Saturday, April 11, 2015

Jones lands first Xfinity win at Texas

Takes Checkered from Pole


It was just his ninth outing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series; however newcomer  Erik Jones earned his first trip to victory line in the series.  Jones also became the second-youngest series winner ever at Texas Motor Speedway at the age of 18 years, 10 months and 11 days.

Jones lands first Xfinity win at Texas


"This is surreal," said Jones, who has already been making waves in the last year as a breakthrough talent in the Camping World Truck Series driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports. "This is just amazing. We beat Cup guys tonight! Just a really cool day and something I'm really proud of not only for myself but everybody at Joe Gibbs Racing.  "It's a great feeling knowing you had to work for it, that it was not just handed to you," he added. "That confidence is something I never doubted in myself."

Jones lands first Xfinity win at Texas


Race results

1. Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing 2hrs 15mins 21secs after 200 laps
2. Brad Keselowski Team Panske + 1.624s
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr JR Motorsports + 4.569s
4. Regan Smith JR Motorsports + 5.163s
5. Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing + 6.909s
6. Darrell Wallace Jr Roush Fenway Racing + 9.741s
7. Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing + 10.142s
8. Chase Elliott JR Motorsports + 10.494s
9. Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing + 11.662s
10. Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing + 12.090s
11. Elliott Sadler Roush Fenway Racing + 12.338s
12. Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing + 13.051s
13. Brennan Poole HScott Motorsports -Ganassi Racing + 17.134s
14. Sam Hornish Jr Biagi-Denbeste Racing + 20.369s
15. Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing + 25.130s
16. Dakoda Armstrong Richard Petty Motorsports + 27.794s
17. John Wes Townley Athenian Motorsports + 32.274s
18. Daniel Suarez Joe Gibbs Racing + 1 lap
19. J.J. Yeley JGL Racing + 1 lap
20. Ryan Sieg RSS Racing + 1 lap
21. Ross Chastain JD Motorsports + 1 lap
22. Jeremy Clements Clements Racing + 2 laps
23. David Starr TriStar Motorsports + 2 laps
24. Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports + 3 laps
25. Landon Cassill JD Motorsports + 3 laps
26. Brandon Gdovic Viva Motorsports + 4 laps
27. Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports + 5 laps
28. Mario Gosselin DGM Racing + 5 laps
29. Eric McClure JGL Racing + 8 laps
30. Peyton Sellers Obaika Racing + 10 laps
31. Joey Gase Means Racing + 14 laps
32. Blake Koch TriStar Motorsports + 18 laps
33. Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing + 33 laps Accident
34. Cale Conley TriStar Motorsports + 35 laps Accident
35. Timmy Hill NEMCO Racing + 50 laps Running
36. Derrike Cope ML Motorsports + 121 laps Engine
37. Stanton Barrett NEMCO Motorsports + 189 laps Engine
38. Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports + 190 laps Vibration
39. Derek White SR2 Motorsports + 193 laps Transmission
40. Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing + 198 laps Engine


No comments: