Austin Cindric once again has the most NASCAR Xfinity Series wins in 2021.
Harrison Burton started on the pole, while Riley Herbst was sent to the rear for unapproved adjustments.
Burton led the entire opening stage, with the halfway point of this 22-lap stretch being marked by Josh Williams hitting the turn one wall after contact with Santino Ferrucci.
Vargas was visibly emotional in his interview with NBCSN after being released from the infield care centre as the wreck adds to what has been a challenging rookie season.
It’s been a tough start to the year and it’s been a really good rebound recently,” Vargas told NBCSN.
The wreck resulted in a red flag that lasted five minutes, 41 seconds for track cleanup.
Gibbs, also a JGR driver, inherited the lead for the next green flag after Hemric received a speeding penalty during the ensuing caution.
Herbst explained afterwards that he “cleared one of the backmarkers and he decided to drive it all the way back into my outside through the tunnel and I didn’t know he was there.
After ten laps, the field began green-flag stops that allowed Gibbs, Hemric , Jeremy Clements, and Alex Labbé to lead laps before Cindric re-assumed the top position on lap 75.
“We gave him a chance, didn’t we? We had to make it exciting, I guess,” said Cindric.