Richard Childress Racing–Johnsonville 180

Late-Race Spin Foils Potential Top-Five Run at Road America for Ben Kennedy

“We had a strong No. 2 Rheem Chevrolet, running up front today at Road America. Randall (Burnett, crew chief) and the team had a great strategy crafted to get me track position and help keep me up there fighting for the lead throughout the race. At one point we had the fastest car on the track for a while. Unfortunately, the car wheel hopped getting into Turn 5 during the final stage and I spun, which was a bummer since we were the first car that could make it to the end on fuel at that point of the race. We didn’t get the finish we deserved, but I can’t say enough about the No. 2 team. They did their jobs all weekend long and gave me a great shot at it today.”

– Ben Kennedy

Scott Lagasse Jr. Perseveres Through Road Course Chaos in the Bellin Health / American Cancer Society Chevrolet

“It was a crazy day of road course racing for our Bellin Health / American Cancer Society Chevy team here at Road America. I went off course in the first stage trying to make a pass and got caught in the sand trap. We recovered well from that and worked on a strategy to get back up into the top 15. I’ve never raced at this track in the XFINITY Series before, so I was trying to get a handle on the braking zones and learn the ins-and-outs of the course. It was a big learning curve, but I was getting the hang of it. On the last lap though, I just had to be aggressive to get a solid finish for this team and spun off track. So, it wasn’t a finish that showed our speed or effort, but we all did our part and laid it all out there today.”

– Scott Lagasse Jr.

Daniel Hemric Leads Laps, Wins Stage 2, but Finishes 15th After Pit Road Speeding Penalty

“We had a really strong Blue Gate Bank Chevrolet and Danny Stockman’s adjustments made it even better. We used some strategy to get upfront and I was able to drive to the lead in Stage 2. Getting another stage win was big. On that last stop of the day I thought I was good, but they said I was speeding and that killed our chances. I’ll have to go back and look at that one. I did all I could to make up for it, but we just never got the caution we needed. This one hurts. I’ll try to swallow this one and head to Darlington next week, a place I’ve been looking forward to all year.”

– Daniel Hemric

Pit Road Penalties Plague Brandon Jones’ Day at Road America

“That certainly wasn’t the day we expected to have in our No. 33 Jeld-Wen / Menards Chevrolet. Starting 22nd due to being lined up by owner points after weather cancelled qualifying, we were making some good headway in gaining track position. We ran in the top 15 for most of Stage 1 and 2. Unfortunately, we had some issues with speeding on pit road twice in a row during the final stage, which killed our forward movement. We had a decent car otherwise, but just had a couple errors that cost us the finish we deserved.”
– Brandon Jones

Brendan Gaughan Leads the RCR XFINITY Series Teams with a Top-Five Finish at Road America

“We had a great South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet today. Shane (Wilson, crew chief) and our team banked on the rain that didn’t come when we decided on this setup, so we had to make some big changes on pit road during the first caution of the day to get it back right. I was able to get back up there and run in the top 10 during the last two stages. In the end though, it just wasn’t meant to be our day. We gambled with pit strategy, but it didn’t work out. We burned our tires out and didn’t have anything for the guys with fresher tires there in the final laps. I love coming to Road America; it’s one of my favorite tracks on the circuit. I’m proud of the effort this team put in today, and this solid finish is what we need as we continue in the hunt for the playoffs.”
– Brendan Gaughan