How AJ Allmendinger, Grant Enfinger Got here Up Large at Indianapolis
AJ Allmendinger continues to make highway programs his private playgrounds on the Xfinity Collection. His straightforward victory Saturday on the infield circuit on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was his third NASCAR highway course victory in three races this yr; all instructed, eight of his 13 profession Xfinity victories have been on highway programs.
This one was one thing of a rout.
Driving a Chevrolet for Kaulig Racing, the former open-wheel star led thrice for 42 of the 62 laps (together with the ultimate 18) within the Pennzoil 151. He gained by greater than two seconds over Alex Bowman, Justin Allgaier, Ross Chastain, and Chase Briscoe. The back-5 within the 62-lap, 151-mile race on the two.439-mile, 14-turn observe had been Riley Herbst, Sam Mayer, Ty Gibbs, Austin Hill, and Noah Gragson.
Allmendinger’s dominance left solely 20 laps for the remainder of the sphere. Gragson led six laps, Josh Berry 5, Bowman and Allgaier 4 every, and Gibbs one. These six drivers swapped the lead eight occasions, however there was little doubt that Allmendinger was the category of the sphere. Bowman was faster on lengthy runs, however Allmendinger had constructed a big cushion that Bowman couldn’t overcome.
The victory continued Allmendinger’s spectacular performances this yr. He opened the season with 12 consecutive top-10 finishes and had added 5 extra within the final eight races. Amongst them had been highway course victories at COTA and Portland Worldwide. He takes a 17-point lead over Allgaier and a 30-point lead over Gibbs into subsequent weekend’s New Holland 250 Xfinity Collection race at Michigan Speedway.
NASCAR Xfinity Collection Race
nineteenth Annual Pennzoil 150 on the Brickyard
Outcomes
1. (1) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 62.
2. (4) Alex Bowman(i), Chevrolet, 62.
3. (10) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 62.
4. (18) Ross Chastain(i), Chevrolet, 62.
5. (6) Chase Briscoe(i), Ford, 62.
6. (3) Riley Herbst, Ford, 62.
7. (5) Sam Mayer, Chevrolet, 62.
8. (2) Ty Gibbs, Toyota, 62.
9. (9) Austin Hill #, Chevrolet, 62.
10. (7) Noah Gragson, Chevrolet, 62.
11. (11) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 62.
12. (14) Alex Labbe, Chevrolet, 62.
13. (12) Sage Karam, Chevrolet, 62.
14. (8) Josh Berry, Chevrolet, 62.
15. (36) Brandon Jones, Toyota, 62.
16. (17) Brett Moffitt, Chevrolet, 62.
17. (30) Santino Ferrucci, Toyota, 62.
18. (26) Anthony Alfredo, Chevrolet, 62.
19. (29) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 62.
20. (27) Ty Dillon(i), Chevrolet, 62.
21. (34) Bayley Currey, Chevrolet, 62.
22. (16) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, 62.
23. (15) Sheldon Creed #, Chevrolet, 62.
24. (19) Miguel Paludo, Chevrolet, 62.
25. (22) Andy Lally, Ford, 62.
26. (20) Austin Dillon(i), Chevrolet, 62.
27. (31) Ryan Sieg, Ford, 62.
28. (35) Patrick Gallagher, Ford, 62.
29. (23) Preston Pardus, Chevrolet, 62.
30. (28) Kyle Weatherman, Chevrolet, 62.
31. (32) Scott Heckert, Chevrolet, 62.
32. (24) Kaz Grala(i), Chevrolet, 61.
33. (25) Myatt Snider, Chevrolet, 61.
34. (38) Brandon Brown, Chevrolet, Suspension, 58.
35. (13) Bubba Wallace(i), Toyota, Engine, 28.
36. (33) Ryan Ellis, Chevrolet, Accident, 17.
37. (37) Parker Kligerman(i), Toyota, Accident, 11.
38. (21) Jeb Burton, Chevrolet, Monitor Bar, 0.
Common Pace of Race Winner: 77.825 mph.
Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 56 Minutes, 35 Secs. Margin of Victory: 2.084 Seconds.
Warning Flags: 4 for 11 laps.
Lead Modifications: 8 amongst 6 drivers.
Lap Leaders: A. Allmendinger 1-15;T. Gibbs 16;N. Gragson 17-22;A. Bowman(i) 23-24;J. Allgaier 25-28;A. Allmendinger 29-37;J. Berry 38-42;A. Bowman(i) 43-44;A. Allmendinger 45-62.
Leaders Abstract (Driver, Occasions Lead, Laps Led): AJ Allmendinger 3 occasions for 42 laps; Noah Gragson 1 time for six laps; Josh Berry 1 time for five laps; Justin Allgaier 1 time for 4 laps; Alex Bowman(i) 2 occasions for 4 laps; Ty Gibbs 1 time for 1 lap.
Stage #1 Prime Ten: 9,31,17,7,98,54,8,2,16,1
Stage #2 Prime Ten: 8,36,48,45,91,6,4,23,34,38
Enfinger Advances in Truck Playoffs
The Tenting World Truck Collection opened its Playoff Collection Friday evening with a 207-lap race at Indianapolis Raceway Park at Clermont, Ind., a suburb of Indianapolis. The TSport 200 was scheduled for 200 laps, however was prolonged to 207 by time beyond regulation.
Grant Enfinger survived the wild time beyond regulation to beat reigning sequence champion Ben Rhodes, Zack Smith, Stewart Friesen, Corey Heim, Tyler Ankrum, Layne Riggs, Ty Majeski, Matt Crafton, and pole-winner John Hunter Nemechek.
Nemechek (75 laps), Majeski (71) and Carson Hocevar (34) had been up entrance a lot of the evening, three of six leaders who swapped the lead 12 occasions. However regardless that Enfinger led solely 4 occasions for 13 laps, he got here on late to guide the ultimate two to win by a half-second. The race was unusually sloppy, with 10 cautions for 78 of the 207 laps.
The vehicles get subsequent weekend off earlier than going to Richmond (Va.) Raceway on Saturday evening, Aug. 13. Zane Smith is 14 factors forward of Rhodes within the standings, with Enfinger, and Friesen trailing by 22
NASCAR Tenting World Truck Collection Race
Inaugural TSport 200
Outcomes
1. (5) Grant Enfinger (P), Chevrolet, 207.
2. (9) Ben Rhodes (P), Toyota, 207.
3. (21) Zane Smith (P), Ford, 207.
4. (8) Stewart Friesen (P), Toyota, 207.
5. (4) Corey Heim # (P), Toyota, 207.
6. (11) Tyler Ankrum, Toyota, 207.
7. (23) Layne Riggs, Toyota, 207.
8. (6) Ty Majeski (P), Toyota, 207.
9. (16) Matt Crafton (P), Toyota, 207.
10. (1) John Hunter Nemechek (P), Toyota, 207.
11. (18) Matt DiBenedetto, Chevrolet, 207.
12. (15) Johnny Sauter, Toyota, 207.
13. (17) Hailie Deegan, Ford, 207.
14. (10) Derek Kraus, Chevrolet, 207.
15. (36) Jesse Little, Chevrolet, 207.
16. (3) Christian Eckes (P), Toyota, 207.
17. (31) Timmy Hill, Toyota, 207.
18. (2) Chandler Smith (P), Toyota, 207.
19. (20) Austin Wayne Self, Chevrolet, 207.
20. (27) Kaz Grala, Chevrolet, 207.
21. (7) Carson Hocevar (P), Chevrolet, 207.
22. (13) Taylor Grey (P), Ford, 207.
23. (14) Tanner Grey, Ford, 207.
24. (34) Chris Hacker, Toyota, 207.
25. (19) Jack Wooden #, Chevrolet, 207.
26. (26) Blaine Perkins #, Chevrolet, 207.
27. (33) Chase Purdy, Toyota, 206.
28. (24) Jake Garcia, Chevrolet, 206.
29. (25) Dean Thompson #, Chevrolet, 204.
30. (30) Chad Chastain, Chevrolet, 204.
31. (28) Kris Wright, Chevrolet, 204.
32. (12) Colby Howard, Chevrolet, Accident, 190.
33. (35) Josh Reaume, Toyota, Too Gradual, 153.
34. (22) Lawless Alan #, Chevrolet, Accident, 147.
35. (32) Blake Lothian, Chevrolet, Driveshaft, 72.
36. (29) Spencer Boyd, Chevrolet, Accident, 9.
Common Pace of Race Winner: 69.961 mph.
Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 1 Minutes, 47 Secs. Margin of Victory: 0.477 Seconds.
Warning Flags: 10 for 78 laps.
Lead Modifications: 12 amongst 6 drivers.
Lap Leaders: J. Nemechek (P) 1-64;C. Smith (P) 65-70;C. Hocevar (P) 71-104;G. Enfinger (P) 105-109;C. Smith (P) 110-116;T. Majeski (P) 117-157;G. Enfinger (P) 158;T. Majeski (P) 159-188;G. Enfinger (P) 189-193;J. Nemechek (P) 194-197;T. Grey (P) 198;J. Nemechek (P) 199-205;G. Enfinger (P) 206-207.
Leaders Abstract (Driver, Occasions Lead, Laps Led): John Hunter Nemechek (P) 3 occasions for 75 laps; Ty Majeski (P) 2 occasions for 71 laps; Carson Hocevar (P) 1 time for 34 laps; Chandler Smith (P) 2 occasions for 13 laps; Grant Enfinger (P) 4 occasions for 13 laps; Taylor Grey (P) 1 time for 1 lap.
Stage #1 Prime Ten: 4,18,42,52,23,99,51,66,38,98
Stage #2 Prime Ten: 66,23,99,42,38,51,52,18,16,91
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