Austin Cindric sweeps NASCAR Xfinity Series races at Kentucky Speedway

SPARTA, KENTUCKY – JULY 10: Austin Cindric, driver of the #22 Snap-On Ford, crosses the finish line to win during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Alsco 300 at Kentucky Speedway on July 10, 2020 in Sparta, Kentucky. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

Starting from 15th place Car 22 Austin Cindric Snap-On Ford won the 20th Annual Alsco 300, his 4th win in 82 NASCAR Xfinity Series races. This is his 2nd win & 11th Top 10 finish in 2020. This is his 2nd back to back wins & 3rd Top 10 finish in 4 races at Kentucky Speedway. 2nd Place Car 98 Chase Briscoe Ford Performance Racing School Ford, started from 12th place posted his 3rd Top 10 finish in 3 races at Kentucky Speedway. It is his 12th Top 10 finish in 2020. 3rd Place Car 11 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet, started from 9th place posted his 3rd Top 10 finish in 3 races at Kentucky Speedway.

SPARTA, KENTUCKY – JULY 10: Austin Cindric, driver of the #22 Snap-On Ford, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Alsco 300 at Kentucky Speedway on July 10, 2020 in Sparta, Kentucky. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

4th Place Car 10 Ross Chastain Chevy Accessories Chevrolet, started from 13th place followed by 5th place Car 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Thank You Farmers Chevrolet, started from 20th place. 6th Place Car 21 Anthony Alfredo Alsco Chevrolet, started from 10th place followed by 7th place Car 9 Noah Gragson Switch Chevrolet, started from 5th place. 8th Place Car 1 Michael Annett Pilot/Flying J Chevrolet, started from 11th place followed by 9th place Car 8 Daniel Hemric Poppy Bank Chevrolet, started from 34th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 18 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Toyota, in 10th place, started from 14th place was the highest finishing rookie. Canadian Car 36 Alex Labbe Larue Snowblowers Chevrolet finished in 24th place. Chase Briscoe leads the point standings by 19 points over Noah Gragson. Harrison Burton, Noah Gragson were fighting in the pits after the race.

SPARTA, KENTUCKY – JULY 10: Myatt Snider, driver of the #93 RSS Racing Chevrolet, and Jesse Little, driver of the #4 TeamJDMotorsports.com Chevrolet, lead the field to start the NASCAR Xfinity Series Alsco 300 at Kentucky Speedway on July 10, 2020 in Sparta, Kentucky. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

The race had 5 Cautions for 27 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 4 for #39 Crash on the Backstretch. 2nd Caution on lap 22 for Competition Caution. 3rd Caution on lap 47 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 92 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 180 for #8, #19 Crash in Turn 2.

SPARTA, KENTUCKY – JULY 10: Myatt Snider, driver of the #93 RSS Racing Chevrolet, leads Chase Briscoe, driver of the #98 Ford Performance Racing School Ford, during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Alsco 300 at Kentucky Speedway on July 10, 2020 in Sparta, Kentucky. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

The race had 8 Lead Changes among 6 drivers; M. Snider # 0; J. Clements 1-11; N. Gragson 12-48; H. Burton # 49-61; A. Cindric 62-148; C. Briscoe 149-150; H. Burton # 151-152; R. Chastain 153-157; A. Cindric 158-200.

SPARTA, KENTUCKY – JULY 10: Anthony Alfredo, driver of the #21 Chevrolet, and Ross Chastain, driver of the #10 Chevy Accessories Chevrolet, enter pit road during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Alsco 300 at Kentucky Speedway on July 10, 2020 in Sparta, Kentucky. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 9, 20, 22, 21, 19, 18, 98, 51, 8, 10
Stage 2 Top 10: 22, 21, 20, 98, 8, 18, 19, 9, 11, 51

SPARTA, KENTUCKY – JULY 10: Austin Cindric, driver of the #22 Snap-On Ford, celebrates with the checkered flag after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Alsco 300 at Kentucky Speedway on July 10, 2020 in Sparta, Kentucky. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 15
Kentucky Speedway – Sparta, KY – 1.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 200 Laps – 300. Miles

Finish Start Car Team Laps Status

1. 15. Car 22 Austin Cindric Snap-On Ford 200 Running
2. 12. Car 98 Chase Briscoe Ford Performance Racing School Ford 200 Running
3. 9. Car 11 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 200 Running
4. 13. Car 10 Ross Chastain Chevy Accessories Chevrolet 200 Running
5. 20. Car 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Thank You Farmers Chevrolet 200 Running
6. 10. Car 21 Anthony Alfredo Alsco Chevrolet 200 Running
7. 5. Car 9 Noah Gragson Switch Chevrolet 200 Running
8. 11. Car 1 Michael Annett Pilot/Flying J Chevrolet 200 Running
9. 34. Car 8 Daniel Hemric Poppy Bank Chevrolet 200 Running
10. 14. Car 18 Riley Herbst # Monster Energy Toyota 200 Running
11. 4. Car 51 Jeremy Clements First Pacific Funding Chevrolet 200 Running
12. 17. Car 20 Harrison Burton # DEX Imaging Toyota 200 Running
13. 27. Car 68 Brandon Brown Bmsraceteam.com Chevrolet 199 Running
14. 2. Car 4 Jesse Little # TeamJDMotorsports.com Chevrolet 198 Running
15. 26. Car 92 Josh Williams Chevrolet 198 Running
16. 31. Car 07 Garrett Smithley Chevrolet 198 Running
17. 6. Car 02 Brett Moffitt(i) Robert B Our Co Inc Chevrolet 197 Running
18. 29. Car 0 Jeffrey Earnhardt TeamJDMotorsports.com Chevrolet 197 Running
19. 30. Car 5 Matt Mills JF Electric Toyota 197 Running
20. 18. Car 6 BJ McLeod TeamJDMotorsports.com Chevrolet 197 Running
21. 32. Car 15 Colby Howard Project Hope Foundation Chevrolet 197 Running
22. 3. Car 08 Joe Graf Jr # Bucked Up Energy Chevrolet 197 Running
23. 28. Car 99 Mason Massey Toyota 196 Running
24. 24. Car 36 Alex Labbe Larue Snowblowers Chevrolet 196 Running – Canadian
25. 22. Car 74 Bayley Currey(i) Chevrolet 195 Running
26. 21. Car 61 Timmy Hill(i) ROOFCLAIM.COM Toyota 194 Running
27. 33. Car 44 Tommy Joe Martins Gilreath Farms Red Angus Chevrolet 194 Running
28. 23. Car 78 Vinnie Miller Koolbox Chevrolet 193 Running
29. 25. Car 52 Kody Vanderwal # ADVANCED DAIRY SERVICE Chevrolet 192 Running
30. 36. Car 19 Brandon Jones Menards/Atlas Toyota 178 Accident
31. 1. Car 93 Myatt Snider # RSS Racing Chevrolet 156 Accident
32. 19. Car 90 Ronnie Bassett Jr Bassett Gutters & More Chevrolet 73 Vibration
33. 16. Car 13 Chad Finchum CrashClaimsR.US Toyota 66 Electrical
34. 35. Car 66 Stephen Leicht JANIKING Toyota 52 Fuel Pump
35. 7. Car 39 Ryan Sieg CMRRoofing.com Chevrolet 22 Suspension
36. 8. Car 47 Kyle Weatherman Chevrolet 0 Accident

Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race the following cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: #7, #15, #19, #52, #61, #68, #90 (backup car), #8 (backup car / driver change), #44 (unapproved adjustments). Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 13 Mins, 25 Secs. Average Speed: 134.916 MPH. Margin of Victory: 2.262 Seconds. Failed to Qualify: None. Caution Flags: 5 for 27 laps. Lead Changes: 8 among 6 drivers.

(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series

Next Race: July 18, 2020 – Texas Motor Speedway

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