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Explore The Pocono Mountains 225

Saturday, July 23rd, 2022

Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA

  • 27 Chevrolet
  • 7 Toyota
  • 5 Ford

  • Pocono Raceway
  • 7th Annual Explore the Pocono Mountains 225
  • Pole Winner: Justin Allgaier
  • Age: 36
  • Team : No. 7 - Hellmann's Chevrolet
  • Owner: JR Motorsports
  • Crew Chief: Jason Burdett
  • Justin Allgaier won the Pole Award for the 7th Annual Explore the Pocono Mountains 225 with a lap of 53.359 seconds, 168.669 mph.
  • This is his seventh pole in 391 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his first pole and 12th top-10 start in 2022.
  • This is his first pole in seven races at Pocono Raceway. He becomes the fourth different driver in the NASCAR Xfinity Series to win a pole at Pocono Raceway.
  • Ty Gibbs (second) posted his 14th top-10 start of 2022 and his first in two races at Pocono Raceway.
  • Brandon Jones (third) posted his fifth top-10 start at Pocono Raceway. It is his 13th in 19 races this season.
  • Sheldon Creed (sixth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Saturday, July 23rd, 2022
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Holly Cain
Gragson holds off Gibbs to win wild Xfinity race at Pocono

Two of the most determined, talented, young drivers in NASCAR put on a show for the ages in the closing laps of Saturday’s Explore the Pocono Mountains 225 at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway with 24-year-old Noah Gragson ultimately holding off Ty Gibbs, 19, by the blink of an eye to take the victory.

Gragson’s No. 9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet crossed the finish line at the storied 2.5-mile track by a mere .281-seconds ahead of Gibb’s No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota – the last 15 laps the duo staying within .3-seconds of one another.

Gibbs earned three of his four race wins this season on a last lap pass, but Gragson didn’t allow it Saturday – so happy with the effort he climbed out of his car and joined his team scaling the fencing in front of a boisterous and approving crowded frontstretch grandstand.

“That was probably the best I’ve ever driven there," said the Las Vegas native Gragson, whose three wins this season already ties his single season high mark. “I’m worn out. Working my ass off out there to keep the 54 back. He’s pretty fast.

“I had to work for it," Gragson said still catching his breath from climbing the fence. “It was tough. Kept getting tight, tight, tight and with 15 to go I didn’t think I could hold him off. But we just keep digging."

That summed up a dramatic ending to an action-packed day.

Gragson’s JR Motorsports teammate Justin Allgaier started from pole position and led the first 23 laps to win Stage 1. Gragson was seventh and Gibbs’ fourth in the opening run. But Gragson took the lead on the ensuing pit stop and won Stage 2 – his seventh and the JR Motorsports series’ best 21st stage win of the year.

Ultimately, good pit strategy made the difference for Gragson, whose Chevrolet was able to benefit from a four-tire and gas stop with 38 laps to go. He re-started sixth – behind Gibbs’ who did not take tires – and worked his way forward, taking the lead for good with 22 laps to go.

“It definitely hurt us giving him a tire advantage," Gibbs said. “But I was so surprised to be able to hang with the 9 (car) when he was on [fresh tires]. Had a great car, just didn’t put it together. I just made some mistakes and we’ll come back next weekend."

Gragson’s teammate Berry finished third, followed by Xfinity Series driver standings leader Kaulig Racing’s A.J. Allmendinger and Richard Childress Racing's rookie Sheldon Creed.

Two more JR Motorsports drivers, Sam Mayer and Allgaier finished sixth and seventh – a particularly impressive comeback for Allgaier who was penalized for speeding on pit road during his last pit stop.

RCR’s Austin Hill, Kaulig’s Daniel Hemric and NASCAR Cup Series regular Cole Custer rounded out the top 10.

It was a dramatic race from start to finish, including a red flag period during Stage 2 for a for a high-speed accident involving five cars. Santino Ferrucci’s car got loose exiting Turn 3 and was hit from behind by Ricky Stenhouse Jr. whose car catapulted toward the pit road wall, colliding with Jeb Burton’s car, spinning and flipping Burton’s car over on its hood.

The NASCAR AMR Safety Crew immediately responded, checked that Burton was okay and then carefully right-sided his car back onto its tires. Burton climbed out un-assisted and the wreckage was cleaned up. The red flag lasted a little more than eight minutes and the race resumed.

“Man, that was not good," said Burton, driver of the No. 27 Our Motorsport Chevrolet. “Hate if for my guys, those guys work hard on these race cars.

“But appreciate the safety crew, they got to me fast," he added. “It’s been a tough year, but we’ll keep digging.”

Gragson’s victory marked the seventh win in the last 11 races for JR Motorsports, which is enjoying a summer of success. And Allmendinger now leads Allgaier by 16 points atop the series driver standings.

  • Drivers Entered: 39 (1 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 90
  • Margin of Victory: 0.281 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 1 Hours 49 Minutes 22 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 123.438
  • Cautions: 5 for 18 laps
  • Lead Changes: 9
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,022 (14.2 passes per green flag lap)

  • Pocono Raceway
  • 7th Annual Explore the Pocono Mountains 225
  • Race Winner: Noah Gragson
  • Age: 24
  • Team : No. 9 - Bass Pro Shops/TrueTimber/BRCC Chevrolet
  • Owner: JR Motorsports
  • Crew Chief: Lucas Lambert
  • Noah Gragson won the 7th Annual Explore the Pocono Mountains 225, his eighth victory in 121 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his third victory and 13th top-10 finish in 2022.
  • This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in four races at Pocono Raceway.
  • Ty Gibbs (second) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at Pocono Raceway. It is his 11th top-10 finish in 2022.
  • Josh Berry (third) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at Pocono Raceway.
  • Sheldon Creed (fifth) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • AJ Allmendinger leads the point standings by 16 points over Justin Allgaier.
Noah Gragson celebrates with a burnout
Long Pond, Pennsylvania - July 23, 2022 : Noah Gragson, driver of the #9 Bass Pro Shops/TrueTimber/BRCC Chevrolet, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Explore the Pocono Mountains 225 at Pocono Raceway.
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Explore The Pocono Mountains 225 at Pocono Raceway Draftkings results
FINISH & PLACE DIFFERENTIAL POINTS FAST LAP POINTS LAPS LED POINTS TOTAL POINTS
RNK SLRY DRIVER TEAM # MAKE LAPS DR ST FIN FIN PTS PD PTS FST % FST FST PTS LED % LED LED PTS TOT PTS
1 10,300 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports 9 Chevrolet 90 139.10 9 1 45 8 15 22.73 6.75 43 47.8 10.75 70.50
2 10,700 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing 54 Toyota 90 120.20 2 2 42 0 17 25.76 7.65 3 3.3 0.75 50.40
3 9,900 Josh Berry JR Motorsports 8 Chevrolet 90 111.60 7 3 41 4 1 1.52 0.45 9 10.0 2.25 47.70
8 9,300 AJ Allmendinger Kaulig Racing 16 Chevrolet 90 106.40 4 4 40 0 2 3.03 0.90 0 0.0 0.00 40.90
9 8,000 Sheldon Creed Richard Childress Racing 2 Chevrolet 90 104.10 6 5 39 1 1 1.52 0.45 0 0.0 0.00 40.45
4 9,500 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports 1 Chevrolet 90 91.80 12 6 38 6 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 44.00
10 10,500 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports 7 Chevrolet 90 105.50 1 7 37 -6 8 12.12 3.60 22 24.4 5.50 40.10
13 9,100 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing 21 Chevrolet 90 92.30 8 8 36 0 0 0 0.00 4 4.4 1.00 37.00
12 8,900 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing 11 Chevrolet 90 91.30 13 9 35 4 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 39.00
11 10,100 Cole Custer SS-GLR w/Jeff Lefcourt 07 Ford 90 78.50 16 10 34 6 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 40.00
7 7,900 Landon Cassill Kaulig Racing 10 Chevrolet 90 87.00 21 11 32 10 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 42.00
15 8,400 Riley Herbst Stewart Haas Racing 98 Ford 90 92.50 14 12 31 2 2 3.03 0.90 4 4.4 1.00 34.90
5 7,200 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports 68 Chevrolet 90 70.50 26 13 30 13 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 43.00
5 6,800 Myatt Snider Jordan Anderson Racing 31 Chevrolet 90 71.30 28 14 29 14 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 43.00
19 7,700 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing 39 Ford 90 64.50 15 15 28 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 28.00
14 7,100 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports 23 Chevrolet 90 66.70 24 16 27 8 0 0 0.00 3 3.3 0.75 35.75
26 8,600 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing 19 Toyota 90 91.50 3 17 26 -14 20 30.3 9.00 0 0.0 0.00 21.00
22 7,400 Brett Moffitt Our Motorsports 02 Chevrolet 90 64.00 17 18 25 -1 0 0 0.00 2 2.2 0.50 24.50
17 6,600 Kyle Weatherman N/A N/A N/A 90 61.00 25 19 24 6 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 30.00
17 5,800 Sage Karam Alpha Prime Racing 45 Chevrolet 90 53.20 27 20 23 7 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 30.00
16 5,300 Josh Williams BJ McLeod Motorsports 78 Chevrolet 90 55.20 33 21 21 12 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 33.00
29 6,200 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing 38 Ford 90 46.30 20 22 20 -2 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 18.00
21 5,600 Stefan Parsons BJ McLeod Motorsports 5 Chevrolet 90 53.00 30 23 19 7 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 26.00
24 6,000 Mason Massey DGM Racing 91 Chevrolet 90 55.80 29 24 18 5 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 23.00
20 6,300 Ryan Vargas JD Motorsports 6 Chevrolet 89 38.30 35 25 17 10 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 27.00
30 5,500 Bayley Currey JD Motorsports 4 Chevrolet 89 44.80 23 26 16 -3 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 13.00
25 5,900 David Starr SS-GLR w/Jeff Lefcourt 08 Ford 89 40.00 34 27 15 7 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 22.00
23 6,500 JJ Yeley Motorsports Business Management 66 Toyota 89 46.00 38 28 14 10 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 24.00
27 4,900 Patrick Emerling N/A 35 Toyota 89 32.80 36 29 13 7 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 20.00
28 5,000 Timmy Hill Motorsports Business Management 13 Toyota 89 33.50 37 30 12 7 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 19.00
36 8,200 Sammy Smith Joe Gibbs Racing 18 Toyota 53 60.30 5 31 10 -26 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 -16.00
33 7,000 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing 51 Chevrolet 48 62.20 18 32 9 -14 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 -5.00
34 7,500 Jeb Burton Our Motorsports 27 Chevrolet 46 61.20 19 33 8 -14 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 -6.00
37 9,700 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Big Machine Racing 48 Chevrolet 45 73.50 10 34 7 -24 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 -17.00
38 7,800 Santino Ferrucci Sam Hunt Racing 26 Toyota 45 77.30 11 35 6 -24 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 -18.00
31 4,500 Ronnie Bassett Jr Bassett Racing 77 Chevrolet 45 41.30 31 36 5 -5 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 0.00
35 6,700 Alex Labbe DGM Racing 36 Chevrolet 1 25.20 22 37 4 -15 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 -11.00
32 5,200 Rajah Caruth Alpha Prime Racing 44 Chevrolet 1 23.30 32 38 3 -6 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 -3.00