Justin Allgaier Claims Third NASCAR Xfinity Series Win of 2018 at Mid-Ohio

After running off course and spinning, Allgaier recovered for a late-race lead and win in the Rock N Roll Tequila 170.
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Justin Allgaier ran off course twice in Stage 2 and spun in the third and final stage, but that didn’t keep him from taking the win in the Rock N Roll Tequila 170 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington on Saturday. He claimed his third win of the season after leading eight of the 75 laps that made up the race, including the final four.

”We needed to get up front,” Allgaier said. ”We knew the last restart was going to be pivotal.”

Allgaier got up to second on the final restart following a Lap 67 caution, and on Lap 72, he took his second and final lead from Austic Cindric.

”It’s NASCAR racing; we knew there would be a late-race restart,” Cindric said. ”Great driver on new tires, great restart. We finished second. It’s frustrating. This place means a lot to me. We just came up short.”

Cindric finished second after leading a race-high 69 laps, including running up front at Lap 40 to claim the Stage 2 win. Allgaier was the winner of the opening 20-lap stage.

Austin Cindric leads at Mid-Ohio

Austin Cindric leads at Mid-Ohio

, Austin Cindric leads the way in the Rock N Roll Tequila 170 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on Aug. 11, 2018., Getty Images for NASCAR

Cindric started on the pole and led the first 17 laps before pitting just before the end of the opening stage on Lap 18. Allgaier inherited the lead, but after the first two stages, the lead returned to Cindric.

Andy Lally was the only other driver to lead multiple laps, running up front for seven laps after staying out at the end of stage two. Cindric retook the lead when he passed Lally on Lap 50. Lally wound up 15th at the checkered flag.

Christopher Bell was credited with leading a single lap during the fifth and final caution that came out on Lap 60. Bell spun on the restart after contact from Elliott Sadler, though, and finished just outside the top-10 in 11th.

ROCK N ROLL TEQUILA 170

1. Justin Allgaier, No. 7 Chevrolet

2. Austin Cindric, No. 22 Ford

3. Daniel Hemric, No. 21 Chevrolet

4. Matt Tifft, No. 2 Chevrolet

5. Ryan Truex, No. 11 Chevrolet

6. Elliott Salder, No. 1 Chevrolet

7. Cole Custer, No. 00 Ford

8. Spencer Gallagher, No. 23 Chevrolet

9. Alex Labbe, No. 36 Chevrolet

10. Ryan Reed, No. 16 Ford

11. Christopher Bell, No. 20

12. Brendan Gaughan, No. 3 Chevrolet

13. Kyle Benjamin, No. 18 Toyota

14. Chase Briscoe, No. 60 Ford

15. Andy Lally, No. 90 Chevrolet

16. Ross Chastain, No. 4 Chevrolet

17. Jeremy Clements, No. 51 Chevrolet

18. Michael Annett, No. 5 Chevrolet

19. Tommy Joe Martins, No. 78 Chevrolet

20. Josh Bilicki, No. 45 Toyota

21. David Starr, No. 52 Chevrolet

22. Justin Marks, No. 42 Chevrolet

23. Brandon Jones, No. 19 Toyota

24. Joey Gase, No. 35 Chevrolet

25. Spencer Boyd, No. 76 Chevrolet

26. Tim Cowen, No. 66 Ford

27. Kaz Grala, No. 61 Ford

28. Garrett Smithley, No. 0 Chevrolet

29. Chad Finchum, No. 40 Toyota

30. Katherine Legge, No. 15 Chevrolet

31. Tyler Reddick, No. 9 Chevrolet

32. J.J. Yeley, No. 38 Chevrolet

33. Cody Ware, No. 8 Chevrolet

34. Ryan Sieg, No. 39 Chevrolet

35. John Jackson, No. 13 Dodge

36. Vinnie Miller, No. 01 Chevrolet

37. Stephen Leicht, No. 74 Dodge

38. Morgan Shpeherd, No. 89

39. Jeff Green, No. 93 Chevrolet

40. Dylan Murcott, No. 55 Toyota

UP NEXT: The NASCAR Xfinity Series goes nighttime short-track racing August 17 at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee. The Xfinity race will be the second race in a NASCAR national-level tripleheader there next weekend. Next Friday night’s race will be the second of two yearly visits to BMS for the Xfinity Series. Kyle Busch is the defending winner of the August event, but Ryan Preece visited victory lane in the most recent Bristol race in April.

 
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