Austin Cindric Extends Lead: NASCAR Xfinity Series 2021 Points Standings After the Phoenix Race

Published 03/14/2021, 4:51 PM EDT

With the conclusion of the NASCAR Xfinity Series race, the championship standings have been updated. Austin Cindric has extended his championship lead with his second win of the season, also making him the first driver to seal a second win in 2021.

Currently, the 22-year-old has 248 points under his belt, including 14 playoff points. Meanwhile, Daniel Hemric is on 201 points with two playoff points. It is also worth mentioning that Cindric has four stage wins under his belt, while Hemric has two.

Cindric and Hemric are the only two drivers in the 200s in terms of points accumulated.

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Xfinity grid: Cindric-2w, Allmendinger-1w, Snider-1w, Hemric +108, JBurton +79, HBurton +69, Jones +61, Haley +56, Brown +44, Clements +41, Allgaier +21, Herbst +5, Annett -5, Cassill -9, Martins -11, Graf -14, Williams -14, Gragson -17 pic.twitter.com/ZjzqhLfcm3
— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) March 14, 2021

Jeb Burton currently occupies third in the standings, with 172 points in the bag. Behind them are AJ Allmendinger, Harrison Burton and Brandon Jones, completing the Top 6.

Allmendinger and Burton are tied on 162 points, while Jones has 154 points in the bag

Myatt Snider and Justin Haley are tied on 149 points, with Brandon Brown on 137 points.

Finally, Jeremy Clements brings up the tail of the Top 10 with 134 points.

How does the rest of the NASCAR Xfinity Series pack line up?

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It is worth mentioning that Justin Allgaier is the last man in the triple digits, with 114 points. However, Riley Herbst is not far away with 98 points, and with Michael Annett just five points adrift. Landon Cassill has amassed 89 points, with Ty Gibbs breathing down his neck, as he is one point behind him.

At the same time, he is just one point ahead of Tommy Joe Martins. Meanwhile, Joe Graf Jr sits three points adrift of Martins and tied with Josh Williams. On a side note, Noah Gragson’s nightmare season continues, as he is languishing down in 19th place on 81 points.

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Gragson has been supremely unlucky this season, having crashed out from top positions on many occasions. At the Phoenix Raceway, it happened again, and now he will be desperate for a good finish.

MORE: WATCH: Austin Cindric Holds Off Ty Gibbs in a Thrilling Finish in NASCAR Xfinity Race at Phoenix

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Dhruv George is a senior Formula One and NASCAR analyst for EssentiallySports, having authored nearly 12000 articles spanning different sports like F1, NASCAR, Tennis, NFL, and eSports. He graduated with a PG Diploma in Journalism from the Xavier Institute of Communications. Dhruv has also conducted interviews with F1 driver Pierre Gasly and Moto2 rider Tony Arbolino.