Rookies rolled to glory during NASCAR XFINITY Series pole qualifying on Saturday morning, sweeping the front row for the Pocono Green 250.
Denny Hamlin used strategy to gain track position at the start of Stage 2 of Sunday’s GEICO 500 at Talladega, ultimately taking his first stage victory of the season.
Post-race inspection failures marred both Kyle Busch’s victory in the XFINITY Series and Chase Elliott’s fifth-place finish in the Camping World Truck Series on Saturday at Atlanta.
A right rear tire failure on Kyle Busch’s No. 18 M&Ms Toyota Camry led to a five-car crash just past halfway in Sunday’s 59th annual Daytona 500 and caused Busch to lash out at Goodyear following the incident.
The most shocking storyline of Saturday’s NASCAR XFINITY Series qualifying session at Daytona Int’l Speedway was the failure of Toyota to put a car in the top 12 for the first time in five years.