The 19th annual NASCAR Xfinity Series Service King 300 took place on Saturday March 25th. It was the fifth race of the season.
Joey Logano started on the pole, his first of the year. Logano led six times for 70 laps before finishing second.
Kyle Busch started 16th, but won stage one and two. Busch ended up with a third place finish after brushing the wall. It was Busch's 205th top 5 of his career.
Kyle Larson rebounded from a speeding penalty and won the race. It was his second career track win at Auto Club and the sixth of his NASCAR Xfinity Series career. He led four times for 21 laps en route to victory lane.
Darrell Wallace Jr- Finished sixth in the Service King 300, it would be his fourth straight sixth place finish of the season. Note: Wallace Jr's car was found to have one missing lugnut. This could lead to a $5,000 fine.
Erik Jones scored his second top 5 of the year and his 30th of his career.
William Byron finished fifth, making it his second straight top 5 of the season.
Elliott Sadler earned his second top 5 in 2017. He was the highest Xfinity regular in stage one and two, before finishing in the seventh position.
Brennan Poole bested his Auto Club finish with a track best of eighth.
Justin Allgaier continued his momentum off last weeks win to finish ninth. His third top 10 of the year.
Ty Dillon finished 10th and posted his second top 5 of 2017.
Daniel Hemric scored a point when he finished 10th in stage one. Hemric finished 11th.
Casey Mears finished 14th in his race back since 2010.
Brandon Jones brought out the final caution with nine to go after hitting the wall.
Cole Custer bad luck continued after hitting the wall hard with contact from Ryan Seig. It wasn't all bad for Custer as he finished in the top 10 in both stages.
Paul Menard was wrecked accidentally by Erik Jones on the frontstretch to end his strong run. Menard wounded up with a 36th place finish.
The Sunoco Rookie Of The Race award went to William Byron.
The Mobil 1 Driver Of The Race went to Kyle Busch.
The Mahle Clevite Engine Builder Of The Race went to Roush Yates Engines.
Looking ahead to Texas Motor Speedway, JR Motorsports continues to lead the way in the series point standings, with Elliott Sadler leading William Byron by 17 points.
Roger Penske continued to lead the owner points standings over the 42 of Chip Ganassi by 33 points.
The next scheduled NASCAR Xfinity Series race is Saturday April 8 at Texas Motor Speedway.
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