Dale Earnhardt Jr. Wins Richmond XFINITY Series Race in Overtime

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After a massive late-race wreck scrambled the running order in Saturday’s ToyotaCare 250, Dale Earnhardt Jr. survived a two-lap dash in overtime to win his first NASCAR XFINITY Series race since 2010 and the first in his own JR Motorsports equipment.

Earnhardt held off Ty Dillon by 0.266 seconds in a main event that ran nine laps past its scheduled distance of 140 laps, but Dillon collected the $100,000 Dash 4 Cash bonus available to the two highest finishes among XFINITY Series regulars from the two heats that preceded the main event.

The victory was Earnhardt’s fourth at Richmond – his first at the 0.75-mile short track since 2002 – and the 24th of his career. Earnhardt’s last win in the series came in the July 2010 race at Daytona in a No. 3 Chevrolet owned by Richard Childress.   Continue reading

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

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

Dash 4 Cash Heat Racing Debuts for NASCAR XFINITY Series at Bristol

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Dash 4 Cash Heat Racing Debuts for NASCAR XFINITY Series at Bristol

Chase Berth and $1,000,000 on the Line in Four Dash 4 Cash Events 

The NASCAR XFINITY Series will take racing back to its roots with Heat races, beginning with the first of four Dash 4 Cash events Saturday, April 16, at Bristol Motor Speedway starting at 12:30 pm ET on FOX Sports 1, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. 

NASCAR XFINITY Series drivers will compete in one of two 50-lap Heat races to become eligible to win $100,000 in the 200-lap Main event. As in years past, the potential for a $1,000,000 total payout stands. New for this year, a driver who wins multiple Dash 4 Cash bonuses will earn a spot in the 2016 NASCAR XFINITY Series Chase, provided he/she remains eligible per the NASCAR rule book.  Continue reading