Xfinity Series: Labbé 17th at Dover

Alex Labbé had to settle for the 17^e row Sunday afternoon on the occasion of the 21^e NASCAR Xfinity Serial Event of the Season presented at Dover Circuit, Delaware.

The Saint-Albert driver was taking part in his second race in less than 24 hours on this oval track. He had finished at the 19^e position the day before.

Labbé had climbed to eighth place with 28 laps remaining, delaying his last stop at the pit stop. It was finally two laps behind the winner, Chase Briscoe, that he ended his double program at Dover.

The winner, who signs a sixth victory this season, edged Ross Chastain and Austin Cindric. Brandon Jones and Daniel Hemric followed in fourth and fifth respectively.

Direction Daytona

Labbé will now head to the Daytona, Fla. Complex where the next Xfinity Series race will be held next Friday night at 7:30 p.m.

The Quebecer has always performed well on this formidable speed ring since his debut in the second major division of NASCAR.

It was here, on the occasion of the first stage of the championship last February, that he obtained one of his three top 10s for the 2020 season.

Like his compatriot Raphaël Lessard, Labbé’s only hope of making the playoffs, which begin on September 26 in Las Vegas, is to win in one or the other of the last five. regular calendar events. Heavy order, we agree.

After Daytona, the series will make stops in Darlington, South Carolina (September 5), Richmond, Va. (September 11 and 12) and Bristol, Tennessee (September 18).

Labbé, who currently occupies the 15^e rank in the cumulative classification, concedes 52 points to the holder of the 12^e up, Brandon Brown. Only the top 12 on the board will qualify for the playoffs. Remember that a victory allows a driver to obtain a pass for the playoffs.

Lessard too

This is also the only scenario open to Lessard, with only three races left to earn his place in the playoffs at the NASCAR Pickup Truck Championship.

Ranked 19^e in Dover on Friday evening, the pilot from Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce is currently 14^e in the standings with 305 points, 73 less than Todd Gilliland, whose name is tenth and last giving access to the playoffs.

The vans will make stops at the Gateway Circuit, Illinois (August 30), Darlington (September 6) and Richmond (September 10) ahead of the start of the playoffs scheduled for September 17 in Bristol.

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