He was third in the 2022 season finale at Phoenix, third in the 2023 opener at Daytona, third at Fontana and second last week at Vegas. He also had finished third or better in four consecutive Xfinity Series races. It was a disappointing ending for Allgaier, who won the first two stages of the race. The JR Motorsports driver crashed with 22 laps remaining when he made contact with Kaz Grala and slammed into the outside wall. Justin Allgaier failed to extend his streak of top-three finishes.
He had to give up his senior year of high school to make it happen. US Open 'very hopeful' unvaccinated Novak Djokovic can playīusch briefly passed him following a restart with 24 laps to go, but Smith went right back by for good.Īfter driving nine races for Gibbs last year, Smith is now running a full slate for Gibbs. Christopher Bell (2018), Busch (2019), Brandon Jones (2020), Daniel Hemric (2021) and Ty Gibbs (2022) previously celebrated at the mile-long track in the desert. Sammy Smith put JGR in victory lane in Phoenix for the 16th time in the second-tier series and for the sixth consecutive year - with six different drivers. Busch was second following a final restart with 15 laps to go, but made contact with Chandler Smith on the final lap and ended up ninth. Ryan Truex finished second, followed by Sheldon Creed, Riley Herbst and Chandler Smith. Making his 13th start in the last two years for Joe Gibbs Racing, Smith led the final 52 laps and held off Cup Series star Kyle Busch on two restarts to take the checkered flag for the first time in a NASCAR national series event. (AP) - Sammy Smith won the Xfinity Series race at Phoenix Raceway on Saturday, the first victory for the 18-year-old high school student who is taking classes online so he can be a full-time driver.
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