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NASCAR Xfinity Series

Andy's Frozen Custard 335

Texas Motor Speedway

October 16th, 2021

Race #30 of the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Season

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Laps Scheduled: 200
Miles Raced : 300.0
Time of Race : 02 Hours 35 minutes 48 seconds
Average Speed: 115.533 mph
Margin of Victory : 01.316 seconds
Cautions: 10
Caution Laps: 54
Lead Changes: 8
Cars in Race : 40
Finished On Lead Lap: 19 (48%)

John H. Nemechek celebrates — Fort Worth, Texas - October 16th, 2021: John H. Nemechek, driver of the #54 Romco Equipment Toyota, celebrates after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Andy's Frozen Custard 335 at Texas Motor Speedway. Photo by Logan Riely | Getty Images

FIN	ST	Car #	Driver	Make	TOT PTS	F PTS	B PTS	PO PTS	Laps	Led	x Led	S1	S2	STUS
1	10	54	John Hunter Nemechek	Toyota	0	0	0	0	200	92	3	0	1	Running
2	3	18	Daniel Hemric	Toyota	44	35	9	0	200	55	3	0	2	Running
3	5	9	Noah Gragson	Chevrolet	45	34	11	0	200	0	0	2	9	Running
4	6	7	Justin Allgaier	Chevrolet	43	33	10	0	200	0	0	4	8	Running
5	2	22	Austin Cindric	Ford	42	32	10	1	200	34	1	1	0	Running
6	1	16	AJ Allmendinger	Chevrolet	40	31	9	0	200	13	1	3	10	Running
7	4	11	Justin Haley	Chevrolet	41	30	11	0	200	0	0	6	5	Running
8	8	20	Harrison Burton	Toyota	33	29	4	0	200	6	1	7	0	Running
9	9	1	Michael Annett	Chevrolet	38	28	10	0	200	0	0	5	7	Running
10	7	19	Brandon Jones	Toyota	27	27	0	0	200	0	0	0	0	Running
11	13	10	Jeb Burton	Chevrolet	33	26	7	0	200	0	0	0	4	Running
12	20	98	Riley Herbst	Ford	30	25	5	0	200	0	0	0	6	Running
13	11	8	Sam Mayer	Chevrolet	32	24	8	0	200	0	0	0	3	Running
14	22	39	Ryan Sieg	Ford	23	23	0	0	200	0	0	0	0	Running
15	32	31	Kaz Grala	Chevrolet	0	0	0	0	200	0	0	0	0	Running
16	26	2	Brett Moffitt	Chevrolet	23	21	2	0	200	0	0	9	0	Running
17	39	15	Bayley Currey	Chevrolet	0	0	0	0	200	0	0	0	0	Running
18	24	44	Tommy Joe Martins	Chevrolet	19	19	0	0	200	0	0	0	0	Running
19	15	92	Josh Williams	Chevrolet	18	18	0	0	200	0	0	0	0	Running
20	21	61	Austin Hill	Toyota	0	0	0	0	199	0	0	0	0	Running
21	12	2	Myatt Snider	Chevrolet	16	16	0	0	199	0	0	0	0	Running
22	30	6	Ryan Vargas	Chevrolet	15	15	0	0	199	0	0	0	0	Running
23	23	0	Jeffrey Earnhardt	Chevrolet	14	14	0	0	199	0	0	0	0	Running
24	16	36	Alex Labbe	Chevrolet	13	13	0	0	199	0	0	0	0	Running
25	25	47	Kyle Weatherman	Chevrolet	12	12	0	0	199	0	0	0	0	Running
26	38	7	Joe Graf Jr	Chevrolet	11	11	0	0	198	0	0	0	0	Running
27	35	5	Mason Massey	Toyota	10	10	0	0	196	0	0	0	0	Running
28	28	90	Spencer Boyd	Chevrolet	0	0	0	0	196	0	0	0	0	Running
29	14	51	Jeremy Clements	Chevrolet	11	8	3	0	196	0	0	8	0	Running
30	37	52	Joey Gase	Chevrolet	7	7	0	0	195	0	0	0	0	Running
31	34	78	Jesse Little	Chevrolet	6	6	0	0	195	0	0	0	0	Running
32	31	99	Matt Mills	Chevrolet	5	5	0	0	193	0	0	0	0	Running
33	18	68	Brandon Brown	Chevrolet	5	4	1	0	171	0	0	10	0	Accident
34	36	66	David Starr	Ford	3	3	0	0	152	0	0	0	0	Engine
35	40	74	CJ McLaughlin	Chevrolet	2	2	0	0	145	0	0	0	0	Suspension
36	19	4	Landon Cassill	Chevrolet	1	1	0	0	108	0	0	0	0	Electrical
37	27	23	Tanner Berryhill	Chevrolet	1	1	0	0	100	0	0	0	0	Accident
38	29	26	Dylan Lupton	Toyota	1	1	0	0	100	0	0	0	0	Accident
39	17	48	Jade Buford	Chevrolet	1	1	0	0	81	0	0	0	0	Accident
40	33	17	JJ Yeley	Chevrolet	1	1	0	0	37	0	0	0	0	Engine

Race Infractions

Andy's Frozen Custard 335 at Texas Motor Speedway

Driver	Infraction	Penalty	Lap	Lap Assessed	Flag
CJ McLaughlin	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	23	25	Yellow
CJ McLaughlin	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	23	25	Yellow
Ryan Sieg	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	24	25	Yellow
CJ McLaughlin	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	24	25	Yellow
Ryan Sieg	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	27	30	Yellow
CJ McLaughlin	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	27	30	Yellow
CJ McLaughlin	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	42	44	Yellow
Myatt Snider	Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon	Tail End	47	51	Yellow
Ryan Sieg	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	58	61	Yellow
CJ McLaughlin	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	59	61	Yellow
Justin Haley	Tire violation	Tail End	92	97	Yellow
Joey Gase	Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area	Tail End	93	97	Yellow
Justin Haley	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	96	97	Yellow
Dylan Lupton	Pitting before pit road is open Garage	Tail End	101	0	Yellow
Jeremy Clements	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	104	108	Yellow
Kyle Weatherman	Passing on a start or restart	Pass Thru	108	112	Green
CJ McLaughlin	Improper fueling	Pass Thru	130	137	Green
David Starr	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	142	149	Yellow
David Starr	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	142	149	Yellow
David Starr	Car/Truck pitting out of the assigned pit box	1 Lap	142	146	Yellow
John Hunter Nemechek	Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon	Tail End	143	149	Yellow
Brandon Brown	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	143	149	Yellow
CJ McLaughlin	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	143	149	Yellow
Alex Labbe	Tire violation	Tail End	144	149	Yellow
Joey Gase	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	147	149	Yellow
CJ McLaughlin	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	147	149	Yellow
Josh Williams	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	174	179	Yellow
Kyle Weatherman	Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon	Tail End	175	179	Yellow
Kyle Weatherman	Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area	Tail End	175	179	Yellow

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Race Fast Facts

Texas Motor Speedway
17th Annual Andy's Frozen Custard 335
Race Winner: John Hunter Nemechek
Age: 24
Team : No. 54 - Romco Equipment Toyota
Owner: Coy Gibbs
Crew Chief: Chris Gayle
John Hunter Nemechek won the 17th Annual Andy's Frozen Custard 335, his second victory in 56 Xfinity Series races.
This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in 2021.
This is his first victory and fourth top-10 finish in five races at Texas Motor Speedway.
Daniel Hemric (second) posted his fourth top-10 finish in seven races at Texas Motor Speedway. It is his 19th top-10 finish in 2021.
Noah Gragson (third) posted his third top-10 finish in seven races at Texas Motor Speedway.
Sam Mayer (13th) was the highest finishing rookie.
AJ Allmendinger leads the point standings by 4 points over Austin Cindric.

Race Recap

John Hunter Nemechek overcomes penalty for second Xfinity Series victory

October 16th, 2021

By Holly Cain - NASCAR Wire Service

John Hunter Nemechek overcame a late race pit penalty to rally through the field and take his second career NASCAR Xfinity Series victory Saturday in the Andy's Frozen Custard 335 at Texas Motor Speedway – the first of three Playoff events that will set the Championship 4 field for the season finale.

Nemechek, whose full-time job is contending for a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship, is the third different driver to win an Xfinity Series race in the No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota joining Kyle Busch, Ty Gibbs and Christopher Bell – the group combining for 10 wins in 2021 in assorted part-time starts.

Nemechek's victory by 1.316-seconds over Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Daniel Hemric marked the third win in four series Playoff races by a non-Playoff driver this season. It was the second Xfinity Series win in the 24-year old Nemechek's career – the other coming at Kansas Speedway in 2018.

A penalty during a pit stop – a crewman coming over the wall too soon – took Nemechek from the lead to 18th position for a restart with 51 laps remaining. Far from crushing his hopes, it motivated Nemechek and his team.vDuring a pit stop on the 10th and final caution period with 28 laps remaining, Nemechek's team called for a two-tire change while the rest of the contenders took four tires. The strategy put him on the front row for the re-start and he navigated his way forward and re-took the lead for good with 20 laps remaining.

"[Spotter] Stevie Reeves and [crew chief] Chris Gayle kept me calm," said Nemechek, who led a race best 92 laps on the afternoon. "I've grown a lot as a driver and been put in positions like that in the truck series as well.

"Man, I can't say enough about this whole team. The 54 has been fast every single week. My goal coming in was to win. I had to win to prove to myself I can do this."

It marked the third runner-up finish for Hemric this season and the 10th of his Xfinity Series career as he races for his first career victory. He was the top Playoff driver on Saturday.

"They just made a really good call to take two [tires] there, obviously," an understandably subdued Hemric said of Nemechek, adding, "Congratulations to those guys. We just weren't quite good enough [to catch him]."

Those two Joe Gibbs Racing Toyotas were pretty much the story of the day. NASCAR Xfinity Series championship leader A.J. Allmendinger led the opening 13 laps and then his chief challenger, defending series champion Austin Cindric, took the lead, earning his 10th stage victory.

The JGR Toyotas pushed forward and started racking up the laps led. Nemechek won Stage 2 and primarily exchanged the lead with Hemric for the remainder of the race. The exception was a bold pit move – defending Texas winner Harrison Burton (also a JGR driver) opted not to pit on the last caution and led six laps before Nemechek overtook him and held the lead until the checkered flag.

JR Motorsports driver Noah Gragson finished third rallying from damage early in the race, followed by his teammate Justin Allgaier and Cindric.

Allmendinger was sixth, followed by Justin Haley, Burton, Michael Annett and Brandon Jones. All eight of the Playoff drivers were among the top 10 with Nemechek and Annett the exceptions.

The sixth-place finish for Allmendinger was good enough to keep him atop the championship standings by four points over Cindric. Allgaier is third, 26 points back and Gragson is fourth.

Despite his runner-up effort, Hemric is fifth, two points behind Gragson. Hailey is sixth (-6), Burton (-21) and Jones (-32) round out the Playoff standings.

The NASCAR Xfinity Series moves to the 1.5-mile Kansas Speedway for the second race of this Playoff round next Saturday afternoon, the Kansas Lottery 300 (3 p.m. ET, NBC, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

Current NASCAR Cup Series rookie Chase Briscoe is the defending race winner. However, Jones is a two-time Kansas winner, taking back-to-back wins in Fall, 2019, and Spring, 2020.