled to start Saturday at 1:00 p.m. ET. Pocono was added to theRead More

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service CONCORD, N.C. – Controlling the race on a succession of restarts from the inside lane at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Brad Keselowski pulled away in overtime to win Saturday’s Alsco 300, the 11th NASCAR Xfinity Series event of the season. After a debris caution on Lap 199 of a scheduled slowed the action for the 12th time, Keselowski led the field to the restart on Lap 203 and, with a strong push from runner-up and fellow Ford driver Cole Custer, broke away to a lead ofRead More

By: Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service RICHMOND, Va. – In a long green-flag run fraught with spellbinding tension, Christopher Bell held off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Noah Gragson to win Friday night’s ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond Raceway. Bell spoiled Gragson’s prospects for a victory in his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut, passing his teammate for the lead on Lap 172 of 250 and staying in front—if only just barely—the rest of the way. Bell crossed the finish line .423 seconds ahead of Gragson, after the driver of the No. 18 Toyota gotRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer BRISTOL, Tenn. – The stories for qualifying for the Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 were similar to that of yesterday’s Cup qualifying. NASCAR Xfinity Series drivers had to have patience and deal with traffic. Several drivers also found trouble in the qualifying session. Meanwhile, Cole Custer scored his first career Busch Pole award at Bristol Motor Speedway. Custer ran a 15.090 second, 127.157 mph lap in the No. 00 Haas Automation Ford Mustang. He edged out Justin Allgaier by 0.029 seconds to earn his career milestone.Read More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer It’s the seventh race of the season and only one NASCAR Xfinity Series regular has scored a victory. The Xfinity Series returns to Bristol Motor Speedway for the Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300. The Xfinity Dash 4 Cash, zero Cup drivers, and stage racing are just some of the storylines heading into the seventh race of the season. Coverage for the Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 is scheduled to start Saturday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. ET. Bristol Motor Speedway has hosted the seventh race of the seasonRead More