BRISTOL, Tenn. -- Brandon Jones maintained a smile as he spoke to Regan Smith of FOX Sports 1, but the disappointment of such a strong run resulting in a sixth-place finish seeped through as the interview progressed.
BRISTOL, Tenn. -- The first thing Ryan Preece did after he climbed out of his car in victory lane was grab the oversized novelty check he received for winning the first race of this year’s XFINITY Series Dash 4 Cash, which he promptly tossed to his crew standing behind his car.
BRISTOL, Tenn. -- Erik Jones rallied back from a late speeding penalty and took the lead in the closing laps to score the victory in the NASCAR XFINITY Series Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
BRISTOL, Tenn. -- Kyle Larson will lead the field to the green flag this afternoon at Bristol Motor Speedway after winning the pole for the Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300.
After several weeks of unhappy fans, lackluster racing, and multiple Sprint Cup regulars winning all of the XFINITY Series events, Saturday's Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 provided a much-needed shot in the arm for a division struggling with credibility.
Erik Jones got a great restart in the closing laps and passed the leader to score the victory at Thunder Valley. The driver of the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota passed to the outside of Kyle Larson with three laps to go to win the Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway. It's the third win in the XFINITY Series for the 19 year old rookie out of Byron, Michigan.
The driver of the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota scored the pole for the Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 with a time of 15.239 and a speed of 125.914 mph. It's his fifth career pole in the XFINITY Series and second of 2016.
Blake Koch topped the chart in final XFINITY Series practice at Bristol Motor Speedway. The driver of the No. 11 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 15.516 and a speed of 123.666 mph.
Austin Dillon topped the chart in first XFINITY Series practice at Bristol Motor Speedway. The driver of the No. 2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 15.570 123.237 mph.
