JR Motorsports driver Justin Allgaier has reacted to his wreck with Kris Wright during the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.

Allgaier had led 99 laps of the race today and won stage 1. However, while attempting to lap Wright in his efforts to challenge Kyle Larson for the win, the pair collided. Wright moved up slightly, leading to Allgaier clipping his rear, sending them into a spin.

The JR Motorsports driver, who currently leads the Xfinity Series standings, was cleared by the medical team following the race. While speaking to the media, he admitted that it was his fault.

“The hard part is, ultimately it falls on my shoulders,” Allgaier said.

“We’d about gotten crashed a couple laps before the green-flag stop there, and I think they had some damage and he (Wright) was having a bit of a tough time with his race car, and I’m trying to catch back to the 88 and trying to push and ultimately put myself in a bad position…

“Kyle and I had a great battle, and I was having a lot of fun with it. Obviously, the guy’s ultra-fast in anything that he drives. … I think probably the most disappointing part about today is that it’s my mom’s birthday. I would love to get a trophy and celebrate her birthday with that, but instead I’m standing here talking to you guys.”

Larson, who had stepped in last minute for Connor Zilisch, secured the victory. Reflecting on the race, Larson explained:

“It was a lot of survival, I felt like in that race. I got in some wrecks, the balance we had to work on quite a bit. So, it was fun. I felt like if I could ever get the lead, I could stretch it out, but I couldn’t get by Justin [Allgaier]. He was running where I needed to be.

“Thanks to JRM for letting me come run this thing here today. Obviously, I wish Connor was in the car, but it means a lot that they thought of me to call up to run this thing.”

NASCAR Xfinity Series at Texas Motor Speedway unofficial results

1. Kyle Larson – Running
2. Taylor Gray – Running
3. Riley Herbst – Running
4. Austin Hill – Running
5. Sam Mayer – Running
6. Harrison Burton – Running
7. Jesse Love – Running
8. Ryan Sieg – Running
9. Brandon Jones – Running
10. Jeb Burton – Running
11. Daniel Dye – Running
12. Anthony Alfredo – Running
13. William Sawalich – Running
14. Parker Retzlaff – Running
15. Matt DiBenedetto – Running
16. Corey Day – Running
17. Brennan Poole – Running
18. Sammy Smith – Running
19. Carson Kvapil – Running
20. Nick Sanchez – Running
21. Mason Massey – Running
22. Kyle Sieg – Running
23. Ryan Ellis – Running
24. Blaine Perkins – Running
25. Joey Gase – Running
26. Mason Maggio – Running
27. Dean Thompson – Running
28. Josh Bilicki – Running
29. Nick Leitz – Running
30. Garrett Smithley – Running
31. Jeremy Clements – Out
32. Katherine Legge – Running
33. Kris Wright – Running
34. Leland Honeyman – Out
35. Justin Allgaier – Out
36. Sheldon Creed – Out
37. Josh Williams – Out
38. Christian Eckes – Out