Justin Allgaier holds off Connor Zilisch to win Tennessee Lottery 250 at Nashville
Justin Allgaier swept the stages and held off a JR Motorsports teammate in Connor Zilisch to win Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Nashville Superspeedway.
Allgaier led 101 of 188 laps in the Tennessee Lottery 250 en route to his third win of the season, his second at Nashville and the 28th of his Xfinity Series career. Allgaier is now tied with Austin Hill for the most wins in the Xfinity Series this season.
Allgaier took the lead with a three-wide move on the final restart and held off Zilisch before driving away into the Tennessee sunset.
The win comes a week after Allgaier suffered a heartbreaking loss at Charlotte in overtime.
"These guys here deserve this one," Allgaier told CW Sports. "I screwed them over last week by making a pit call. There's no cooler feeling than a win."
With 14 races complete, Allgaier holds the points lead by 92 points over Hill.
Zilisch, Sam Mayer, Sheldon Creed and Ross Chastain rounded out the top five, with Aric Almirola, Hill, Jesse Love, Daniel Dye and Carson Kvapil completing the top 10.
Other notable finishers include Rockingham winner Sammy Smith in 11th, Corey Day in 12th, Brandon Jones in 14th, Jeb Burton in 16th and Ryan Sieg in 22nd.
Polesitter William Sawalich led the first 37 laps before falling back in the running order due to strategy. While Sawalich did make his way back into the top 15, a spin and subsequent mechanical issues ended his night, relegating him to a 35th-place finish. Sawalich is 25th in the Xfinity Series standings through the first 14 races of the season.
The Xfinity Series will take a one-week break before returning to action in Mexico City for the 15th race of the 2025 season. The Chilango 150 will go green shortly after 4:30 p.m. ET on June 15, with coverage on the CW, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. It will be the first Xfinity Series race in Mexico City since 2008.
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