Jeffrey Earnhardt

Noah Gragson surged to victory in Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity Series race, holding on in a third overtime dash at Talladega Superspeedway.

Jeffrey did a good job to make the move (for second place).” “At that point, the 9 (Gragson) had such a run. “I’m living the dream here — I’m just so thankful to get this opportunity,” said Earnhardt, whose crew chief, FOX Sports broadcaster Larry McReynolds, was serving his first stint on a pit box since 2000. With his third-place result, however, Allmendinger claimed the $100,000 Xfinity Dash 4 Cash bonus available to the top finisher among four eligible drivers. Gragson grabbed the lead when JR Motorsports teammate Justin Allgaier ran out of fuel as he led the field to the third-overtime restart on Lap 123. “This team at JR Motorsports, they never quit,” Gragson said.

Noah Gragson fended off a charge from Jeffrey Earnhardt in the iconic No. 3 to win the NASCAR Xfinity race at Talladega Superspeedway.

“I told our guys yesterday, ‘Man, I don’t know if you’ll ever see an Earnhardt in a black 3 car again on the pole. … It’s pretty special to be able to run (an) Earnhardt Jr. car to the win and have a 3 (behind him), just to be on the same racetrack as Jeffrey was really special. “We crossed the white flag … and our monitor blanked on us,” he said. “I wanted to sit on pole and win this thing. “The last lap everyone just goes everywhere,” said Earnhardt, who led once for 10 laps in the first stage. We sat on pole and we fell a little short on winning, but I would say mission accomplished.” … that was really cool of him to come over. Looked in the mirror and didn’t see a whole lot of help.” “I feel like I’ve been drinking through a firehose for about seven or eight days trying to absorb everything that I needed to.” “Just hard to make a move without a push … It’s every man for himself really at the end there. “It’s been a dream of mine to come out here and race the No. 3 RCR car,” Earnhardt said on pit road, as a throng of supporters looked on. It’s bittersweet.

Noah Gragson held off Jeffrey Earnhardt to win Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Talladega Superspeedway.

… Joe Graf Jr. finished eighth for the best result of his career. WHO HAD A BAD RACE: Ty Gibbs was involved in a crash and finished 35th. … Ryan Sieg finished fifth for his best result of the year. … Brandon Jones was involved in multiple incidents and finished 26th. … Brandon Brown, who won at Talladega last fall, was collected in a crash with less than 10 laps to go, ending his race early. Caesar Bacarella and Sheldon Creed crashed, sending the race to a second overtime.

Despite avoiding chaos all day and in prime position on the last lap, Jeffrey Earnhardt came up just short in the Xfinity Series race at Talladega.

McReynolds spent 45 races atop the pit box for Earnhardt Sr. between 1997 and 1998, guiding the Hall of Fame driver to his long-overdue Daytona 500 win in the latter season. The No. 3 Xfinity Series entry for Richard Childress Racing didn’t get there, but the grandson of Dale Earnhardt and fourth-generation racer recorded a career-best finish after qualifying for his first-ever pole the afternoon before. Earnahrdt then made starts across multiple Xfinity teams, including Randy Hill Racing, Go Fas Racing and JD Motorsports, among other stables. The third-place finish came at Charlotte. “Just [needed] a push there at the end,” Earnhardt told FOX Sports after the race. I’ll forever be grateful for this opportunity.”

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Ty Gibbs returned to competition after the Xfinity Series off weekend and a pair of controversial races in his rearview mirror. The 10th caution sent the race into a third overtime and forced drivers to desperately begin saving fuel for all the unexpected additional laps. The race went to the first overtime when the eighth caution came out following a restart with four laps remaining in regulation. The Talladega infield parties had been on pause the last two years because of the pandemic and only resumed this weekend. AJ Allmendinger finished third for Kaulig Racing and earned a $100,000 bonus as the highest-finishing eligible driver in Xfinity-sponsored program. Gragson had to work the No. 9 Chevrolet all over the wide Alabama superspeedway to hold off traffic and deny Earnhardt his first career victory.

TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Noah Gragson held off Jeffrey Earnhardt in triple overtime to win the Xfinity Series race at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturda...

Ty Gibbs returned to competition after the Xfinity Series off weekend and a pair of controversial races in his rearview mirror. The 10th caution sent the race into a third overtime and forced drivers to desperately begin saving fuel for all the unexpected additional laps. The race went to the first overtime when the eighth caution came out following a restart with four laps remaining in regulation. The Talladega infield parties had been on pause the last two years because of the pandemic and only resumed this weekend. AJ Allmendinger finished third for Kaulig Racing and earned a $100,000 bonus as the highest-finishing eligible driver in Xfinity-sponsored program. Gragson had to work the No. 9 Chevrolet all over the wide Alabama superspeedway to hold off traffic and deny Earnhardt his first career victory.

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Jeffrey did a good job to make the move (for second place).” “At that point, the 9 (Gragson) had such a run. 20. (7) Ryan Vargas, Chevrolet, 124. I didn’t realize that the 7 (Allgaier) started laying back, and you can’t take off before him. 19. (26) Josh Williams, Chevrolet, 124. 11. (16) Josh Berry, Chevrolet, 124. Anthony Alfredo, Riley Herbst, Joe Graf Jr., Myatt Snider and Brett Moffitt completed the top 10. 2. (1) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevrolet, 124. With his third-place result, however, Allmendinger claimed the $100,000 Xfinity Dash 4 Cash bonus available to the top finisher among four eligible drivers. “I’m living the dream here — I’m just so thankful to get this opportunity,” said Earnhardt, whose crew chief, Fox Sports broadcaster Larry McReynolds, was serving his first stint on a pit box since 2000. … I couldn’t make moves on the top there very much at the beginning of the race, so I just kept running the bottom — running the bottom — and we’d get shuffled back and keep moving back up. Gragson grabbed the lead when JR Motorsports teammate Justin Allgaier ran out of fuel as he led the field to the third-overtime restart on Lap 123.

Noah Gragson held off Jeffrey Earnhardt in triple overtime to win the Xfinity Series race at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday for his second victory of ...

Ty Gibbs returned to competition after the Xfinity Series off weekend and a pair of controversial races in his rearview mirror. The 10th caution sent the race into a third overtime and forced drivers to desperately begin saving fuel for all the unexpected additional laps. The race went to the first overtime when the eighth caution came out following a restart with four laps remaining in regulation. The Talladega infield parties had been on pause the last two years because of the pandemic and only resumed this weekend. AJ Allmendinger finished third for Kaulig Racing and earned a $100,000 bonus as the highest-finishing eligible driver in Xfinity-sponsored program. Gragson had to work the No. 9 Chevrolet all over the wide Alabama superspeedway to hold off traffic and deny Earnhardt his first career victory.

A mere 0.131 seconds is all that separated an Earnhardt from Victory Lane once again at Talladega Superspeedway.

The McReynolds role was then revealed by McReynolds himself on April 17. So, that told me something: We were headed in the right direction.” The whole team did a good job, just be putting it together last minute.” Richard Childress Racing announced Jeffrey’s Talladega deal in the No. 3 on April 12. Jeffrey is in a part-time situation this year, having competed in just five of the nine races so far. Knowing the relationship that he had with my grandpa, and the work that they got to do together, just makes it all that much more special.” “Well, I had feelings on that last lap that there must have been an Earnhardt behind the wheel based on the things he was doing,” FOX Sports analyst Larry McReynolds said. “Just hearing that man’s voice on the box just makes you want to go out there and be hungry to win a race. “I knew we were right there,” Childress told NASCAR.com. “You gotta be there to have a chance to win, you can’t win when you’re loading onto the truck, so I felt really good about his chance. McReynolds, for the first time in NASCAR since 2000 and overall first time in the Xfinity Series, tapped in as crew chief. Jeffrey was driving an all-black No. 3 car that matched the one his grandfather, seven-time Cup Series champion Dale Earnhardt, made iconic. He made his way up to fifth by the last lap.

An Earnhardt - Jeffrey that is - was runner up Saturday in the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Talladega Superspeedway.

“Larry Mac is an incredible man, and I was very thankful to have him as a crew chief today,” Earnhardt said. Hopefully this will lead to a lot more to come in the future, and we can come back here and give them a run for their money. At the end, everyone just spreads out and tries to pass everyone they can.