Starting from pole Car 11 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet won the 29th Annual Unhinged 300 at Talladega Superspeedway, his 1st win in 47 NASCAR Xfinity Series races. This is his 1st win & 7th Top 10 finish in 2020. This is his 1st win & 2nd Top 10 finish in 2 races at Talladega Superspeedway. 2nd Place Car 10 Ross Chastain Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevrolet, started from 9th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 6 races at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his 9th Top 10 finish in 2020. Chastain wins the Dash 4 Cash $100,000 bonus. 3rd Place Car 8 Jeb Burton LS Tractor Chevrolet, started from 8th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 2 races at Talladega Superspeedway.
4th Place Car 22 Austin Cindric MoneyLion Ford, started from 7th place followed by 5th place Car 02 Brett Moffitt Fr8Auctions Chevrolet, started from 20th place. 6th Place Car 21 Anthony Alfredo DUDE Wipes Chevrolet, started from 10th place followed by 7th place Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Ellsworth Advisors Chevrolet, started from 34th place. 8th Place Car 07 Gray Gaulding Walk-Ons.com Chevrolet 113, started from 21st place followed by 9th place Canadian Car 36 Alex Labbe Lake Wales HS Class of 2020 Chevrolet, started from 27th place. Lastly in Top 10 was Car 9 Noah Gragson Hellmann’s Drizzle Sauce Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 5th place. Jesse Little (13th) was the highest finishing Sunoco rookie. Justin Haley, Ross Chastain, Jeb Burton and Austin Cindric qualify for next week’s Dash 4 Cash at Pocono Raceway.
The race had 6 Cautions for 22 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 12 for Competition Caution. 2nd Caution on lap 27 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 52 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 4th 7 Caution on lap 8 for #18, 98, 02, 08 Crash on the Frontstretch. 5th Caution on lap 97 for #52, 20, 08, 26, 92, 0 Crash in Turn 3 [Red Flag 00:10:43}. 6th Caution on lap 106 for #9, 7, 19, 13, 38, 61, 93, 44, 1, 15, 68, Big Crash on the Frontstretch [Red Flag: 00:06:29].
The race had 22 Lead Changes among 12 drivers; J. Haley 1-2; M. Annett 3; J. Haley 4; M. Annett 5-14; R. Chastain 15; J. Haley 16-26; H. Burton # 27-29; J. Allgaier 30-31; R. Chastain 32; A. Alfredo 33-37; C. Briscoe 38-52; M. Snider 53; A. Cindric 54-58; N. Gragson 59-77; J. Clements 78; R. Chastain 79-100; A. Cindric 101; J. Burton 102; A. Cindric 103-104; J. Burton 105-109; J. Haley
110; J. Burton 111-112; J. Haley 113.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 11, 21, 98, 10, 19, 22, 20, 02, 1, 07
Stage 2 Top 10: 98, 1, 22, 9, 10, 11, 8, 19, 02, 68
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 12
Talladega Superspeedway – Talladega, AL – 2.66 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 113 Laps – 300.58 Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
| 1. 1. Car 11 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 113 Running |
| 2. 9. Car 10 Ross Chastain Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevrolet 113 Running |
| 3. 8. Car 8 Jeb Burton LS Tractor Chevrolet 113 Running |
| 4. 7. Car 22 Austin Cindric MoneyLion Ford 113 Running |
| 5. 20. Car 02 Brett Moffitt(i) Fr8Auctions Chevrolet 113 Running |
| 6. 10. Car 21 Anthony Alfredo DUDE Wipes Chevrolet 113 Running |
| 7. 34. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Ellsworth Advisors Chevrolet 113 Running |
| 8. 21. Car 07 Gray Gaulding(i) Walk-Ons.com Chevrolet 113 Running |
| 9. 27. Car 36 Alex Labbe Lake Wales HS Class of 2020 Chevrolet 113 Running – Canadian |
| 10. 5. Car 9 Noah Gragson Hellmann’s Drizzle Sauce Chevrolet 113 Running |
| 11. 15. Car 68 Brandon Brown Original Larry’s Hard Lemonade Chevrolet 113 Running |
| 12. 2. Car 1 Michael Annett Pilot/Flying J Chevrolet 113 Running |
| 13. 18. Car 4 Jesse Little # Skuttletight Chevrolet 113 Running |
| 14. 13. Car 0 Jeffrey Earnhardt Flexfit 110 Chevrolet 113 Running |
| 15. 32. Car 44 Tommy Joe Martins AAN Adjusters Chevrolet 113 Running |
| 16. 6. Car 19 Brandon Jones Menards/Atlas Toyota 113 Running |
| 17. 17. Car 90 Caesar Bacarella Alpha Prime/Maxim Chevrolet 113 Running |
| 18. 4. Car 98 Chase Briscoe Ford Performance Racing School Ford 113 Running |
| 19. 14. Car 15 Robby Lyons II Sunwest Construction Chevrolet 113 Running |
| 20. 35. Car 99 Mason Massey Gerber Colission & Glass Toyota 113 Running |
| 21. 28. Car 78 Vinnie Miller Koolbox Toyota 113 Running |
| 22. 30. Car 13 Chad Finchum MOHAWK MARKET Toyota 113 Running |
| 23. 16. Car 6 BJ McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet 113 Running |
| 24. 19. Car 51 Jeremy Clements Repairables.com Chevrolet 112 Running |
| 25. 25. Car 74 Mike Harmon Back The Blue Chevrolet 112 Running |
| 26. 33. Car 61 Timmy Hill(i) ROOFCLAIM.COM Toyota 106 Accident |
| 27. 31. Car 93 Myatt Snider Louisiana Hot Sauce Chevrolet 105 Accident |
| 28. 12. Car 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT/TradeMark Nitrogen Chevrolet 105 Accident |
| 29. 36. Car 38 Jeff Green C2 Freight Resources Chevrolet 105 Accident |
| 30. 3. Car 39 Ryan Sieg CMRRoofing.com Chevrolet 101 Accident |
| 31. 26. Car 52 Kody Vanderwal # ADVANCED DAIRY SERVICE Chevrolet 95 Accident |
| 32. 11. Car 20 Harrison Burton # Morton Buildings/DEX Imaging Toyota 95 Accident |
| 33. 24. Car 92 Josh Williams Tedlar/General Formulations Chevrolet 95 Accident |
| 34. 23. Car 08 Joe Graf Jr # Bucked Up Energy Chevrolet 95 Accident |
| 35. 39. Car 26 Colin Garrett Rosie Network Toyota 95 Accident |
| 36. 29. Car 47 Tim Viens(i) Patriots of America PAC Chevrolet 90 Accident |
| 37. 22. Car 18 Riley Herbst # Monster Energy Toyota 76 Accident |
| 38. 37. Car 5 Matt Mills J.F. Electric Toyota 65 Overheating |
| 39. 38. Car 66 John Jackson CrashClaimsR.US Toyota 30 Overheating |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: No. 47 (driver change), Nos 8, 16 (failed inspection 3 times), No. 99 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 12 Mins, 22 Secs. Average Speed: 136.249 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.299 Seconds. Caution Flags: 6 for 22 laps. Lead Changes: 22 among 12 drivers. Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Justin Haley, #11. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Jesse Little, #4.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: June 28, 2020 – Pocono Raceway
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