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Jones Capitalizes on Late Restart for XFINITY Win at Bristol

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Erik Jones’ third NASCAR XFINITY Series victory was a real triple play.

In the series’ new Dash 4 Cash format featuring two heat races and a main event, Jones took advantage of a restart with three laps left in Saturday’s Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 and 1) won the race, 2) earned the $100,000 dash for cash bonus and 3) stopped Joe Gibbs Racing teammate and race runner-up Kyle Busch’s streak of four straight NASCAR national series victories.

Jones, the pole winner, restarted fourth on the last restart and charged into second place behind leader Kyle Larson when Busch’s No. 18 Toyota hesitated trying to pick up power in the bottom lane. Larson left the preferred top lane open through turns three and four and Jones took advantage, taking the lead from Larson with two laps left. Continue reading →

#NASCAR XFINITY Series Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 at Bristol Preview

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NASCAR XFINITY Series Teams are racing the Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway today, Saturday, April 16th. Two 50-lap heat races at 26.65-miles each will decide the starting line up for the main event which is 200 laps for 106.6 miles. FOX Sports 1 starts their pre-race show at 12 pm ET with a green flag around 12:30 pm ET with radio coverage available on PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, channel 90.

Bring on the Heat(s):

XFINITY Series Dash 4 Cash Kicks Off at Bristol Motor Speedway

The wait is over.

This weekend’s Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway will kick off the first installment of this season’s XFINITY Series Dash 4 Cash program.

The XFINITY Series Dash 4 Cash will run two Heats and a Main at four tracks: Bristol Motor Speedway (April 16), Richmond International Raceway (April 23), Dover International Speedway (May 14) and Indianapolis Motor Speedway (July 23). Continue reading →

JD Motorsports Teams Roll into Bristol for New XFINITY Series Dash 4 Cash Format

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Ross Chastain at 9:30 pm ET on Thursday, April 14, 2016. Photo - Jared C Tilton/Getty Images
Ross Chastain at 9:30 pm ET on Thursday, April 14, 2016. Photo – Jared C Tilton/Getty Images

Ross Chastain is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR Weekend Preview on Thursday, April 14, 2016.  Listen to the podcast via the link above. 

NASCAR XFINITY Series teams make their first visit of the season to a short track this weekend for Saturday’s Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway. And the race will make some NASCAR history as they break away from long-time traditions. This weekend debuts a new Dash 4 Cash format with racing broken into two 50-lap heat races and the 200-lap feature. The heats will set the starting lineup for the main event.

The new Dash 4 Cash format leaves many XFINITY Series drivers with some apprehension going into the Bristol weekend. And series regular, Ross Chastain is shooting for a top-ten finish in his JD Motorsports with Gary Keller No. 4 Chevrolet and looks to make the best of the non-traditional format. Continue reading →

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series News and Notes – April 15, 2016

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Up Next: Kansas Speedway

The high-octane NASCAR Camping World Truck Series has the next three weekends off before returning on Friday, May 6 for the Toyota Tundra 250 at Kansas Speedway at 8:30 pm ET.

Kansas was a dramatic race last season. Erik Jones, Tyler Reddick and Daniel Suárez all ran out of fuel while in the lead, and Matt Crafton saved enough in the tank to pass them for the victory.

Crafton is the only full-time Truck Series driver with a win at Kansas. Johnny Sauter (third), Timothy Peters (fourth), Cameron Hayley (fifth) and Daniel Hemric (tenth) all finished in the top-ten in last season’s race. Continue reading →