Justin Allgaier earned a spot in the second round of the Xfinity Series playoffs with a win Friday night in the opening race at Bristol Motor Speedway. It was Allgaier's second career victory at Bristol — the first was in 2010 — and salvaged an otherwise crummy night for most of the playoff field and his JR Motorsports team. Dale Earnhardt Jr., making his first start of the season and first at Bristol since he retired at the end of the 2017 season, made a run at the win until his Chevrolet caught fire with 29 laps remaining.
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