John Hunter Nemechek overcame a late race pit penalty to rally through the field and take his second career NASCAR Xfinity Series victory Saturday in the Andy's Frozen Custard 335 at Texas Motor Speedway -- the first of three Playoff events that will set the Championship Four field for the season finale.
Nemechek, whose full-time job is contending for a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship, is the third different driver to win an Xfinity Series race in the No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, joining Kyle Busch and Ty Gibbs -- the trio combining for nine wins in 2021 in assorted part-time starts.
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