The NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) held the O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday, April 9th.
NOTES OF INTEREST:
- Larson led once for 38 laps tonight. This was the second time he has led an XFINITY Series race in 2016
- The race was slowed by five cautions for 22 laps
- The race saw six lead changes among three drivers
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Results (with starting position)
P1 – (1) Kyle Busch, No. 18 Toyota
P2 – (2) Erik Jones, No. 20 Toyota
P3 – (8) Brad Keselowski, No. 22 Ford
P11 – (5) Kyle Larson, No. 42 ENEOS Chevrolet Camaro
CGR QUOTEBOARD
“Our race tonight started off pretty good, but didn’t end the way we wanted it to. The ENEOS Chevy was pretty strong to start the race and was handling good enough to lead some laps. I don’t know what happened, but around the midpoint of the race the car got really tight and we couldn’t run upfront like we had earlier in the night. We’ll get the car back to the shop and figure out what was going on to get better for next time.”
Kyle Larson, No. 42 ENEOS Chevrolet Camaro
“Our race tonight started off pretty good, but didn’t end the way we wanted it to. The ENEOS Chevy was pretty strong to start the race and was handling good enough to lead some laps. I don’t know what happened, but around the midpoint of the race the car got really tight and we couldn’t run upfront like we had earlier in the night. We’ll get the car back to the shop and figure out what was going on to get better for next time.”2016 Schedule
Kyle Larson next races in the ENEOS No. 42 Chevrolet Camaro on May 28th at the Hisense 300, Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, NC.
| Feb 20 | Powershares 300 View Results> |
Daytona International Speedway | Daytona Beach, FL | 34th |
| Feb 27 | Heads Up Georgia 250 View Results> |
Atlanta Motor Speedway | Hampton, GA | 2nd |
| Mar 19 | Treatmyclot.com 300 | Auto Club Speedway | Fontana, CA | 8th |
| Apr 9 | O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 | Texas Motor Speedway | Ft Worth, TX | 11th |
| May 28 | Hisense 300 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | Charlotte, NC | |
| Aug 20 | Food City 300 | Bristol Motor Speedway | Bristol, TN | |
| Sep 3 | Help a Hero 200 | Darlington Raceway | Darlington, SC | |
| Sep 17 | NASCAR XFINITY Series Chicagoland Race | Chicagoland Speedway | Joliet, IL | |
| Nov 19 | Ford Ecoboost 300 | Homestead-Miami Speedway | Homestead, FL |
About Chip Ganassi Racing Teams
Chip Ganassi has been a fixture in the auto racing industry for over 25 years and is considered one of the most successful as well as innovative owners the sport has anywhere in the world. Today his teams include four cars in the Verizon IndyCar Series, two cars in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, two cars in the NASCAR XFINITY Series, two factory Ford GT’s in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, two factory Ford GT’s in the FIA World Endurance Championship and two Supercars in Red Bull Global Rallycross. Overall his teams have 18 championships and 170 victories, including four Indianapolis 500s, a Daytona 500, a Brickyard 400 and six Rolex 24 At Daytonas and the 12 Hours of Sebring. Ganassi boasts state-of-the-art race shop facilities in Indianapolis and Concord, N.C., with a corporate office in Pittsburgh, Pa.