It is protected to say that Cole Custer has loads to rejoice after Friday’s NASCAR Xfinity Sequence race at Bristol.
Not solely did Custer win after main the race’s closing 92 laps, he additionally received the Xfinity Sequence regular-season championship, which nets the No. 00 group 15 further playoff factors.
The win is the second of the 2024 season for the defending Xfinity Sequence champion.
It was Justin Allgaier who held the regular-season factors lead heading into the evening, however a myriad of points for the No. 7 group relegated Allgaier to a Thirtieth-place end. Allgaier misplaced the common season by simply three factors.
Allgaier’s troubles began on lap 52 when the injured car of Austin Inexperienced took off his rear bumper. With a quick automobile beneath him, nevertheless, Allgaier – who received the Xfinity Sequence race at Bristol in 2023 – labored his means again into the highest 5.
A spin on lap 153 could be the start of the top for Allgaier. After hitting the within wall through the aforementioned spin, Allgaier’s pit crew was tasked with repairing the broken Camaro. After Allgaier dragged a noticed with him onto the racetrack, the No. 7 group was hit with a penalty that proved to be the ultimate nail within the coffin for his or her regular-season title hopes.
So as to add insult to harm, Allgaier was the topic of the race’s closing warning flag, going for a spin on lap 199 after chopping a right-rear tire.
Sheldon Creed completed second, with pole-sitter Chandler Smith, Jesse Love and Ryan Truex rounding out the highest 5. Brandon Jones, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Ryan Sieg, Sam Mayer and AJ Allmendinger accomplished the highest 10.
Parker Kligerman and Sammy Smith each clinched Xfinity Sequence playoff spots on Friday, finishing the 12-driver postseason subject. The 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Sequence playoffs begin on Sept. 28 on the Kansas Speedway.
