Sheldon Creed hoped to finally be able to reverse his abysmal happiness NASCAR Xfinity Series in Saturday Pit Boss 250 at Tour of Americaand appeared to be on the right track winning a stage for the first time and leading 16 laps.
Unfortunately, the misfortune continued for another race as contact with AJ Allmendinger sent him into a spin fourteen laps from the end. As Creed tried to salvage his position, Allmendinger went up against another Cup Series driver William Byron and scored his eleventh straight win on a road course and second straight at COTA.
“I hate that I’ve been in contact with Sheldon, he got under me, I tried to stay away from him.” explained Allmendinger.
Creed, who eventually recovered and finished ninth, said FOX Sports shortly after, “I saw him and thought I gave him enough space, but I don’t know. I feel like I have to be careful when leading and give him some space so he can’t oversteer a corner. I really do not know it. I could have mugged him.”
With Creed out of contention, Byron became Allmendinger’s biggest opponent but was too far behind to close the gap. Allmendinger’s 11 victories on road courses is the most in Xfinity Series history and adds a baker’s dozen total to his two at cup level. Zane Smiths victory in the truck event earlier in the day meant both NASCAR support divisions repeated their 2022 COTA winners.
“I’ve spent many years not winning anything, so I’ll celebrate each one of them like it’s my last.” Allmendinger continued. “You never know. No matter how much pressure I put on myself, I will always try to live up to it.”
Elsewhere in the field Alex Labbe finished fifteenth in alternative service for the suspended josh williams. Preston Pardus suffered a suspension failure in the first race of the family-run Pardus Racing.
Cameron Lawrence And Baltazar Leguizamonhoping for their Xfinity debut were among the four who failed to qualify.
race results
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begin
number
driver
team
Manufacturer
Round
status
1
1
10
AJ Allmendinger*
Kaulig Racing
Chevy
46
Operation
2
9
17
William Byron*
Henrik Motorsport
Chevy
46
Operation
3
3
19
Ty Gibbs*
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
46
Operation
4
2
18
Sammy Smith
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
46
Operation
5
8th
7
Justin Allgaier
JR Motorsport
Chevy
46
Operation
6
11
11
Daniel Hemrich
Kaulig Racing
Chevy
46
Operation
7
14
1
Sam Mayr
JR Motorsport
Chevy
46
Operation
8th
15
8th
Josh Berry
JR Motorsport
Chevy
46
Operation
9
4
2
Sheldon Creed
Richard Childress Racing
Chevy
46
Operation
10
7
98
Riley Autumn
Stewart-Haas race
ford
46
Operation
11
26
9
Brandon Jones
JR Motorsport
Chevy
46
Operation
12
27
16
ChandlerSmith
Kaulig Racing
Chevy
46
Operation
13
18
88
Miguel Paludo
JR Motorsport
Chevy
46
Operation
14
25
51
Jeremy Clements
Jeremy Clement’s race
Chevy
46
Operation
15
23
92
Alex Labbe
DTM race
Chevy
46
Operation
16
29
78
Anthony Alfredo
BJ McLeod Motorsports
Chevy
46
Operation
17
34
31
Parker Retzlaff
Jordan Anderson Racing
Chevy
46
Operation
18
20
26
Kas Grala
Sam Hunt Racing
Toyota
46
Operation
19
22
24
Connor Mosack
Sam Hunt Racing
Toyota
46
Operation
20
32
43
Ryan Ellis
Alpha Prime Race
Chevy
46
Operation
21
21
27
Jeb Burton
Jordan Anderson Racing
Chevy
46
Operation
22
33
02
Kyle Wetterman
Our motorsport
Chevy
46
Operation
23
31
39
Ryan win
RSS race
ford
46
Operation
24
13
08
Aric Almirola*
SS green light race
ford
46
Operation
25
36
45
Jeffrey Earnhardt
Alpha Prime Race
Chevy
46
Operation
26
38
28
Kyle win
RSS race
ford
46
Operation
27
6
20
John Hunter Nemechek
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
46
Operation
28
24
91
Josh Bilicki
DTM race
Chevy
46
Operation
29
30
53
Brad Perez
Emerling Gases Motorsport
Chevy
46
Operation
30
35
38
Joe Graf Jr.
RSS race
ford
46
Operation
31
5
48
Parker Kligerman
Big Machine Racing Team
Chevy
46
Operation
32
10
00
Cole Custer
Stewart-Haas race
ford
45
Operation
33
37
6
Brennan Poole
JD Motorsport
Chevy
29
steering
34
28
25
Brett Moffitt
AM race
ford
27
engine
35
16
44
Sage Karam
Alpha Prime Race
Chevy
23
engine
36
19
50
Preston Pardus
Pardus race
Chevy
16
suspension
37
12
21
Austin Hill
Richard Childress Racing
Chevy
13
engine
38
17
07
Carson Hocevar*
SS green light race
Chevy
7
transmission
DNQ
66
Cameron Lawrence
MBM Motorsport
ford
DNQ
74
Baltazar Leguizamon
CHK Racing
Chevy
DNQ
4
Garret Smithley
JD Motorsport
Chevy
DNQ
35
Parker Pursuit
Emerling Gases Motorsport
Toyota
italics – Rookie of the Year competition
* – Not eligible for points
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