{"id":30201,"date":"2020-07-10T23:34:32","date_gmt":"2020-07-11T04:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=30201"},"modified":"2020-07-10T23:34:57","modified_gmt":"2020-07-11T04:34:57","slug":"austin-cindric-sweeps-kentucky-speedway-doubleheader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2020\/07\/10\/austin-cindric-sweeps-kentucky-speedway-doubleheader\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin Cindric sweeps Kentucky Speedway doubleheader"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Austin Cindric, driver of the #22 Snap-On Ford, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Alsco 300 at Kentucky Speedway on July 10, 2020 in Sparta, Kentucky. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

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By Holly Cain, NASCAR Wire Service<\/em><\/p>\n

Austin Cindric won his career first oval race at Kentucky Speedway on Thursday night and answered it with the most dominant win of his career in Friday night\u2019s Alsco 300, the second half of the Bluegrass state NASCAR Xfinity Series doubleheader.<\/p>\n

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Austin Cindric, driver of the #22 Snap-On Ford, crosses the finish line to win during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Alsco 300 at Kentucky Speedway on July 10, 2020 in Sparta, Kentucky. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

Cindric led 130 of the 200 laps in the No. 22 Penske Racing Ford \u2013 nearly doubling the most laps he\u2019s ever led in a race \u2013 and finished 2.262-seconds ahead of fellow Ford driver Chase Briscoe. It marks the first time a driver has won NASCAR national series races on consecutive nights since Richard Petty did it in 1971.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just so excited, this is all a credit to my team,” Cindric said. \u201cWhat we did tonight was really impressive because we came with one set-up last night and won the race and came with another set-up tonight and won again. That happens at the shop and with the guys on the box so all the credit to them, I\u2019m the lucky one who gets to drive.”<\/p>\n

Kaulig Racing teammates Justin Haley and Ross Chastain finished third and fourth, followed by JR Motorsports\u2019 Justin Allgaier. Anthony Alfredo, Noah Gragson, Michael Annett, Daniel Hemric and Riley Herbst rounded out the top 10.<\/p>\n

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Austin Cindric, driver of the #22 Snap-On Ford, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Alsco 300 at Kentucky Speedway on July 10, 2020 in Sparta, Kentucky. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

As the laps led total indicates, this was the most dominant victory of the 21-year old Cindric\u2019s career \u2013 both in laps out front and the way he did it. He was leading the field by almost 12-seconds when a caution came out with 22 laps remaining for an incident between Brandon Jones and Hemric, who were running second and third at the time.<\/p>\n

Both Jones and Hemric hit the wall racing hard side-by-side for second place. Hemric was able to continue but Jones\u2019 car was badly damaged.<\/p>\n

The front-runners opted to pit during the ensuing caution period and Cindric won the race off pit road, holding the point for the remaining 13-lap green flag run on the 1.5-mile track.<\/p>\n

As Cindric was celebrating the fourth win of his career on the front-straight, however, Gragson and 12th place finisher Harrison Burton were involved in a pushing match by their parked cars. The two collided in the final laps, both brushing the wall before continuing on \u2013 a top-10 for Gragson but a 12th place finish for Burton\u2019s No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.<\/p>\n

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Austin Cindric, driver of the #22 Snap-On Ford, celebrates after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Alsco 300 at Kentucky Speedway on July 10, 2020 in Sparta, Kentucky. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

Team members pulled the drivers apart and both spoke on FS1\u2019s live telecast afterward.<\/p>\n

Burton, 19, indicated it was not the first time Gragson, 21, had derailed a finishing position for him and conceded the physical altercation was just a matter of frustration. He had been on pace for a top-5 finish before the contact.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe put us in fence at Charlotte and now here,” Burton said. \u201cI had a lot of people coming up to me afterwards telling that [confrontation] was a long time coming.”<\/p>\n

\u201cI was just frustrated,” he said.<\/p>\n

For his part, Gragson said he needed to go back and look at race replays to see exactly what transpired.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re all racing hard,” he said. \u201cI really don\u2019t have a comment, haven\u2019t seen everything that happened [on track].”<\/p>\n

Beyond Cindric\u2019s Kentucky domination, perhaps the night\u2019s next most impressive work came from the veteran Allgaier, who rallied to his fifth-place finish after going a lap down almost immediately on the night. A piece of Kyle Weatherman\u2019s wrecked Chevrolet impacted Allgaier\u2019s No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet on the opening lap of the race. He had to come in for repairs and spent the night rallying to his first top-5 in more than a month.<\/p>\n

Interviews:<\/h3>\n

Austin Cindric – <\/p>\nhttp:\/\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/NXS_Kentucky_Cindric_071020.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Winning crew chief Brian Wilson – <\/p>\nhttp:\/\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/NXS_Kentucky_Wilson_071020.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Chase Briscoe – <\/p>\nhttp:\/\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/NXS_Kentucky_Briscoe_071020.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Justin Haley – <\/p>\nhttp:\/\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/NXS_Kentucky_Haley_071020.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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NASCAR Xfinity Series Race – 20th Annual Alsco 300<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kentucky Speedway<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sparta, Kentucky<\/strong><\/p>\n

Friday, July 10, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

               1. (15)  Austin Cindric, Ford, 200.<\/p>\n

               2. (12)  Chase Briscoe, Ford, 200.<\/p>\n

               3. (9)  Justin Haley, Chevrolet, 200.<\/p>\n

               4. (13)  Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 200.<\/p>\n

               5. (20)  Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 200.<\/p>\n

               6. (10)  Anthony Alfredo, Chevrolet, 200.<\/p>\n

               7. (5)  Noah Gragson, Chevrolet, 200.<\/p>\n

               8. (11)  Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 200.<\/p>\n

               9. (34)  Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, 200.<\/p>\n

               10. (14)  Riley Herbst #, Toyota, 200.<\/p>\n

               11. (4)  Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 200.<\/p>\n

               12. (17)  Harrison Burton #, Toyota, 200.<\/p>\n

               13. (27)  Brandon Brown, Chevrolet, 199.<\/p>\n

               14. (2)  Jesse Little #, Chevrolet, 198.<\/p>\n

               15. (26)  Josh Williams, Chevrolet, 198.<\/p>\n

               16. (31)  Garrett Smithley, Chevrolet, 198.<\/p>\n

               17. (6)  Brett Moffitt(i), Chevrolet, 197.<\/p>\n

               18. (29)  Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevrolet, 197.<\/p>\n

               19. (30)  Matt Mills, Toyota, 197.<\/p>\n

               20. (18)  BJ McLeod, Chevrolet, 197.<\/p>\n

               21. (32)  Colby Howard, Chevrolet, 197.<\/p>\n

               22. (3)  Joe Graf Jr #, Chevrolet, 197.<\/p>\n

               23. (28)  Mason Massey, Toyota, 196.<\/p>\n

               24. (24)  Alex Labbe, Chevrolet, 196.<\/p>\n

               25. (22)  Bayley Currey(i), Chevrolet, 195.<\/p>\n

               26. (21)  Timmy Hill(i), Toyota, 194.<\/p>\n

               27. (33)  Tommy Joe Martins, Chevrolet, 194.<\/p>\n

               28. (23)  Vinnie Miller, Chevrolet, 193.<\/p>\n

               29. (25)  Kody Vanderwal #, Chevrolet, 192.<\/p>\n

               30. (36)  Brandon Jones, Toyota, Accident, 178.<\/p>\n

               31. (1)  Myatt Snider #, Chevrolet, Accident, 156.<\/p>\n

               32. (19)  Ronnie Bassett Jr, Chevrolet, Vibration, 73.<\/p>\n

               33. (16)  Chad Finchum, Toyota, Electrical, 66.<\/p>\n

               34. (35)  Stephen Leicht, Toyota, Fuel Pump, 52.<\/p>\n

               35. (7)  Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, Suspension, 22.<\/p>\n

               36. (8)  Kyle Weatherman, Chevrolet, Accident, 0.<\/p>\n

Average Speed of Race Winner:  134.916 mph.<\/p>\n

Time of Race:  2 Hrs, 13 Mins, 25 Secs. Margin of Victory:  2.262 Seconds.<\/p>\n

Caution Flags:  5 for 27 laps.<\/p>\n

Lead Changes:  8 among 6 drivers.<\/p>\n

Lap Leaders:   M. Snider # 0;J. Clements 1-11;N. Gragson 12-48;H. Burton # 49-61;A. Cindric 62-148;C. Briscoe 149-150;H. Burton # 151-152;R. Chastain 153-157;A. Cindric 158-200.<\/p>\n

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led):  Austin Cindric 2 times for 130 laps; Noah Gragson 1 time for 37 laps; Harrison Burton # 2 times for 15 laps; Jeremy Clements 1 time for 11 laps; Ross Chastain 1 time for 5 laps; Chase Briscoe 1 time for 2 laps.<\/p>\n

Stage #1 Top Ten: 9,20,22,21,19,18,98,51,8,10<\/p>\n

Stage #2 Top Ten: 22,21,20,98,8,18,19,9,11,51<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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