Ryan Truex went back-to-back at Dover Motor Speedway, winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series’ BetRivers 200 Saturday (April 27).
Unlike last year, though, he didn’t dominate the race. Not even close.
Truex led just two laps, the last two of the second overtime. He took the lead away from Carson Kvapil and sailed out to a commanding lead when the caution came out for an accident on the frontstretch on the final lap.
It was Truex’s second career victory in the Xfinity Series, with both coming at the Monster Mile.
Kvapil took second, Sam Mayer was third, Sheldon Creed finished fourth and Cole Custer rounded out the top five.
Winners
Truex wasn’t even in contention for most of the race. However, he avoided all the crashes that came within the last 30-plus laps, including one for Austin Hill in the first overtime. That one allowed for the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing driver to restart on the front row alongside Kvapil.
When overtime number two went green, Truex hung on the bottom, racing with the No. 88 until he took full control of the lead. As Justin Allgaier crashed on the frontstretch, Truex took the yellow and checkered flags.
Truex became the third different winner driving the No. 20 in Xfinity, with John Hunter Nemechek winning at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Aric Almirola dominating Martinsville Speedway. It’s a testament to just how good JGR’s equipment is when its drivers can finish seventh or better in seven of the first 10 races.
Kvapil, meanwhile, nearly got his first Xfinity win and likely would have if the caution didn’t come out for a sliding Hill. He still led 14 laps, though, and has earned two top fives in just two career starts. Some drivers just have a special talent, and it seems that Kvapil is one of them.
JR Motorsports has a knack for finding those kinds of drivers, like when Josh Berry claimed his first win at Martinsville in 2021. Look where he is now: in the No. 4 car of Stewart-Haas Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series. For Kvapil, the sky’s the limit for his talent as he keeps learning and growing in his race craft.
Creed also jockeyed for the win in the closing laps, but Kvapil took Creed and Hill three-wide on the bottom, and Creed slipped back. He still recovered to finish fourth, his fourth top five and sixth top 10 of the season. The California native has now earned back-to-back top 10s, which isn’t easy…
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