Victory belonged to Kyle Larson on Saturday at Texas. But the Xfinity Series' Chase championship got a bit more interesting because of who didn't win.
Teammates Erik Jones and Daniel Suarez finished ahead of Elliott Sadler, in fourth through sixth, in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge. But two races into the competition's Round of 8, none of the Xfinity Chase drivers has won his way to the championship race.
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One race remains, next week at Phoenix, before the final four title competitors is decided.
The race results were important only in terms of the Chase. Larson took the lead from Brad Keselowski on the final restart. Keselowski led a race-high 145 of 200 laps. Kevin Harvick, who remains in the Sprint Cup Chase and needs a big finish on Sunday, was third in the Xfinity race.
Sadler entered the race tied with Suarez for the Xfinity Chase points lead. Jones was fifth. With the victory, Suarez is one point ahead of Sadler.
The Round of 8 standings after two races: 1. Suarez; 2. Sadler; 3. Jones; 4. Blake Koch; 5. Justin Allgaier; 6. Ryan Reed; 7. Darrell Wallace Jr.; 8. Brendan Gaughan.
Here are the results of Saturday's Xfinity Series race, the O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge, at Texas Motor Speedway. (C) — Xfinity Chase participant.
| Pos. | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyle Larson | |
| 2 | Brad Keselowski | |
| 3 | Kevin Harvick | |
| 4 | Erik Jones (C) | 3065 |
| 5 | Daniel Suarez (C) | 3075 |
| 6 | Elliott Sadler (C) | 3074 |
| 7 | Austin Dillon | |
| 8 | Brennan Poole | |
| 9 | Matt Tifft | |
| 10 | Justin Allgaier (C) | 3058 |
| 11 | Darrell Wallace Jr. (C) | 3039 |
| 12 | Ryan Reed (C) | 3054 |
| 13 | Ryan Sieg | |
| 14 | Blake Koch (C) | 3059 |
| 15 | Brendan Gaughan (C) | 3036 |
| 16 | Ty Dillon | |
| 17 | JJ Yeley | |
| 18 | Jeremy Clements | |
| 19 | Brandon Jones | |
| 20 | Dakoda Armstrong | |
| 21 | Ross Chastain | |
| 22 | Ryan Preece | |
| 23 | Corey Lajoie | |
| 24 | David Starr | |
| 25 | Garrett Smithley | |
| 26 | Clint King | |
| 27 | Ray Black Jr. | |
| 28 | BJ McLeod | |
| 29 | Austin Theriault | |
| 30 | Martin Roy | |
| 31 | Joey Gase | |
| 32 | Mike Harmon | |
| 33 | Ryan Ellis | |
| 34 | Matt Waltz | |
| 35 | Brandon Hightower | |
| 36 | Matt DiBenedetto | |
| 37 | Dexter Stacey | |
| 38 | Timmy Hill | |
| 39 | Morgan Shepherd | |
| 40 | Jeff Green |