Roush Fenway Racing’s Elliott Sadler finished in the 21st position during Saturday’s NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) race at Dover International Speedway. Sadler qualified for the 200 lap event on Saturday morning and started the NXS race from the 13th position. Sadler battled handing issues at the beginning of the race, but continued to work his way forward. Running 10th, Sadler radioed in that his power voltage gauge was starting to drop. With 20 laps remaining in the race, Sadler was forced to come down pit road and replace batteries. With only a few laps remaining, Sadler returned to the track and crossed the finish line in the 21stposition.
Roush Fenway Racing driver Ryan Reed and the No. 16 Lilly Diabetes American Diabetes Association team finished 11th on Saturday at Dover International Speedway after starting in the 17th position.
Bubba Wallace traveled to his favorite track on the NASCAR circuit looking for his first NASCAR XFINITY Series victory. The 21-year-old captured his second pole at Dover International Speedway, led 52 laps, and ran in the top-five for the majority of the race. Contact with just a handful of laps remaining forced Wallace to pit road, relegating the team to a 17th-place finish.
Roush Fenway Racing’s Chris Buescher turned a gutsy fuel call by crew chief Scott Graves into his second win of the season in Saturday afternoon’s NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Dover International Speedway. Buescher made the fuel last in his No. 60 Roush Performance Ford Mustang, leading the final 10 laps of the race and crossing the finish line first, extending his lead in the series point standings.
“It’s unfortunate because the car was pretty good in the wet. When Kanaan hit the tire wall he just bounced right out in front of me and there was no where I could go. That’s just the way these things go. It’s unfortunate but we’ve had a great season so far and the Steak ‘n Shake team will be back strong tomorrow.”
Carlos Munoz earned his first career Verizon IndyCar Series victory as severe weather prompted a red flag with 47 of 70 scheduled laps in Race 1 of the Chevrolet Dual in Detroit presented by Quicken Loans on the 2.35-mile, 14-turn Raceway at Belle Isle Park.
The ending of Saturday’s “Buckle Up 200” presented by Click It or Ticket NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Dover International Speedway was nothing if not unconventional. One driver thought he was racing for the lead – but he wasn’t. Other drivers were struggling with pit road. And the eventual winner, who’d just knocked his teammate out of the way to take the lead, was actually driving as slowly as he could without losing it.
Roush Fenway Racing’s Chris Buescher took over the race lead with 10 laps remaining inSaturday’s NASCAR XFINITY Series race at the ‘Monster Mile’ of Dover International Speedway and was able to hang on, conserving enough fuel in his No. 60 Roush Performance Ford for the final 10 miles, as the XFINITY points leader claimed his second victory in the last three races. Buescher started the race on the outside of the front row by pole winner and teammate Bubba Wallace. After the one-two start, the two battled late for the lead, before Wallace had to pit with a flat tire after the two Fords made contact.
CHRIS BUESCHER, No. 60 Roush Performance Products Ford Mustang – YOU WERE SAVING FUEL, DID YOU THINK YOU WOULD MAKE IT TO THE END? “Honestly I never know what to believe when it comes to the end of these races. Scott always tells me we are a couple short but you just never know how much you need to save. We saved quite a bit there at the end and that whole run really we were just trying to be easy on the throttle."
Matt Kenseth (second) was the top-finishing Camry driver in Saturday’s NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) race at Dover International Speedway which was won by Chris Buescher.
Pocono Raceway, in partnership with Man Cave Health, will once again bring its impactful men’s health initiative to fans during the June 12-14 NASCAR race weekend.
In 16 previous NASCAR Cup Series starts at Michigan International Speedway (MIS), Spire Motorsports has two top-10 finishes with a best result of seventh earned by Zane Smith in 2024.
Layne Riggs, driver of the No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford F-150, is the hottest driver on the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series circuit after registering his second straight victory last weekend in Nashville.