James Buescher has become the third driver to lead series championship standings after back-to-back races but his hold on the No. 1 spot is tenuous at best.
Buescher had an “off” night at Chicagoland Speedway finishing 11th with an ill-handling truck. The performance snapped a season-best streak of 13 consecutive top-10 finishes and allowed previous leaders Austin Dillon and Johnny Sauter to close within three and six points of the lead respectively.
Dillon scored his second win of the season – and the first of his career with NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers Harvick and Busch in the field.
“This is the biggest win of my career, I think,” said the 21-year-old Dillon following his fourth career win. He entered the season’s 18th race third and bypassed Sauter, who finished sixth. “I ran up there racing with Kyle and Harvick.”
Timothy Peters, like Buescher, had a tough night at Chicagoland finishing 17th. He remains fourth in the points standings but 20 off the lead. Hornaday completes the current top five, 47 points behind Buescher.
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