Regan Smith, driver of the #7 Nationwide Children’s Hospital Chevrolet, Alex Tagliani, driver of the #22 Discount Tire Ford, and Chris Buescher driver of the #60 Zest Ford, drive during the NASCAR XFINITY Series Nationwide Children’s Hospital 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on August 15, 2015 Photo – Jeff Curry/Getty Images
Regan Smith, driver of the #7 Nationwide Children’s Hospital Chevrolet, celebrates after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series Nationwide Children’s Hospital 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on August 15, 2015 Photo – Jonathan Moore/Getty Images
What a difference a week makes.
After experiencing pure frustration last weekend at Watkins Glen (NY) International, Regan Smith answered his second road course race of the season with a bump-and-run on leader Alex Tagliani in the second-to-last corner on the last lap to score his first NASCAR XFINITY Series win of the season in Saturday’s Nationwide Children’s Hospital 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
The short-track-like move ended a 52-race winless streak for Smith driving the No. 7 Chevrolet for JR Motorsports. Continue reading →
Joey Logano, driver of the #12 Snap-on Ford, leads the field during the NASCAR XFINITY Series Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen International on August 8, 2015 Photo – Chris Graythen/Getty Images
Joey Logano, driver of the #12 Snap-on Ford, leads the field during the NASCAR XFINITY Series Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen International on August 8, 2015 Photo – Chris Graythen/Getty Images
Joey Logano, driver of the #12 Snap-on Ford, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR XFINITY Series Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen International on August 8, 2015 Photo – Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images
Joey Logano, driver of the #12 Snap-on Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen International on August 8, 2015 Photo – Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images
Penalty? So what?
Polesitter Joey Logano shook off a pit road infraction that sent him to the back of the field early in Saturday’s Zippo 200 at The Glen.
But by the end of the NASCAR XFINITY Series race, Logano’s No. 12 Team Penske Ford was comfortably at the front of the field. The only other car that was close was the No. 22 of teammate Brad Keselowski, who recovered from a pit road speeding penalty to finish second. Continue reading →
Ryan Blaney, driver of the #22 Discount Tire Ford, leads during the NASCAR XFINITY Series U.S. Cellular 250 race, at Iowa Speedway on August 1, 2015 Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images
Ryan Blaney, driver of the #22 Discount Tire Ford, takes the checkered flag while winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series U.S. Cellular 250 at Iowa Speedway on August 1, 2015 Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images
Ryan Blaney, driver of the #22 Discount Tire Ford, does a burn out after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series U.S. Cellular 250 at Iowa Speedway on August 1, 2015 Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images
Ryan Blaney, driver of the #22 Discount Tire Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series U.S. Cellular 250 at Iowa Speedway on August 1, 2015 Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images
As the cautions — and wreckage — piled up, Ryan Blaney didn’t blink.
Trouble reigned for most in the late tension-filled stages of the U.S. Cellular 250 NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Iowa Speedway, but the driver of the No. 22 Discount Tire Ford remained calm and poised.
Kyle Busch, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, and Daniel Suarez, driver of the #18 ARRIS Toyota, take the green flag to start the NASCAR XFINITY Series Lilly Diabetes 250 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 25, 2015 Photo – Ranier Ehrhardt/Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR XFINITY Series Lilly Diabetes 250 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 25, 2015 Photo – Robert Laberge/Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series Lilly Diabetes 250 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 25, 2015 Photo – Robert Laberge/Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, celebrates with the checkered flag after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series Lilly Diabetes 250 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 25, 2015 Photo – Chris Graythen/Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, and his wife Samantha celebrate by kissing the bricks as their son Brexton looks on after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series Lilly Diabetes 250 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 25, 2015 Photo – Matt Sullivan/Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series Lilly Diabetes 250 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 25, 2015 Photo -Sarah Crabill/Getty Images
With a relentless charge that forced Ryan Blaney into a mistake on the last lap, Kyle Busch grabbed the lead with a half-lap left at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and took the checkered flag in Saturday’s Lilly Diabetes 250 NASCAR XFINITY Series race.
Blaney missed his mark in turn two as Busch closed in, and with his momentum broken, the driver of the No. 22 Ford couldn’t stave off Busch’s winning pass on the backstretch. The No. 54 pulled away to win by .421 seconds, as Busch continued his white-hot run with his second XFINITY victory of the season, his second at The Brickyard and the record 72nd of his career. Continue reading →
