The reigning ARCA Menards Series champion from Menlo Park, California, led 28 of 124 over-scheduled laps and survived two overtime shootouts to notch his first Xfinity career victory in his ninth series start at Dega.
The 40-year-old Almirola from Tampa, Florida, led a race-high 148 of 251 over-scheduled laps and persevered in an overtime shootout to achieve both his first Xfinity victory and claim the first Dash 4 Cash bonus of the 2024 season.
Joe Gibbs Racing driver Chandler Smith was made available to the media prior to practice for the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Martinsville Speedway on Friday.
I went all the way back to the beginning to find out what had inspired the 33-year-old to get into racing. Like so many drivers, it started with family.