Early issues for Anthony Alfredo, Riley Herbst at Phoenix
AVONDALE, ARIZ. – Anthony Alfredo and Riley Herbst quickly fell out of contention to win Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series United Rentals 200 as each of them had issues during Stage 1 at Phoenix Raceway.
Anthony Alfredo’s car failed to roll off for pace lap, prompting the team to push the car back to the garage. For 50 laps, Alfredo sat in his car – with the window net up – as his team diagnosed transmission issues with his car.
Alfredo’s team replaced a clutch and his car crawled around the garage area after the replacement. The team then replaced the driveshaft, which allowed Alfredo to begin the race on Lap 50.
Riley Herbst was running on Lap 21 when he crashed after “the brake pedal went to the floor.” Herbst started 21st and finished 38th – last – in Saturday’s race. According to LASTCAR, it is Herbst’s second-career last-place finish.
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Jonathan Fjeld is the co-owner of the The Racing Experts, LLC. He has been with TRE since 2010.
A Twin Valley, MN, native, Fjeld became a motorsports fan at just three years old (first race was the 2002 Pennsylvania 500). He worked as a contributor and writer for TRE from 2010-18. Since then, he has stepped up and covered 24 NASCAR race weekends and taken on a larger role with TRE. He became the co-owner and managing editor in 2023 and has guided the site to massive growth in that time.
Fjeld has covered a wide array of stories and moments over the years, including Kevin Harvick's final Cup Series season, the first NASCAR national series disqualification in over 50 years, Shane van Gisbergen's stunning win in Chicago and the first Cup Series race at Road America in 66 years – as well as up-and-coming drivers' stories and stories from inside the sport, like the tech it takes for Hendrick Motorsports to remain a top-tier team.
Currently, he resides in Albuquerque, N.M., where he works for KOB 4, an NBC station. He works as a digital producer and does on-air reports. He loves spending time with friends and family, playing and listening to music, exploring new places, being outdoors, reading books and writing among other activities. You can email him at fjeldjonathan@gmail.com