JANUARY 31, 2023 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM
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NASCAR Xfinity Average Running Position RACES POS. 1. Noah Gragson 32 7.12 2. AJ Allmendinger 32 7.713 3. Ty Gibbs 32 8.14 4. Justin Allgaier 32 8.492 5. Brandon Jones 32 10.165 6....
Gibbs wins first NASCAR Xfinity Series title with late pass
Ty Gibbs took the lead with 21 laps left and held off rival Noah Gragson for his first NASCAR Xfinity Series championship at Phoenix Raceway on Saturday nightNOVEMBER 6, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Smith, Mayer collide and collect multiple drivers at Phoenix Sammy Smith and Sam Mayer battle going into Turn 4, Mayer gets sideways and collects Riley Herbst, Stefan Parsons and others at Phoenix Race...
NOVEMBER 6, 2022 • NASCAR.COM
Ty Gibbs' aggressiveness may make Xfinity finale interesting
JR Motorsports has three of the four cars in the Xfinity finale, an impressive accomplishment that gives Dale Earnhardt Jr,’s team strong odds to take home a championshipNOVEMBER 4, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Gibbs faces consequences for wrecking way into title race
Ty Gibbs will race for his first NASCAR national championship on Saturday in the Xfinity Series finale at Phoenix RacewayNOVEMBER 3, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ty Gibbs wrecks teammate to race into Xfinity championship
Ty Gibbs wrecked teammate Brandon Jones out of the lead in the third overtime of the Xfinity Series in a controversial victory that had the Martinsville Speedway crowd booing GibbsOCTOBER 29, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
AUTO RACING: Last race for NASCAR drivers to make Final Four
The final race to set the four-driver field for the NASCAR Cup Series championship finale figures to be intenseOCTOBER 25, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
AUTO RACING: Logano's in and awaiting 3 fellow contenders
Joey Logano is in, and three more drivers have two races remaining to earn a berth in this season's NASCAR Cup Series championship finale in ArizonaOCTOBER 18, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
AUTO RACING: Bell tolls at Charlotte; Verstappen king again
Christopher Bell might be the new poster child for how quickly NASCAR's playoff format can turn desperation to prosperityOCTOBER 11, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Allmendinger remains undefeated on Charlotte road course
It took two overtimes Saturday for AJ Allmendinger to remain undefeated on The Roval at Charlotte Motor Speedway and seize the momentum for the next round of the Xfinity Series pla...OCTOBER 8, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
AUTO RACING: Elliott back in front; Verstappen closing in
Chase Elliott is back in front in NASCAR's title chaseOCTOBER 5, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Allmendinger wins Talladega to advance in Xfinity playoffs
AJ Allmendinger finally won his first race on a superspeedway with a last-lap pass that allowed him to beat Sam Mayer to the Talladega Superspeedway finish line by less than three...OCTOBER 1, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Gragson opens Xfinity playoffs by winning 4th race in row
Noah Gragson opened the NASCAR Xfinity playoffs by winning his fourth race in a row at Texas Motor SpeedwaySEPTEMBER 24, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Gragson wins at Bristol for 3rd straight Xfinity title
Noah Gragson held off Brandon Jones over the closing laps Friday night at Bristol Motor Speedway to win his third consecutive Xfinity Series raceSEPTEMBER 17, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Three-wide gets the best of Mayer at Bristol Sam Mayer, JJ Yeley and CJ McLaughlin go three-wide into a turn, Mayer spins, bringing out the caution at Bristol Motor Speedway.
SEPTEMBER 17, 2022 • NASCAR.COM
AUTO RACING: NASCAR playoffs, title chase leads to intrigue
It's time for NASCAR's playoffs, and they begin at Darlington with at least one surprise contenderAUGUST 30, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Zane Smith, Austin Hill chase Ty Gibbs on midseason NASCAR prospect list
Zane Smith and Austin Hill are closing in, but Ty Gibbs holds the top spot in Bob Pockrass' latest NASCAR prospect rankings.AUGUST 3, 2022
Sam Mayer gets into the wall at Atlanta Sam Mayer spins off Jeffrey Earnhardt on the backstretch and hits the wall, resulting in major damage to the No. 1 car.
JULY 10, 2022 • NASCAR.COM
Georgia's Austin Hill wins NASCAR Xfinity race in Atlanta
Georgia native Austin Hill claimed his second NASCAR Xfinity win of the season, leading an eight-car train across the line at Atlanta Motor SpeedwayJULY 9, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Franklin teen Sam Mayer has one season plus one race worth of experience in the Xfinity Series as NASCAR comes to Road America this weekend.
JULY 1, 2022 • JSONLINE.COM
Allgaier dominates at Nashville to win Xfinity Series race
Justin Allgaier routed the field at Nashville Superspeedway on Saturday to win his second Xfinity Series race of the seasonJUNE 25, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Allmendinger gets another road-course win in Portland debut
Road-course ace AJUNE 5, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Berry outduels Allgaier to win Xfinity race at Charlotte
Josh Berry outdueled teammate Justin Allgaier to give JR Motorsports its first win at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the Xfinity Series raceMAY 28, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sam Mayer: 'You gotta let the car do what it wants' Sam Mayer discusses his pole qualifying run for Saturday's Xfinity Series race and how he plans to approach his first Charlotte start.
MAY 27, 2022 • NASCAR.COM
Sam Mayer secures Xfinity Series pole at Charlotte Watch as Sam Mayer goes to the top in the NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying at Charlotte Motor Speedway beating by Justin Allgaier by 0.222.
MAY 27, 2022 • NASCAR.COM
