Erik Jones battled back from a car that was so ill-handling in the first half of Saturday’s Ford EcoBoost 300 that he asked over the radio why it was so slow to ultimately have a shot at winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series championship in the final laps.
NXS: Jones’ Drive To Title Contention Fueled By Emotion And Passion
Erik Jones’ championship drive during the second half of the 2016 NASCAR XFINITY Series season has been driven by passion and emotion, in addition to a fast Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.
NXS: Larson’s Late Race Charge Pays Off; Claims Victory At Texas
It was a robery of Texas style perprotions, as Kyle Larson stole the victory from Brad Keselowski in the closing laps to take the win Saturday afternoon in the O’Riley Auto Parts Challenge from the Texas Motor Speedway, his fifth career Xfinity Series victory and his second of the season.
NXS: It’s A Tie! Brad Keselowski Wins Pole At Texas
It’s a tie! The cool and cloudy skies above the Texas Motor Speedway, Saturday afternoon, plays to the benefit of Brad Keselowski, as he wins his 20th Coors Light Pole Award of his career in the XFinity Series in a dead tie with Erik Jones, ahead of the Saturday’s 300 mile, O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge (3 pm ET, NBC, PRN, SiriusXM).
NXS: JGR Reigns Again in XFINITY Qualifying; Erik Jones Claims Iowa Pole
For the eighth time this season, Joe Gibbs Racing swept the top three positions in NASCAR XFINITY Series qualifying and left the rest of their competition searching for answers — led by Erik Jones, who toured the .875-mile Iowa Speedway in 23.204 seconds (135.752 mph) to grab the 21 Means 21 Pole Award for Sunday’s American Ethanol E-15 250.
AUDIO/QUALIFYING: Erik Jones Does it Again; Grabs XFINITY Pole at Charlotte
For the sixth time this season, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyotas swept the NASCAR XFINITY Series qualifying podium, with rookie Erik Jones taking his fourth pole of the season and seventh of his career in the No. 20 Gamestop Camry.