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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 →

Tony Stewart is Back to Racing at Richmond this Weekend

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Team owner Tony Stewart stands in the garage area during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 8, 2016 in Fort Worth, Texas Photo - Sean Gardner/Getty Images

Team owner Tony Stewart stands in the garage area during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 8, 2016 in Fort Worth, Texas
Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images

Tony Stewart has been cleared by his doctors and NASCAR to return to racing, effective immediately. He will drive the No. 14 Mobil 1 Advanced Fuel Economy Chevrolet SS fielded by Stewart-Haas Racing throughout this weekend’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway.

Stewart missed the first eight races of the season after sustaining a burst fracture of the L1 vertebra in a Jan. 31 all-terrain vehicle accident. The prescribed rehabilitation regimen instituted by his doctors following a March 9 evaluation proved successful, allowing the three-time series champion to return for his final Sprint Cup season. 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 TreatMyClot.com 300 at Fontana Preview

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NASCAR XFINITY Series
Next Race: TreatMyClot.com 300 by Janssen
The Place: Auto Club Speedway
The Date: Saturday, March 19
The Time: 4 p.m. ET
TV: FS1, 3:30 p.m. ET
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Distance: 300 miles (150 laps)

Suárez Extends Standings Lead on Way to California

Following the second installment of the #NASCARGoesWest part of the NASCAR XFINITY Series schedule, Daniel Suárez now finds himself with an eight-point lead over second-place Elliott Sadler. Continue reading →

NASCAR XFINITY Series Axalta Faster, Tougher, Brighter 200 at Phoenix Preview

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NASCAR XFINITY Series

Next Race: Axalta Faster. Tougher. Brighter. 200

The Place: Phoenix International Raceway

The Date: Saturday, March 12

The Time: 2:30 p.m. ET

TV: FOX, 2 p.m. ET

Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

Distance: 200 miles (200 laps)

Suárez Takes Over Points Lead, Hits Major Milestone

On the strength of three consecutive top-tens to start the season, Daniel Suárez took the points lead for the first time in his young – and impressive – career.

It was also the first-time in NASCAR history that a driver born outside the United States has led the standings in any NASCAR national series. The Mexico-born driver also matched his best finish of second last weekend at Las Vegas. Continue reading →