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The official 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship NASCAR XFINITY Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Phoenix Raceway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship

Saturday, November 5th, 2022

Phoenix Raceway, Phoenix, AZ

  • 28 Chevrolet
  • 6 Toyota
  • 5 Ford

  • Phoenix Raceway
  • 24th Annual NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race
  • Pole Winner: Ty Gibbs
  • Age: 20
  • Team : No. 54 - Monster Energy Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs Racing
  • Crew Chief: Chris Gayle
  • Ty Gibbs won the Pole Award for the 24th Annual NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race with a lap of 26.806 seconds, 134.298 mph.
  • This is his eighth pole in 51 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his seventh pole and 28th top-10 start in 2022.
  • This is his first pole in three races at Phoenix Raceway.
  • Sammy Smith (second) posted his seventh top-10 start of 2022 and his first in one race at Phoenix Raceway.
  • Nicholas Sanchez (third) posted his first top-10 start at Phoenix Raceway. It is his first in eight races this season.
  • Sheldon Creed (eighth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
  • The Championship 4 drivers qualified in the following positions - Ty Gibbs (1st), Noah Gragson (4th), Josh Berry (9th), Justin Allgaier (11th).

  • Saturday, November 5th, 2022
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Reid Spencer
Ty Gibbs holds off Noah Gragson for NASCAR Xfinity Series title

One week after igniting a maelstrom of controversy with his brutish tactics at Martinsville Speedway, Ty Gibbs held off charging Noah Gragson to win Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race and the series title that goes with it.

Starting from the pole, Gibbs won the first and second stages and led a race-high 125 of 200 laps, but those statistics belie how intensely competitive the race was.

Gragson and JR Motorsports teammate Justin Allgaier led 35 and 26 laps, respectively, and traded the lead with Gibbs as the sun went down and the track cooled.

But Gibbs's No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota was strong enough to win the day, giving the 20-year-old prodigy his seventh victory of the season and his 11th in 51 career starts. 

Nevertheless, a large faction of the crowd greeted his victory celebration with catcalls and boos, the memory of the way Gibbs had wrecked teammate Brandon Jones to win last Saturday's race at Martinsville still on top of mind.

"You know, what I did last week was unacceptable," Gibbs said after climbing from his car. "And I apologize once again, but it was unacceptable because we could have had two shots to win this deal, and it was stupid from an organization standpoint. All my fault.

"I can sit here and tell you I'm sorry as much as I can, but it's not going to fix it. I've got to fix my actions. I felt like today I had a good race, felt like I made some good moves. Me and the 7 (Allgaier) were racing really hard. I felt like hopefully we put on a great show for you guys, the fans, and thank you for all that you guys do.

"Yeah, I don't want to be the one with the boos, and I'm the one that put myself in that position. But I don't want this championship to be remembered for boos; I want it to be remembered for hard work and our team. Awesome job." 

With all the breathtaking side-by-side racing, lap after lap, the difference came down to performance on pit road. When the Championship 4 drivers pitted under the seventh caution on Lap 160, an 18.8-second stop dropped Gragson from third to eighth for a restart on Lap 165.

Gibbs' crew, in contrast, had its best stop of the day-13.7 seconds-and grabbed the lead from Allgaier off pit road. 

After a subsequent caution for Brandon Jones' spin off the bumper of Gragson's No. 8 Chevrolet on Lap 165, Gragson gained five spots on a Lap 171 restart, soon passed Allgaier for second and launched a ferocious pursuit of the eventual race winner.

Gragson closed within two car lengths through Turns 3 and 4 with two laps left but couldn't get to Gibbs bumper. He crossed the finish line .397 seconds behind Gibbs.

"I gave it my best," Gragson said. "I drove my ass off and gave it everything I had. Just got beat...;

"He (Gibbs) raced like a champion tonight. He deserved it."

Allgaier rolled home in third place. Kaulig Racing teammates Landon Cassill and AJ Allmendinger were fourth and fifth, respectively.

Sheldon Creed, Riley Herbst, Daniel Hemric, Austin Hill and Sammy Smith completed the top 10.

Championship 4 competitor Josh Berry was running in the top four in the late going but contact with the backstretch wall shortly after the final restart on Lap 171 dropped him to 13th at the finish.

  • Drivers Entered: 39 (1 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: 0.397 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 11 Minutes 37 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 91.174
  • Cautions: 8 for 49 laps
  • Lead Changes: 15
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,773 (11.7 passes per green flag lap)

  • Phoenix Raceway
  • 24th Annual NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race
  • Race Winner: Ty Gibbs
  • Age: 20
  • Team : No. 54 - Monster Energy Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs Racing
  • Crew Chief: Chris Gayle
  • Ty Gibbs won the 24th Annual NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race, his 11th victory in 51 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his seventh victory and 23rd top-10 finish in 2022.
  • This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in three races at Phoenix Raceway.
  • Noah Gragson (second) posted his fifth top-10 finish in eight races at Phoenix Raceway. It is his 26th top-10 finish in 2022.
  • Justin Allgaier (third) posted his 17th top-10 finish in 25 races at Phoenix Raceway.
  • Sheldon Creed (sixth) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Ty Gibbs has won the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship.
  • Chevrolet has won the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Manufacturers Championship.
  • CHAMPIONSHIP FAST FACTS
  • Driver Champion: Ty Gibbs
  • Team: No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Supra
  • Ty Gibbs has won his first NASCAR Xfinity Series championship (2022), his previous best finish in the series final championship standings was 13th last season.
  • Gibbs is the 32nd different driver to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series championship.
  • Gibbs won the season finale at Phoenix Raceway to claim the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series title.
  • Gibbs made 33 series starts this season, posting seven wins, 16 top fives and 23 top 10s.
  • In the Playoffs this season, Gibbs has posted two wins, six top fives and seven top 10s.
  • Gibbs, from Charlotte, has become the eighth NASCAR Xfinity Series champion from the state of North Carolina; joining Daniel Hemric (2021 champion, Kannapolis, N.C.), William Byron (2017 champion, Charlotte, N.C.), Austin Dillon (2013, Welcome, N.C.), Brian Vickers (2003, Thomasville, N.C.), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (1998, 1999, Kannapolis, N.C.), Jack Ingram (1985, 1982, Asheville, N.C.) and Sam Ard (1983, 1984, Asheboro, N.C.).
  • Driver Owner Champion: Joe Gibbs, Joe Gibbs Racing
  • This is Joe Gibbs Racing’s fourth NASCAR Xfinity Series driver championship (Kyle Busch, 2009, Daniel Suárez, 2019, Daniel Hemric, 2021 and Ty Gibbs, 2022) – third-most all-time in the series.
  • This is Joe Gibbs Racing sixth NASCAR Xfinity Series owner championship (2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2022), which ties Team Penske (2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2021) for the series-most owner titles all-time in the Xfinity Series at six each.
  • Joe Gibbs Racing is one of 19 different organizations to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series driver championship, and one of 18 different organizations to win the owner championship.
  • Joe Gibbs Racing has posted 193 NASCAR Xfinity Series wins among 20 different drivers – Aric Almirola, Bobby Labonte, Brandon Jones, Christopher Bell, Daniel Suarez, Denny Hamlin, Elliott Sadler, Erik Jones Harrison Burton, Joey Logano, John Hunter Nemechek, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Mike Bliss, Mike McLaughlin, Ryan Preece, Sam Hornish Jr., Tony Stewart, Ty Gibbs and Daniel Hemric.
  • Joe Gibbs Racing began its NASCAR Xfinity Series program in 1997 at Rockingham Speedway with NASCAR Hall of Famer Bobby Labonte.
  • Crew Chief Champion: Chris Gayle
  • This is Chris Gayle’s first career NASCAR Xfinity Series championship (2022). Gayle’s previous best finish in the Xfinity Series championship standings was third with Elliott Sadler in 2014.
  • Gayle is the 30th different crew chief to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series championship.
  • Gayle has won 37 NASCAR Xfinity Series races with eight different drivers: Elliott Sadler, Kyle Busch, Erik Jones, Denny Hamlin, Sam Hornish Jr., Christopher Bell, Ty Gibbs and John Hunter Nemechek.
Daniel Hemric celebrates after winning
Avondale, Arizona - November 6, 2021 : Daniel Hemric, driver of the #18 Poppy Bank Toyota, celebrates after winning the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway.
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NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM CREW CHIEF
1 16 AJ Allmendinger Los Gatos, CA Dec 16, 1981 40 Chevrolet Nutrien Ag Solutions Kaulig Racing Bruce Schlicker
2 66 JJ Yeley Phoenix, AZ Oct 5, 1976 46 Toyota Triage Now Motorsports Business Management George Church
3 10 Landon Cassill Cedar Rapids, IA Jul 7, 1989 33 Chevrolet Voyager: Crypto for All Kaulig Racing Alex Yontz
4 7 Justin Allgaier Riverton, IL Jun 6, 1986 36 Chevrolet BRANDT JR Motorsports Jason Burdett
5 35 Joey Gase Cedar Rapids, IA Feb 8, 1993 29 Chevrolet Donate Life AZ Emerling Gase Motorsports Rick Bourgeois
6 27 Jeb Burton Halifax, VA Aug 6, 1992 30 Chevrolet Arrowhead Brass Our Motorsports Chad Walter
7 78 BJ McLeod Wauchula, FL Nov 17, 1983 38 Chevrolet B.J. McLeod Motorsports BJ McLeod Motorsports Mike Tyska
8 39 Ryan Sieg Tucker, GA Jun 20, 1987 35 Ford CMRroofing.com\ A-game RSS Racing Kevin Starland
9 34 Kyle Weatherman Wentzville, MO Aug 28, 1997 25 Chevrolet SELE Foundation Jesse Iwuji Motorsports Dan Stillman
10 11 Daniel Hemric Kannapolis, NC Jan 27, 1991 31 Chevrolet AG1 - Athletic Greens Kaulig Racing Jason Trinchere
11 6 Brennan Poole Sacramento, CA Apr 11, 1991 31 Chevrolet Out of The Groove JD Motorsports Kase Kallenbach
12 4 Bayley Currey Driftwood, TX Oct 29, 1996 26 Chevrolet HyVee JD Motorsports Wayne Carroll Jr
13 26 Kaz Grala Boston, MA Dec 29, 1998 23 Toyota Ruedebusch Sam Hunt Racing Allen Hart
14 92 Alex Labbe Saint-Albert, Canada Apr 29, 1993 29 Chevrolet NRS BRAKES DGM Racing Ryan London
15 21 Austin Hill Winston, GA Apr 21, 1994 28 Chevrolet United Rentals/Bennett Richard Childress Racing Andy Street
16 08 Brandon Brown Woodbridge, VA Sep 14, 1993 29 Ford Amptricity SS-GLR w/Jeff Lefcourt Jason Miller
17 19 Brandon Jones Atlanta, GA Feb 18, 1997 25 Toyota Menards\Pelonis Joe Gibbs Racing Jeff Meendering
18 51 Jeremy Clements Spartanburg, SC Jan 16, 1985 37 Chevrolet First Pacific Funding Jeremy Clements Racing Mark Setzer
19 07 Joe Graf Jr Mahwah, NJ Jul 12, 1998 24 Ford ARMSLIST.com SS-GLR w/Jeff Lefcourt Joe Williams
20 36 Josh Williams Port Charlotte, FL Aug 3, 1993 29 Chevrolet Alloy / Seacrest Studios DGM Racing Nathan Kennedy
21 5 Matt Mills Lynchburg, VA Nov 14, 1996 25 Chevrolet J.F. Electric BJ McLeod Motorsports David Ingram
22 31 Myatt Snider Charlotte, NC Dec 30, 1994 27 Chevrolet TaxSlayer Jordan Anderson Racing Shane Whitbeck
23 9 Noah Gragson Las Vegas, NV Jul 15, 1998 24 Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops TrueTimber BRCC JR Motorsports Luke Lambert
24 98 Riley Herbst Las Vegas, NV Feb 24, 1999 23 Ford Monster Energy Stewart-Haas Racing Richard Boswell
25 91 Mason Massey Douglasville, GA Jan 24, 1997 25 Chevrolet LOS MAGOS DGM Racing Mario Gosselin
26 23 Anthony Alfredo Ridgefield, CT Mar 1, 1999 23 Chevrolet Pit Boss Grills Our Motorsports Pat Tryson
27 77 Dillon Bassett Winston-Salem, NC Apr 2, 1997 25 Chevrolet Jerry Hunt Supercenter Bassett Racing Michael Hillman
28 45 Stefan Parsons Cornelius, NC Jun 15, 1998 24 Chevrolet Millennium Alpha Prime Racing Frank Kerr
29 2 Sheldon Creed Alpine, CA Sep 30, 1997 25 Chevrolet Whelen Richard Childress Racing Jeff Stankiewicz
30 8 Josh Berry Hendersonville, TN Oct 22, 1990 32 Chevrolet Tire Pros JR Motorsports Mike Bumgarner
31 68 Kris Wright Wexford, PA Jul 17, 1994 28 Chevrolet Big Dog Energy Brandonbilt Motorsports Doug Randolph
32 54 Ty Gibbs Charlotte, NC Oct 4, 2002 20 Toyota Monster Energy Joe Gibbs Racing Chris Gayle
33 38 Kyle Sieg Tucker, GA Apr 16, 2001 21 Ford Ponsse RSS Racing Steve Addington
34 1 Sam Mayer Franklin, WI Jun 26, 2003 19 Chevrolet Accelerate Pros Talent JR Motorsports Taylor Moyer
35 13 Dawson Cram San Diego, CA Sep 12, 2001 21 Toyota DCX / Rennsport Motorsports Business Management Jason Houghtaling
36 48 Nicholas Sanchez Miami, FL Jun 10, 2001 21 Chevrolet OTD Big Machine Racing Patrick Donahue
37 02 Parker Retzlaff Rhinelander, WI May 21, 2003 19 Chevrolet Funkaway Our Motorsports Kris Bowen
38 44 Rajah Caruth Atlanta, GA Jun 11, 2002 20 Chevrolet Rally For Valor Alpha Prime Racing Michael Brandt
39 18 Sammy Smith Johnston, IA Jun 4, 2004 18 Toyota Pilot Flying J Joe Gibbs Racing Jason Ratcliff