What Motivated John Hunter Nemechek to Take Part & Win the Xfinity Race at Texas Motor Speedway?

Earlier in the NASCAR Xfinity race at the Texas Motor Speedway, John Hunter Nemechek bagged a win. This is his second career Xfinity win after his 2018 triumph at Kansas. It is also worth mentioning that this is his second Xfinity start in the 2021 season driving the #54 Toyota. Needless to say, he was absolutely thrilled to win the race. Nemechek finished the race ahead of Daniel Hemric, Noah Gragson, Justin Allgaier and Austin Cindric.

He said, “My goal coming in was to win. I had to win to prove to myself that I can do this, just like taking the step back to the Truck Series. I wanted to get back to Victory Lane, so huge shout out to Romco Equipment company, everyone on board. Thank you to all the fans that are out here.

“It’s an amazing accomplishment to get this one done. Beating my teammate as well, we’re racing for ownership championship, so I’m back in the #54 at Phoenix. So we’re going for double championships there when we go.”

What next for John Hunter Nemechek in 2021?

Since the Truck Series had a bit of a break, it freed Nemechek to run in the Xfinity arena. Suffice to say, he jumped at the opportunity, and it has paid off handsomely. It will also be pretty useful for him when the Truck Series competition resumes at Martinsville in two weeks’ time.

However, his declaration also means that he will be pulling double duty at the season finale at Phoenix. This win also comes on the back of Kyle Busch Motorsports inking a new deal for the Truck Series. In other words, the 24-year-old will be back in a NASCAR Truck for the 2022 season. Hopefully for his sake, he wins the Truck Series title this year, so the 2022 season can allow him the opportunity to defend his crown.

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