Jeffrey Earnhardt turned in an excellent performance in Friday night’s Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway, finishing 12th after starting 21st.
The 12th-place run is Earnhardt’s best of the Nationwide season. His previous top finish was a 16th at Talladega Superspeedway.
Earnhardt finished on the lead lap and won $25,175.
“It really felt good to race around the top 10 and come home with such a solid finish,” Earnhardt said. “The car ran great, and we were able to avoid the accidents and spins. That usually leads to a good finish here.”
Earnhardt advanced from 17th to 12th over the race’s final 45 laps.
He stayed in 18th place in Nationwide points.
Ryan Blaney won the race, and rookie Chase Elliott remained first in series points.
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