{"id":3088,"date":"2016-05-14T23:00:08","date_gmt":"2016-05-15T04:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=3088"},"modified":"2016-05-15T15:31:37","modified_gmt":"2016-05-15T20:31:37","slug":"erik-jones-dashes-to-second-xfinity-series-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2016\/05\/14\/erik-jones-dashes-to-second-xfinity-series-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Erik Jones dashes to second XFINITY Series win"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Reid Spencer<\/b><\/span>
\nNASCAR Wire Service<\/b><\/span>
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DOVER, Del. \u2013<\/span><\/span><\/strong> NASCAR\u2019s new Dash 4 Cash format agrees with Erik Jones \u2013 even when his No. 20 Toyota is running on older tires.<\/span>
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Despite staying out on used rubber for a restart with five laps left in Saturday\u2019s Ollie\u2019s Bargain Outlet 200 at Dover International Speedway, Jones pulled away to beat runner-up Darrell Wallace Jr. to the finish line by 1.434 seconds.<\/span>
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\"Erik

Erik Jones, driver of the #20 Reser’s Fine Foods Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series Ollie’s Bargain Outlet 200 at Dover International Speedway on May 14, 2016 in Dover, Delaware. (Photo by Patrick Smith\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

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The victory was Jones second of the year, both on concrete tracks (Bristol and Dover). He has now won two of the three NASCAR XFINITY Series races held under the new Dash 4 Cash format, which features two heat races and a main event.<\/span>
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Since his car was blessed with short-run speed, Jones and crew chief Chris Gabehart liked their chances at the front of the field on older tires, even though others came to the pits for fresh rubber before a restart on Lap 116 of 120.<\/span>
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Driving a stock car for the first time in seven months, Alex Bowman came home third after leading 33 laps, a run that was broken by a debris caution on Lap 71. The top three finishers \u2013 Jones, Wallace and Bowman \u2013 are all alumni of NASCAR Next, an industry initiative that spotlights the sport’s rising stars.<\/span>
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Justin Allgaier ran fourth, followed by Ty Dillon and series leader Elliott Sadler, who holds a three-point edge in the standings over ninth-place finisher Daniel Su\u00e1rez.<\/span>
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\"Daniel

Daniel Suarez, driver of the #19 ARRIS Toyota, and Elliott Sadler, driver of the #1 OneMain Chevrolet, take the green flag to start the NASCAR XFINITY Series Ollie’s Bargain Outlet 200 Heat #2 at Dover International Speedway on May 14, 2016 in Dover, Delaware. (Photo by Drew Hallowell\/NASCAR via Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

“I couldn\u2019t see how many came to pit road, so I wasn\u2019t too sure,” Jones said of the decision to stay out under the final caution. “I was a little anxious to see how many came and how many stayed out. Fortunately enough stayed out to make it viable for us to still get the win here.”<\/span>
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After seven months away from racing, except for an appearance at the Chili Bowl in January in a midget car, Bowman made steady progress throughout the weekend in the first of nine scheduled rides with JR Motorsports, the next of which will come at Pocono in early June.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

“I was a little worried, being so rusty,” Bowman said. “Obviously, you can\u2019t just take a car to the race track and go test anymore (because of NASCAR rules). I think Friday morning (before practice), I was probably the most nervous I\u2019ve been in years, as far as getting in the race car.<\/span>
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“This is one of the toughest places we come. \u2018Can I still do this? Am I going to mess up, make stupid mistakes?\u2019\u2026 I haven\u2019t given feedback on a race car in seven months either. I didn\u2019t really do a good job of that throughout practice, but I think (crew chief) Dave (Elenz) overcame it and gave me a really good piece for the race.”<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Wallace posted the highest XFINITY Series finish ever for an African-American driver, improving on his own record of third (twice), and he did it in a backup car, necessitated by a crash in Friday\u2019s practice.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Daniel

Daniel Suarez, driver of the #19 ARRIS Toyota, Elliott Sadler, driver of the #1 OneMain Chevrolet, and Ty Dillon, driver of the #3 Rheem Chevrolet, lead the field during the NASCAR XFINITY Series Ollie’s Bargain Outlet 200 Heat #2 at Dover International Speedway on May 14, 2016 in Dover, Delaware. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

“I keep saying it, we never give up,” Wallace said. “It\u2019s really a credit to my guys right here for really thrashing this thing. It\u2019s unfortunate when you do have to bring the backup car out, (but) we never give up and we work really hard to get some speed in this baby.”<\/span>
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But the day \u2013 and the $100,000 Dash 4 Cash bonus \u2013 belonged to Jones, who thought the tracks that stage the Dash 4 Cash races had more to do with his success than the format itself.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

“The tracks that they\u2019re at are tracks that I\u2019ve had historically good runs at,” Jones said. “It just kind of worked out that way. The heat race format gives us a chance to go out and adjust on our stuff. I think our ability to adjust and maintain and get better throughout the race is one of the best in the garage, and having the opportunity to do that in the heat race gives us that little bit of an edge.”<\/span>
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NASCAR XFINITY Series Race – Ollie’s Bargain Outlet 200<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Dover International Speedway<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Dover, Delaware<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Saturday, May 14, 2016<\/b><\/span>
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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 12. (19) Blake Koch, Chevrolet, 120.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 24. (27) Garrett Smithley #, Chevrolet, 116.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Average Speed of Race Winner:\u00a0 122.867 mph.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Time of Race:\u00a0 00 Hrs, 58 Mins, 36 Secs. Margin of Victory:\u00a0 1.434 Seconds.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Caution Flags:\u00a0 2 for 10 laps.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lead Changes:\u00a0 4 among 3 drivers.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lap Leaders:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 0; T. Dillon 1-11; E. Jones # 12-44; A. Bowman 45-77; E. Jones # 78-120.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led):\u00a0 E. Jones # 2 times for 76 laps; A. Bowman 1 time for 33 laps; T. Dillon 1 time for 11 laps.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Top 10 in Points: E. Sadler – 349; D. Su\u00e1rez – 346; T. Dillon – 319; J. Allgaier – 317; E. Jones # – 309; B. Gaughan – 305; B. Jones # – 290; B. Poole # – 282; D. Wallace Jr – 268; R. Reed – 244.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Erik Jones, driver of the #20 Reser’s Fine Foods Toyota, leads a pack of cars during the NASCAR XFINITY Series Ollie’s Bargain Outlet 200 Heat #1 at Dover International Speedway on May 14, 2016 in Dover, Delaware. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Erik

Erik Jones, driver of the #20 Reser’s Fine Foods Toyota, wins the NASCAR XFINITY Series Ollie’s Bargain Outlet 200 at Dover International Speedway on May 14, 2016 in Dover, Delaware. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky\/NASCAR via Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Erik

Erik Jones, driver of the #20 Reser’s Fine Foods Toyota, celebrates after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series Ollie’s Bargain Outlet 200 at Dover International Speedway on May 14, 2016 in Dover, Delaware. (Photo by Matt Hazlett\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Erik

Erik Jones, driver of the #20 Reser’s Fine Foods Toyota, celebrates after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series Ollie’s Bargain Outlet 200 at Dover International Speedway on May 14, 2016 in Dover, Delaware. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Erik

Erik Jones, driver of the #20 Reser’s Fine Foods Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane during the NASCAR XFINITY Series Ollie’s Bargain Outlet 200 at Dover International Speedway on May 14, 2016 in Dover, Delaware. Photo by Jeff Zelevansky\/NASCAR via Getty Images<\/p><\/div>\n

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By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service DOVER, Del. \u2013 NASCAR\u2019s new Dash 4 Cash format agrees with Erik Jones \u2013 even when his No. 20 Toyota is running on older tires. Despite staying out on used rubber for a restart with five laps left in Saturday\u2019s Ollie\u2019s Bargain Outlet 200 at Dover International Speedway, Jones […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3093,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[11],"tags":[222,16,181],"class_list":["post-3088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nascar","tag-dover-international-speedway","tag-nascar","tag-nascar-xfinity-series"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7hzTZ-NO","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DIS_NXS_EJones_D4C_051416.jpg?fit=2445%2C1630&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3088","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3088"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3088\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3098,"href":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3088\/revisions\/3098"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3093"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3088"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}