Justin Allgaier dominates in NASCAR Xfinity Collection victory at Nashville Superspeedway on Saturday night time within the Tennessee Lottery 250.
Earlier than the beginning of Saturday’s Tennessee Lottery 250, Justin Allgaier joked that he wanted to win his second NASCAR Xfinity Collection race at Nashville Superspeedway so he may earn one other guitar trophy and have one for every of his two younger daughters.
Justin Allgaier Dominates in Victory
Hours later, his dominant work within the race was certainly candy music for his title hopes. For the second time in his profession, the veteran Allgaier swept each in-race phases and went on to say victory on the 1.33-mile concrete oval – his third win of the 2025 season.
The reigning collection champion needed to maintain off his 18-year-old rookie JR Motorsports teammate, Connor Zilisch, within the closing laps, earlier than finally driving his No. 7 Chevrolet to the win by a slight 1.289 seconds.
The 2 had been separated by lower than half a second for a lot of the closing 20 laps earlier than lapped visitors helped the Allgaier draw back within the longest inexperienced flag run – 48 laps. In all, he led a race-high 101 of the race’s 188 laps.
“These guys proper right here, they deserve this another than something,’’ Allgaier, 39, mentioned, shaking fingers along with his JR Motorsports crew as members got here as much as congratulate him. “I screwed them over final week [at Charlotte] by making a pit name with an equally nearly as good automobile. However this time it was Chevrolet, which was completely unreal. [His wife] Ashley and the children are right here, and it’s so cool to get a win right here at Nashville. The followers listed here are unimaginable. This place is particular to me.
“I mentioned earlier than the race I actually needed to get a second guitar so each children would have a guitar. To allow them to combat over them. I’m actually happy with JR Motorsports.”
Connor Zilisch Spectacular
You’d be hard-pressed to inform it was Zilisch’s first-ever race on the concrete Nashville oval. He earned factors in each phases, had good pit stops, and moved up by way of the sphere and into the highest 5 by lap 70. He led 18 laps, however his run out entrance was interrupted by a warning with 53 laps remaining. Allgaier took the lead in a three-wide battle up entrance on the following restart with 48 to go and by no means seemed again.
“I assumed I’d be capable to get again by him, however clear air is every part, and the primary 20 laps of a run when you had clear air, you’d prevail on a future, simply holding your stuff cooler and never having to run as onerous,’’ Zilisch mentioned. “Congrats to Justin. He did a extremely good job executing on that restart. It’s the second week in a row I’ve completed second due to a restart. It’s irritating.
“I’m actually pleased with the progress we’re making, and being annoyed with second [place] is an effective factor,’’ he added with a smile.
Haas Manufacturing facility Workforce’s Sam Mayer’s No. 41 Ford completed third, simply in entrance of his teammate Sheldon Creed within the No. 00 Ford and a 3rd JR Motorsports Chevy, pushed by final week’s NASCAR Cup Collection race winner, Ross Chastain.
Aric Almirola, Austin Hill, Jesse Love, and rookie Carson Kvapil and Sammy Smith rounded out the highest ten.
The NASCAR Xfinity Collection Level Standings
It marks the primary win for a full-time Xfinity Collection driver within the final three races. Justin Allgaier extends his factors lead over Richard Childress Racing’s Austin Hill to 92 factors. Sam Mayer, Jesse Love, and Connor Zilisch full the highest 5.
Up Subsequent
The NASCAR Xfinity Collection has a uncommon off-week. The collection returns to competitors on Saturday, June 14 at 4:30 p.m. ET. The CW, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will present protection within the Chilango 150 at Mexico Metropolis’s famed Autodromo Hermanos Rodríguez.
