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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.
Sam Mayer looks on during qualifying
Dover, Delaware - April 29, 2022 : Sam Mayer, driver of the #1 Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet, looks on during qualifying for the NASCAR Xfinity Series A-GAME 200 at Dover Motor Speedway.
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A-Game 200 at Dover Motor Speedway Practice results
# DRIVER MAKE RNK SPD TME BHND LAP LAPS 5- 10- 15- 20- 25- 30- 10-LAP FRM TO
16 AJ Allmendinger Chevrolet 20 150.194 23.969 0.541 7 15 24.011 24.061 24.144 0 0 0 149.620 2 11
66 JJ Yeley Toyota 26 149.471 24.085 0.657 5 18 24.418 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
10 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 21 150.175 23.972 0.544 3 29 24.066 24.206 24.329 24.408 24.437 0 148.729 1 10
08 David Starr Ford 30 148.920 24.174 0.746 2 13 24.446 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
7 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 9 151.624 23.743 0.315 5 25 23.790 23.876 23.948 0 0 0 150.785 2 11
02 Brett Moffitt Chevrolet 16 150.811 23.871 0.443 1 22 24.419 24.468 0 0 0 0 147.143 11 20
27 Jeb Burton Chevrolet 15 150.842 23.866 0.438 3 22 24.067 24.579 0 0 0 0 146.483 11 20
45 Ryan Ellis Chevrolet 17 150.640 23.898 0.470 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
39 Ryan Sieg Ford 12 151.134 23.820 0.392 3 12 23.955 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
34 Kyle Weatherman Chevrolet 22 149.956 24.007 0.579 2 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
11 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet 27 149.328 24.108 0.680 3 28 24.280 24.325 24.382 24.494 24.498 0 148.014 1 10
47 Brennan Poole Chevrolet 37 144.346 24.940 1.512 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
13 Chad Finchum Toyota 38 143.885 25.020 1.592 7 13 26.286 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
4 Bayley Currey Chevrolet 23 149.707 24.047 0.619 7 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
18 John Hunter Nemechek Toyota 2 153.368 23.473 0.044 3 31 23.624 23.765 23.801 23.852 23.931 24.028 151.491 1 10
48 Kaz Grala Chevrolet 18 150.571 23.909 0.481 6 24 23.969 24.037 0 0 0 0 149.772 3 12
36 Alex Labbe Chevrolet 28 149.142 24.138 0.710 3 14 24.208 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
21 Austin Hill Chevrolet 13 150.950 23.849 0.421 8 20 24.508 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
68 Brandon Brown Chevrolet 29 148.933 24.172 0.744 4 26 24.436 24.656 0 0 0 0 146.054 1 10
19 Brandon Jones Toyota 1 153.662 23.428 0.000 2 32 23.606 23.892 23.921 23.937 23.976 0 150.776 1 10
51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 24 149.645 24.057 0.629 3 18 24.150 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
07 Joe Graf Jr Ford 34 147.481 24.410 0.982 3 28 24.826 25.019 25.003 25.189 0 0 143.916 12 21
78 Josh Williams Chevrolet 33 147.996 24.325 0.897 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
5 Matt Mills Chevrolet 36 145.378 24.763 1.335 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
31 Myatt Snider Chevrolet 19 150.200 23.968 0.540 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
9 Noah Gragson Chevrolet 4 152.892 23.546 0.118 4 32 23.805 23.849 23.963 24.009 24.036 0 150.957 2 11
98 Riley Herbst Ford 3 153.094 23.515 0.087 4 28 23.768 24.076 24.149 0 0 0 149.573 1 10
91 Mason Massey Chevrolet 35 146.861 24.513 1.085 3 19 24.801 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
23 Anthony Alfredo Chevrolet 14 150.937 23.851 0.423 2 20 24.078 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
35 Patrick Emerling Chevrolet 39 138.627 25.969 2.541 17 18 26.267 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
6 Ryan Vargas Chevrolet 32 148.002 24.324 0.896 2 16 24.663 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
99 Stefan Parsons Chevrolet 25 149.483 24.083 0.655 3 15 24.401 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
2 Sheldon Creed Chevrolet 11 151.146 23.818 0.390 4 34 23.930 24.037 24.180 24.219 0 0 149.775 1 10
8 Josh Berry Chevrolet 6 152.175 23.657 0.229 1 19 23.888 23.929 0 0 0 0 150.455 1 10
54 Ty Gibbs Toyota 7 152.111 23.667 0.239 7 34 23.696 23.863 24.043 24.037 24.039 24.102 150.884 3 12
1 Sam Mayer Chevrolet 5 152.355 23.629 0.201 4 21 23.863 24.157 0 0 0 0 149.081 1 10
26 Chandler Smith Toyota 10 151.534 23.757 0.329 2 24 23.915 24.149 0 0 0 0 149.075 7 16
38 Parker Retzlaff Ford 31 148.896 24.178 0.750 10 27 24.307 24.367 24.483 0 0 0 147.745 9 18
44 Rajah Caruth Chevrolet 8 151.822 23.712 0.284 3 13 24.878 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0