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Heartbreak For Xfinity NASCAR Ford In Photo Finish At Texas: Video

Ryan Sieg, driver of the No. 39 NASCAR Ford Mustang Dark Horse in the Xfinity Series, ran off with the race lead on the final restart at Texas on April 13th, 2024, stalked by a Chevy competitor as the laps ticked down – and unfortunately, The Bow Tie got the better of him at the line, leaving Ford winless yet again this year.

In fact, not only was Sieg racing to defend The Blue Oval’s honor in the Truck Series with its first win of the season, he was searching for his first career victory in the division in 342 starts. But it just wasn’t meant to be, even as Sieg slammed doors with the No. 1 Chevy Camaro SS of Sam Mayer on the way to the checkered flag. The two drivers traded paint and the lead several times on the last lap, but Mayer got the advantage on the high side right at the line, demoting Sieg to a second place by a matter of literal inches.

“Awe, it sucks,” said Sieg after the race. “We had a really good car. I just got tight, so tried to change my lines, do everything. I saw him coming and I did all I could do and at the end I was just trying to run him up into the wall to try to win the race. We were so close. This sucks.”

He added, “I’ve been second before. Too many times. But this is a good thing, means we’re running where we need to be in the top-five… Just got to keep fighting, we’re right there, just got to keep it up. We’ll have it in Victory Lane here shortly.”

Justin Allgaier’s No. 7 Camaro finished third, followed by the No. 16 Camaro of AJ Allmendinger and the No. 00 Mustang of Cole Custer, rounding out the top five.

NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Results, Texas Motor Speedway, April 13, 2024
Finish Start Car Number Driver Team Laps Run Laps Led Car
1 10 1 Sam Mayer Carolina Carports Chevrolet 200 5 Chevrolet Camaro
2 14 39 Ryan Sieg Sci Aps Ford 200 17 Ford Mustang
3 6 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT/TradeMark Nitrogen Chevrolet 200 117 Chevrolet Camaro
4 8 16 AJ Allmendinger Celsius Chevrolet 200 0 Chevrolet Camaro
5 2 00 Cole Custer Andy's Frozen Custard Ford 200 1 Ford Mustang
6 13 21 Austin Hill Global Industrial/Bennett Chevrolet 200 25 Chevrolet Camaro
7 7 20 Ryan Truex The Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota 200 0 Toyota TRD Supra
8 9 8 Sammy Smith Pilot Flying J Coffee Chevrolet 200 0 Chevrolet Camaro
9 1 2 Jesse Love # Whelen Chevrolet 200 1 Chevrolet Camaro
10 12 5 Anthony Alfredo Botticelli Family Owned Chevrolet 200 0 Chevrolet Camaro
11 3 19 Taylor Gray(i) Operation 300 Toyota 200 0 Toyota TRD Supra
12 22 11 Josh Williams Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet 200 0 Chevrolet Camaro
13 11 9 Brandon Jones Menards/Atlas Roofing Chevrolet 200 2 Chevrolet Camaro
14 23 28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford 200 0 Ford Mustang
15 4 81 Chandler Smith QuickTie Toyota 200 26 Toyota TRD Supra
16 18 51 Jeremy Clements First Pacific Funding Chevrolet 200 0 Chevrolet Camaro
17 17 26 Corey Heim(i) Toyota Genuine Parts Toyota 200 0 Toyota TRD Supra
18 33 97 Shane Van Gisbergen # Worldwide Express Chevrolet 200 0 Chevrolet Camaro
19 15 18 Sheldon Creed Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Toyota 200 2 Toyota TRD Supra
20 27 38 Matt DiBenedetto Viking Motorsports Ford 200 0 Ford Mustang
21 25 44 Brennan Poole Prime Bites Brownie Chevrolet 200 0 Chevrolet Camaro
22 29 31 Parker Retzlaff FUNKAWAY Chevrolet 200 0 Chevrolet Camaro
23 20 15 Hailie Deegan # AirBox Ford 200 0 Ford Mustang
24 24 10 Daniel Dye(i) bproauto parts Chevrolet 200 0 Chevrolet Camaro
25 16 48 Parker Kligerman Spiked Lite Coolers Chevrolet 200 4 Chevrolet Camaro
26 36 43 Ryan Ellis Eclipse Claims Consulting Chevrolet 199 0 Chevrolet Camaro
27 5 98 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Ford 199 0 Ford Mustang
28 38 14 David Starr SHAR Ford 198 0 Ford Mustang
29 28 92 Josh Bilicki Milestone Chevrolet 198 0 Chevrolet Camaro
30 37 35 Joey Gase Donate Life TX Chevrolet 198 0 Chevrolet Camaro
31 31 42 Leland Honeyman # Distributor Wire & Cable Co Chevrolet 198 0 Chevrolet Camaro
32 21 27 Jeb Burton State Water Heaters Chevrolet 197 0 Chevrolet Camaro
33 30 07 Patrick Emerling Sesh Products Chevrolet 197 0 Chevrolet Camaro
34 32 6 Garrett Smithley Trophy Tractor Inc. Chevrolet 197 0 Chevrolet Camaro
35 26 29 Blaine Perkins AutoParkit.com Ford 197 0 Ford Mustang
36 19 91 Kyle Weatherman Tweaker Energy/DriveSmart Chevrolet 191 0 Chevrolet Camaro
37 34 4 Dawson Cram # Chevrolet 191 0 Chevrolet Camaro
38 35 66 Chad Finchum HART HVAC & Electric Ford 127 0 Ford Mustang

# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver

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Alexandra is a Colorado-based journalist with a passion for all things involving horsepower, be it automotive or equestrian.

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