The NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) held the Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway (BMS).
NOTES OF INTEREST:
- Kyle Larson won his second career XFINITY Series pole (both coming at BMS) with a new track record (14.992 seconds)
- This was CGR’s first XFINITY Series pole since 2008 (Dario Franchitti, Watkins Glen)
- Larson, who collected the stage 1 victory, led four times for a race-high 180 laps
- The No. 42 team moves up to fourth in the XFINITY Series owners’ standings
- The race was slowed by nine cautions for 85 laps, including two red flags, totaling over 1:40 minutes (1:38 minute red flag for rain)
- There were 15 lead changes among seven different drivers
Results (with starting position)
P1 – (4) Erik Jones, No. 20 Toyota
P7 – (1) Kyle Larson, No. 42 ENEOS Chevrolet Camaro
CGR QUOTEBOARD
“Good job by everyone today, just couldn’t catch a break at the end of the race. I thought we were looking good towards the end, but a punctured tire did us in. Had a fast ENEOS Chevy and could move around, just had some bad luck.”
Kyle Larson,
No. 42 ENEOS Chevrolet Camaro
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2017 Schedule & Results
Kyle Larson’s next XFINITY race of the season in the ENEOS No. 42 Chevrolet Camaro will be June 10 at the Pocono 250 in Long Pond, PA.
| Mar 25 | Treatmyclot.com 300 View results |
Auto Club Speedway | Fontana, CA | 1st |
| Apr 22 | Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300* |
Bristol Motor Speedway | Bristol, TN | 7th |
| June 10 | Pocono 250 |
Pocono Raceway | Long Pond, PA | |
| July 15 | New Hampshire 200 |
Auto New Hampshire Motor Speedway | Loudon, NH | |
| Sept 16 | Chicagoland 300 |
Chicagoland Speedway | Joliet, IL | |
| Nov 4 | O’Reilly Autoparts 300 |
Texas Motor Speedway | Fort Worth, TX |
*New track speed record during qualifying
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.