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Avondale, Ariz. – Aric Almirola and Alex Bowman made contact racing for the win before Almirola Bowman hampered the finish line to end a chaotic overtime in Saturday’s Xfinity race at Phoenix Raceway.
Bowman finishes second. Brandon Jones was third, Ryan Sieg put fourth place in a backup car and Justin Allgaier completed the top five.
Allgaier was on his way to victory before Nick Leitz’s accident warned and sent the race to overtime.
With the overtime recruitment, Allgaier led with Almirola starting next to him. Allgaier came loose from Turn 2 and forced Almirola higher. This enabled Bowman to push between Jones and Allgaier to take the lead on the back. Almirola moved to second place before the start of the final round.
“I could clearly from (turn) 2, I feel pretty good,” Bowman said. “I think (Almirola) got close enough to loosen me … with the air and just pulled me back to him. Wish (turns) 3 and 4 went differently. “
Almirola came under Bowman’s car in the corner.
Earlier in the race, Austin Hill was eliminated when he hit the inner wall in turn 4 while following Sammy Smith.
“I just wrong the inner wall,” Hill told the CW Network. “This is perhaps the stupidest move I’ve ever had.”
Sheldon Creed and Dean Thompson were collected in the incident. Hill finishes 37th in the 38 car field. Thompson was 38th and Creed was 36th.
A week after not qualifying in Cota, Parker Retzlaff finished 11th on Saturday – his best result since finishing ninth in Portland.
Phase 1 winner: Alex Bowman
Phase 2 winner: Justin Allgins
Following: The series rushes at 4:30 pm on Saturday, March 15 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on the CW network.
