After Craftsman Truck Series practice and qualifying was cancelled due to bad weather, the Xfinity Series must also wait out the rain as the weather has moved through and track drying is in taking place.

After a hard head on het into the wall at Talladega, Connor Zilisch will not be in the number 88 car this weekend.  Kyle Larson will be taking over the driving duties at Texas.  NASCAR has awarded Zilisch a waiver so that he can complete in the playoffs later this season.

Over an hour after the originally scheduled time for practice, the drivers are starting the engines but due to some “weeper” issues, practice has been cancelled and officials are looking to have the track ready for qualifying.

Forty teams have brought drivers to the track for 38 starting spots.

With a couple of “consistent weepers” NASCAR officials has cancelled Xfinity Series qualifying in order to address the weeper issue before the Truck Series race later tonight.

After qualifying has been cancelled Dawson Cram and CJ McLaughlin will not make the race.

The starting lineup for the Andy’s Frozen Custard 300 has been determined by the NASCAR metric with Austin Hill on the pole.
Austin Hill
Justin Allgaier
Jesse Love
Jeb Burton
Harrison Burton
Sheldon Creed
Sam Mayer
Matt DiBenedetto
Daniel Dye
Anthony Alfredo
Blaine Perkins
Taylor Gray
Carson Kvapil
Nick Sanchez
Nick Leitz
Dean Thompson
Leland Honeyman
Brennan Poole
Ryan Ellis
Kyle Larson (in for Connor Zilisch)
Brandon Jones
Sammy Smith
Christian Eckes
Josh Bilicki
Jeremy Clements
Kyle Sieg
Riley Herbst
Mason Maggio
Josh Williams
Kris Wright
Ryan Sieg
Mason Massey
Corey Day
Parker Retzlaff
William Sawalich
Katherine Legge
Joey Gase
Garrett Smithley

Stages one and two of the race are 45 laps each with stage three lasting 110 laps for a total of 200 laps around the mile and a half track.

Joey Gase needs a push to get moving and heads for his pit stall.

NASCAR has called for a competition caution on lap 20 after practice and qualifying were rained out.

Joey Gase has the working again and will start from the back of the field after the crew made some unapproved adjustments to the car.

There are six drivers in the field who have never been on the track at Texas Motor Speedway in an Xfinity Series car.

Austin Hill brings the field down for the green flag start of the race from the inside lane with Justin Allgaier alongside.  Justin Allgaier comes up on the outside to take the lead.

Ryan Ellis spins out on lap one after contact from Christian Eckes to bring out the first caution flag of the race.

Josh Bilicki also had a spin on the track.

Jeremy Clements had to make a pit stop to replace his transponder. NASCAR allowed Clements to return to his spot on the track after the replacement.

Justin Allgaier brings the field down for the green flag restaret on lap seven but the caution flag comes out for a wreck involving Nick Leitz, Leland Honeyman, and Sammy Smith.  Smith made contact with Honeyman who spun and hit Leitz.

Leitz and Honeyman will restart from the back of the field after pitting too soon.

Justin Allgaier brings the field down for the green flag restart from the inside lane on lap 12 with Austin Hill alongside.  After going side by side, Justin Allgaier takes the lead.

Lap 13, the top five are Justin Allgaier, Austin Hill, Jesse Love, Sheldon Creed, and Sam Mayer with the first full green flag lap of the race.

Lapa 15, Justin Allgaier has a half second lead on Austin Hill.

Lap 16, Nick Sanchez passes Sam Mayer for fifth.

Lap 17, Nick Sanchez passes Jesse Love for fourth.

Earlier in the week, Kyle Larson said that he wanted to embarrass the field.  After starting the race in 20th place, he has moved up to 12th on lap 19.

Lap 20, Justin Allgaier has a lead of over a second on Austin Hill.

Lap 21, NASCAR displays the yellow flag for the competition caution.  Josh Bilicki spins out once again and slides into the grass.

Several drivers make a pit stop but leaders Justin Allgaier and Austin Hill stay out on the track.

Jeremy Clements was charged with having an uncontrolled tire on pit road.

Justin Allgaier brings the field down for the green flag restart from the inside lane with Austin Hill alongside on lap 26.  Allgaier takes the lead as drivers spread out across the track through the field before getting single and double file.

The top five are Justin Allgaier, Sheldon Creed, Nick Sanchex, Austin Hill, and Kyle Larson.

Lap 29, Nick Sanchez and Sheldon Creed battle for second; Justin Allgaier is over a second out in front.

Lap 30, Kyle Larson passes Austin Hill for fourth.

Lap 32, Justin Allgaier has a lead of over two seconds on Nick Sanchez; Kyle Larson, Sheldon Creed, and Austin Hill round out the top five.

Lap 35, Kyle Larson passes Nick Sanchez for second; Justin Allgaier is over two seconds out in front.

Sam Mayer passes Sheldon Creed for fifth.

Lap 36, Justin Allgaier’s lead is now under two seconds with Kyle Larson in second.

Seven laps remain in stage one, Kyle Larson has closed the gap on leader Justin Allgaier to under a second and a half.

Four laps remain in stage one, Justin Allgaier has increased his lead on Kyle Larson to over a second and a half.

Leading over 500 laps at Texas Motor Speedway, Justin  Allgaier has never won a race at TMS.

After dominating stage one, Justin Allgaier wins stage one to win the past five stages at Texas and seven overall.

The top 10 at the end of stage one:
Justin Allgaier
Kyle Larson, Nick Sanchez
Austin Hill
Sam Mayer
Sheldon Creed
Ryan Sieg
Brandon Jones
Jeb Burton
Anthony Alfredo

Christian Eckes’ car is being pushed to the garage with a possible blown engine.  When the crew raised the hood on pit road, a bunch of smoke poured out.

Drivers come down pit road for service with Austin Hill winning the race off of pit road.  Justin Allgaier lost four spots after a seventeen second pit stop.

Kyle Larson’s crew was charged with an uncontrolled tire on pit road and will have to  restart the race form the back of the field.

Jeb Burton ran over the air hose and had to be pushed back in order to complete service.

Matt DiBenedetto also had an uncontrolled tire and Jeremy Clements crew came over the wall to soon.

Sheldon Creed brings the field down for the green flag start of stage two on lap 54 with Austin Hill alongside.

Austin Hill takes the lead.

The top five are Austin Hill, Sheldon Creed, Nick Sanchez, Justin Allgaier, and Brandon Jones.

Lap 57, Justin Allgaier passes Nick Sanchez for third.

Lap 59, Justin Allgaier passes Sheldon Creed for second and is just over half a second behind leader Austin Hill.

Lap 60, the top five are Austin Hill, Justin Allgaier, Sheldon Creed, Nick Sanchez, and Jesse Love.

Lap 62, Justin Allgaier has caught leader Austin Hill and has begun stalking him for the lead.

Lap 65, leader Austin Hill has pulled out to a half second lead on Justin Allgaier.

Lap 70, Austin Hill has just a quarter of a second lead on Justin Allgaier; Sheldon Creed, Nick Sanchez, and Sam Mayer round out the top five.

Since the restart, Kyle Larson has moved up to just outside the top 15 in 16th place.

Lap 75, Kyle Larson passes Harrison Burton for 15th.  Justin Allgaier continues to look for a way to get around lead Austin Hill.

Lap 79, Austin Hill has increased his lead on Justin Allgaier to nearly a second; Sheldon Creed, Nick Sanchez, and Sam Mayer round out the top five.

With seven laps remaining in stage two, Justin Allgaier has closed the gap on leader Austin Hill to a quarter of a second. 

Austin Hill is reporting some issues with his car.

Five to go in stage two, Kyle Larson has moved up to 12th place.

Four to go in stage two, Justin Allgaier is just a tenth of a second behind Austin Hill.

The caution flag comes out with just three laps remaining in stage two when Kris Wright spins out.  Jeb Burton is the “lucky dog”.

Stage two will end under caution with Austin Hill winning the stage for his first at Texas.

The top 10 at the end of stage two:
Austin Hill
Justin Allgaier
Sheldon Creed
Nick Sanchez
Sam Mayer
Riley Herbst
Jesse Love
Corey Day
Brandon Jones
Taylor Gray

Kyle Larson was just outside the top 10 in eleventh.

Drives come down pit road for service with Austin Hill winning the race off of pit road; Justin Allgaier came out in third.

William Sawalich had an uncontrolled tire on pit road.  Kirs Wright was charged with pitting too soon.  Joey Gase was charged with crew members over the wall too soon.  All three drivers will have to restart the race from the back of the field.

Austin Hill brings the field down for the green flag start of stage three on 97 with Justin Allgaier alongside.  Hill and Allgaier are the only drivers to lead laps today.

The caution comes out right away for a wreck involving Josh Willaims, Taylor Gray, Riley Herbst, Katherine Legge, Mason Massey, Garrett Smithley, Anthony Alfredo, Ryan Ellis, Josh Bilicki, and Corey Day.  Some of the drivers ended up in the grass to cause the wreck.

Several drivers came down pit road for service while pit road was still closed.

Austin Hill brings the field down for the green flag start on lap 103 but the seventh caution flag comes out when Corey Day makes contact with Sheldon Creed and sends Creed spinning.  Creed makes contact with Jesse Love sending Love into the wall before hitting the wall on the driver’s side.

Taylor Gray was caught speeding on pit road.

Nearly half of the field – 18 drivers – have been involved in on track incidents this afternoon.

Justin Allgaier brings the field down for the green flag restart with Austin Hill alongside on lap 112.  Allgaier holds on to the lead with Nick Sanchez in second; Austin Hill, Kyle Larson, and Brandon Jones round out the top five.

Kyle Larson passes Austin Hill for third.

Drivers are getting three wide in a battle for position back in the field.  With half of the playoff spots already taken, earning more points is becoming essential.

Lap 117, Justin Allgaier has pulled out to a lead of over a second on Nick Sanchez; Kyle Larson, Austin Hill, and Brandon Jones round out the top five.

Lap 119, Justin Allgaier continues to extend his lead and is now over a second and a half out in front.

Austin Hill reports a very tight condition in his car.

With 78 laps remaining in the race, the drivers will have to make one more pit stop.

Kyle Larson passes Nick Sanchez for second with 77 laps to go.

Katherine Legge is slowed on the track with a flat tire.

Lap 128, Kyle Larson has closed the gap on leader Justin Allgaier and is now under a second and a half.

With 67 laps remaining in the race, Kyle Larson has closed the gap on Justin Allgaier to under a second.

Lap 136, Kyle Larson is just a half a second behind leader Justin Allgaier; Nick Sanchez, Austin Hill, and Brandon Jones round out the top five.

There are only 22 cars on the lead lap; Anthony Alfredo is the last car on the lead lap.

Lap 141, Justin Allgaier passes Anthony Alfredo to put him a lap down.  There are now 21 cars on the lead lap.

With 59 laps to go, Kyle Larson is just a third of a second behind leader Justin Allgaier.

Lap 153, the battle for the lead begins…

William Sawalich comes down pit road on lap 146 as green flag pit stops begin.

With 52 laps to go, Kyle Larson is now half a second behind leader Justin Allgaier.  Green flag pit stops continue.

With 49 laps to go, Kyle Larson makes his green flag pit stop.

Lap 153, Austin Hill makes his green flag pit stop and reports he still has a very tight condition in his car.

Lap 154, Justin Allgaier makes his green flag pit stop and gives the lead over to Sam Mayer.

The caution flag comes out on lap 156 when Justin Allgaier spins out, hits the wall, and gets into the grass after contact from Kris Wright who also spun out and gets into the grass.  After leading 99 laps, Allgaier is out of the car and out of the race.

There are only 12 drivers on the lead lap.

William Sawalich is the “lucky dog”.

Drivers come down pit road with several complaining of tight conditions in the cars.

Kyle Larson brings the field down for the green flag restart with just 37 laps remaining in the race.  Six drivers took the wave around.  Kyle Larson gets a big lead with Austin Hill in second; Nick Sanches, Brandon Jones, and Taylor Gray round out the top five.

Austin Hill and Nick Sanchez battle to second with Kyle Larson over a second out in front.

Three of the top six drivers are rookies.

With 33 laps to go, leader Kyle Larson has a second and a half lead on Nick Sanchez.

Thirty to go, the top five are Kyle Larson, Nick Sanchez, Austin Hill, Taylor Gray, and Brandon Jones.

Leland Honeyman was charged with speeding on pit road and will have to serve a passthrough penalty.

With 26 laps to go, Kyle Larson has pulled out to a near four second lead on Nick Sanchez.

Leland Honeyman takes his car to the garage with a mechanical issue.

The last time Kyle Larson ran in an Xfinity Series races he lapped nearly the who field but did not win the race.  He noted this week that he wanted to embarrass the field.  With 22 laps remaining in the race, Larson has pulled out to a five second lead on Nick Sanchez.  There are 18 cars on the lead lap.

Twenty to go, Kyle Larson is approaching a six second lead on Nick Sanchez in “driving it like he stole it” fashion.

Fifteen to go, Kyle Larson holds a lead of over five seconds on Austin Hill.  Austin Hill finally passes Nick Sanchez.

Leland Honeyman is out of the race; reporting a vibration.

The caution flag comes out when Corey Day gets into the tire wall.  There are a few tires laying out on the track after the hit and many more dislodged.

Matt DiBenedetto is the “lucky dog”.

Kyle Larson gives up the lead to come down pit road for service; along with several other drivers.

Corey Day is charged with pitting before pit road was open and will restart the race from the back of the field.

Katherine Legge will also restart the race from the back of the field after driving through too many pit boxes.

Riley Herbst spins out on pit road after being hit by teammate William Sawalich.

Austin Hill brings the field down for the green flag restart with Nick Sanchez alongside with just seven laps remaining in the race.  Drivers get three wide through the field with Sam Mayer taking the lead.

The tenth caution flag of the race comes out with five to go when Sammy Smith gets into the wall.

Parker Retzlaff is the “lucky dog”.

Sam Mayer brings the field down for the overtime shootout to end the race with Nick Sanchez on the outside lane.  Kyle Larson restarts behind Sanchez.  Sam May Nick Sanchez and Austin Hill make it a three wide battle for the lead but the caution flag comes out when Jeremy Clements gets into the wall.

Sam Mayer is the leader with Kyle Larson in second; Nick Sanchez, Taylor Gray, and Austin Hill round out the top five.

Sam Mayer brings the field down for the second overtime shootout to end the race with Kyle Larson alongside.  Mayer edges out in front but Kyle Larson comes up on the outside to take the lead and pulls away.

Kyle Larson takes the white flag.

Kyle Larson wins the race filling in for Connor Zilisch who was injured at Talladega.

The unofficial results of the Andy’s Frozen Custard 300:
Kyle Larson
Taylor Gray
Riley Herbst
Austin Hill
Sam Mayer
Harrison Burton
Jesse Love
Ryan Sieg
Brandon Jones
Jeb Burton
Daniel Dye
Anthony Alfredo
William Sawalich
Parker Retzlaff
Matt DiBenedetto
Corey Day
Brennan Poole
Sammy Smith
Carson Kvapil
Nick Sanchez
Mason Massey
Kyle Sieg
Ryan Ellis
Blaine Perkins
Joey Gase
Mason Maggio
Dean Thompson
Josh Bilicki
Nick Leitz
Garrett Smithley
Jeremy Clements
Katherine Legge
Kris Wright
Leland Honeyman
Justin Allgaier
Sheldon Creed
Josh Willaims
Christian Eckes