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a day ago
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Justin Allgaier Wins Nashville Xfinity Race After Feeling He Failed His Team the Weekend Prior
After sweeping the opening two stages, Justin Allgaier ultimately won his third race of the 2025 season with an aggressive restart with 47 laps to go. Allgaier lined up behind the No. 20 of Brandon Jones, restarting third with Connor Zilisch on the outside of the front row. Jones was on older tires than the rest of the leaders, and Allgaier took this as his chance to move to the lead. The 2024 champion dove low on the restart to move past Jones, as Zilsich took the high line, Allgaier took the lead entering turn one, and secured it leaving turn two. From there, Allgaier was in control until the end of the race, with four laps remaining, a car got loose and kissed the wall, nearly collecting Allgaier. This was Allgaier's third win of the season, tying Austin Hill. With it, Allgaier extends his championship lead by collecting the maximum 61 points for winning both stages, running the fastest lap, and taking the win. "Racing was a lot of fun with Connor there, and I knew whoever got out front was going to be the winner," Allgaier told The CW Sports. Zilisch settles for his second runner-up finish in a row, as an oval win in 2025 continues to evade the rookie driver. Allgaier's first message after winning was that he felt like he had failed his team with his decision not to pit late last week at Charlotte, leading him to finish fourth after dominating late in the race. "I failed you all last week, I need to redeem myself this week," Allgaier said over the radio. Allgaier stayed out last week when he saw that the No. 00 of Sheldon Creed was making the same decision, he assumed he could pull more people to stay out on the track but instead the majority of the leaders pitted for fresh tires, which turned out to be the race winning move as Allgaier feel back to fourth. "Being the leader is a tough spot in that regard," Allgaier told CW Sports last week. "I saw that the No. 00 was heading to stay out anyway, and to be honest with you, you know, Jim Pohlman, this whole 7 team, they do an amazing job, and I should have just come down pit road." This week, when asked if it was the machine or the driver that deserved flowers for the win, he responded with the crew. "These guys right here," Allgaier said. "They deserve this more than anything. I screwed them over last week for making a pit call with a car that was equally on rails." For Zilisch, a second-place finish didn't come with a redemption arc as he lost his chance at a win on restart for the second straight week. "I thought I might be able to get back by him, but clean air was everything," Zilisch said. It's the second week in a row I've finished second thanks to a restart." Zilisch, while disappointed in a second-place run, is happy to learn as much as possible by running against past champions and consistent winners during his rookie campaign. Sam Mayer, Zilisch and Allgaier's JR Motorsports teammate, finished third with Creed in second. Ross Chastain, after running through the field several times, settled for a fifth-place finish ahead of Aric Almirola and Austin Hill. You Might Also Like You Need a Torque Wrench in Your Toolbox Tested: Best Car Interior Cleaners The Man Who Signs Every Car
Yahoo
a day ago
- Automotive
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Redemption for Justin Allgaier in dominant NASCAR Xfinity win at Nashville
Justin Allgaier now has 28 career NASCAR Xfinity Series wins, earning his third victory of the season on Saturday night. The veteran driver absolutely dominated the Nashville event, winning both stages and collecting the checkered flag ahead of JR Motorsports teammate Connor Zilisch. Allgaier led 101 of 188 laps, putting a difficult loss at Charlotte behind him. He was leading late in that race just one week ago, but went against his crew chief and chose to stay out on older tires in a decision that proved costly. Advertisement The Haas Factory Team duo of Sam Mayer and Sheldon Creed finished third and fourth, respectively. Newly crowned Coke 600 winner Ross Chastain made a late-race pass on Aric Almirola to take the final spot inside the top five. Almirola, Austin Hill, Jesse Love, Daniel Dye, and Carson Kvapil filled out the remainder of the top ten. The final stage began with a restart stack-up that saw several cars go spinning. Brandon Jones, Christian Eckes, Ryan Ellis, Josh Williams, Kyle Sieg, and Anthony Alfredo with both Eckes and Elliss suffering race-ending damage. Things got back underway following a lengthy cleanup with Creed in control, but not for long as Zilisch ran him down. After packing some air on the left rear of the No. 00 Ford, he powered into the race lead. Advertisement Zilisch's time out front was short-lived as a caution for polesitter William Sawalich spinning down the backstretch brought the field back together. On pit road, Jones won the race off as he did not take tires, having already used his final set following the previously mentioned restart incident. Allgaier made a bold three-wide move for the lead, snatching the lead away in what would be the winning pass. Zilisch stayed close for most of the final run, but he never managed to mount a real challenge. Read Also: Chase Briscoe earns pole for Nashville Cup race as JGR sweeps front row Ryan Truex on standby for Denny Hamlin, who is on 'baby watch' Here's what makes 'Earnhardt' a documentary every racing fan should watch To read more articles visit our website.
NBC Sports
a day ago
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- NBC Sports
Nashville Xfinity results: Justin Allgaier scores third victory of the season
LEBANON, Tenn. — Justin Allgaier swept both stages, led a race-high 101 laps, including the final 48, to win Saturday's Xfinity race at Nashville Superspeedway. The victory is the third of the season for Allgaier and 28th of his career. He passes Jeff Burton for ninth on the all-time Xfinity wins list. Allgaier earned his second career win at Nashville. MORE: Nashville results Connor Zilisch finished second, giving JR Motorsports the top-two finishers in the race. It is the 17th time in team history that JR Motorsports has accomplished that feat and the first time it has done so this year. Sam Mayer was third and his Haas Factory Team teammate Sheldon Creed was fourth. Ross Chastain, driving for JR Motorsports, completed the top five. Corey Day placed 12th for his career-best finish in the series.
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2 days ago
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NASCAR Saturday schedule at Nashville Superspeedway
The Xfinity and Cup series will be on the concrete of Nashville Superspeedway for nearly eight hours of nonstop practice, qualifying and racing Saturday. The action on the 1.333-mile oval will begin at 2 p.m. with Xfinity practice leading into qualifying. The Cup cars will be on track from 4:35-6:30 p.m. for practice and qualifying for Sunday's race. Advertisement The Xfinity race will begin at 7:30 p.m. Defending winner John Hunter Nemechek is absent from the entry list, but 2022 winner Justin Allgaier is in the field along with Cup veteran Ross Chastain, who won the Coca-Cola 600 this past Sunday. Nashville Superspeedway schedule (All Times Eastern) Saturday, May 31 Garage open 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. — Cup 12:30 p.m. - 12:45 a.m. — Xfinity Track activity 2 - 2:55 p.m. — Xfinity practice (CW App) 3:05 - 4 p.m. — Xfinity qualifying (CW App) 4:35 - 5:35 p.m. — Cup practice (Prime, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) 5:45 - 6:30 p.m. — Cup qualifying (Prime, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) 7:30 p.m. — Xfinity race (188 laps, 250.04 miles, Stage 1 at Lap 45, Stage 2 at Lap 90; CW, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) Weather Saturday: Mainly sunny with a high of 83 degrees and winds from the north-northwest at 10 to 15 mph. It's expected to be 79 degrees with a 7 percent chance of rain at the start of the Xfinity race.
NBC Sports
2 days ago
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NASCAR Saturday schedule at Nashville Superspeedway
The Xfinity and Cup series will be on the concrete of Nashville Superspeedway for nearly eight hours of nonstop practice, qualifying and racing Saturday. The action on the 1.333-mile oval will begin at 2 p.m. with Xfinity practice leading into qualifying. The Cup cars will be on track from 4:35-6:30 p.m. for practice and qualifying for Sunday's race. The Xfinity race will begin at 7:30 p.m. Defending winner John Hunter Nemechek is absent from the entry list, but 2022 winner Justin Allgaier is in the field along with Cup veteran Ross Chastain, who won the Coca-Cola 600 this past Sunday. Nashville Superspeedway schedule (All Times Eastern) Saturday, May 31 Garage open 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. — Cup 12:30 p.m. - 12:45 a.m. — Xfinity Track activity 2 - 2:55 p.m. — Xfinity practice (CW App) 3:05 - 4 p.m. — Xfinity qualifying (CW App) 4:35 - 5:35 p.m. — Cup practice (Prime, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) 5:45 - 6:30 p.m. — Cup qualifying (Prime, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) 7:30 p.m. — Xfinity race (188 laps, 250.04 miles, Stage 1 at Lap 45, Stage 2 at Lap 90; CW, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) Weather Saturday: Mainly sunny with a high of 83 degrees and winds from the north-northwest at 10 to 15 mph. It's expected to be 79 degrees with a 7 percent chance of rain at the start of the Xfinity race.
