It is secure to say that Cole Custer has a lot to rejoice after Friday’s NASCAR Xfinity Collection race at Bristol.
Not solely did Custer win after main the race’s last 92 laps, he additionally gained the Xfinity Collection regular-season championship, which nets the No. 00 workforce 15 additional playoff factors.
The win is the second of the 2024 season for the defending Xfinity Collection champion.
It was Justin Allgaier who held the regular-season factors lead heading into the evening, however a myriad of points for the No. 7 workforce relegated Allgaier to a Thirtieth-place end. Allgaier misplaced the common season by simply three factors.
Allgaier’s troubles began on lap 52 when the injured car of Austin Inexperienced took off his rear bumper. With a quick automotive beneath him, nonetheless, Allgaier – who gained the Xfinity Collection race at Bristol in 2023 – labored his approach again into the highest 5.
A spin on lap 153 can be the start of the tip for Allgaier. After hitting the within wall in the course of the aforementioned spin, Allgaier’s pit crew was tasked with repairing the broken Camaro. After Allgaier dragged a noticed with him onto the racetrack, the No. 7 workforce was hit with a penalty that proved to be the ultimate nail within the coffin for his or her regular-season title hopes.
So as to add insult to harm, Allgaier was the topic of the race’s last warning flag, going for a spin on lap 199 after reducing a right-rear tire.
Sheldon Creed completed second, with pole-sitter Chandler Smith, Jesse Love and Ryan Truex rounding out the highest 5. Brandon Jones, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Ryan Sieg, Sam Mayer and AJ Allmendinger accomplished the highest 10.
Parker Kligerman and Sammy Smith each clinched Xfinity Collection playoff spots on Friday, finishing the 12-driver postseason subject. The 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Collection playoffs begin on Sept. 28 on the Kansas Speedway.