Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota, poses for a photo with the Xfinity Series Pole Award during qualifying for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 5, 2016 Photo – Todd Warshaw/Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota, leads the field at the start of the NASCAR Xfinity Series Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 5, 2016 Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota, leads a pack of cars during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 5, 2016 Photo – Todd Warshaw/Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota, drives during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 5, 2016 Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota, crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 5, 2016 Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota, does a burnout after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 5, 2016 Photo – Robert Laberge/Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 5, 2016 Photo – Robert Laberge/Getty Images
When Kyle Busch finally broke his home-court jinx at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, he did it in style.
Leading 199 of 200 laps, Busch won Saturday’s Boyd Gaming 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series at the 1.5-mile track, pacing a 1-2-3 finish by Joe Gibbs Racing Toyotas. The Las Vegas native ended his 0-for-11 drought at his home track, beating teammate Daniel Suárez to the finish line by 0.817 seconds, with Erik Jones rolling across the stripe in third.
The victory was Busch’s second straight in as many starts this season and the 78th of his career, extending his own series record. Continue reading →
Erik Jones, driver of the #4 Special Olympics World Games Toyota, celebratrs with the 21 Means 21 Pole Award after qualifying for the pole position for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series American Ethanol 200 at Iowa Speedway on June 19, 2015 Photo – Daniel Shirey/Getty Images
Erik Jones, driver of the #4 Special Olympics World Games Toyota, celebrates with the checkered flag after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series American Ethanol 200 at Iowa Speedway on June 19, 2015 Photo – Tim Bradbury/Getty Images
Erik Jones, driver of the #4 Special Olympics World Games Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series American Ethanol 200 at Iowa Speedway on June 19, 2015 Photo – Tim Bradbury/Getty Images
Erik Jones, driver of the #4 Special Olympics World Games Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series American Ethanol 200 at Iowa Speedway on June 19, 2015 Photo – Daniel Shirey/Getty Images
Last season, a powerful run through Iowa Speedway helped Erik Jones finally emerge from the tall shadows cast by bad luck.
But the talented 19-year-old’s relationship with misfortune re-formed in 2015 — until, again, Iowa.
Jones entered Friday’s American Ethanol 200 winless in eight NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts this season and stung by back-to-back finishes of 23rd and 15th.
Ryan Reed, driver of the #16 Lilly/American Diabetes Association Ford, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR XFINITY Series Alert Today Florida 300 at Daytona International Speedway on February 21, 2015 Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images
Ryan Reed, driver of the #16 Lilly/American Diabetes Association Ford, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series Alert Today Florida 300 at Daytona International Speedway on February 21, 2015 Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images
Ryan Reed, driver of the #16 Lilly/American Diabetes Association Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series Alert Today Florida 300 at Daytona International Speedway on February 21, 2015 Photo – Robert Laberge/Getty Images
Ryan Reed, driver of the #16 Lilly/American Diabetes Association Ford, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series Alert Today Florida 300 at Daytona International Speedway on February 21, 2015 Photo – Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images
With a spectacular last-lap move to the inside, not to mention a timely shove from Roush Fenway Raceway teammate Chris Buescher, Ryan Reed stormed to his first NASCAR XFINITY Series victory in Saturday’s Alert Today Florida 300 at Daytona International Speedway. Continue reading →
Tyler Reddick, driver of the #19 DrawTite Ford, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway on February 20, 2015 Photo – Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images
Tyler Reddick, driver of the #19 DrawTite Ford, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway on February 20, 2015 Photo – Robert Laberge/Getty Images
Tyler Reddick, driver of the #19 DrawTite Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway on February 20, 2015 Photo – Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images
As trucks fanned out four-wide behind him, Tyler Reddick took the first checkered flag of this NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career in Friday night’s NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway.
Behind the race winner, Erik Jones charged to the outside to grab the runner-up spot, followed by Scott Lagasse Jr. and Austin Theriault, Reddick’s Brad Keselowski Racing Teammate.
Teamwork between the two BKR trucks was crucial to Reddick’s maiden win. Continue reading →
