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Sunoco Go Rewards 200 at The Glen

Saturday, August 20th, 2022

Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, NY

  • 27 Chevrolet
  • 6 Ford
  • 5 Toyota

  • Watkins Glen International
  • Sunoco Go Rewards 200
  • Pole Winner: William Byron
  • Age: 24
  • Team : No. 17 - HendrickCars.com Chevrolet
  • Owner: Hendrick Motorsports
  • Crew Chief: Kevin Meendering
  • William Byron won the Pole Award for the Sunoco Go Rewards 200 with a lap of 70.548 seconds, 125.021 mph - a new track record.
  • This is his third pole in 36 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his first pole and second top-10 start in 2022.
  • This is his first pole in two races at Watkins Glen International.
  • Ty Gibbs (second) posted his 17th top-10 start of 2022 and his first in two races at Watkins Glen International.
  • Kyle Larson (third) posted his fifth top-five start at Watkins Glen International. It is his second in two races this season.
  • Austin Hill (eighth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Saturday, August 20th, 2022
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Holly Cain
Kyle Larson’s late-race luck earns him Xfinity Series win at Watkins Glen

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.

  • Drivers Entered: 38
  • Laps Scheduled: 82
  • Margin of Victory: 0.273 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 35 Minutes 14 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 77.651
  • Cautions: 8 for 23 laps
  • Lead Changes: 15
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,735 (29.4 passes per green flag lap)

  • 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.
William Byron leads the field
Watkins Glen, New York - August 20, 2022 : William Byron, driver of the #17 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, leads the field during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Sunoco Go Rewards 200 at The Glen at Watkins Glen International.
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Sunoco Go Rewards 200 at The Glen at Watkins Glen International 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
4 10,800 Kyle Larson JR Motorsports 88 Chevrolet 82 120.30 3 1 45 2 4 8 1.80 7 8.5 1.75 50.55
8 10,500 AJ Allmendinger Kaulig Racing 16 Chevrolet 82 122.80 4 2 42 2 3 6 1.35 3 3.7 0.75 46.10
1 7,600 Sammy Smith Joe Gibbs Racing 18 Toyota 82 105.90 19 3 41 16 4 8 1.80 6 7.3 1.50 60.30
2 9,200 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports 9 Chevrolet 82 109.90 16 4 40 12 1 2 0.45 0 0.0 0.00 52.45
6 6,800 Kaz Grala Big Machine Racing 48 Chevrolet 82 98.80 14 5 39 9 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 48.00
12 9,000 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports 1 Chevrolet 82 89.50 7 6 38 1 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 39.00
14 8,000 Riley Herbst Stewart Haas Racing 98 Ford 82 101.20 6 7 37 -1 1 2 0.45 4 4.9 1.00 37.45
11 8,600 Sheldon Creed Richard Childress Racing 2 Chevrolet 82 94.70 11 8 36 3 1 2 0.45 0 0.0 0.00 39.45
9 8,800 Josh Berry JR Motorsports 8 Chevrolet 82 92.70 17 9 35 8 1 2 0.45 0 0.0 0.00 43.45
7 6,400 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing 51 Chevrolet 82 83.30 22 10 34 12 0 0 0.00 2 2.4 0.50 46.50
22 9,800 Cole Custer SS-GLR w/Jeff Lefcourt 07 Ford 82 77.80 5 11 32 -6 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 26.00
10 5,200 Stefan Parsons Alpha Prime Racing 44 Chevrolet 82 70.50 23 12 31 11 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 42.00
3 6,600 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing 39 Ford 82 64.30 34 13 30 21 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 51.00
5 5,600 Timmy Hill Motorsports Business Management 66 Chevrolet 82 59.20 35 14 29 21 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 50.00
22 7,800 Connor Mosack Sam Hunt Racing 26 Toyota 82 75.70 13 15 28 -2 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 26.00
16 7,500 Landon Cassill Kaulig Racing 10 Chevrolet 82 73.30 20 16 27 4 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 31.00
18 5,900 Josh Bilicki Alpha Prime Racing 45 Chevrolet 82 66.50 21 17 26 4 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 30.00
15 6,000 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports 23 Chevrolet 82 67.20 26 18 25 8 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 33.00
13 7,200 Andy Lally SS-GLR w/Jeff Lefcourt 08 Ford 82 59.80 33 19 24 14 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 38.00
18 4,500 Brad Perez N/A 35 Toyota 82 45.30 27 20 23 7 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 30.00
16 6,100 Preston Pardus DGM Racing 91 Chevrolet 82 54.30 31 21 21 10 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 31.00
24 0 Kyle Weatherman Jesse Iwuji Motorsports 34 Chevrolet 82 54.80 25 22 20 3 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 23.00
20 4,700 Scott Heckert BJ McLeod Motorsports 78 Chevrolet 82 41.70 32 23 19 9 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 28.00
29 8,400 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing 19 Toyota 82 69.70 12 24 18 -12 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 6.00
26 10,100 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports 17 Chevrolet 82 122.20 1 25 17 -24 23 46 10.35 35 42.7 8.75 12.10
21 5,400 Bayley Currey JD Motorsports 4 Chevrolet 82 35.30 37 26 16 11 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 27.00
32 10,200 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing 54 Toyota 82 106.20 2 27 15 -25 9 18 4.05 25 30.5 6.25 0.30
31 9,900 Ross Chastain DGM Racing 92 Chevrolet 81 69.20 15 28 14 -13 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 1.00
25 5,300 Blaine Perkins Our Motorsports 02 Chevrolet 80 42.50 38 29 13 9 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 22.00
35 9,600 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing 21 Chevrolet 73 55.70 8 30 12 -22 2 4 0.90 0 0.0 0.00 -9.10
37 8,200 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing 11 Chevrolet 58 65.20 9 31 10 -22 1 2 0.45 0 0.0 0.00 -11.55
28 5,800 Brandon Brown BJ McLeod Motorsports 5 Ford 51 36.00 30 32 9 -2 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 7.00
30 7,300 Myatt Snider Jordan Anderson Racing 31 Chevrolet 50 37.50 29 33 8 -4 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 4.00
27 4,800 Kris Wright Brandonbilt Motorsports 68 Chevrolet 30 35.80 36 34 7 2 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 9.00
36 7,100 Alex Labbe DGM Racing 36 Chevrolet 26 47.70 18 35 6 -17 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 -11.00
34 5,500 Patrick Gallagher RSS Racing 38 Ford 14 29.70 24 36 5 -12 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 -7.00
33 6,200 Jeb Burton Our Motorsports 27 Chevrolet 8 26.00 28 37 4 -9 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 -5.00
38 9,400 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports 7 Chevrolet 4 26.20 10 38 3 -28 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 -25.00