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NASCAR Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship

Phoenix Raceway

November 5th, 2022

Race #33 of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Season

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Laps Scheduled: 200
Miles Raced : 204.4
Time of Race : 02 Hours 11 minutes 37 seconds
Average Speed: 91.174 mph
Margin of Victory : 00.397 seconds
Cautions: 8
Caution Laps: 49
Lead Changes: 15
Cars in Race : 38
Finished On Lead Lap: 27 (71%)

Ty Gibbs celebrates in victory lane — Avondale, Arizona - November 5th, 2022: Ty Gibbs, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway. Photo by Chris Graythen | Getty Images

FIN	ST	Car #	Driver	Make	TOT PTS	F PTS	B PTS	PO PTS	Laps	Led	x Led	S1	S2	STUS
1	1	54	Ty Gibbs	Toyota	40	40	0	7	200	125	7	1	1	Running
2	4	9	Noah Gragson	Chevrolet	35	35	0	0	200	35	2	2	3	Running
3	11	7	Justin Allgaier	Chevrolet	34	34	0	0	200	26	4	3	2	Running
4	6	10	Landon Cassill	Chevrolet	45	33	12	0	200	0	0	5	5	Running
5	16	16	AJ Allmendinger	Chevrolet	36	32	4	0	200	0	0	10	8	Running
6	8	2	Sheldon Creed	Chevrolet	38	31	7	0	200	0	0	6	9	Running
7	19	98	Riley Herbst	Ford	30	30	0	0	200	0	0	0	0	Running
8	10	11	Daniel Hemric	Chevrolet	29	29	0	0	200	0	0	0	0	Running
9	14	21	Austin Hill	Chevrolet	28	28	0	0	200	0	0	0	0	Running
10	2	18	Sammy Smith	Toyota	37	27	10	0	200	10	2	8	4	Running
11	5	19	Brandon Jones	Toyota	32	26	6	0	200	0	0	9	7	Running
12	3	48	Nicholas Sanchez	Chevrolet	29	25	4	0	200	4	1	7	0	Running
13	9	8	Josh Berry	Chevrolet	24	24	0	0	200	0	0	4	10	Running
14	35	34	Kyle Weatherman	Chevrolet	23	23	0	0	200	0	0	0	0	Running
15	30	36	Josh Williams	Chevrolet	22	22	0	0	200	0	0	0	0	Running
16	21	27	Jeb Burton	Chevrolet	21	21	0	0	200	0	0	0	0	Running
17	37	44	Rajah Caruth	Chevrolet	0	0	0	0	200	0	0	0	0	Running
18	33	92	Alex Labbe	Chevrolet	19	19	0	0	200	0	0	0	0	Running
19	20	4	Bayley Currey	Chevrolet	18	18	0	0	200	0	0	0	0	Running
20	7	39	Ryan Sieg	Ford	17	17	0	0	200	0	0	0	0	Running
21	17	2	Parker Retzlaff	Chevrolet	16	16	0	0	200	0	0	0	0	Running
22	22	38	Kyle Sieg	Ford	15	15	0	0	200	0	0	0	0	Running
23	18	26	Kaz Grala	Toyota	0	0	0	0	200	0	0	0	0	Running
24	25	35	Joey Gase	Chevrolet	13	13	0	0	200	0	0	0	0	Running
25	36	31	Myatt Snider	Chevrolet	12	12	0	0	200	0	0	0	0	Running
26	31	68	Kris Wright	Chevrolet	11	11	0	0	200	0	0	0	0	Running
27	28	51	Jeremy Clements	Chevrolet	10	10	0	0	200	0	0	0	0	Running
28	15	45	Stefan Parsons	Chevrolet	0	0	0	0	199	0	0	0	0	Running
29	26	6	Brennan Poole	Chevrolet	0	0	0	0	198	0	0	0	0	Running
30	29	66	JJ Yeley	Toyota	7	7	0	0	197	0	0	0	0	Running
31	32	13	Dawson Cram	Toyota	6	6	0	0	196	0	0	0	0	Running
32	24	78	BJ McLeod	Chevrolet	5	5	0	0	196	0	0	0	0	Running
33	34	91	Mason Massey	Chevrolet	4	4	0	0	196	0	0	0	0	Running
34	13	1	Sam Mayer	Chevrolet	8	3	5	0	195	0	0	0	6	Running
35	23	23	Anthony Alfredo	Chevrolet	2	2	0	0	194	0	0	0	0	Running
36	38	7	Joe Graf Jr	Ford	1	1	0	0	193	0	0	0	0	Running
37	27	8	Brandon Brown	Ford	1	1	0	0	154	0	0	0	0	Suspension
38	12	77	Dillon Bassett	Chevrolet	1	1	0	0	152	0	0	0	0	Engine

Race Infractions

NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway

Driver	Infraction	Penalty	Lap	Lap Assessed	Flag
Justin Allgaier	Pre-Race to the Rear Backup Car	Tail End	0	0	White
Rajah Caruth	Pre-Race to the Rear Missing Driver Introductions	Tail End	0	0	White
Josh Berry	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	31	37	Yellow
Dawson Cram	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	35	37	Yellow
Austin Hill	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	49	53	Yellow
Justin Allgaier	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	50	53	Yellow
Jeremy Clements	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	93	98	Yellow
BJ McLeod	Unspecified Equipment over the wall too soon	Tail End	95	98	Yellow
Anthony Alfredo	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	102	108	Yellow
Sam Mayer	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	102	108	Yellow
Josh Berry	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	106	108	Yellow
Sammy Smith	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	106	108	Yellow
Sammy Smith	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	111	116	Yellow
Mason Massey	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	112	116	Yellow
BJ McLeod	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	168	170	Yellow

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Race Fast Facts

Phoenix Raceway
24th Annual NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race
Race Winner: Ty Gibbs
Age: 20
Team : No. 54 - Monster Energy Toyota
Owner: Joe Gibbs Racing
Crew Chief: Chris Gayle
Ty Gibbs won the 24th Annual NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race, his 11th victory in 51 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
This is his seventh victory and 23rd top-10 finish in 2022.
This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in three races at Phoenix Raceway.
Noah Gragson (second) posted his fifth top-10 finish in eight races at Phoenix Raceway. It is his 26th top-10 finish in 2022.
Justin Allgaier (third) posted his 17th top-10 finish in 25 races at Phoenix Raceway.
Sheldon Creed (sixth) was the highest finishing rookie.
Ty Gibbs has won the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship.
Chevrolet has won the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Manufacturers Championship.
CHAMPIONSHIP FAST FACTS
Driver Champion: Ty Gibbs
Team: No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Supra
Ty Gibbs has won his first NASCAR Xfinity Series championship (2022), his previous best finish in the series final championship standings was 13th last season.
Gibbs is the 32nd different driver to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series championship.
Gibbs won the season finale at Phoenix Raceway to claim the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series title.
Gibbs made 33 series starts this season, posting seven wins, 16 top fives and 23 top 10s.
In the Playoffs this season, Gibbs has posted two wins, six top fives and seven top 10s.
Gibbs, from Charlotte, has become the eighth NASCAR Xfinity Series champion from the state of North Carolina; joining Daniel Hemric (2021 champion, Kannapolis, N.C.), William Byron (2017 champion, Charlotte, N.C.), Austin Dillon (2013, Welcome, N.C.), Brian Vickers (2003, Thomasville, N.C.), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (1998, 1999, Kannapolis, N.C.), Jack Ingram (1985, 1982, Asheville, N.C.) and Sam Ard (1983, 1984, Asheboro, N.C.).
Driver Owner Champion: Joe Gibbs, Joe Gibbs Racing
This is Joe Gibbs Racing’s fourth NASCAR Xfinity Series driver championship (Kyle Busch, 2009, Daniel Suárez, 2019, Daniel Hemric, 2021 and Ty Gibbs, 2022) – third-most all-time in the series.
This is Joe Gibbs Racing sixth NASCAR Xfinity Series owner championship (2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2022), which ties Team Penske (2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2021) for the series-most owner titles all-time in the Xfinity Series at six each.
Joe Gibbs Racing is one of 19 different organizations to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series driver championship, and one of 18 different organizations to win the owner championship.
Joe Gibbs Racing has posted 193 NASCAR Xfinity Series wins among 20 different drivers – Aric Almirola, Bobby Labonte, Brandon Jones, Christopher Bell, Daniel Suarez, Denny Hamlin, Elliott Sadler, Erik Jones Harrison Burton, Joey Logano, John Hunter Nemechek, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Mike Bliss, Mike McLaughlin, Ryan Preece, Sam Hornish Jr., Tony Stewart, Ty Gibbs and Daniel Hemric.
Joe Gibbs Racing began its NASCAR Xfinity Series program in 1997 at Rockingham Speedway with NASCAR Hall of Famer Bobby Labonte.
Crew Chief Champion: Chris Gayle
This is Chris Gayle’s first career NASCAR Xfinity Series championship (2022). Gayle’s previous best finish in the Xfinity Series championship standings was third with Elliott Sadler in 2014.
Gayle is the 30th different crew chief to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series championship.
Gayle has won 37 NASCAR Xfinity Series races with eight different drivers: Elliott Sadler, Kyle Busch, Erik Jones, Denny Hamlin, Sam Hornish Jr., Christopher Bell, Ty Gibbs and John Hunter Nemechek.

Race Recap

Ty Gibbs holds off Noah Gragson for NASCAR Xfinity Series title

November 5th, 2022

By Reid Spencer - NASCAR Wire Service

One week after igniting a maelstrom of controversy with his brutish tactics at Martinsville Speedway, Ty Gibbs held off charging Noah Gragson to win Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race and the series title that goes with it.

Starting from the pole, Gibbs won the first and second stages and led a race-high 125 of 200 laps, but those statistics belie how intensely competitive the race was.

Gragson and JR Motorsports teammate Justin Allgaier led 35 and 26 laps, respectively, and traded the lead with Gibbs as the sun went down and the track cooled.

But Gibbs's No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota was strong enough to win the day, giving the 20-year-old prodigy his seventh victory of the season and his 11th in 51 career starts.

Nevertheless, a large faction of the crowd greeted his victory celebration with catcalls and boos, the memory of the way Gibbs had wrecked teammate Brandon Jones to win last Saturday's race at Martinsville still on top of mind.

"You know, what I did last week was unacceptable," Gibbs said after climbing from his car. "And I apologize once again, but it was unacceptable because we could have had two shots to win this deal, and it was stupid from an organization standpoint. All my fault.

"I can sit here and tell you I'm sorry as much as I can, but it's not going to fix it. I've got to fix my actions. I felt like today I had a good race, felt like I made some good moves. Me and the 7 (Allgaier) were racing really hard. I felt like hopefully we put on a great show for you guys, the fans, and thank you for all that you guys do.

"Yeah, I don't want to be the one with the boos, and I'm the one that put myself in that position. But I don't want this championship to be remembered for boos; I want it to be remembered for hard work and our team. Awesome job."

With all the breathtaking side-by-side racing, lap after lap, the difference came down to performance on pit road. When the Championship 4 drivers pitted under the seventh caution on Lap 160, an 18.8-second stop dropped Gragson from third to eighth for a restart on Lap 165.

Gibbs' crew, in contrast, had its best stop of the day-13.7 seconds-and grabbed the lead from Allgaier off pit road.

After a subsequent caution for Brandon Jones' spin off the bumper of Gragson's No. 8 Chevrolet on Lap 165, Gragson gained five spots on a Lap 171 restart, soon passed Allgaier for second and launched a ferocious pursuit of the eventual race winner.

Gragson closed within two car lengths through Turns 3 and 4 with two laps left but couldn't get to Gibbs bumper. He crossed the finish line .397 seconds behind Gibbs.

"I gave it my best," Gragson said. "I drove my ass off and gave it everything I had. Just got beat...;

"He (Gibbs) raced like a champion tonight. He deserved it."

Allgaier rolled home in third place. Kaulig Racing teammates Landon Cassill and AJ Allmendinger were fourth and fifth, respectively.

Sheldon Creed, Riley Herbst, Daniel Hemric, Austin Hill and Sammy Smith completed the top 10.

Championship 4 competitor Josh Berry was running in the top four in the late going but contact with the backstretch wall shortly after the final restart on Lap 171 dropped him to 13th at the finish.