Starting from 19th place Car 68 Brandon Brown Original Larry’s Hard Lemonade Chevrolet won the 2nd Annual Sparks 300 at Talladega, his 1st win in 115 Xfinity Series races. This is his 1st win & 9th Top 10 finish in 2021. This is his 1st win & 3rd Top 10 finish in 6 races at Talladega Superspeedway. 2nd Place Car 19 Brandon Jones Menards/Little Hugs Toyota, started from 7th place posted his 3rd Top 10 finish in nine races at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his 15th Top 10 finish in 2021. 3rd Place Car 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Chevrolet, started from pole posted his 7th Top 10 finish in 14 races at Talladega Superspeedway.
4th Place Car 18 Daniel Hemric Poppy Bank Toyota, started from 6th place followed by 5th place Car 31 Jordan Anderson Bommarito Automotive Group Chevrolet, started from 29th place. 6th Place Car 11 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet, started from 8th place followed by 7th place Car 10 Jeb Burton Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevrolet, started from 14th place. 8th Place Car 22 Austin Cindric Carquest Auto Parts Ford, started from 2nd place followed by 9th place Car 1 Josh Berry TMC Transportation Chevrolet, started from 3rd place was the highest finishing rookie. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 07 Joe Graf Jr. G Coin Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 40th place. Canadian Car 36 Alex Labbe Can-Am Chevrolet finished in 21st place. Austin Cindric (P) leads the point standings by 22 points over Justin Allgaier (P).
The race had 5 Cautions for 21 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 26 for #8 and 16 Crash in Turn 3. 2nd Caution on lap 52 for Stage 2 Conclusion [Red Flag: 5:38]. 3rd Caution on lap 76 for #15 Stalled on Pit Road. 4th Caution on lap 90 for #02, 2, 9, 10, 19, 26, 90 Big Crash in Turn 3 [Red Flag: 15:20]. 5th Caution on lap 103 for #02, 20, 31, 36, 54, 92, 98 Spin in Turn 4.
The race had 33 Lead Changes among 17 drivers; A. Cindric (P) 1-2; J. Berry # 3; A. Cindric (P) 4-6; J. Berry # 7-8; A. Cindric (P) 9; A. Allmendinger (P) 10-12; B. Jones (P) 13-16; H. Burton (P) 17-18; B. Jones (P) 19; J. Nemechek(i) 20-26; B. Currey(i) 27; R. Herbst (P) 28-31; J. Nemechek(i) 32; R. Herbst (P) 33-49; B. Perkins 50-51; J. Graf Jr. 52; R. Herbst (P) 53-54; J. Allgaier (P) 55; A. Cindric (P) 56-57; J. Allgaier (P) 58-63; B. Moffitt 64; J. Burton (P) 65; A. Cindric (P) 66-67; J. Burton (P) 68-70; A. Labbe 71; B. Currey(i) 72; M. Massey 73-76; R. Herbst (P) 77-79; N. Gragson (P) 80-87; B. Moffitt 88-89; J. Burton (P) 90-92; B. Jones (P) 93-99; B. Brown 100-107.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 54, 10, 98, 22, 20, 2, 7, 19, 23, 18
Stage 2 Top 10: 23, 02, 54, 98, 7, 10, 20, 11, 22, 9
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 28
Race Results for the 2nd Annual Sparks 300 at Talladega – Saturday, October 2, 2021. Talladega Superspeedway – Talladega, AL – 2.66 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 107 Laps – 284.62 Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
| 1. 19. Car 68 Brandon Brown Original Larry’s Hard Lemonade Chevrolet 107 Running |
| 2. 7. Car 19 Brandon Jones (P) Menards/Little Hugs Toyota 107 Running |
| 3. 1. Car 7 Justin Allgaier (P) BRANDT Chevrolet 107 Running |
| 4. 6. Car 18 Daniel Hemric (P) Poppy Bank Toyota 107 Running |
| 5. 29. Car 31 Jordan Anderson(i) Bommarito Automotive Group Chevrolet 107 Running |
| 6. 8. Car 11 Justin Haley (P) LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 107 Running |
| 7. 14. Car 10 Jeb Burton (P) Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevrolet 107 Running |
| 8. 2. Car 22 Austin Cindric (P) Carquest Auto Parts Ford 107 Running |
| 9. 3. Car 1 Josh Berry # TMC Transportation Chevrolet 107 Running |
| 10. 40. Car 07 Joe Graf Jr. G Coin Chevrolet 107 Running |
| 11. 17. Car 39 Ryan Sieg CMR Construction and Roofing/A-Game Ford 107 Running |
| 12. 26. Car 48 Jade Buford # Big Machine Spiked Coolers Chevrolet 107 Running |
| 13. 23. Car 23 Blaine Perkins CIRCLE B DIECAST Chevrolet 107 Running |
| 14. 24. Car 92 Josh Williams Star brite/Star Tron Chevrolet 107 Running |
| 15. 39. Car 52 Joey Gase Sparks Energy/Cross Eyed Owl Ford 107 Running |
| 16. 38. Car 99 JJ Yeley Figgers Wireless Chevrolet 107 Running |
| 17. 33. Car 26 Santino Ferrucci HyVee Toyota 107 Running |
| 18. 18. Car 44 Tommy Joe Martins AAN Adjusters Chevrolet 107 Running |
| 19. 35. Car 17 Garrett Smithley Black Draft Farm Chevrolet 107 Running |
| 20. 25. Car 47 Kyle Weatherman BowHuntersUnited.com Chevrolet 107 Running |
| 21. 32. Car 36 Alex Labbe Can-Am Chevrolet 107 Running – Canadian |
| 22. 11. Car 54 John Hunter Nemechek(i) Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota 107 Running |
| 23. 30. Car 5 Matt Mills J.F. Electric Toyota 106 Running |
| 24. 15. Car 51 Jeremy Clements (P) All South Electric Chevrolet 104 Running |
| 25. 9. Car 20 Harrison Burton (P) DEX Imaging Toyota 101 Accident |
| 26. 16. Car 02 Brett Moffitt Fr8Auctions Chevrolet 101 Accident |
| 27. 13. Car 98 Riley Herbst (P) Monster Energy Ford 101 Accident |
| 28. 34. Car 66 Jason White A-Game/CMR Construction Ford 101 Accident |
| 29. 31. Car 0 Jeffrey Earnhardt Absaroka Chevrolet 93 Accident |
| 30. 4. Car 9 Noah Gragson (P) Bass Pro Shops/TrueTimber/BRCC Chevrolet 88 Accident |
| 31. 10. Car 2 Myatt Snider (P) TaxSlayer Chevrolet 88 Accident |
| 32. 37. Car 90 Caesar Bacarella AP Regimen/AP PRIMEBITES Chevrolet 88 Accident |
| 33. 22. Car 6 Ryan Vargas # Maintenx Chevrolet 88 Accident |
| 34. 36. Car 74 CJ McLaughlin Integrated Recycling Tech Chevrolet 88 Accident |
| 35. 27. Car 78 Mason Massey Gerber Collision & Glass Toyota 88 Accident |
| 36. 20. Car 15 Bayley Currey(i) TeamJDMotorsports.com Chevrolet 73 Driveshaft |
| 37. 21. Car 4 Landon Cassill Voyager Chevrolet 50 Engine |
| 38. 12. Car 8 Sam Mayer # QPS Employment Group Chevrolet 24 Accident |
| 39. 5. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger (P) Gold Fish Casino Slots Chevrolet 24 Accident |
| 40. 28. Car 61 David Starr Whataburger Toyota 20 Engine |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race the following car dropped to the rear for the reason indicated: No. 11 (Inspection Violation). Failed to Qualify: (1) 13 Timmy Hill(i). Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 4 Mins, 55 Secs. Average Speed: 128.486 MPH. Margin of Victory: Under Caution. Caution Flags: 5 for 21 laps. Lead Changes: 33 among 17 drivers. Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Brandon Brown, #68. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Josh Berry, #1.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: October 9, 2021 – Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course
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