On Saturday, Sammy Smith drives a dominant car to a NASCAR Xfinity Series win at Phoenix Raceway in the United Rentals 200.
AVONDALE, Ariz.—High school senior Sammy Smith made the most of the fastest car in Saturday’s United Rentals 200, becoming the youngest NASCAR Xfinity Series winner at Phoenix Raceway at age 18.
The NASCAR Xfinity Series has seen multiple drivers split seat time in a car, and even chase the owner’s championship. Normally it’s done with a rotation of Monster Energy Cup Series drivers and a veteran crew chief. JR Motorsports is choosing a different path for the drivers of the No. 8. While they have used a couple of Cup drivers like Chase Elliott and Ryan Preece, most of the schedule is covered by developing drivers like Jeb Burton, Ryan Truex, and Zane Smith, in the car for the Camping World 300 at Chicagoland Speedway on Saturday.
While five NASCAR Xfinity Series regulars are competing this weekend in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway – Joey Gase is in the No. 00 for StarCom Racing Chevrolet, Ross Chastain is in the No. 15 for Premium Motorsports Chevrolet, JJ Yeley is in the No. 23 for BK Racing Ford, Brendan Gaughan is in the No. 62 for Beard Motorsports Chevrolet and Landon Cassill is in the No. 99 for StarCom Racing Chevrolet – there are eight drivers gearing up for the next Playoff Round of 8 which begins at Kansas Speedway next week. Continue reading →
Christopher Bell, the driver of the #20 Rheem Toyota, poses with the winner?s decal on his car in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Bar Harbor 200 presented by Sea Watch International at Dover International Speedway on October 6, 2018, in Dover, Delaware. Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images
DOVER, Del. – In a scene that has become all but routine this season, Christopher Bell won Saturday’s Bar Harbor 200 at Dover International Speedway, collecting his sixth victory in his rookie year in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Continue reading →