An overtime restart where Justin Allgaier and Aric Almirola overdrove Turn 1 gave a ‘Moses effect’ to Alex Bowman to squeeze by. But Almirola would not be denied and charged back inside of Bowman to edge ahead at the line and win the GOVX 200 at Phoenix Raceway in the second closest finish at the 1-mile oval for the NASCAR Xfinity Series.
Allgaier and Aric Almirola raced for the lead into turn one on the final restart, but Allgaier overdrove his No. 7 into the corner, forcing himself and Almirola up the track. With a path cleared, Alex Bowman shot through to the race lead.
Wow, that was something. While Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity Series GOVX 200 at Phoenix Raceway was a decent event from start to finish, the overtime finish of the
1. Austin Hill, 122 (1). 3. Sheldon Creed, 108 (0). 5. Justin Allgaier, 90 (0). 9. Christian Eckes, 74 (0). 10. Harrison Burton, 73 (0). 11. Carson Kvapil, 68 (0).