On Lap 157 of today’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race, Justin Allgaier got into Kris Wright, and both drivers ended up taking damage in an on-track incident. Allgaier, who led the most laps today at 99, was coming off his green flag pit stops and trying to run down Kyle Larson, but ran into the No. 5 car.
Kris Wright was way off the pace for most of this race today. He finished 9 laps off of the leaders and was involved in a very consequential moment when he collided with Justin Allgaier.
Despite what many online and watching at home think (and what we all saw with our own eyes), Allgaier isn’t blaming Wright. The defending Xfinity Series champ is placing the blame on his own shoulders.
“Yeah, I mean the hard part is, ultimately it falls on my shoulders, right?” Allgaier said, via Frontstretch. “We about got crashed a couple of laps before the green flag stop there. I think sometimes, I think they had some damage, so, you know, he was having a little bit of a tough time with his race car, and I just, I don’t know. I’m trying to catch back to the 88 [Kyle Larson], you know, and trying to push, and ultimately put myself in a bad position.”
Justin Allgaier suffered for his wreck. With a double overtime finish, Allgaier finished more than 50 laps down in a DNF finish. This is the first DNF of the season for Allgaier. But it is the fourth time this season that Allgaier has led the most laps.
In fact, despite the terrible finish today, Allgaier is dominating the Xfinity Series in 2025. Before today he had an average finish of 8.18 through 11 races. At least Allgaier can go take a two-week break after today.
Justin Allgaier held off Kyle Larson until pit stops
This season, it has been so fun watching Justin Allgaier in the Xfinity Series. He has been on another level, even if today’s race didn’t end how he wanted it to. The No. 7 team still has two wins and eight top-five finishes this year.
Allgaier was once again fantastic today. Kyle Larson came close to making a clean pass on Allgaier at one point in the race, and the defending champ wouldn’t let it happen. Larson lost the air on the side of his car and Allgaier drove away.
However, late in the race, Allgaier wasn’t there. He was out watching from the care center while Larson was battling in overtime. In the end, the 88 got the last laugh. Larson pulled away from the field on the final restart and earned his second Xfinity Series win of the season.
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