With JR Motorsports team co-owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. sitting atop the No. 88 Chevrolet pit box as interim crew chief, Connor Zilisch made a late-race pass on Richard Childress Racing’s Jesse Love to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Pocono Raceway.
After leading 34 of 100 laps, Zilisch picked up his third career Xfinity Series victory and first oval win. Zilisch scored his first two victories on road courses at Watkins Glen and Circuit of The Americas.
Love, Christian Eckes, Chase Elliott and Ryan Sieg rounded out the top five.
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Carson Kvapil, Sam Mayer, Sammy Smith, Taylor Gray and Justin Allgaier completed the top 10.
The Xfinity Series returns to action next Friday night under the lights at EchoPark Speedway (formerly Atlanta Motor Speedway) for the Focused Health 250 at 7:30 p.m. ET (The CW, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
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