NASCAR Erik Jones

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CHASE FORMAT HAS ADDED AGGRESSION TO ERIK JONES’ RACING STYLE

Top-seeded Erik Jones didn’t wait for the seven-race XFINITY Series playoff to alter his racing style to suit the new elimination format.

By his own admission, Jones raced conservatively last year in winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship. But the win-and-you’re-in structure of the XFINITY Chase has given the driver of the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota more freedom to race for victories at any cost. Continue reading →

Erik Jones Wins at Chicagoland, Enters NASCAR XFINITY Series Chase as Top Seed

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Kyle Busch opened the door, and that was all the invitation Erik Jones needed.

When Busch, the polesitter for Saturday’s The Drive for Safety 300 at Chicagoland Speedway, spun with a tire down while leading on Lap 182 of 200, Jones took full advantage of his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate’s misfortune.

The driver of the No. 20 JGR Toyota restarted sixth on Lap 187 after Busch brought out the eighth caution of the afternoon and quickly closed the gap on Elliott Sadler, who restarted second and grabbed the lead from JR Motorsports teammate Clint Bowyer, who had stayed out on old tires. Continue reading →

Kyle Busch Wins Chicagoland Truck Race as Inaugural Chase field is set

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In a race punctuated by a record ten cautions, Kyle Busch streaked away from Chase hopeful Cameron Hayley in overtime and won Friday night’s American Ethanol E15 225 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Chicagoland Speedway.

With Busch’s victory over runner-up Daniel Hemric, who passed Hayley after the final restart on lap 150, Hemric and Timothy Peters locked up the final two of eight spots in the inaugural Camping World Truck Series Chase, which starts Sept. 24 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Continue reading →

NASCAR XFINITY Series Drive for Safety 300 at Chicagoland Speedway Preview

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321227 NASCAR XFINITY Series drivers will race 300 miles in 200 laps in the Drive for Safety 300 at Chicagoland Speedway on Saturday, September 17th. This is their final race before the inaugural Chase for the XFINITY Series title begins. Television coverage begins at 2:30 pm ET on NBC, with a green flag around 3 pm ET. Radio coverage is on MRN and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio, channel 90.  Continue reading →