NASCAR Xfinity Series: A.J. Allmendinger disqualified, stripped of 2nd place
By Asher Fair
A.J. Allmendinger has been disqualified from the Zippo 200 at the Glen, marking his second disqualification of the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series season.
Kaulig Racing’s A.J. Allmendinger has competed in two of the 20 races that have been contested so far in the 33-race 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series season.
He has finished in the top three in both of them.
His average finishing position is 37.50.
For the second time this season, Allmendinger was disqualified and stripped of a top three finish. He originally finished the season’s 20th race, Saturday afternoon’s Zippo 200 at The Glen, at Watkins Glen International in second place behind Team Penske’s Austin Cindric, but his #10 Chevrolet failed post-race inspection.
According to NASCAR, Allmendinger’s #10 Chevrolet was “found to be too low on both the right-rear and left-rear corners in post-race inspection”. As a result, he was officially scored in 37th place.
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Because of Allmendinger’s disqualification, the drivers who originally finished this 82-lap race around the eight-turn, 2.454-mile (3.949-kilometer) Watkins Glen International road course in Watkins Glen, New York from third through 37th place were all promoted by one position.
Joe Gibbs Racing’s Christopher Bell was promoted to second place in his #20 Toyota ahead of JR Motorsports’ Justin Allgaier in third in his #7 Chevrolet, Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney in fourth in his #12 Ford and Richard Childress Racing’s Tyler Reddick in fifth in his #2 Chevrolet.
Stewart-Haas Racing teammates Chase Briscoe and Cole Custer finished in sixth and seventh place in their #98 Ford and #00 Ford, respectively. JR Motorsports teammates Michael Annett, Noah Gragson and Ryan Preece rounded out the top 10 by finishing in eighth, ninth and 10th in their #1 Chevrolet, #9 Chevrolet and #8 Chevrolet, respectively.
Allmendinger was also disqualified from the race at Daytona International Speedway in early July after completing a 1-2-3 sweep for Kaulig Racing in third place. He was officially scored in 38th in this race.
Factoring in Allmendinger’s disqualification, here are the full race results of the 2019 Zippo 200 at The Glen at Watkins Glen International.
Race Results
1st – Austin Cindric
2nd – Christopher Bell
3rd – Justin Allgaier
4th – Ryan Blaney
5th – Tyler Reddick
6th – Chase Briscoe
7th – Cole Custer
8th – Michael Annett
9th – Noah Gragson
10th – Ryan Preece
11th – Jeremy Clements
12th – John Hunter Nemechek
13th – Scott Heckert
14th – Justin Haley
15th – Gray Gaulding
16th – Alex Labbe
17th – Brandon Jones
18th – Brandon Brown
19th – Josh Williams
20th – Stephen Leicht
21st – Cody Ware
22nd – Ray Black Jr.
23rd – Stanton Barrett
24th – Garrett Smithley
25th – Dan Corcoran
26th – Josh Bilicki
27th – B.J. McLeod
28th – Tommy Joe Martins
29th – David Starr
30th – Ryan Sieg
31st – Kyle Busch
32nd – Chad Finchum
33rd – Ross Chastain
34th – Joey Gase
35th – J.J. Yeley
36th – Vinnie Miller
37th – A.J. Allmendinger
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A.J. Allmendinger is slated to compete in three more races before the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series season comes to a close. He is set to compete in the races at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Road America and the Charlotte Motor Speedway roval on Saturday, August 10, Saturday, August 24 and Saturday, September 28, respectively.