Xfinity Dash 4 Cash Tag

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer BRISTOL, Tenn. – In racing, sometimes you have to take a gamble as Brandon Jones and his team did. Jones fought hard trying to score his first-career NASCAR Xfinity Series victory in the Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway, but it was not meant to be. On the final restart, Jones restarted on the outside in the No. 19 Menards / Turtle Wax Toyota Camry. His crew chief, Chris Gabehart elected to put on just left-side tires, leaving the 127-lap old right-side tiresRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer BRISTOL, Tenn. – It was a hard-fought battle for a top-five finish for Spencer Gallagher. The second year NASCAR Xfinity Series driver ran hard and was out of breath post-race. On the final restart, Gallagher was running seventh in his No. 23 Allegiant Travel Chevrolet Camaro SS. After Brandon Jones’ used tires forced him backwards, holding up the outside line. Gallagher made quick work of Tyler Reddick before battling with Jones. The duo went back and forth for the fifth position until the caution finallyRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer BRISTOL, Tenn. – Christopher Bell’s Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 came to an abrupt end on lap 140. Bell got collected in a wreck, destroying his and what was left of two other cars. At Bristol Motor Speedway, things happen fast, and Bell found that out in a brutal crash on lap 140. Cody Ware and Vinnie Miller had made contact, spinning in turns three and four. When Bell slammed on the brakes, his car whipped around, slamming into Miller with the driver’s door. The impactRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer BRISTOL, Tenn. – Last week, he won his first stage, this week, Brandon Jones tops the charts in the first NASCAR Xfinity Series practice. Jones ran a 15.495 second, 123.833 mph lap in his No. 19 Menards / Turtle Wax Toyota Camry. He outran Justin Allgaier by 0.040 seconds in the first practice for the Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300. Ryan Preece was third fastest overall and the fastest amongst the Xfinity Dash 4 Cash drivers. This is his only chance at winning the Dash 4Read 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

By David Morgan, NASCAR Editor The NASCAR Xfinity Series Dash4Cash program has belonged to JR Motorsports this season, with the organization winning two of the first three races heading into Saturday’s OneMain Financial 200 at Dover, the final race in the program for the 2017 season. While Justin Allgaier had scored the two Dash4Cash wins for the team at Phoenix and Richmond, it was rookie William Byron that brought home the $100,000 bonus at the Monster Mile with his sixth-place finish. “Credit this race team,” said Byron. “Hopefully we canRead More

By David Morgan, NASCAR Editor For the second year in a row, Justin Allgaier found himself in the lead late at Richmond International Raceway only to not end the day in victory lane. In Saturday’s ToyotaCare 250, Allgaier was the dominant car throughout the event, but came up short of his second win of the season, having to settle for a second-place finish instead. Taking the lead for the first time at lap 27 after starting in sixth place, Allgaier would finish the first stage in second place behind AustinRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer  The last time the NASCAR Xfinity Series visited Richmond International Raceway, Kyle Busch took home the victory in dominant fashion, beating Erik Jones by 6.453 seconds. The last time a NASCAR Xfinity Series regular won at Richmond was Chase Elliott in the Fall race in 2015. There are no former winners in this weekend’s race, guaranteeing a different winner for the fifth Richmond race in a row. Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers in the field this weekend include Austin Dillon, Ryan Blaney, Daniel Suarez,Read More

By David Morgan, NASCAR Editor After a rollercoaster ride through the first six races of the season, Daniel Hemric and his No. 21 Richard Childress Racing team finally had things go their way at Bristol Motor Speedway, as the rookie leaves Thunder Valley with his first top-five of the year and $100,000 richer after winning the Dash 4 Cash bonus. Hemric started the day in 10th place and moving up eighth place by the end of the first stage. Stage two would be even more fruitful for the rookie asRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer For the NASCAR Xfinity Series regulars, the Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway is not just another race, it is the second Xfinity Dash 4 Cash race of the season. Justin Allgaier won the first Xfinity Dash 4 Cash race of the 2017 season at Phoenix Raceway a few weeks ago. Allgaier’s Phoenix win earned him and his JR Motorsports No. 7 Brandt Chevrolet Camaro team an extra $100,000. Should he win Bristol, and sweep the remaining two Xfinity Dash 4 Cash racesRead More