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Erik Jones, driver of the #20 Hisense Toyota, crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR XFINITY Series Drive for Safety 300 at Chicagoland Speedway on September 17, 2016 in Joliet, Illinois.
Starting from 5. Car 20 Erik Jones Hisense Toyota won the 16th Annual The Drive for Safety 300, his 6th win in 52 NASCAR XFINITY Series races. This is his 4th win & 16th Top 10 finish in 2016. This is his 2nd win & 3rd Top 10 finish in three races at Chicagoland Speedway, also he was the highest finishing rookie. Erik Jones will be seeded 1st in the 2016 NASCAR XFINITY Series Chase. 2nd Place Car 42 Kyle Larson ENEOS Chevrolet, started from 8th place posted his 3rd Top 10 finish in 6 races at Chicagoland Speedway. It is his 10th Top 10 finish in 2016. 3rd Place Car 1 Elliott Sadler OneMain Chevrolet, started from 4th place posted his 8th Top 10 finish in 14 races at Chicagoland Speedway.
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Erik Jones, driver of the #20 Hisense Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series Drive for Safety 300 at Chicagoland Speedway on September 17, 2016 in Joliet, Illinois.
4th Place Car 19 Daniel Suarez ARRIS Toyota, started from 2nd place followed by 5th place Car 7 Justin Allgaier LetsTalkFood.com Chevrolet, started from 3rd place. 6th Place Car 88 Clint Bowyer Morton Buildings Chevrolet, started from 7th place followed by 7th place Car 22 Joey Logano Discount Tire Ford, started from 9th place. 8th Place Car 62 Brendan Gaughan American Ethanol/Thorntons Chevrolet, started from 12th place followed by 9th place Car 2 Paul Menard Richmond/Menards Chevrolet, started from 6th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 33 Brandon Jones Tide/Menards Chevrolet,in 10th place, started from 40th place.
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Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota, and Daniel Suarez, driver of the #19 ARRIS/TMNT Michelangelo Toyota, lead the field to start the NASCAR XFINITY Series Drive for Safety 300 at Chicagoland Speedway on September 17, 2016 in Joliet, Illinois.
The race had 8 Cautions for 38 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 7 for Car 70 Derrike Cope E-hydrate/BSB Development Chevrolet crash in Turn 3. 2nd Caution on lap 27 for Competition. 3rd Caution on lap 83 for Car 16 Ryan Reed Lilly Diabetes/American Diabetes Association Ford Stopped On Track. 4th Caution on lap 90 for Fluid On Track. 5th Caution on lap 103 for Car 42 Kyle Larson ENEOS Chevrolet, Car 16 Ryan Reed Lilly Diabetes/American Diabetes Association Ford crash on the Backstretch. 6th Caution on lap 113 for Fluid On Track. 7th Caution on lap 161 for Car 97 Jordan Anderson VroomBrands Chevrolet Stalled On Track. 8th Caution on lap 183 for Car 18 Kyle Busch NOS Energy Drink Toyota Spin Turn 2.
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Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota, and Daniel Suarez, driver of the #19 ARRIS/TMNT Michelangelo Toyota, lead a pack of cars during the NASCAR XFINITY Series Drive for Safety 300 at Chicagoland Speedway on September 17, 2016 in Joliet, Illinois.
The race had 22 Lead Changes among 11 drivers. Lap Leaders: K. Busch(i) 1; D. Suarez 2-5; K. Busch(i) 6-10; D. Suarez 11; K. Busch(i) 12-27; T. Kvapil(i) 28-29; K. Busch(i) 30-31; K. Larson(i) 32-40; K. Busch(i) 41-79; E. Sadler 80; J. Allgaier 81; K. Busch(i) 82-103; J. Logano(i) 104-108; K. Busch(i) 109-154; B. Gaughan 155; R. Preece # 156-157; K. Busch(i) 158-164; E. Jones # 165; K. Busch(i) 166-181; J. Allgaier 182-183; C. Bowyer(i) 184-186; E. Sadler 187-191; E. Jones # 192-200. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): K. Busch(i) 9 times for 154 laps; E. Jones # 2 times for 10 laps; K. Larson(i) 1 time for 9 laps; E. Sadler 2 times for 6 laps; D. Suarez 2 times for 5 laps; J. Logano(i) 1 time for 5 laps; J. Allgaier 2 times for 3 laps; C. Bowyer(i) 1 time for 3 laps; R. Preece # 1 time for 2 laps; T. Kvapil(i) 1 time for 2 laps; B. Gaughan 1 time for 1 lap.
Top 10 in Points: E. Sadler – 891; D. Suarez – 832; J. Allgaier – 823; T. Dillon – 807; E. Jones # – 797; B. Gaughan – 789; B. Poole # – 756; B. Jones # – 733; D. Wallace Jr – 680; R. Reed – 635.
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Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota, and Daniel Suarez, driver of the #19 ARRIS/TMNT Michelangelo Toyota, lead a pack of cars during the NASCAR XFINITY Series Drive for Safety 300 at Chicagoland Speedway on September 17, 2016 in Joliet, Illinois.
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Erik Jones, driver of the #20 Hisense Toyota, leads a pack of cars during the NASCAR XFINITY Series Drive for Safety 300 at Chicagoland Speedway on September 17, 2016 in Joliet, Illinois.
Erik Jones won the race with a Margin of Victory: 0.392 Seconds. Erik Jones said “It was tough, I knew we were in a good spot on tires, but we pretty far back – think we restarted 6th there. I didn’t know if my Hisense Camry was going to have enough time to get back up to the front, but we had a really good restart and got clear to third and then just had to go chase Elliott down. It was a matter of time before we got around him. What an awesome day!”
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(Back Row L-R)Darrell Wallace Jr, driver of the #6 TMNT Shredder Ford, Brendan Gaughan, driver of the #62 American Ethanol/Thorntons Chevrolet, Ty Dillon, driver of the #3 Rheem Chevrolet, Elliott Sadler, driver of the #1 OneMain Chevrolet, Ryan Reed, driver of the #16 Lilly Diabetes/American Diabetes Association Ford, Daniel Suarez, driver of the #19 ARRIS/TMNT Michelangelo Toyota, (Front Row L-R)Erik Jones, driver of the #20 Hisense Toyota, Justin Allgaier, driver of the #7 LetsTalkFood.com Chevrolet, Brennan Poole, driver of the #48 DC Solar Chevrolet, Brandon Jones, driver of the #33 Tide/Menards Chevrolet, Blake Koch, driver of the #11 LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet, and Ryan Sieg, driver of the #39 RSS Racing Chevrolet, pose with the NASCAR XFINITY Series trophy after the NASCAR XFINITY Series Drive for Safety 300 at Chicagoland Speedway on September 17, 2016 in Joliet, Illinois
NASCAR XFINITY Series Race Number 26
Unofficial Race Results for the 16Th Annual The Drive For Safety 300 –
Saturday, September 17, 2016
Chicagoland Speedway – Joliet, IL – 1.5 Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 200 Laps – 300 Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
1. 5. Car 20 Erik Jones # Hisense Toyota 200 Running
2. 8. Car 42 Kyle Larson(i) ENEOS Chevrolet 200 Running
3. 4. Car 1 Elliott Sadler OneMain Chevrolet 200 Running
4. 2. Car 19 Daniel Suarez ARRIS Toyota 200 Running
5. 3. Car 7 Justin Allgaier LetsTalkFood.com Chevrolet 200 Running
6. 7. Car 88 Clint Bowyer(i) Morton Buildings Chevrolet 200 Running
7. 9. Car 22 Joey Logano(i) Discount Tire Ford 200 Running
8. 12. Car 62 Brendan Gaughan American Ethanol/Thorntons Chevrolet 200 Running
9. 6. Car 2 Paul Menard(i) Richmond/Menards Chevrolet 200 Running
10. 40. Car 33 Brandon Jones # Tide/Menards Chevrolet 200 Running
11. 10. Car 3 Ty Dillon Rheem Chevrolet 200 Running
12. 17. Car 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 200 Running
13. 1. Car 18 Kyle Busch(i) NOS Energy Drink Toyota 200 Running
14. 19. Car 44 JJ Yeley Zachry Toyota 200 Running
15. 13. Car 11 Blake Koch LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 200 Running
16. 18. Car 51 Jeremy Clements Harrison’s Outfitters & Workwear Chevrolet 200 Running
17. 20. Car 01 Ryan Preece # teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet 200 Running
18. 23. Car 93 David Starr Massimo Motors Chevrolet 199 Running
19. 26. Car 0 Garrett Smithley # teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet 199 Running
20. 15. Car 6 Darrell Wallace Jr TMNT Shredder Ford 198 Running
21. 11. Car 48 Brennan Poole # DC Solar Chevrolet 198 Running
22. 21. Car 28 Dakoda Armstrong LetsTalkFood.com Toyota 198 Running
23. 29. Car 90 Martin Roy Gamache Truck Center Chevrolet 198 Running
24. 25. Car 78 BJ McLeod # Momo Ford 197 Running
25. 22. Car 13 Timmy Hill(i) US Chrome/CrashClaimsR.Us Toyota 196 Running
26. 31. Car 52 Joey Gase JT Concrete Inc/FindDieselEngines.com Chevrolet 196 Running
27. 33. Car 25 Ryan Ellis Belly Up Beer Company Chevrolet 194 Running
28. 32. Car 07 Ray Black Jr # Scuba Life Chevrolet 184 Running
29. 34. Car 97 Jordan Anderson(i) VroomBrands Chevrolet 151 Transmission
30. 36. Car 74 Mike Harmon Dodge 126 Fuel Pump
31. 28. Car 14 Jeff Green Toyota 110 Wheel Bearing
32. 14. Car 16 Ryan Reed Lilly Diabetes/American Diabetes Association Ford 101 Accident
33. 27. Car 15 Travis Kvapil(i) Lilly Trucking Ford 82 Engine
34. 35. Car 89 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 49 Handling
35. 39. Car 77 Spencer Boyd(i) VroomBrands Chevrolet 43 Too Slow
36. 38. Car 92 Dexter Bean Gamache Truck Center Chevrolet 36 Rear Gear
37. 30. Car 70 Derrike Cope E-hydrate/BSB Development Chevrolet 27 Accident
38. 37. Car 40 Carl Long Braille Battery/Grafoid/Mohawk Market Dodge 16 Wheel Bearing
39. 16. Car 4 Ross Chastain Gerber Collision & Glass Chevrolet 9 Fuel Pump
40. 24. Car 10 Matt DiBenedetto(i) Toyota 3 Electrical
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reason indicated: Nos. 33, 40 and 77 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: N/A. Time of Race: 02 Hrs, 29 Mins, 17 Secs. Average Speed: 120.576 MPH Margin of Victory: 0.392 Seconds. Caution Flags: 8 for 38 laps. Lead Changes: 22 among 11 drivers.
Coors Light Pole Award: Kyle Busch, #18 180.735 mph. Duralast Brakes “Brake in the Race”: Kyle Busch, #18. Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Joe Gibbs Racing Engines – Mark Cronquist, #20. Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Erik Jones, #20. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Erik Jones, #20.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: Sep. 24, 2016 – Kentucky Speedway
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