With 26 laps to go, Erik Jones had a solid restart, clearing both Brad Keselowski and Dale Earnhardt Jr. to take the lead. He would then cruise the rest of the way to scoring his first career XFINITY Series victory in the O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway.
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES – O’REILLY AUTO PARTS 300
Jeffrey Breazeale, Brandon Feeney, Tim Johnston, Marshall Gabell, Brooke Clarke and Ronald Costigan picked Chase Elliott, Brad Keselowski and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Elliott finished eighth, with Keselowski second and Earnhardt third. Points: 36+43+42=121
Ashley McCubbin picked Chase Elliott, Brad Keselowski and Denny Hamlin. Hamlin finished seventh. Points: 36+43+37=116
Justin Tucker picked Chase Elliott, Erik Jones and Brad Keselowski. Points: 36+48+43=127
Robert Hill picked Chase Elliott, Brad Keselowski and Brennan Poole. Brennan Poole finished 13th. Points: 36+43+31=110
Kreistina Blinova picked Ty Dillon, Austin Dillon and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Ty finished 12th, while Austin finished fifth. Points: 32+40+42=114
Kyle Magda picked Chase Elliott, Denny Hamlin and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Points: 36+37+42=115
Steve Love picked Regan Smith, Chase Elliott and Brad Keselowski. Smith finished fourth. Points: 40+36+43=119
Jeni Harris picked Darrell Wallace Jr., Chase Elliott and Erik Jones. Wallace finished sixth. Points: 39+36+48=123
Doug Townsend picked Ty Dillon, Brennan Poole and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Points: 32+31+42=105
Parker Ledger picked Regan Smith, Chase Elliott and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Points: 40+36+42=118
Rory Townsend picked Chase Elliott, John Wes Townley and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Townley finished 17th. Points: 36+28+42=106
Alex George picked Chase Elliott, Brennan Poole and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Points: 36+31+42=109
Mike Cousins picked Ty Dillon, Chris Buescher and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Buescher finished ninth. Points: 32+35+42=109
Stephen Placido picked Darrell Wallace Jr., Brad Keselowski and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Points: 39+42+43=124
The Results
- Justin Tucker – 127
- Stephen Placido – 124
- Jeni Harris – 123
- Jeffrey Breazeale, Brandon Feeney, Tim Johnston, Marshall Gabell, Brooke Clarke and Ronald Costigan – 121
- Steve Love – 119
- Parker Ledger – 118
- Ashley McCubbin – 116
- Kyle Magda – 115
- Kreistina Blinova – 114
- Robert Hill – 110
- Mike Cousins and Alex George – 109
- Rory Townsend – 106
- Doug Townsend – 105
Current XFINITY Series Standings
- (Points Leader Post Las Vegas) Stephen Placido – 579+124=703
- (Points Leader Post Las Vegas) Kyle Magda – 579+115=694 (-9)
- Justin Tucker – 562+127=689 (-14)
- Jeffrey Breazeale – 565+121=686 (-17)
- Brooke Clarke – 565+121=686 (-17)
- Ronald Costigan – 562+121=683 (-20)
- Tim Johnston – 556+121=677 (-26)
- Brandon Feeney – 550+121=671 (-32)
- Marshall Gabell – 534+121=655 (-48)
- Parker Ledger – 536+118=654 (-49)
- Mike Cousins – 542+109=651 (-52)
- Rory Townsend – 541+106=647 (-56)
- Ashley McCubbin – 529+116=645 (-58)
- Jeni Harris – 510+123=633 (-70)
- Kreistina Blinova – 513+114=627 (-76)
- Alex George – 514+109=623 (-80)
- Steve Love – 501+119=620 (-83)
- Robert Hill – 502+110=612 (-91)
- Doug Townsend – 499+105=604 (-99)
Current Overall Points Standings
- (Points Leader Post Cup Las Vegas) Kyle Magda – 1385+115=1500
- Justin Tucker – 1364+127=1491 (-9)
- Parker Ledger – 1356+118=1474 (-26)
- Brandon Feeney – 1343+121=1464 (-36)
- Brooke Clarke – 1335+121=1456 (-44)
- Stephen Placido – 1327+124=1451 (-49)
- Ronald Costigan – 1329+121=1450 (-50)
- Steve Love – 1330+119=1449 (-51)
- Jeffrey Breazeale – 1326+121=1447 (-53)
- Kreistina Blinova – 1330+114=1444 (-56)
- Ashley McCubbin – 1312+116=1428 (-72)
- Tim Johnston – 1306+121=1427 (-73)
- Alex George – 1301+109=1410 (-90)
- Doug Townsend – 1295+105=1400 (-100)
- Mike Cousins – 1287+109=1396
- Rory Townsend – 1252+106=1358
- Marshall Gabell – 1186+121=1307
- Jeni Harris – 1183+123=1306
- Robert Hill – 1190+110=1300