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Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey 200

Saturday, August 7th, 2021

Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, NY

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  • 27 Chevrolet
  • 9 Toyota
  • 4 Ford

  • Watkins Glen International
  • Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey 200
  • Pole Winner: Justin Allgaier
  • Age: 35
  • Team: No. 7 - Brandt / Hellowater Chevrolet
  • Owner: JR Motorsports
  • Crew Chief: Jason Burdett
  • Start positions set by NASCAR's Performance Metrics Qualifying (PMQ).
  • Justin Allgaier won the Pole Award for the Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey 200 by having the highest total PMQ.
  • PMQ is a total number calculated on four performance metrics from the previous race:
  • 15% of the driver's fastest lap time position.
  • 25% of the driver's final race finish position.
  • 25% of the owner's final race position.
  • 35% of the Owner Points position.

  • Saturday, August 7th, 2021
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Holly Cain
Phenom Ty Gibbs continues to impress with third Xfinity Series win in 10 races

Even the very drivers he beat offered congratulations to 18-year old Ty Gibbs for the teenager's victory in Saturday afternoon's Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey 200 at the renowned Watkins Glen International road course.

No matter which side of the track Gibbs re-started from, no matter the occasional hiccup getting up to speed, the grandson of NASCAR Hall of Famer Joe Gibbs proved he was up for the task – leading a race best (and career best) 43 of 82 laps to claim his third NASCAR Xfinity Series victory in 10 assorted starts this season. He also won at the Daytona road course and at the Charlotte oval.

Gibbs beat one of the track's all-time best, A.J. Allmendinger by .938-seconds to take the victory, passing him with two laps remaining to seal his fate and raise his third trophy of the year.

"Ty did a great job, he was clean, made a great move on me and I couldn't really do anything to defend it," Allmendinger said, noting that although he initially took the lead on the race's final restart with four laps remaining, he knew he would have to deal with Gibbs for the win.

"I knew how good he was, especially in the carousel and going through the last couple corners," Allmendinger said. "That car had a lot of rear grip and he used it. Congratulations. Fantastic job by him.

"Proud of everybody at Kaulig Racing. Solid day, but it sucks when you come in second."

For his part, Gibbs was all smiles and few words after climbing out of his No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. The fans gave him a huge ovation. He is the youngest driver in Watkins Glen's storied history to win an Xfinity Series race.

"Probably the most fun racing with A.J. (Allmendinger), the 7 (Justin Allgaier), and the 22 (Austin Cindric); those guys are very experienced veterans in this racing series and being able to race and beat them means a lot," Gibbs said. "I learned a lot too."

Cindric, the 2019 Watkins Glen winner and Xfinity Series championship leader finished third, followed by Allgaier and Harrison Burton. Brandon Jones, Noah Gragson, Jeb Burton, Justin Haley and Sam Mayer rounded out the top 10.

Cindric won Stage 1 – for his series best eighth stage win and Allmendinger won Stage 2.

Gibbs wasn't even among the top 10 in the opening stage, but a different pit strategy moved him forward and he ran among the top five for the remainder of the race, battling forward at each restart figuring out a way to pass whoever held the lead – Cindric, Jones or Allmendinger. He passed them all.

"This is just a dream come true to win at Watkins Glen," Gibbs said, adding "This is just wonderful, I can't even believe it. Just a great race. I'm at a loss for words."

With their impressive showings Saturday, Penske Racing's Cindric – a four-race winner already this season – and two-race winner Allmendinger maintain their places atop the NASCAR Xfinity Series championship standings. There are six races remaining to set the 12-driver Playoff field. JR Motorsports driver Michael Annettt is currently 12th in the standings with a 30-point advantage over Stewart-Haas Racing's Riley Herbst and a 45-point edge over Brandon Brown.

  • Drivers Entered: 40 (2 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 82
  • Margin of Victory: 0.948 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 23 Minutes 21 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 84.088
  • Cautions: 8 for 15 laps
  • Lead Changes: 12
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,581 (23.6 passes per green flag lap)

  • Watkins Glen International
  • 26th Annual Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey 200 at The Glen
  • Race Winner: Ty Gibbs
  • Age: 18
  • Team : No. 54 - Monster Energy Toyota
  • Owner: Coy Gibbs
  • Crew Chief: Chris Gayle
  • Ty Gibbs won the 26th Annual Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey 200 at The Glen, his third victory in 11 Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his third victory and eighth top-10 finish in 2021.
  • This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in two races at Watkins Glen International.
  • AJ Allmendinger (second) posted his second top-10 finish in four races at Watkins Glen International. It is his 13th top-10 finish in 2021.
  • Austin Cindric (third) posted his second top-10 finish in four races at Watkins Glen International.
  • Ty Gibbs (first) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Austin Cindric leads the point standings by 80 points over AJ Allmendinger.
Ty Gibbs driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota
Watkins Glen, New York - August 7, 2021 : Ty Gibbs, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, drives during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey at Watkins Glen International.
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Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey 200 at Watkins Glen International : Loop Data Box Score results
DRIVER ST MID CLO FIN HI LOW ARP PL DIF GFP GFxP PD QPS % QPS FST % T15 LED % LED LAPS DR TOT PTS
Ty Gibbs 15 2 1 1 1 29 3.9 14 32 36 -4 22 68.75 21 95.1 43 52.4 82 149.20 49
AJ Allmendinger 6 1 2 2 1 25 5.1 4 35 6 29 31 88.57 12 93.9 6 7.3 82 123.50 54
Austin Cindric 2 3 3 3 1 12 3.2 -1 22 3 19 21 95.45 17 100.0 22 26.8 82 127.50 52
Justin Allgaier 1 4 5 4 1 31 7.5 -3 36 64 -28 20 55.56 1 86.6 0 0.0 82 110.20 40
Harrison Burton 4 14 4 5 1 36 9.3 -1 35 52 -17 25 71.43 1 86.6 3 3.7 82 101.20 39
Brandon Jones 21 16 6 6 1 36 9.4 15 47 70 -23 23 48.94 0 76.8 1 1.2 82 107.50 34
Noah Gragson 11 5 7 7 3 15 7.6 4 34 19 15 31 91.18 0 100.0 0 0.0 82 102.70 40
Jeb Burton 8 36 8 8 5 37 11.4 0 37 28 9 27 72.97 0 86.6 0 0.0 82 94.50 35
Justin Haley 5 15 15 9 4 33 10.8 -4 47 32 15 28 59.57 0 84.2 0 0.0 82 93.80 33
Sam Mayer 23 7 14 10 3 36 15.2 13 66 17 49 27 40.91 1 52.4 0 0.0 82 83.70 32
Michael Annett 18 8 9 11 7 30 14.0 7 41 16 25 21 51.22 0 63.4 0 0.0 82 87.50 29
Brandon Brown 14 12 12 12 7 35 15.1 2 37 44 -7 21 56.76 0 73.2 0 0.0 82 82.20 25
Riley Herbst 10 6 13 13 6 31 12.7 -3 50 19 31 22 44.00 0 76.8 0 0.0 82 88.30 31
Josh Williams 19 13 17 14 7 36 19.6 5 45 63 -18 4 8.89 0 20.7 0 0.0 82 70.70 23
Myatt Snider 7 19 16 15 4 32 14.9 -8 52 79 -27 18 34.62 0 64.6 0 0.0 82 78.00 22
Jeremy Clements 12 11 28 16 6 33 17.2 -4 38 43 -5 10 26.32 0 47.6 0 0.0 82 74.80 21
Kris Wright 24 26 21 17 13 38 24.2 7 73 53 20 3 4.11 0 7.3 0 0.0 82 59.70 0
Ryan Sieg 13 31 22 18 13 39 29.2 -5 70 35 35 0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 82 55.50 19
Tommy Joe Martins 17 20 18 19 8 33 20.0 -2 47 64 -17 1 2.13 0 12.2 0 0.0 82 66.00 18
Landon Cassill 20 29 20 20 10 35 23.4 0 45 55 -10 0 0.00 0 7.3 0 0.0 82 57.50 17
Jade Buford 16 24 19 21 9 37 19.6 -5 45 57 -12 8 17.78 0 26.8 0 0.0 82 64.70 16
Daniel Hemric 3 10 11 22 1 34 11.1 -19 49 81 -32 16 32.65 4 73.2 7 8.5 82 90.20 24
Preston Pardus 35 21 31 23 3 35 22.4 12 50 58 -8 3 6.00 0 15.9 0 0.0 82 61.70 14
Josh Bilicki 30 27 23 24 21 37 27.4 6 50 31 19 0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 82 47.00 0
Jeffrey Earnhardt 28 25 24 25 16 32 26.4 3 46 48 -2 0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 82 45.80 12
Brett Moffitt 9 18 10 26 6 32 14.7 -17 50 41 9 22 44.00 0 64.6 0 0.0 82 73.20 11
Jesse Little 27 32 26 27 17 37 29.3 0 33 28 5 0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 82 42.80 10
Stephen Leicht 40 33 27 28 21 40 32.9 12 27 10 17 0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 82 38.30 9
Timmy Hill 32 23 30 29 13 35 27.0 3 40 40 0 0 0.00 0 1.2 0 0.0 81 45.80 0
Joe Graf Jr 25 37 32 30 4 37 30.2 -5 28 94 -66 0 0.00 0 2.4 0 0.0 81 36.80 7
Colby Howard 31 30 33 31 19 38 30.3 0 32 54 -22 0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 81 37.00 6
Bayley Currey 39 22 29 32 2 39 25.2 7 39 58 -19 2 5.13 0 11.0 0 0.0 81 50.80 0
Dave Smith 38 34 34 33 16 39 33.5 5 29 42 -13 0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 80 31.30 4
Kyle Weatherman 22 28 25 34 14 37 24.8 -12 42 35 7 1 2.38 0 2.4 0 0.0 75 46.00 3
Michael Munley 34 38 35 35 34 40 37.6 -1 3 0 3 0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 74 26.80 2
Erik Jones 36 9 36 36 8 36 20.2 0 52 9 43 16 30.77 0 37.8 0 0.0 66 67.00 0
Austin Dillon 33 17 37 37 4 36 23.9 -4 42 46 -4 4 9.52 0 29.3 0 0.0 53 63.20 0
Matt Mills 29 35 38 38 25 38 36.2 -9 16 14 2 0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 47 28.30 1
Alex Labbe 26 39 39 39 19 39 34.5 -13 12 24 -12 0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 28 42.20 1
Kyle Tilley 37 40 40 40 33 40 39.3 -3 7 14 -7 0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 20 24.30 0