{"id":1581022,"date":"2022-07-31T08:16:45","date_gmt":"2022-07-31T12:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1581022"},"modified":"2022-07-31T08:17:14","modified_gmt":"2022-07-31T12:17:14","slug":"nascar-aj-allmendinger-wins-xfinity-series-race-at-indianapolis-motor-speedway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nascar-aj-allmendinger-wins-xfinity-series-race-at-indianapolis-motor-speedway\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR: AJ Allmendinger Wins Xfinity Series Race At Indianapolis Motor Speedway"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnascar-aj-allmendinger-wins-xfinity-series-race-at-indianapolis-motor-speedway%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1581022&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>INDIANAPOLIS \u2014 <a class=\"nameLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsedge.com\/auto-racing\/nascar\/player\/48510\/aj-allmendinger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AJ Allmendinger<\/a> continues to polish his reputation as a first-class road warrior.<\/p>\n<p>Allmendinger ran away with the win in Saturday\u2019s NASCAR Xfinity Series race on Indianapolis Motor Speedway\u2019s 2.4-mile road course, scoring his third Xfinity road win of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Allmendinger, <a href=\"https:\/\/nascar.nbcsports.com\/2021\/08\/15\/aj-allmendinger-kyle-larson-martin-truex-jr-chase-briscoe-nascar-cup-series-indy-road-course-race-recap\/\">who also won last year\u2019s Cup Series road race at Indy,<\/a> is the all-time road-course victory leader in the Xfinity Series with nine.<\/p>\n<p>Following Allmendinger, who scored his 13th career win, to the finish line were <a class=\"nameLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsedge.com\/auto-racing\/nascar\/player\/48443\/alex-bowman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alex Bowman<\/a> (two seconds behind), <a class=\"nameLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsedge.com\/auto-racing\/nascar\/player\/48366\/justin-allgaier\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Justin Allgaier<\/a>, <a class=\"nameLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsedge.com\/auto-racing\/nascar\/player\/48395\/ross-chastain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ross Chastain<\/a> and <a class=\"nameLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsedge.com\/auto-racing\/nascar\/player\/48661\/chase-briscoe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chase Briscoe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/nascar.nbcsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/07\/Indianapolis-Xfinity-results.pdf\">Indianapolis Xfinity results<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Allmendinger, driving for Kaulig Racing, had an adventurous day. Early in the race, an extended pit stop dropped him into the middle of the pack. He powered through the field to return to the lead with a deep dive into Turn 1 on a restart.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGod, I love this place! Indy baby, let\u2019s go!\u201d Allmendinger yelled after the race. \u201cWe struggled and worked hard to get a little better. I knew Bowman was really good on long runs, so I tried to stay out there. Our car had some brake issues, as well. The guys recovered really well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Allmendinger said his victories at Indy will always be at the top of his list.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo matter what you race, if you\u2019re able to win something here it lasts in your memory forever,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Allmendinger joined other drivers who had won races at Indianapolis for a group photo at the start-finish line Saturday morning. Included in the group were Mario Andretti, A.J. Foyt, Rick Mears, Dale Jarrett and Jimmie Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t even feel like I belonged out there,\u201d Allmendinger said. \u201cWhat am I doing here? That\u2019s the coolest photo I\u2019ll ever have in my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now there\u2019s another Indy win to add to his memory bank.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stage 1 winner: <\/strong><a class=\"nameLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsedge.com\/auto-racing\/nascar\/player\/48606\/noah-gragson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Noah Gragson<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stage 2 winner: <\/strong><a class=\"nameLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsedge.com\/auto-racing\/nascar\/player\/48400\/josh-berry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Josh Berry<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Who had a good race:<\/strong> AJ Allmendinger was easily the class of the field in winning for the third time this year. \u2026 Alex Bowman was fast on extended runs and came home second. He didn\u2019t have the late-race power to catch Allmendinger. \u2026 Justin Allgaier brought a banged-up race car home third, passing Ross Chastain for position on the final lap.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who had a bad race:<\/strong> <a class=\"nameLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsedge.com\/auto-racing\/nascar\/player\/48410\/jeb-burton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jeb Burton<\/a> didn\u2019t get a chance to test the strength of his car. A track-bar issue sent Burton to the garage on the pace lap. He finished 38th \u2014 last. \u2026 <a class=\"nameLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsedge.com\/auto-racing\/nascar\/player\/48427\/bubba-wallace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bubba Wallace<\/a> finished 35th, running only 28 laps before parking with engine issues.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Next: <\/strong>The Xfinity Series moves on to Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan for a Saturday, Aug. 6 race (USA Network).<\/p>\n<div class=\"related-posts-module\">\n<h3>Read more about NASCAR<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INDIANAPOLIS \u2014 AJ Allmendinger continues to polish his reputation as a first-class road warrior.Allmendinger ran away with the win in Saturday\u2019s NASCAR Xfinity Series race on Indianapolis Motor Speedway\u2019s 2.4-mile<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1581190,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1581022","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1581022","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1581022"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1581022\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1581190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1581022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1581022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1581022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}