By Holly Cain-NASCAR Wire Service
Austin Cindric celebrates in victory lane after winning Saturday s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Phoenix Raceway. Photo: Abbie Parr/Getty Images
Austin Cindric earned his second NASCAR Xfinity Series win in the opening five races of the 2021 season Saturday, taking a .360-second victory over 18-year old rookie Ty Gibbs in an action-packed final race restart with two laps remaining at Phoenix Raceway.
It’s the second consecutive win on the one-mile Phoenix oval for Cindric, who won there last November to claim the NASCAR Xfinity Series championship. He led a race best 119 of the 200 laps en route to the win Saturday – including the final 54 laps, holding off the field on three late race restarts. The 22-year old North Carolinian is the only repeat winner so far in 2021.
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