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snapped a three-year winless streak after taking victory in a dramatic NASCAR Xfinity race at Darlington. His final victory got here 98 races in the past at Martinsville early within the 2022 season.
“It is all for my confidence however it’s additionally good to show some haters and a few individuals who mentioned I wasn’t able to doing it flawed once more,” mentioned Jones, who now has six wins as a NASCAR Xfinity Sequence driver. “This race staff has had it coming for a very long time. Sam McCauly is one hell of a crew chief. Had so many seconds final yr, so I am glad I obtained that off my again. This place is freaking superior. I like coming to Darlington, man. Second win (right here). That is big momentum.”
Dale Earnhardt Jr. congratulates Brandon Jones, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Dale Earnhardt Jr. congratulates Brandon Jones, Joe Gibbs Racing ToyotaJames Gilbert / Getty Pictures
James Gilbert / Getty Pictures
The run to the end
In Saturday’s race, there have been solely 4 units of tires out there to groups, forcing them to watch out about when to take recent rubber. However when the inexperienced flag flew for the ultimate stage, many of the frontrunners nonetheless had two units left.
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On the entrance, it was a battle between the teammates as handed . He remained in management till a warning was waved for a spin by . Pit street proved to be a battle for Chastain’s staff, falling from first to fifth after his cease.
Because the laps ticked away, the three Cup Sequence regulars obtained into it close to the entrance. Chastain slid up in entrance of , who proceeded to bump Chastain below warning to indicate his displeasure. Undeterred, Chastain aggressively gained floor on the following restart, pinching into the wall. Moments later, he charged round Jones and surged into the race lead.
It gave the impression to be his race to lose however one other accident within the midfield meant one other spherical of pit stops, the place Chastain in opposition to misplaced a number of positions.
That left Jones main amongst those that pitted. He nonetheless needed to navigate a handful of automobiles who selected to remain out on older tires, however as soon as he did, the driver was in a position to drive off with the win.
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Elliott completed second, Allgaier third, Chastain fourth, and fifth. , , , , and rounded out the highest ten.
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