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Kyle Busch captures 100th Xfinity Series win at Nashville

Kyle Busch scored his 100th NASCAR Xfinity Series victory Saturday at Nashville Superspeedway holding on through three late-race restarts to bring his Joe Gibbs Racing No. 54 Toyota to victory lane.

It was a repeat of last week’s race at Texas Motor Speedway as Busch had to fend off JR Motorsports driver, Justin Allgaier, who finished behind Busch for the second week in a row.

Busch has more than doubled Mark Martin’s 49 wins for the most all-time victories in the series.

“I remember growing up as a kid and watching Mark Martin win every week, in that 60 car, just the domination he had. And he‘s No. 2 with 49 wins. It’s just been phenomenal years to have (and) be associated with Joe Gibbs Racing and Toyota.

“It was way racier than I remember Nashville being,” Busch continued. “At the end, I knew if we could clear those guys and I could hit my marks I could pull away.”

He also had a message for his fans and critics, saying, “Wanted to give a huge shout out to Rowdy Nation out there, we appreciate you, Rowdy Nation. I saw a lot of you standing up when Allgaier took the lead then a lot of you sat back down when I took the lead. So, an awesome day for Rowdy Nation.”

It was, understandably, a frustrating experience for Allgaier.

“Running second sucks, I’m not going to lie to you,” he said. “When we took the lead from Kyle I thought we were good, we were able to drive away. But then all those restarts at the end, he just held me down really hard in the middle of (Turns) 3 and 4 and we got loose and I think that was the difference-maker. After that, we just didn’t have the speed after that.

“Again, just proud of my guys – to bring two fast race cars two weeks in a row to have a shot at it and have it come down to late in the races is a big deal. We’ll keep digging.”

Harrison Burton finished third followed by Josh Berry in fourth and AJ Allmendinger rebounded from a pit penalty to finish fifth. Brandon Jones, Jeb Burton, Noah Gragson, Austin Hill and Riley Herbst rounded out the top 10.

Cindric continues to lead the championship points standings and has a 90-point advantage over second place, Allmendinger. Jeremy Clements is in the final spot, 48 points ahead of Brandon Brown. There are 11 regular-season races remaining before the Playoffs begin.

The Xfinity Series heads to Pocono Raceway on June 27 and will be broadcast on NBCSN, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

June 19, 2021
Kyle Busch wins in overtime at Texas, scores his 99th Xfinity Series victory

Kyle Busch scored his 99th Xfinity Series win at Texas Motor Speedway Saturday in the Alsco Uniforms 250. He led 94 laps in his Joe Gibbs Racing No. 54 Toyota, winning .433 seconds ahead of second-place finisher, Justin Allgaier.

It was Busch’s second win in two Xfinity Series races this season. But it did not come easily as Busch had to persevere through three restarts in the final laps, coming out on top in overtime. Justin Allgaier was his biggest rival, leading 23 laps, but was unable to make the pass for the lead, and finished second.

“Just being with a great group of guys and Joe Gibbs Racing is pretty awesome to drive to drive these Toyota Supras here in the Xfinity Series,’’ Busch said after the race.

Busch noted that Allgaier’s JR Motorsports Chevrolet was probably just as good as his car and credited his victory to making the right moves on the last restarts.

“I was just able to think through a few things there on a couple restarts that may or may not work but there at the end they did.’’

Busch also had help from the third-place finisher, Team Penske’s Austin Cindric, who was behind Busch and pushed him on the final restarts.

Cindric said his car was not as strong toward the end as it was during the first half of the race.

“We faded halfway through the race,” he said. “We were really good to start with and just didn’t quite have the pieces to keep up with the track with the PJ1 fading away. Overall, it was a great race. It was good to get a playoff point and we had a good points day. We had a lot of people from Odyssey Battery here. The last time I did a suite appearance was back at Fontana last year. It’s great to have them as partners and we hope to keep the momentum going.”

Joe Gibbs Racing drivers Daniel Hemric and Brandon Jones finished fourth and fifth as AJ Allmendinger, Noah Gragson, Brett Mofitt, Justin Haley and Michael Annett rounded out the top 10 finishers.

Cindric leads the driver standings by 108 points over AJ Allmendinger. Hemric (-122), Harrison Burton (-157), Allgaier (-171), Haley (-175), Jeb Burton (-186), Brandon Jones (-226), Gragson (-249) and Michael Annett (-253) round out the top 10 in the championship standings.

The next race for the Xfinity Series is Saturday at Nashville Superspeedway at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

June 12, 2021

Weekend schedule for Texas

NASCAR heads to Texas Motor Speedway this weekend. The Camping World Truck Series and the Xfinity Series will hit the track Saturday as the NASCAR Cup Series closes out the weekend with the All-Star Race Sunday night.

Hendrick Motorsports driver Kyle Larson won the pole for the All-Star Race via random draw Tuesday afternoon.

The starting lineup for the All-Star Open was determined by driver points. Richard Childress Racing’s Tyler Reddick will start on the pole.

There will be no practice or qualifying sessions for the Xfinity Series and Truck Series races due to COVID-19 protocols established by NASCAR.

The starting lineups will be determined by the following metrics formula:

• 25 percent: Driver’s finishing position from the previous race
• 25 percent: Car owner’s finishing position from the previous race
• 35 percent: Team owner points ranking
• 15 percent: Fastest lap from the previous race

All times are Eastern.

Saturday, June 12

1 p.m.: Truck Series SpeedyCash.com 220 (Stages 35/70/147 laps = 220.5 miles)
FS1/MRN/Sirius XM NASCAR Radio
Defending race winner: Kyle Busch
Pole: John Hunter Nemechek

4 p.m.: Xfinity Series Alsco Uniforms 250 (Stages 40/80/167 laps = 250.5 miles)
FS1/PRN/TSN2/Sirius XM NASCAR Radio
Defending race winner: Austin Cindric
Pole: AJ Allmendinger

Sunday, June 13

6 p.m.: Cup Series All-Star Open
Pole determined by driver points: Tyler Reddick
FS1/MRN/TSN3/Sirius XM NASCAR Radio

8 p.m.: Cup Series All-Star Race (Rounds 1-4: 15 laps) (Round 5: 30 laps) (Round 6: 10 laps)
Defending race winner: Chase Elliott
Pole was chosen via a random draw: Kyle Larson
FS1/MRN/TSN3/Sirius XM NASCAR Radio

Click here for more info on the All-Star Race at Texas – format, eligibility and more.

Did you know?

2020 NASCAR Cup Series Champion Chase Elliott won last year’s All-Star Race.

The NASCAR All-Star Race has previously been held at three tracks: Charlotte Motor Speedway (1985, 1987-2019) Atlanta Motor Speedway (1986) and Bristol Motor Speedway (2020).

This year’s race includes seven former winners: Ryan Newman (2002), Kevin Harvick (2007, 2018), Kurt Busch (2010), Denny Hamlin (2015), Joey Logano (2016), Kyle Busch (2017), Kyle Larson (2019), and Chase Elliott (2020).

Darrell Waltrip won the inaugural race in 1985. Bill Elliott, Chase Elliott’s father, won the event in 1986 in his home state of Georgia.

Dale Earnhardt won in 1987 aided by the legendary “Pass in the Grass.”

Michael Waltrip, now a Fox Sports NASCAR commentator, won the 1996 race by becoming the first to do so through winning the Open.

Kasey Kahne (2008) is the only All-Star Race winner who earned his way into the race from the All-Star Open Fan Vote.

Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson, now running a partial schedule in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, earned the most All-Star Race victories with four (2003, 2006, 2012-13).

Lineup for All-Star Open

Start pos.	Driver	Car #	Team
1	Tyler Reddick	8	Richard Childress Racing
2	Chris Buescher	17	Roush Fenway Racing
3	Matt DiBenedetto	21	Wood Brothers Racing
4	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	47	JTG Daugherty Racing
5	Ross Chastain	42	Chip Ganassi Racing
6	Bubba Wallace	23	23XI Racing
7	Daniel Suarez	99	Trackhouse Racing Team
8	Erik Jones	43	Richard Petty Motorsports
9	Chase Briscoe	14	Stewart-Haas Racing
10	Aric Almirola	10	Stewart-Haas Racing
11	Corey LaJoie	7	Spire Motorsports
12	Anthony Alfredo	38	Front Row Motorsports
13	Quin Houff	00	StarCom Racing
14	James Davison	15	Rick Ware Racing
15	Josh Bilicki	52	Rick Ware Racing
16	Austin Cindric	33	Team Penske
17	Cody Ware	51	Rick Ware Racing
18	BJ McLeod	78	Live Fast Motorsports
19	Justin Haley	77	Spire Motorsports
20	Garrett Smithley	53	Rick Ware Racing
21	Timmy Hill	66	MBM Motorsports
22	David Starr	13	MBM Motorsports

Lineup for All-Star Race

Start pos.	Driver	Car #	Team

1	Kyle Larson	5	Hendrick Motorsports
2	Kyle Busch	18	Joe Gibbs Racing
3	Christopher Bell	20	Joe Gibbs Racing
4	Cole Custer	41	Stewart-Haas Racing
5	Austin Dillon	3	Richard Childress Racing
6	Chase Elliott	9	Hendrick Motorsports
7	Joey Logano	22	Team Penske
8	William Byron	24	Hendrick Motorsports
9	Brad Keselowski	2	Team Penske
10	Martin Truex Jr.	19	Joe Gibbs Racing
11	Michael McDowell	34	Front Row Motorsports
12	Kevin Harvick	4	Stewart-Haas Racing
13	Kurt Busch	1	Chip Ganassi Racing
14	Ryan Newman	6	Roush Fenway Racing
15	Alex Bowman	48	Hendrick Motorsports
16	Denny Hamlin	11	Joe Gibbs Racing
17	Ryan Blaney	12	Team Penske
18	Winner Open Round 1
19	Winner Open Round 2
20	Winner Open Round Final Round
21	Fan Vote

June 10, 2021

Allmendinger rallies from late penalty to win at Mid-Ohio

From a late penalty to victory, AJ Allmendinger became the first repeat winner at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course after the Los Gatos, California, native fended off teammate Justin Haley, Ty Gibbs and the field in overtime to win the B&L Transport 170 at Mid-Ohio on Saturday, June 5, as he also claimed his second victory of this year’s NASCAR Xfinity Series season.

The starting lineup was based on a performance metric formula, weighing the driver’s and owner’s results from a previous Xfinity event, the owner points position and the fastest lap recorded from a previous Xfinity race. With that, Austin Cindric, the regular-season points leader, started on pole position and was joined on the front row with Ty Gibbs, winner of Friday’s ARCA Menards Series event at Mid-Ohio and last weekend’s event at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Prior to the event, Kris Wright and Ryan Ellis dropped to the rear of the field due to unapproved adjustments.

When the green flag waved and the race commenced, Cindric and Gibbs battled for the lead through the first two turns.

It did not take long, however, for the first caution of the event to fly when Noah Gragson drove off the track and through the grass, where he destroyed the front nose from his car that was also leaking fluid and smoke. Behind, Cody Ware spun in Turn 2. While Ware continued, Gragson parked his battered car between Turns 2 and 3 as his race came to an early end.

Following the incident, the race restarted on the fifth lap. At the start, Cindric maintained the lead followed by Gibbs, Harrison Burton, Jeb Burton, Justin Allgaier and the field.

Three laps later, the caution returned when Tommy Joe Martins due to fluid on the course when the engine from Tommy Joe Martins’ machine expired.

Another four laps later, the race restarted, with Cindric and Gibbs retaining the front row. At the start, Gibbs made his move beneath Cindric’s No. 22 PPG Ford Mustang to take the lead. Cindric, though, was quick to reassume the advantage in Turn 4, where he continued to fend off Gibbs and lead when the field returned to the start/finish line.

On Lap 15, AJ Allmendinger muscled his No. 16 Ramco Specialties Chevrolet Camaro into the lead over Cindric.

Three laps later and with Allmendinger still leading, Harrison Burton damaged the front nose and splitter from his No. 20 Dex Imaging Toyota Supra after going off-course in Turn 1. Despite the incident, the race continued to run under green.

In the final laps of the first stage, names like Ty Gibbs, Daniel Hemric, Andy Lally and Myatt Snider pitted for fuel. Back on the track, Allmendinger continued to lead by more than three seconds over Cindric.

In Turn 9, Miguel Paludo spun in the gravel trap, but the race continued to run under green. With a healthy advantage over the field, Allmendinger was able to navigate his way back to the start/finish line and win the first stage on Lap 25. Cindric was scored in second place followed by Haley, Jeb Burton, Justin Allgaier, Brandon Jones, Riley Herbst, Alex Labbe, Michael Annett and Jeremy Clements.

Under the stage break, nearly the entire field led by Allmendinger pitted while Gibbs, Snider, Hemric, Ryan Sieg and Lally remained on the track.

The second stage started on Lap 30 with Gibbs and Hemric on the front row. At the start, Gibbs maintained the lead over Hemric, Snider and the field. Cindric, meanwhile, was back in seventh while Allmendinger was in fifth behind Andy Lally. By then, Justin Allgaier took his car to the garage due to a mechanical issue.

Just past the Lap 40 mark and with Gibbs still leading, the caution flew due to Jeremy Clements stalling his car in the Acura Bridge.

Four laps later, the race restarted. At the start, Allmendinger, who restarted alongside Gibbs, made his move to take the lead in Turn 2. By Turn 5, teammate Justin Haley moved into the runner-up spot while Gibbs was shuffled back in third in front of Brandon Jones, Hemric and Jeb Burton.

On Lap 46, trouble ignited for Daniel Hemric, who limped back to pit road after he blew a left-rear tire, which damaged the left-rear side of Hemric’s No. 18 Poppy Bank Toyota Supra. He was able to limp back to pit road and keep the race running under green.

Not long after, Allmendinger pitted along with Gibbs, Lally, Brett Moffitt, Josh Williams and Miguel Paludo. During the pit stops, however, Allmendinger was penalized for failing to meet minimum pit stop time and was required to start at the rear of the field for the final stage.

Back on the track, Haley assumed the lead in his No. 11 LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet Camaro. With the clean air, Haley was able to claim the second stage victory on Lap 50 by nearly two seconds over Brandon Jones. Jones settled in second followed by Jeb Burton, Herbst, Cindric, Labbe, Snider, Brandon Brown, Annett and Ryan Ellis.

Under the stage break, the leaders pitted for tires with some opting to pit again for fuel. During the stops, Andy Lally was penalized for an uncontrolled tire violation.

With 20 laps remaining, the final stage commenced as Ryan Sieg and Cindric started on the front row. At the start, Cindric muscled to the lead on the outside lane in Turn 1 while the field behind scrambled for positions.

Down to the final eight laps of the event, Cindric was leading by nearly 11 seconds over Gibbs while Allmendinger, following his penalty, was in third place, trailing by 13 seconds. Moffitt was in fourth followed by Michael Annett and Haley.

Then, the caution flew when Jeb Burton spun in Turn 4 and was stuck in the gravel trap. Under caution, the leaders remained on the track.

With five laps remaining, the race restarted. At the start, Allmendinger quickly made his move beneath Gibbs and Cindric entering Turn 1. With all three competitors making contact against one another in a three-wide battle, Allmendinger returned to the lead past the first turn. As Brett Moffitt moved into the runner-up spot, contact from Gibbs Annett and Haley resulted with Cindric getting hit and spinning in the grass, which ended Cindric’s hopes of winning.

Despite the incident, the race continued to run under green as Allmendinger retained the lead. Not long after, however, the caution flew due to a multi-car incident in Turn 6 that involved Kris Wright, Alex Labbe and Kyle Weatherman with everyone else scattering around the circuit to avoid the incident.

Under caution, Moffitt, who was running in the runner-up spot, lost power as a result of a fuel pump issue and stalled on the track, effectively ending his hopes of battling for the win.

With the race sent into overtime, Allmendinger received a strong start through the first turn to maintain the lead over teammate Haley and Gibbs while everyone else scattered and scrambled for positions through the first two turns.

When the final lap started, Allmendinger maintained a decent advantage over Haley and Gibbs. With the leaders clearly out in front, chaos ensued behind, starting with Riley Herbst getting into Miguel Paludo in Turn 1 as Paludo spun. Shortly after, Andy Lally bumped into Herbst and sent Herbst’s No. 98 Monster Energy Ford Mustang spinning in Turn 2.

Back to the front, Allmendinger continued to lead Haley and Gibbs through Turns 4 and 5. Having the lead in his sole possession, Allmendinger was able to navigate his way through the 13-turn circuit for a final time to claim the checkered flag and win.

With his second victory of the season, Allmendinger became the first multi-winner of the Xfinity Series event at Mid-Ohio since its inception in 2013. He also claimed his seventh Xfinity career victory, his fifth on a road course and the 10th career win for Kaulig Racing.

“I mean, I’m not gonna lie, I was a little upset,” Allmendinger said on FS1 when mentioning about the penalty. “But we win and lose as a team so I was gonna fight until the checkered flag flew. I knew we had the best car…This Ramco Specialties Chevrolet had some massive rear grip. I lost the restart, [Gibbs] opened up a gap and I know these guys will do it to me, so I barreled in there when I saw a gap and I was gonna come out on the other side clean. That’s all I got there.”

Haley settled in second place for his first top-five result of the season while Ty Gibbs came home in third place and notched his sixth top-five result in seven Xfinity starts this season.

“First of all, congrats to AJ,” Haley said. “That’s amazing. This is LeafFilter’s home, this is [team owner] Matt Kaulig’s home. To finish one-two here is really special. Obviously, you want the LeafFilter car to go to Victory Lane, but I thought we were a little better than AJ there at the end, but I had so much damage. I was just on the splitter so hard…Really, really special day here.”

Brandon Jones finished in fourth place followed by Andy Lally. Brandon Brown finished in sixth place followed by Annett, Josh Berry, Ryan Sieg and Josh Williams.

Hemric settled in 12th while Cindric ended his race in 14th after leading a race-high 30 laps. Riley Herbst and Paludo finished 21st and 27th following their spins on the final lap.

There were seven lead changes for five different leaders. The race featured seven cautions for 23 laps.

Cindric continues to lead the regular-season standings by 96 points over Allmendinger.

Results.

1. AJ Allmendinger, 23 laps led, Stage 1 winner

2. Justin Haley, seven laps led, Stage 2 winner

3. Ty Gibbs, 16 laps led

4. Brandon Jones

5. Andy Lally

6. Brandon Brown

7. Michael Annett

8. Josh Berry

9. Ryan Sieg, two laps led

10. Josh Williams

11. Alex Labbe

12. Daniel Hemric

13. Jade Buford

14. Austin Cindric, 30 laps led

15. Cody Ware

16. Jeb Burton

17. Gray Gaulding

18. Ryan Vargas

19. Matt Jaskol

20. Landon Cassill

21. Riley Herbst

22. Colby Howard

23. Matt Mills

24. Jesse Little

25. Preston Pardus

26. Kyle Weatherman

27. Miguel Paludo

28. Ryan Ellis

29. Myatt Snider

30. Joe Graf Jr., one lap down

31. Brett Moffitt – OUT, Fuel pump

32. Kris Wright – OUT, Accident

33. Jeremy Clements, 10 laps down

34. Jeffrey Earnhardt, 10 laps down

35. Justin Allgaier, 11 laps down

36. David Starr, 12 laps down

37. Bayley Currey – OUT, Electrical

38. Harrison Burton – OUT, Accident

39. Tommy Joe Martins – OUT, Engine

40. Noah Gragson – OUT, Accident

Next on the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series schedule is a trip to the Lone Star state for a 250-mile event at Texas Motor Speedway, which will occur on Saturday, June 12, at 4 p.m. ET on FS1.

June 5, 2021
Weekend schedule for Sonoma and Mid-Ohio
The NASCAR Cup Series travels to Sonoma Raceway this weekend for Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350 while the NASCAR Xfinity Series will compete at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Saturday afternoon.

NASCAR’s Camping World Truck Series has a week off and will return to competition on June 12 at Texas Motor Speedway.

Martin Truex Jr. leads all active Cup Series drivers with three wins at Sonoma (2013, 2018, 2019) and would love to capture a third consecutive victory.

“I’ve been waiting for a while to go back to Sonoma and try to get the three-peat,” Truex said. “Sonoma is such a fun track and it’s a great part of the country. It’s beautiful and always great weather. I can’t wait to get there and see all of our fans in California that we haven’t seen in quite a while.”

His biggest rival may be Chase Elliott who has won five of the last six Cup Series road course races. And you can never count out Kyle Busch who has won twice (2008, 2015) at Sonoma.

There have been seven Xfinity Series races run at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course with seven different winners. Austin Cindric was the most recent driver in victory lane in 2019. He also has three more road course wins at Watkins Glen (2019), the Daytona Road Course (2020) and Road America (2020).

Due to the pandemic, this will be NASCAR’s first time back at the track since June 2019.

There will be no practice or qualifying sessions for the Cup and Xfinity Series due to COVID-19 protocols established by NASCAR.

The starting lineups will be determined by the following metrics formula:
• 25 percent: Driver’s finishing position from the previous race
• 25 percent: Car owner’s finishing position from the previous race
• 35 percent: Team owner points ranking
• 15 percent: Fastest lap from the previous race

Notes: There will be a competition caution for the Cup Series on Lap 10 but no competition caution is scheduled for the Xfinity Series race.

All times are Eastern.

Saturday, June 5

1 p.m.: Xfinity Series B&L Transport 170
Green Flag: 1:13
Distance: 169.35 miles (75 Laps)
Stage 1 ends on Lap 25, Stage 2 ends on Lap 50, Final Stage Ends on Lap 75
FS1/MRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Pole: Austin Cindric

Sunday, June 6

4 p.m. Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway
Green Flag: 4:14
Distance: 226.8 miles (90 laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 20),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 40), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 90)
FS1/PRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Pole: Kyle Larson

Sonoma Raceway Data
Season Race #: 15 of 36 (06-06-21)
Track Size: 2.52-miles
Number of Turns: 12 varying
Track: Multi-Elevational Road Course
Race Length: 90 laps / 226.8 miles
Stage 1 and 2 Length: 20 laps (each)
Final Stage Length: 50 laps

Sonoma Raceway NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying & Race Information:
- Track qualifying record (2.52-miles): Kyle Larson, Chevrolet (95.901 mph, 94.598 secs. on 06-22-19)
- Track qualifying record (1.99-miles): Kyle Larson, Chevrolet (96.568 mph, 74.186 secs. on 06-27-15)
- Track race record (2.52-miles): Martin Truex Jr., Toyota (83.922 mph, (02:42:09) on 06-23-19)
- Track race record (1.99-miles): Clint Bowyer, Toyota (83.624 mph, (02:39:55) on06-24-12)
- 2019 pole winner (last race): Kyle Larson, Chevrolet (95.712 mph, 94.784 secs. on 06-22-19)
- 2019 race winner (last race): Martin Truex Jr., Toyota (83.922 mph, (02:42:09) on 06-23-19)
Sonoma Raceway Qualifying Information:
- Kevin Harvick and Kurt Busch lead all active drivers in the series in starts at Sonoma with 19 each.
- Kyle Larson leads the series in average starting position at Sonoma with a 2.5 in seven starts.
- 18 different NCS drivers have won at least one pole at Sonoma and three are entered this weekend. Kyle Larson (3), Joey Logano (1), and Kurt Busch (1).
- Larson leads all active drivers in poles at Sonoma with three (2017, 2018, 2019).
- The youngest series Sonoma pole winner is Joey Logano (June 26, 2011 – 21 years, 1 month, 2 days).
- Five different manufacturers in the NCS have won a pole at Sonoma. Chevrolet leads with 16 poles, Ford seven, Pontiac three, Toyota three, and Dodge with two.
Sonoma Raceway Race Information:
- 19 different NCS drivers have won at Sonoma and four are entered this weekend. Martin Truex Jr. (3), Kyle Busch (2), Kevin Harvick (1), and Kurt Busch (1).
- NASCAR Hall of Famer Jeff Gordon leads the series in wins at Sonoma with five victories.
- Martin Truex Jr. leads all active drivers in wins at Sonoma in the NCS with three victories (2013, 2018, 2019).
- Chase Elliott leads all active NCS drivers in road course wins with six victories (Watkins Glen, two; Charlotte ROVAL, two; Daytona RC, COTA).
- The youngest series Sonoma winner is Kyle Busch (June 22, 2008 – 23 years, 1 month, 20 days).
- Five of the 31 (16.13%) NCS races at Sonoma have been won from the pole, making it the most proficient starting position in the field.
- Hendrick Motorsports leads the NCS in wins at Sonoma with six victories (Jeff Gordon with five and Jimmie Johnson with one).
- Six different manufacturers have won in the NCS at Sonoma. Chevrolet leads with 11 victories, Ford eight, Toyota five, Dodge three, Pontiac two, and Buick with one.
- Kevin Harvick and Kurt Busch lead all active NCS drivers in top 10s at Sonoma with 10 each.
- Clint Bowyer leads all active NCS drivers in average finish at Sonoma with a 10.077.
- Martin Truex Jr. leads all active NCS drivers at Sonoma with 213 laps led in 15 starts.
Top 12 Sonoma Driver Ratings
1. Kurt Busch – 105.2
2. Martin Truex Jr. – 96.8
3. Kevin Harvick – 94.5
4. Kyle Busch – 93.7
5. Chase Elliott – 89.4
6. Ryan Newman – 85.7
7. Denny Hamlin – 84.9
8. Kyle Larson – 83.0
9. Joey Logano – 82.7
10. Brad Keselowski – 78.9
11. Ryan Blaney – 77.7
12. Daniel Suarez – 74.9
Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2020 races (15 total) among active drivers at Sonoma Raceway.
June 4, 2021
Ty Gibbs rebounds to win Xfinity race at Charlotte
Ty Gibbs recovered from a spin in Stage 2 to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series Alsco Uniforms 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway and claim his second victory in only six series starts.

He led the final 20 laps in the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 54 Toyota and was the highest-finishing rookie in his Xfinity debut at the 1.5-mile track.

His surge to the front was not without difficulty. As Gibbs moved to pass Chase Briscoe who was leading the race, Gibbs inadvertently took the air off Briscoe’s car causing him to spin off Turn 2. Briscoe would have to settle for a 6th place finish.

Gibbs apologized on the team radio for the incident, saying, “I wasn’t trying to wreck him. I was trying to race him. That was never my intention.”

After the win, he took a moment to apologize again to Briscoe and his team.

“First off,” he said, “I just want to say sorry to the 99 and Chase and his crew. I didn’t hit him, but I definitely helped him out with him getting loose there, and it was not my intention. Already wrecked myself so, I just want to say sorry to them more importantly than this entire win.”

But nothing could take away from the excitement of claiming another victory for the 18-year-old who is running a part-time Xfinity Series schedule.

“It’s just awesome,” Gibbs said. “I’ll take it. This is a good day — we got one more (race) to go. So, I just want to say thank you all the fans out there and hell, yeah!”

Briscoe was disappointed, but said, “It felt like there at the end we just made the wrong adjustment and I was too tight. But truthfully, Ty was probably going to get me either way. After leading that many laps (60), it’s frustrating for sure.”

Austin Cindric placed second in his Team Penske No. 22 Ford, after finishing fourth in both Stage 1 and 2.

“Talking to everyone, it sounds like we were the most boring race car on the race track,” he said. “We took up residence in P4 for about the entire race. If that meant I had a good restart, a bad restart, a good pit stop, a bad pit stop, we were still P4. I felt like we weren’t good enough to make moves to get to the front, but we were good enough to maintain where we were. There’s definitely more for us to gain, but overall, we really executed well today. I can’t really complain.”

Harrison Burton finished third, followed by Brandon Brown and Tyler Reddick to round out the top five. Briscoe, Ty Dillon, Brandon Jones, Jeb Burton and Jeremy Clements finished sixth-10th, respectively.

Cindric leads the standings by 84 points over second-place Harrison Burton. AJ Almendinger (-108), Daniel Hemric (-108) Justin Allgaier (-133), Jeb Burton (-137), Justin Haley (-172), Jeremy Clements (-191), Noah Gragson (-197) and Myatt Snider (-211) round out the top-10 in the driver standings.

The Xfinity Series travels to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for its next race on Saturday, June 8, at 1 p.m. ET on FS1.

Official Results:
1. (8) Ty Gibbs #, Toyota, 200.
2. (4) Austin Cindric, Ford, 200.
3. (13) Harrison Burton, Toyota, 200.
4. (32) Brandon Brown, Chevrolet, 200.
5. (16) Tyler Reddick(i), Chevrolet, 200.
6. (2) Chase Briscoe(i), Ford, 200.
7. (10) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 200.
8. (14) Brandon Jones, Toyota, 200.
9. (9) Jeb Burton, Chevrolet, 200.
10. (6) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 200.
11. (26) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 200.
12. (1) Riley Herbst, Ford, 200.
13. (28) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 200.
14. (33) Alex Labbe, Chevrolet, 200.
15. (22) Chad Finchum, Toyota, 200.
16. (20) Ryan Vargas #, Chevrolet, 200.
17. (25) Jade Buford #, Chevrolet, 200.
18. (30) Jesse Little, Toyota, 200.
19. (11) Justin Haley, Chevrolet, 200.
20. (31) Cody Ware, Toyota, 200.
21. (34) Josh Williams, Chevrolet, 199.
22. (17) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevrolet, 199.
23. (21) Stefan Parsons, Chevrolet, 199.
24. (19) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 199.
25. (15) Brett Moffitt, Chevrolet, 198.
26. (7) Myatt Snider, Chevrolet, 196.
27. (23) Noah Gragson, Chevrolet, Accident, 187.
28. (3) Daniel Hemric, Toyota, Accident, 186.
29. (27) Tommy Joe Martins, Chevrolet, Accident, 186.
30. (29) Colby Howard, Chevrolet, 184.
31. (12) Ryan Sieg, Ford, Accident, 151.
32. (18) Josh Berry #, Chevrolet, Accident, 150.
33. (5) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, Brakes, 128.
34. (36) Timmy Hill(i), Toyota, Engine, 114.
35. (24) Matt Mills, Chevrolet, Accident, 103.
36. (35) Grant Enfinger(i), Toyota, Accident, 26.
May 29, 2021

Cindric perseveres to win the XFINITY Series Drydene 200 at Dover

Reigning Xfinity champion Austin Cindric captured his third victory of the NASCAR Xfinity Series season Saturday in the Drydene 200 at Dover International Speedway. Cindric also won the season opener at Daytona and again at Phoenix Raceway in March.

Cindric started in 16th place but methodically made his way to the front to lead 51 of the 200 laps in his Team Penske No. 22 Ford en route to his 11th Xfinity Series career win.

With this victory, he has increased his lead in the Xfinity Series standings to 62 points over Daniel Hemric in second.

“Every win means so much and everyone that is in this series — I have the unique opportunity to know what I am doing in the future. I respect the guys that I am racing around are trying to get to the top level. I know I have that for me down the road but I have to bring that same energy that I am racing against. These wins are really hard to come by. It sucks that we have had some bad races recently that make this one feel so much better. This is my favorite race track that we go to,” Cindric said.

Josh Berry finished second for his third top-five this season in the JR Motorsports No. 8 Chevrolet, passing his teammate Justin Allgaier with 28 laps to go and captured the Dash 4 Cash $100,000 bonus.

“It could have been one spot better, we were so good today,” Berry said. “That last run we just fired off too free. Me and Justin got racing each other and the 22 (Cindric) got away. We just weren’t quite as good in that last run as the run before. It’s tough. But when you’re in the top two or three all day, there’s still a lot to be proud of.”

Justin Allgaier finished third, AJ Allmendinger fourth and rookie Ty Gibbs finished fifth.

“It’s just a hard track for me. I feel like this is one of my harder ones. I feel like I’m learning as I go. I’m kind of frustrated. I think I could have ran a little better. We had a good day overall. I will take a top-five any day. We will keep on going,” Gibbs said.

The Xfinity Series heads to the Circuit of the Americas for the Pit Boss 250 on Saturday, May 22 at 4 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on FS1, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. This will be the series’ first event at the Austin Texas road course.

NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 10
Race Results for the 40th Annual Drydene 200 – Saturday, May 15, 2021
Dover International Speedway – Dover, DE – 1. – Mile Concrete
Total Race Length – 200 Laps – 200. Miles

Fin	Str	No	Driver	Team	Laps	S1Pos	S2Pos	S3Pos	Pts	Status
1	16	22	Austin Cindric	Car Shop Ford	200	8	3	0	51	Running
2	6	8	Josh Berry #	Tire Pros Chevrolet	200	2	1	0	54	Running
3	2	7	Justin Allgaier	BRANDT Chevrolet	200	1	2	0	53	Running
4	7	16	AJ Allmendinger	Hyperice Chevrolet	200	3	4	0	48	Running
5	14	54	Ty Gibbs #	Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota	200	7	9	0	38	Running
6	5	20	Harrison Burton	DEX Imaging Toyota	200	4	5	0	44	Running
7	11	1	Michael Annett	Pilot Flying J myRewards Plus Chevrolet	200	0	7	0	34	Running
8	12	39	Ryan Sieg	CMR Construction and Roofing/A-Game Ford	200	9	0	0	31	Running
9	1	18	Daniel Hemric	Poppy Bank Toyota	200	0	0	0	28	Running
10	19	68	Brandon Brown	Brandonbilt Foundations Chevrolet	200	0	0	0	27	Running
11	13	10	Jeb Burton	Chevy Chevrolet	200	0	0	0	26	Running
12	8	51	Jeremy Clements	First Pacific Funding Chevrolet	200	0	0	0	25	Running
13	10	2	Brett Moffitt	Destiny Homes Chevrolet	199	0	0	0	24	Running
14	31	23	JJ Yeley	Our Motorsports Chevrolet	199	0	0	0	23	Running
15	3	9	Noah Gragson	Bass Pro Shops/TrueTimber/BRCC Chevrolet	199	6	6	0	32	Running
16	15	2	Myatt Snider	TaxSlayer Chevrolet	199	0	0	0	21	Running
17	20	98	Riley Herbst	Monster Energy Ford	198	0	10	0	21	Running
18	28	0	Jeffrey Earnhardt	ForeverLawn Chevrolet	198	0	0	0	19	Running
19	18	36	Alex Labbe	Prolon/rousseau/Silver Wax Chevrolet	198	0	0	0	18	Running
20	17	44	Tommy Joe Martins	Gilreath Farms Red Angus Chevrolet	198	0	0	0	17	Running
21	24	99	BJ McLeod(i)	Chevrolet	198	0	0	0	0	Running
22	32	47	Kyle Weatherman	Thin Blue Line USA/Police Week 2021 Chevrolet	198	0	0	0	15	Running
23	27	17	Cody Ware	Nurtec ODT Chevrolet	197	0	0	0	14	Running
24	26	74	Bayley Currey(i)	Childrens National Chevrolet	196	0	0	0	0	Running
25	37	6	Landon Cassill	Drydene Chevrolet	196	0	0	0	12	Running
26	23	4	Ryan Vargas #	Drydene Chevrolet	195	0	0	0	11	Running
27	39	5	Matt Mills	J.F. Electric Toyota	195	0	0	0	10	Running
28	25	15	Colby Howard	Drydene Chevrolet	194	0	0	0	9	Running
29	36	7	Joe Graf Jr.	Z GRILLS Chevrolet	193	0	0	0	8	Running
30	22	66	Timmy Hill(i)	ATS Alarm Tech Toyota	193	0	0	0	0	Running
31	40	52	Gray Gaulding	Panini Chevrolet	192	0	0	0	6	Running
32	30	26	John Hunter Nemechek(i)	ACME Toyota	182	10	8	0	0	Running
33	34	48	Jade Buford	Big Machine Spiked Coolers Chevrolet	155	0	0	0	4	Engine
34	35	90	Kyle Sieg	Independent Metal Strap Ford	83	0	0	0	3	Accident
35	4	19	Brandon Jones	Menards/Pelonis Toyota	68	5	0	0	8	Accident
36	9	11	Zane Smith(i)	LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet	67	0	0	0	0	Accident
37	33	78	Jesse Little	Apex Wireless Chevrolet	57	0	0	0	1	Accident
38	29	92	Josh Williams	Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet	57	0	0	0	1	Accident
39	38	13	Matt Jaskol	Auto Parts 4 Less Toyota	56	0	0	0	1	Accident
40	21	61	David Starr	Special Report w/ Bret Baier Toyota	18	0	0	0	1	Overheating

May 15, 2021

Justin Allgaier wins Xfinity Series race in overtime finish at Darlington

Justin Allgaier won the NASCAR Xfinity Series Steakhouse Elite 200 at Darlington Raceway Saturday afternoon in a dramatic two-lap overtime finish.

He outdueled his JR Motorsports teammate, Josh Berry, who had pulled ahead in Turn l, to take the lead for his second victory of the season and earn his 16th career win.

“Our car wasn’t as good as we wanted all day, but the guys down in the pits, they just kept fighting,” said Allgaier. “To check off Atlanta and Darlington, I couldn’t be more appreciative of this race team. We’re going to celebrate this one for a while.”

Josh Berry had to settle for second place, earning his fourth top-10 of 2021. He was also the highest finishing rookie of the race. Berry is currently scheduled to compete on a part time basis for JRM. He won at Martinsville Speedway in April and is trying to make the most of each opportunity.

“I’m mad,” Berry said. “I want to win. I’m racing for my life out here, man. We need to find a sponsor or something so I can run this thing full time. But it’s hard to be mad, coming here, running second, no practice, first time with these guys — that’s pretty incredible.”

Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Brandon Jones (No. 19) and Daniel Hemric (No. 18) finished in third and fourth, respectively. Jeremy Clements scored his fourth top-10 result of 2021 with fifth place.

Michael Annett, Brett Moffitt, Ryan Sieg, Alex Labbe and Harrison Burton rounded out the top-10 at Darlington.

Noah Gragson was originally scored in fourth at the end of the race but was disqualified due to a violation of Rule 20.14.c in the NASCAR Rule Book that reads, “All suspension mounts and mounting hardware must not allow movement or realignment of any suspension and/or drivetrain component beyond normal rotation or suspension and/or drivetrain travel.”

Gragson was relegated to a 40th place finish and was no longer eligible to receive the Dash 4 Cash bonus. He has already won two of the four events in the program. The $100,000 prize was ultimately awarded to AJ Allmendinger, who finished 12th and passed post-race inspection.

Wayne Auton, Xfinity Series director, stated that the Dash 4 Cash winners are routinely included in the post-race inspection for each of these races.

JR Motorsports will have the option to appeal the disqualification.

The last Dash 4 Cash race will be held at Dover International Speedway next Saturday, May 15, at 1:30 p.m. ET on FS1. Allmendinger, Allgaier, Berry and Brandon Jones will be eligible for the $100,000 prize.

UPDATED: #9 – Disqualified – Failed Post-race Inspection
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 9
Race Results for the 2nd Annual Steakhouse Elite 200 – Saturday, May 8, 2021
Darlington Raceway – Darlington, SC – 1.366 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 148 Laps – 202.168 Miles

Fin	Str	No	Driver	Team	Laps	S1Pos	S2Pos	S3Pos	Pts	Status
1	16	7	Justin Allgaier	Good Humor Ice Cream Chevrolet	148	7	7	0	48	Running
2	24	8	Josh Berry #	Tire Pros Chevrolet	148	0	3	0	43	Running
3	22	19	Brandon Jones	06 NCWTS Championship Toyota	148	10	0	0	35	Running
4	7	18	Daniel Hemric	Poppy Bank Toyota	148	3	0	0	41	Running
5	12	51	Jeremy Clements	All South Electric Chevrolet	148	0	0	0	32	Running
6	20	1	Michael Annett	Gatorade Pilot Flying J Chevrolet	148	9	6	0	38	Running
7	13	2	Brett Moffitt	DESTINY HOMES Chevrolet	148	0	9	0	32	Running
8	11	39	Ryan Sieg	CMR Construction and Roofing Ford	148	0	4	0	36	Running
9	23	36	Alex Labbe	Larue Industrial Snowblowers Chevrolet	148	0	0	0	28	Running
10	8	20	Harrison Burton	DEX Imaging Toyota	148	2	1	0	46	Running
11	19	4	Landon Cassill	MaintenX Chevrolet	148	0	0	0	26	Running
12	1	16	AJ Allmendinger	Hyperice Chevrolet	148	5	2	0	40	Running
13	4	11	Justin Haley	LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet	148	0	0	0	24	Running
14	14	44	Tommy Joe Martins	Capital City Hauling Chevrolet	148	4	0	0	30	Running
15	33	99	Ryan Ellis	CorvetteParts.net Toyota	148	0	0	0	22	Running
16	17	61	David Starr	Whataburger Toyota	148	0	0	0	21	Running
17	29	54	Ty Gibbs #	Interstate Batteries Toyota	148	8	0	0	23	Running
18	10	2	Myatt Snider	TaxSlayer Chevrolet	148	6	0	0	24	Running
19	3	10	Jeb Burton	Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevrolet	148	0	5	0	24	Running
20	36	23	Tanner Berryhill	REALTY CONNECT Chevrolet	148	0	0	0	17	Running
21	35	17	JJ Yeley	WORKPRO Chevrolet	148	0	0	0	16	Running
22	15	66	Timmy Hill(i)	Lift Kits 4 Less Ford	148	0	0	0	0	Running
23	9	68	Brandon Brown	Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet	148	0	0	0	14	Running
24	39	74	Bayley Currey(i)	Providing Hope VA Chevrolet	148	0	0	0	0	Running
25	38	90	BJ McLeod(i)	BuckedUp Apparel Chevrolet	148	0	0	0	0	Running
26	34	6	Ryan Vargas #	Monarch Roofing Throwback Chevrolet	148	0	0	0	11	Running
27	6	98	Riley Herbst	Henry Repeating Arms Ford	148	0	10	0	11	Running
28	25	15	Colby Howard	Project Hope Foundation Chevrolet	147	0	0	0	9	Accident
29	2	22	Austin Cindric	Car Shop Ford	147	1	8	0	21	Accident
30	28	0	Jeffrey Earnhardt	ForeverLawn Throwback Chevrolet	146	0	0	0	7	Running
31	31	78	Jesse Little	Tufco Flooring Chevrolet	146	0	0	0	6	Running
32	26	47	Kyle Weatherman	Pit Viper Sunglasses Chevrolet	142	0	0	0	5	Running
33	40	13	Matt Jaskol	Lift Kits 4 Less Toyota	142	0	0	0	4	Running
34	18	48	Jade Buford	Big Machine/All American Racers/Hot Wheels Chevrolet	140	0	0	0	3	Running
35	27	26	Brandon Gdovic	SnapMobile.Shop Toyota	140	0	0	0	2	Running
36	30	7	Joe Graf Jr.	Bucked Up Energy Chevrolet	132	0	0	0	1	Accident
37	37	52	Gray Gaulding	Panini America Chevrolet	107	0	0	0	1	Accident
38	21	92	Josh Williams	Starbrite/Alloy Employer Chevrolet	48	0	0	0	1	Suspension
39	32	5	Matt Mills	J.F. Electric Chevrolet	44	0	0	0	1	Accident
40	5	9	Noah Gragson	Bass Pro Shops/True Timber/BRCC Chevrolet	148	0	0	0	1	Running

May 8, 2021

Jeb Burton snatches first NASCAR Xfinity Series win at Talladega
Jeb Burton rose to the top as he claimed victory at Talladega while rain flooded the 2.66-mile track. It would be his first win in his Xfinity Series career.

“We ran up front all day, definitely wasn’t a fluke,” Burton stated.

“The guys did a great job with our No. 10 LS Tractor car. We led a lot of laps and it was a blast to drive.”

Jeb Burton had led 21 laps in the event to get his first series win. It marks the second win for Kaulig Racing this season.

Stage 1: Laps 1-25

Austin Cindric and Daniel Hemric led the field down for the green flag. Hemric would get a shove from Noah Gragson to launch out ahead, but Cindric would fight back toward the inside as Hemric would lead the opening lap.

Though the primary goal was to contend for the win, it also was a race for others drivers racing in the Dash 4 Cash. Josh Berry, Brandon Jones, Hemric, and Gragson were the contenders all trying to gather that bonus.

As the laps progressed throughout the first stage, a majority of the field would migrate to the outside line of the track.

With nine laps to go in the stage, Gragson would try and pounce for the lead. With help from the other Chevys, they would be side by side with Hemric for several laps.

Cindric would make an aggressive move to the bottom underneath Hemric on the frontstretch, swiftly passing the No. 18 with six laps to go in the stage. Cindric’s No. 22 would put multiple blocks on Hemric and Gragson as he would try and maintain the lead.

As four laps remained in the stage, Harrison Burton would start to surge upwards toward the pack, as his No. 20 would surge through the middle line past teammate Hemric. The Offerpad Toyota would file back behind Cindric as Gragson led.

Haley took the lead away from Gragson on the last lap of the stage, while teammate AJ Allmendinger would have a scary moment off of Turn 2 as he saved his Chevy. Haley’s No. 11 would take the stage win over Jeb Burton. Gragson, Cindric, Harrison Burton, Allmendinger, Hemric, Jones, Brandon Brown, and Justin Allgaier would round out the top 10 to take stage points.

During the stage break, Burton won the race off pit road, with a two-tire stop. Many would follow suit, while some would take four tires. One of the main people that took four was Gragson.

Stage 2: Laps 29-50

Jeb Burton would lead coming to the restart with teammate Haley on his outside. The Kaulig cars would move toward the top while Myatt Snider would try and make it three-wide. However, Snider’s No. 2 would lose several spots as he would be left out to dry.

Cindric would take over the race lead over Jeb Burton. The Joe Gibbs Racing drivers would follow right behind the No. 22.

Jeb Burton would ignite the inside line as he would challenge for the lead with nine laps to go in the second stage. Ty Dillon would make it a three-wide battle for the lead as both lines would try and swarm Cindric.

Haley made a move to the outside of Cindric, and with help from teammate Jeb Burton, it would put the No. 11 dead even with Cindric as they would be side by side for the lead. Jeb Burton would be stuck on the middle line, as teammate Allmendinger would pass by on the high side.

The trio of Kaulig cars would try and make a move on Cindric, but the defending champion would place several successful blocks. It would give way for the JR Motorsports cars of Gragson and Allgaier to pounce.

Gragson had a run on the high side off of Turn 2 and transfer it throughout the backstretch. He and Cindric would go at it, with Gragson claiming the Stage 2 win. Teammate Allgaier would be in the second spot, with Cindric, Jones, and Dillon rounding out the Top 5. Snider, Hemric, Brett Moffitt, Michael Annett and Brown rounded out the Top 10.

On the stage break, Gragson won the race off of pit road, with a two-tire stop. Many would also go with the two-tire strategy as they prepped themselves for the final stage.

Final Stage: Laps 56-113

Gragson and Snider would lead the field for the final stage. Snider would have momentum on the outside and would clear Gragson and hold off Jones for the lead.

On Lap 58, Cindric would make a pass to the inside of Snider in Turn 3, and the No. 22 would rocket to the front. As Cindric went to the top, the main pack would follow in suit.

With 45 laps to go, pit stops would begin. Berry, Cindric, and many others would bring their cars down pit road for a fuel-only stop. A lap later the rest of the leaders would come down pit road. Jeffery Earnhardt would spin coming in, but no caution would fly.

There was trouble on the race track as Berry would bring out the third caution. The No. 8 would lose a right rear tire in the middle of Turn 3, sending the No. 8 for a spin.

Harrison Burton, as a result of pit stops, would cycle as the race leader over Cindric as he led the field to the restart with 35 laps to go. Cindric would try and side draft the No. 20, but with the help of Jeb Burton it would put Harrison Burton ahead of the No. 22.

Jeb Burton’s No. 10 would challenge Harrison Burton with 32 to go, and would easily take over the top spot with assistance from teammate Allmendinger. Snider would shuffle up to third, but with a hound of hungry cars behind the TaxSlayer Chevy.

A really close call would occur when Jeb Burton would place a late block on Snider. The two of them would hold onto it, but would cost Snider a load of momentum.

The yellow flew as Annett got hit by Joe Graf off Turn 2, sending the No. 1 into the path of the Joe Gibbs Racing cars of Jones and Dillon. Dillon’s No. 54 would slide up into the path of Jones, sending the Toyotas into the outside wall. There would be a secondary wreck behind them as Caesar Bacarella and Joey Gase would spin around.

Jeb Burton would lead with 24 to go, but weather delayed the restart, and eventually, the red flag would be waved as rain pelted the track. From there NASCAR would announce Jeb Burton as the race winner. Gragson would win the Dash 4 Cash, giving them a monetary bonus for the No. 9.

There were 23 lead changes among 12 different drivers and four cautions throughout the event.

The Xfinity Series heads to Darlington on Saturday, May 8 at 1 PM ET with coverage from FOX Sports 1 and MRN.

Results:
1. Jeb Burton – Led 21 laps
2. Austin Cindric – Led 24 laps
3. AJ Allmendinger
4. Riley Herbst
5. Ryan Sieg – Led one lap
6. Noah Gragson – Stage 2 Winner, led eight laps
7. Brandon Brown – Led one lap
8. Justin Haley – Stage 1 Winner, led two laps
9. Myatt Snider – Led three laps
10. Harrison Burton – Led six laps
11. Tommy Joe Martins
12. Daniel Hemric – Led 18 laps
13. Timmy Hill
14. Jeremy Clements
15. Colin Garrett
16. David Starr
17. Brett Moffitt
18. Jade Buford
19. Colby Howard – Led three laps
20. Landon Cassill
21. Alex Labbe
22. Jeffrey Earnhardt
23. Kyle Weatherman
24. Natalie Decker
25. Matt Mills
26. Jesse Little
27. Josh Williams
28. Mason Massey
29. Justin Allgaier
30. Ryan Vargas – Led three laps
31. Josh Berry
32. Michael Annett – two laps down
33. Joe Graf Jr. – two laps down
34. Gray Gaulding – three laps down
35. Ty Dillon – three laps down
36. Joey Gase – five laps down
37. Brandon Jones – six laps down, OUT, Accident
38. Caesar Bacarella – six laps down, OUT, Damage Vehicle Policy
39. Jason White – 39 laps down, led one lap, OUT, Suspension
40. Bayley Currey – 56 laps down, OUT, Overheating
April 24, 2021
Weekend schedule for Talladega
The NASCAR Cup Series, the Xfinity Series and the ARCA Menards Series travel to Talladega Superspeedway this weekend. The Camping World Truck Series has a week off from competition but returns May 1 at Kansas Speedway.

Team Penske has been dominant at Talladega scoring seven victories in the last 11 races at the 2.66-mile track. Brad Keselowski leads all active drivers with five victories (2009, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017). Joey Logano has won three times (2015, 2016, 2018) and Ryan Blaney has two wins, in 2019 and 2020.

Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin leads the series standings and is still looking for his first win of the year. He is the most recent Talladega winner, in October 2020, and also won in 2014. He has eight top-fives (five consecutive) in nine races this season and it’s only a matter of time before he breaks through to victory lane.

The Xfinity Series Dash 4 Cash continues this week at Talladega. Noah Gragson, who won the first $100,000 bonus at Martinsville, is eligible, along with Josh Berry, Daniel Hemric and Brandon Jones.

There will be no practice or qualifying sessions for the Cup and Xfinity Series due to COVID-19 protocols established by NASCAR.

The starting lineups will be determined by the following metrics formula:
• 25 percent: Driver’s finishing position from the previous race
• 25 percent: Car owner’s finishing position from the previous race
• 35 percent: Team owner points ranking
• 15 percent: Fastest lap from the previous race

All times are Eastern.

Saturday, April 24

1 p.m.: Arca Menards Series General Tire 200 (76 Laps, 202.16 Miles)
FS1/MRN

4 p.m.: Xfinity Series Ag-Pro 300
Distance: 300.58 miles (113 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 25),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 50), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 113)
FS1/MRN/TSN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Pole: Austin Cindric

Sunday, April 25

2 p.m.: Cup Series GEICO 500
Distance: 500 miles (188 laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 60),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 120), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 188)
FOX/MRN/TSN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Pole: Denny Hamlin

Talladega Superspeedway Data

Season Race #: 10 of 36 (04-25-21)
Track Size: 2.66-miles
Banking/Turn 1 & 2: 33 degrees
Banking/Turn 3 & 4: 33 degrees
Banking/Frontstretch: 16.5 degrees
Banking/Backstretch: 2 degrees
Frontstretch Length: 4,300 feet
Backstretch Length: 4,000 feet
Race Length: 188 laps / 500 miles
Stage 1 & 2 Length: 60 laps (each)
Final Stage Length: 68 laps

Talladega Superspeedway Qualifying Information:

Track qualifying record: Bill Elliott, Ford, 212.809 mph (44.998 seconds) on April 30, 1987.
2020 pole winner: Martin Truex Jr. – Qualifying was not held, the starting lineups were set by random draw due to the pandemic.
- Kevin Harvick and Kurt Busch lead all active NCS drivers in starts with 40 each.
- Chase Elliott leads all active drivers in the NCS in average starting position at 5.8 in 10 starts.
- Kevin Harvick and Elliott lead all active drivers in poles two each, followed by Austin Dillon (1), Kurt Busch (1), Martin Truex Jr. (1), and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (1).
- The youngest pole winner is Chase Elliott (May 1, 2016 – 20 years, 5 months, 3 days).
Talladega Superspeedway Race Information:

Track race record: Mark Martin, Ford, 188.354 mph, (02:39:18) on May 10, 1997.
2020 race winner: Ryan Blaney, Ford, 146.933 mph, (03:27:28) on June 22, 2020.
- Brad Keselowski leads all active NCS drivers in wins with five victories (2009, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017).
- Brad Keselowski (2009) and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (2017) won their first NCS race at Talladega.
- Hendrick Motorsports leads the series in wins by an organization with 13 victories among seven different drivers.
- Nine different manufacturers have won in the NCS at Talladega with Chevrolet (41) leading, followed by Ford (30), Mercury (7), Buick (6), Oldsmobile (6), Dodge (4), Toyota (4), Plymouth (3), and Pontiac (2).
- Chevrolet also leads in consecutive wins with 13 straight victories among five drivers from April 25, 1999 to May 1, 2005.
- Kurt Busch leads all active drivers in top 10s at Talladega with 21.
- Joey Logano leads all active drivers in laps led with 397 laps in 24 starts.
Top 12 Driver Ratings at Talladega
Joey Logano – 91.7
Chase Elliott – 90.7
Ryan Blaney – 90.6
Kurt Busch – 90.0
Brad Keselowski – 89.9
Denny Hamlin – 83.6
William Byron – 83.4
Ricky Stenhouse Jr – 82.2
Cole Custer – 81.7
Kyle Busch – 81.1
Kevin Harvick – 80.1
Tyler Reddick – 79.9

Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2020 races (32 total) among active drivers at Talladega Superspeedway.
April 23, 2021

Category: RC XFINITY

Saturday, June 12

Sunday, June 13

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Saturday, June 5

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Official Results:

Stage 1: Laps 1-25

Stage 2: Laps 29-50

Final Stage: Laps 56-113

Saturday, April 24

Sunday, April 25