Xfinity Breakdown: Sammy Smith Wins, Jesse Love DQ’d in Wreck-Filled Rockingham Return
Love’s disqualification at the end of a chaotic race gave the win to Sammy Smith.
Love’s disqualification at the end of a chaotic race gave the win to Sammy Smith.
Smith picks up his third career NXS win after Jesse Love is disqualified in postrace inspection.
While Brandon Jones was victorious, his Joe Gibbs Racing teammates had terrible finishes at The Lady in Black.
“He’s definitely a hero of mine,” Burton said post-race about his father Jeff Burton following his 13th-place finish, including a stage one win.
The racing in the final stage featured 10 cautions, a last lap dump-and-run and a last corner Big One.
Harrison Burton, Josh Berry’s predecessor in the No. 21, is also running well in 2025. Brad Harrison encourages us not to give up on Burton.
Ford led more than 70% of the laps at both the Daytona 500 and Atlanta, yet failed to win either race.
Other top performers at Atlanta were Aric Almirola and Justin Allgaier.
What needs to be done to make superspeedway racing safer in the Cup Series?
It’s the fourth consecutive victory for Richard Childress Racing in this event.