Written by Bailey Defoor
Sammy Smith jumped from the back of the field and bottom of the playoff standings to the top step as he took victory in Talladega. This win secured his place in the Round of 8 with one race now remaining in the current round.
Despite starting on pole, Jesse Love lost the lead to Austin Hill before the end of the first lap.
Stage 1 was majority green flag racing, with Chandler Smith taking the stage win and bonus point for playoffs.
Austin Hill showed pace again to win Stage 2 ahead of the charging Sammy Smith.
Stage 3 was filled with action that led to the retirements of Shane van Gisbergen, Josh Williams, and Taylor Gray in one accident and Parker Retzlaff, Anthony Alfredo, Brandon Jones, and Carson Kvapil in another.
Provisional Results:
No. 8 - Sammy Smith (JR Motorsports) [Playoffs]
No. 39 - Ryan Sieg (RSS Racing)
No. 98 - Riley Herbst (Stewart-Haas Racing) [Playoffs]
No. 18 - Sheldon Creed (Joe Gibbs Racing) [Playoffs]
No. 81 - Chandler Smith (Stewart-Haas Racing) [Playoffs]
No. 2 - Jesse Love (Richard Childress Racing) [Playoffs]
No. 27 - Jeb Burton (Jordan Anderson Racing)
No. 14 - David Starr (SS-Greenlight Racing)
No. 44 - Brennan Poole (Alpha Prime Racing)
No. 28 - Kyle Sieg (RSS Racing)
No. 16 - AJ Allmendinger (Kaulig Racing) [Playoffs]
No. 48 - Parker Kligerman (Big Machine Racing)
No. 45 - Tommy Joe Martins (Alpha Prime Racing)
No. 42 - Leland Honeyman (Young's Motorsports)
No. 43 - Ryan Ellis (Alpha Prime Racing)
No. 38 - Matt DiBenedetto (RSS Racing)
No. 07 - CJ McLaughlin (SS-Greenlight Racing)
No. 29 - Blaine Perkins (RSS Racing)
No. 20 - Aric Almirola (Joe Gibbs Racing) [Playoffs]
No. 26 - Dean Thompson (Sam Hunt Racing)
No. 35 - Joey Gase (Joey Gase Motorsports)
No. 53 - Carson Ware (Joey Gase Motorsports)
No. 21 - Austin Hill (Richard Childress Racing) [Playoffs]
No. 15 - Dylan Lupton (AM Racing) + 1 Lap
No. 7 - Justin Allgaier (JR Motorsports) [Playoffs] +1 Lap
No. 00 - Cole Custer (Stewart-Haas Racing) [Playoffs] +1 Lap
No. 88 - Carson Kvapil (JR Motorsports) +7 Laps
No. 9 - Brandon Jones (JR Motorsports) +7 Laps
No. 5 - Anthony Alfredo (Our Motorsports) +7 Laps
No. 31 - Parker Retzlaff (Jordan Anderson Racing) +7 Laps
No. 91 - Kyle Weatherman (DGM Racing) +11 Laps
No. 19 - Taylor Gray (Joe Gibbs Racing) [DNF]
No. 32 - Jordan Anderson (Jordan Anderson Racing) [DNF]
No. 11 - Josh Williams (Kaulig Racing) [DNF]
No. 97 - Shane van Gisbergen (Kaulig Racing) [Playoffs] [DNF]
No. 51 - Jeremy Clements (Jeremy Clements Racing) [DNF]
No. 92 - Nick Leitz (DGM Racing) [DNF]
No. 1 - Sam Mayer (JR Motorsports) [Playoffs] [DSQ]
Next week will conclude the Round of 12 in North Carolina for the Charlotte Roval, where the four lowest drivers in the standings will be dropped.
Provisional Playoff Standings:
No. 8 - Sammy Smith: WIN
No. 81 - Chandler Smith: +57
No. 21 - Austin Hill: +29
No. 00 - Cole Custer: +28
No. 18 - Sheldon Creed: +25
No. 2 - Jesse Love: +15
No. 98 - Riley Herbst: +13
No. 1 - Sam Mayer: +10
Playoff Cut Line
No. 16 - AJ Allmendinger: -10
No. 7 - Justin Allgaier: -18
No. 97 - Shane van Gisbergen: -21
No. 48 - Parker Kligerman: -26
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