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Sunday, September 4, 2016

Elliott Sadler wins XFINITY race at Darlington

Posted by Wayne G. Barber Photo by Wayne G. Barber

Ryan Preece first top 10 in XFINITY Series

#1-Elliott Sadler won the VFW Sport Clips Help A Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway. It is his 12th XFINITY Series win and 2nd of the year. #18-Denny Hamlin finished second, followed by #19-Daniel Suarez, #42-Kyle Larson, #48-Brennan Poole, #20-Erik Jones, #22-Ryna Blaney, #51-Jeremy Clements, #33-Brandon Jones, and #01-Ryan Preece (his career best finish).

Pole sitter #2-Paul Menard ran up front most of the race, but had a flat tire late and had to pit under green. He finished 20th.
There were 3 cautions for 17 laps and 8 lead changes among 6 leaders.
The average speed was 128.719mph.

Elliott Sadler won the 34th Annual VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200, his 12th victory in 320 NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
This is his second victory and 21st top-10 finish in 2016.
This is his first victory and sixth top-10 finish in 13 races at Darlington Raceway.
Denny Hamlin (second) posted his ninth top-10 finish in nine races at Darlington Raceway. It is his second top-10 finish in 2016.
Daniel Suarez (third) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at Darlington Raceway.
Brennan Poole (fifth) was the highest finishing rookie.
Elliott Sadler leads the point standings by 54 points over Daniel Suarez.
(NASCAR Integrated Marketing)(9-3-2016)

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