AJ Allmendinger claimed the victory in the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday (Oct. 1) afternoon.
Allmendinger rallied past Sam Mayer, who led most of the final lap, sneaking past him just before the field crossed the finish line.
It’s the Kaulig Racing driver’s fourth NXS victory of the year and 14th of his career.
Mayer was second, Allmendinger’s teammate Landon Cassill third, Ryan Sieg fourth and Josh Berry rounded out the top five.
Austin Hill led 61 laps but got shuffled from the lead after getting to a third lane on the outside with less than four laps left. He ended up in 14th place at the end.
There was one incident that brought out the caution early.
Ty Gibbs got spun off the nose of Justin Allgaier’s car near the start of the race. The damage was minimal, though, and he continued on, eventually getting a seventh-place finish.
Xfinity drivers go road course racing at the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL next Saturday, Oct. 8. Television coverage kicks off at 3 p.m. ET on NBC.
This story will be updated.
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