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A-Game 200

Saturday, April 30th, 2022

Dover Motor Speedway, Dover, DE

  • 28 Chevrolet
  • 6 Toyota
  • 5 Ford

  • Dover Motor Speedway
  • 41st Annual A-GAME 200
  • Pole Winner: Brandon Jones
  • Age: 25
  • Team : No. 19 - Menards/Pelonis Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs
  • Crew Chief: Jeff Meendering
  • Brandon Jones won the Pole Award for the 41st Annual A-GAME 200 with a lap of 22.872 seconds, 157.398 mph.
  • This is his fourth pole in 213 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his first pole and sixth top-10 start in 2022.
  • This is his second pole in 12 races at Dover Motor Speedway.
  • Sam Mayer (second) posted his fourth top-10 start of 2022 and his first in one race at Dover Motor Speedway.
  • Noah Gragson (third) posted his sixth top-10 start at Dover Motor Speedway. It is his seventh in ten races this season.
  • Sheldon Creed (11th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Saturday, April 30th, 2022
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Holly Cain
Josh Berry takes home the checkered flag at the Monster Mile

Josh Berry answered a runner-up finish last year at Dover (Del.) Motor Speedway with a victory Saturday in the A-Game 200 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at the track– holding off his JR Motorsports teammate Justin Allgaier by .604-seconds.

Berry led the final 55 laps of the 200-lap race to claim his first win of 2022 and the third of his Xfinity Series career. His JR Motorsports team claimed four of the race’s top-five positions – the first time any team has done so since 2013. Joe Gibbs Racing’s Ty Gibbs was third followed by JRM drivers Noah Gragson and Sam Mayer.

Allgaier led a race-best 67 laps but was passed by Berry’s No. 8 JR Motorsports Chevrolet with 55 laps remaining. He rallied to his ultimate second-place finish after suffering a setback on a slow final pit stop. Berry returned to track with the lead on that re-start and Allgaier had to race forward from fourth place, getting as high as second but never having a true chance to make a pass for the win.

“I struggled a lot on the bottom on the restarts and just kept trying to work to get better. It’s just credit to these guys, the pit crew did a phenomenal job today, they executed when we needed it,’’ said the 31-year old Tennessee native, Berry. “And we were there when it counted.

“I went toe-to-toe with Justin Allgaier and he’s so freaking good here,’’ Berry added. “Gosh, I thought he was kind of out of it after that pit stop and then he was right back to second and I thought, ‘here we go again.’ ”

Allgaier, 35, a perennial championship contender, is looking for his first win since Darlington, S.C. last May. This marked his fifth runner-up finish in that time – but is his best showing of 2022.

“Proud of our team, we wanted to get the car in victory lane but with the string of bad luck, I feel like today was a good day, just a little bit short,’’ said Allgaier, who had finished 20th or worse in four of the five races leading into Dover.

Gragson’s fourth place finish marked a solid end to a challenging day for the 23-year old and earned him his $100,000 bonus check in the Dash 4 Cash program.

“What a day for the entire company, four cars in the top-five, and congratulations to Josh Berry for his win,’’ said Gragson, who added with a smile holding up the giant $100,000 cardboard Dash 4 Cash winner’s check, “My car was as fast as the Xfinity internet.’’

A.J. Allmendinger finished sixth but retains the championship lead by 43 points over both two-race winner Gragson and three-race winner Gibbs.

Mayer’s fifth place finish was impressive considering his eventful day. He won Stage 1 and then had a pit stop situation during the ensuing stop. His No. 1 JR Motorsports Chevrolet lost a left rear tire and he ended up having to make an extra stop and eventually dropping back as far as 19th place before making his way forward again.

Saturday’s polesitter Brandon Jones rallied to a seventh-place finish after pit issues as well.

Richard Childress Racing’s Sheldon Creed was eighth – the highest finishing rookie with Riley Herbst and Ryan Sieg rounding out the top-10.

  • Drivers Entered: 39 (1 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: 0.604 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 1 Hours 55 Minutes 17 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 104.091
  • Cautions: 5 for 36 laps
  • Lead Changes: 7
  • Green Flag Passes: 750 (4.6 passes per green flag lap)

  • Dover Motor Speedway
  • 41st Annual A-GAME 200
  • Race Winner: Josh Berry
  • Age: 31
  • Team : No. 8 - Tire Pros Chevrolet
  • Owner: Dale Earnhardt, Jr
  • Crew Chief: Mike Bumgarner
  • Josh Berry won the 41st Annual A-GAME 200, his third victory in 39 Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his first victory and fifth top-10 finish in 2022.
  • This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in two races at Dover Motor Speedway.
  • Justin Allgaier (second) posted his 15th top-10 finish in 22 races at Dover Motor Speedway. It is his fifth top-10 finish in 2022.
  • Ty Gibbs (third) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at Dover Motor Speedway.
  • Sheldon Creed (eighth) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • AJ Allmendinger leads the point standings by 43 points over Ty Gibbs.
Chase Briscoe celebrates in Victory Lane
Dover, Delaware - August 23, 2020 : Chase Briscoe, driver of the #98 Highpoint.com Ford, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Drydene 200 at Dover International Speedway.
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A-Game 200 at Dover Motor Speedway Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM CREW CHIEF
1 16 AJ Allmendinger Los Gatos, CA Dec 16, 1981 42 Chevrolet Action Industries Kaulig Racing Bruce Schlicker
2 66 JJ Yeley Phoenix, AZ Oct 5, 1976 48 Toyota CW & Sons Infrastructure Motorsports Business Management George Church
3 10 Landon Cassill Cedar Rapids, IA Jul 7, 1989 35 Chevrolet StormX Kaulig Racing Jason Trinchere
4 08 David Starr Houston, TX Nov 11, 1967 56 Ford Children's National/TicketSmarter SS-GLR w/Jeff Lefcourt Jason Miller
5 7 Justin Allgaier Riverton, IL Jun 6, 1986 38 Chevrolet Door Bumper Clear JR Motorsports Jason Burdett
6 02 Brett Moffitt Grimes, IA Aug 7, 1992 32 Chevrolet Half Off Wholesale Our Motorsports Kris Bowen
7 27 Jeb Burton Halifax, VA Aug 6, 1992 32 Chevrolet Solid Rock Carriers Our Motorsports Chad Walter
8 45 Ryan Ellis Torrence, CA Nov 29, 1989 34 Chevrolet Costa Oil Alpha Prime Racing Frank Kerr
9 39 Ryan Sieg Tucker, GA Jun 20, 1987 37 Ford A-GAME RSS Racing Kevin Starland
10 34 Kyle Weatherman Wentzville, MO Aug 28, 1997 27 Chevrolet SELE Foundation Jesse Iwuji Motorsports Dan Stillman
11 11 Daniel Hemric Kannapolis, NC Jan 27, 1991 33 Chevrolet Cirkul - Water Your Way Kaulig Racing Alex Yontz
12 47 Brennan Poole Sacramento, CA Apr 11, 1991 33 Chevrolet Mike Harmon Racing Mike Harmon Racing Ryan Bell
13 13 Chad Finchum Knoxville, TN Sep 22, 1994 30 Toyota Garrison Homes/Units Storage Motorsports Business Management Jason Houghtaling
14 4 Bayley Currey Driftwood, TX Oct 29, 1996 27 Chevrolet TeamJDMotorsports.com JD Motorsports Wayne Carroll Jr
15 18 John Hunter Nemechek Mooresville, NC Jun 11, 1997 27 Toyota ACME Joe Gibbs Racing Jason Ratcliff
16 48 Kaz Grala Boston, MA Dec 29, 1998 25 Chevrolet Big Machine Spiked Coolers Big Machine Racing Patrick Donahue
17 36 Alex Labbe Saint-Albert, Canada Apr 29, 1993 31 Chevrolet vrvictoriaville.com DGM Racing Nathan Kennedy
18 21 Austin Hill Winston, GA Apr 21, 1994 30 Chevrolet United Rentals Richard Childress Racing Andy Street
19 68 Brandon Brown Woodbridge, VA Sep 14, 1993 31 Chevrolet Trade The Chain Brandonbilt Motorsports Doug Randolph
20 19 Brandon Jones Atlanta, GA Feb 18, 1997 27 Toyota Menards\Pelonis Joe Gibbs Racing Jeff Meendering
21 51 Jeremy Clements Spartanburg, SC Jan 16, 1985 39 Chevrolet All South Electric Jeremy Clements Racing Mark Setzer
22 07 Joe Graf Jr Mahwah, NJ Jul 12, 1998 26 Ford Bucked Up Energy SS-GLR w/Jeff Lefcourt Joe Williams
23 78 Josh Williams Port Charlotte, FL Aug 3, 1993 31 Chevrolet Alloy Employer Services BJ McLeod Motorsports Mike Tyska
24 5 Matt Mills Lynchburg, VA Nov 14, 1996 27 Chevrolet J.F. Electric BJ McLeod Motorsports David Ingram
25 31 Myatt Snider Charlotte, NC Dec 30, 1994 29 Chevrolet Bommarito Automotive Group Jordan Anderson Racing Shane Whitbeck
26 9 Noah Gragson Las Vegas, NV Jul 15, 1998 26 Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops TrueTimber BRCC JR Motorsports Luke Lambert
27 98 Riley Herbst Las Vegas, NV Feb 24, 1999 25 Ford Monster Energy Stewart-Haas Racing Richard Boswell
28 91 Mason Massey Douglasville, GA Jan 24, 1997 27 Chevrolet A-Z Companies DGM Racing Mario Gosselin
29 23 Anthony Alfredo Ridgefield, CT Mar 1, 1999 25 Chevrolet John Civetta & Sons Our Motorsports Pat Tryson
30 35 Patrick Emerling Orchard Park, NY Sep 19, 1992 32 Chevrolet Emerling Gase Motorsports Emerling Gase Motorsports Rick Bourgeois
31 6 Ryan Vargas La Miranda, CA Sep 23, 2000 24 Chevrolet TeamJDMotorsports.com JD Motorsports Kase Kallenbach
32 99 Stefan Parsons Cornelius, NC Jun 15, 1998 26 Chevrolet KELLY JEEP BJ McLeod Motorsports Adam Brooks
33 2 Sheldon Creed Alpine, CA Sep 30, 1997 27 Chevrolet Whelen Richard Childress Racing Jim Pohlman
34 8 Josh Berry Hendersonville, TN Oct 22, 1990 33 Chevrolet Tire Pros JR Motorsports Mike Bumgarner
35 54 Ty Gibbs Charlotte, NC Oct 4, 2002 22 Toyota Monster Energy Joe Gibbs Racing Chris Gayle
36 1 Sam Mayer Franklin, WI Jun 26, 2003 21 Chevrolet Accelerate Pros Talent JR Motorsports Taylor Moyer
37 26 Chandler Smith Talking Rock, GA Jun 26, 2002 22 Toyota ChargeMe / VITAL Sam Hunt Racing Allen Hart
38 38 Parker Retzlaff Rhinelander, WI May 21, 2003 21 Ford Ponsse RSS Racing Steve Addington
39 44 Rajah Caruth Atlanta, GA Jun 11, 2002 22 Chevrolet Circle Alpha Prime Racing Michael Brandt