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NASCAR Xfinity Series

Sunoco Go Rewards 200 at The Glen

Watkins Glen International

August 20th, 2022

Race #22 of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Season

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Laps Scheduled: 82
Miles Raced : 199.1
Time of Race : 02 Hours 35 minutes 14 seconds
Average Speed: 77.651 mph
Margin of Victory : 00.273 seconds
Cautions: 8
Caution Laps: 23
Lead Changes: 15
Cars in Race : 38
Finished On Lead Lap: 27 (71%)

Kyle Larson and crew celebrates — Watkins Glen, New York - August 20th, 2022: Kyle Larson, driver of the #88 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, and crew celebrates by spraying champagne in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Sunoco Go Rewards 200 at The Glen at Watkins Glen International. 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	3	88	Kyle Larson	Chevrolet	0	0	0	0	82	7	3	9	5	Running
2	4	16	AJ Allmendinger	Chevrolet	52	35	17	0	82	3	2	2	3	Running
3	19	18	Sammy Smith	Toyota	44	34	10	1	82	6	2	1	0	Running
4	16	9	Noah Gragson	Chevrolet	40	33	7	0	82	0	0	0	4	Running
5	14	48	Kaz Grala	Chevrolet	0	0	0	0	82	0	0	3	8	Running
6	7	1	Sam Mayer	Chevrolet	31	31	0	0	82	0	0	0	0	Running
7	6	98	Riley Herbst	Ford	30	30	0	0	82	4	1	0	0	Running
8	11	2	Sheldon Creed	Chevrolet	37	29	8	0	82	0	0	8	6	Running
9	17	8	Josh Berry	Chevrolet	32	28	4	0	82	0	0	0	7	Running
10	22	51	Jeremy Clements	Chevrolet	34	27	7	0	82	2	1	4	0	Running
11	5	7	Cole Custer	Ford	0	0	0	0	82	0	0	0	0	Running
12	23	44	Stefan Parsons	Chevrolet	0	0	0	0	82	0	0	0	0	Running
13	34	39	Ryan Sieg	Ford	24	24	0	0	82	0	0	0	0	Running
14	35	66	Timmy Hill	Chevrolet	0	0	0	0	82	0	0	0	0	Running
15	13	26	Connor Mosack	Toyota	0	0	0	0	82	0	0	0	10	Running
16	20	10	Landon Cassill	Chevrolet	21	21	0	0	82	0	0	0	0	Running
17	21	45	Josh Bilicki	Chevrolet	0	0	0	0	82	0	0	6	0	Running
18	26	23	Anthony Alfredo	Chevrolet	19	19	0	0	82	0	0	0	0	Running
19	33	8	Andy Lally	Ford	19	18	1	0	82	0	0	10	0	Running
20	27	35	Brad Perez	Toyota	0	0	0	0	82	0	0	0	0	Running
21	31	91	Preston Pardus	Chevrolet	16	16	0	0	82	0	0	0	0	Running
22	25	34	Kyle Weatherman	Chevrolet	21	15	6	0	82	0	0	5	0	Running
23	32	78	Scott Heckert	Chevrolet	14	14	0	0	82	0	0	0	0	Running
24	12	19	Brandon Jones	Toyota	13	13	0	0	82	0	0	0	0	Running
25	1	17	William Byron	Chevrolet	0	0	0	0	82	35	4	7	1	Running
26	37	4	Bayley Currey	Chevrolet	11	11	0	0	82	0	0	0	0	Running
27	2	54	Ty Gibbs	Toyota	19	10	9	0	82	25	3	0	2	Running
28	15	92	Ross Chastain	Chevrolet	0	0	0	0	81	0	0	0	9	Running
29	38	2	Blaine Perkins	Chevrolet	0	0	0	0	80	0	0	0	0	Running
30	8	21	Austin Hill	Chevrolet	7	7	0	0	73	0	0	0	0	Running
31	9	11	Daniel Hemric	Chevrolet	6	6	0	0	58	0	0	0	0	Accident
32	30	5	Brandon Brown	Ford	5	5	0	0	51	0	0	0	0	Axle
33	29	31	Myatt Snider	Chevrolet	4	4	0	0	50	0	0	0	0	Accident
34	36	68	Kris Wright	Chevrolet	0	0	0	0	30	0	0	0	0	Driveshaft
35	18	36	Alex Labbe	Chevrolet	2	2	0	0	26	0	0	0	0	Accident
36	24	38	Patrick Gallagher	Ford	1	1	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	Rear Gear
37	28	27	Jeb Burton	Chevrolet	1	1	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	Accident
38	10	7	Justin Allgaier	Chevrolet	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	Accident

Race Infractions

Sunoco Go Rewards 200 at The Glen at Watkins Glen International

Driver	Infraction	Penalty	Lap	Lap Assessed	Flag
Timmy Hill	Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments	Tail End	0	0	White
Justin Allgaier	Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments	Tail End	0	0	White
Kyle Larson	Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments	Tail End	0	0	White
Bayley Currey	Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments	Tail End	0	0	White
Brandon Brown	Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments	Tail End	0	0	White
Scott Heckert	Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments	Tail End	0	0	White
Patrick Gallagher	Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments	Tail End	0	0	White
Josh Berry	Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments	Tail End	0	0	White
Kyle Weatherman	Unspecified Improper Tire Change	Tail End	6	8	Yellow
Brad Perez	Driving through more than 3 pit boxes On Exit	Tail End	6	8	Yellow
Preston Pardus	Car/Truck pitting out of the assigned pit box	Tail End	17	18	Yellow
Myatt Snider	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	20	23	Yellow
Myatt Snider	Driving through more than 3 pit boxes On Entry	Tail End	20	23	Yellow
Myatt Snider	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	20	23	Yellow
Myatt Snider	Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area 2 Laps	Other - See Notes	20	24	Yellow
Riley Herbst	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	20	23	Yellow
Brad Perez	Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area	Tail End	28	29	Yellow
Justin Allgaier	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	41	44	Yellow
Justin Allgaier	Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area	Tail End	41	44	Yellow
Austin Hill	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	41	44	Yellow
Brandon Brown	Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Garage	Pass Thru	52	0	Green
Ross Chastain	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	60	67	Yellow
Ross Chastain	Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area	Tail End	61	67	Yellow

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Race Fast Facts

Watkins Glen International
Sunoco Go Rewards 200
Race Winner: Kyle Larson
Age: 30
Team : No. 88 - HendrickCars.com Chevrolet
Owner: JR Motorsports
Crew Chief: Jason Stockert
Kyle Larson won the Sunoco Go Rewards 200, his 13th victory in 110 Xfinity Series races.
This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in 2022.
This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in seven races at Watkins Glen International.
AJ Allmendinger (second) posted his third top-10 finish in four races at Watkins Glen International. It is his 19th top-10 finish in 2022.
Sammy Smith (third) posted his first top-10 finish of the year.
Sheldon Creed (eighth) was the highest finishing rookie.

Race Recap

Kyle Larson’s late-race luck earns him Xfinity Series win at Watkins Glen

August 20th, 2022

By Holly Cain - NASCAR Wire Service

In the moments after claiming the checkered flag for the Sunoco Go Rewards 200 at the Glen Saturday afternoon, Kyle Larson smiled and conceded he was a bit fortunate.

“I got lucky,’’ he told the USA Network television audience.

Or perhaps more accurately, he was in the right place at the right time. Running third on a restart with five laps remaining in the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at historic Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International, he shot to the front when his Hendrick Motorsports teammate – and race polesitter - William Byron and Joe Gibbs Racing’s Ty Gibbs spun out at the front of the field while dicing it up for the race lead.

Byron, who set a track record in qualifying earlier in the day and led a race best 36 of the 82 laps, and Gibbs, who led the second most laps (25) collided in a door-to-door battle in the famed “bus stop” portion of the 3.366-mile road course. And Larson bolted through to take the lead.

Still, the reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion had to hold off the sport’s all-time best on road courses, A.J. Allmendinger in the remaining laps to claim the day’s trophy - ultimately taking his 11th series win by a slight .273-seconds in the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.

“I think my only shot was if the 17 and 54 – Willy and Ty got really racing,’’ conceded Larson, who spent much of the race just behind his Hendrick Motorsports teammate Byron and Gibbs.

“The seas parted and I was able to get through but then I had A.J. (Allmendinger) behind me so just trying to hit my marks best I could. He definitely made me nervous with me being out in front of him.

“So cool to get a win here and Rick Hendrick is here too. Wish William and I could have fought for the win there though.’’

Rookie Sammy Smith, an 18-year old from Iowa in only his fourth NASCAR Xfinity Series start finished a career best third place in the No. 18 JGR Toyota and led an impressive – also career high – seven laps midway through the race.

JR Motorsports’ driver Noah Gragson finished fourth, followed by Kaz Grala. Sam Mayer, Riley Herbst, Sheldon Creed, who was the highest finishing rookie, Josh Berry and Jeremy Clements rounded out the top 10.

Byron and Gibbs, who had contact again farther back in the field during the final laps, ultimately finished 25th and 27th, respectively.

On the cool down lap after the race Byron told his crew, “Sorry guys, I wish we could have won that one. We were in position and got wrecked.’’

Allmendinger’s runner-up showing, combined with Gibbs rough day and an early exit by Justin Allgaier – who wrecked only four laps into the race – really boosted Allmendinger’s lead atop the Xfinity Series standings. With four races remaining to set the 12-driver 2022 Playoff field, he now holds a 61-point advantage over five-race winner Gibbs and is 70-points up on fellow three-race winner Allgaier.