LONG POND, Pa. – Sheldon Creed converted a pole qualifying effort into his eighth top-five finish of the season during Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series stop at Pocono Raceway. After leading the field to green in the Explore the Pocono Mountains 225, Creed drifted back as far as ninth early in stage one, but kept himself…

LONG POND, Pa. – Sheldon Creed notched his first pole in more than a year Saturday morning during NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying at Pocono Raceway. Driving the No. 18 Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Toyota GR Supra for Joe Gibbs Racing, Creed rocketed around the 2.5-mile ‘Tricky Triangle’ in 53.810 seconds (167.255 mph) to grab the…

CHICAGO – Sheldon Creed saw a promising NASCAR Xfinity Series race at the Chicago Street Course go sour in the final laps Saturday due to a late spin. Driving the No. 18 Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Toyota GR Supra, Creed rallied through the field from the tail and was in position for a top-five finish, only to…

LEBANON, Tenn. – After driving into the top 10, Sheldon Creed saw a solid NASCAR Xfinity Series result slip away due to a late-race battery failure Saturday at Nashville Superspeedway. Creed, who qualified a disappointing 14th and spent most of the Tennessee Lottery 250 mired in traffic, finally found some forward momentum following a caution…

LOUDON, N.H. – Sheldon Creed came as close as he ever has to winning his first NASCAR Xfinity Series race on Saturday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Creed, the 26-year-old from Alpine, Calif., took his No. 18 Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Toyota GR Supra to a runner-up finish in the SciAps 200, battling for the…

NEWTON, Iowa – Contact with a Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Saturday in the closing stages of the Hy-Vee Perks 250 left Sheldon Creed wondering what might have been. Creed, who was the runner-up to Chandler Smith in stage one and earned 14 total stage points on the afternoon, briefly battled for the lead at one…

SONOMA, Calif. – Joe Gibbs Racing’s Sheldon Creed earned his ninth career runner-up finish in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Saturday at Sonoma Raceway. Creed started ninth in the No. 18 Toyota GR Supra and short-pitted before the end of stage one, gaining track position for the second stage and earning seven stage points with a…

DARLINGTON, S.C. – Sheldon Creed climbed out of his Toyota GR Supra after a steamy Saturday at Darlington Raceway and appeared visibly perplexed at his team’s struggles. Creed’s journey through the Crown Royal Purple Bag Project 200 was a rollercoaster throughout. He fought a tight race car early in green-flag runs, and though his speed would build over the…

DOVER, Del. – Sheldon Creed battled for the win late in Saturday’s BetRivers 200 at Dover Motor Speedway before ending up with a fourth-place finish for Joe Gibbs Racing. Driving the No. 18 Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Toyota GR Supra, Creed stayed among the top five virtually all afternoon, earning 13 stage points before inserting himself into the middle of…

TALLADEGA, Ala. – A mile of good fortune on the final lap of Saturday’s Ag-Pro 300 allowed Sheldon Creed to escape Talladega Superspeedway with a sixth-place finish. Working through the chaotic lead pack through the tri-oval, Creed flared out to the extreme high lane and used a push from defending NASCAR Xfinity Seres champion Cole…