Brandon Jones won Saturday’s Xfinity Series race at Kansas Speedway in extra time with a pass from Austin Cindric on the last lap.
There were two attempts to end overtime. On the last attempt, Jones restarted the seventh.
Jones broke Cindric’s streak of three straight wins and claimed his second win of the year. Cindric had dominated the race, leading 131 of 175 laps and sweeping the first two stages.
The first five were completed by Cindric, Harrison Burton, Ryan Sieg, and Ross Chastain.
More: race results, points standings
“We are never out of this, that’s what I love about these guys,” Jones told NBCSN. “We keep our heads in the game, we don’t get excited during these races. We continue to make changes. My opinion is pretty good, I think. Two long days have passed, I feel exhausted and obviously it’s very hot here. I look forward to celebrating with these guys and it feels great to be back in victory lane. ”
Jones competed in three of the NASCAR races over the weekend in Kansas, including the Truck Series doubleheader.
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing’s victory followed a seventh place finish in Texas. Before that, he had failed to finish four consecutive races.
“This just shows that we have still been performing well,” Jones said. “Every time we haven’t finished a race or something has happened, we have been eliminated or have had a mechanical failure.” It’s just going to show speed. “
Burton had taken the lead with 10 laps to go at the scheduled distance after Cindric hit the wall as he exited Turn 2.
But the warning came out four laps later when Joe Graf Jr. hit the wall as he exited Turn 4.
The leaders fell and Sieg remained outside. Cindric was the first to leave the pit road, beating Burton and Chastain.
Sieg held the lead until caution came out for a Jesse Little turn at Turn 2, forcing the second restart attempt.
LEVEL 1: Austin Cindric
STAGE 2: Austin Cindric
WHO HAD A GOOD CAREER: Ryan Sieg’s move to stay out of the pits in overtime led to his third top 5 of the season, the best of his career … Kaz Grala finished 13th in his first start in NASCAR since last year.
WHO HAD A BAD CAREER: Myatt Snider finished 22nd. The race started in the garage due to a fuel pressure problem. … Noah Gragson was never in dispute and finished 15th, one lap lower. His last pit stop was marred by him, almost leaving the pit lane with the team still hooked up to his car … Chase Briscoe 14th after he hit the wall in the latest overtime restart.
WHATS NEXT: Xfinity Race at Road America Noon ET August 8 on NBCSN.
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