NASCAR Xfinity Series at Darlington 2015 Results: Winner, Standings, Reaction

Toyota Racing dominated the afternoon on Saturday.  

Denny Hamlin grabbed the checkered flag at Darlington Raceway in the VFW Sport Clips Help A Hero 200. Hamlin started from the pole position and led 117 of the races' 147 laps in what turned out to be a dominant performance on the NASCAR Xfinity Series.

Kyle Busch finished second and fellow Toyota teammate Daniel Suarez rounded out the top three finishers. NASCAR Xfinity on Twitter tweeted about Toyota's sweep of the top three spots:

Here's a look at the race's top 10 finishers in the race.

Pos.	Car#	Driver	Starting Pos.	Laps Led	Points Awarded
1	20	Denny Hamlin	1	117	0
2	54	Kyle Busch	36	0	0
3	18	Daniel Suarez	2	14	42
4	88	Kevin Harvick	9	16	0
5	60	Chris Buescher	10	0	39
6	22	Joey Logano	4	0	0
7	42	Kyle Larson	3	0	0
8	1	Landon Cassill	19	0	36
9	7	Regan Smith	8	0	35
10	4	Ross Chastain	14	0	34

Xfinity Series points leader Chase Buescher widened his lead over Chase Elliot and Ty Dillon, as they finished 15th and 24th, respectively. Here's an updated look at the NASCAR Xfinity Series Standings. 

Pos.	Driver	Car #	Points	Behind	Wins	Top 5
1	Chris Buescher	60	874	Leader	2	11
2	Ty Dillon	3	845	-29	0	7
3	Chase Elliott	9	839	-35	0	9
4	Regan Smith	7	820	-54	1	7
5	Elliott Sadler	1	783	-91	0	4
6	Darrell Wallace Jr	6	766	-108	0	2
7	Daniel Suarez	18	759	-115	0	6
8	Brian Scott	2	755	-119	0	4
9	Brendan Gaughan	62	736	-138	0	3
10	Ryan Reed	16	652	-222	1	1

Hamlin led nearly wire-to-wire with Sprint Cup leader Kevin Harvick seizing control during the 32nd lap. By the 54th lap, Hamlin was regaining control, and he would establish deciding control over the race on the 72nd lap.

Denny Doing Well at Darlington

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Saturday's win was Hamlin's third Xfinity Series win of the season, but it was his fourth victory at Darlington Raceway. He'll be trying to make it a fifth win and a sweep of the weekend on Sunday when he starts sixth at the Bojangles' Southern 500.

Hamlin is a virtual lock for the Chase for the Sprint Cup as he sits in ninth place with one win during the Sprint Cup season. That said, another win on Sunday could help him improve his grid position in the Sprint Cup's second season.

There's also something to be said for momentum. Counting Sunday's race, there's only two events left before the Chase begins. There's no better time to be in top form.

Nice Consolation

Suarez didn't win the race on Saturday, but he did grab a sizable consolation prize. His third-place finish garnered him $100,000 in the Dash 4 Cash program. 

It began back in May at the Hisense 300 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway when the four qualifying drivers (Suarez, Elliott, Brian Scott and Dillon) were determined and has extended out to Saturday's race.

Suarez held off Elliott, the next-closest qualifier, to finish first among the D4C drivers. When you couple that with Suarez's winnings for the third-place finish, he had a pretty solid weekend.

Next Up...

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The Xfinity Series will be at Richmond International Speedway for the Virginia529 College Savings 250 on Friday, September 11.

Buescher will attempt to keep his fellow Xfinity Series contenders at bay again. Kyle Busch won the race last year, but Elliott finished second. Buescher was 10th in 2014, so he'll obviously be looking to improve upon his performance.