Race Winner: Kevin Harvick of Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste (Ford)
Stage 1 Winner: Kevin Harvick of Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste (Ford)
Stage 2 Winner: Kevin Harvick of Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste (Ford)
Stage 1 Recap (Laps 1-40):
● Cole Custer started fourth, finished 39th.
● Custer piloted the Haas Automation Ford inside the top-three in the opening laps of the race.
● On lap 11, Custer was contacted by the No. 42 car sending him into the wall, ultimately ending his day.
Notes:
● This was Custer’s second NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
● Four cautions slowed the race for 21 laps.
● Only seven of the 40 drivers finished on the lead lap.
● Kevin Harvick won the Atlanta 250 to score his 47th career Xfinity Series victory, first of the season and fifth at Atlanta. His margin of victory over second-place Joey Logano was 4.183 seconds.
Cole Custer, driver of the No. 00 Haas Automation Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing With Biagi-DenBeste:
“I was just kind of biding my time there trying to save my tires and I don’t even know exactly what happened. I just got hit going down the straightaway and got wrecked from there. It sucks because I thought we had a great Haas Automation Mustang. We’ll go on to the next one and battle our way back up in the playoff points standings.”
Next Up:
The next event on the NASCAR Xfinity Series schedule is the Boyd Gaming 300 on Saturday, March 3 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The race starts at 4 p.m. EST with live coverage provided by FS1.
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