Daniel Suarez makes history with NASCAR Xfinity win

BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) — Daniel Suarez passed Kyle Busch toward the end of the Xfinity Series race at Michigan and held on for his first career victory in NASCAR's second-tier circuit, becoming the first Mexican-born driver to win on the circuit.

Busch led much of the 125-lap Menards 250 race Saturday, but couldn't stay ahead of Suarez for the final two laps.

Busch, Paul Menard, Erik Jones and Elliott Sadler finished in the top five.

Jones raced with "Dave," instead of his name painted above the driver side window. His father, Dave Jones, died this week after a short bout with cancer. He was 53.

Gordie Howe was mentioned during the invocation before the race about 70 miles west of Detroit, where he played much of his career for the Red Wings. Howe died Friday at 88.

RESULTS

1. (6) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 125 laps.

2. (5) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 125.

3. (12) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 125.

4. (2) Erik Jones, Toyota, 125.

5. (3) Elliott Sadler, Chevrolet, 125.

6. (9) Joey Logano, Ford, 125.

7. (1) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 125.

8. (4) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 125.

9. (17) Darrell Wallace Jr, Ford, 125.

10. (15) Brandon Jones, Chevrolet, 125.

11. (8) Brennan Poole, Chevrolet, 125.

12. (10) Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, 125.

13. (7) Blake Koch, Chevrolet, 125.

14. (11) Ryan Reed, Ford, 125.

15. (13) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 125.

16. (18) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 125.

17. (20) Garrett Smithley, Chevrolet, 125.

18. (14) Brendan Gaughan, Chevrolet, 125.

19. (24) Ryan Preece, Chevrolet, 125.

20. (21) JJ Yeley, Toyota, 124.

21. (22) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 124.

22. (16) Justin Marks, Chevrolet, 124.

23. (26) Ray Black Jr, Chevrolet, 123.

24. (19) Dakoda Armstrong, Toyota, 122.

25. (29) Joey Gase, Chevrolet, 121.

26. (30) Harrison Rhodes, Dodge, 120.

27. (37) Martin Roy, Chevrolet, 118.

28. (31) TJ Bell, Chevrolet, 117.

29. (36) Mike Harmon, Dodge, 116.

30. (38) Todd Peck, Ford, 116.

31. (32) Derrike Cope, Chevrolet, 115.

32. (35) Chris Cockrum, Chevrolet, accident, 82.

33. (23) Jeff Green, Toyota, transmission, 75.

34. (28) BJ McLeod, Ford, transmission, 70.

35. (33) Mario Gosselin, Chevrolet, vibration, 41.

36. (34) Morgan Shepherd, Chevrolet, oil leak, 16.

37. (39) John Jackson, Toyota, clutch, 13.

38. (40) Josh Williams, Chevrolet, overheating, 11.

39. (27) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, rear gear, 8.

40. (25) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, rear gear, 3.

Average Speed of Race Winner: 155.952 mph.

Time of Race: 1 hour, 36 minutes, 11 seconds.

Margin of Victory: 0.280 seconds.

Caution Flags: 3 for 14 laps.

Lead Changes: 11 among 7 drivers.

Lap Leaders: A. Bowman 1-11; E. Jones 12-28; E. Sadler 29; J. Yeley 30; K. Busch 31-67; E. Jones 68; P. Menard 69; D. Suarez 70-71; K. Busch 72-99; E. Sadler 100; K. Busch 101-123; D. Suarez 124-125.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): K. Busch 3 times for 88 laps; E. Jones 2 times for 18 laps; A. Bowman 1 time for 11 laps; D. Suarez 2 times for 4 laps; E. Sadler 2 times for 2 laps; P. Menard 1 time for 1 lap; J. Yeley 1 time for 1 lap.

Top 10 in Points: D. Suarez, 452; E. Sadler, 434; T. Dillon, 416; E. Jones, 397; J. Allgaier, 388; B. Jones, 388; B. Gaughan, 386; B. Poole, 373; D. Wallace Jr, 340; R. Reed, 301.