Practice #1 : Michigan International Speedway

• Michigan International Speedway
• 30th Annual New Holland 250
• Pole Winner: Noah Gragson
• Age: 24
• Team : No. 9 - Bass Pro Shops/TrueTimber/BRCC Chevrolet
• Owner: Rick Hendrick
• Crew Chief: Lucas Lambert
• Noah Gragson won the Pole Award for the 30th Annual New Holland 250 with a lap of 37.821 seconds, 190.370 mph.
• This is his second pole in 123 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
• This is his second pole and 17th top-10 start in 2022.
• This is his first pole in three races at Michigan International Speedway.
• AJ Allmendinger (second) posted his 15th top-10 start of 2022 and his second in two races at Michigan International Speedway.
• Justin Allgaier (third) posted his seventh top-10 start at Michigan International Speedway. It is his 14th in 21 races this season.
• Sheldon Creed (11th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

• Sunday, August 7th, 2022
• NASCAR Wire Service - Reid Spencer

Ty Gibbs picks up ninth career NASCAR Xfinity win at Michigan

Taking control of the race in the final stage, Ty Gibbs sped to his NASCAR Xfinity Series-best fifth victory of the season in Saturday’s New Holland 250 at Michigan International Speedway.

The tenor of the race changed markedly near the end of the second stage when pole winner Noah Gragson opted to stay on the track and compete for the stage win on the high-speed 2.0-mile track.

Gibbs had pitted under caution on Lap 55 and inherited the lead when Gragson and others who had stayed out until the completion of the stage came to pit road during the stage break.

The race ran caution-free from the final restart Lap 68 to the finish on Lap 125, and Gibbs beat runner-up Justin Allgaier to the stripe by 1.160 seconds. Gragson worked his way up to third but trailed Gibbs by 2.472 seconds at the finish.

“I think this type of racing shows the strategy in the pit stops,” said Gibbs, who led twice for a race-high 54 laps, matching the number of his No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. “My guys did such a great job. I work out with them during the week, so I see how hard they work. They do a great job—every one of them.

“So I'm very thankful and glad to be part of the organization that motivates me like that week in and week out—not motivates, because that's temporary—but being relentless, and I feel like that's what they showed me.” 

The victory was Gibbs first at Michigan and the ninth in 39 Xfinity Series starts for a remarkable winning percentage of 23.08. 

Allgaier opted for the same strategy as Gibbs, but a slow green-flag pit stop on Lap 100 cost him a chance to compete for the win.

“I pitted to try and get clear of some lapped cars, and, unfortunately, we merged back on the race track right behind those same lapped cars, right before they made their pit stops,” Allgaier said. “So not only did we have to contend with getting by them, as soon as we got by them, they all pitted.

“Second place is tough, but my daughter’s birthday’s on Monday, so we’ll celebrate, even though it’s second.”

Gragson’s No. 9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet arguably was the fastest car in the race, but strategy and the absence of cautions in the final stage doomed his prospects.

“We won the first stage and then had a caution with about five to go in the second stage and opted to stay out, won the second stage (by .035 seconds of AJ Allmendinger),” Gragson said. “Then just flipped. 

“Restarted the third stage 12th, and that kind of hurt us there at the end, but overall good day for our Bass Pro Shops, Black Rifle Camaro. We were running him down—just needed more laps there at the end.”

Brandon Jones and Austin Hill finished fourth and fifth, respectively. Josh Berry, Allmendinger, Daniel Hemric, Riley Herbst and Landon Cassill completed the top 10.

• Drivers Entered: 41 (3 drivers will not make the race)
• Laps Scheduled: 125
• Margin of Victory: 01.160 Seconds
• Time of Race: 1 Hours 45 Minutes 55 Seconds
• Average Speed: 141.621
• Cautions: 4 for 19 laps
• Lead Changes: 12
• Green Flag Passes: 1,741 (16.4 passes per green flag lap)

• Michigan International Speedway
• 30th Annual New Holland 250
• Race Winner: Ty Gibbs
• Age: 19
• Team : No. 54 - Monster Energy Toyota
• Owner: Coy Gibbs
• Crew Chief: Chris Gayle
• Ty Gibbs won the 30th Annual New Holland 250, his ninth victory in 39 Xfinity Series races.
• This is his fifth victory and 13th top-10 finish in 2022.
• This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in two races at Michigan International Speedway.
• Justin Allgaier (second) posted his seventh top-10 finish in 11 races at Michigan International Speedway. It is his 15th top-10 finish in 2022.
• Noah Gragson (third) posted his third top-10 finish in three races at Michigan International Speedway.
• Austin Hill (fifth) was the highest finishing rookie.
• AJ Allmendinger leads the point standings by 19 points over Justin Allgaier.