The NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway on Saturday was won by A.J. Allmendinger, who held off Sam Mayer until almost the very last moment.
With four of the 113 laps left, Austin Hill, who had been in the lead for the remainder of the race, attempted to stop Noah Gragson, which allowed Mayer to take the lead.
Allmendinger appeared to be trailing behind Mayer in the penultimate lap, but he found another gear and cut to Mayer’s right as the latter attempted to stop him. At the finish line, he defeated Mayer by 0.015 seconds to take home his first superspeedway victory.
No of how he does at the Charlotte Roval upcoming weekend, this is his fourth triumph of the 2022 season, and it guarantees him a spot in the playoff semifinals.
“Still hate it, still hate it,” Allmendinger said of superspeedway racing, “but, gosh, we’ve been so close to winning one and I feel like I keep giving them away. I thought I gave this away. I’m still learning what too big of a lead is.
“Honestly, all credit to Landon Cassill – he kept shoving me. He stuck with me. That’s what’s great about Kaulig Racing when you have teammates like Landon and Daniel (Hemric). No matter where you go, you know they’re going to go with you. It makes it a little bit easier.
“I just wanted to win on a superspeedway. I finally got it.”
Just missing his first series victory, Mayer placed second. The next three places were occupied by Cassill, Ryan Sieg, and Josh Berry.
Hemric, Parker Kligerman, Ty Gibbs, Brandon Jones, and Gragson made up the final five spots in the top ten.
Hemric, Jones, Riley Herbst, and Jeremy Clements are the 4 racers with the fewest points left in this round of the players and are in risk of being eliminated following weekend at Charlotte.
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