Race two in the round of eight for the Xfinity Series stops at Talladega Superspeedway for the United Rentals 250.

Thirty-eight teams brought cars to Talladega for 38 starting spots.

A superspeedway track, there is no practice prior to qualifying as a cost and car saving measure.  There will be two rounds of qualifying with the top 10 making a second round to set the pole.

The first driver on the track to make a qualifying run is Carson Ware who posted a time of 55.387 seconds around the 2.66 mile track.

Caesar Bacarella broke the 55 second mark with a time of 5.483 seconds.

Jeb Burton is the first driver to break the 53 second mark with a time of 52.972 seconds.

Taylor Gray did not make a qualifying run with a transmission issue.  He will start the race from the back of the field.

Jesse Love, William Sawalich, Christian Eckes, Brandon Jones, Jeb Burton, Carson Kvapil, Austin Hill, Connor Zilisch, Aric Almirola, and Justin Allgaier will all be moving on to round two of qualifying.

With a time of 52.605 seconds, Jesse Love gets his ninth pole with William Sawalich starting alongside on the front row.

The starting lineup for the United Rentals 250:
Jesse Love – playoffs
William Sawalich
Christian Eckes
Carson Kvapil – playoffs
Austin Hill
Jeb Burton
Connor Zilisch – playoffs
Justin Allgaier – playoffs
Aric Almirola
Brandon Jones – playoffs
Sammy Smith – playoffs
Brenden Queen
Sam Mayer – playoffs
Blaine Perkins
Daniel Dye
Sheldon Creed – playoffs
Dean Thompson
Connor Mosack
Mason Maggio
Nick Sanchez
Jeremy Clements
Ryan Ellis
Ryan Sieg
Parker Retzlaff
Caesar Bacarella
Jordan Anderson
Anthony Alfredo
Nick Leitz
Leland Honeyman
Harrison Burton
Josh Williams
David Starr
Garrett Smithley
Brennan Poole
Kyle Sieg
Joey Gase
Carson Ware
Taylor Gray

Stages one and two are 25 laps each with stage three lasting 44 laps for a total of 94 laps around the 2.66 mile track.

Blaine Perkins and Mason Maggio will start the race from the back of the field after crews made some unapproved adjustments to the cars.  After dropping out of qualifying due to a transmission issue, Taylor Gray will start the race from the back of the field with a transmission change.

There are no lights at Talladega, NASCAR has announced that 6pm local time (CDT) will be the point they begin the process of shutting down the race if it has not completed by that time.

Jesse Love brings the field down for the green flag start of the race with William Sawalich alongside.  Love gets a push and takes the lead.  Drivers can push but cannot lock bumpers and must release on the turns.

William Sawalich edges up and leads lap one.

Lap two, the top five are Jesse Love, William Sawalich, Christian Eckes, Carson Kvapil, and Austin Hill.

Austin Hill moves up to third.  Christian Eckes takes second.

Lap four Jesse Love has a narrow lead as Christian Eckes and William Sawalich continue to battle for second; Carson Kvapil and Jeb Burton round out the top five.

Lap six, the drivers have formed a third lane.

William Sawalich takes the lead with Jesse Love and Carson Kvapil in a battle for second.

Lap seven, running side by side, Jesse Love and William Sawalich swap the lead back and forth.

Lap eight, Jesse Love gets out in front for the lead with Christian Eckes in second; Carson Kvapil, William Sawalich, and Austin Hill round out the top five.

Lap eleven, there is a lot of shuffling back and forth among the drivers – sliding up and back depending on which lane is moving.

Lap 12, the top five are Jesse Love, Austin Hill, Aric Almirola, William Sawalich, and Jeb Burton.

William Sawalich led the first lap; Jesse Love has led every lap since.

The first caution flag of the race comes out on lap 15 for a big crash involving several cars.  Brandon Jones, Sam Mayer, Harrison Burton, Sheldon Creed, Jeb Burton, Jeremy Clements, Ryan Sieg, Jordan Anderson, Brenden Queen, and Anthony Alfredo were all involved.

Nick Snachez is the leader of the race.

Sheldon Creed takes his heavily damaged car to the garage.

NASCAR has red flagged the race.  Teams cannot work on the cars during a red flag condition; they can only assess the damage and plan for repairs.

Not only do the track crews have a great deal of debris to clean up; they must also make some repairs to the wall.

After a 16 minute  red flag, the yellow flag has been displayed and the drivers are moving again with several making a pit stop.

Several drivers have been penalized for coming down pit road while it was closed and will have to restart the race from the back of the field.

NASCAR has told the 41 car of Sam Mayer to take his car to the garage after the “crash clock” has expired.  He is out of the race.

Nick Sanchez brings the field down for the green flag restart with Austin Hill alongside on lap 21.  Sanchez and Hill go side by side before Austin Hill gets out in front for the lead.

The top five are Austin Hill, Jesse Love, Justin Allgaier, Nick Sanchez, and Carson Kvapil.

With four laps remaining in stage one, the drivers are three wide through the field.

Sheldon Creed is out of the race, this is his eighth DNF of the season.

Anthony Alfredo has taken his car to the garage.

Austin Hill is the only driver in the top five not in the playoffs.

Austin Hill wins stage one.

The top 10 at the end of stage one:
Austin Hill
Justin Allgaier
Jesse Love
Connor Zilisch
Aric Almirola
Sammy Smith
Blaine Perkins
Dean Thompson
Carson Kvapil
William Sawalich

Brandon Jones was charged with coming down pit road while it was closed and will have to restart the race from the back of the field.

Drivers come down pit road for service with Josh Williams winning the race off of pit road.

Dean Thompson is the new leader.

Dean Thompson brigs the field down for the green flag start of stage two with Kyle Sieg alongside on lap 32.  Jesse Love moves up to take the lead.

The top five are Jesse Love, Connor Zilisch, Taylor Gray, Austin Hill, and Justin Allgaier.

Lap 33, Connor Zilisch moves up on the inside to take the lead. 

Lap 4, Jesse Love retakes the lead with Austin Hill in second. 

Lap 35, Jesse Love leads the race with Nick Sanchez in second; Sammy Smith, Connor Zilisch, and Christian Eckes round out the top five.

Lap 9, Justin Allgaier moves up on the inside lane to battle with Jesse Love for the lead.

Lap 42, Justin Allgaier leads the race with Austin Hill on his bumper; Nick Sanchez, Sammy Smith, and Carsn Kvapil round out the top five.

Taylor Gray takes his car down pit road with further mechanical issues.

The caution flag comes out on lap 44 for a crash in a four wide battle.  William Sawalich, Dean Thompson, Connor Zilisch, Leland Honeyman, Blaine Perkins, and Connor Mosack were all involved.

NASCAR is displaying the red flag for a second time.

The bowtie brigade of Chevrolet has won the last 12 races at Talladega.

After the second red flag the cars are moving once again after 10 and a half minutes.  There are just five laps remaining in stage two. 

Some of the drivers back in the field come down pit road for service.

There are 26 cars on the lead lap and just 31 cars still in the race.

Justin Allgaier brings the field down for the green flag two lap shootout to end stage two with Sammy Smith alongside.  Teammates Allgaier and Smith go side by side with Allgaier taking the lead.

During his pit stop, Christian Eckes’ fueler had an issue with the fuel tank and did not get the car filled.

Austin Hill and Justin Allgaier battle for the lead.

Austin Hill wins stage two for the stage sweep.

The top 10 at the end of stage two:
Austin Hill
Justin Allgaier
Carson Kvapil
Christian Eckes
Nick Sanchez
Jesse Love
Aric Almirola
Sammy Smith
Jeb Burton
Blaine Perkins

Drivers come down pit road for service with Christian Eckes winning the race off of pit road after taking fuel only.

After staying out on the track, Daniel Dye leads the race and brings the field down for the green flag start of stage three with Christian Eckes alongside on lap 56.  Dye gets out in front to take the lead.

Drivers are getting three wide.

Late afternoon, the setting sun is beginning to be an issue for the drivers.

Aric Almirola takes the lead.

Four of the top 10 drivers are rookies.

With 36 laps remaining in the race, Aric Almirola has the lead with Nick Sanchez in second, Austin Hill, Harrison Buron, and Christian Eckes round out the top five.

Harrison Burton gets a push from cousin Jeb and takes the lead.

The top five are Harrison Burton, Jeb Burton, Justin Allgaier, Blaine Perkings, and Jesse Love.

Justin Allgaier takes the lead with Austin Hill in second; Jesse Love, Jeb Burton, and Aric Almirola round out the top five.

With 32 to go, Austin Hill takes the lead with Justin Allgaier in second; Aric Almirola, Jesse Love, and Jeb Burton round out the top five.

Thirty to go, Austin Hill continues to dominate the race as the cars get single file with Justin Allgaier in second; Aric Almirola, Jesse Love, and Leland Honeyman round out the top five.

Just 25 laps remain in the race with Austin Hill leading the single file train; Justin Allgaier, Aric Almirola, Jesse Love, and Leland Honeyman round out the top five.

Connor Zilisch made an unscheduled trip down pit road with a flat tire and has been charged with running through too many pit boxes and will have to serve a passthrough penalty.

Twenty to go, Austin Hill continues to lead the race with Justin Allgaier in second; Aric Almirola, Jesse Love, and Sammy Smith round out the top five.

Seventeen to go, Austin Hill leads the race but some of the drivers are trying to form an inside lane to challenge for the lead.

Fifteen to go, Austin Hill leads the train of cars with Justin Allgaier right behind; Jesse Love, Aric Almirola, and Sammy Smith round out the top five.

Ten to go, Austin Hill continues to lead the race; Justin Allgaier, Jesse Love, Aric Almirola, and Sammy Smith round out the top five.

Austin Hill has won nine races on drafting tracks to lead the list; ahead of both Earnhardt’s.  If he holds on to win the race, it will be drafting track win number 10 and a Dega sweep for this year.

Jut seven laps to go, Austin Hill holds on to the lead with Justin Allgaier in second. 

Five to go, drivers back in the field have begun dropping down to try and challenge the leaders.

Austin Hill is no longer in the playoffs but his 21 car is still in the owner’s championship race.

Three to go, a second lane has formed but do they have enough time?

Jesse Love dropped down to the inside lane.

Two laps to go, and the caution flag comes out for another crash to put the race into overtime.  Aric Almirola gets into the wall with all four wheels coming off the track.  Jeb Burton and Daniel Dye were also involved.

Drivers come down pit road for fuel.  Sammy Smith is creeping down pit road out of fuel. 

William Sawalich was taken to a local hospital for further evaluation after being caught up in the stage one crash.

Austin Hill brings the field down for the overtime shootout to the finish with Josh Williams alongside.  Some of the drivers did not make a fuel stop.  Austin Hill takes the lead with Leland Honeyman in second.

Austin Hill takes the white flag.

Austin Hill holds on to win the race!  He locks in a spot in the championship four. 

Connor Zilisch clinches a spot in the championship four on points.

The unofficial results of the United Rentals 250:
Austin Hill
Carson Kvapil
Justin Allgaier
Christian Eckes
Caesar Bacarella
Blaine Perkins
Parker Retzlaff
Leland Honeyman
Sammy Smith
Jesse Love
Nick Leitz
Garrett Smithley
Harrison Burton
Josh Williams
Kyle Sieg
Joey Gase
Jeb Burton
David Starr
Brennan Poole
Nick Sanchez
Carson Ware
Mason Maggio
Connor Zilisch
Aric Almirola
Daniel Dye
Brandon Jones
Ryan Ellis
Connor Mosack
Dean Thompson
William Sawalich
Taylor Gray
Jordan Anderson
Anthony Alfredo
Sheldon Creed
Ryan Sieg
Brenden Queen
Jeremy Clements
Sam Mayer