NASCAR O'Reilly Series PR

Austin Cindric and the No. 22 Discount Tire team led 38 laps and scored a solid third-place finish in the O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 Saturday night at Texas Motor Speedway. Cindric moved up to seventh in the driver point standings, 96 points behind the series leader Christopher Bell, with one race remaining in the Round of Eight in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs.

Nemechek started the race from the 11th-position and battled his way into the top-five to finish Stage One in the fourth-position. During the Stage One caution, Nemechek came to pit road for four tires, fuel and adjustments to help tighten his ROMCO Equipment Chevrolet after reporting back to the team that he was loose. Nemechek restarted from the seventh-position.

Tyler Reddick and the No. 2 Alsco Chevrolet Team Show Speed and Prowess at Texas Motor Speedway Before Late-Race Incident

Christopher Bell earned his series-leading eighth win of the season at Texas Motor Speedway tonight.

AUSTIN CINDRIC, No. 22 Discount Tire Ford Mustang - FINISHED 3rd “We had a fast enough Discount Tire Ford Mustang to win the race, no doubt. GIven the right track position we could have done it. We had great execution all day."

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Brandon Jones was made available to media at Texas Motor Speedway:

"We just had an off-week after a strong run at Kansas Speedway where we had a Top 10. Even though we were battling for the win late, the cards just didn’t really get put our way. We’re headed to Texas Motor Speedway – my favorite mile-and-a-half on the schedule. It’s newly repaved and it’s always super fast. I’m excited to get this No. 11 LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet back on track and try to finish off the season with a 'W'."

“What’s up, Kaulig Nation. We’re headed to Texas Motor Speedway this weekend. My final race of the year in the (No.) 10 car. It’s going to be cold – I’m going to bring my Carhartt. We’re going to bring the Nutrien Ag Solutions car that we ran at Kansas. We got all of the bugs worked out of it – we’re going to go for the win. It’s going to be awesome. I’m excited to get out there and go kick some butt.”

Michael Annett enters this weekend in Texas sixth in points, just 12 markers behind fourth with two races remaining in the Round of 8.

Nemechek and the No. 23 team will utilize chassis no. 220. This chassis was raced once in the 2018 season by Chase Elliott at Bristol Motor Speedway (start: 15th/finish: 8th) and twice during the 2019 season by Nemechek at Texas Motor Speedway (start: 8th/finish: 9th) and at Michigan International Speedway (start: 8th/finish: 8th).