{"id":30877,"date":"2020-08-22T14:45:19","date_gmt":"2020-08-22T19:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=30877"},"modified":"2020-08-25T16:09:25","modified_gmt":"2020-08-25T21:09:25","slug":"fired-up-justin-allgaier-drives-to-nascar-xfinity-victory-at-dover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2020\/08\/22\/fired-up-justin-allgaier-drives-to-nascar-xfinity-victory-at-dover\/","title":{"rendered":"Fired-up Justin Allgaier drives to NASCAR Xfinity victory at Dover"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Justin Allgaier, driver of the #7 FFA Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Drydene 200 at Dover International Speedway on August 22, 2020 in Dover, Delaware. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

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By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service<\/em><\/p>\n

After winning Saturday\u2019s Drydene 200 at Dover International Speedway, Justin Allgaier offered an unexpected thank-you to AJ Allmendinger.<\/p>\n

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Justin Allgaier, driver of the #7 FFA Chevrolet, crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series Drydene 200 at Dover International Speedway on August 22, 2020 in Dover, Delaware. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

A week earlier at the Daytona Road Course, Allmendinger wheel-hopped into Allgaier\u2019s No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet and knocked him out of a top-five finish. Allgaier expressed his displeasure after the race and ignited a firestorm on social media from those who thought Allmendinger\u2019s miscue was purely accidental.<\/p>\n

The criticism lit a bonfire of determination in Allgaier, who turned a star-crossed season around with his first NASCAR Xfinity Series victory of the year, his second at Dover and the 12th of his career.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the power of social media,\u201d Allgaier declared after climbing from his car on the frontstretch. \u201cI got blasted all week last week. So I guess I can thank AJ for giving me the drive and determination and all the haters on social media, ’cause that\u2019s definitely what\u2019s given me some fire, and we\u2019re firing at the right time.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Justin Allgaier, driver of the #7 FFA Chevrolet, drives during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Drydene 200 at Dover International Speedway on August 22, 2020 in Dover, Delaware. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

Allgaier led 120 of the 200 laps at the high-banked concrete Monster Mile and finished 1.977 seconds ahead of runner-up Austin Cindric, who had won five of the previous six Xfinity Series races and finished second in the other.<\/p>\n

Allgaier\u2019s pit crew (Alex Bowman\u2019s No. 88 NASCAR Cup Series crew) got the No. 7 Chevrolet off pit road ahead of Cindric on the final two pit stops under caution, and given the importance of track position at Dover, that proved decisive. Given Allgaier\u2019s ill fortune throughout the season\u2014the incident with Allmendinger was just the most recent in a litany of misfortune–Saturday\u2019s triumph was a welcome relief.<\/p>\n

The Drydene 200 was the first leg of a weekend Xfinity Series doubleheader. The NASCAR Cup Series also will race Saturday and Sunday at Dover.<\/p>\n

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Justin Allgaier, driver of the #7 FFA Chevrolet, drives during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Drydene 200 at Dover International Speedway on August 22, 2020 in Dover, Delaware. (Photo by Hunter Martin\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cThese last 18 to 24 months have been crazy,\u201d Allgaier said. \u201cI\u2019m just proud of these guys and the no-give-up attitude they\u2019ve got. This team is incredible. What a day. What a race car. We were off a little bit in the beginning, and (crew chief) Jason (Burdett) did a great job of getting us where we needed to be at.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe slicker this place got and the more rubbered-in it got, the better we were. So the Cup race today, I\u2019m going to be watching that intently and see what happens. Then, obviously, tomorrow we come back, and we\u2019ve got to see what adjustments we can make. I still think we can be better.\u201d<\/p>\n

From the seat of his No. 22 Team Penske Ford, Cindric could see how hungry for a victory Allgaier was.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had a great battle with Justin,\u201d Cindric said. \u201cObviously, he wanted it really bad, and it wasn\u2019t going to be an easy pass. Hopefully, we can take it to him tomorrow.<\/p>\n

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Justin Allgaier, driver of the #7 FFA Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Drydene 200 at Dover International Speedway on August 22, 2020 in Dover, Delaware. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cHe drove the wheels off that thing. I don\u2019t know if you guys were watching my on-board camera much, but he was sideways from the beginning of the run to the end of the run. It was pretty amazing, so props to him and those guys, and we\u2019ll try to do better tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ross Chastain came home third, followed by Noah Gragson and Sunoco rookie Harrison Burton. Riley Herbst, Jeb Burton, Justin Haley, Michael Annett and Chase Briscoe followed, as all four JR Motorsports cars finished in the top 10.<\/p>\n

While running fourth and trying to pass Cindric from the bottom lane, Briscoe spun into the inside wall on Lap 77, damaging the front suspension of his No. 98 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford. Though Briscoe recovered to run 10th and held second place in the series standings, he dropped 72 points behind Cindric in the race for the regular-season championship and the accompanying bonus of 15 Playoff points.<\/p>\n

Interviews:<\/h3>\n

Justin Allgaier –<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Dover_NXS_Allgaier_082220.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Winning crew chief Jason Burdett –  <\/p>\nhttp:\/\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Dover_NXS_Burdett_082220.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Austin Cindric – <\/p>\nhttp:\/\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Dover_NXS_Cindric_082220.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Ross Chastain – <\/p>\nhttp:\/\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Dover_NXS_Chastain_082220.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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NASCAR Xfinity Series Race – 39th Annual Drydene 200<\/b><\/p>\n

Dover International Speedway<\/b><\/p>\n

Dover, Delaware<\/b><\/p>\n

Saturday, August 22, 2020<\/b><\/p>\n

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

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

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

  4. (2)  Noah Gragson, Chevrolet, 200.<\/p>\n

  5. (4)  Harrison Burton #, Toyota, 200.<\/p>\n

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

  7. (27)  Jeb Burton, Chevrolet, 200.<\/p>\n

  8. (22)  Justin Haley, Chevrolet, 200.<\/p>\n

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

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

  11. (26)  Anthony Alfredo, Chevrolet, 200.<\/p>\n

  12. (9)  Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, 200.<\/p>\n

  13. (7)  Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 200.<\/p>\n

  14. (21)  Brandon Brown, Chevrolet, 200.<\/p>\n

  15. (28)  Brett Moffitt(i), Chevrolet, 200.<\/p>\n

  16. (3)  Brandon Jones, Toyota, 200.<\/p>\n

  17. (11)  Myatt Snider #, Chevrolet, 200.<\/p>\n

  18. (23)  Joe Graf Jr #, Chevrolet, 199.<\/p>\n

  19. (19)  Alex Labbe, Chevrolet, 199.<\/p>\n

  20. (30)  Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevrolet, 198.<\/p>\n

  21. (14)  Tommy Joe Martins, Chevrolet, 198.<\/p>\n

  22. (15)  Stephen Leicht, Toyota, 198.<\/p>\n

  23. (12)  Jesse Little #, Chevrolet, 198.<\/p>\n

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

  25. (20)  Kyle Weatherman, Chevrolet, 198.<\/p>\n

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

  27. (29)  David Starr, Chevrolet, 197.<\/p>\n

  28. (35)  Vinnie Miller, Chevrolet, 196.<\/p>\n

  29. (34)  Chad Finchum, Toyota, 196.<\/p>\n

  30. (33)  Colby Howard, Chevrolet, 195.<\/p>\n

  31. (24)  Kody Vanderwal #, Chevrolet, 194.<\/p>\n

  32. (31)  Korbin Forrister(i), Chevrolet, 191.<\/p>\n

  33. (25)  Matt Mills, Chevrolet, 161.<\/p>\n

  34. (17)  BJ McLeod, Chevrolet, Suspension, 146.<\/p>\n

  35. (16)  Bayley Currey(i), Chevrolet, Fuel Pressure, 92.<\/p>\n

  36. (36)  Timmy Hill(i), Toyota, Vibration, 55.<\/p>\n

Average Speed of Race Winner:  110.142 mph.<\/p>\n

Time of Race:  1 Hrs, 48 Mins, 57 Secs. Margin of Victory:  1.977 Seconds.<\/p>\n

Caution Flags:  6 for 27 laps.<\/p>\n

Lead Changes:  6 among 4 drivers.<\/p>\n

Lap Leaders:   A. Cindric 1-48;N. Gragson 49-75;J. Allgaier 76-92;B. Brown 93-96;J. Allgaier 97-149;A. Cindric 150;J. Allgaier 151-200.<\/p>\n

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led):  Justin Allgaier 3 times for 120 laps; Austin Cindric 2 times for 49 laps; Noah Gragson 1 time for 27 laps; Brandon Brown 1 time for 4 laps.<\/p>\n

Stage #1 Top Ten: 22,9,7,10,20,18,19,98,1,39<\/p>\n

Stage #2 Top Ten: 7,22,10,9,18,20,11,19,8,1<\/p>\n

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