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Rookie Jesse Love claims 1st NASCAR Xfinity Series win in another wild Talladega finish

Apr. 21, 2024 00:21 AM EDT

TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Nineteen-year-old rookie Jesse Love won the first NASCAR Xfinity Series race of his career in a crash-marred, double-overtime finish at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday. Love held off Brennan Poole, who pulled alongside roaring into the trioval, and took...

Almirola grabs lead on overtime restart and wins at Martinsville in Xfinity Series

Apr. 06, 2024 23:07 PM EDT

MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Aric Almirola grabbed the lead by going three-wide on the outside in a two-lap dash to the finish and won the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday night. Almirola, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, outran Sam Mayer and teammate...

Chandler Smith wins second career Xfinity Series race after Justin Allgaier's late flat tire

Mar. 09, 2024 19:48 PM EST

AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Chandler Smith won his second career Xfinity Series race on Saturday at Phoenix Raceway, earning a surprise victory for Toyota and Joe Gibbs Racing after Justin Allgaier crashed while holding a big lead with just four laps remaining. The 21-year-old Smith...

Chevrolet heads to Las Vegas undefeated in 2024 across all three NASCAR national series

Mar. 01, 2024 11:20 AM EST

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Two weeks into the new NASCAR season, Chevrolet heads into Las Vegas Motor Speedway undefeated. And not just in the top Cup Series, where Daniel Suarez of Trackhouse Racing won a three-wide photo finish at the checkered flag last week at Atlanta and William Byron...

Hill wins 2nd straight Xfinity race to open season as teammate Love runs out of gas at Atlanta

Feb. 24, 2024 20:33 PM EST

HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — Austin Hill won his second straight NASCAR Xfinity race to open the season, surging to the lead on an overtime restart when teammate Jesse Love ran out of gas, for a dramatic ending on Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday. Love, 19, finished 12th after leading 157...