Saturday, October 10, 2015

Austin Dillon Sweeps Charlotte Races in 2015

Posted by Wayne G. Barber

Austin Dillon wins XFINITY race at Charlotte: #33-Austin Dillon won the Drive for the Cure 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. #20-Erik Jones finished second, followed by #22-Brad Keselowski, #18-Daniel Suarez, #7-Regan Smith, #3-Ty Dillon, #60-Chris Buescher, #6-Darrell Wallace, Jr., #9-Chase Elliott and #1-Elliott Sadler.
Dillon started from the pole and led for 61 laps. #54-Kyle Busch led a race high 102 laps but hit the wall on lap 152, ending his challenge. There were 3 cautions for 13 laps and 7 lead changes among 5leaders.
  • Charlotte XFINITY Race Fast Facts:
    Austin Dillon won the 34th Annual Drive for the Cure 300 presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, his sixth victory in 94 NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
    This is his fourth victory and 14th top-10 finish in 2015.
    This is his second victory and fourth top-10 finish in six races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
    Dillon completed the season sweep at Charlotte with the win. It's the seventh sweep of Charlotte in NASCAR XFINITY Series history.
    Erik Jones (second) posted his first top-10 finish in two races at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It is his 14th top-10 finish in 2015.
    Brad Keselowski (third) posted his 12th top-10 finish in 16 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
    Daniel Suarez (fourth) was the highest finishing rookie.
    Chris Buescher leads the point standings by 26 points over Chase Elliott.
    (NASCAR Integrated Marketing)(10-9-2015)
  • XFINITY Driver standings following Charlotte:
    1) #60-Chris Buescher, 1055
    2) #9-Chase Elliott, 1029, -26
    3) #7-Regan Smith, 1021, -34
    4) #3-Ty Dillon, 1017, -38
    5) #6-Darrell Wallace Jr., 943, -112
    6) #1-Elliott Sadler, 942, -113
    7) #18-Daniel Suarez, 927, -128
    8) #2-Brian Scott, 901, -154
    9) #62-Brendan Gaughan, 893, -162
    10) #16-Ryan Reed, 798 -257
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