LEXINGTON, Ohio – Justin Allgaier used fresh tires to pass rookie Austin Cindric with four laps left and win Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
Allgaier used the sixth restart of the race to squeeze by Cindric on the track’s first turn, then held off his challenge on the 72nd lap for his third series win of the year. He also won at Dover International Speedway and Iowa Speedway for JR Motorsports.
Allgaier was seventh for the last restart on the 69th lap Saturday but had used the caution to replace all four tires.
“We needed to get up front,” Allgaier said. “We knew the last restart was going to be pivotal.”
Team Penske’s Cindric, who started in pole position, finished 2.05 seconds back after leading 59 of the 75 laps on the 2.258-mile, 13-turn road course.