Credit: 310021Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images. Erik Jones, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, waves the checkered flag after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Owens Corning AttiCat 300 at Chicagoland Speedway on June 21, 2015 in Joliet, Illinois.
Starting from 11th place Car 54 Erik Jones Monster Energy Toyota won the 5th Annual Owens Corning AttiCat 300, his 2nd win in 16 NASCAR XFINITY Series races. This is Jones 2nd win `& 8th Top 10 finish in 2015. This is his 1st win & 2nd Top 10 finish in two races at Chicagoland Speedway. 2nd Place Car 22 Ryan Blaney Hertz Ford starting from 24th place posted his 3rd Top 10 finish in 3 races at Chicagoland Speedway. It is his 4th Top 10 finish in 2015. 3rd Place Car 33 Austin Dillon Rheem Chevrolet starting from pole posted his 5th Top 10 finish in 5 races at Chicagoland Speedway.
Credit: 310022Kena Krutsinger/NASCAR via Getty Images. Erik Jones, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series Owens Corning AttiCat 300 at Chicagoland Speedway on June 21, 2015 in Joliet, Illinois.
4th Place Car 62 Brendan Gaughan South Point Chevrolet starting from 5th place followed by 5th place Car 60 Chris Buescher Ford EcoBoost Ford starting from 9th place. 6th Place Car 20 Ross Kenseth Dollar General Toyota starting from 2nd place. 7th Place Car 18 Daniel Suarez # ARRIS Toyota starting from 7th place was the highest finishing rookie. 8th Place Car 2 Brian Scott Jewel-Osco/Kraft Singles Chevrolet starting from 13th place followed by 9th place Car 3 Ty Dillon WESCO Chevrolet starting from 8th place. Lastly in the Top 10 Car 6 Darrell Wallace Jr. # Roush Performance Products Ford starting from 10th place. Chris Buescher leads the point standings by 29 points over Ty Dillon.
Credit: 310013Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images. Drivers move into turn one on a restart during the NASCAR XFINITY Owens Corning AttiCat 300 at Chicagoland Speedway on June 21, 2015 in Joliet, Illinois.
The race had 7 Cautions for 39 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 27 for Competition Caution. 2nd Caution on lap 81 for Retrieve tire. 3rd Caution on lap 98 for Car 6 Darrell Wallace Jr. Roush Performance Products Ford Spin in Turn 2. 4th Caution on lap 129 for Car 74 Mike Harmon Jr. Peters Automotive Dodge Stopped on the backstretch. 5th Caution on lap 151 for Car 25 Dylan Lupton Zaxby’s Chevrolet crash in Turn 2. 6th Caution on lap 179 for Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet Spin in Turn 2. 7th Caution on lap 185 for Car 43 Dakoda Armstrong WinField Ford crash on the frontstretch.
Credit: 310011Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images. Ryan Blaney, driver of the #22 Hertz Ford, leads cars into turn one during the NASCAR XFINITY Owens Corning AttiCat 300 at Chicagoland Speedway on June 21, 2015 in Joliet, Illinois.
The race had 23 Lead Changes among 11 drivers: Lap Leaders: A. Dillon(i) 0; R. Kenseth 1; A. Dillon(i) 2-27; J. Clements 28-29; A. Dillon(i) 30; R. Smith 31-38; E. Jones(i) 39-70; R. Blaney 71-73; E. Jones(i) 74-75; C. Elliott 76; D. Suarez # 77; R. Sieg 78-83; R. Blaney 84-85; E. Jones(i) 86-99; A. Dillon (i) 100; B. Gaughan 101-102; R. Smith 103-112; E. Jones(i) 113-130; R. Blaney 131-133; E. Jones(i) 134-150; B. Gaughan 151-152; D. Starr 153-154; R. Blaney 155-189; E. Jones(i) 190-200. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): E. Jones(i) 6 times for 94 laps; R. Blaney 4 times for 43 laps; A. Dillon(i) 3 times for 28 laps; R. Smith 2 times for 18 laps; R. Sieg 1 time for 6 laps; B. Gaughan 2 times for 4 laps; D. Starr 1 time for 2 laps; J. Clements 1 time for 2 laps; D. Suarez
# 1 time for 1 lap; R. Kenseth 1 time for 1 lap; C. Elliott 1 time for 1 lap.
Credit: 310010Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images. The green flag is waved for the start of the NASCAR XFINITY Owens Corning AttiCat 300 at Chicagoland Speedway on June 21, 2015 in Joliet, Illinois.
Top 10 in Points: C. Buescher – 528; T. Dillon – 499; C. Elliott – 485; R. Smith – 466; D. Wallace Jr. # – 462; E. Sadler – 447; B. Scott – 430; B. Gaughan – 419; R. Reed – 410; D. Suarez # – 407.
Credit: 310012Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images. Austin Dillon, driver of the #33 Rheem Chevrolet, makes a green flag pit stop during the NASCAR XFINITY Owens Corning AttiCat 300 at Chicagoland Speedway on June 21, 2015 in Joliet, Illinois.
The race started out by being postponed due to rain on Saturday to the next day. Erik Jones had a great weekend by winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 7th Annual American Ethanol 200 Presented By Enogen at Iowa Speedway on Friday June 19. Jones’ followed up Fridays win On Sunday by XFINITY Series 5th Annual Owens Corning AttiCat 300 at Chicagoland Speedway. Jones` at 19 years old, is the youngest NASCAR driver to win 2 races in the same weekend, has run in all three series this season.
“I got the inside of him and just barreled into (turn) three as hard as I could to clear and slid in front,” said Jones, who started 11th in his No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing. “Fortunately it worked and he didn’t try to cross us over or anything else.”
“It seemed like last year I’d be into these situations and be so nervous,” he said. “This time its like ‘I’ve got this.’ I felt like I’ve done it so many times throughout the year and throughout the day that it felt more natural. That’s definitely a product of seat time and being in the car every week or the truck every week. “It’s been a huge, huge help.”
In racing go by what you see not what you hear. NASCAR said on the radio the pits were open, the official manning the lights did not get the call. The light to enter the pits was still red so 22 cars got a penalty for entering the pits when they were closed.
NASCAR XFINITY Series Race Number 1
Unofficial Race Results for the 5Th Annual Owens Corning Atticat 300Â Sunday, June 21, 2015
Chicagoland Speedway – Joliet, IL – 1.5 Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 200 Laps – 300 Miles – Purse: $1,367,242
Finishing Position Starting Position Car # Driver Team Laps Status
1. 11. Car 54 Erik Jones(i) Monster Energy Toyota 200 Running
2. 24. Car 22 Ryan Blaney Hertz Ford 200 Running
3. 1. Car 33 Austin Dillon(i) Rheem Chevrolet 200 Running
4. 5. Car 62 Brendan Gaughan South Point Chevrolet 200 Running
5. 9. Car 60 Chris Buescher Ford EcoBoost Ford 200 Running
6. 2. Car 20 Ross Kenseth Dollar General Toyota 200 Running
7. 7. Car 18 Daniel Suarez # ARRIS Toyota 200 Running
8. 13. Car 2 Brian Scott Jewel-Osco/Kraft Singles Chevrolet 200 Running
9. 8. Car 3 Ty Dillon WESCO Chevrolet 200 Running
10. 10. Car 6 Darrell Wallace Jr. # Roush Performance Products Ford 200 Running
11. 3. Car 1 Elliott Sadler OneMain Financial Ford 200 Running
12. 14. Car 16 Ryan Reed Lilly/American Diabetes Association Ford 200 Running
13. 4. Car 7 Regan Smith Goody’s Chevrolet 200 Running
14. 6. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 200 Running
15. 16. Car 39 Ryan Sieg Uncle Bob’s Self Storage Chevrolet 200 Running
16. 19. Car 28 JJ Yeley Texas 28 Spirits Stage Toyota 200 Running
17. 15. Car 42 Brennan Poole DC Solar Chevrolet 200 Running
18. 25. Car 01 Ross Chastain # Gerber Collision & Glass Chevrolet 200 Running
19. 18. Car 51 Jeremy Clements RprbleVhcls.com/AllSthElctrc.com Chev 200 Running
20. 23. Car 14 Cale Conley # IAVA Toyota 200 Running
21. 17. Car 88 Ben Rhodes Alpha Energy Solutions Chevrolet 200 Running
22. 20. Car 8 Blake Koch LeafFilter Gutter Protection Toyota 200 Running
23. 27. Car 26 TJ Bell JGL Racing Toyota 200 Running
24. 26. Car 44 David Starr Zachry Toyota 200 Running 1 2
25. 21. Car 4 Harrison Rhodes # ChcgoBlckhwks/GrbrCllsn&Glss Chev 200 Running
26. 28. Car 24 Eric McClure Hefty Toyota 200 Running
27. 30. Car 97 Peyton Sellers # VroomBrands Chevrolet 200 Running
28. 12. Car 43 Dakoda Armstrong WinField Ford 197 Running
29. 34. Car 15 Jimmy Weller Lilly Trucking Chevrolet 197 Running
30. 33. Car 90 Martin Roy Gamache Truck Center Chevrolet 192 Running
31. 32. Car 52 Joey Gase DB Sales Company/Shabbona Creek RV Chevrolet 192 Running
32. 36. Car 74 Mike Harmon Jr. Peters Automotive Dodge 165 Ignition
33. 35. Car 13 Josh Reaume # Braille Battery/Grafoid Toyota 146 Running
34. 22. Car 25 Dylan Lupton Zaxby’s Chevrolet 145 Accident
35. 31. Car 70 Derrike Cope Bulletproof Energy Drink Chevrolet 134 Running
36. 38. Car 0 Bobby Gerhart teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet 69 Engine
37. 37. Car 89 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 44 Handling
38. 39. Car 40 John Jackson Braille Battery/Grafoid Dodge 34 Vibration
39. 40. Car 79 Matt Frahm DB Sales Company Chevrolet 5 Clutch
40. 29. Car 19 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota 2 Vibration
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: No. 1, No.3, No. 52, No. 79 (unnaproved adjustments), No. 22 (back up car), No. 0 and No. 74 (missing drivers meeting). Failed to Qualify:Â N/A. Time of Race: 02 Hrs, 31 Mins, 30 Secs. Average Speed: 118.812 MPH Margin of Victory: 1.958 Seconds.
3M Lap Leader: Erik Jones, #54 94 Laps Coors Light Pole Award: Austin Dillon, #33 176.569 mph Duralast Brakes “Brake in the Race”: Austin Dillon, #33. Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Joe Gibbs Racing Engines, #54 Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Chris Buescher, #60. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Daniel Suarez, #18.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: Jul. 4, 2015 – Daytona International Speedway
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