For the fourth straight NASCAR Xfinity Series race, Noah Gragson finds himself in Victory Lane. The win ties a record set nearly 40 years ago and locks the 24-year-old into the next round of the playoffs. Gragson has reeled off seven wins this season leading all drivers in NASCAR’s second series.
The Las Vegas native looked very good at the Texas Motor Speedway leading 85 of the 200 laps. Gragson didn’t win a stage but came up big at the right moments as he was able to hold off fellow playoff contenders Austin Hill, Ty Gibbs and A. J. Allmendinger to win the race. He now leads Allmendinger by 26 points in the Championship standings.
OTHER PLAYOFF CONTENDERS
It was a good day for most of the Xfinity Series playoff drivers. Eight of the top ten spots were filled by playoff drivers with only Sheldon Creed in seventh and C. J. McLaughlin in tenth not making the playoffs. That is huge because after three races, four of the playoff drivers will be eliminated leaving only eight still eligible for the Championship. Of the eight playoff drivers who finished in the top ten, only Riley Herbst; who finished fifth; is below the cutoff line heading to Talladega.
NEXT UP
The Xfinity Series heads to Talladega next week which is always a wild card. The restrictor plate racing can lead to some unusual race results. After that, the series moves to the Charlotte Roval. Superspeedways and Road Courses provided different styles of racing. Can Gragson break the record set by Sam Ard in 1983 and win his fifth straight race? Will someone else break through and lock their spot in the round of eight? We’ll find out Saturday in Talladega.
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