More than 13 years since his inaugural NASCAR Xfinity Series win at Bristol, Justin Allgaier finally repeated his performance, which had big playoff implications.
Employing a unique pit strategy that saw him pit from the lead with less than 50 of 300 laps remaining, Allgaier powered through the field from 13th on new tires and moved back out front with 12 to go.
“I just cannot say enough about this team. This team has done such an amazing job at this race track since I started at JRM. We’ve led a lot of laps and the monkey was definitely on my back,” Allgaier said. NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr., making the first of two Xfinity starts this season, had an eventful night.
With 100 laps left in the race, Earnhardt maintained an almost 2-second lead over Custer, who was followed by Bayne and Allgaier.