Ryan Blaney, the driver of the #22 Discount Tire Ford, drives to victory in the NASCAR Xfinity Series VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 at Kentucky Speedway on September 26, 2015 Photo – Andy Lyons/Getty Images
Ryan Blaney, driver of the #22 Discount Tire Ford, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Visitmyrtlebeach.com 300 at Kentucky Speedway on September 26, 2015 Photo – Ranier Ehrhardt/Getty Images
Ryan Blaney, driver of the #22 Discount Tire Ford, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Visitmyrtlebeach.com 300 at Kentucky Speedway on September 26, 2015 Photo – Ranier Ehrhardt/Getty images
Ryan Blaney would not be denied Saturday night at Kentucky Speedway.
In fact, Blaney may owe a pushing Regan Smith dinner after a green-white-checkered restart became the saving grace for the driver of the No. 22 Discount Tire Ford Mustang, who won his second NASCAR XFINITY Series win of the season in Saturday night’s VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300.
Blaney was heading toward Victory Lane, but an attack from Ty Dillon on a restart with eight laps to go sent him from first to third.
Then, a caution waved with four laps remaining and reset the field into overtime. Continue reading →
Pressure Mounts to Keep Standings Lead for Chris Buescher
With just seven races left on the schedule, the pressure to stay consistent with solid finishes is mounting for standings leader Chris Buescher as the NASCAR XFINITY Series heads to Kentucky Speedway for the final standalone race of the season – Saturday’s VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300. Continue reading →
Denny Hamlin, driver of the #20 Sun Energy 1 Toyota, is involved in an on-track incident during the NASCAR XFINITY Series Lakes Region 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on July 18, 2015 Photo – Getty Images
Denny Hamlin, driver of the #20 Sun Energy 1 Toyota, leads Brian Scott, driver of the #2 Star Market/Kraft Velveeta Chevrolet, out of turn four during the NASCAR XFINITY Series Lakes Region 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on July 18, 2015 Photo – Chris Trotman/Getty Images
Denny Hamlin, driver of the #20 Sun Energy 1 Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR XFINITY Series Lakes Region 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on July 18, 2015 Photo – Chris Trotman/Getty Images
Denny Hamlin, driver of the #20 Sun Energy 1 Toyota, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series Lakes Region 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on July 18, 2015 Photo – Jeff Curry/Getty Images
Denny Hamlin, driver of the #20 Sun Energy 1 Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series Lakes Region 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on July 18, 2015 Photo – Todd Warshaw/Getty Images
To Denny Hamlin, it was just hard short-track racing for the win.
To runner-up Austin Dillon, it was unnecessarily aggressive driving that led to Hamlin’s victory in the Lakes Region 200 NASCAR XFINITY Series race on Saturday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
On lap 179 of 200 at the Magic Mile, Hamlin drove his No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota to the inside of Dillon’s No. 33 Chevrolet. Hamlin slid up the track into Dillon, broke the No. 33’s momentum and took the lead. Continue reading →
Chris Buescher, driver of the #60 Roush Performance Products Ford, leads Ryan Blaney, driver of the #22 Discount Tire Ford, during the NASCAR XFinity Series 3M 250 at Iowa Speedway on May 17, 2015 Photo – Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images
Chris Buescher, driver of the #60 Roush Performance Products Ford Mustang Ford, takes the checkered flag in the NASCAR XFinity Series 3M 250 at Iowa Speedway on May 17, 2015 Photo – Jonathan Moore/Getty Images
Chris Buescher, driver of the #60 Roush Performance Products Ford, celebrates with a burnout after winning during the NASCAR XFinity Series 3M 250 at Iowa Speedway on May 17, 2015 Photo – Jonathan Moore/ Getty Images
Chris Buescher, driver of the #60 Roush Performance Products Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning during the NASCAR XFinity Series 3M 250 at Iowa Speedway on May 17, 2015 Photo – Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images
Chris Buescher and all but one driver battling at the front of the pack yearned for one last caution.
The lone exception?
Chase Elliott, who, fully fueled, had powered to a commanding lead and near-certain win in Sunday’s NASCAR XFINITY Series 3M 250 at Iowa Speedway. Continue reading →
