With just 16 laps until the checkered flag was set to be displayed, Justin Allgaier drove to the front of the pack, using a bit of fuel strategy and a fast No. 7 Hellmann’s Chevrolet Camaro to put himself in contention for the victory.

Pitting for the final time on the 68th lap of Saturday’s Cabo Wabo 250 at Michigan International Speedway, seven laps later than the race leaders, the Riverton, Illinois-native was able to avoid saving fuel to slice through the pack and compete for the victory.

While the NASCAR-dictated finish of Saturday’s event was after Lap 125, nobody actually knew when the event would conclude, with precipitation headed directly for the two-mile speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. With eight laps remaining, that rain reached Michigan International Speedway.

Not only did the sanctioning body get the complete 125-lap distance in, but the event went into NASCAR Overtime, after a 14-minute red flag to get the racetrack properly prepared for a two-lap shootout to the finish.

On the final restart, Allgaier had the benefit of a teammate starting on the inside lane, quickly getting his Hellmann’s-sponsored machine clear of the inside lane by the exit of the second corner, allowing himself to scoot away from the pack.

Polesitter Sheldon Creed attempted to make a charge on Allgaier during the race’s final lap, but was unable to get within striking distance, with his opportunities further cut short by a dramatic last-lap crash which saw Kyle Sieg go upside-down on the backstretch.

Creed, driving the No. 18 Toyota GR Supra for Joe Gibbs Racing, had a strong race car on Saturday, leading the opening 23 laps from the pole, before getting spun around by Riley Herbst. The Alpine, California-native would drive through the pack to finish runner-up.

It’s the 11th runner-up finish for Creed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, which sets a new record for the most second-place finishes for a driver before scoring their first career victory. It’s his fourth of the season, with others coming at Daytona, Loudon, and Sonoma.

NASCAR Cup Series regular John Hunter Nemechek brought home a third-place finish, after leading 31 laps early in the going. Nemechek was contesting his final of 10 Xfinity Series starts for Joe Gibbs Racing this season in the No. 20 Toyota GR Supra.

In fourth, Anthony Alfredo brought home a second top-five result this season for low-budget team Our Motorsports. JR Motorsports driver Sammy Smith rounded out the top five, which propelled him inside the post-season cutline by a single point over Ryan Sieg.

Noah Gragson, also a NASCAR Cup Series regular, brought Rette Jones Racing home in sixth-place, collecting the organization’s third top-10 finish in three NASCAR Xfinity Series starts. Matt DiBenedetto, in seventh-place, matched a career-best finish in the second-tier series.

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series regular Taylor Gray was eighth, with Alpha Prime Racing co-owner Caesar Bacarella recording his third top-10 result in his last four starts with a ninth-place run. AJ Allmendinger rounded out the top-10 for Kaulig Racing.

Leaving Michigan, the NASCAR Xfinity Series has its defending champion Cole Custer leading the regular-season point standings by 12 markers over Saturday’s winner Justin Allgaier. Austin Hill, Chandler Smith, and AJ Allmendinger rounded out the top-five.

The series will travel to Daytona Beach, Florida for its 22nd event of the season at the 2.5-mile superspeedway of Daytona International Speedway. Coverage of the event will take place on Friday, August 23, 2024 on USA Network.

The transfer portal arguably impacted Michigan State’s football program more than any other team in college football.

Coach Jonathan Smith lost over 15 scholarship players to the transfer portal earlier this offseason. While Michigan State eventually secured one of the best transfer portal classes in the country, it still lost multiple starters and players expected to be significant contributors for the Spartans this upcoming season. 

One of those players was defensive lineman Derrick Harmon, who many believe will play in the National Football League after college. Last season, Harmon played in all 12 games for Michigan State, starting in ten of those games. He recorded a career-high 40 tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss. His 40 tackles and nearly 500 defensive snaps for Michigan State were the most among Michigan State’s defensive linemen last season. 

Although Michigan State recovered with a respectable transfer portal class, it will undoubtedly be challenging to replace a player expected to play on the professional level one day.

Harmon, who transferred to Oregon this offseason, recently explained how the Ducks’ defensive line differs from what he experienced on the defensive line while at Michigan State. 

“It’s been good,” Harmon recently told reporters. “This is my fourth fall camp, but it’s different up here. We do a lot of two-spot, not what I’m really used to at [Michigan] State, but we have more bodies here, so it makes sense. But it’s going good so far.

“I was probably taking 75, 78 [plays per game] at [Michigan] State. I was basically on the field the whole defense because we had probably three D-tackles that were rotating in the room. So that sounds good to me: 40 snaps. I’m not complaining. I don’t want to get off the field, but we got guys that can rotate. It’s no falloff once the guys come in, so that’s what I like about it.”

Michigan State is in the middle of its fall camp and still figuring out who will start on the defensive line this upcoming season. As of now, it seems both Harmon and Michigan State are in better situations after parting ways. Time will tell if Harmon’s decision to leave was the best for both sides.

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A Massachusetts pharmacist charged with murder in the deaths of 11 Michigan residents from a 2012 U.S. meningitis outbreak has agreed to plead no contest to involuntary manslaughter, according to an email sent to families and obtained Friday by The Associated Press.

Johanna Delp of the state attorney general’s office said in the email that the deal with Glenn Chin calls for a 7 1/2-year prison sentence, with credit for his current longer sentence for federal crimes.

She said Chin will appear in Livingston County court next Thursday. Thus, a trial planned for November will be postponed.

Michigan is the only state to charge Chin and Barry Cadden, an executive at the New England Compounding Center in Framingham, Massachusetts, for deaths related to the outbreak.

More than 700 people in 20 states were sickened with fungal meningitis or other debilitating illnesses, and dozens died as a result of tainted steroids shipped to pain clinics, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Investigators said the laboratory’s “clean room,” where steroids were prepared, was rife with mold, insects, and cracks. Chin supervised production.

Following a 2017 trial in Boston, Chin is currently serving a 10 1/2-year federal sentence for racketeering, fraud, and other crimes connected to the outbreak. Because of the credit for his federal sentence, Chin is unlikely to serve additional time in Michigan’s custody.

“I am truly sorry that this ever occurred,” Chin, now 56, said in the Boston court.

A phone message and emails seeking comment from Chin’s attorney weren’t immediately returned Friday.

Cadden, 57, pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter in Michigan earlier this year and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Second-degree murder charges were dropped.

Cadden’s state sentence is running concurrently with his 14 1/2-year federal sentence, and he has been getting credit for time in custody since 2018.