Justin Allgaier secured his 28th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win with a dominant performance in Nashville on Saturday night, marking his third victory of the season. Allgaier led 101 of 188 laps, bouncing back from a tough loss at Charlotte the previous week. He outpaced teammate Connor Zilisch to claim the checkered flag after winning both stages.
The Haas Factory Team drivers, Sam Mayer and Sheldon Creed, finished in the third and fourth positions, respectively. Ross Chastain, the recent Coke 600 winner, made a late-race move to secure fifth place by passing Aric Almirola. The top ten was rounded out by Almirola, Austin Hill, Jesse Love, Daniel Dye, and Carson Kvapil.
The final stage of the race started with a restart mishap that caused multiple cars to spin out, including Brandon Jones, Christian Eckes, and Ryan Ellis. Despite the chaos, Creed briefly led the pack until Zilisch overtook him. Zilisch’s time in the lead was cut short by a caution involving polesitter William Sawalich, setting the stage for a pivotal pit stop battle.
Jones emerged as the leader after choosing not to take fresh tires during the final pit stop. In a daring move, Allgaier made a three-wide pass for the lead and held onto the position until the checkered flag, with Zilisch unable to challenge him in the closing laps.
