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Bailey Defoor

Xfinity Series: Cole Custer takes victory and regular season championship at in Bristol

Written by Bailey Defoor, Edited by Sean McKean


Credit - James Gilbert / Getty Images

Coming into this race, only three points separated Justin Allgaier and Cole Custer in the championship. Despite leading the race in stage one, Allgaier’s race fell down a spiral after Austin Green and Parker Retzlaff collided and collected Allgaier in the mix. From then on, Allgaier’s race never picked back up.


Custer started the race by brushing the wall on the opening lap, causing him to fall through the field. That didn’t stop Custer from pushing through the field and taking control of the race. Custer battled at the front before ultimately taking the lead from Sheldon Creed and going on to win the championship by two points.


Creed also secured another second-place finish, making this his 13th second-place finish this season, and this secured his place in the playoffs.


Food City 300 Results:


1st. No 00: Cole Custer - Stewart-Haas Racing - Ford

2nd. No 18: Sheldon Creed - Joe Gibbs Racing - Toyota

3rd. No 81: Chandler Smith - Joe Gibbs Racing - Toyota 

4th. No 2: Jesse Love - Richard Childress Racing - Chevrolet 

5th. No 20: Ryan Truex - Joe Gibbs Racing - Toyota

6th. No 9: Brandon Jones - JR Motorsports - Chevrolet

7th. No 88: Dale Earnhardt Jr. - JR Motorsports - Chevrolet

8th. No 39: Ryan Sieg - RSS Racing - Ford

9th. No 1: Sam Mayer - JR Motorsports - Chevrolet

10th. No 16: AJ Allmendinger - Kaulig Racing - Chevrolet

11th. No 5: Anthony Alfredo - Our Motorsports - Chevrolet

12th. No 51: Jeremy Clements - Jeremy Clements Racing - Chevrolet

13th. No 98: Riley Herbst- Stewart-Haas Racing - Ford

14th. No 21: Austin Hill- Richard Childress Racing - Chevrolet

15th. No 8: Sammy Smith - JR Motorsports - Chevrolet

16th. No 48: Parker Kligerman- Big Machine Racing - Chevrolet

17th. No 44: Brennan Poole - Alpha Prime Racing - Chevrolet

18th. No 97: Shane Van Gisbergen- Kaulig Racing - Chevrolet +10

19th. No 19: Joe Graf Jr. - Joe Gibbs Racing - Toyota

20th. No 92: Josh Bilicki- DGM Racing - Chevrolet

21st. No 11: Josh Williams - Kaulig Racing - Chevrolet

22nd. No 29: Blaine Perkins - RSS Racing - Ford

23rd. No 28: Kyle Sieg - RSS Racing - Ford

24th. No 43: Ryan Ellis - Alpha Prime Racing - Chevrolet

25th. No 27: Jeb Burton - Jordan Anderson Racing - Chevrolet

26th. No 36: Kyle Weatherman - DGM Racing - Chevrolet

27th. No 15: Logan Bearden - AM Racing - Ford

28th. No 35: Carson Ware - Joey Gase Motorsports - Toyota

29th. No 07: Greg Van Alst - SS Greenlight Racing - Ford

30th. No 7: Justin Allgaier- JR Motorsports - Chevrolet 

31st. No 42: Leland Honeyman - Young’s Motorsports - Chevrolet

32nd. No 14: Chad Finchum - SS Greenlight Racing - Chevrolet

33rd. No 45: Stefan Parsons - Alpha Prime Racing - Chevrolet

34th. No 38: Matt DiBenedetto - RSS Racing - Ford

35th. No 26: Jeffrey Earnhardt - Sam Hunt Racing - Toyota

36th. No 53: Garrett Smithley - Joey Gase Motorsports - Ford

DNF. No 31: Parker Retzlaff - Jordan Anderson Racing - Chevrolet

DNF. No 32: Austin Green - Jordan Anderson Racing - Chevrolet


Next week is the start of the playoffs, where there will be seven races in three rounds, with four drivers being eliminated at the end of each round. The playoff standings are as follows:


1st. No 7: Justin Allgaier- JR Motorsports - Chevrolet: +27

2nd. No 00: Cole Custer- Stewart-Haas Racing - Ford: +21

3rd. No 21: Austin Hill- Richard Childress Racing - Chevrolet: +18

4th. No 81: Chandler Smith- Joe Gibbs Racing - Toyota:  +17

5th. No 97: Shane Van Gisbergen- Kaulig Racing - Chevrolet: +10

6th. No 2: Jesse Love- Richard Childress Racing - Chevrolet: +6

7th. No 1: Sam Mayer- JR Motorsports - Chevrolet: +4

8th. No 98: Riley Herbst- Stewart-Haas Racing - Ford: +3

Playoff Cut Line

9th. No 18: Sheldon Creed - Joe Gibbs Racing - Toyota: -3

10th. No 16: AJ Allmendinger - Kaulig Racing - Chevrolet: -4

11th. No 8: Sammy Smith- JR Motorsports - Chevrolet: -9

12th. No 48: Parker Kligerman- Big Machine Racing - Chevrolet: -12


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