Rivals AJ Allmendinger and Austin Cindric were in a tight race as they approached the finish line Friday night at Bristol Motor Speedway. But, it was Allmendinger—who went sliding across the finish line after Cindric hit him—to win the Xfinity Series regular season title.
Cindric finished second, followed by Riley Herbst at third and Justin Allgaier at fourth. Allgaier picked up a pit road speeding penalty and initiated contact with his teammate, Sam Mayer, late during the race.
After winning the race, Allmendinger told NBCSN that it was a crazy ending but that's what "makes the sport bad a--.