Staring from 16th place Car 7 Justin Allgaier Good Humor Ice Cream Chevrolet won the 2nd Annual Steakhouse Elite 200, his 16th win in 348 NASCAR Xfinity Series races. This is his 2nd win & 4th Top 10 finish in 2021. This is his 1st win & 8th Top 10 finish in 12 races at Darlington Raceway. 2nd Place Car 8 Josh Berry # Tire Pros Chevrolet, started from 24th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 2 races at Darlington Raceway. It is his 4th Top 10 finish in 2021. Josh Berry was the highest finishing rookie. 3rd PlaceCar 19 Brandon Jones 06 NCWTS Championship Toyota, started from 22nd place posted his 4th Top 10 finish in seven races at Darlington Raceway.
4th Place Car 18 Daniel Hemric Poppy Bank Toyota, started from 7th place followed by 5th place Car 51 Jeremy Clements All South Electric Chevrolet, started from 12th place. 6th Place Car 1 Michael Annett Gatorade Pilot Flying J Chevrolet, started from 20th place followed by 7th place Car 02 Brett Moffitt DESTINY HOMES Chevrolet, started from 13th place. 8th Place Car 39 Ryan Sieg CMR Construction and Roofing Ford, started from 11th place. 9th Place Canadian Car 36 Alex Labbe Larue Industrial Snowblowers Chevrolet, started from 23rd place had his NASCAR Xfinity Series best finish. Lastly in Top 10 was Car 20 Harrison Burton DEX Imaging Toyota, in 10th place, started from 9th place. A.J. Allmendinger won the Xfinity Dash 4 Cash this week at Darlington. Justin Allgaier, Josh Berry, Brandon Jones along with A.J. Allmendinger qualified for the final round of the Xfinity Dash 4 Cash at Dover International Speedway next weekend.
The race had 9 Cautions for 43 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 5 for #17, 26, 07 Crash on the Backstretch. 2nd Caution on lap 14 for #26 Crash in Turn 3. 3rd Caution on lap 22 for Competition Caution. 4th Caution on lap 46 for #5 Incident Frontstretch/Stage 1 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 84 for #78, 0 Crash in Turn 1. 6th Caution on lap 92 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 7th Caution on lap 127 for #52, 07 Crash on Backstretch. 8th Caution on lap 133 for #07 Crash in Turn 4. 9th Caution on lap 143 for #6 Spin Turn 2.
The race had 13 Lead Changes among 7 drivers; A. Allmendinger 1-3; A. Cindric 4-15; N. Gragson 16-25; A. Cindric 26-47; N. Gragson 48; D. Hemric 49-86; A. Allmendinger 87-89; H. Burton 90-99; N. Gragson 100-128; H. Burton 129-130; J. Berry # 131-137; J. Allgaier 138-145; J. Berry # 146; J. Allgaier 147-148.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 22, 20, 18, 44, 16, 2, 7, 54, 1, 19
Stage 2 Top 10: 20, 16, 8, 39, 10, 1, 7, 22, 02, 98
UPDATED: #9 – Disqualified – Failed Post-race Inspection
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 9
Race Results for the 2nd Annual Steakhouse Elite 200 – Saturday, May 8, 2021. Darlington Raceway – Darlington, SC – 1.366 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 148 Laps – 202.168 Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
| 1. 16. Car 7 Justin Allgaier Good Humor Ice Cream Chevrolet 148 Running |
| 2. 24. Car 8 Josh Berry # Tire Pros Chevrolet 148 Running |
| 3. 22. Car 19 Brandon Jones 06 NCWTS Championship Toyota 148 Running |
| 4. 7. Car 18 Daniel Hemric Poppy Bank Toyota 148 Running |
| 5. 12. Car 51 Jeremy Clements All South Electric Chevrolet 148 Running |
| 6. 20. Car 1 Michael Annett Gatorade Pilot Flying J Chevrolet 148 Running |
| 7. 13. Car 02 Brett Moffitt DESTINY HOMES Chevrolet 148 Running |
| 8. 11. Car 39 Ryan Sieg CMR Construction and Roofing Ford 148 Running |
| 9. 23. Car 36 Alex Labbe Larue Industrial Snowblowers Chevrolet 148 Running – Canadian |
| 10. 8. Car 20 Harrison Burton DEX Imaging Toyota 148 Running |
| 11. 19. Car 4 Landon Cassill MaintenX Chevrolet 148 Running |
| 12. 1. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Hyperice Chevrolet 148 Running |
| 13. 4. Car 11 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 148 Running |
| 14. 14. Car 44 Tommy Joe Martins Capital City Hauling Chevrolet 148 Running |
| 15. 33. Car 99 Ryan Ellis CorvetteParts.net Toyota 148 Running |
| 16. 17. Car 61 David Starr Whataburger Toyota 148 Running |
| 17. 29. Car 54 Ty Gibbs # Interstate Batteries Toyota 148 Running |
| 18. 10. Car 2 Myatt Snider TaxSlayer Chevrolet 148 Running |
| 19. 3. Car 10 Jeb Burton Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevrolet 148 Running |
| 20. 36. Car 23 Tanner Berryhill REALTY CONNECT Chevrolet 148 Running |
| 21. 35. Car 17 JJ Yeley WORKPRO Chevrolet 148 Running |
| 22. 15. Car 66 Timmy Hill(i) Lift Kits 4 Less Ford 148 Running |
| 23. 9. Car 68 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 148 Running |
| 24. 39. Car 74 Bayley Currey(i) Providing Hope VA Chevrolet 148 Running |
| 25. 38. Car 90 BJ McLeod(i) BuckedUp Apparel Chevrolet 148 Running |
| 26. 34. Car 6 Ryan Vargas # Monarch Roofing Throwback Chevrolet 148 Running |
| 27. 6. Car 98 Riley Herbst Henry Repeating Arms Ford 148 Running |
| 28. 25. Car 15 Colby Howard Project Hope Foundation Chevrolet 147 Accident |
| 29. 2. Car 22 Austin Cindric Car Shop Ford 147 Accident |
| 30. 28. Car 0 Jeffrey Earnhardt ForeverLawn Throwback Chevrolet 146 Running |
| 31. 31. Car 78 Jesse Little Tufco Flooring Chevrolet 146 Running |
| 32. 26. Car 47 Kyle Weatherman Pit Viper Sunglasses Chevrolet 142 Running |
| 33. 40. Car 13 Matt Jaskol Lift Kits 4 Less Toyota 142 Running |
| 34. 18. Car 48 Jade Buford Big Machine/All American Racers/Hot Wheels 140 Running |
| 35. 27. Car 26 Brandon Gdovic SnapMobile.Shop Toyota 140 Running |
| 36. 30. Car 07 Joe Graf Jr. Bucked Up Energy Chevrolet 132 Accident |
| 37. 37. Car 52 Gray Gaulding Panini America Chevrolet 107 Accident |
| 38. 21. Car 92 Josh Williams Starbrite/Alloy Employer Chevrolet 48 Suspension |
| 39. 32. Car 5 Matt Mills J.F. Electric Chevrolet 44 Accident |
| 40. 5. Car 9 Noah Gragson Bass Pro Shops/True Timber/BRCC Chevrolet 148 Running |
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: None. Failed to Qualify: (3) 77 Ronnie Bassett Jr., 31 Jordan Anderson(i), 03 Andy Lally. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 2 Mins, 51 Secs. Average Speed: 98.739 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.422 Seconds. Caution Flags: 9 for 43 laps. Lead Changes: 13 among 7 drivers. Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Justin Allgaier, #7. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Josh Berry, #8.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: May 15, 2021 – Dover International Speedway
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