AJ Allmendinger won the NASCAR Xfinity Series 40th Annual Drive for the Cure 250 at the Roval

Starting from 14th place Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Hyperice Chevrolet won the 40th Annual Drive for the Cure 250, his 10th win in 56 NASCAR Xfinity Series races. This is his 5th win & 19th Top 10 finish in 2021. This is his 3rd win & 3rd Top 10 finish in 3 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course. AJ Allmendinger now leads the NASCAR Xfinity Series in road course with 6 wins. 2nd Place Car 22 Austin Cindric Menards/Richmond Ford, started from pole posted his 4th Top 10 finish in 4 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course. It is his 22nd Top 10 finish in 2021. 3. 3. Car 18 Daniel Hemric Poppy Bank Toyota, started from 3rd place posted his 3rd Top 10 finish in 3 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course.

CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – OCTOBER 09: AJ Allmendinger, driver of the #16 Hyperice Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series Drive for the Cure 250 presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 09, 2021 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images)

4th Place Car 11 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet, started from 5th place followed by 5th place Car 19 Brandon Jones Toyota Toyota, started from 6th place. 6th Place Car 9 Noah Gragson Bass Pro Shops/TrueTimber/BRCC Chevrolet, started from 10th place followed by 7th place Car 90 Preston Pardus Chinchor Electric/Danus Chevrolet, started from 37th place. 8th Place Car 2 Myatt Snider TaxSlayer Chevrolet, started from 13th place followed by 9th place Car 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Chevrolet, started from 2nd place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 8 Sam Mayer QPS Employment Group Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 15th place, was the highest finishing rookie. Canadian Car 36 Alex Labbe Prolon/Globocam/GBI Chevrolet finished in 14th place. Jeb Burton, Myatt Snider, Jeremy Clements and Riley Herbst did not advance to the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs Round of 8.

CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – OCTOBER 09: AJ Allmendinger, driver of the #16 Hyperice Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Drive for the Cure 250 presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 09, 2021 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

The race had 7 Cautions for 13 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 3 for #48, 02 Crash in Turn 6. 2nd Caution on lap 12 for #74 Stopped On Track. 3rd Caution on lap 21 for Possible Fluid Turn 10 / Stage 1 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 30 for Debris Turn 11 [Red Flag: 00:04:41]. 5th Caution on lap 37 for Debris. 6th Caution on lap 42 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 7th Caution on lap 65 for #44 Crash in Turn 14.

CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – OCTOBER 09: Ty Gibbs, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, and Brandon Brown, driver of the #68 American PetroLog Chevrolet, spins after an on-track incident at the end of the NASCAR Xfinity Series Drive for the Cure 250 presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 09, 2021 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

The race had 6 Lead Changes among 5 drivers; A. Cindric (P) 0; A. Cindric (P) 1-7; D. Hemric (P) 8-20; N. Gragson (P) 21; A. Cindric (P) 22-36; D. Hemric (P) 37-40; T. Gibbs # 41-47; A. Allmendinger (P) 48-68.

CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – OCTOBER 09: AJ Allmendinger, driver of the #16 Hyperice Chevrolet, Ty Gibbs, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, and Harrison Burton, driver of the #20 DEX Imaging Toyota, race during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Drive for the Cure 250 presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 09, 2021 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 18, 16, 9, 54, 11, 19, 98, 20, 10, 51
Stage 2 Top 10: 18, 11, 2, 9, 51, 19, 20, 54, 10, 8

CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – OCTOBER 09: Daniel Hemric, driver of the #18 Poppy Bank Toyota, and Austin Cindric, driver of the #22 Menards/Richmond Ford, race during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Drive for the Cure 250 presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 09, 2021 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images)

NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 29
Race Results for the 40th Annual Drive for the Cure 250 – Saturday, October 9, 2021. Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course – Concord, NC – 2.32 – Mile Paved Total Race Length – 68 Laps – 157.76 Miles

Finish Start Car Team Laps Status

1. 14. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger (P) Hyperice Chevrolet 68 Running
2. 1. Car 22 Austin Cindric (P) Menards/Richmond Ford 68 Running
3. 3. Car 18 Daniel Hemric (P) Poppy Bank Toyota 68 Running
4. 5. Car 11 Justin Haley (P) LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 68 Running
5. 6. Car 19 Brandon Jones (P) Toyota Toyota 68 Running
6. 10. Car 9 Noah Gragson (P) Bass Pro Shops/TrueTimber/BRCC Chevrolet 68 Running
7. 37. Car 90 Preston Pardus Chinchor Electric/Danus Chevrolet 68 Running
8. 13. Car 2 Myatt Snider (P) TaxSlayer Chevrolet 68 Running
9. 2. Car 7 Justin Allgaier (P) BRANDT Chevrolet 68 Running
10. 15. Car 8 Sam Mayer # QPS Employment Group Chevrolet 68 Running
11. 17. Car 92 Josh Williams WORKPRO Tools Chevrolet 68 Running
12. 11. Car 51 Jeremy Clements (P) All South Electric Chevrolet 68 Running
13. 7. Car 10 Jeb Burton (P) Radiate Next Chevrolet 68 Running
14. 20. Car 36 Alex Labbe Prolon/Globocam/GBI Chevrolet 68 Running – Canadian
15. 8. Car 20 Harrison Burton (P) DEX Imaging Toyota 68 Running
16. 19. Car 48 Jade Buford # Big Machine Spiked Coolers Chevrolet 68 Running
17. 35. Car 4 Landon Cassill Voyager Chevrolet 68 Running
18. 40. Car 61 Austin Hill(i) AISIN Toyota 68 Running
19. 23. Car 99 JJ Yeley United Breast Cancer Foundation Chevrolet 68 Running
20. 32. Car 0 Jeffrey Earnhardt Azalea Gynecology Chevrolet 68 Running
21. 12. Car 54 Ty Gibbs # Monster Energy Toyota 68 Running
22. 16. Car 68 Brandon Brown American PetroLog Chevrolet 68 Running
23. 24. Car 47 Kyle Weatherman Axe Crossbows Chevrolet 68 Running
24. 36. Car 78 Stefan Parsons SOKAL Digital Chevrolet 68 Running
25. 28. Car 31 Sage Karam BLACK OPS by Ric Prado Chevrolet 68 Running
26. 25. Car 23 Ty Dillon Koucar Management Chevrolet 68 Running
27. 4. Car 1 Michael Annett TMC Transportation Chevrolet 68 Running
28. 30. Car 17 Joe Graf Jr. Arrowhead Brass Chevrolet 67 Running
29. 29. Car 26 Will Rodgers GoodRX/Race To End Hep C Toyota 67 Running
30. 26. Car 5 Matt Mills Thompson Electric Inc Toyota 67 Running
31. 33. Car 52 Spencer Boyd(i) RIMTYME Chevrolet 67 Running
32. 18. Car 39 Ryan Sieg CMR Construction and Roofing/A-Game Ford 66 Running
33. 21. Car 44 Tommy Joe Martins AAN Adjusters Chevrolet 63 Accident
34. 9. Car 98 Riley Herbst (P) Monster Energy Ford 61 Suspension
35. 34. Car 66 Loris Hezemans Hezeberg Systems Toyota 59 Electrical
36. 27. Car 6 Ryan Vargas # MaintenX Chevrolet 47 Axle
37. 22. Car 02 Brett Moffitt Home Town Lenders Chevrolet 30 Accident
38. 31. Car 07 Josh Bilicki CoverSeal Chevrolet 28 Accident
39. 38. Car 15 Kris Wright(i) First National Bank Toyota 19 Suspension
40. 39. Car 74 Gray Gaulding GPS Tab Chevrolet 10Rear Gear

Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty: No. 1 (driver change). Failed to Qualify: (1) 13 Timmy Hill(i). Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 7 Mins, 14 Secs. Average Speed: 74.396 MPH. Margin of Victory: 3.192 Seconds. Caution Flags: 7 for 13 laps. Lead Changes: 6 among 5 drivers. Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: AJ Allmendinger, #16 Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Sam Mayer, #8.

(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series

Next Race: October 16, 2021 – Texas Motor Speedway

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