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.
With so many unknown’s coming into this past weekend of action at Indianapolis, the general post race consensus is that the début of the new high drag aero package was a disappointment. Although, the finishes for both the XFINITY Series and Sprint Cup Series races came down to the last few laps, fans and drivers were not happy with the new package as it created some flaws throughout the weekend. Continue reading →
Brad Keselowski, driver of the #22 Discount Tire Ford, leads a pack of cars during the NASCAR XFINITY Series Kentucky 300 at Kentucky Speedway on July 10, 2015 Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images
Brad Keselowski, driver of the #22 Discount Tire Ford, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR XFINITY Series Kentucky 300 at Kentucky Speedway on July 10, 2015 Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images
Brad Keselowski, driver of the #22 Discount Tire Ford, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series Kentucky 300 at Kentucky Speedway on July 10, 2015 Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images
Brad Keselowski, driver of the #22 Discount Tire Ford, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series Kentucky 300 at Kentucky Speedway on July 10, 2015 Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images
Brad Keselowski held of Erik Jones and a charging Kyle Busch after a restart with 31 laps left and collected his first NASCAR XFINITY Series victory of the season in Friday night’s Kentucky 300 at Kentucky Speedway.
A late two-tire call put Keselowski in front for a restart on lap 170, and though the No. 22 Team Penske Ford ceded the lead to Jones for 22 circuits, Keselowski regained the top spot with a daring move to the inside through traffic entering the tri-oval on lap 92 and held on to win by less than a quarter-second. Continue reading →
Erik Jones, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, leads cars into turn one.during the NASCAR XFINITY Owens Corning AttiCat 300 at Chicagoland Speedway on June 21, 2015 Photo – Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images
Erik Jones, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR XFINITY Owens Corning AttiCat 300 at Chicagoland Speedway on June 21, 2015 Photo – Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images
Erik Jones, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, waves the checkered flag after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Owens Corning AttiCat 300 at Chicagoland Speedway on June 21, 2015 Photo – Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images
Erik Jones, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, does a burnout after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Owens Corning AttiCat 300 at Chicagoland Speedway on June 21, 2015 Photo – Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images
Erik Jones, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Owens Corning AttiCat 300 at Chicagoland Speedway on June 21, 2015 Photo – Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images
Erik Jones, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, holds the trophy after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Owens Corning AttiCat 300 at Chicagoland Speedway on June 21, 2015 Photo – Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images
Erik Jones’ last-ditch push had a victory payoff on Sunday.
Neck-and-neck with Ryan Blaney entering the last dozen laps, Jones finally slipped ahead after a restart and rolled to a 1.958-second victory margin in Sunday’s Owens Corning AttiCat 300 race at Chicagoland Speedway. Continue reading →