Results of Saturday’s Menards 250 Xfinity Series race at Michigan

After 47 previous starts, Daniel Suarez finally broke through for his first career NASCAR Sprint Cup victory in Saturday’s Menards 250 at Michigan International Speedway.

Suarez passed teammate Kyle Busch with two laps to go and held on for the final lap to reach victory lane for Joe Gibbs Racing and Kyle Busch Motorsports.

Here’s the results for the Menards 250:

NASCAR Xfinity Series point standings after Menards 250 at Michigan

While his win in Saturday’s Menards 250 was certainly emotional, with it being his first career triumph in the Xfinity Series, it also helped slightly increase Daniel Suarez‘s lead in the Xfinity Series point standings, as well.

Suarez now has an 18-point lead over second-ranked Elliott Sadler, a 36-point edge over third-ranked Ty Dillon, a 55-point lead over fourth-ranked Erik Jones and a 64-point difference over fifth-ranked Justin Allgaier.

Here’s the Xfinity Series point standings after Saturday’s race:

Saturday NASCAR schedule at Michigan International Speedway

Today’s track action at Michigan International Speedway includes two Sprint Cup practice sessions, Xfinity Series qualifying and the Menards 250 Xfinity race.

Here’s the schedule:

All times Eastern:

7 a.m. – Xfinity garage open

7 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. – Sprint Cup garage open

9 – 9:55 a.m. – Sprint Cup practice (FS1, MRN)

10 a.m. – Xfinity qualifying; two rounds/single car (FS1)

11:45 a.m. – Xfinity driver-crew chief meeting

12 – 12:55 p.m. – Final Sprint Cup practice (FS1, MRN)

1 p.m. – Xfinity driver introductions

1:30 p.m. – Menards 250 presented by Valvoline; 125 laps, 250 miles (FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)

Entry list for Saturday’s Menards 250 Xfinity Series race at Michigan

There are 41 entries for Saturday’s Menards 250 Xfinity Series race at Michigan International Speedway.
Three cars do not have drivers listed in the initial entry list: the No. 24 Toyota, the No. 77 Chevrolet and the No. 97 Chevrolet.