Dale Earnhardt Jr. dominated and survived a late race wreck to score the victory in the XFINITY race at Richmond. The driver of the No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet led 128 of the 149 laps on his way to winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond International Raceway.
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.
Kyle Busch continued his run of dominance in the NASCAR XFINITY Series with a dominant win in the Lone Star State. The driver of the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota led 150 of the 200 laps on his way to taking the checkered flag in the O'Reilly Auto Parts 300. It's his 80th career victory in the series and eighth at Texas Motor Speedway.
Wallace was at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville as part of a cross-promotion with Bristol Motor Speedway to promote the upcoming race weekend and the Battle at Bristol in September at Thunder Valley.
Jimmie Johnson was up front when it counted at the end of the race to score his 77th career victory in the Sprint Cup Series. With it, he moved past the late Dale Earnhardt and took sole possession of seventh-place on NASCAR's all-time wins list.
