Before Saturday’s race at Sonoma Raceway, William Sawalich’s rookie campaign in the NASCAR Xfinity Series could best be described as Sisyphean.
Save for a pair of top-10 finishes at Atlanta and COTA, the 18-year-old from Eden Prairie, Minnesota, had been put through the wringer. Sawalich entered Saturday’s race 25th in the standings.
But following a dramatic win in Friday’s ARCA Menards Series West race, Sawalich put together the most impressive performance of his young Xfinity Series career…