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Sheldon Creed Led the Last Three Laps at Bristol and Won. He Takes an 11-Point Chase Lead to Las Vegas.
Sheldon Creed passed William Sawalich on an overtime restart and won the Food City 300 at Bristol by 0.253 seconds, leading only the final three laps. Carson Kvapil and Jesse Love led 240 laps between them and finished 24th and 17th. Creed now leads the O'Reilly Series Chase by 11 points over Justin Allgaier with six races left.
The Man With the Most Starts in This Series Lasted by Building His Own Engines. He Buys Them From Hendrick Now.
Jeremy Clements has more starts than anyone in the history of NASCAR's second national series, and says the hardest part of the job is funding, not driving. His family's engine shop is why he lasted; his car runs Hendrick engines now. Two other teams at Darlington described the same trade.
Sheldon Creed Won the Chase Opener at Darlington. Justin Allgaier's Lead Went From 25 Points to Seven.
Creed led the final 53 laps and won Saturday night's Fleetio 200 by 2.961 seconds, his second career win in the series. Allgaier led more laps than anyone, hit the wall with 23 to go and finished 17th. His championship lead, 229 points in August and 25 after the Chase reset, is now seven.
The O'Reilly Series Chase Opens at Darlington Saturday Night: The Race, the Field and the Track
The NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series opens its first Chase on Saturday night at Darlington. The 12 drivers, the reset points, the track history, the tire and the schedule.