Erik Jones Tag

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer The last time the NASCAR Xfinity Series visited Kentucky Speedway, Kyle Busch took home the victory in dominant fashion. Busch led 185 of the 200 laps and beat fellow NASCAR Sprint Cup Series regular Austin Dillon by 0.455 seconds. Daniel Suarez was the highest finishing NASCAR Xfinity Series regular in third. The last time a NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship contender won at Kentucky was Brendan Gaughan in 2014. Ryan Blaney won at Kentucky in 2015, but was not competing full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity SeriesRead More

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service JOLIET, Ill. – Kyle Busch opened the door, and that was all the invitation Erik Jones needed. When Busch, the polesitter for Saturday’s The Drive for Safety 300 at Chicagoland Speedway, spun with a tire down while leading on Lap 182 of 200, Jones took full advantage of his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate’s misfortune. The driver of the No. 20 JGR Toyota restarted sixth on Lap 187 after Busch brought out the eighth caution of the afternoon and quickly closed the gap on ElliottRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer The last time the NASCAR Xfinity Series visited Chicagoland Speedway, Kyle Busch took home the victory. Busch beat teammate and fellow NASCAR Sprint Cup Series regular Matt Kenseth by 0.791 seconds. Darrell Wallace Jr. was the highest finishing NASCAR Xfinity Series regular in third. The last time a NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship contender won at Chicagoland was Chase Elliott in 2014. Elliott Sadler, Joey Logano, Justin Allgaier, and Kyle Busch are the only past winners in the field this weekend. Xfinity Series Chase 25 racesRead More

By Toby Christie, NASCAR Editor It had been a sub-par past five races by Erik Jones’ standards. In the five Xfinity Series events heading into Friday night’s Virginia529 College Savings 250 at Richmond, Jones had recorded just two top-10 finishes and he had also finished outside the top-20 twice during that span. After three wins earlier in the season, many wondered if perhaps things were beginning to come unraveled for Jones and his No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing team. After an impressive second place finish at the 3/4-mile track in Virginia, allRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer The last time the NASCAR Xfinity Series visited Richmond International Raceway, Dale Earnhardt Jr. took home the victory in an exciting finish, beating Ty Dillon by only 0.266 seconds. That race was also a Dash 4 Cash race that included heat races. This weekend’s race will not feature heat races. The last time a NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship contender won at Richmond was Chase Elliott in 2015. Brad Keselowski and Kyle Busch are the only past winners in the field this weekend. Xfinity Series Chase 24Read More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer The last time the NASCAR Xfinity Series visited Darlington Raceway, Denny Hamlin took home the victory in beating Kyle Busch by over two seconds. The highest finishing NASCAR Xfinity Series regular was Daniel Suarez who finished third. The last time a NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship contender won at Darlington was Chase Elliott in 2014. The only past winner in the field is Denny Hamlin. Xfinity Series Chase 23 races into the 2016 Xfinity Series Season, there have been 14 different winners, and only three ofRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer The last time the NASCAR Xfinity Series visited Road America, Paul Menard took home the victory in beating Ryan Blaney by just over half a second. The highest finishing NASCAR Xfinity Series regular was Brian Scott who finished third. Brandan Gaughan is the only past winner at Road America in the field this weekend. Xfinity Series Chase 22 races into the 2016 Xfinity Series Season, there have been 13 different winners, and only three of them, Erik Jones, Elliott Sadler, and Daniel Suarez are currentlyRead More

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service BRISTOL, Tenn. – A remarkable chain of circumstances gave Austin Dillon the chance to win Friday night’s Food City 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Dillon took full advantage, completing two harrowing overtime laps to edge surprise runner-up Justin Allgaier in a race that went eight laps beyond the scheduled distance at the ultra-fast .533-mile concrete short track. Dillon didn’t take the top spot until Lap 305 of 308, when Brad Keselowski’s No. 22 Ford ran out of fuel while leadingRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer The last time the NASCAR Xfinity Series visited the Bristol Motor Speedway, Erik Jones took home the victory in thrilling fashion as he made a late race move to pass teammate Kyle Busch, and competitor Kyle Larson. Jones won by just under half a second of Busch. That race was also the first Xfinity Dash 4 Cash race of the season, and the first with heat races. This weekend’s race will not have heat races. Several past winners will be in the field, including championshipRead More

By David Morgan, NASCAR Contributor NASCAR road course races have become some of the most entertaining races on the schedule over the last several years, but when you throw in rain, things tend to get a little bit chaotic. On Saturday afternoon at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, that is exactly what happened for the drivers in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The 75 lap event started off under overcast skies, but it didn’t take long for the rain that had been forecasted for the weekend to surround the facility andRead More