Starting from 6th place Car 7 Justin Allgaier Axalta/EchoPark Automotive Chevrolet won the 30th Annual EchoPark 250, his 15th win in 345 Xfinity Series races. This is his 1st win & 2nd Top 10 finish in 2021. This is his 1st win & 7th Top 10 finish in 11 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway. 2nd Place Car 54 Martin Truex Jr. STANLEY Toyota, started from 18th place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 3 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It is his 1st Top 10 finish in 2021. 3. 5. Car 20 Harrison Burton DEX Imaging Toyota, started from 5th place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 2 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
4th Place Car 9 Noah Gragson Bass Pros Shops/TrueTimber/BRCC Chevrolet, started from 30th place followed by 5th place Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Ellsworth Advisors Chevrolet, started from 3rd place. 6th Place Car 98 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Ford, started from 7th place followed by 7th place Car 1 Michael Annett Pilot Flying J Chevrolet, started from 27th place. 8th Place Car 11 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet, started from 13th place followed by 9th place Car 18 Daniel Hemric Poppy Bank Toyota, started from 11th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 39 Ryan Sieg CMR Construction & Roofing Ford, in 10th place, started from 35th place. Canadian Car 36 Alex Labbe Prolon/rousseau/Silver Wax Chevrolet finished in 17th place. Ryan Vargas (31st) was the highest finishing rookie. After the race Daniel Hemric jumped Noah Gragson as he was having an interview due to an incident in the pits.
The race had 7 Cautions for 37 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 22 for Competition Caution. 2nd Caution on lap 37 for #90 Spin Turn 2. 3rd Caution on lap 41 for #19, 9, 02, 22, 16, 61, 66 Crash on the Backstretch / Stage 1 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 82 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 114 for #99 Spin Backstretch. 6th Caution on lap 119 for #10, 51 Crash in Turn 1. 7th Caution on lap 133 for #8, 39 Crash in Turn 4.
The race had 6 Lead Changes among 5 drivers; A. Cindric 1-6; M. Truex Jr.(i) 7-46; B. Brown 47-50; M. Truex Jr.(i) 51-113; J. Allgaier 114-133; C. Howard 134-136; J. Allgaier 137-163.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 54, 20, 7, 11, 1, 22, 51, 8, 18, 15
Stage 2 Top 10: 54, 7, 11, 20, 98, 1, 2, 10, 51, 68
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 6
Race Results for the 30th Annual EchoPark 250 – Saturday, March 20, 2021. Atlanta Motor Speedway – Hampton, GA – 1.54 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 163 Laps – 251.02 Miles
Finish Start Truck Team Laps Status
| 1. 6. Car 7 Justin Allgaier Axalta/EchoPark Automotive Chevrolet 163 Running |
| 2. 18. Car 54 Martin Truex Jr.(i) STANLEY Toyota 163 Running |
| 3. 5. Car 20 Harrison Burton DEX Imaging Toyota 163 Running |
| 4. 30. Car 9 Noah Gragson Bass Pros Shops/TrueTimber/BRCC Chevrolet 163 Running |
| 5. 3. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Ellsworth Advisors Chevrolet 163 Running |
| 6. 7. Car 98 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Ford 163 Running |
| 7. 27. Car 1 Michael Annett Pilot Flying J Chevrolet 163 Running |
| 8. 13. Car 11 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 163 Running |
| 9. 11. Car 18 Daniel Hemric Poppy Bank Toyota 163 Running |
| 10. 35. Car 39 Ryan Sieg CMR Construction & Roofing Ford 163 Running |
| 11. 9. Car 2 Myatt Snider TaxSlayer Chevrolet 163 Running |
| 12. 10. Car 51 Jeremy Clements Diecast Kings Chevrolet 163 Running |
| 13. 1. Car 22 Austin Cindric Car Shop Ford 163 Running |
| 14. 20. Car 4 Landon Cassill MaintenX Chevrolet 163 Running |
| 15. 12. Car 26 Santino Ferrucci TrustPage Toyota 163 Running |
| 16. 19. Car 92 Josh Williams Coolray Heating & AC Chevrolet 163 Running |
| 17. 36. Car 36 Alex Labbe Prolon/rousseau/Silver Wax Chevrolet 163 Running – Canadian |
| 18. 15. Car 44 Tommy Joe Martins Gilreath Farms Red Angus Chevrolet 163 Running |
| 19. 26. Car 0 Jeffrey Earnhardt Forever Lawn Chevrolet 163 Running |
| 20. 17. Car 66 Timmy Hill SUPREME TRANSPORTATION GROUP Toyota 163 Running |
| 21. 23. Car 15 Colby Howard Project Hope Foundation Chevrolet 163 Running |
| 22. 37. Car 78 Jesse Little Tufco Flooring Chevrolet 162 Running |
| 23. 28. Car 17 Cody Ware Nurtec ODT Chevrolet 162 Running |
| 24. 14. Car 74 Bayley Currey Lerner & Rowe Chevrolet 162 Running |
| 25. 2. Car 10 Jeb Burton Nutrien Chevrolet 162 Running |
| 26. 21. Car 48 Jade Buford Big Machine Spiked Coolers Chevrolet 161 Running |
| 27. 38. Car 61 David Starr Whataburger Toyota 161 Running |
| 28. 31. Car 47 Kyle Weatherman Weicks Media Chevrolet 161 Running |
| 29. 24. Car 07 Joe Graf Jr. Hazeheart.com Chevrolet 161 Running |
| 30. 25. Car 23 Blaine Perkins Raceline Chevrolet 160 Running |
| 31. 34. Car 6 Ryan Vargas # MaintenX Chevrolet 160 Running |
| 32. 32. Car 99 Mason Massey Gerber Collision & Glass Toyota 160 Running |
| 33. 4. Car 68 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Foundations Chevrolet 160 Running |
| 34. 39. Car 5 Matt Mills J.F. Electric Chevrolet 156 Running |
| 35. 29. Car 90 Dexter Bean Badger Environmental Chevrolet 156 Running |
| 36. 33. Car 52 Gray Gaulding SVS Vision Chevrolet 150 Running |
| 37. 16. Car 19 Brandon Jones Menards/Pentair Toyota 132 Running |
| 38. 22. Car 8 Josh Berry # Tire Pros Chevrolet 130 Accident |
| 39. 40. Car 13 Chad Finchum LasVegas.net Chevrolet 59 Brakes |
| 40. 8. Car 02 Brett Moffitt(i) Fr8Auctions Chevrolet 39 Accident |
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: Nos. 13 and 61 (driver change), 16 (multiple inspection failures). Failed to Qualify: (3) 77 Ronnie Bassett Jr., 31 Jordan Anderson #, 03 Andy Lally. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 10 Mins, 50 Secs. Average Speed: 115.117 MPH. Margin of Victory: 1.449 Seconds. Caution Flags: 7 for 37 laps. Lead Changes: 6 among 5 drivers. Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Justin Allgaier, #7. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Ryan Vargas, #6.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: April 9, 2021 – Martinsville Speedway
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