Justin Allgaier passed Carl Edwards on the final lap to win the Nationwide series STP 300 as both cars ran out of fuel Saturday night at Chicagoland Speedway.
Edwards led most of the night, but Allgaier sped past coming into the third turn, and Edwards couldn’t respond because he was out of fuel.
Seconds later so was Allgaier, who coasted to the finish line to win at his home track with Edwards second. Tampabay.com
“I thought I’d saved about a lap of fuel,” Edwards said. “With five or six laps to go, Justin really started coming, so I laid it down.”
And he ran out just before the entrance to Turn 3 on the 200th and final lap. Allgaier was wide-eyed at the sight.
“Coming off Turn 2, I didn’t know if I’d have the time to catch him,” Allgaier said. “Then he started wiggling, and I got a big grin.”
Allgaier drew even, and as he did, his engine went silent. It was a coast to the finish, and Allgaier would win it. He led only the final lap, and only about seven-tenths of a mile of it.
“We were on power another 100 feet, and that was the difference,” Allgaier said. NASCAR.com
Aric Almirola, the pole sitter, and Jason Leffler rounded out the top-five.
Danica Patrick finished 10th in her first Nationwide race since March at Bristol.
FIN CAR DRIVER MAKE 1 31 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 2 60 Carl Edwards Ford 3 16 Trevor Bayne Ford 4 88 Aric Almirola Chevrolet 5 38 Jason Leffler Chevrolet 6 32 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet 7 9 Kenny Wallace Toyota 8 18 Kelly Bires Toyota 9 62 Michael Annett Toyota 10 7 Danica Patrick Chevrolet 11 2 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 12 66 Steve Wallace Toyota 13 33 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 14 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford 15 15 Timmy Hill * Ford 16 1 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 17 11 Brian Scott Toyota 18 14 Eric McClure Chevrolet 19 70 Scott Wimmer Chevrolet 20 99 Ryan Truex * Toyota 21 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 22 19 Mike Bliss Chevrolet 23 28 Derrike Cope Chevrolet 24 40 Charles Lewandoski * Chevrolet 25 89 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 26 39 Josh Wise Ford 27 81 Blake Koch * Dodge 28 52 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet 29 51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 30 22 Brad Keselowski Dodge 31 141 Carl Long Ford 32 23 Robert Richardson Jr. Dodge 33 30 Mikey Kile Chevrolet 34 79 Tim Andrews Ford 35 49 Dennis Setzer Chevrolet 36 113 Rick Crawford Ford 37 168 Matthew Carter Chevrolet 38 175 Johnny Chapman Ford 39 174 Mike Harmon Chevrolet 40 44 Jeff Green Chevrolet 41 146 Chase Miller Chevrolet 42 55 Brett Rowe Chevrolet
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