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In first XFINITY race since accident, Kyle Busch wins at Michigan

In his first NASCAR XFINITY Series race back from a broken right leg and left foot, Kyle Busch proved conclusively that he hasn’t lost a step.

Taking advantage of contact between the Chevrolet of Kevin Harvick and the Ford of polesitter Joey Logano—as those two drivers were battling for the lead—Busch passed Chase Elliott for the lead on lap 122 of 125 and held on to win Saturday’s Great Clips 250 at Michigan International Speedway. Continue reading

NASCAR XFINITY Series Great Clips 250 at Michigan Preview

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NASCAR XFINITY Series

Next Race: Great Clips 250 Benefiting Paralyzed Veterans of America

The Place: Michigan International Speedway

The Date: Saturday, June 13

The Time: 1:30 p.m. ET

TV: FOX Sports 1, 1 p.m. ET

Radio: MRN, SiriusXM Ch. 90

Distance: 250 miles for 125 laps

Kyle Busch Returns To The No. 54 After 11 Races Out Of The Seat

NASCAR XFINITY Series’ winningest driver, Kyle Busch, will return to Joe Gibbs Racing’s No. 54 team this weekend and compete in the Great Clips 250 Benefiting Paralyzed Veterans of America after missing 11 races due to injuries suffered to both of his legs in the season-opener at Daytona International Speedway. Continue reading

Roush Fenway Racing: On the Rise in NASCAR XFINITY Series

Roush Fenway Racing XFINITY Series drivers, Elliott Sadler, Darrell Wallace Jr, Ryan Reed and Chris Buescher Photo - Roush Fenway Racing
Roush Fenway Racing NASCAR XFINITY Series drivers, Elliott Sadler, Darrell Wallace Jr, Ryan Reed and Chris Buescher Photo – Roush Fenway Racing

Roush Fenway Racing’s NASCAR XFINITY Series lineup is full of young talent, with Darrell ‘Bubba’ Wallace Jr. competing for Sunoco Rookie of the Year Honors and second-year drivers Ryan Reed and Chris Buescher posting wins this season. Bolstering their strong lineup is veteran NASCAR driver Elliott Sadler.

Three Wins and Counting

Roush Fenway Racing is making moves in the XFINITY Series 12 races into this season. Ryan Reed with one and Chris Buescher with two, have three victories this season, the most wins for the organization since 2012 when Ricky Stenhouse Jr. with six and Carl Edwards with one, raked in seven victories.

The organization has its entire NASCAR XFINITY Series contingent on the rise with all four drivers in the top-ten point standings. Chris Buescher is the current leader, Darrell Wallace Jr ranks fifth, Elliott Sadler occupies the sixth spot and Ryan Reed mans the eighth position at this point of the season. Continue reading

Chris Buescher Wins Xfinity Series Race on Fuel Strategy at Dover

Chris Buescher wins on fuel-strategy at Dover after contact with teammate

Chris Buescher had enough fuel left at the end of Saturday’s Buckle Up 200 NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Dover International Speedway to do a celebratory burnout, but his No. 60 Roush Fenway Racing Ford wasn’t the only thing that was smoking after the checkered flag.

Yes, Buescher won for the second time this season and extended his lead in the series standings to 15 points over eighth-place finisher Ty Dillon, but his winning pass of teammate and Coors Light Polesitter Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr. left Wallace fuming.

Contact between the cars on Lap 191 of 200 cut the left front tire of Wallace’s No. 6 Ford and forced the car to pit road for an unplanned stop. Continue reading