Nemecheks 2nd Xfinity win gives Joe Gibbs Racing 5th victory with 4 drivers [Video]

By Teresa M. Walker, The Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — John Hunter Nemechek took the lead off a restart on lap 142 and drove away for the win at the NASCAR Xfinity Series race Saturday for his 11th career victory.

The 2021 trucks series regular season champ led 76 of 188 laps for his second victory this season driving the No. 20 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing, a week after Christopher Bell gave the same team the victory as part of his sweep at New Hampshire.

Nemechek’s best finish at this track came a year ago when he finished sixth. Now he leads the Xfinity Series with nine wins since the start of 2023, three more than Austin Hill and Sam Mayer.

On a day where temperatures rose to around 130 degrees inside the cars on the 1.33-mile, concrete Nashville Superspeedway oval, Nemechek celebrated quickly by pouring some water on his neck. The son of former Xfinity Series champ Joe Nemechek will …