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  • NASCAR Racing Schedule for Dover and Las Vegas

    NASCAR Racing Schedule for Dover and Las Vegas

    The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and XFINITY Series head to Dover International Speedway this weekend while the Camping World Truck Series travels to Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Please check below for the complete schedule of events.

    All times are Eastern.

    Friday, Sept. 30:

    On Track at Dover:
    10-11:25 a.m.: Sprint Cup Series First Practice – NBCSN/NBC Sports App
    11:30 a.m.-12:25 p.m.: XFINITY Series First Practice – NBCSN/NBC Sports App
    1:30-2:55 p.m.: XFINITY Series Final Practice – NBCSN/NBC Sports App
    3:40 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying – NBCSN/NBC Sports App

    Garage Cam: (Watch live)
    1 p.m.: XFINITY Series

    Press Conferences: ( Watch live )
    8:30 a.m.: Chris Buescher
    8:45 a.m.: Chase Elliott
    9 a.m.: Jamie McMurray
    9:15 a.m.: Jimmie Johnson
    9:45 a.m.: Erik Jones
    12:30 p.m.: Martin Truex Jr.
    12:45 p.m.: Regan Smith
    4:40 p.m..: Post-Sprint Cup Series Qualifying (time approx.)

    Saturday, Oct. 1:

    On Track at Dover:
    10:30-11:25 a.m.: Sprint Cup Series Second Practice – CNBC/NBC Sports App
    11:45 a.m.: XFINITY Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying – CNBC/NBC Sports App
    1:30-2:20 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Final Practice – NBCSN/NBC Sports App
    3 p.m.: XFINITY Series Drive Sober 200 (200 laps, 200 miles) – NBCSN/NBC Sports App

    Garage Cam: (Watch live)
    10 a.m.: NASCAR  Sprint Cup Series

    Press Conferences: ( Watch live )
    5 p.m..: Post-XFINITY Series Race (time approx.)

    On Track at Las Vegas:
    11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series First Practice
    1-2 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Final Practice
    6:10 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Keystone Light Pole Qualifying – FS2
    8:30 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series DC Solar 350 (146 laps, 219 miles) – FS1

    Sunday, Oct. 2:

    On Track at Dover:
    2 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Citizen Soldier 400 (400 laps, 400 miles) – NBCSN/NBC Sports App

    Press Conferences: (Watch live)
    5:30 p.m.: Post-Sprint Cup Series Race (time approx.)

     

     

  • Elliott Sadler Wins Carnage Filled Chase Opener in Kentucky

    Elliott Sadler Wins Carnage Filled Chase Opener in Kentucky

    SPARTA, Ky. — Chaos and carnage ruled the night in the bluegrass state, and Elliott Sadler survived the onslaught to score the victory in the XFINITY Chase opener.

    Erik Jones led the field to the green flag at 8:17 p.m. It proceeded orderly until the first caution flew on lap 26 for a scheduled competition caution. Ty Dillon exited pit road with the race lead.

    The race restarted on lap 32 and the second caution flew for the first of many spins by Justin Marks through the night when he got loose and spun out in turn 3.

    After the race went back green on lap 36, it settled into a long green run. The only significant note of interest was Jones retaking the lead on lap 60. The third caution was brought out by Matt Waltz after his car caught fire on pit road.

    At this point, the race set into short green bursts of a few laps before something prompted a caution. This included a three-car wreck by Joey Gase, Ray Black Jr. and Blake Jones on lap 77 just a lap after the restart, Timmy Hill blowing a motor a lap after the lap 88 restart, Marks getting turned by a loose Josh Berry and collecting Brandon Jones in turn 4 on the same lap as the restart on lap 96, Ryan Sieg spinning out in turn 4 12 laps after the restart, Marks rear-ending the wall in turn 3 on lap 123 just a lap after a restart and Sam Hornish Jr. bouncing off Daniel Suarez, getting loose in turn 2 and getting clipped by Justin Allgaier on lap 130 just two laps after a restart.

    The race calmed down a little after it restarted on lap 135, only for race leader Matt Tifft to be handed a pass through penalty for jumping the restart. Smoke from Derrick Cope brought out the 10th caution on lap with under 25 to go. Sadler exited pit road first after taking fuel only.

    The race restarted with 19 to go and the caution flew for the 11th time, a new track record, for Berry slamming the wall in turn 4 with 17 to go.

    The race went back green with 13 to go and the new track record for cautions was extended to 12 with Jones getting loose in turn 3, spinning out and taking out Dillon.

    “I just got sucked around,” Jones said. “I was slamming on the brakes, trying to slow down. But Ty didn’t want to be really tight there on the restart, slamming doors in (Turns) 1 and 2. He was on me pretty tight down there. It’s my fault, but it’s tough when you’re in that situation. It’s a pretty tough aero situation into (Turn) 3. Just couldn’t hang onto it. I tried to slow down like I said and give some room on entry, but he kept slamming down on my door. I did all I could do to hang onto it.

    “We definitely had a winning car, but we just made a mistake and it ended our night.”

    It forced the race to be red-flagged for five minutes and 34 seconds. Dillon was disqualified from continuing on in the race after his crew was found working on the car during the red flag

    The race restarted with four laps to go and Sadler drove on to score the victory.

    “We fought through a lot tonight,” Sadler said in victory lane. “These guys (his crew) are my heroes. We had a 10th or 15th place car. Just had to come in and really take our time and work on it. Great pit calls at the end by Kevin (Meendering) and the guys to get us in position. We had a good push there in the end. I do want to say thanks to Josh Berry. He helped me a ton tonight. That kid did some cool things on the restarts. This One Main Financial team has no quit in them. We just fight to the end. This is a great way to start the Chase.”

    It’s his 13th career victory in 323 XFINITY Series starts, third of the season, 24th top-10 finish of 2016 and first win in 11 starts at Kentucky Speedway.

    Daniel Suarez came home second in his No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.

    It’s his 21st top-10 finish of 2016 and third top-10 finish in four races at Kentucky.

    Ryan Blaney rounded out the podium in his No. 22 Team Penske Ford.

    Sam Hornish Jr. finished fourth in his No. 2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet. Tifft recovered from his pass through penalty to round out the top-five in his No. 18 JGR Toyota.

    Brendan Gaughan finished sixth in his No. 62 RCR Chevrolet. Ryan Reed finished seventh in his No. 16 Roush Fenway Racing Ford. Darrell Wallace Jr. finished eighth in his No. 6 RFR Ford. Justin Allgaier finished ninth in his No. 7 JRM Chevrolet. Brennan Poole rounded out the top-10 in his No. 48 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet.

    The race lasted two hours, 48 minutes and 37 seconds at an average speed of 106.751 mph. There were 16 lead changes among eight different drivers and 12 cautions for 64 laps.

    Sadler leaves Kentucky with an eight-point lead over Suarez in the points standings.

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  • Jones scores the XFINITY pole at Kentucky

    Jones scores the XFINITY pole at Kentucky

    SPARTA, Ky. — Erik Jones will lead the field to the green flag in tonight’s XFINITY Series race in the bluegrass state.

    The driver of the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota scored the pole for the VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 after posting a time of 28.845 and a speed of 187.207 mph. It’s his 11th career pole in 53 XFINITY Series starts, eighth of the season and first in four races at Kentucky Speedway.

    Daniel Suarez will start second in his No. 19 JGR Toyota after posting a time of 28.966 and a speed of 186.425 mph. Elliott Sadler will start third in his No. 1 JR Motorsports Chevrolet after posting a time of 29.059 and a speed of 185.829 mph. Ty Dillon will start fourth in his No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet after posting a time of 29.101 and a speed of 185.561 mph. Sam Hornish Jr. will round out the top-five starters in his No. 2 RCR Chevrolet after posting a time of 29.123 and a speed of 185.420 mph.

    Matt Trifft will start sixth in his No. 18 JGR Toyota. Brendan Gaughan will start seventh in his No. 62 RCR Chevrolet. Ryan Blaney will start eighth in his No. 22 Team Penske Ford. Darrell Wallace Jr. will start ninth in his No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing Ford. Justin Allgaier will round out the top-10 in his No. 7 JRM Chevrolet.

    Brennan Poole will start 11th and Josh Berry will round out the 12 drivers that made the final round of qualifying.

    Brandon Jones will start 14th, Blake Koch will start 15th, Ryan Reed will start 16th and Ryan Sieg will round out the Chase drivers in 19th.

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  • Jones Fastest at Kentucky in Final XFINITY Practice

    Jones Fastest at Kentucky in Final XFINITY Practice

    SPARTA, Ky. — Erik Jones topped the chart in final XFINITY Series practice at Kentucky Speedway.

    The driver of the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota posted the fastest time in the final practice session with a time of 28.720 and a speed of 188.022 mph. Matt Tifft was second in his No. 18 JGR Toyota with a time of 28.958 and a speed of 186.477 mph. Sam Hornish Jr. was third in his No. 2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet with a time of 29.020 and a speed of 186.079 mph. Austin Cindric was fourth in his No. 22 Team Penske Ford with a time of 29.344 and a speed of 184.024 mph. Daniel Suarez rounded out the top-five in his No. 19 JGR Toyota with a time of 29.378 and a speed of 183.811 mph.

    Brendan Gaughan was sixth in his No. 62 RCR Chevrolet. Brandon Jones was seventh in his No. 33 RCR Chevrolet. Ty Dillon was eighth in his No. 3 RCR Chevrolet. Justin Allgaier was ninth in his No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet. Darrell Wallace Jr. rounded out the top-10 in his No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing Ford.

    Elliott Sadler was 12th, Ryan Reed was 13th, Brennan Poole was 16th, Ryan Sieg was 17th and Blake Koch rounded out the Chase drivers in 19th.

    The XFINITY Series is back on track tomorrow afternoon at 4:45 for qualifying.

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  • Jones Fastest in First XFINITY Practice at Kentucky

    Jones Fastest in First XFINITY Practice at Kentucky

    SPARTA, Ky. — Erik Jones topped the chart in first XFINITY Series practice at Kentucky Speedway.

    The driver of the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 29.728 and a speed of 181.647 mph. Daniel Suarez was second in his No. 19 JGR Toyota with a time of 29.756 and a speed of 181.476 mph. Sam Hornish Jr. was third in his No. 2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet with a time of 29.783 and a speed of 181.311 mph. Ty Dillon was fourth in his No. 3 RCR Chevrolet with a time of 29.852 and a speed of 180.892 mph. Brennan Poole rounded out the top-five in his No. 48 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet with a time of 29.910 and a speed of 180.542 mph.

    Matt Tifft was sixth in his No. 18 JGR Toyota. Elliott Sadler was seventh in his No. 1 JR Motorsports Chevrolet. Justin Allgaier was eighth in his No. 7 JRM Chevrolet. Josh Berry was ninth in his No. 88 JRM Chevrolet. Brandon Jones rounded out the top-10 in his No. 33 RCR Chevrolet.

    Darrell Wallace Jr. was 11th, Brendan Gaughan was 12th, Ryan Reed was 14th, Blake Koch was 16th and Ryan Sieg rounded out the Chase drivers in 19th.

    The cars are back on the track at 6 p.m.

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  • NASCAR Racing Schedule for New Hampshire and Kentucky

    NASCAR Racing Schedule for New Hampshire and Kentucky

    The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and the Camping World Truck Series head to New Hampshire Motor Speedway this weekend while the XFINITY Series will compete at Kentucky Speedway. Please check below for the complete schedule of events.

    All times are Eastern.

    Friday, Sept.23:

    On-Track at New Hampshire:
    11:30 a.m.-12:55 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series First Practice – NBCSN/NBC Sports App
    1:45-2:40 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series First Practice – FS1
    3:30-4:25 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Final Practice – FS1
    4:45 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying – NBCSN/NBC Sports App

    Garage Cam at New Hampshire:
    11a.m.: Sprint Cup Series (Watch live)
    1 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series (Watch live)

    Press Conferences: (Watch live)
    10:15 a.m.: Joey Logano
    10:30 a.m.: Matt Kenseth
    11 a.m.: John Hunter Nemechek
    11:15 a.m.: William Byron
    1:05 p.m.: Carl Edwards
    3 p.m.: Austin Dillon
    5:30 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Post Qualifying (time approx.)

    On-Track at Kentucky:
    3:30-4:25 p.m.: XFINITY Series First Practice – NBCSN/NBC Sports App
    6-7:25 p.m.: XFINITY Series Final Practice – NBCSN/NBC Sports App

    Saturday, Sept. 24:

    On Track at New Hampshire:
    9-9:55 a.m.: Sprint Cup Series Second Practice – CNBC/NBC Sports App
    10:10 a.m.: Camping World Truck Series Keystone Light Pole Qualifying – FS1
    11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Final Practice – CNBC/NBC Sports App
    1 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series UNOH 175 (175 laps, 185.15 miles) – FS1

    Press Conferences: (Watch live)
    3 p.m.: Post Truck Series Race

    On Track at Kentucky:
    4:45 p.m.: XFINITY Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying – NBCSN/NBC Sports App
    8 p.m.: XFINITY Series VisitMyrtleBeach.com (200 laps, 300 miles) – NBCSN/NBC Sports App

    Sunday, Sept. 25:

    On-Track at New Hampshire:
    2 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Bad Boy Off Road 300 (300 laps, 317.4 miles) – NBCSN/NBC Sports App

    Press Conferences at New Hampshire: (Watch live)
    5 p.m.: Post Sprint Cup Race

     

     

  • Erik Jones Wins at Chicagoland, Enters NASCAR XFINITY Series Chase as Top Seed

    Erik Jones Wins at Chicagoland, Enters NASCAR XFINITY Series Chase as Top Seed

    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 Elliott Sadler, who restarted second and grabbed the lead from JR Motorsports teammate Clint Bowyer, who had stayed out on old tires.

    Jones caught and passed Sadler on Lap 192. Race runner-up Kyle Larson followed four laps later but couldn’t catch Jones before the finish. In the final four laps, Jones moved up the track to take Larson’s preferred racing line and crossed the finish line .392 seconds ahead of Larson, who brushed the outside wall on the final lap while trying to close in on the race winner.

    “It was tough,” said Jones, who won for the second time at the 1.5-mile track and the fourth time in his rookie year. “I knew we were in a good spot on tires, but we pretty far back – think we restarted sixth there.

    “I didn’t know if my Hisense Camry was going to have enough time to get back up to the front, but we had a really good restart and got clear to third and then just had to go chase Elliott down. It was a matter of time before we got around him. What an awesome day!”

    With four victories this season, Jones enters the inaugural NASCAR XFINITY Series Chase as the No. 1 seed heading to the Chase opener next Saturday at Kentucky Speedway.

    “It’s a lot of momentum,” Jones said. “I wish this was our first round right here. We’ll go into Kentucky definitely with a full head of steam and are due for another win there. Our mile-and-a-half program is great – it’s been great all year.

    “To finally get a first mile-and-a-half win of the year – just looking forward to getting to Kentucky next weekend and try to chase down another one.”

    Saturday’s event finalized the 12-driver Chase field, as Blake Koch and Ryan Sieg clinched the final two spots with finishes of 15th and 12th, respectively.

    The full Chase field, in order of seeding, consists of Erik Jones, Sadler, Daniel Suarez, Ty Dillon, Justin Allgaier, Darrell Wallace Jr., Brendan Gaughan, Brennan Poole, Ryan Sieg, Ryan Reed, Brandon Jones, Blake Koch.

    Sadler finished third on Saturday, followed by Suarez and Allgaier.

    Larson recovered from a pit road speeding penalty to record his eighth top-five finish in 12 starts this year.

    “I knew I could get the top (lane) going, but I knew when I got the top going, Erik would move up just when I got to him,” Larson said. “He did, and I tried to carry a lot of throttle off of (Turn) 2 and maybe get a run on him, but I got into the wall.”

    Busch led 154 laps and recovered from his spin to finish 13th. All told, 11 different drivers led at least one lap, including the top eight drivers in the finishing order.

    NASCAR XFINITY Series Race – Drive for Safety 300
    Chicagoland Speedway
    Joliet, Illinois
    Saturday, September 17, 2016

    1. (5) Erik Jones #, Toyota, 200.
    2. (8) Kyle Larson(i), Chevrolet, 200.
    3. (4) Elliott Sadler, Chevrolet, 200.
    4. (2) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 200.
    5. (3) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 200.
    6. (7) Clint Bowyer(i), Chevrolet, 200.
    7. (9) Joey Logano(i), Ford, 200.
    8. (12) Brendan Gaughan, Chevrolet, 200.
    9. (6) Paul Menard(i), Chevrolet, 200.
    10. (40) Brandon Jones #, Chevrolet, 200.
    11. (10) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 200.
    12. (17) Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, 200.
    13. (1) Kyle Busch(i), Toyota, 200.
    14. (19) JJ Yeley, Toyota, 200.
    15. (13) Blake Koch, Chevrolet, 200.
    16. (18) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 200.
    17. (20) Ryan Preece #, Chevrolet, 200.
    18. (23) David Starr, Chevrolet, 199.
    19. (26) Garrett Smithley #, Chevrolet, 199.
    20. (15) Darrell Wallace Jr, Ford, 198.
    21. (11) Brennan Poole #, Chevrolet, 198.
    22. (21) Dakoda Armstrong, Toyota, 198.
    23. (29) Martin Roy, Chevrolet, 198.
    24. (25) BJ McLeod #, Ford, 197.
    25. (22) Timmy Hill(i), Toyota, 196.
    26. (31) Joey Gase, Chevrolet, 196.
    27. (33) Ryan Ellis, Chevrolet, 194.
    28. (32) Ray Black Jr #, Chevrolet, 184.
    29. (34) Jordan Anderson(i), Chevrolet, Transmission, 151.
    30. (36) Mike Harmon, Dodge, Fuel Pump, 126.
    31. (28) Jeff Green, Toyota, Wheel Bearing, 110.
    32. (14) Ryan Reed, Ford, Accident, 101.
    33. (27) Travis Kvapil(i), Ford, Engine, 82.
    34. (35) Morgan Shepherd, Chevrolet, Handling, 49.
    35. (39) Spencer Boyd(i), Chevrolet, Too Slow, 43.
    36. (38) Dexter Bean, Chevrolet, Rear Gear, 36.
    37. (30) Derrike Cope, Chevrolet, Accident, 27.
    38. (37) Carl Long, Dodge, Wheel Bearing, 16.
    39. (16) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, Fuel Pump, 9.
    40. (24) Matt DiBenedetto(i), Toyota, Electrical, 3.

    Average Speed of Race Winner:  120.576 mph.
    Time of Race:  02 Hrs, 29 Mins, 17 Secs. Margin of Victory:  0.392 Seconds.
    Caution Flags:  8 for 38 laps.
    Lead Changes:  22 among 11 drivers.

    Lap Leaders:   K. Busch(i) 1; D. Suarez 2-5; K. Busch(i) 6-10; D. Suarez 11; K. Busch(i) 12-27; T. Kvapil(i) 28-29; K. Busch(i) 30-31; K. Larson(i) 32-40; K. Busch(i) 41-79; E. Sadler 80; J. Allgaier 81; K. Busch(i) 82-103; J. Logano(i) 104-108; K. Busch(i) 109-154; B. Gaughan 155; R. Preece # 156-157; K. Busch(i) 158-164; E. Jones # 165; K. Busch(i) 166-181; J. Allgaier 182-183; C. Bowyer(i) 184-186; E. Sadler 187-191; E. Jones # 192-200.

    Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led):  K. Busch(i) 9 times for 154 laps; E. Jones # 2 times for 10 laps; K. Larson(i) 1 time for 9 laps; E. Sadler 2 times for 6 laps; D. Suarez 2 times for 5 laps; J. Logano(i) 1 time for 5 laps; J. Allgaier 2 times for 3 laps; C. Bowyer(i) 1 time for 3 laps; R. Preece # 1 time for 2 laps; T. Kvapil(i) 1 time for 2 laps; B. Gaughan 1 time for 1 lap.

    Top 10 in Points: E. Sadler – 891; D. Suarez – 832; J. Allgaier – 823; T. Dillon – 807; E. Jones # – 797; B. Gaughan – 789; B. Poole # – 756; B. Jones # – 733; D. Wallace Jr – 680; R. Reed – 635.

  • NASCAR Racing Schedule for Chicagoland

    NASCAR Racing Schedule for Chicagoland

    The NASCAR Sprint Cup, XFINITY and Camping World Truck Series will all compete at Chicagoland Speedway this weekend. Please check below for the complete schedule of events.

    All times are Eastern.

    Thursday, Sept. 15:

    On Track:
    4-4:55 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series First Practice
    6:30-7:25 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Final Practice

    Chase Media Day: (Watch live)
    3:05 p.m.: Live Driver Interviews

    Friday, Sept. 16:

    On Track:
    12:30-1:25 p.m.: XFINITY Series First Practice – NBCSN/NBC Sports App
    1:30-2:55 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series First Practice – NBC Sports App
    3-4:25 p.m.: XFINITY Series Final Practice – NBC Sports App
    4:45 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Keystone Light Pole Qualifying – FS1
    6:45 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying – NBCSN/NBC Sports App
    8:30 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series American Ethanol E15 225 (150 laps, 225 miles – FS1

    Garage Cam: (Watch live)
    Noon: XFINITY Series
    1 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series

    Press Conferences: (Watch live)
    11 a.m.: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Race Team Introduction
    11:15 a.m.: Blake Koch, Ryan Sieg and Dakoda Armstrong
    11:30 a.m.: Daniel Hemric, Timothy Peters and Cole Custer
    11:45 a.m.: Justin Allgaier
    12:30 p.m.: Matt Tifft
    1:15 p.m.: Joliet Township Announcement
    7:45 p.m.: Post-Sprint Cup Series Qualifying (time approx.)
    10:15 p.m.: Post-Camping World Truck Series Race (time approx.)

    Saturday, Sept. 17:

    On Track:
    10:30-11:25 a.m.: Sprint Cup Series Second Practice – CNBC
    11:45 a.m.: XFINITY Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying – NBCSN/NBC Sports App
    1:30-2:20 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Final Practice – NBCSN/NBC Sports App
    3 p.m.: XFINITY Series Drive for Safety 300 (200 laps, 300 miles) – NBC/NBC Sports App

    Press Conferences: (Watch live)
    5 p.m.: Post-XFINITY Series Race (time approx.)

    Sunday, Sept. 18:

    On-Track:
    2:30 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400 (267 laps, 400.5 miles) – NBCSN/NBC Sports App

    Press Conferences: (Watch live)
    5:15 p.m.: Post-Sprint Cup Series Race (time approx.)

     

  • XFINITY Race From Richmond Becomes Kyle Busch Show

    XFINITY Race From Richmond Becomes Kyle Busch Show

    After qualifying 7th and not showing much speed in the weekend’s lone practice session, Kyle Busch was unstoppable after taking the lead during the first caution and won the 36th annual Virginia529 College Savings 250 at Richmond International Raceway.

    Busch dominated, leading 197 laps. But Busch didn’t show a lot of speed until a lap 50 caution, where J.J. Yeley spun out Justin Marks on the frontstetch. Busch had a fast pit stop and took the lead, and outside of surrendering it to Erik Jones for two laps during green flag pit stops led the rest of the way.

    It’s the 2015 Sprint Cup champion’s 84th career XFINITY Series victory and his eighth of the year. Busch has now won 167 national touring series races, 33 away from Richard Petty’s 200 mark. It is also Joe Gibbs Racing’s 13th win this season.

    Jones finished second while Brad Keselowski took third place. It matches Keselowski’s best finish of the season (It’s his third, third place finish) while Jones got his 12th top five of the season. Elliott Sadler, the points leader, finished fourth in front of his hometown crowd while Justin Allgaier rounded out the top five.

    Austin Dillon ended the night seventh after starting on the pole and leading the first 51 laps. Alex Bowman started second but fell to ninth by the finish while Ryan Reed clinched a berth in the first XFINITY Series Chase by finishing 11th.

    There are four drivers who can still make the XFINITY Series Chase on points with one race remaining, with only two spots available. Blake Koch (11th) has a 23 point cushion while Ryan Sieg is close behind with a 20 point parachute. Dakoda Armstrong sits as the first driver out of the Chase while Jeremy Clements is 29 points back. If Armstrong, Clements, Ross Chastain, Ryan Preece, Ray Black Jr., BJ MCLeod, or Joey Gase can eke out a shocking victory, they will make the Chase while Koch’s advantage shrinks to just three over Sieg.

    In addition to the lap 50 caution, there was another caution for debris at lap 165 for Brandon Brown’s team after an uncontrolled tire got out of the pit box.

    Qualifying happened a couple of hours before the start of the race, and there was only one incident of note. Chris Cockrum, driving the No. 25 Chevrolet for Rick Ware Racing, leaked oil around the racetrack for a lap without realizing it, then outright blew the motor going into Turn one. It caused a somewhat lengthy red flag period in the session, and the No. 25 team essentially withdrew. Austin Theriault’s team, who DNQ’d, threw a No. 25 on the car and ended up starting the race instead.

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  • Austin Dillon Takes XFINITY Pole at Richmond

    Austin Dillon Takes XFINITY Pole at Richmond

    Austin Dillon will lead the field to the green flag in tonight’s XFINITY race in the capital of Virginia.

    The driver of the No. 2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet scored the pole for the Virginia 529 College Savings 250 NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Richmond International Raceway after posting a time of 22.563 and a speed of 119.665 mph.

    It’s his 17th career pole in 112 XFINITY Series starts, first of the season, first in nine starts at Richmond and 13th top-10 start in 2016.

    Alex Bowman will start second in his No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet after posting a time of 22.569 and a speed of 119.633 mph. Justin Allgaier will start third in his No. 7 JRM Chevrolet after posting a time of 22.657 and a speed of 119.168 mph. Erik Jones will start fourth in his No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota after posting a time of 22.864 and a speed of 119.027 mph. Blake Koch will round out the top-five in his No. 11 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet after posting a time of 22.696 and a speed of 118.964 mph.

    Brad Keselowski will start sixth in his No. 22 Team Penske Ford. Kyle Busch will start seventh in his No. 18 JGR Toyota. Elliott Sadler will start eighth in his No. 1 JRM Chevrolet. Dakoda Armstrong will start ninth in his No. 28 JGL Racing Toyota. Daniel Suarez will round out the top-10 starters in his No. 19 JGR Toyota.

    Gray Gaulding will start 11th and Jeremy Clements will round out the 12 drivers that made the final round of qualifying.

    Forty-two cars were entered, so Morgan Shepherd and Austin Theriault failed to make the field.

    Twenty-three Chevrolet’s, two Dodge’s, seven Ford’s and seven Toyota’s will comprise the 40-car field in tonight’s XFINITY Series race.

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