{"id":30482,"date":"2020-07-18T18:40:18","date_gmt":"2020-07-18T23:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=30482"},"modified":"2020-07-19T01:41:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-19T06:41:00","slug":"austin-cindric-wins-xfinity-race-at-texas-motor-speedway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2020\/07\/18\/austin-cindric-wins-xfinity-race-at-texas-motor-speedway\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin Cindric wins Xfinity race at Texas Motor Speedway"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Austin Cindric, driver of the #22 MoneyLion Ford, poses in Victory Lane after being awarded the victory when Kyle Busch, driver of the #54 Twix Cookies & Creme Toyota, failed post-race inspection following the NASCAR Xfinity Series Bariatric Solutions 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on July 18, 2020 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Chris Graythen\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

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

Austin Cindric collected his third consecutive NASCAR Xfinity Series win Saturday afternoon at Texas Motor Speedway after Kyle Busch\u2019s No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota failed post-race inspection \u2013 the left rear on his car ruled too low.<\/p>\n

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Austin Cindric, driver of the #22 MoneyLion Ford, leads the field during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Bariatric Solutions 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on July 18, 2020 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

The Team Penske driver Cindric, who swept a doubleheader weekend at Kentucky Speedway last week, originally finished less than a second behind Busch, but the finishing order was corrected to show Cindric the winner and Xfinity Series championship leader Chase Briscoe the race runner-up.<\/p>\n

Justin Allgaier, who led a race best 98 of the 201 laps, rallied back through the field for a third-place finish after being penalized for a pit road exit violation with 30 laps remaining. The blend line penalty forced him to rally from two laps down making his third place effort that much more impressive.<\/p>\n

Sunoco rookie Harrison Burton, a two-race winner in 2020 finished fourth and Michael Annett was fifth. Jeb Burton, Brandon Jones, Kaulig Racing teammates Justin Haley and Ross Chastain and Brandon Brown rounded out the top 10. It marks the ninth consecutive top-10 finish for Chastain and is Brown\u2019s fourth top 10 of the season.<\/p>\n

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Austin Cindric, driver of the #22 MoneyLion Ford, and his crew chief Brian Wilson pose for a photo opportunity in Victory Lane after being awarded the victory when Kyle Busch, driver of the #54 Twix Cookies & Creme Toyota, failed post-race inspection following the NASCAR Xfinity Series Bariatric Solutions 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on July 18, 2020 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Chris Graythen\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

Cindric was dressed in a Texas winner\u2019s tradition white cowboy hat when he showed up for a second media video-conference availability Saturday after being officially declared the race winner. He conceded the Busch-DQ wasn\u2019t how he liked to win races but victories are hard to come by at this level.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously great to get the Money Lion Ford Mustang in Victory Lane no matter how it happens,” Cindric said. \u201cGreat points day.”<\/p>\n

Cindric \u2013 only the ninth driver in NASCAR Xfinity Series history to win three straight races \u2013 said he was tipped off to the possibility of a change in finishing order after walking out of his team transporter and saw Busch\u2019s car and team still undergoing inspection in the garage.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou want to win it on track and I feel like we had a shot to do that today and maybe didn\u2019t execute as well as we should have and that\u2019s what kept us out, but fast race cars and being in position, that\u2019s what counts,” Cindric said.<\/p>\n

And, the ace road course racer laughed acknowledging that he now has more NASCAR Xfinity Series oval wins (three) than road course triumphs (two).<\/p>\n

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Kyle Busch, driver of the #54 Twix Cookies & Creme Toyota, and Austin Cindric, driver of the #22 MoneyLion Ford, lead the field to a restart during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Bariatric Solutions 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on July 18, 2020 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll take it,” he said. \u201cIt\u2019s great to be able to capitalize on fast race cars. I said that last week and I\u2019ll say that again. I didn\u2019t think this weekend we were quite as good as what we had in Kentucky but overall being able to run up front all day and get great stage points was great and we\u2019ve just got to keep building on that.”<\/p>\n

Justin Allgaier, the driver of the No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet swept the opening two stages \u2013 the sixth time he\u2019s done that in his career. But he\u2019s only turned that early race dominance into a victory one previous time. And it was not to be on Saturday afternoon because of the late race pit road penalty. It\u2019s the second time this season he has led the most laps but not earned the trophy. He led 156 laps at Bristol, Tenn. in June but finished 18th.<\/p>\n

The series races next in the Kansas Lottery 250 at Kansas Speedway next Saturday (5 p.m. ET on NBCSN, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).<\/p>\n

Interviews:<\/h3>\n

NASCAR Xfinity Series Managing Director Wayne Auton – <\/p>\nhttp:\/\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/NXS_Texas1_Auton_071820.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Austin Cindric – <\/p>\nhttp:\/\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/NXS_Texas1_Cindric_071820.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\nhttp:\/\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/NXS_Texas1_Cindric2_071820.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Winning crew chief Brian Wilson – <\/p>\nhttp:\/\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/NXS_Texas1_Wilson_071820.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Chase Briscoe – <\/p>\nhttp:\/\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/NXS_Texas1_Briscoe_071820.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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UPDATED: #54 – Disqualified – Failed Post-Race Inspection<\/b><\/p>\n

NASCAR Xfinity Series Race – 24th Annual My Bariatric Solutions 300<\/b><\/p>\n

Texas Motor Speedway<\/b><\/p>\n

Fort Worth, Texas<\/b><\/p>\n

Saturday, July 18, 2020<\/b><\/p>\n

               1. (3)  Austin Cindric, Ford, 201.<\/p>\n

               2. (12)  Chase Briscoe, Ford, 201.<\/p>\n

               3. (4)  Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 201.<\/p>\n

               4. (7)  Harrison Burton #, Toyota, 201.<\/p>\n

               5. (1)  Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 201.<\/p>\n

               6. (2)  Jeb Burton, Chevrolet, 201.<\/p>\n

               7. (6)  Brandon Jones, Toyota, 201.<\/p>\n

               8. (11)  Justin Haley, Chevrolet, 201.<\/p>\n

               9. (8)  Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 200.<\/p>\n

               10. (19)  Brandon Brown, Chevrolet, 200.<\/p>\n

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

               12. (21)  Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevrolet, 199.<\/p>\n

               13. (23)  David Starr, Chevrolet, 199.<\/p>\n

               14. (20)  Jesse Little #, Chevrolet, 199.<\/p>\n

               15. (36)  Tommy Joe Martins, Chevrolet, 199.<\/p>\n

               16. (15)  Brett Moffitt(i), Chevrolet, 199.<\/p>\n

               17. (27)  Timmy Hill(i), Toyota, 198.<\/p>\n

               18. (26)  Stefan Parsons, Toyota, 198.<\/p>\n

               19. (31)  Bayley Currey(i), Chevrolet, 198.<\/p>\n

               20. (17)  BJ McLeod, Chevrolet, 198.<\/p>\n

               21. (25)  Joe Graf Jr #, Chevrolet, 198.<\/p>\n

               22. (24)  Josh Williams, Chevrolet, 198.<\/p>\n

               23. (35)  Colby Howard, Chevrolet, 198.<\/p>\n

               24. (29)  Chad Finchum, Toyota, 197.<\/p>\n

               25. (34)  Vinnie Miller, Chevrolet, Suspension, 193.<\/p>\n

               26. (30)  Matt Mills, Chevrolet, 193.<\/p>\n

               27. (10)  Anthony Alfredo, Chevrolet, Suspension, 191.<\/p>\n

               28. (33)  Kyle Weatherman, Chevrolet, 178.<\/p>\n

               29. (18)  Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, Suspension, 130.<\/p>\n

               30. (9)  Noah Gragson, Chevrolet, DVP, 125.<\/p>\n

               31. (16)  Alex Labbe, Chevrolet, Rear Gear, 82.<\/p>\n

               32. (32)  Kody Vanderwal #, Chevrolet, DVP, 78.<\/p>\n

               33. (13)  Dexter Bean, Chevrolet, Power Steering, 64.<\/p>\n

               34. (14)  Myatt Snider #, Chevrolet, Accident, 50.<\/p>\n

               35. (37)  Stephen Leicht, Toyota, Transmission, 9.<\/p>\n

               36. (5)  Riley Herbst #, Toyota, DVP, 9.<\/p>\n

               37. (28)  Kyle Busch(i), Toyota, 201.<\/p>\n

Average Speed of Race Winner:  126.918 mph.<\/p>\n

Time of Race:  2 Hrs, 22 Mins, 32 Secs. Margin of Victory:  0.949 Seconds.<\/p>\n

Caution Flags:  9 for 39 laps.<\/p>\n

Lead Changes:  15 among 7 drivers.<\/p>\n

Lap Leaders:   M. Annett 0;A. Cindric 1-34;J. Allgaier 35-47;A. Cindric 48-51;J. Allgaier 52-92;A. Alfredo 93-96;R. Chastain 97-99;A. Alfredo 100-104;J. Allgaier 105-114;K. Busch(i) 115-118;J. Allgaier 119-152;A. Cindric 153-158;K. Busch(i) 159;H. Burton # 160-176;C. Briscoe 177-191;K. Busch(i) 192-201.<\/p>\n

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led):  Justin Allgaier 4 times for 98 laps; Austin Cindric 3 times for 44 laps; Harrison Burton # 1 time for 17 laps; Kyle Busch(i) 3 times for 15 laps; Chase Briscoe 1 time for 15 laps; Anthony Alfredo 2 times for 9 laps; Ross Chastain 1 time for 3 laps.<\/p>\n

Stage #1 Top Ten: 7,19,22,98,20,9,1,10,21,8<\/p>\n

Stage #2 Top Ten: 7,22,19,9,98,20,8,39,1,21<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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