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The NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Pocono Raceway on Saturday was won by Noah Gragson after a thrilling side-by-side fight with Ty Gibbs.
With 21 of the 90 circuits left, Gragson overtook squad member Josh Berry of JR Motorsports for the lead, but Ty Gibbs took over second and started his arduous pursuit of the faster, fresher-tyred Gragson.
Nevertheless, Gibbs was able to pass Gragson on the inside with five circuits remaining. The two made brief contact as Gragson fought off the first assault.
On the last lap, Gragson and Gibbs made contact once more at Turn 3, but Gragson was able to maintain position on the outside and win by 0.281 seconds.
The victory marks Gragson’s third of the year and seventh overall.
“It was probably the best I’ve ever driven there. I’m worn out,” Gragson said after he and his team climbed the fence to celebrate.
“It wasn’t that hard of a race, just I was working my ass off to keep (Gibbs) back. He’s pretty fast. My team did an incredible job coming off pit road (first) there and put four tires on. I had to work for it.
“I was getting tight, tight, tight. With 15 to go, I didn’t know if I could hold him off but we just kept digging. This team is unbelievable.”
Gibbs claimed that he had a clear disadvantage when it came to tyres.
“I was still surprised to be able to hang with (Gragson) when he was on (four new tires),” Gibbs said. “I had a great car. I felt on my part, I made some mistakes but we’ll come back at it next weekend.”
Berry finished in third place, followed by A.J. Allmendinger in fourth and Sheldon Creed in fifth.
Cole Custer, Justin Allgaier, Austin Hill, Daniel Hemric, and Sam Mayer round out the top ten.
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