Austin Cindric wins Xfinity race at Texas Motor Speedway: Austin Cindric collected his third consecutive NASCAR Xfinity Series win Saturday afternoon at Texas Motor Speedway after Kyle Busch’s No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota failed post-race inspection – the left rear on his car ruled too low. 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.[Read More](7-18-2020)
UPDATE: #22-Austin Cindric won the My Bariatric Solutions 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Texas Motor Speedway. The win is his 4th win of the year, 1st at Texas, and 5th career win.
#54-Kyle Busch was originally declared the winner, but his car failed post-race height inspection and he was disqualified.
#98-Briscoe finished 2nd followed by #7-Allgaier, #20-Burton, pole sitter #1-Annett, #8-Burton, #19-Jones, #11-Haley, #10-Chastain, and #68-Brown.
The race finished after the first Overtime attempt, brought on by a caution with 5 laps to go.
Stage 1 and 2 were both won by #7-Allgaier. Allgaier led the most laps on the day but was penalized for a blend line violation late in the race and could not get back to the front.
There were 15 lead changes among 7 drivers and 9 cautions for 39 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 126.918mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Drivers Points Standings, Owners Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.
Race Fast Facts – Texas:
Austin Cindric won the 24th Annual My Bariatric Solutions 300, his fourth victory in 83 Xfinity Series races.
This is his second victory and 12th top-10 finish in 2020.
This is his first victory and fourth top-10 finish in five races at Texas Motor Speedway.
Chase Briscoe (second) posted his second top-10 finish in four races at Texas Motor Speedway. It is his 13th top-10 finish in 2020.
Justin Allgaier (third) posted his 10th top-10 finish in 20 races at Texas Motor Speedway.
Harrison Burton (fourth) was the highest finishing rookie.
Cindric is the ninth different driver to win three or more consecutive races in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The most recent driver to do it was Christopher Bell in 2018.
(NASCAR)(7-18-2020)
XFINITY Series Playoff Standings after Texas:
1) #98-Chase Briscoe [5 wins], 691 pts
2) #22-Austin Cindric, [4 wins], 667
3) #9-Noah Gragson [2 wins], 643
4) #20-Harrison Burton [2 wins], 536
5) #11- Justin Haley [1 win], 550
6) #19-Brandon Jones [1 win], 448
7) #10-Ross Chastain, 614, -77
8) #7-Justin Allgaier, 545, -146
9) #1-Michael Annett, 481, -210
10) #18-Riley Herbst, 377, -314
11) #39-Ryan Sieg, 375, -316
12) #68-Brandon Brown, 348, -343
Currently outside the playoffs:
13) #51-Jeremy Clements, 317, -374
14) #93-Myatt Snider, 310, -381
15) #21-Anthony Alfredo, 300, -391
See the Drivers Points Standings and Owners Points Standings.
Cars to the rear: #74-Currey (multiple inspection failures)
Pit Stall Selections
#1-Annett will start from the pole for the My Bariatric Solutions 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
#8-Burton starts second, followed by #22-Cindric, #7-Allgaier, #18-Herbst, #19-Jones, #20-Burton, #10-Chastain, #9-Gragson, and #21-Alfredo.
The lineup was set based on a random draw.
See the complete My Bariatric Solutions 300 Starting Lineup.(7-16-2020)
Crew Rosters
Goodyear Tire Notes
The Entry List for the My Bariatric Solutions 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Texas Motor Speedway is posted, 37 teams/drivers [for 40 spots] are listed.
Since 37 cars are entered, all drivers will race.
See the full entry list on the Entry List (pdf)
