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Noah Gragson earned his second victory of the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season in Monday night’s Cheddar’s 300 presented by Alsco at Bristol Motor Speedway.
But the win wasn’t without drama in the closing laps. Gragson restarted alongside leader and JR Motorsports teammate Justin Allgaier with seven scheduled laps remaining. Gragson made a move on Allgaier on the inside, sliding into Allgaier’s No. 7 Chevrolet going into Turn 1. Allgaier was unable to maintain control of his race car, spinning out and sliding into the inside wall on the backstretch.
Gragson was then able to hold off a hard charge from Chase Briscoe in an overtime restart, collecting the second victory for JR Motorsports at the .533-mile Tennessee short track.
Briscoe held on to finish second, followed by Brandon Jones, Harrison Burton and Myatt Snider to compete the top five. Allgaier was unable to continue, finishing 18th.
“I really apologize to Justin and the 7 team,” Gragson told FS1 on the frontstretch after celebrating the win. “That’s not how I want to race.”
Gragson earned the Stage 1 victory, while Allgaier took the green-white-checkered in the second stage.
This race was also the qualifier for the first Xfinity Dash 4 Cash race in Saturday’s EchoPark 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Gragson, Briscoe, Jones and Burton will move on to compete for $100,000 at the 1.54-mile Georgia oval.
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Results
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#
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Car
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Driver
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Sponsors
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1
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9
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Noah Gragson
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Plan B Sales
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2
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98
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Chase Briscoe
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High Point
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3
|
19
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Brandon Jones
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Menards / Pelonis
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4
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20
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Harrison Burton
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Dex Imaging / Fields
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5
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21
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Myatt Snider
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Tax Slayer
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6
|
8
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Daniel Hemric
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South Point Hotel & Casino
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7
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68
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Brandon Brown
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Mid Atlantic Wrecker Service
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8
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51
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Jeremy Clements
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All South Electric
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9
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92
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Josh Williams
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Frog Fuel / Verve
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10
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16
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A.J. Allmendinger
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Ellsworth Advisors
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11
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6
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B.J. McLeod
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Medek Health
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12
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78
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Vinnie Miller
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Koolbox
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13
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08
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Joe Graf, Jr.
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Core Development Group
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|
14
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61
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Timmy Hill
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RoofClaim.com
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15
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0
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Jeffrey Earnhardt
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Medek Health
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16
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39
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Ryan Sieg
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CMRroofing.com
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17
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11
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Justin Haley
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Leaf Filter Gutter Protection
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18
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7
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Justin Allgaier
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Suave Men
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19
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15
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Colby Howard
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Project Hope Foundation
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20
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74
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Bayley Currey
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Save22.vet
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21
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52
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Kody Vanderwal
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Circle Track Warehouse
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22
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07
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Carson Ware
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Jacob Construction
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23
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44
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Tommy Joe Martins
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Gilreath Farms Red Angus
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24
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13
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Chad Finchum
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MBM Motorsports
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25
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5
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Matt Mills
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J.F. Electric
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26
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4
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Jesse Little
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Visit Kingsport / Tufco
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27
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18
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Riley Herbst
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Monster Energy
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28
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10
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Ross Chastain
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Nutrien Ag Solutions
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29
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02
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Patrick Emerling
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Robert B Our Co.
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30
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99
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Mason Massey
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Gerber Collision & Glass
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31
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90
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Ronnie Bassett, Jr.
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Bassett Gutters & More
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|
32
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47
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Joe Nemechek
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Mutt & Jeff Porkskins
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33
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36
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Alex Labbe
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Prolon Controls
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|
34
|
66
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Stephen Leicht
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MBM Motorsports
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|
35
|
93
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Jeff Green
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C2 Freight
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|
36
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22
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Austin Cindric
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Odyssey Battery
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|
37
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1
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Michael Annett
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Pilot / Flying J
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