I think the NASCAR world is starting to believe that Erik Jones is ready for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
He won his first NASCAR XFINITY Series race last night at Texas Motor Speedway.
He won his first NASCAR XFINITY Series race last night at Texas Motor Speedway.
Jones, who is 18 years of age, had to hold off Brad Keselowski and Dale Earnhardt JR. for the win the O'Reilly Auto Parts 300.
Jones' Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin finished in 7th, and his other JGR teammate, Daniel Suarez, finished in 18th.
Joe Gibbs, owner of JGR and former Washington Redskins coach, said "As you know, we don't push our drivers until they're ready, but Erik will be in a cup car kind of quick."
Jones also had tweeted back and forth between JR. and Keselowski, as they congratulated Jones on his win.
Jones started on the pole (1st place), and that's exactly where he finished.
Regan Smith finished 4th, followed by Austin Dillon, Darrell Wallace JR., Denny Hamlin, Chase Elliott, Chris Buescher, and Brian Scott.
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