Ty Gibbs Spins and Wins at Charlotte: Not bad for a part-timer. Ty Gibbs won his second NASCAR Xfinity Series victory in the sixth start of his career, recovering from a spin off Turn 4 to take the checkered flag in Saturday’s Alsco Uniforms 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.(Read More)(5-29-2021)
After spinning to end the second stage, #54-Ty Gibbs rebounded to win the Alsco Uniforms 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It’s Gibbs’ second win of the season, and now has five top-five finishes in six starts this season.
#22-Austin Cindric finished second, with #20-Harrison Burton, #68-Brandon Brown and #31-Tyler Reddick rounding out the top five. #99-Chase Briscoe, #23-Ty Dillon, #19-Brandon Jones, #10-Jeb Burton and #51-Jeremy Clements fill out the rest of the top 10.
#18-Daniel Hemric led a race-high 105 laps en route to sweeping the first two stages. However, Hemric was caught up in a multi-car incident on a rest with 14 laps remaining, collecting Jones, #9-Noah Gragson, #11-Justin Haley and #1-Michael Annett.
There were 12 lead changes among seven drivers and 10 cautions for 51 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was 112.535 mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Drivers Points Standings, Owners Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.
Charlotte Paint Schemes
Race Fast Facts – Charlotte:
Ty Gibbs won the 40th Annual Alsco Uniforms 300, his second victory in six career NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
This is his second victory and fifth top-10 finish in 2021.
This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in his series debut at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Austin Cindric (second) posted his third top-10 finish in four races at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It is his 10th top-10 finish in 2021.
Harrison Burton (third) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Ty Gibbs (first) was the highest finishing rookie.
Ty Gibbs becomes the seventh driver in NASCAR Xfinity Series history to win his second race within
his first six starts in the series; joining Darrell Waltrip (three wins), Ron Fellows (three), Butch Lindley (two), Dale Earnhardt (two), Kurt Busch (two) and Terry Labonte (two), and the third to do it in a single season along with Butch Lindley (1982) and Dale Earnhardt (1982).
Xfinity Series Standings after Charlotte (Race 12 of 33):
1) Austin Cindric (3 wins) 520 points
2) Justin Allgaier (2 wins) 387, -133
3) AJ Allmendinger (1 win) 412, -108
4) Jeb Burton (1 win) 383, -137
5) Myatt Snider (1 win) 309, -211
6) Harrison Burton 436, -84
7) Daniel Hemric 412, -108
8) Justin Haley 348, -172
9) Jeremy Clements 329, -191
10) Noah Gragson 323, -197
11) Brandon Jones 298, -222
12) Michael Annett 292, -228
See the Drivers Points Standings and Owners Points Standings.
Cars to the rear: #66-Timmy Hill
With a speed of 183.986 mph, #98-Riley Herbst won the pole for Saturday’s Alsco Uniforms 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It is his first pole award of his career (though second time bringing the field to the green flag).
Making his first Xfinity start of the season, #99-Chase Briscoe will start second. #18-Daniel Hemric, #22-Austin Cindric and #16-AJ Allmendinger round out the top five. #51-Jeremy Clements, #2-Myatt Snider, #54-Ty Gibbs, #10-Jeb Burton and #23-Ty Dillon make up the top 10.
Did Not Qualify: #61-David Starr, #77-Dillon Bassett, #47-Kyle Weatherman, #07-Joe Graf Jr., #52-Gray Gaulding, #74-Bayley Currey and #90-BJ McLeod.
See the complete Alsco Uniforms 300 Starting Lineup.
After being delayed for 20 minutes due to rain, practice for the Alsco Uniforms 300 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway has concluded. After the abbreviated session, the top five, slowest and notes:
#98-Riley Herbst 178.436 mph
#18-Daniel Hemric 178.330 mph
#16-AJ Allmendinger 177.678 mph
#54-Ty Gibbs 177.130 mph
#19-Brandon Jones 177.020 mph
Slowest: #26-Brandon Gdovic 160.199 mph
Most laps run: 24, #98-Herbst, #22-Austin Cindric
Notes: After an eventful Truck Series practice, there were no issues in Xfinity practice.
See full results on the practice speeds page at Charlotte.
Qualifying Order
Pit Stall Selections
Crew Rosters
Goodyear Tire Notes
The Entry List for the Alsco Uniforms 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway is posted, with 43 teams/drivers [for 36 spots] listed. Seven cars will go home after qualifying on Saturday morning.
Notables: #23-Ty Dillon, #31-Tyler Reddick, #76-Stefan Parsons (fourth BJ McLeod Motorsports entry), #77-Dillon Bassett and #99-Chase Briscoe
See the full entry list on the Alsco Uniforms 300 entry list page.
2021 Alsco Unifoms 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway TandemDraft Stats
