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  • Daniel Suárez paces the field in second XFINITY practice

    Daniel Suárez paces the field in second XFINITY practice

    HAMPTON, Ga.– Daniel Suárez topped the chart second practice for the XFINITY Series.  The driver of the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 30.478 and a speed of 181.902 mph.

    Erik Jones was second in the No. 20 JGR Toyota with a time of 20.634 and a speed of 180.975 mph. Brendan Gaughan was third in his No. 62 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet with a time of 30.659 and a speed of 180.828 mph. Kyle Larson was fourth in his No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet with a time of 30.752 and a speed of 180.281 mph. Kyle Busch rounded out the top-five in his No. 18 JGR Toyota with a time of 30.854 and a speed of 179.685 mph.

    Brad Keselowski was sixth in his No. 22 Team Penske Ford. Justin Allgaier was seventh in his No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet. Ty Dillon was eighth in his No. 3 RCR Chevrolet. Jeremy Clements was ninth in his No. 51 Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet. Ryan Reed rounded out the top-10 in his No. 16 Roush Fenway Racing Ford.

    Kevin Harvick, who finished 11th in his No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet, posted the fastest 10 lap consecutive average at a speed of 176.499 mph. Busch was second with a speed of 176.402 mph. Dillon was third with a speed of 175.909 mph. Paul Menard was fourth with a speed of 175.557 mph. Brandon Jones was fifth with a speed of 175.478 mph. Brendan Gaughan was sixth with a speed of 175.474 mph. Brennan Poole was seventh with a speed of 173.761 mph.

  • Erik Jones fastest in 1st XFINITY practice

    Erik Jones fastest in 1st XFINITY practice

    HAMPTON, Ga.– Erik Jones paced the field in the opening practice session of the weekend. The driver of the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 30.236 and a speed of 183.358 mph.

    Ryan Reed was second in his No. 16 Roush Fenway Racing Ford with a time of 30.315 and a speed of 182.880 mph. Blake Koch was third in his No. 11 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet with a time of 30.377 and a speed of 182.507 mph. Jeb Burton was fourth in his No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports Ford with a time of 30.406 and a speed of 182.332 mph. Ty Dillon rounded out the top-five in his No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet with a time of 30.426 and a speed of 182.213 mph.

    Brad Keselowski was sixth in his No. 22 Team Penske Ford. Kyle Larson was seventh in his No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet. Brendan Gaughan was eighth in his No. 62 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet. Kevin Harvick was ninth in his No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet. Darrell Wallace Jr. rounded out the top-10 in his No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing Ford.

    Jones was the only driver to run 10 consecutive laps during the session at an average speed of 180.310 mph.

    The XFINITY Series cars will be back on track later today at 12:30 p.m. for their second of three practice sessions.

  • NASCAR Racing Schedule for Atlanta Motor Speedway

    NASCAR Racing Schedule for Atlanta Motor Speedway

    NASCAR heads to Atlanta Motor Speedway this week where all three NASCAR Series will compete. Please check below for the complete schedule of events.

    All times are Eastern

    Friday, Feb. 26:

    On Track:
    9-9:55 a.m.: XFINITY Series Practice – FS1
    10-10:55 a.m.: Camping World Truck Series Practice – FS1
    11 a.m.-12:25 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series practice – FS1
    12:30-1:25 p.m.: XFINITY Series Practice – FS1
    1:30-2:25 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Practice – FS1
    2:30-3:55 p.m.: XFINITY Series Final Practice – FS1
    4-5:25 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Final Practice – FS1
    5:45 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying – FS1

    Garage Cam: (Watch live)
    10:30 a.m.: Sprint Cup Series

    Press Conferences: (Watch live)
    8:15 a.m.: Ty Dillon
    9:15 a.m.: Christopher Bell
    9:45 a.m.: Chase Elliott
    10 a.m.: Jimmie Johnson
    12:30 p.m.: Carl Edwards
    1 p.m.: Denny Hamlin
    1:30 p.m.: Greg Biffle
    7:15 p.m.. (approx.): Post-NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Qualifying

    Saturday, Feb. 27:

    On Track:
    8:35 a.m.: XFINITY Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying – FS1
    10 a.m.: Camping World Truck Series Keystone Light Pole Qualifying – FS1
    11:30 a.m.-12:50 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Final Practice – FS1
    1:30 p.m.: XFINITY Series Heads Up Georgia 250 (163 laps, 251.02 miles) – FS1
    4:30 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Great Clips 200 (130 laps, 200.02 miles) – FS1

    Press Conferences: (Watch live)
    3:15 p.m. (approx.): Post-NASCAR XFINITY Series Race
    6 p.m. (approx.): Post-NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race

    Sunday, Feb. 28:

    On Track:
    1 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 (325 laps – 500.05 miles) – FOX

    Press Conferences: (Watch live)
    4:45 p.m. (approx.): Post-NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race

     

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  • Chase Elliott Scores the Daytona Victory in XFINITY Race

    Chase Elliott Scores the Daytona Victory in XFINITY Race

    Not satisfied with the pole for the Daytona 500, Chase Elliott held off Joey Logano coming to the line to score the victory at Daytona International Speedway in the XFINITY Series. Elliott, at 20 years, two months and 23 days, also became the youngest XFINITY Series winner at Daytona.

    The driver of the No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet held off the No. 22 Team Penske Ford to win the PowerShares QQQ 300 at Daytona International Speedway. When I say held off, I mean beating and banging to the line. Logano dented the right rear corner panel of Elliott’s car while getting pinched to the outside wall.

    “The plan was to make the move off of four and going to the top he blocked the first move and wiggled to the bottom and back to the top. At that point, it is a little late and then we touched each other and that is the killer,” Logano said.  “Once we had that touch it killed our momentum and I couldn’t pull him back enough to get in front of him.”

    Team owner, Dale Earnhardt Jr., had nothing but praise for Elliott.

    “Chase obviously did what he had to do there at the end of the race,” Earnhardt said. “I thought that was very gutsy to be able to really put such an aggressive block on the 22. He did what he had to do to keep the guy behind him, and it won him the race. 

    “I’m proud of Chase. It’s such a cool thing to be a part of his career. He’s going to do some amazing stuff in his career, and it’s awesome to be a little part of it.”

    Kasey Kahne rounded out the podium in third in his No. 5 JR Motorsports Chevrolet. Elliott Sadler finished fourth in his No. 1 JR Motorsports Chevrolet. Austin Dillon rounded out the top-five in his No. 2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet.

    Darrell Wallace Jr. finished sixth in his No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing Ford while Brandon Jones came home seventh in his No. 33 RCR Chevrolet. Daniel Suárez finished seventh in his No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota followed by Blake Koch in ninth in his No. 11 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet. Brendan Gaughan rounded out the top-10 in his No. 62 RCR Chevrolet.

    The race lasted two hours, one minute and 13 seconds at an average speed of 194.898 mph. There were 19 lead changes among nine different leaders. It was slowed down four times for 17 laps.

    Complete Finishing Order:

    1) 88  – Chase Elliott
    2) 22 – Joey Logano
    3) 5  -Kasey Kahne
    4) 1  -Elliott Sadler
    5) 2 – Austin Dillon
    6) 6 – Darrell Wallace Jr
    7) 33 – Brandon Jones
    8) 19 – Daniel Suarez
    9) 11 – Blake Koch
    10) 62 – Brendan Gaughan
    11) 98 – Aric Almirola
    12) 7 – Justin Allgaier
    13) 3  -Ty Dillon
    14) 28 – Dakoda Armstrong
    15) – 51 Jeremy Clements
    16) – 16 Ryan Reed
    17) 5 – John Wes Townley
    18) 44 – David Starr
    19) 87 – Joe Nemechek
    20) 39 – Ryan Sieg
    21 ) 24 – Matt Tifft
    22) 4 – Ross Chastain
    23) 18 – Bobby Labonte
    24) 78 – B J McLeod
    25) 43 – Jeb Burton
    27) 48 – Brennan Poole
    28) 25 – Chris Cockrum
    29) 93 – Scott Lagasse Jr
    30) 0 – Eric McClure
    31 )20 – Erik Jones
    32) 52 – Joey Gase
    33) 7 – Ray Black Jr
    34) 42 – Kyle Larson
    35) 14 – Benny Gordon
    36) 89 – Morgan Shepherd
    37) 17 – Jeff Green
    38) 90 – Martin Roy
    39) 85 – Bobby Gerhart
    40) 1 – Ryan Preece

  • NASCAR Racing Schedule for Daytona

    NASCAR Racing Schedule for Daytona

    The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, XFINITY Series and Camping World Truck Series head to Daytona International Speedway as Speedweeks continues culminating with the 58th edition of the Daytona 500 Sunday. Please check below for the complete schedule.

    Wednesday, Feb. 17:

    On Track:

    5-5:45 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series practice – FS1
    6:10-6:55 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series practice – FS1

    Garage Cam: (Watch Live)

    4:30 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series

    Thursday, Feb. 18:

    On Track:

    Noon-12:55 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series final practice – FS1
    1:30-2:55 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series practice – FS1
    4-4:55 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series final practice – FS1
    7 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Can-Am Duel #1, (60 laps, 150 miles) – FS1 (See Lineup Below)
    9 p.m. (approx.): Sprint Cup Series Can-Am Duel #2 – (60 laps, 150 miles) – FS1 (See Lineup Below)

    Garage Cam: (Watch live)

    1 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series

    Press Conferences: (Watch Live)

    10:30 a.m.: FOX Sports Announcement
    Approx 8 p.m.: Post-Duel 1 Press Conference
    Approx 10 p.m.: Post-Duel 2 Press Conference

    TV Schedule – Additional Programming:

    7 a.m.: NASCAR America – NBCSN
    1 p.m.: NASCAR Race Hub – FS1
    3 p.m.: NASCAR Race Hub – FS1
    5 p.m.: NASCAR RaceDay – FS1
    5 p.m.: NASCAR America – NBCSN

    Friday, Feb. 19:

    On Track:

    10:30-11:55 a.m.: XFINITY Series practice – FS1
    12:00-12:55 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series practice – FS1
    1-1:55 p.m.: XFINITY Series practice – FS1
    2-2:55 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series practice – FS1
    3-3:55 p.m.: XFINITY Series final practice – FS1
    4:30 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Keystone Light Pole Qualifying – FS1
    7:30 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series NextEra Energy Resources 250 – (100 laps, 250 miles) – FS1

    Garage Cam: (Watch Live)

    10 a.m.: XFINITY Series

    Press Conferences: (Watch Live)

    11:30 a.m.: Real Racing 3 Daytona Experience
    Approx 9:45 p.m.: Post-Camping World Truck Series Race Press Conference

    TV Schedule – Additional Programming:

    4 p.m.: NASCAR Race Hub: Weekend Edition – FS1
    6 p.m.: NASCAR Race Hub – FS1
    6 p.m.: NASCAR America – NBCSN

    Saturday, Feb. 20:

    On Track:

    10 a.m.: XFINITY Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying – FS1
    12:15-1:55 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series final practice – FS1
    3:30 p.m.: XFINITY Series PowerShares QQQ 300 (120 laps, 300 miles) – FS1

    Press Conferences: (Watch Live)

    Approx 6 p.m.: Post-NASCAR XFINITY Series Race Press Conference

    TV Schedule – Additional Programming:

    11:30 a.m.: NASCAR Race Hub – FS1
    2 p.m.: NASCAR Race Hub – FS1
    2 p.m.: 18 Rising – NBC
    3 p.m.: NASCAR RaceDay – XFINITY – FS1

    Sunday, Feb. 21:

    On Track:

    1 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 (200 laps, 500 miles) – FOX

    Press Conferences: (Watch Live)

    9:45 a.m.-11 a.m.: Daytona 500 Pre-Race Press Conference
    Approx 5 p.m.: Post-Daytona 500 Press Conference

    TV Schedule – Additional Programming:

    10:30 a.m.: NASCAR RaceDay – FS1
    Noon: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series FOX Pre-Race Show – FOX
    1 a.m.: NASCAR Victory Lane – FS1

    Duel Driver Lineups:

    * Denotes Open, non-Charter teams

    CAN-AM DUEL 1 LINEUP
    POSITION CAR DRIVER TEAM
    1. 24 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports
    2. 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports
    3. 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing
    4. 21* Ryan Blaney* Wood Brothers Racing
    5. 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing
    6. 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing
    7. 22 Joey Logano Team Penske
    8. 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports
    9. 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing
    10. 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske
    11. 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing
    12. 44 Brian Scott Richard Petty Motorsports
    13. 59* Michael McDowell* Circle Sport-Leavine Family Racing
    14. 7 Regan Smith Tommy Baldwin Racing
    15. 34 Chris Buescher Front Row Motorsports
    16. 32 Bobby Labonte Go Green Racing
    17. 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing
    18. 15 Clint Bowyer HScott Motorsports
    19. 98* Cole Whitt* Premium Motorsports
    20. 23 David Ragan BK Racing
    21. 30* Josh Wise* The Motorsports Group
    22. 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing

     

    CAN-AM DUEL 2 LINEUP
    POSITION CAR DRIVER TEAM
    1. 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing
    2. 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
    3. 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports
    4. 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing
    5. 41 Kurt Busch Stewart-Haas Racing
    6. 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing
    7. 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing
    8. 95 Ty Dillon Circle Sport-Leavine Family Racing
    9. 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports
    10. 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing
    11. 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing
    12. 93* Matt DiBenedetto* BK Racing
    13. 83 Michael Waltrip BK Racing
    14. 10 Danica Patrick Stewart-Haas Racing
    15. 47 AJ Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing
    16. 46 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports
    17. 38 Landon Cassill Front Row Motorsports
    18. 26* Robert Richardson Jr.* BK Racing
    19. 35* David Gilliland* Front Row Motorsports
    20. 40* Reed Sorenson* Hillman Smith Motorsports
    21. 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing
    22. 14 Brian Vickers Stewart-Haas Racing

     

     

  • Larson Dominates In Homestead XFINITY Win; Chris Buescher Clinches Series Crown

    Larson Dominates In Homestead XFINITY Win; Chris Buescher Clinches Series Crown

    By Seth Livingstone

    Kyle Larson took out a season of frustration on the NASCAR XFINITY Series field Saturday in the season finale, tracking down Austin Dillon in the closing laps to win the Ford EcoBoost 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway by slightly less than a second.

    Despite Larson’s dominance in leading 118 of 200 laps, Chris Buescher ran a clean race, finishing 11th to clinch his first XFINITY Series title. Buescher came into the race needing to finish 13th or better to guarantee himself the championship.

    After winning a pair of XFINITY Series races last season, Larson, 23, had visions of qualifying for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup this year. Those hopes failed to materialize. He sits 20th in Sprint Cup points heading into Sunday’s season finale (3 p.m. ET on NBC). And prior to Saturday, although managing three top-five finishes, the NASCAR Drive for Diversity alum had gone winless in 13 XFINITY starts.

    But Larson’s No. 42 Chevrolet out of the Harry Scott Jr. shop was so strong on Saturday that by Lap 97, only three other cars were chasing him on the lead lap. Larson had opened a 6.7-second lead over early-race leader Kyle Busch (who led 62 of the first 79 laps from the Coors Light Pole) when the race’s third caution flag waved on Lap 117.

    Busch’s threat fizzled when he was penalized for having a loose tire in the pits, then crashed after contact with NASCAR Drive for Diversity alum Darrell Wallace Jr. on Lap 182. On the final restart, however, Larson slipped to fourth and had to recover with a late race charge to catch Dillon. Both Larson and Dillon, seeking the speed of the outside line at Homestead-Miami Speedway, brushed the wall in the final laps.

    “To win is really special, especially when you haven’t won in over a year in a NASCAR national series,” said Larson, admitting he wasn’t sure he could catch Dillon, who led laps 180-195. “There’s no other track that suits me like this track. I’m just really comfortable running up against the wall. I seem to always have good race cars when I come here.

    “We’ve been frustrated a number of times this year. Some races, we haven’t had the speed we had last year. Also, we’ve had a lot of races where we were pretty fast, then had something happen to us in the last run of the races. It’s just been a really inconsistent year.”

    When it came time to celebrate, however, Larson drove directly to Victory Lane, respectfully leaving the burnout to the XFINITY Series champ.

    “This is championship week, so congratulations to Chris Buescher,” Larson said. “I wanted Chris to have his moment there.”

    Buescher, who won races at Iowa and Dover this season, came into the race with a string of nine consecutive top-10 finishes, but played it safe throughout the day at HMS. Crew chief Scott Graves did make a pivotal call, electing to pit while other title contenders remained on the track for the final 21 laps. That put Buescher in position to claim the free pass, which he did moments later when Busch hit the wall. “We thought having fresh tires on it was going to put us in a better position,” Graves said. “We knew if we could be in the ‘Lucky Dog’ situation … we were basically going to be on even ground (with our competitors). With the number of laps that was left, we felt that was going to be our best option.”

    “Our Fastenal Mustang had good speed in it, but we just had to be careful out there,” Buescher said. “It’s unbelievable for us to be able to pull it off. I’m not a ‘points’ racer. I don’t like it. But it was important (to finish) what we’ve been fighting for since February and Daytona.”

    Chase Elliott, the defending series champion who is poised to take over the No. 24 Sprint Cup car for Hendrick Motorsports in 2016, finished eighth in the race and 15 points behind Buescher. Ty Dillon, seventh on Saturday, finished 18 points behind Buescher, and Regan Smith, ninth on Saturday, settled for fourth in points, 22 points back.

    “We had an up-and-down season,” said Elliott, who won three XFINITY Series races in 2014 but lamented his ability to win just once this year (at Richmond). “They just outran us, fair and square. No reason to be upset about that. We just need to do a better job.”

    Dillon recorded his 25th top-10 finish of the season but failed to win a race. He did finish in the top 10 in eight of his last nine races. Smith, runner-up to Elliott last season, ended the season with 13 consecutive top-10 finishes.

    While Buescher gave Roush Fenway Racing Owner Jack Roush his fifth XFINITY Series title, the owner’s championship went to Team Penske’s No. 22 Ford for a third consecutive season. Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano, Alex Tagliani and Ryan Blaney—who finished fifth behind Erik Jones (Toyota) and Brian Scott (Chevrolet) in the Ford EcoBoost 300—all made starts in the No. 22 this season.

    NASCAR XFINITY Series Race – Ford EcoBoost 300
    Homestead-Miami Speedway
    Homestead, Florida
    Saturday, November 21, 2015

    1. (9) Kyle Larson(i), Chevrolet, 200, $85343.
    2. (3) Austin Dillon(i), Chevrolet, 200, $62858.
    3. (7) Erik Jones(i), Toyota, 200, $57863.
    4. (4) Brian Scott, Chevrolet, 200, $48941.
    5. (5) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 200, $42390.
    6. (2) Daniel Suarez #, Toyota, 200, $37076.
    7. (10) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 200, $32254.
    8. (13) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 200, $32524.
    9. (14) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 200, $30930.
    10. (21) Darrell Wallace Jr. #, Ford, 200, $33365.
    11. (11) Chris Buescher, Ford, 200, $29785.
    12. (6) Aric Almirola(i), Ford, 199, $23580.
    13. (8) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 199, $29229.
    14. (16) Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, 199, $28918.
    15. (19) Dakoda Armstrong, Ford, 199, $29156.
    16. (20) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 199, $28846.
    17. (17) Ryan Reed, Ford, 199, $28459.
    18. (25) Blake Koch, Toyota, 199, $28323.
    19. (24) Ross Chastain #, Chevrolet, 199, $28161.
    20. (18) Ben Rhodes, Chevrolet, 198, $28550.
    21. (15) JJ Yeley, Toyota, 198, $27940.
    22. (22) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 198, $27825.
    23. (12) Brendan Gaughan, Chevrolet, 198, $27687.
    24. (28) Harrison Rhodes #, Chevrolet, 197, $27576.
    25. (33) David Starr, Toyota, 197, $27565.
    26. (26) Mason Mingus(i), Chevrolet, 195, $27304.
    27. (30) Anthony Kumpen, Chevrolet, 193, $21193.
    28. (34) Garrett Smithley(i), Chevrolet, 192, $21072.
    29. (36) Eric McClure, Toyota, 190, $26921.
    30. (1) Kyle Busch(i), Toyota, Accident, 185, $28110.
    31. (37) Josh Reaume #, Chevrolet, 185, $20679.
    32. (29) Joey Gase, Chevrolet, Ignition, 180, $26568.
    33. (40) Tim Viens(i), Dodge, 156, $26528.
    34. (31) Mario Gosselin, Chevrolet, Suspension, 88, $26466.
    35. (39) Derek White, Dodge, Engine, 81, $26416.
    36. (38) Carlos Contreras, Chevrolet, Engine, 59, $24246.
    37. (23) Mike Bliss, Toyota, Vibration, 44, $23246.
    38. (32) BJ McLeod(i), Chevrolet, Vibration, 36, $16246.
    39. (35) TJ Bell(i), Toyota, Vibration, 23, $15246.
    40. (27) Jeff Green, Toyota, Transmission, 3, $14246.

    Average Speed of Race Winner: 128.266 mph.
    Time of Race: 02 Hrs, 20 Mins, 20 Secs. Margin of Victory: 0.934 Seconds.
    Caution Flags: 6 for 26 laps.
    Lead Changes: 13 among 5 drivers.
    Lap Leaders: K. Busch(i) 1-27; M. Bliss 28; K. Busch(i) 29-30; K. Larson(i) 31-33; K. Busch(i) 34-63; K. Larson(i) 64-78; K. Busch(i) 79-81; K. Larson(i) 82-142; E. Jones(i) 143; K. Larson(i) 144-145; K. Busch(i) 146-147; K. Larson(i) 148-179; A. Dillon(i) 180-195; K. Larson(i) 196-200.
    Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): K. Larson(i) 6 times for 118 laps; K. Busch(i) 5 times for 64 laps; A. Dillon(i) 1 time for 16 laps; M. Bliss 1 time for 1 lap; E. Jones(i) 1 time for 1 lap.
    Top 10 in Points: C. Buescher – 1,190; C. Elliott – 1,175; T. Dillon – 1,172; R. Smith – 1,168; D. Suarez # – 1,078; E. Sadler – 1,075; D. Wallace Jr. # – 1,071; B. Scott – 1,032; B. Gaughan – 1,012; R. Reed – 902.

  • Buescher Brings Home Roush Fenway’s 5th XFINITY Championship

    Buescher Brings Home Roush Fenway’s 5th XFINITY Championship

    Roush Fenway Scores 8th NASCAR title, 3rd NXS title in five seasons

    HOMESTEAD, Fla. (Nov. 21, 2015) – Chris Buescher ran to an 11th-place finish in Saturday’s season finale to bring home the 2015 NASCAR XFINITY Series Championship. Buescher led the championship point standings for the final 24 races of the season. The championship marked the fifth time a Roush Fenway Racing driver has hoisted the XFINITY Series trophy and the third time in the past five seasons. It also marked Jack Roush’s eighth NASCAR title.

    “I’m blessed to be here,” said Buescher. “It is so cool to be able to pull it off. It’s so nice to have everybody out here to support us and be with us for this accomplishment.

    “This is what we have been fighting for since February and Daytona and these guys have done such a great job and stuck in there with us all year,” added Buescher. “It’s a huge accomplishment for our team.”

    Buescher becomes the third driver to power the famed No. 60 Roush Fenway Ford to the XFINITY Series title, joining fellow champions Greg Biffle (2002) and Carl Edwards (2007). Adding to the rich legacy of the No. 60, Buescher was the fourth Roush Fenway driver to drive the iconic No. 60 Ford to victory lane in the NASCAR XFINITY Series. Mark Martin drove the No. 60 to victory lane 39 times and led almost 7,000 laps in the car, in addition to Biffle and Edwards’ championships in the car.

    “Chris was on his game this year,” said team owner Jack Roush. “His crew chief Scott Graves was on his game as well. They managed to win two races and they didn’t give up points on days when they weren’t at their best.”

    Most recently Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won back-to-back XFINITY series titles for Roush Fenway in 2011 and 2012 and the No. 60 Ford brought home the owner’s championship in 2011.

    Buescher, in only his second season of full-time NASCAR racing, adds to his list of accomplishments that includes becoming the youngest driver to ever win an ARCA title in 2012. Buescher scored his first NASCAR win last season at Mid-Ohio and followed up his rookie-year performance with wins at Iowa and Dover this season en route to the championship.

    On the season Buescher never ranked lower than third in the driver championship standings, the Prosper, Texas native finished the season with zero DNFs (Did Not Finish). He did has not finished outside of the top-20 in any of the 33 races on the season, completing 99.9 percent of the laps during the 2015 campaign, while leading a total of 263 laps.

  • NASCAR Racing Schedule for Homestead

    NASCAR Racing Schedule for Homestead

    The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, XFINITY Series and Camping World Truck Series head to Homestead-Miami Speedway this weekend for the season finale races. The on-track action for the Sprint Cup and XFINITY Series will be televised on NBC, NBCSN, CNBC and NBC Sports Live Extra, as indicated below. FS1 will broadcast events for the Camping World Truck Series. MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR will provide radio coverage.

    All times are Eastern.

    Thursday, Nov. 19:

    Press Conferences: (Watch live at NASCAR.com)

    2 p.m.: Championship 4 Media Day with Kevin Harvick, Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr.

    Special Events: (Watch live at NASCAR.com)

    2:45-5 p.m.: Championship 4 Live Chat: Inside Access with Miss Sprint Cup

    Schedule for Live Chat

    2:55-3:05 p.m.: Kyle Busch
    3:10-3:20 p.m.: Martin Truex Jr.
    3:30-3:40 p.m.: Tony Stewart
    3:40-3:50 p.m.: Rick Hendrick
    3:50-4 p.m.: Joe Gibbs
    4-4:10 p.m.: Joe Garone
    4:25-4:35 p.m.: Kevin Harvick
    4:40-4:50 p.m.: Jeff Gordon

    TV Schedule- Additional NASCAR Coverage:

    5 p.m.: NASCAR America Live – NBCSN
    6 p.m.: NASCAR Race Hub – FS1

     

    Friday, Nov. 20:

    On Track:

    9-11:25 a.m.: Camping World Truck Series Final Practice – FS1
    Noon-1:25 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Practice – NBCSN/Live Extra
    1:30-3:55 p.m.: XFINITY Series final practice, NBCSN/Live Extra
    4:10 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Qualifying – FS1
    6:15 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Qualifying – NBCSN/Live Extra
    8 p.m: Camping World Truck Series Ford EcoBoost 200 (134 laps, 201 miles) – FS1 (Green flag 8:18 p.m. approx.)

    GarageCam: (Watch live)

    11:30 a.m.: XFINITY Series
    1 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series

    Press Conferences: (Watch live at NASCAR.com)

    10:30 a.m.: Chris Buescher
    11:30 a.m.: Brian France, NASCAR Chairman & CEO
    1:30 p.m.: Ford with the Wood Brothers
    3 p.m.: Richard Petty Motorsports Announcement
    7:15 p.m.: Post-Sprint Cup Series Qualifying – Championship 4 drivers
    9:45 p.m.: Post-Camping World Truck Series Race

    TV Schedule- Additional NASCAR Coverage:

    5:30 p.m.: NASCAR America Live –NBCSN
    7:30 p.m.: NCWTS Setup – FS1

     

    Saturday, Nov. 21:

    On Track:

    10-10:55 a.m.: Sprint Cup Series Practice – CNBC/Live Extra
    11:15 a.m.: XFINITY Series Qualifying – CNBC/Live Extra
    1-1:50 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Final Practice – NBCSN/Live Extra
    2:45 p.m.:  XFINITY Series Ford EcoBoost 300 (200 laps, 300 miles) – NBC/Live Extra (Green flag 3 p.m. approx.)

    Press Conferences: (Watch live at NASCAR.com)

    9:30 a.m.: Ford’s Garage availability
    10:55 a.m.: Ford Performance Announcement
    12:15 p.m.: Leavine Family Racing, Thrivent Financial & Habitat for Humanity Announcement
    12:30 p.m.: Daytona Rising update with Joie Chitwood III
    5:45 p.m.: Post-XFINITY Series Race

    TV Schedule- Additional NASCAR Coverage:

    12:30 p.m.: NASCAR America Live –NBCSN
    2 p.m.: NASCAR America Live –NBCSN
    3:30 p.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series Countdown to Green – NBC

     

    Sunday, Nov. 22:

    On Track:

    3 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Ford EcoBoost 400 (267 laps, 400.5 miles) – NBC/Live Extra (Green flag 3:15 p.m. approx.)

    Special Events: (Watch live at NASCAR.com)

    1 p.m.: Championship 4 Live Chat: Inside Access with Miss Sprint Cup

    Press Conferences: (Watch live at NASCAR.com)

    6:45 p.m.: Post-Sprint Cup Series Race

    TV Schedule- Additional NASCAR Coverage:

    11:30 a.m.: NASCAR RaceDay – FS1
    1:30 p.m.: NASCAR America Sunday – NBCSN
    2 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Countdown to Green – NBC
    7 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Post-Race – NBCSN
    8 p.m.: NASCAR Victory Lap – NBCSN
    10 p.m.: NASCAR Victory Lane – FS1

  • Kyle Busch dominates in 8th XFINITY win at Phoenix

    Kyle Busch dominates in 8th XFINITY win at Phoenix

    By Reid Spencer
    NASCAR Wire Service

    AVONDALE, Ariz. – If Saturday’s DAV 200 Honoring America’s Veterans had been a court case, 39 NASCAR XFINITY Series drivers would have pleaded “no contest.”

    The exception was polesitter Kyle Busch, who led 190 of 200 laps in registering a dominating victory at Phoenix International Raceway, his eighth in 19 starts at the track.

    In a race that saw defending series champion and seventh-place finisher Chase Elliott trim XFINITY leader Chris Buescher’s margin in the standings from 24 to 18 points, Busch ran away with the event, crossing the finish line 3.097 seconds ahead of runner-up Brad Keselowski.

    After winning his 47th pole earlier in the day (extending his series record), Busch picked up his 76th XFINITY victory (extending his series record). The driver of the No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota now has led 1,636 laps at PIR, second most at any track behind Bristol (1,768).

    The win was Busch’s fifth from the pole at PIR.

    “It wasn’t particularly hard, obviously,” Busch said about the ease of his victory. “I do remember that there was one other time here I think I led 200 of 200 (laps)… We’ve done that here before. Today was close. We just weren’t able to get good enough pit stops to come out of the pits with the lead each time and hold the lead that we had.

    “But, all in all, it was a very fast race car — flawless, really.”

    Keselowski’s No. 22 Team Penske Ford was fast but not in Busch’s class.

    “We had a great effort,” Keselowski said. “We had a great day on pit road. The guys on the pit crew did a great job there. We gained spots, so that was really cool and real fun, but we just needed a lot more speed to run with the 54. Either way, it was a pretty solid day.”

    JGR drivers Erik Jones and Daniel Suarez ran third and fourth, respectively, giving the organization three of the top four finishing positions. Ty Dillon came home fifth, followed by Regan Smith.

    Buescher finished 13th, one lap down, and lost a fourth of his points lead over the reigning champion. But he can clinch the series title with a finish of 13th or better next Saturday at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

    “In the grand scheme of things, we need to go to Homestead and we need to have a good day and do what we did there last year – just run around and stay out of trouble,” Buescher said. “Run fifth – that would be just fine.

    “When you look at the averages and points gained versus our needed position to finish, our window is getting bigger as we go through these last four races, so that makes me feel good as we go to Homestead. Even though they gained some points, honestly, unless something crazy happens at Homestead it’s just not going be enough.”

    Busch, on the other hand, is in a dogfight for one of three available spots in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship Round next week at Homestead. But first he’ll have to survive Sunday’s Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 at PIR (2:30 p.m. ET on NBC).

    “We got our M&M’s Camry a little bit better there in Happy Hour,” Busch said of Saturday’s final Sprint Cup practice session. “It was good. I’d like it to be better than it was, but we’ll see how it stacks up in the race. I learned some things here today that will help me, and I’m looking forward to it.”

    Busch, who is second on the Chase Grid, will start 10th in Sunday’s race.

    NASCAR XFINITY Series Race – DAV 200 Honoring America’s Veterans
    Phoenix International Raceway
    Avondale, Arizona
    Saturday, November 14, 2015

    1. (1) Kyle Busch(i), Toyota, 200, $67011.
    2. (4) Brad Keselowski(i), Ford, 200, $43740.
    3. (3) Erik Jones(i), Toyota, 200, $43997.
    4. (5) Daniel Suarez #, Toyota, 200, $40608.
    5. (8) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 200, $35344.
    6. (11) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 200, $32557.
    7. (12) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 200, $32297.
    8. (10) Darrell Wallace Jr. #, Ford, 200, $32312.
    9. (17) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 200, $29844.
    10. (16) Kasey Kahne(i), Chevrolet, 200, $24330.
    11. (13) Brian Scott, Chevrolet, 200, $29278.
    12. (6) Brendan Gaughan, Chevrolet, 199, $29127.
    13. (7) Chris Buescher, Ford, 199, $28950.
    14. (2) Austin Dillon(i), Chevrolet, 199, $24090.
    15. (9) Kyle Larson(i), Chevrolet, 199, $23103.
    16. (15) Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, 199, $28592.
    17. (18) JJ Yeley, Toyota, 199, $28380.
    18. (19) Dakoda Armstrong, Ford, 197, $28219.
    19. (14) Ross Chastain #, Chevrolet, 197, $28308.
    20. (26) Blake Koch, Toyota, 196, $28497.
    21. (28) David Starr, Toyota, 196, $27885.
    22. (35) Harrison Rhodes #, Chevrolet, 195, $27770.
    23. (20) Ryan Reed, Ford, 194, $27634.
    24. (33) Anthony Kumpen, Chevrolet, 194, $27523.
    25. (32) Joey Gase, Chevrolet, 194, $27611.
    26. (34) Eric McClure, Toyota, 192, $27427.
    27. (31) Timmy Hill(i), Chevrolet, 191, $27391.
    28. (36) Mario Gosselin, Chevrolet, 191, $27320.
    29. (21) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, Engine, 188, $27245.
    30. (22) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 186, $27510.
    31. (39) Mike Harmon, Dodge, 184, $27154.
    32. (38) Korbin Forrister(i), Chevrolet, 174, $27119.
    33. (29) Ross Kenseth, Toyota, 149, $21079.
    34. (24) Dylan Kwasniewski, Chevrolet, Accident, 56, $27042.
    35. (23) Mike Bliss, Toyota, Suspension, 35, $26995.
    36. (37) TJ Bell(i), Toyota, Brakes, 19, $18791.
    37. (27) BJ McLeod(i), Chevrolet, Ignition, 19, $17791.
    38. (40) Ruben Pardo(i), Toyota, Engine, 15, $22791.
    39. (30) Carl Long, Dodge, Engine, 9, $15791.
    40. (25) Jeff Green, Toyota, Rear Gear, 3, $14791.

    Average Speed of Race Winner: 113.583 mph.
    Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 45 Mins, 39 Secs. Margin of Victory: 3.097 Seconds.
    Caution Flags: 3 for 18 laps.
    Lead Changes: 5 among 3 drivers.
    Lap Leaders: K. Busch(i) 1-63; E. Sadler 64-66; B. Keselowski(i) 67; K. Busch(i) 68-114; B. Keselowski(i) 115-120; K. Busch(i) 121-200.
    Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): K. Busch(i) 3 times for 190 laps; B. Keselowski(i) 2 times for 7 laps; E. Sadler 1 time for 3 laps.
    Top 10 in Points: C. Buescher – 1,157; C. Elliott – 1,139; T. Dillon – 1,135; R. Smith – 1,133; E. Sadler – 1,044; D. Suarez # – 1,040; D. Wallace Jr. # – 1,037; B. Scott – 992; B. Gaughan – 991; R. Reed – 875.

  • NASCAR Racing Schedule for Phoenix

    NASCAR Racing Schedule for Phoenix

    The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, XFINITY Series and Camping World Truck Series head to Phoenix International Raceway this weekend. The on-track action for the Sprint Cup and XFINITY Series will be televised on NBC, NBCSN and NBC Sports Live Extra, as indicated below. FS1 will broadcast events for the Camping World Truck Series.

    All times are Eastern.

    Thursday, Nov. 12:

    On Track:

    4:30–6:55 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Final Practice

    Press Conferences: (Watch live at NASCAR.com)

    2 p.m.: Daniel Suarez

    TV Schedule- Additional NASCAR Coverage:

    6 p.m.: NASCAR Race Hub – FS1
    7 p.m.: NASCAR America Live – NBCSN

    Friday, Nov. 13:

    On Track:

    12:45 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Qualifying – FS1
    2-3:25 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Practice – NBCSN/Live Extra
    3:30-4:25 p.m.: XFINITY Series Practice – NBCSN/Live Extra
    5-6:25 p.m.: XFINITY Series Final Practice – NBCSN/Live Extra
    6:45 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Qualifying – NBCSN/Live Extra
    8:30 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Lucas Oil 150 (150 laps, 150 miles) – FS1 (Green flag 8:48 p.m. approx.)

    GarageCam: (Watch live)

    1:30 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series
    3 p.m.: XFINITY Series

    Press Conferences: (Watch live at NASCAR.com)

    Noon: Rico Abreu
    12:30 p.m.: Joey Logano
    12:45 p.m.: Kurt Busch
    1 p.m.: Kevin Harvick
    3:30 p.m.: Carl Edwards
    4:30 p.m.: Jeff Gordon
    4:45 p.m.: Track 2016 Title Sponsor Announcement
    7:45 p.m.: Post-Sprint Cup Series Qualifying
    10:15 p.m.: Post-Camping World Truck Series Race

    TV Schedule- Additional NASCAR Coverage:

    4:30 p.m.: NASCAR America Live –NBCSN
    8 p.m.: NCWTS Setup – FS1

    Saturday, Nov. 14:

    On Track:

    11:30 a.m.-12:25 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Practice – NBCSN/Live Extra
    12:45 p.m.: XFINITY Series Qualifying – NBCSN/Live Extra
    2:30-3:20 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Final Practice – NBCSN/Live Extra
    4 p.m.: XFINITY Series DAV 200 Honoring America’s Veterans (200 laps, 200 miles) – NBCSN/Live Extra (Green flag 4:16 p.m. approx.)

    Press Conferences: (Watch live at NASCAR.com)

    5:45 p.m.: Post-XFINITY Series Race

    TV Schedule- Additional NASCAR Coverage:

    2 p.m.: NASCAR America Live –NBCSN
    3:30 p.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series Countdown to Green – NBC

    Sunday, Nov. 15:

    On Track:

    2:30 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 (312 laps, 312 miles) – NBC/Live Extra (Green flag 2:45 p.m. approx.)

    Press Conferences: (Watch live at NASCAR.com)

    5:45 p.m.: Post-Sprint Cup Series Race

    TV Schedule- Additional NASCAR Coverage:

    11:30 a.m.: NASCAR RaceDay – FS1
    1:30 p.m.: NASCAR America Sunday – NBCSN
    2 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Countdown to Green – NBC
    6 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Post-Race – NBCSN
    6:30 p.m.: NASCAR Victory Lap – NBCSN
    Midnight: NASCAR Victory Lane – FS1