Starting from 19th place Car 9 Noah Gragson Bass Pro Shops/TrueTimber/BRCC Chevrolet won the 31st Annual Ag-Pro 300, his 7th win in 111 NASCAR Xfinity Series races. This is his 2nd win & 6th Top 10 finish in 2022. This is his 1st win & 5th Top 10 finish in 7 races at Talladega Superspeedway. 2nd Place Car 3 Jeffrey Earnhardt ForeverLawn Chevrolet, started from pole posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 10 races at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his 1st Top 10 finish in 2022. Jeffrey Earnhardt is the son of Kerry Earnhardt, grandson of Dale Earnhardt, nephew of Dale Earnhardt Jr. and brother of Bobby Dale Earnhardt. This is Earnhardt’s 1st race in Richard Childress Racing’s Car 3. Larry McReynolds Dale’s old crew chief, now a FOX Sports broadcaster also came out to be Jeffrey’s crew chief. 3. 13. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevrolet, started from 13th place posted his 3rd Top 10 finish in 5 races at Talladega Superspeedway. AJ Allmendinger won the Xfinity Dash 4 Cash.
4th Place Car 38 Ryan Sieg A-GAME Ford, started from 10th place followed by 5th place Car 10 Landon Cassill Voyager Crypto Debit Card Chevrolet, started from 6th place. 6th Place Car 23 Anthony Alfredo Dude Wipes Chevrolet, started from 12th place followed by 7th place Car 98 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Ford, started from 20th place. 8th Place Car 07 Joe Graf Jr Bucked Up Energy Drink Ford, started from 24th place followed by 9th place Car 31 Myatt Snider TaxSlayer Chevrolet, started from 31st place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 02 Brett Moffitt Hometown Lenders Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 18th place. Canadian Car 36 Alex Labbe Larue Industrial Snow Blowers Chevrolet finished in 12th place. Kyle Sieg (18th) was the highest finishing rookie.
The race had 3 Cautions for 41 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 12 for #44 Spin Turn 2. 2nd Caution on lap 27 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 49 for #91, 8, 66, 26, 02, 44 Big Crash Backstretch/Stage 2 Conclusion.
The race had 25 Lead Changes among 14 drivers; J. Earnhardt 0; T. Gibbs 1-4; J. Earnhardt 5-14; A. Hill # 15-18; A. Allmendinger 19; S. Creed # 20; A. Hill # 21-22; J. Berry 23-27; A. Alfredo 28-29; B. Brown 30; J. Yeley 31-32; S. Mayer 33; N. Gragson 34-37; A. Alfredo 38; A. Hill # 39-44; S. Mayer 45; J. Allgaier 46-50; D. Dollar 51; A. Hill # 52-68; D. Starr 69; T. Gibbs 70; A. Hill # 71-108; J. Allgaier 109-113; A. Allmendinger 114-118; J. Allgaier 119-121; N. Gragson 122-124.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 8, 54, 16, 10, 21, 7, 9, 23, 1, 02
Stage 2 Top 10: 7, 1, 21, 19, 54, 18, 68, 3, 31, 27
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 9
Race Results for the 31st Annual Ag-Pro 300 – Saturday, April 23, 2022
Talladega Superspeedway – Talladega, AL – 2.66 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 124 Laps – 329.84 Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 19. Car 9 Noah Gragson Bass Pro Shops/TrueTimber/BRCC Chevrolet 124 Running 2. 1. Car 3 Jeffrey Earnhardt ForeverLawn Chevrolet 124 Running 3. 13. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevrolet 124 Running 4. 10. Car 38 Ryan Sieg A-GAME Ford 124 Running 5. 6. Car 10 Landon Cassill Voyager Crypto Debit Card Chevrolet 124 Running 6. 12. Car 23 Anthony Alfredo Dude Wipes Chevrolet 124 Running 7. 20. Car 98 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Ford 124 Running 8. 24. Car 07 Joe Graf Jr Bucked Up Energy Drink Ford 124 Running 9. 31. Car 31 Myatt Snider TaxSlayer Chevrolet 124 Running 10. 18. Car 02 Brett Moffitt Hometown Lenders Chevrolet 124 Running 11. 16. Car 8 Josh Berry PUBG MOBILE Chevrolet 124 Running 12. 21. Car 36 Alex Labbe Larue Industrial Snow Blowers Chevrolet 124 Running – Canadian 13. 9. Car 18 Drew Dollar Lynx Capital Toyota 124 Running 14. 32. Car 53 Shane Lee Kitty Cat Coin Ford 124 Running 15. 22. Car 27 Jeb Burton Rocky Boots Chevrolet 124 Running 16. 36. Car 35 Joey Gase Kitty Cat Coin Ford 124 Running 17. 29. Car 4 Bayley Currey Habana Brisa Chevrolet 124 Running 18. 37. Car 39 Kyle Sieg # TA Services/C2 Freight Ford 124 Running 19. 26. Car 78 Josh Williams Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet 124 Running 20. 7. Car 6 Ryan Vargas Hempvana MaxStrngthPainRelief Chevrolet 124 Running 21. 33. Car 47 Gray Gaulding SafeHedge Chevrolet 123 Running 22. 11. Car 7 Justin Allgaier Fight Hunger Spark Change Chevrolet 122 Fuel Pressure 23. 34. Car 51 Jeremy Clements One Stop/ASE Chevrolet 122 Running 24. 4. Car 2 Sheldon Creed # Whelen Chevrolet 113 Accident 25. 23. Car 45 Caesar Bacarella Lilly Finance Chevrolet 113 Accident 26. 15. Car 19 Brandon Jones Menards/Atlas Toyota 110 DVP 27. 2. Car 21 Austin Hill # Bennett Transportation and Logistics Chevrolet 110 Accident 28. 14. Car 1 Sam Mayer Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet 109 Accident 29. 8. Car 48 Kaz Grala(i) Big Machine Spiked Coolers Chevrolet 103 Accident 30. 17. Car 68 Brandon Brown Trade The Chain Chevrolet 103 Accident 31. 27. Car 5 Matt Mills J.F. Electric Chevrolet 96 Accident 32. 38. Car 44 Ryan Ellis Heartbeat Hot Sauce Chevrolet 84 DVP 33. 35. Car 08 David Starr TicketSmarter/Special Report Ford 83 DVP 34. 5. Car 11 Daniel Hemric Cirkul – Water Your Way Chevrolet 79 DVP 35. 3. Car 54 Ty Gibbs Monster Energy Toyota 76 Accident 36. 28. Car 66 JJ Yeley RHS USA/Coble Enterprises Chevrolet 51 DVP 37. 25. Car 91 Mason Massey Anderson Power Services Chevrolet 47 Accident 38. 30. Car 26 Chandler Smith(i) ChargeMe/VITAL Toyota 47 Accident
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: Nos. 5, 19, 44, 45, 53, 98, 08 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: (3) 13 Natalie Decker, 34 Jesse Iwuji #, 28 CJ McLaughlin. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 40 Mins, 52 Secs. Average Speed: 123.024 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.131 Seconds. Caution Flags: 10 for 39 laps. Lead Changes: 25 among 14 drivers. Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Noah Gragson, #9. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Kyle Sieg, #39.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: April 30, 2022 – Dover Motor Speedway
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