>> Allgaier did lose a spot, eight to go.
Ryan Blaney, his move to fourth. Here's how
it happened.
>> These two have been battling hard for this
position. Honking his horn, just letting him
know he's there.
>> That is hey, buddy, I've been trying to
pass you for a few laps now and here's your
warning.
>> I think that position was important to
Allgaier because right behind these two --
>> Pick your lane here. Use that high side.
>> Justin Allgaier's spotter might help him
worry less. Ryan Blaney, not so much. If Allgaier
falls behind Elliott Sadler he loses that
transfer spot in the dash for cash.
>> I think that's why Allgaier was racing
blainy so hard. Chris Neville, what's happening
to the 7, falling back?
>> Very happy with his race car, but the last
20 he said the car not turning in the center
of the corner. He's been telling the team
I think I I want to let some of these guys
go. Now you can see Elliott Sadler and the
team, you have to pick it up.
>> Five laps to go this time around. What
a battle. For fifth on the racetrack but for
the final transfer spot but keeping in mind
if you move on to that final stage and you're
dash 4 cash eligible, you can leave here $100,000
richer. Oh, that is good one.
>> Bad news for his team, he's doing all he
can. That's the hardest part about Phoenix,
when you have to wait on that car? The center
of the corner and Elliott Sadler continues
to turn and he's going to finish this pass
I would say in the next lap or two.
>> He better. We have four to to before the
end of the stage and you talked about it,
Adam. This is not so much a battle for fourth.
It's a battle for fifth. Battle for $100,000
potentially.
>> The other thing is, you have to realize,
if you're Justin Allgaier, you can lose the
spot here, you can still advance in stage
two. You don't want to do something silly
that will destroy your race car, right?
>> He's also really confident of that guy
on the inside of him. He knows Elliott Sadler
won't do anything silly either so he can take
a bit of a chance and pinch Elliott down somewhat.
>> I think he's found a little here up the
racetrack a lilt has been okay while Elliott's
been on the inside, not letting his car run
up to the wall. I think you can definitely
see the struggles with the 7 and his tightness
in the center of the corner.
>> These two drives have been great the last
couple weeks. In fact, Elliott Sadler, the
best series regular Atlanta finished fifth.
Justin Allgaier took over that role last weekend
at Las Vegas. And finally Sadler able to get
around, two laps to go till we end the stage.
That means pit road is closed. Out front it's
all about Erik Jones. He's LED 49 of our first
58 laps. Austin Dillon a second, then William
Byron, Ryan Blaney, followed by that battle
between Sadler and Allgaier.
>> You called it, Kevin. You saw something
in that 1 car where he could cut the bottom
and make that pass. He completed it.
>> Erik Jones has had it on the whole run.
As we see Blaney get up there, that's the
car that can challenge Erik Jones going forward.
>> That's going to be a challenge for Jones.
When Blaney gets there, does he have enough
car to push it harder? How do you preticket
making those adjustments? Does Erik work on
his car knowing how good it is? Because he
knows there will be trouble coming in the
form of Ryan Blaney.
>> You have to work on your car to make it
better because everybody else is.
>> Stage one. Jones, Byron second. It's teammates
from junior motorsports. William Byron, Elliott
Sadler, the top two series regulars. They
will move on to our final stage and be eligible
for the dash 4 cash. 60 laps into the 200
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>>> Stage one complete for the NASCAR XFINITY
series at Phoenix raceway. The points -- William
Byron the top point scorer, he and Elliott
Sadler dash for cash eligible. Pit stops will
happen in lap 64. They're heading your way,
Vince.
>> For the 9 of William Byron he says it's
a little bit too free early and then tightens
up. So they'll make an air-pressure adjustment
to help him on the short run an then they'll
make a track-bar adjustment to help him with
the long portion of the run to free him up
along with four tires.
>> Ryan Blaney started 33rd. Didn't take long
to get to the top five. Says the car is a
little loose in the beginning. Look for a
small adjustment. Jamie?
>> Austin Dillon in the 2. Not bad. A track-bar
adjustment up. Air pressure. Erik Jones, small
air-pressure adjustment on the right side.
The four-tire stop.
The car good and the race off pit road and
looks like the 2 wins that one.
>> Great pit work there, plus one for Austin
Dillon, minus one for Erik Jones and a spot
on pit road for Ryan Blaney, who continues
his climb. And look at the 42 of Tyler Reddick.
He's had a wonderful afternoon and will restart
inside the top six. Here are the drivers that
move on and in our final stage will run for
$100,000. Our points leader Elliott Sadler,
one of those.
>> What a great battle for that transfer position,
eligible to race for $100,000. See if we can
talk to him. It's Michael Waltrip and Kevin
Harvick in the Fox Sports booth. You copy?
>> Sure do. How you doing?
>> We're great. What action on the racetrack.
Amazing battle with Allgaier to grab that
transfer spot. Now you can think about not
only winning the race but getting a big bonus
too.
>> Yeah. Thanks for XFINITY for putting on
the dash for cash. I didn't know if I could
catch him or not with the laps left in the
stage, but the cars are changing a lot more
this year compared to last year I think pause
of the new rules. They're taking a bigger
swing so the falloff is a lot more here. We've
tried to adjust for that. They've locked you
in to try to learn some stuff for the last
run to checkered. All in all a good day for
us.
>> Elliott, this is Kevin. Now that you have
the dash for cash blocked in and you're working
on your car, what's the biggest problem spot
on the racetrack you needed to atres?
>> I think everybody's tight, Kevin. Seems
like these tires are building a tight condition
and a lot of guys are losing a lot of time,
initial throttle. So I'm trying to do some
different things inside the car. Watched a
lot this morning in practice to learn some
things. So anyway, we'll try a few different
things here. We've made some adjustments for
the long run. We'll see if it pays off.
>> 10-4.
Have a good second stage.
>> Appreciate it, guys.
>> Elliott Sadler and William Byron going
for the big payout later on. Byron going to
restart sixth here.
>> Sorry about that stop. We are getting it
cleaned up in here. We'll do a better job.
>> Qualified for dash for cash. Got that out
of the way. Continue to work on the rest of
our day.
>> Bittersweet for the Dillon brothers on
pit road. Austin Dillon won the battle, he'll
be the race leader. Ty will restart 23rd after
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>>> About ready for stage two.
>> Chris Neville.
>> Hundreds of lug nuts to practice for the
perfect pit stop. Five lug nuts in less than
a second. Easy to see sometimes they get it
wrong and a driver might have a loose wheel.
They're trying to review the pit stop as quickly
as possible. A lot of the tire changers wear
a small camera on their helmet and as soon
as it's done, the pit crew coach will pull
the card, review the footage as quick as possible,
and if we're under caution, they can tell
them, is that tight, and if they haven't,
hopefully get that driver back to pit lane
before going green.
>> The 42 team of Tyler Reddick will like
the results. Started 15th, drove his way to
8th and picked up three Pentagons on the pit
lane. It is the easiest place to pass.
>> As a driver, you love your pit crew because
they've made up so much ground. I'm impressed
with the job those guys have done. That car
runs good with Kyle Larson in it, but Reddick
has done a great job today.
>> He has. They were knowed on pit road in
Vegas last week, too.
>> He's eligible. He's in the mix for all
this stuff today.
>> Cole Custer driving through too many pit
boxes, gets penalized after his pit stop.
Austin Dillon outside lane. Restart, lap 69.
>> Allgaier with a nice move around the outside
of Erik Jones will grab the second spot. Blaney
can see the front for the first time today.
I know he's licking his chops to get some
of that lead.
>> Going to be interesting to watch the 7
here. LED laps early. The car faded. We'll
see where they're at with their program. Looks
like it's not bad. Has a peek to the inside
of Austin Dillon there.
>> Sometimes when you get in a situation like
we saw with Justin in the last run where you
know your car is going to go away, if you
can get out front and you can take off and
position yourself to take care of your car
a little bit, that's best-case scenario for
him, but if it shuts off and he's in traffic,
he might be in for the same situation at the
end of this stage.
>> These guys have interesting philosophies
sometimes, Adam. They'll try to gain that
advantage and hold it on.
>> Maybe that's what Justin is think, I need
to get the lead so I can get away.
>> Making himself dash for cash eligible in
stage up with. Couldn't hold off Elliott Sadler
but he's in that position now. Here comes
hi teammate William Byron, started on the
pole of that 9 car, looking inside of Ryan
Blaney who we know is fast in the 22.
>> Blaney got tight off turn two and went
high and lost momentum. Byron was able to
get to the inside.
>> Byron got loose underneath Blaney.
>> Lost his momentum off two but now he's
got it back.
>> Ryan Blaney unable to qualify earlier today
because they couldn't get through inspection.
Started this race outside the top 30, drove
it into the top five at the end of stage one,
and here he is, 73 laps into the race, 13
into stage two, and he finds himself fourth
and an opportunity to pounce late.
>> As a driver, when you know you have a really
fast car and you get in a situation where
you don't qualify and drive all the way through
the field, and now you're up there and you're
like losing contact with the first two guys
and you see some -- it looks like the splitter
just wore out there on the left front.
>> What's up with that, Chris?
>> After that last pit stop, his crew chief
Greg Irwin said take it easy getting down
on the apron an cutting the dogleg. You're
missing about six inches of the left front
corner of the splitter so try and be a little
easier on the apron when you're going down
low on the racetrack. And remember this car
a little tight late in that run. It will be
interesting to see how that affects the car
late in the run.
>> That splitter being gone is going to make
it tight.
>> If it continues to go away, it will probably
get tighter because that gap will open up
and the splitter won't be as close to the
ground.
>> That tells you how hard it is to win one
of these races.
That car was dominant in practice yesterday.
He had a couple tenths on the field. They
failed prequalifying inspection, missed qualifying,
now having problems with the splitter. Everything's
going to fall into pieces for the fastest
car in town.
>> When you back all that up, it's because
they started on the back. He's been on apron
how many times trying to pass slower cars
for position. Now you're seeing the price
of coming through that traffic in the form
of that splitter being gone.
>> Elliott Sadler on the move around Tyler
Reddick.
>> Great job. His team got him position, he
rode along in the sixth spot and lost one
to Elliott Sadler but still a good run early.
>> Look at the top series regulars. Justin
Allgaier second, he's the top guy running
for ex-points. Next in line, William Byron,
then it's Elliott Sadler and Tyler Reddick.
Byron and Sadler have already qualified for
the dash 4 cash so right now that final transfer
spot to be eligible for the $100,000 would,
in fact, be the 42 of Tyler Reddick. He's
seventh overall in the race. What's up with
our leader here, Jamie?
>> I talked to Austin Dillon before he got
in the car. Said they were lacking speed on
the topside of things but he loves this XFINITY
car. They needed to stay ahead of it as Justin
Allgaier tries to duck to the outside. But
Austin also said it's going to be all about
track position and his pit crew stepped it
up, they got the job done, made the adjustments,
air pressure to get him out front. The car
right now okay, but he's looking in that rear-view
mirror at that 7 all over him.
>> Kevin, that has to make you smile when
you see the 7 run up high in three and four
knowing you can go on the apron to make passes.
But there seems to be a high groove developing.
>> Two things I want to point out for the
7. The first to start the race you start on
your qualifying tires, which they had three
runs on so they were scuffed tires. As they
made the pit stop we had about ten laps of
caution to get everything situated, make the
pit stop to get back to green. And so he's
on sticker tire, ten less laps so it's obviously
in his benefit.
>> The car feels better on those sticker tires.
>> Appears to.
>> Taking advantage of it too.
>> Ryan Blaney taking advantage of Erik Jones,
up to third, best running position of day
for the 22 for team penske, who has not won
since November of 2015 at Texas motor speedway.
22 car. Joey Logano with the 12 next week
at Las Vegas.
>> That might have been a little early to
make that call because he still seems plenty
strong. Justin Allgaier takes the lead.
>> I just like the hustle in Allgaier today.
I know he got worn out a lit until the opening
stage but he is serving notice. I feel good
about my program, I Beal here all day long.
>> I think he has some benefits with tire
and only 50 laps of green looks like so far.
We have to see what happens when he gets to
the end of this stage. The other thing that's
surprising to me is the 20 car. Seems like
you put him in a little bit of traffic and
all of a sudden he doesn't have that tenth
advantage anymore. Kind of one of the other
cars in the top five.
>> When you're Erik Jones riding out front,
it definitely handles differently than back
in the pack. Good battle here. Matt Tifft
trying to take a spot from Brendan Gaughan.
>> Matt Tifft driving that 19 for Joe Gibbs
racing, rookie of the year contender. Top
12 in 2017 the first races in 2017, crashed
at Las Vegas, would have had a top ten last
Saturday and battling for a Tom ten position
here.
>> Great job, good speed for Matt. You can
see him getting better and better with every
lap. Little bobble on the bottom, slides up,
gets into Brendan.
>> And there goes Gaughan! 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 together kept Gaughan
from going into the outside wall, I think.
>> Just have a flat left rear to the wheel,
Brendan. Doesn't look bad on the left side.
>> Crew chief Shane Wilson. They've been together
far long time.
Third caution.
>> Four if we can get going. To clear and
come back.
>> Hard to climb that bank without a tire
on that left rear.
>> You know what I'm also thinking about here?
Closing on halfway in stage two. Opportunity
for strategy here?
>> I like strategy. Check this out. Tifft
bobbles on entry, Kevin.
>> And this is just one of those situations
like we were talking about earlier. The young
guys, you get them underneath. With the spoiler
in the back of the car they're a little harder
to handle underneath because it takes the
downforce off the car. Tifft makes a little
wiggle, gets into the 62. 62 might have been
mad. Looks like he's flooring it and it popped
his left rear tire.
>> Gets position but loose on the bottom.
Hits that yellow line and the thing just starts
to shake. Probably some rear tire chatter
into Gaughan.
>> It looked to me like once there was contact
that Tifft really backed out, said I made
him mad, I don't want to make it worse.
>> Sometimes that makes it worse for the car
because it's like a magnet, you get dplued
to him and you can't get off the side of him.
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of NASCAR. We are under caution here at Phoenix
for the contact with Brendan Gaughan and Matt
Tifft. We have 31 laps left in stage two.
Larry Mac, you say if a caution comes out
before the end of the stage we could see some
strategy.
>> We could. I think that's what it's going
to take. This Goodyear tire does not have
a lot of give-up. If you're inside the top
ten, trying to get the stage point, qualify
for the dash for cash, you'll stay out until
the end of stage two. If you're Matt Tifft
or Daniel Hemric or somebody like that that's
way outside and you only have a shot to get
some fresh tires and pull some strategy, you
may pit if we get a caution 105, 110 and stay
out at the end of age two.
>> Exciting stuff. Buyer bare and Elliott
Sadler are the two drivers who have qualified
for the dash 4 cash so two spots up for grabs,
Adam.
>> Who will join them in that final stage
to win the $100,000? Halfway through stage
two. Your reaction, Justin Allgaier, series
regular out front.
>> I love what I'm seeing out of that car.
He made ayn justment, talked about his tires
being different for this stage and he's taken
advantage of it. Also surprised to see the
speed of Austin Dillon. Didn't see that yesterday.
Erik Jones when he got back in traffic, he
couldn't go anywhere. What I also saw is a
lot of guys not completing passes. As the
laps wind down you'll get more aggressive.
>> You have to. I think you saw Tifft not
finish the pass soon enough and got loose
underneath Brendan. The same thing out of
William Byron earlier. You have to finish
the pass or you're in a bad spot.
>> Orange tie, is it an Allgaier tie?
>> I'm team 7.
>> In line to put himself in contention for
that $100,000. Here's how he got to the top
spot.
>> Shifted to third gear is that Normal?
>> Definitely Normal. To get off turn one
especially in a spot going for the lead. Not
every lap pause you don't want to overrev
it.
>> How about that? Drag racing. Had a lower
gear and pulled it off.
>> Last win on a road course. Always have
to shift on a road course in Montreal. He's
good at this stuff. 29 laps to go as we get
going once again.
>> Great start by Allgaier. He jumped on it,
chose the outside line.
>> Battle for second. Austin Dillon, Ryan
Blaney, Erik Jones, why not throw William
Byron into the mix?
>> Interested to see what this 22 car does
as he creep a little toward the lead.
>> I don't know about this. He's in that black
and silver 42.
>> William Byron. Look at the flood Gates
opening down low.
>> You said that would happen on restarts,
Kevin.
>> Tights easiest time to pass. That was basically
Tyler Reddick saying boys I'm here, I don't
have a full season and I'm here to prove something
today and try to get as far ar forward as
I can.
>> William Byron made contact with the outside
wall off turn four, pretty significant, I
think. And just about got collected by the
car. He's been in a mess ever since the restart
happened.
>> Blaney as high as he's been today, trying
to get to the runner-up position inside of
Austin Dillon. Remember, he started outside
the top 30 after those inspection problems
earlier this afternoon.
>> Watch this. As he exits turn four.
>> Just out of the groove. That's heavy contact,
too.
>> Oh, my. He's a dash 4 cash guy, but should
he have big problems not being able to continue?
We would add not two but three drivers from
the second stage to the final stage to be
dash 4 cash eligible insuring there will be
at least four guys going for the big payout.
>> Adam, he's going to have problem, maybe
not big problems but significant contact.
What do they say in pits?
>> They're getting ready near the wall in
case William Byron has to come in. But he's
not said anything on the radio about how the
car is ill handling because of that contact.
>> I don't think he's had time to. He's been
three and four wide ever since he bounced
off the wall.
>> The good thing is there's no smoke. Sometimes
that surprises because it helps for impact
tss and keep down. I think that was pretty
heavy contact. There has to be something that's
not right.
>> Thinking about his teammate, Justin Allgaier,
leading this race, 24 to go in stage two.
It was this point in stage one when he started
to drift back. We need to keep an eye on the
race leader and keep an eye on Elliott Sadler.
Up to third now.
>> This was this point in stage one that Elliott
Sadler started to creep forward. Those two
can meet in the middle before the end of the
second stage.
>> That's why we're good teammates.
>> The guy going in the wrong direction right
now, Austin Dillon, back to fourth.
>> If anything the 1 might be a little lower,
just a little lower on entry. I know what
you're doing there. Keep that in mind.
>> Might have been shifting. Easier to shift
than down here.
>> All right. It works.
>> Worked that time, didn't it? Heard him
hang that lower gear and make the pass.
>> If Austin hasn't done the downshifting
stuff in practice, right now they're telling
him that it's faster, but he's like, man,
I just don't want to squeeze this thing into
third gear because I really don't know what's
going to happen. Been really impressed with
Elliott Sadler so far in 2017 coming off that
final four run a year ago when he had to go
to homestead without his crew chief, came
in here with the championship lead, driving
that 1 for junior. Junior has to be feeling
good. Top of your screen, drivers highlighted
in red. That means they are currently eligible
for the dash for cash.
3 of the 4 drive for junior motorsports, one
the 9 of William Byron. Hits the wall, starting
to fade back. That's Brennan Poole, second-year
driver out of Texas going to the inside of
him for ninth.
>> Ta a nice move to the bottom for Poole.
See if he can, as Kevin said, finish the pass
because get hung down beside another guy can
cause you some issues. Cars want to get loose
down on the bottom.
>> This is where you get yourself in trouble
when they're side by side completely like
that. You have to time it so you can squirt
through the center of the corner, maybe get
into three, overdrive it, watch that guy up
the racetrack a little to finish the pass
instead of going door to door.
>> If you're on the outside, you have to consider
how hard you want to fight for that position
because if that guy gets loose we saw what
happened to Brendan Gaughan when Tifft got
loose earlier.
>> Two-car wreck.
>> And right in front of this battle two guys
that are having great days, Darrell Wallace
Jr., back-to-back top tens, seventh right
now and behind him in eighth Blake Koch, xwaul
field up front and has stayed there all afternoon.
And behind him Ryan reed looking for another
top ten. You see that duo running in the seventh
and eighth position. Justin Allgaier leads
it. Ryan Blaney, Elliott Sadler, Austin Dillon,
Erik Jones the top five. 19 laps remaining
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>>> Only 14 laps to go in the stage two. We're
live at Phoenix raceway in avondale, Arizona.
Michael Waltrip, Kevin Harvick, I'm Adam Alexander.
Justin Allgaier leading. Ryan Blaney starting
to chase him down. It's been quite an afternoon
for the 22. It seems like ever since we commented
on that potential damage, the splitter hshgs's
been getting after it.
>> Must have heard us and said I'm going to
prove you guys wrong. Racers have a tendency
to do that.
>> I like how the 22 can keep his car on or
below the yellow line. Seems like the 7 is
struggling a little bit with that. About the
same spot he struggled in the last stage.
See how he washes up? The 22 locks on the
yellow line.
>> The center doesn't drag bad in three and
four when you straddle the yellow line. What
the spotter and crew chief were telling Blaney
to be carable about was dipping off the road
on the back straightaway. You can caw some
damage over there. Like you said cutting up
through the field I'm sure he was on the apron
a few times.
>> The splitters are a lot smaller than last
year.
>> We talked a lot about this new low downforce
package for the XFINITY teams in 2017. More
or less exaggerated at a place like Phoenix?
>> I think when you get site by side it's
exaggerated quite a bit more. Here we see
the 22 finally get a fender on the 7. That
usually means that it's probably going to
happen down here and you see Ryan Blaney with
the experience that he has driving in there,
clear the 7 and not mess around with that
loose side by side.
>> I'd say Blaney's had a smile on his face
for five or six laps. He saw that 7 fading
and knew he could take advantage.
>> So much for the qualifying stats at Phoenix
that say you have to start up front if you're
going to win outside the top 30 for Ryan Blaney.
He's leading with ten to go in stage two.
What about the guy in second, Chris?
>> Adam, about 40 laps into that first stage
that Justin Allgaier was reporting to the
team the car was getting too tight. Just about
eight laps ago he told them the car is feeling
the same as the first stage. Way too tight.
This team will have to make Tom adjustments
for that last stage of this race.
>> But they're in a great position to advance
and be eligible for the dash for cash. Last
time they went from the lead to sixth an lost
the transfer spot. I think right now they
have a nice cushion with nine laps to go.
>> They have a lot of things going for them
but I'm worried. If this thing goes green
in the last segment, see how his car falls
off in the late statements of 60 lap, if we
run to 80 he'll be struggling.
>> The two drivers locked themselves into
the dash for cash in the final stage, back
in stage one, William Byron, Elliott Sadler.
We know they will advance. The two drivers
in position in stage two, we talked about
Justin Allgaier next in line would be Tyler
Reddick and he's a couple seconds in front
of Darrell Wallace Jr. On track.
That would be huge for that race team and
that young man who's making his second career
start here today.
>> Ba's not going to lay down. He'll try his
hardest to deal with him. Great job by Reddick
and especially the pit crew who propelled
him into position to make the dash for cash.
He took advantage.
>> Reddick was willing to say I'll take a
schedule in a good car, step out of the box
and take a chance. Today you're seeing that
chance paying off for him by a solid performance,
getting some good seat time in the front of
the pack.
>> William Byron started on the pole, good
in stage one, hit the wall early in stage
two, and now racing Blake Koch for ninth.
So good. Single-car operation. Partnered with
Richard Childress racing. Great effort for
them today.
>> How bad does he want that one point? Past
halfway in this event but it's a precious
championship point.
>> I know Carl Edwards would have loved that
one point when he was racing Tony Stewart
and lost in a tie. You can't ever predict
what's going to happen because you never know
when it's going to come down to a point to
get in the chase or win a championship or
whatever the case may be. You have to get
it while you can.
>> Great rally for Ty Dillon, caught speeding
on pit road, rallied back inside the top 12.
What's he doing here? That's his teammate
behind him in the 21 of Daniel Hemric.
>> Looks like he's trying to tell him he's
going to go high or tell Hemric to go high.
I don't know what that meant.
>> And nothing changed. Hemric stim behind
him.
>> Behind him Michael Annett, in the 14th
spot. Cole Custer, another driver penalized
on that cycle of pit stops a while ago, started
in ath the tail. Inside the top 15.
>> Talked about the 7 car falling off in the
final stage because of the fact it doesn't
have great long run speed. If you're Allgaier,
crew chief, how do you work on that?
What's the best adjustment you can think of?
>> I think you have to get it as loose as
you think you can stand to drive it to keep
up at the beginning of the run. Sometimes
when you get in these positions you can't
make it any better on the day without coming
in and stopping and putting it up on the scale.
You try to get the car as loose as you can,
the air pressure as low as you can to try
to --
>> I look out the back straightaway and see
the beautiful mountains at Phoenix raceway.
Quite a mountain the 22 has climbed here today.
A couple laps away from winning stage two
after starting way deep in the field. It will
be one to go next time around. Blaney leading
Justin Allgaier. Austin Dillon, Elliott Sadler,
Tyler Reddick, and Erik Jones. The final transfer
spot to go for $100,000 in our final stage.
>> Bhaney will have the opposite problem there
Jones had. Jones was out front leading. Came
to pit road. His car is so good when he got
back in traffic. Blaney has been in traffic
the whole day. What decisions does the team
make here when he comes to pit road about
an adjustment?
>> You see him moving up the racetrack. I
don't know if he's searching for something
to put that in the memory bank. Good idea
to move around have something beside the bottom
groove and the apron. I think he's feeling
his car out.
>> Elliott Sadler already dash for cash eligible.
Erik Jones. Red regets a dash for cash spot.
He was sixth. Darrell Wallace Jr. Finished
seventh. Brennan Poole, William Byron, Blake
Koch your top ten two stages complete at Phoenix.
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NASCAR XFINITY series. Unable to win a stage
but scoring a lot of points. Justin Allgaier's
name up there a lot last week in Las Vegas.
Nine points for him in stage two. And he's
one of our four drivers eligible for the dash
4 cash. Keeping his streak alive. He qualified
in all four events a year ago including when
he won the $100,000 in July at Indianapolis
motor speedway. Pit road is open. Ryan Blaney,
the race leader, here they come, Vince.
>> I'm going to handle the 1 car of Elliott
Sadler. Came into this race as the points
leader, pits running fourth. Said the car
is pretty good. Not too bad. Just too tight
rolling center three and four. That's what
they'll work on on this stop. Chris?
>> Hoping to take that big check home today,
saying the car is tight as we see it after
40 lap, mainly in three and four. Needs the
car to rotate down there. Ryan Blaney pretty
happy with his car. Jamie?
>> Austin Dillon LED 16 laps today. His crew
going over the wall, getting the job done.
Wants to be a little better on the short run.
Just an air-pressure adjustment and four tires.
>> Jamie, this track has a big history of
long green flag runs to end it. That means
this pit stop very important. Austin Dillon
able to gain the top position off pit road.
Plus two for him. Blaney second, Erik Jones
picking up a couple spots and Justin Allgaier
losing two in that exchange.
>> See what Ryan Blaney thinks about his car
so far. Obviously charged from outside the
top 30 up into the lead. Ryan Blaney, it's
Michael and Kevin in the Fox Sports booth.
You copy?
>> I got you.
>> Looks like a pretty good day so far. Looks
like a pretty good day so far. Any challenges
cutting through the field?
>> Had to use up our tires pretty bad the
first little bit. I felt like we helped it
out a good bit that last run. We'll see how
this final segment goes. Hopefully we see
victory lane.
>> Ryan, this is Kevin. You've come through
the whole field and sound like you're half
asleep in that car. What was the hardest part
about coming through the field so far today?
>> Just staying out of trouble, being patiently
aggressive. That was probably something, just
trying to keep the car clean. Get Tom adjustments
on it. Hopefully we have it good to go to
the end here.
>> 10-4, man. Doing a great job. Good luck.
>> Thanks.
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>> Time for a third and final stage. NASCAR
XFINITY series doing battle in the desert.
Phoenix raceway, playing host to race four
in 2017. Austin Dillon won the race off pit
road. Dillon has LED 19 laps today and he'll
go side by side with Ryan Blaney, the winner
in stage number two. Dillon, like they seem
to do all day today, taking the outside lane.
>> Dillon deep into turn one.
>> Blaney wants to fend off as many of these
guys a he can. It takes so long to finish
the passes especially on new tires. He doesn't
want to see that 7 get by him.
>> Bubba Wallace charges his way into contention.
Elliott Sadler is going to take that spot.
>> Allgaier up to second on the restart. He
had a thought about the lead over in turn
two.
>> See that 20 car creeping back in there.
He was so good in the first stage. Kind of
nonexistent in the second stage. Right in
there in the mix in the top four.
>> Blaney back inside of Allgaier. That's
Blaney in the black and white 22. Allgaier.
Austin Dillon leading.
>> Looks like the 7 and 22 are faster than
the leader Austin Dillon. Probably threw it
in third gear. Look at him go.
>> Little jolt.
>> This is for the race lead. Into the corner.
High lane is good now. How much will that
change as the run continues?
>> Caution's out. Caution's out. Up against
the wall in three. Yellow 90 car.
>> Fifth one of the day. The 90 of Mario Goslin.
>> Saw him in the pits this morning, pushing
car through inspection himself, inspected
it and drove it. Unfortunately in a wreck
with David Starr in the 99 car.
>> Saw Mario pushing tires through the garage
yesterday. Does it all, doesn't he?
>> Exactly right. Lot of heart, lot of desire.
Unfortunately he'll be the one that wind up
fixing this 90 car too. Up the hill goes the
90 of Gosselin into David Starr. I don't know
if he got loose when he turned it in but was
nowhere near the bottom of the track.
>> Mario was running back in the 30th position
when he slid sideways going into turn three.
>> I got loose. Right front is definitely
down.
>> Moved up, thinking he needed to provide
some room on the bottom. Unfortunately, David
Starr was there.
>> 67 laps to go. Justin Allgaier looking
for the dash 4 cash.
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with 63 laps to go. Austin Dillon takes the
outside line. Inside of him, the top guy if
our run for the dash 4 cash, $100,000, Justin
Allgaier.
>> Austin Dillon has been nailing the restarts.
>> The 20 on the outside. The 7 on the inside.
>> Out by the 2. Still there. Door, door,
door. Still there.
>> Allgaier fast since the restart. Can he
hang on over the long haul? Trying to grab
the lead from Austin Dillon.
>> Nearly made contact off turn four.
>> Allgaier highlighted in red up top. Any
driver in red eligible for $100,000. Whoever
finishes best out of that group gets the cash.
You don't have to win the race. Erik Jones
in green.
>> Still there. Door.
>> Ryan Blaney won stage two and is up to
third. Inside of Erik Jones. For the lead
again.
>> Clear, clear, clear, clear, clear, clear,
clear.
>> Clear. Top spot Justin Allgaier.
>> Has to be one of the toughest place on
the restarts especially on restart, get the
rubber built up on racetrack and it peels
up as you make the first couple laps. It's
just hard to know where to go, to be honest.
Sometimes you slide up and can make ground
up off the corner, sometimes you're on the
bottom. Tough place to restart.
>> 60 laps to go. Let's crank it up in Phoenix.
>> All clear.
>> Still there. Corner, corner. Clear. To
the half. By one. By two. All-clear.
>> Down to 58 laps to go now. Had that restart,
some really good battles on track. Allgaier
advantage. Almost a second over Ryan Blaney.
Austin Dillon third, Erik Jones is fourth.
Elliott Sadler inside the top five. Came in
with a championship lead. A couple drivers
going for the $100,000.
>> Little adjustment for William byron-a getting
into the outside wall. Races his way up to
the seventh position. He's thinking $100,000.
They're working their way back.
>> Byron says the car got about 25% tighter
after he made that wall contact. Car didn't
look like he hit it. As you said, comfortably
inside the top ten. Going for that $100,000.
What a nice run for this young man, slipped
a lit from his pole position at start. Remember,
it's just his fourth race ever in the XFINITY
series. 19 years old.
>> He has been very, very impressive. First
trip to Phoenix in the XFINITY series. There
is Allgaier. 0.7 out in front of Ryan Blaney.
To the Ebay pit box and Jamie little.
>> One of the most common adjustments today
is air pressure. This is an air pressure gauge
the teams use. It's from the 2 team. They've
been making adjustments whether putting air
in or air out. We're talking as little as
a tenth of a pound to a half pound of air
pressure. Does that make a big difference?
You can ask Erik Jones on that first stop
after dominating the first part of the race,
they changed right side air pressure, the
car faded, not as good. Made another adjustment.
Longing good. A little bit of air pressure
can go a long way in these races, Adam.
>> Erik Jones leading 55 laps early. We get
close to 50 laps to go.
>> We know Blaney this come on strong as the
laps keep winding down. Justin Allgaier has
had some issues on the track.
>> Shift to the end right here?
>> Yeah. We can make it all the way to the
end, yes.
>> Okay. What lap if there's a caution, where
do you pit at?
>> I'd say anytime after 160.
>> They're saying if there's a caution inside
40 to go, they'll come to pit road. Allgaier
has had issues on the longer haul, his car
seems to go away. Blaney trying to run him
down back in fifth. That's where Elliott Sadler
rides. He has a good long run car. Be interesting
to see if sad her can take away that $100,000.
>> For those at home that don't know, this
stage is 20 laps longer than the first two
stages we ran through. You have to go 20 laps
further if this thing goes green than you
did before.
>> You heard the conversation there, Larry
Mcreynolds. 40 laps to go, we get a caution,
we'll pit.
Where's the threshold for you?
>> Everybody has one more set of Goodyear
tire bus the threshold I'm watch are the lap
times. It's just not falling off that much.
Right now, we have 25 drivers on the lead
lap. I know if we get a caution in this final
stage the majority, especially I think the
front-runners, will stay out. I know they're
probably thinking about pitting because the
car goes allayway on the long run, but I think
you'll have a lot of drivers stay out.
>> That position is big.
>> Two-tire change to try to grab that track
position with some fresh right-side rubber.
>> We get a caution, we'll be excited here.
You'll have a lot of people stay out, two
tire, four tires.
>> Because of the five cautions we have 25
drivers on the lead lap. That could figure
in to your thought process on strategy as
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>>> Under caution, sixth time today at Phoenix
raceway. Problem for Joey Gase. He tried to
get out of that car and it caught on fire.
>> Great run for this Jimmie means team in
daytona. Had a chance to win in daytona.
Looks like trouble on the right front, Kevin.
>> That has all the looks of a right-front
tire going down but I would bet it's from
the brakes melting the bead.
>> Turned into maybe brake fluid and a bit
of a fire there. Joey quickly exits the machine.
Tough break for that team.
>> 44 to go and now the question is to pit
or not to pit, Larry?
>> I just think unless you're way back in
the field or the handling has went away, we
only str run 21 green-flag lap, not a lot.
And I think this clean sup going to last for
a while so I just -- for the life of me, I
could not see the top 10 or 12 coming in and
pitting.
>> If you only had 14 or 15 on the lead lap
maybe it's worth it because you'd have time
to get back through. If you're 10th or 12th
now, with all the guys on the lead lap it
doesn't pay off to pit. Blaine second right
now.
>> I think we're fast enough to probably run
them down but with only 20 lap ops tires,
I don't know, about 0.4 seconds in 20 laps.
>> I'm sure it's [ inaudible ].
>> Oh, young man, you are right, they are
going to split. For sure at least some two
tires put on here.
>> Nice radio penske has. Could really hear
the driver. Sound like they were sitting in
a room.
>> I just think that some of those guys are
going to gamble a little bit and try to put
two tires on and try to win a race. I think
that's the only chance they have.
>> If I'm Blaney, I'm confident. He knows
he has a good long-run car. If he stays on
the track and six or eight cars stay with
him, he'd probably feel pretty good about
hi chances. When you're up front, sometimes
everybody does the opposite of what you do.
>> Where do you think the brake light is,
Mike?
>> If you're Tyler Reddick, take a chance.
Brennan Poole, eighth, ninth, tenth, maybe
all those guys come.
>> I agree.
>> Look at the fox box. See a lot of colors.
42 to go. The guys in red eligible for the
dash for cash $100,000. They don't have to
win the race, just whoever finishes best of
that group will get the cash. Allgaier in
that position right now. Highlighted in green
Ryan Blaney, Erik Jones, your stage winners
earlier today. 42 laps remaining. Pit road
is open and we're going to find out what everybody's
thinking here.
>> I love what Allgaier said. The money is
about the team. They cut their budget as close
as they can. You win $100,000, put it toward
your team, your car will go faster.
>> Look at this. None of them are going to
come? Half? How about they all come down pit
road? Headed your way, Vince.
>> The big conversation between Elliott Sadler
and his crew chief about whether to come or
not and take four or two. They'll take four.
Elliott said I'm willing to gamble on the
finish to win the money. We'll find out what
they do. They need a great pit stop. Chris?
>> Justin Allgaier has a 13.5 pit stop last
final. Lost two spots on that pit stop. Clean
it up this time. Ryan Blaney, he's happy with
his car. Jamie?
>> You saw the 2, wanted to follow the leader,
a little track play. See if he wins the race
off pit road and he does.
>> Talk about Prak position. And the guys
that get off pit road first all taking two
tires and one of those Tyler Reddick. He picks
up four positions and now he is the front-runner
when it comes to the dash for cash. That's
the good news. The bad news is the first guy
behind him on four tires, Justin Allgaier,
who's also looking for the big money.
>> Elliott Sadler decided to get four as well.
We eel see an exciting finish here.
>> It will be a fun 40 lap, Shannon.
>> That's right. And Larry Mcreynolds is crunching
the numbers right here. Surprised some of
those guys came down?
>> I'm not surprised that they all maybe come
and some took two right side tires trying
to gain that valuable track position, especially
with 21 laps on the tires.
>> Let's show you how the race has played
out so far. Daniel Suarez who started in the
back of the field because of his issues had
early contact with the 51 of Jeremy clements.
Three laps later, blew a tire going into turn
one. That's not the way you want to run your
race. Erik Jones went on to win stage one.
William Byron and Elliott Sadler qualified
for the dash for cash. Then it was Brendan
Gaughan, his west coast woes continue.
>> Matt Tifft in the 19, both guys racing
hard inside the top ten, trying to get to
the front and obviously didn't work out for
that side by side racing there.
>> William Byron who started on the pole,
he hit the wall hard. He was running fifth
at the time. Ryan Blaney would win stage two.
Justin Allgaier and Tyler Reddick are the
final two drivers. Who will race for $100,000.
And this is what we are stealing with right
now. Joey Gase, he had some issues and there
is a fire. Underneath that car. He would get
out and be okay. The crew puts the fire out.
>> Sit seths up that strategy. Austin Dillon
taking two tires. The 19 did stay out.
>> The points today for stages one and two.
Justin Allgaier, Elliott Sadler, William Byron
all the way up at the top. I'm looking at
the running order right now. One guy that
stands out to me is Blaney. He worked his
way up from the back of the field because
of the inspection issues and he's currently
top five. What do you think we're going to
see when we go green, Larry?
>> Knowing it will be about 35 left to go,
it's going to be pretty wild on this restart.
>> That's your prediction. Pretty wild. I
like that. There you go, Adam.
>> Larry mentioned Matt Tifft who stayed out,
you have some guys on two tire, guys on four
tires.
Who wins out down the stretch?
>> We do. The fans. This is going to be an
awesome finish. If you're at home on your
couch, you better scoot up to the edge of
it and get ready. When they go into turn one-a
couple guys on old tires out in front of guys
with two tires, guys with four fresh behind
them, no telling what happens on turn one.
>> Everybody is taking a chance and everybody
is trying to win. You see the guys that were
in back, heck with it, I'm saying out and
see what happens.
>> What would you want in this situation,
the tires --
>> Come on, you've been around me long enough.
I want tires, all four.
>> Typical driver. Jamie?
>> Maybe Austin Dillon too. Justin Alexander,
the crew chief for Austin Dillon, you've done
a great job on pit road. How do you think
your two tires will hold um to the guys with
no tires ahead of you?
>> The Chevrolet has been fast today. I think
the two tires will allow us to take off a
little better. Been a great long run car but
getting slow in the short run. I'm hoping
a little air in the tires up front on the
lead Orren the the front row, we'll see what
he's got.
>> Air pressure making a difference for Austin
Dillon.
>> They'll restart on the front row with the
19 of Matt Tifft who did not come down pit
road.
>> That could be a tough break for Ryan Blaney
and Justin Allgaier. Tires are older, tiftt,
probably won't get going as good as the rest,
could back up the outside line and create
action.
>> First guy on four tires, Justin Allgaier,
restarts in the sixth position, 7 car, third
row, outside lane. 38 laps to go. Tifft pretty
good on those old tires.
>> Here comes three I'd wide. Erik Jones too
the bottom.
>> Inside of Austin Dillon, inside of Ryan
Blaney, and Allgaier with four fresh tires
sticking his nose in there.
>> Mainey missed the corner. Got in too deep.
What a battle.
>> Teammates for the lead. Erik Jones around
fifth and here they come.
Austin Dillon is there, Justin Allgaier and
Ryan Blaney is next.
>> This has been the 7's strong point all
day. Brand-new tires on the restart. Going
for the lead.
>> Clears Jones. We know he's not been great
on the long run. 358 to go. Jones tries to
cross over.
>> He'll get to the inside, Adam. Wonder if
Allgaier is putting that thing um in third.
>> When he ran the top line, tough to shove
it into second or third gear there.
>> Jones rattles his cage a bit.
>> Jones has to know on those two tires his
only hope is clean air out front, right? Once
he loses the lead, he's in big trouble.
>> Itless late lathe in the race and you have
to go. On the restarts you get an opportunity
to pass especially for the lead you have to
be aggressive and make it happen.
>> Allgaier starting to pull away. Good battle
here. Tyler Reddick, another guy that got
two tires. His teammate Brennan Poole inside
of him. Blue/black 48. The purple number 6
Darrell Wallace Jr. Running seventh. Spinner.
Seventh caution of the day. He was running
20th.
>> Well, we get to do it all over again.
>> If you're Allgaier, knowing you car all
thes off in the long run, even though you
have to try to be perfect on the restart,
are you kind of happy you'll get a break on
your tires?
>> I think he was the most relieved guy in
the whole pack that they all came down pit
road. I feel like he's had the best car taking
off.
>> Right in his wheelhouse, about 35, 40 lap,
right?
>> Perfect.
>> Daniel up against his teammates.
The 33 of Brandon Jones he got tangled up
with. Keeps her out of the outside wall.
>> Second week in a row herring has been driving
that 24. Corey Lajoie returns to that vehicle
next weekend in California.
>> Good pace for the car.
>> 32 laps to go in our final stage in Phoenix.
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>>> We're getting down to it here at Phoenix
raceway. NASCAR XFINITY series. 30 laps to
go. When we get the checkered flag, we'll
open up coverage to our postrace show. The
leader is Justin Allgaier for the restart
and he'll be alongside Erik Jones.
>> Don't fire off at all.
>> Copy that. Work on that. It's hard to tell.
>> You did a good job. Just missed the corner
a little bit and let the 7 get by you. He's
really fast right now. Long way to go.
>> Coming into the weekend, I thought Jones
would be the guy. Gibbs has been so good over
the years. That Justin Allgaier said, you
know what, I'm going to spoil the party, Chris.
>> Trying to get him to victory lane, his
crew chief. Last time you came to pit lane,
were you nervous taking two tires?
>> Well, our car has been tight after about
30 laps. We feel like our best shot to win
that this race would be four tires to the
end. You know, the Chevy Camaro has been good
all day. Just need a little bit of luck to
go our way to get us to the end.
>> Thanks, Jason. Good luck.
>> 30th at daytona, 30th at Atlanta. Dominated
last week when you talk about series regulars,
top five at Las Vegas and good all weekend
long. This kid is in a great position, Justin
Allgaier.
>> Let's nail this. You almost have to be
perfect all day long especially on the restart.
Spin a tire, don't get into turn one like
you hope to. You saw William Byron earlier.
Outside wall. Need to nail this this restart.
>> 28 to go. Green flag back in the air at
Phoenix. That inside lane.
>> Surprised he took the inside lane. Thought
he was going to pay for it.
>> Blocking down the back.
>> Blaney on the inside. Austin Dillon is
with him.
>> The cars slide up in the middle, don't
have any grip.
>> Keep your eye on Elliott Sadler passing
for fourth position. Four fresh tires as well
we heard him say give me four and I'll win.
Clearing the pack and heading for the front
trio.
>> Top of your screen, highlighted in red.
Another driver going for the dash for cash
$100,000. A couple more. The 9 of William
Byron, the 42 of Tyler Reddick with a couple
other youngsters, Brennan Poole, Matt Tifft.
Battle for the lead. 26 to go. Allgaier back
inside of Erik Jones.
>> That's just a hard pass to complete. Kevin
talked about it. Let's listen.
>> Yeah. That has paid huge dividend for him
all day, especially this these types of significant
where is you get bogged down. Just downshift
that thing there he goes.
>> No downshifting in the Ford. Wound up too
tight so loses momentum. See what he can do
in one and two.
>> Where does he want to put the left side
tires in three and Fuhr, Kevin?
>> On the apron. That's me. A lot of guys
like to dive up, down down the yellow line
on exit.
>> I seif seen you with all four on the apron.
>> Probably more than not. This is a great
race. He won't get any breaks that the point
from the 20. He'll have to make sure he's
clear because that 20 is going to hold him
down for everything he's fot. The 20 knows
that he has him in a box from an aero standpoint
if he can keep door to door, he knows the
7 won't be able to get back in the gam.
>> Elliott Sadler creeping in on Ryan Blaney
for that third spot. Last run roles were reversed.
Allgaier was out front and Jones gave him
a nudge.
This place is like a short track. At what
point to you get aggressive and let him know
you're there?
>> I think you're there. If you get the opportunity,
I think you have a hammer on it and make it
happen.
>> Not only looking at Jones in front of him,
Justin Allgaier, he has the 1 of Elliott Sadler
coming from behind, Vince.
>> No question. That's on Elliott Sadler's
line. Obviously he wants to win but he's focused
on that second in line, the 7 of Justin Allgaier,
because the dash 4 cash $100,000 bonus is
on the line between Sadler and all dpir. Interesting
concept is that Allgaier has had the better
short run car today. Sadler has had the long
run car. This green flag run if it goes to
the finish is about 30 laps. Who's that going
to benefit?
>> I think the guy with the track position,
Vince, but man, it will be so close. Allgaier
can't get it done on the bottom and Elliott
Sadler is coming.
>> If the 7 got in front of the 20 I feel
like he'd drive away. But late in the race,
the 20 will keep battling and the 7 can't
complete the pass in three and four.
>> I would guess that jamming it up in third
gear just builds up more heat in those tires.
>> Every lap his chances become less for Allgaier.
It will turn less each lap through the center
of the corner.
>> William Byron, Darrell Wallace Jr. Racing
for sixth on track. Byron is eligible for
the dash 4 cash. Justin Allgaier and Elliott
Sadler have some problems. Out front right
now in this race, Erik Jones. We have 20 laps
to go, Jamie.
>> You heard Erik's radio in the last 20 minutes
you wouldn't have thought he'd be leading.
The handling has gone away on it. He's loose
on turn and feels he's on top of the track.
On the last stop, he stalled on exit, lost
valuable time. On that last restart, goes
to the inside.
>> Trying to make it happen. Off turn two
into turn three. Last pit stop, Allgaier got
four tires, Jones got two. Not sure if that
makes any difference at all, but right now
Allgaier going to hear the words hi's wanted
to hear all afternoon. "All clear." 18 laps
to go at Phoenix.
>> Just drove it into turn three and was able
to keep the 20 from hang Ong the right rear
quarter panel, now has the clean air and looks
like he might stay there.
>> A great performance by that 7 team. Justin's
done a great job behind the wheel. Strategy
of being able to shift into third gear. That
was a crucial key, I think. They've done everything
right.
>> They have. From pit road to the calls on
the pit box and Justin has been a bulldog
in there all day. Every time he's lost the
lead, he's fought back and figured out how
to get back up there. He's definitely had
the best car on the short run.
>> Don't count out Ryan Blaney. Saw how fast
they are on the long run. Oh, trouble.
>> Caution's out. Caution's out.
>> Allgaier didn't want to see this.
>> No, he didn't.
>> Blake Koch into the wall. Eighth caution
of day.
>> If they don't have a conversation on the
7 radio about starting on the top instead
of the bottom this time, I'm going to have
to come out of this booth and --
>> I've got a radio right here. We know his
number. Maybe we should chat with him.
>> Might not want to stir it up that much.
>> Blake Koch was 16th.
>> When you race into the corner side to side,
you can see both guys are wrecking. You know
there's a possibility the guy underneath you
will get loose. You certainly don't expect
him to, but you have to be aware it might
happen.
>> In years past this hasn't been the case
for these guys in the XFINITY series. As you
see the smaller spoiler and everything happening
this year, a lot of these guys are learning
these things are pretty loose underneath each
other and they keep learning lesson by lesson.
>> Great camera shot of the fire out of the
header pipes. That remind me how great all
after our personnel have done te behind-the-scenes
at Phoenix, temperatures in the mid-90s. All
our camera folks have had to endure the elements.
We thank each and every one of you, getting
the job done in the hot desert sun. And the
weekend just beginning. Today the XFINITY
series, tomorrow, 312 laps for NASCAR's top
shelf.
>>> Ready, set, go west, as monster energy
cruises into Phoenix. Which driver will roll
into victory lane when all is said and done?
Find out tomorrow. Coverage starts on fs2
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>> How is the game going to change for stages
tomorrow, Kevin?
>> A lot. You're racing towards the windows.
They're obviously shorter today, will be shorter
than some of stages we've raced in the past
few weeks. But it's still Phoenix. The cars
are falling off a lot, much like Justin Allgaier's
car. You'll see a lot of cars coming and going
from the beginning to end of runs with different
things happening with their vehicle.
>> Looks like there's a lot of menster energy
in that garage area after Vegas. Will it bowl
over this week?
>> That was exciting. Good stuff. There are
a hot of things that happen in Phoenix and
it's easy to make contact so you never know.
>> Elliott Sadler going to restart in the
fourth position, Vince. This ought to get
good.
>> They've had a long run car today. This
won't be a long run in the end but you needed
the yellow to bunch everybody up. What kind
of shot do you have, Kevin?
>> Elliott's done a great job all Tay. We've
had a good long car, been working it all day,
seems to be better on the restarts.
We'll see what we've got.
>> Unable to go to homestead last fwhov Elliott
to run for the championship pause they had
those lug nut problems here. He would love
a little redemption, get to victory lane and
get $100,000 this afternoon. We'll see on
the restart. But this could be fun between
teammates.
>> Allgaier starts on the outside, that puts
Elliott behind pimp hi has four fresh tires
as well. Kevin, the team took your advice.
The 7 on the outside lane.
>> That's food. We learn from our mistakes
and don't make them again. They have the best
car. They just have to control the restart,
easier said than done.
>> You guys have both been car owners. Dale
Earnhardt Jr. Owns the 7 of Justin Allgaier
and the 1 of Elliott Sadler. Starting nose
to tail on the outside lane and so much on
the line for both of them. How nervous is
he?
>> Just bring that $100,000 home, boys. Don't
take each other out. Bring it home for the
team.
>> If that they they do, they have the rookie
in William Byron who may get it for them.
>> Oh, man. I thought he would give him the
top again.
>> We would have been shocked, huh?
>> I would have been mad.
>> Restart with 12 to go. Allgaier, Erik Jones,
Blaney, Sadler and Austin Dillon. William
Byron is sixth.
>> Elliott Sadler heading for the outside
of Blaney, trying to grab that third spot.
Look at Jones. A good run on the bottom.
>> He shot across the apron on the dogleg.
He's there.
>> What a strong run off turn four. Oh, we've
got a crash.
>> Caution will be out.
>> Hold the brake, hold the brake.
>> You okay?
>> Dillon went around, collected Ryan. Austin
had restarted in the fifth position was sixth
when he went around.
>> And look who's raced himself into position.
Talk about $100,000. William Byron grabbed
fourth away from Sadler.
>> As we saw last year in the cup race, the
later restarts go, the more the intensity
goes and things happen.
>> Bubba Wallace was raising on the inside
of Austin Dillon. Elliott Sadler gets loose
off the corner. That opened the door for Byron
and, bam. That's Cole Custer that drives into
the side of Dillon. Unfortunately for Ryan
Sieg. You can see Custer couldn't get it turned
to the bottom. Loose in, Kevin?
>> Sometimes when they get loose in or get
on the submitter and can't get it to turn
or don't want to turn it because you feel
like it might spinout and unfortunately Austin
was right there.
>> On board with Brennan Poole here.
>> Caution, caution will come out. Caution's
out. Caution's out.
>> You saw the back of the 00 indeed step
out on entry and when he corrected it he hit
Dillon.
>> Dillon not happy with the rookie Cole Custer.
Hmm.
>> That eat the kind of stuff you don't really
want to see.
Kind of Saturday night stuff there. It's racing.
Stuff happens.
>> Here's what Cole Custer had to say on the
radio.
>> All my fault right there. Just got in on
entry. It's all on me.
>> 10-4. We're all good. A lot of people make
that same mistake so, we're good.
>> Talking with crew chief Jeff meendering.
Done for day. NASCAR has requested to see
both he and crew chief Justin Alexander after
the race.
>> We met with the 
NASCAR folks and they say if you confront
another driver and talk to him face-to-face,
we're okay with that, pushing and shove is
okay. Racing hard on the track is fine. Just
don't use your car as a weapon after an accident.
>> We all saw what happened at martinsville
and it's just something that doesn't need
to happen. Mistakes happen. Things happen.
This stuff is hard. It's hard to drive he's
cars. It's hard to get to the end of this
race and there's an intensity level you can't
really describe. And you make mistakes and
cars get into each other. But you don't necessarily
mean it. When you react right after the race
or right during the race and you use your
car as a weapon, that's just not something
that has a rational reasoning behind it.
>> I love what you said, Kevin. This is hard.
Think how Justin Allgaier was racing Erik
Jones. Wide open, right on him as tight as
he could be. Jones never bobbled. Allgaier
never hit him. Made a nice clean pass. That's
what's so impressive about you guys out there
on the racetrack. The margin of error is so
small, any slip and we could have a crash
and most of the times you make it look easy.
>> This is after the crash. You see the damage
for Austin. Just waited for him over off of
turn two.
>> If I'm Cole Custer I'm going to try to
find somewhere to hide behind because his
spotter is probably on the radio saying he's
waiting on you, Cole, just get by another
car so you can't be taken out.
>> Like you said, NASCAR has been very clear
that's not something they want to see.
>>> Four laps to go. 95-degree day. And it's
time to settle the score in the desert.
>> Don't spin the tires. That's what they're
thinking about right now.
>> And Justin has 
to play the game right.
>> You ready? Ready. Green flag.
>> Allgaier blows him away on the restart.
>> Three back.
>> Things that Justin learned from that restart.
A better job on the outside. He did just that.
>> You make the mental Lopes, laugh after
laugh. When he didn't do the restart before,
he was going to do it better the second time.
And he did.
>> Byron loose. The 42 of Tyler Reddick. The
3 of Ty Dillon, the 16 of Ryan reed is there.
>> Justin's looked a little high off turn
two. Erik Jones, look at the momentum he has
on the back. Jones in the 20. 22 is Ryan blainemy.
>> Here comes Blaney to the bottom. He's going
to take that shot.
>> Blaney has been strong all weekend. Had
to start in the back after missing qualifying
because of an inspection issue. If you're
Justin Allgaier right now, the last thing
you want to see is the caution. Just want
to get back to that white flag. And the white
flag is out right now. One lap to go sponsored
by credit one bank. Last time Justin Allgaier
won in the XFINITY series August 2012 in Montreal.
80 races ago. Came here today focused, knowing
if he gets to victory lane he'll be in playoffs
and have a chance at $100,000.
What an incredible drive for the kid out of
Illinois. The winless streak is over. Justin
Allgaier back to victory lane, a winner at
Phoenix!
>> Into the chase and our first dash 4 cash,
awesome.
>> Good job, buddy. Proud of you.
>> You guys don't understand. You have no
idea how proud of you all I am. We worked
our tails off. We deserved it last year. So
proud, guys. So proud.
>> Emotional.
>> A long time since he's been to victory
lane and today they earned it, did everything
right.
>> A couple of superstars on his heels, Ryan
Blaney and Erik Jones. When you beat those
two, that's a day's work.
>> Came on "NASCAR race hub" Tuesday on FS1.
Helping to promote the dash 4 cash program
P with NASCAR. I think they had the right
representative. He's one for one in 2017.
And in back-to-back dash 4 cash races has
won $100,000.
>> You think they got their eyes set on that
million dollars if they can win them all?
>> Oh, yeah. He's the only one that can do
it, that's for sure.
>> Blew out his tire. Plu the right-front
tire trying to pull the brake.
>> Been a little since he's done the burnouts
but that's a 
good problem to have.
>> He can Polish up on those throughout 2017.
>> Michael, blaun Blaney and Erik Jones, Elliott
Sadler up there, Darrell Wallace Jr. Sixth
for the third straight week. Daniel Hemric
from the back to the top ten. Brennan Poole
his first top ten of the year. Michael Annett
staying in the Tom ten. A great day for junior
motorsports.
>> Great day for Michael Annett. Early in
the season.
They didn't get the start to the year they
wanted. A tough track on a hot day hike here
and get a top ten, that means you can run
good anywhere.
>> Had to battle the heat but it was worth
it. Justin Allgaier able to win the big trophy
and get the $100,000 payday. Fourth career
win for him and the fir for junior motorsports
here at Phoenix. Also 4 for 4. Four races,
four different drivers.
>> What a fun race that always is.
>> Can't wait to see how that breaks up with
the stages and, you know, I think 
you look at race today and see how much the
stages change the complexion of this particular
race today. I think 
that has an effect at places you don't expect
it.
>> California, I can't wait to see the effect
of the tiny spoiler on the back. The straightaways
are long. We could 
get 
up to 200 miles an hour diving into 
the cornerbacks.
>> Fourth race 
of 2017, two of 
our winners series regulars. Ryan reed did
it at daytona. Today all about Justin Allgaier
who's headed to victory lane 
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