The 2017 Cup champion rallied from an opening lap penalty to lead the final 51 laps and beat teammate Denny Hamlin to win at Richmond and advance to the Playoff's Round of 12.
The High Point, North Carolina, native claimed his third victory of the season and his second consecutive in recent weeks at the world center of racing.
NASCAR’s return to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval was worth the wait, if Riley Herbst’s thrilling victory Saturday in the Pennzoil 250 presented by Advance Auto Parts was any indication.
Riley Herbst won the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pennzoil 250 Presented by Advance Auto Parts, his first victory of the season and ninth top-10 finish in 2024.
Aric Almirola was half a lap away from claiming a marquee victory at Indianapolis Motor Speedway but settled for third place in a dramatic last-lap battle in the Xfinity Series race Saturday afternoon.
The 25-year-old Herbst from Las Vegas, Nevada, led 30 of 100-scheduled laps and prevailed in a final-lap battle with teammate Cole Custer and Aric Almirola to record his first Xfinity victory of the 2024 season at the Brickyard.
Chevrolet will have five drivers representing the Bowtie brand starting in the top-10 of Sunday’s 85-lap Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto after the conclusion of qualifying Saturday on the Streets of Toronto.
