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Myatt Snider captured her first NASCAR Xfinity Series victory on Saturday, standing in a second overtime at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
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Snider guided the No. 2 Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing to a 0.085 second margin of victory at the end of the Contender Boats 250. He led just three of 179 laps to claim his first victory on the 1.5 mile track from South Florida.
Former Xfinity Series champion and Cup Series regular Tyler Reddick was second with Brandon Jones just behind in third. Daniel Hemric was fourth with Jeb Burton taking last place among the top five.
Noah Gragson looked to be on his way to victory when his No. 9 Chevrolet JR Motorsports crashed hard behind David Starr’s No. 13 Toyota on Turn 3 with two laps to go in regulation time. Starr’s car seemed to have a problem as it hit the outer retaining wall, just in the way of Gragson’s high line. Gragson finished 34th in the 40-car field, sidelined after just 165 laps.
This warning period sent the race into overtime, and Snider jumped to first place with a quick pit serve from his RCR crew.
AJ Allmendinger, then reigning series champion Austin Cindric won the first two stages, both benefiting from new tires at the end of those 40-lap opening segments.
The next Xfinity Series race is scheduled for March 6 (4:30 p.m. ET, FS1, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
This story will be updated.
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