Points Leader Sadler Readies to Roll the Dice in Vegas
Bright lights, big casinos, world-class hotels and Las Vegas Motor Speedway welcome the NASCAR XFINITY Series for Saturday’s Boyd Gaming 300. For the second-straight week Elliott Sadler has held command of the standings lead as the series embarks on the three-race NASCAR Goes West swing. Following LVMS, the series ‘where names are made’ will head to Phoenix International Raceway and Auto Club Speedway (Fontana). Continue reading →
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota, and Erik Jones, driver of the #20 Hisense USA Toyota, lead the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR XFINITY Series Heads Up Georgia 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on February 27, 2016 Photo – Matt Sullivan/Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota, crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR XFINITY Series Heads Up Georgia 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on February 27, 2016 Photo – Matt Sullivan/Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series Heads Up Georgia 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on February 27, 2016 Photo – Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images
After finishing second five times in 11 NASCAR XFINITY Series races at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Kyle Busch put together a dominating race and held off a late charge by Kyle Larson to win the Heads Up Georgia 250 and become just the second driver to win in all three national touring series at Atlanta. Continue reading →
Sadler Strolls into Atlanta as NASCAR XFINITY Standings Leader
New team, new year and a whole new chance to become a NASCAR XFINITY Series champion for series standings leader Elliott Sadler, after he kicked off 2016 by driving the JR Motorsports No. 1 Chevrolet to a top-five finish at Daytona. Continue reading →
Chase Elliott, driver of the #88 TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag ahead of Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Discount Tire Ford, to win the NASCAR XFINITY Series PowerShares QQQ 300 at Daytona International Speedway on February 20, 2016 Photo – Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images
Chase Elliott, driver of the #88 TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag ahead of Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Discount Tire Ford, to win the NASCAR XFINITY Series PowerShares QQQ 300 at Daytona International Speedway on February 20, 2016 Photo – Chris Trotman/Getty Images
Chase Elliott, driver of the #88 TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet, celebrates winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series PowerShares QQQ 300 at Daytona International Speedway on February 20, 2016 Photo – Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images
Chase Elliott, driver of the #88 TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series PowerShares QQQ 300 at Daytona International Speedway on February 20, 2016 Photo – Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images
Chase Elliott, driver of the #88 TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series PowerShares QQQ 300 at Daytona International Speedway on February 20, 2016 Photo – Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images
The finish of Saturday’s Powershares QQQ 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Daytona International Speedway left winner Chase Elliott out of gas on the cool-down lap and runner-up Joey Logano pounding his steering wheel in frustration.
But it was the high-speed chess game seconds before the first and second-place cars crossed the finish line that made all the difference. Continue reading →