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Ty Gibbs, who dominated the race on the final stage, took his fifth NASCAR Xfinity Series victory of the season at the New Holland 250 at Michigan International Speedway on Saturday.
Near the end of the second stage, Paul The tide of the race changed markedly when his winner Noah Gragson remained on the track for a fast 2.0 mile he chose to contest the stage win on the track. .
Gibbs pitted discreetly on his 55th lap and took over the lead during his break in the stage when Gragsson and others pitted until the end of the stage.
The race ran without any warning from his 68th lap final restart to his 125th lap finish, with Gibbs running behind Justin in second. Beat Allgaier by 1.160 seconds behind him. Gragson worked his way up to third, but was 2.472 seconds behind Gibbs at the finish.
"I think this type of racing shows strategy in pit stops," said Gibbs, who led twice in his race-high 54 laps. "My men have done such a great job. I work out with them on weekdays so I can see how hard they work. They are doing a great job - those
“So I am very grateful and happy to be part of an organization that motivates me week after week. , it's not really motivating, it showed."
The win was Gibbs' first win in Michigan, and his ninth in 39 Xfinity Series starts, at 23.08. achieved an astonishing success rate.
Allgaier chose the same strategy as his Gibbs, but a slow green-flag pit stop for him on lap 100 cost him any chance of contending for victory. I was.
"We pitted to avoid some lapped cars, but unfortunately, right behind the same lapped cars, we joined the race track just before they made their pit stop. I did," Algaier said. "So not only did I have to fight to fend off them, but as soon as I fended them off, they all pitted.
"Second place is tough, but my daughter's birthday. It's Monday, so congratulations on finishing second."
Gragson's No. 9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet was arguably the fastest car in the race, but his lack of strategy and caution in the final stage proved his downfall. ruined the outlook.
"We won the first stage, then about 5 people into the second stage, chose not to compete, and won the second stage (AJ Allmendinger's 0.035 seconds),” said Gragson. “Then it flipped. Overall a good day for the Rifle Camaro. finished with. Josh Berry, Allmendinger, Daniel Hemric, Riley Herbst and Landon Cassill rounded out the top ten.
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race – 30th Annual New Holland 250
Michigan International Speedway
Brooklyn, Michigan
Saturday, August 6, 2022
}1. (9) Ty Gibbs, Toyota, 125.
2. (3) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 125.
3. (1) Noah Gragson, Chevrolet, 125.
4. (7) Brandon Jones, Toyota, 125.
5. (16) Austin Hill #, Chevrolet, 125.
6. (6) Josh Berry, Chevrolet, 125.
7. (2) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 125.
8. (4) Daniel Hemrick, Chevrolet, 125.
9. (13) Riley Herbst, Ford, 125.
10. (12) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 125 .
11. (11 ) Sheldon Creed #, Chevrolet, 125.
12. (5) Sammy Smith, Toyota, 125.
13. (10) Brandon Brown, Chevrolet, 124.
14. (20) Anthony Alfred, Chevrolet, 124.
15. (15) Ryan Zieg, Ford, 124.
16. (8) Kyle Weatherman, Chevrolet , 124.
17. (17) Myatt Snyder, Chevrolet, 124.
18. (23) Kaz Gurara(i), Chevrolet, 124.
19. (31) John Hunter Nemechek(i), Toyota, 124.
20. (22) JJ Yeley, Ford, 124
21. (18) Kyle Zieg#, Ford, 124.
22. (19) Jeb Burton, Chevrolet, 124.
23. (24) Joe Graf Jr., Ford, 124.
24. (29) Mason Massey, Chevrolet, 124.
25. (32) Patrick Emerling, Toyota, 124.
26. (30) Alex Labbe, Chevrolet, 124.
27. (33) Ryan Ellis, Chevrolet, 124.
28. ( 25 ) Josh Billicky(i), Chevrolet, 124.
29. (27) Ryan Vargas, Chevrolet, 123.
30. (35) Bailey Curry, Chevrolet, 123.
31. (21) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 123.
32. (36) Blaine Perkins(i), Chevrolet, 123.
33.( 26) Sam Mayer, Chevrolet, 123.
34. (14) Dillon Bassett, Chevrolet, 122.
35. (37) David Starr, Ford Hub, 100.
36. (28) Josh Williams Chevy Electric 87.
37. (34) CJ McLaughlin Ford Accident 40.
38. ( 38) Matt Mills(i), Chevrolet, Accident, 39.
Race winner average speed: 141.621 mph.
Race time: 1 hour 45 minutes 55 seconds. Margin of victory: 1.160 seconds.
Attention flags: 4 in 19 laps.
Lead change: 12 of 9 drivers.
Lap Leaders: N. Gragson 1-36;A. Allmendinger 37;J. Allgaier 38-54;A. Allmendinger 55-59;N. Gragson 60-62; T. Gibbs 63-100; S. Smith 101; A. Hill # 102; A. Allmendinger 103;
Leaders Summary (driver, time lead, lap lead): Ty Gibbs twice in his 54 laps. Noah Gragson twice in 39 laps. Justin Allgaier Once in 17 laps. AJ Allmendinger 3 times in 7 laps. Josh Berry 1 in 3 laps. Ryan Sieg Once in two laps. Sammy Smith Once a lap. Austin Hill # Once a lap. Anthony Alfred One lap.
Stage #1 Top 10: 9,7,18,16,54,19,11,21,10,8
Stage #2 Top 10: 9,16,8 ,10 ,39,23,48,31,54,21
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