Chandler Smith picked up an unexpected but much welcomed victory in Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Phoenix Raceway.
Justin Allgaier appeared to have Saturday’s win well in hand with a more than two-second advantage over Smith when a flat left-front tire sent his No. 7 Chevrolet into the Turn wall with five laps remaining. The wreck and cleanup sent the race into a two-lap overtime, where Smith got a good run on the start and held off a fast-charging Jesse Love by 0.365 seconds to claim the surprise win. The victory is the second of Smith’s career and first since he joined Joe Gibbs Racing in the offseason.
Stage 2 Custer held off a late charge by Allgaier to claim the Stage 2 win by 0.457 seconds, his first stage victory of the 2024 season. Almirola was third, Chandler Smith fourth and Herbst rounded out the top five. Stage 3 During the break between Stages 2 and 3, the lead lap cars all pit with Custer first off pit road. When the final stage got under way, Custer led Allgaier and Herbst with 100 laps remaining.
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