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Xfinity Series: ‘Dominating day’ for Kyle Larson and Justin Allgaier in Bristol

Updated: 3 hours ago

Written by Bailey Defoor


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From the first green flag to the checkered flag, Kyle Larson dominated the NASCAR Xfinity race in Bristol, leading 277 of 300 laps. 


Justin Allgaier also dominated the Dash 4 Cash race, taking the $100,000 check for his third-place finish.


As it unfolded


This week's Dash 4 Cash drivers included Allgaier, starting fourth, Austin Hill, starting 18th, Sheldon Creed, starting 21st, and Brennan Poole, starting 23rd.


Larson started on the pole with Connor ZIlisch on the inside. Larson immediately took the front comfortably as Justin Allgaier challenged Zilisch for second.


The first caution is on lap 3, as Harrison Burton has a puncture and Mason Maggio enters the garage after hitting the wall. H. Burton was in a close battle with Jeb Burton and there was brief contact between them, resulting in the puncture. 


Restart is on lap 9, Larson and Zilisch lining up at the front again. Allgaier passes Zilisch this time around, and Sam Mayer made the outside work, going from sixth to fourth.


Allgaier charged on, attempting to take the lead from Larson on lap 14.


On lap 34, Larson encountered lapped traffic and was able to pull away from Allgaier.


By lap 67, Larson had lapped up to 15th and had a 3.46 lead over Allgaier.


The second caution on the day came on lap 76. Dash 4 Cash drivers Creed and Poole are out. They were battling from 15th and 17th, respectively, after contact between Dean Thompson and Creed. Then, Creed was hit hard by Poole. Both cars received heavy damage but drivers are alright.


The caution is elevated to a red flag on lap 77 to clean up the track.


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They restarted with 2 to go in the stage as Sam Mayer and Ryan Sieg led the field. 


Stage 1 Results:

  1. No. 41 - Sam Mayer (Haas Factory Team)

  2. No. 39 - Ryan Sieg (RSS Racing)

  3. No. 17 - Kyle Larson (Hendrick Motorsports)

  4. No. 8 - Sammy Smith (JR Motorsports)

  5. No. 7 - Justin Allgaier (JR Motorsports)

  6. No. 88 - Connor Zilisch (JR Motorsports)

  7. No. 48 - Nick Sanchez (Big Machine Racing)

  8. No. 2 - Jesse Love (Richard Childress Racing)

  9. No. 1 - Carson Kvapil (JR Motorsports)

  10. No. 20 - Brandon Jones (Joe Gibbs Racing)


Many drivers bit under the last caution, but Mayer and R. Sieg pit at the end of the stage.


Larson and Sammy Smith led the field back to green on lap 97. Larson got the jump on S. Smith, and S. Smith fell back as Allgaier challenged him for second. Zilisch also has a good restart, making it up to third.


J. Burton makes an unscheduled stop on lap 107 with a flat tire.


On lap 115, S. Smith made it past Allgaier for second place.


Jeremy Clement got loose on lap 150 and made contact with Larson as he was being passed. No caution was needed as Clements was able to continue with no major damage.


Fun fact: this is the first time there has not been a caution during Stage 2 at Bristol.


Stage 2 Results:

  1. No. 17 - Kyle Larson (Hendrick Motorsports)

  2. No. 7 - Justin Allgaier (JR Motorsports)

  3. No. 8 - Sammy Smith (JR Motorsports)

  4. No. 1 - Carson Kvapil (JR Motorsports)

  5. No. 88 - Connor Zilisch (JR Motorsports)

  6. No. 2 - Jesse Love (Richard Childress Racing)

  7. No. 20 - Brandon Jones (Joe Gibbs Racing)

  8. No. 24 - Corey Heim (Sam Hunt Racing)

  9. No. 18 - William Sawalich (Joe Gibbs Racing)

  10. No. 41 - Sam Mayer (Haas Factory Team)


Most of the frontrunners pit, Larson beating Allgaier and S. Smith off pit road.


On the restart on lap 182, Allgaier jumped to the lead. Larson stayed right on his bumper in the opening laps of the final stage.


On lap 191, Larson resumed the lead after bumping Allgaier into turn 1 and forcing Allgaier to slide up on the track. 


The fifth caution comes out on lap 212 from a spin from Mason Massey, caused by Allgaier. Sawalich locked up his breaks under yellow and rammed into the back of Zilisch while running 7th and retires.


The restart happens on lap 226, and Larson clears Allgaier this time around. Jesse Love was also fired up during this restart and challenged Allgaier for second.


Love fell back into the clutches of Carson Kvalpil, and the two go back and forth, battling for third place. 


On lap 257, S. Smith battled with Love for fourth place, and was able to pull ahead.


Kvapil also caught up to Allgaier on lap 282 and battled for second. At the last second, Kvapil got ahead of Allgaier as Larson took the checkered flag.


Provisional Results

  1. No. 17 - Kyle Larson (Hendrick Motorsports)

  2. No. 1 - Carson Kvapil (JR Motorsports)

  3. No. 7 - Justin Allgaier (JR Motorsports)

  4. No. 8 - Sammy Smith (JR Motorsports)

  5. No. 20 - Brandon Jones (Joe Gibbs Racing)

  6. No. 2 - Jesse Love (Richard Childress Racing)

  7. No. 39 - Ryan Sieg (RSS Racing)

  8. No. 24 - Corey Heim (Sam Hunt Racing)

  9. No. 16 - Christian Eckes (Kaulig Racing)

  10. No. 26 - Dean Thompson (Sam Hunt Racing)

  11. No. 41 - Sam Mayer (Haas Factory Team)

  12. No. 88 - Connor Zilisch (JR Motorsports)

  13. No. 10 - Daniel Dye (Kaulig Racing)

  14. No. 11 - Josh Williams (Kaulig Racing)

  15. No. 42 - Anthony Alfredo (Young’s Motorsports)

  16. No. 48 - Nick Sanchez (Big Machine Racing)

  17. No. 19 - Justin Bonsignore (Joe Gibbs Racing)

  18. No. 4 - Parker Retzlaff (Alpha Prime Racing)

  19. No. 54 - Taylor Gray (Joe Gibbs Racing)

  20. No. 51 - Jeremy Clements (Jeremy Clements Racing)

  21. No. 27 - Jeb Burton (Jordan Anderson Racing)

  22. No. 28 - Kyle Sieg (RSS Racing)

  23. No. 99 - Matt DiBenedetto (Viking Motorsports)

  24. No. 21 -  Austin Hill (Richard Childress Racing)

  25. No 45 - Mason Massey (Alpha Prime Racing)

  26. No. 25 - Harrison Burton (AM Racing)

  27. No. 71 - Ryan Ellis (DGM Racing)

  28. No. 70 - Thomas Annunziata (Cope Family Racing)

  29. No. 14 - Garrett Smithley (SS-Green Light Racing)

  30. No. 31 - Blaine Perkins (Jordan Anderson Racing)

  31. No. 5 - Kris Wright (Our Motorsports)

  32. No. 35 - Greg Van Alst (Joey Gase Motorsports)

  33. No. 91 - CJ McLaughlin (DGM Racing x JIM)

  34. No. 18 - William Sawalich (Joe Gibbs Racing) [DNF]

  35. No. 07 - Alex Labbe (SS-Green Light Racing) [DNF]

  36. No. 44 - Brennen Poole (Alpha Prime Racing) [DNF]

  37. No. 00 - Sheldon Creed (Haas Factory Team) [DNF]

  38. No. 53 - Mason Maggio (Joey Gase Motorsports) [DNF]


Be sure to tune in next week as NASCAR Xfinity heads to Rockingham for the first time in over 20 years on Saturday, April 19, at 16:00 EST (21:00 BST). You won't want to miss it!


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