NASCAR Xfinity Series Tag

By Josh Farmer, IndyCar Reporter & NASCAR Contributor FORT WORTH, Texas — Blake Koch’s roller coaster weekend at Texas Motor Speedway ended with him still in contention for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Chase for the Championship following a 14th place finish in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway. The driver of the No. 11 LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet Camaro qualified 12th this morning after crashing hard in the opening practice for the NASCAR Xfinity Series yesterday. He fell a lap down early in the 200-lap race asRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer The last time Corey LaJoie was behind the wheel of the No. 24 youtheory Toyota Camry for JGL Racing, he earned his best career finish. In fact, LaJoie has had his two best career NASCAR Xfinity Series finishes in the last two races he has competed in. He now brings that momentum into O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway. LaJoie finished sixth after starting in 20th at Dover International Speedway. At Bristol Motor Speedway, he finished 10th after starting 20th. He was alsoRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer The last time the NASCAR Xfinity Series visited Texas Motor Speedway, Kyle Busch took home the victory. Busch held off his teammate, Erik Jones, to win by over three seconds. The last time a NASCAR Xfinity Series championship contender won at Texas Motor Speedway was 2012 when Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. took a trip to victory lane. Brad Keselowski and Erik Jones are the only past winners in the field this weekend. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers in the field this weekend include Austin Dillon, BradRead More

By David Morgan, NASCAR Contributor With the growing chorus against the idea of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series getting louder and louder, NASCAR made the announcement on Wednesday that Cup Series drivers will have their participation in the lower series limited in 2017 and beyond. Sprint Cup Series drivers who have been in NASCAR’s premier series for more than five years full-time will only be able to compete in a maximum of 10 races in the Xfinity SeriesRead More

By Brian Eberly, Contributing Writer KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Saturday’s NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Kanas Speedway started with a green flag run of 58 laps before the first caution flew for fluid on the track. The remaining 142 laps featured 10 cautions for 51 laps and changed the complexion of the Chase for several drivers. A Lap 165 accident ignited when Brandon Jones made contact with Justin Allgaier collected six drivers and resulted in heavy damage for Darrell Wallace Jr. as well as Allgaier. Wallace would immediately head toRead More

By Brian Eberly, Contributing Writer KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Kyle Busch turned a lap at 182.100 mph in the final round of knockout qualifying to take the top spot for Saturday afternoon’s Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway. It was the eighth pole of 2016 and 56th of Busch’s XFINITY Series career, but his first at Kansas in 12 starts. Kyle Larson qualified third, spoiling a Joe Gibbs Racing sweep of the top-three starting positions as Erik Jones qualified second with teammate Daniel Suarez fourth. In addition to Busch andRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer On April 6, 2013, Erik Jones made his NASCAR debut in the Camping World Truck Series at Martinsville Speedway at the age of 16. Since then, the young driver found at the Snowball Derby by Kyle Busch, and later signed by Busch, has been very successful in NASCAR. In Saturday’s Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway, Jones will make his 100th career NASCAR start in the No. 20 Reser’s Main Street Bistro Toyota Camry. In 2013 and 2014, Jones was limited to tracks less thanRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer The last time the NASCAR Xfinity Series visited Kansas Speedway, Kyle Busch took home the victory. Busch held off his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teammate, Matt Kenseth, to win by 0.607 seconds. Ty Dillon was the highest finishing Xfinity Series regular in fourth. The last time a NASCAR Xfinity Series championship contender won at Kansas Speedway was 2012 when Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. took a trip to victory lane. Jeff Green, Joey Logano and Kyle Busch are the only past winners in the field this weekend.Read More

By David Morgan, NASCAR Contributor As the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to Kansas Speedway for this weekend’s running of the Hollywood Casino 400, it’s time again for another edition of “Throwback Thursday Theater” researching a race from the track’s past. With Kansas only being on the schedule since 2001, the track hasn’t built up the numerous memorable races like other tracks have, but in 2004, Joe Nemechek provided one of the more memorable moments in the track’s short history. Much like he did for a good portion of hisRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer CONCORD, N.C. – When the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series season began, Blake Koch and his Kaulig Racing team were just getting started. The No. 11 LeafFilter Chevrolet Camaro team did not move into their new shop until just before the first Dover race in May. Fast forward to the Drive for the Cure 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the final race in the Round of 12 of the Xfinity Series Chase, Koch and Kaulig Racing are moving on to the Round of Eight. Koch wasRead More