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Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey 200
Saturday, August 7th, 2021
Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, NY
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- 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.
| FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | STG PTS | PO PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | S1 | S2 | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 6 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 55 | 35 | 19 | 1 | 82 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Running |
| 28 | 40 | 61 | Stephen Leicht | Toyota | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 20 | 4 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 37 | 33 | 23 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Chassis |
| 29 | 32 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Toyota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 1 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | 40 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Running |
| 11 | 18 | 1 | Michael Annett | Chevrolet | 29 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Running |
| 26 | 9 | 02 | Brett Moffitt | Chevrolet | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 8 | 10 | Jeb Burton | Chevrolet | 35 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | Running |
| 36 | 36 | 31 | Erik Jones | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | Accident |
| 25 | 28 | 0 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 13 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | Ford | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 34 | 22 | 47 | Kyle Weatherman | Chevrolet | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Electrical |
| 22 | 3 | 18 | Daniel Hemric | Toyota | 24 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 82 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 10 | Running |
| 27 | 27 | 178 | Jesse Little | Toyota | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 30 | 17 | Josh Bilicki | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 32 | 39 | 74 | Bayley Currey | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 5 | 11 | Justin Haley | Chevrolet | 33 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | Running |
| 39 | 26 | 36 | Alex Labbe | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rear Gear |
| 3 | 2 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Ford | 53 | 34 | 18 | 1 | 82 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Running |
| 12 | 14 | 68 | Brandon Brown | Chevrolet | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 21 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Toyota | 34 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 82 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 4 | 20 | Harrison Burton | Toyota | 39 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 82 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 12 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Chevrolet | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 30 | 25 | 07 | Joe Graf Jr | Chevrolet | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 19 | 92 | Josh Williams | Chevrolet | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 38 | 29 | 105 | Matt Mills | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Myatt Snider | Chevrolet | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 11 | 9 | Noah Gragson | Chevrolet | 40 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | Running |
| 13 | 10 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Ford | 31 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | Running |
| 19 | 17 | 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Chevrolet | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 31 | 31 | 15 | Colby Howard | Chevrolet | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 16 | 48 | Jade Buford | Chevrolet | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 35 | 90 | Preston Pardus | Chevrolet | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 24 | 126 | Kris Wright | Toyota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 1 | 15 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Toyota | 54 | 40 | 9 | 5 | 82 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 2 | Running |
| 40 | 37 | 199 | Kyle Tilley | Toyota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DVP |
| 10 | 23 | 8 | Sam Mayer | Chevrolet | 32 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | Running |
| 35 | 34 | 6 | Michael Munley | Chevrolet | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Suspension |
| 33 | 38 | 52 | Dave Smith | Chevrolet | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
Race Infractions
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.
| Driver | Infraction | Penalty | Lap | Lap Assessed | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Sieg | Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustments | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Jesse Little | Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustments | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Stephen Leicht | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 4 | 7 | Yellow |
| Michael Munley | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 4 | 7 | Yellow |
| Dave Smith | Speeding on pit road | Tail End | 5 | 7 | Yellow |
| Dave Smith | Driving through more than 3 pit boxes | Tail End | 5 | 7 | Yellow |
| Kris Wright | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area | Tail End | 5 | 7 | Yellow |
| Ryan Sieg | Speeding on pit road | Tail End | 11 | 12 | Yellow |
| Ryan Sieg | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 21 | 24 | Yellow |
| Ryan Sieg | Speeding on pit road | Tail End | 21 | 24 | Yellow |
| Brett Moffitt | Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon | Tail End | 22 | 24 | Yellow |
| Joe Graf Jr | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area | Tail End | 22 | 24 | Yellow |
| Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area | Tail End | 22 | 24 | Yellow | |
| Brandon Jones | Speeding on pit road | Pass Thru | 30 | 31 | Green |
| Ryan Sieg | Driving through more than 3 pit boxes | Tail End | 35 | 36 | Yellow |
| Michael Munley | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area | Tail End | 35 | 36 | Yellow |
| Michael Munley | Speeding on pit road | Tail End | 35 | 36 | Yellow |
| Joe Graf Jr | Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon | Tail End | 37 | 43 | Green/Yellow |
| Sam Mayer | Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon | Tail End | 49 | 50 | Yellow |
| Riley Herbst | Speeding on pit road | Tail End | 49 | 50 | Yellow |
| Stephen Leicht | Speeding on pit road | Tail End | 49 | 50 | Yellow |
| Bayley Currey | Speeding on pit road | Tail End | 57 | 58 | Green |
| Ryan Sieg | Speeding on pit road | Pass Thru | 65 | 70 | Green/Yellow |
| Dave Smith | Driving through more than 3 pit boxes | Tail End | 66 | 70 | Green/Yellow |
| Michael Munley | Speeding on pit road | Tail End | 69 | 70 | Yellow |
| Michael Munley | Driving through more than 3 pit boxes | Tail End | 69 | 70 | Yellow |
| Jeffrey Earnhardt | Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon | Tail End | 69 | 70 | Yellow |
| Michael Munley | Pitting before pit road is open Garage | Tail End | 76 | 0 | Yellow |