The 24-year-old Gragson from Las Vegas, Nevada, punched his ticket to the Round of 8 with his record-tying fourth consecutive Xfinity victory in recent weeks at the Lone Star state.
This weekend the NASCAR Cup Series travels to Texas Motor Speedway as its Playoffs continue with the opening race in the Round of 12. The Xfinity Series begins its playoff run at Texas with 12 eligible drivers, led by Noah Gragson who has six wins this year, including three consecutive victories to end the regular season.
Clements went from the exhilaration of winning at Daytona and advancing to the Xfinity Series Playoffs, to an unexpected penalty that took away the victory, and finally, redemption, when the penalty was rescinded.
The 2015 Xfinity Series champion from Prosper, Texas, led a race-high 169 of 500 laps, including the final 61, to become the third consecutive non-Playoff competitor to win in the Round of 16.
The 24-year-old Gragson from Las Vegas, Nevada, led the final 25 laps en route to his sixth victory of the 2022 Xfinity Series season at Thunder Valley.
The 28-year-old Majeski from Seymour, Wisconsin, became the first Truck Series competitor to secure a Championship 4 finale spot by claiming his first career victory at Thunder Valley.
Kaden Honeycutt (No. 17 Mohawk Northeast / MMI Services Toyota) scored his second career ARCA Menards Series victory and his second win of the season in Friday’s LiUNA! 150
Top Fuel’s Jasmine Salinas powered to the provisional No. 1 spot on Friday at Pacific Raceways, moving closer to her first career top qualifier at the Muckleshoot Casino Resort NHRA Northwest Nationals.
