Starting from 30th place Car 16 AJ Allmendinger C2 Freight Resources Chevrolet won the 29th Annual EchoPark 250, his 4th win in 18 Xfinity Series races. Allmendinger said: “Oh my GOD! I won on an OVAL!” This is his 1st win & 2nd Top 10 finish in 2020. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 1 race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. 2nd Place Car 9 Noah Gragson Axalta/EchoPark Automotive Chevrolet, started from pole posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 2 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It is his 6th Top 10 finish in 2020. Noah Gragson also won a bonus $100,000 for the NASCAR Xfinity Series class. 3rd Place Car 11 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet, started from 4th place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 2 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
4th Place Car 8 Daniel Hemric Poppy Bank Chevrolet, started from 2nd place. 5th Place Car 20 Harrison Burton Hunt Brothers Pizza/DEX Imaging Toyota, started from 5th place was the highest finishing rookie. 6th Place Car 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Chevrolet, started from 3rd place followed by 7th place Car 10 Ross Chastain Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevrolet, started from 11th place. 8th Place Car 19 Brandon Jones Toyota Service Centers Toyota, started from 12th place followed by 9th place Car 98 Chase Briscoe HighPoint.com Ford, started from 9th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 21 Anthony Alfredo Death Wish Coffee Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 24th place. Canadian Car 90 Alex Labbe Larue Snowblowers Chevrolet finished in 27th place. Chase Briscoe leads the point standings by 4 points over Noah Gragson.
The race had 6 Cautions for 28 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 18 for #44 Crash on the Backstretch / Competition Caution. 2nd Caution on lap 42 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 70 for #18 Crash in Turn 2. 4th Caution on lap 82 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 99 for #92 Spin Turn 4. 6th Caution on lap 126 for #78 Spin Turn 2.
The race had 10 Lead Changes among 7 drivers; N. Gragson 1-5; A. Cindric 6-17; J. Haley 18-25; A. Cindric 26-42; J. Allgaier 43; A. Cindric 44-82; C. Briscoe 83-98; M. Annett 99-101; C. Briscoe 102-125; N. Gragson 126; A. Allmendinger 127-163.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 22, 10, 11, 7, 8, 9, 18, 98, 16, 20
Stage 2 Top 10: 22, 98, 10, 8, 16, 9, 11, 7, 1, 20
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 8
Atlanta Motor Speedway – Hampton, GA – 1.54 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 163 Laps – 251.02 Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
| 1. 30. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger C2 Freight Resources Chevrolet 163 Running |
| 2. 1. Car 9 Noah Gragson Axalta/EchoPark Automotive Chevrolet 163 Running |
| 3. 4. Car 11 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 163 Running |
| 4. 2. Car 8 Daniel Hemric Poppy Bank Chevrolet 163 Running |
| 5. 5. Car 20 Harrison Burton # Hunt Brothers Pizza/DEX Imaging Toyota 163 Running |
| 6. 3. Car 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Chevrolet 163 Running |
| 7. 11. Car 10 Ross Chastain Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevrolet 163 Running |
| 8. 12. Car 19 Brandon Jones Toyota Service Centers Toyota 163 Running |
| 9. 9. Car 98 Chase Briscoe HighPoint.com Ford 163 Running |
| 10. 24. Car 21 Anthony Alfredo Death Wish Coffee Chevrolet 163 Running |
| 11. 21. Car 1 Michael Annett Flexfit 110 Chevrolet 163 Running |
| 12. 10. Car 68 Brandon Brown Jabs Construction Chevrolet 163 Running |
| 13. 20. Car 51 Jeremy Clements All South Electric Chevrolet 163 Running |
| 14. 13. Car 02 Brett Moffitt(i) FR8Auctions Chevrolet 163 Running |
| 15. 34. Car 15 Colby Howard SANY America Chevrolet 163 Running |
| 16. 8. Car 22 Austin Cindric Menards/Tuscany Faucets Ford 163 Running |
| 17. 6. Car 18 Riley Herbst # Monster Energy Toyota 163 Running |
| 18. 31. Car 74 Bayley Currey(i) Mutt and Jeff Porkskins Inc. Chevrolet 163 Running |
| 19. 32. Car 36 Ronnie Bassett Jr RacingHeroCards/StickyStuff Chevrolet 162 Running |
| 20. 14. Car 4 Jesse Little # Tufco Flooring Chevrolet 162 Running |
| 21. 16. Car 0 Jeffrey Earnhardt Chevrolet 162 Running |
| 22. 33. Car 44 Tommy Joe Martins Gilreath Farms Chevrolet 162 Running |
| 23. 25. Car 99 Mason Massey Gerber Collision & Glass Toyota 162 Running |
| 24. 22. Car 07 Garrett Smithley Matt Laughridge for Congress Chevrolet 162 Running |
| 25. 17. Car 6 BJ McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet 162 Running |
| 26. 27. Car 08 Joe Graf Jr. # CORE Development Group Chevrolet 162 Running |
| 27. 15. Car 90 Alex Labbe Larue Snowblowers Chevrolet 162 Running – Canadian |
| 28. 23. Car 92 Josh Williams Coolray Heating & AC Chevrolet 162 Running |
| 29. 35. Car 93 Myatt Snider Louisiana Hot Sauce Chevrolet 161 Running |
| 30. 26. Car 5 Matt Mills J.F. Electric Chevrolet 161 Running |
| 31. 19. Car 78 Vinnie Miller Koolbox Chevrolet 156 Running |
| 32. 28. Car 47 Joe Nemechek(i) Patriots of America PAC Chevrolet 129 Suspension |
| 33. 29. Car 61 Timmy Hill(i) RoofClaim.com Toyota 87 Alternator |
| 34. 18. Car 13 Chad Finchum SMITHBILT HOMES Toyota 50 Suspension |
| 35. 7. Car 39 Ryan Sieg CMRRoofing.com Chevrolet 47 Engine |
| 36. 37. Car 66 Stephen Leicht CrashClaimsR.us Toyota 8 Clutch |
| 37. 36. Car 52 Kody Vanderwal # Advanced Dairy Services Inc. Chevrolet 3 Engine |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race the following car dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reason indicated: #44 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 2 Mins, 37 Secs. Average Speed: 122.832 MPH. Margin of Victory: 1.858 Seconds. Caution Flags: 6 for 28 laps. Lead Changes: 10 among 7 drivers. Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: AJ Allmendinger, #16. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Harrison Burton, #20.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: June 13, 2020 – Homestead-Miami Speedway
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