Allgaier Takes Darlington in Good Humor

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(DARLINGTON, SC – MAY 8, 2021 – RIS) Justin Allgaier was in a good humor as he left Darlington Raceway following the Steakhouse Elite 200 NASCAR Xfinity Series race, appropriately so, because the winner's Jr Motorsports car carried a Dale Earnhardt Sr Good Humor throwback paint scheme and his driver's suit resembled a Good Humor man's white suit and bow tie.

JJ Allmendinger led from the start but Austin Cindric took the lead after a few laps but a caution immediately interrupted the race for Brandon Gdovic's spin after a three-wide with Joe Graf and JJ Yeley saw him lose control. Gdovic was the cause of the second caution as well, just a few laps later. 

Nine cautions slowed the race, including the competition yellow and the stage ends, before the final yellow for Ryan Vargas' spin in Turn Two send the race into overtime with Allgaier racing around Josh Berry for the win. In finishing fourth, Noah Gragson won his third 'Dash 4 Cash' bonus of $100,000 for the season.

"To check off Atlanta and Darlington couldn't be more special for this race team," said Allgaier.

Josh Berry commented after the race that: "I didn't know which lane to pick. It's hard to be made, running second with no practice. We were close."

As the pack neared the final checkered flag, Austin Cindric, running well back in the field, got turned into the wall, smashing the front of his No. 22 Mustang.

Unofficial Results, 2nd Annual Steakhouse Elite 200, May 8, 2021, Darlington Raceway

Fin, Str, Driver, Car, Laps, St1, St2, Tms Led, Laps Led, Playoff Pts, Pts, Status
1) 16, Justin Allgaier, No. 7 Good Humor Ice Cream Chevrolet, 148, 8, 8, 2, 10, 5, 46, Running
2) 24, Josh Berry #, No. 8 Tire Pros Chevrolet, 148, , 4, 2, 8, , 42, Running
3) 22, Brandon Jones, No. 19 06 NCWTS Championship Toyota, 148, , , , , , 34, Running
4) 5, Noah Gragson, No. 9 Bass Pro Shops/True Timber/BRCC Chevrolet, 148, 2, 2, 3, 40, , 51, Running
5) 7, Daniel Hemric, No. 18 Poppy Bank Toyota, 148, 4, , 1, 38, , 39, Running
6) 12, Jeremy Clements, No. 51 All South Electric Chevrolet, 148, , , , , , 31, Running
7) 20, Michael Annett, No. 1 Gatorade Pilot Flying J Chevrolet, 148, 10, 7, , , , 35, Running
8) 13, Brett Moffitt, No. 02 DESTINY HOMES Chevrolet, 148, , 10, , , , 30, Running
9) 11, Ryan Sieg, No. 39 CMR Construction and Roofing Ford, 148, , 5, , , , 34, Running
10) 23, Alex Labbe, No. 36 Larue Industrial Snowblowers Chevrolet, 148, , , , , , 27, Running
11) 8, Harrison Burton, No. 20 DEX Imaging Toyota, 148, 3, 1, 2, 12, 1, 44, Running
12) 19, Landon Cassill, No. 4 MaintenX Chevrolet, 148, , , , , , 25, Running
13) 1, AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Hyperice Chevrolet, 148, 6, 3, 2, 6, , 37, Running
14) 4, Justin Haley, No. 11 LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet, 148, , , , , , 23, Running
15) 14, Tommy Joe Martins, No. 44 Capital City Hauling Chevrolet, 148, 5, , , , , 28, Running
16) 33, Ryan Ellis, No. 99 CorvetteParts.net Toyota, 148, , , , , , 21, Running
17) 17, David Starr, No. 61 Whataburger Toyota, 148, , , , , , 20, Running
18) 29, Ty Gibbs #, No. 54 Interstate Batteries Toyota, 148, 9, , , , , 21, Running
19) 10, Myatt Snider, No. 2 TaxSlayer Chevrolet, 148, 7, , , , , 22, Running
20) 3, Jeb Burton, No. 10 Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevrolet, 148, , 6, , , , 22, Running
21) 36, Tanner Berryhill, No. 23 REALTY CONNECT Chevrolet, 148, , , , , , 16, Running
22) 35, JJ Yeley, No. 17 WORKPRO Chevrolet, 148, , , , , , 15, Running
23) 15, Timmy Hill(i), No. 66 Lift Kits 4 Less Ford, 148, , , , , , 0, Running
24) 9, Brandon Brown, No. 68 Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet, 148, , , , , , 13, Running
25) 39, Bayley Currey(i), No. 74 Providing Hope VA Chevrolet, 148, , , , , , 0, Running
26) 38, BJ McLeod(i), No. 90 BuckedUp Apparel Chevrolet, 148, , , , , , 0, Running
27) 34, Ryan Vargas #, No. 6 Monarch Roofing Throwback Chevrolet, 148, , , , , , 10, Running
28) 6, Riley Herbst, No. 98 Henry Repeating Arms Ford, 148, , , , , , 9, Running
29) 25, Colby Howard, No. 15 Project Hope Foundation Chevrolet, 147, , , , , , 8, Accident
30) 2, Austin Cindric, No. 22 Car Shop Ford, 147, 1, 9, 2, 34, 1, 19, Accident
31) 28, Jeffrey Earnhardt, No. 0 ForeverLawn Throwback Chevrolet, 146, , , , , , 6, Running
32) 31, Jesse Little, No. 78 Tufco Flooring Chevrolet, 146, , , , , , 5, Running
33) 26, Kyle Weatherman, No. 47 Pit Viper Sunglasses Chevrolet, 142, , , , , , 4, Running
34) 40, Matt Jaskol, No. 13 Lift Kits 4 Less Toyota, 142, , , , , , 3, Running
35) 18, Jade Buford, No. 48 Big Machine/All American Racers/Hot Wheels , 140, , , , , , 2, Running
36) 27, Brandon Gdovic, No. 26 SnapMobile.Shop Toyota, 140, , , , , , 1, Running
37) 30, Joe Graf Jr., No. 07 Bucked Up Energy Chevrolet, 132, , , , , , 1, Accident
38) 37, Gray Gaulding, No. 52 Panini America Chevrolet, 107, , , , , , 1, Accident
39) 21, Josh Williams, No. 92 Starbrite/Alloy Employer Chevrolet, 48, , , , , , 1, Suspension
40) 32, Matt Mills, No. 5 J.F. Electric Chevrolet, 44, , , , , , 1, Accident
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series, (#) Rookie

Time: 2 Hrs, 2 Mins, 51 Secs.
Distance: 148 Laps, 202.168 Miles
Average Speed: 98.739 MPH
Margin of Victory: 0.422 Seconds

Stage 1 Top 10: 22, 9, 20, 18, 44, 16, 2, 7, 54, 1
Stage 2 Top 10: 20, 9, 16, 8, 39, 10, 1, 7, 22, 02

Comments: Justin Allgaier won the 2nd running of the Steakhouse Elite 200 at Darlington Raceway, his 16th victory in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. 

Failed to Qualify: (3) 77 Ronnie Bassett Jr., 31 Jordan Anderson(i), 03 Andy Lally.

Caution Flags: 9 for 43 laps;
Laps: 5-7 (17, 26, 07 Incident Backstretch [None]);
14-16 (No. 26 Incident Turn 3 [17]);
22-25 (Competition Caution [26]);
46-52 (No. 5 Incident Frontstretch/Stage 1 Conclusion [48]);
84-87 (No. 78, 0 Incident Turn 1 [07]);
92-99 (Stage 2 Conclusion [74]);
127-131 (No. 52, 07 Incident Backstretch [44]);
133-137 (No. 07 Incident Turn 4 [74]);
143-146 (No. 6 Spin Turn 2 [68]).

Lead Changes: 13 among 7 drivers;
A. Allmendinger 1-3;
A. Cindric 4-15;
N. Gragson 16-25;
A. Cindric 26-47;
N. Gragson 48;
D. Hemric 49-86;
A. Allmendinger 87-89;
H. Burton 90-99;
N. Gragson 100-128;
H. Burton 129-130;
J. Berry # 131-137;
J. Allgaier 138-145;
J. Berry # 146;
J. Allgaier 147-148.

Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Justin Allgaier, No. 7 
Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Josh Berry, No. 8