Riley Herbst finished sixth in the Drydene 200 at Dover International Speedway on Saturday.
The top-10 finish for Herbst, his 11th of the year, added 42 points to his season total. He is 10th in the NASCAR Xfinity Series with 504 total points.
Herbst started and finished in the sixth position. The third-year driver has picked up two top-five and 14 top-10 finishes in his career.
Herbst made his career debut at Dover International Speedway in Saturday’s race.
The Las Vegas, Nevada native’s starting and finishing positions compared favorably to his career averages, starting four spots higher than his career mark of 10.2 and completing the race seven places ahead of his 13.1 career average finish.
Herbst’s sixth-place finish was against a field of 36 drivers. The race endured six cautions and 27 caution laps. Prior to the checkered flag there were six lead changes.
Justin Allgaier earned the win in the race, and Austin Cindric finished second. Ross Chastain placed third, Noah Gragson brought home fourth, and Harrison Burton rounded out the top five.
After Cindric won the first stage, Allgaier took control and won Stage 2 before taking the checkered flag.