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2022 Sunoco Go Rewards 200 at The Glen

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2022 Sunoco Go Rewards 200 at The Glen
Race details
Race 22 of 33 of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date August 20, 2022
Official name 27th Annual Sunoco Go Rewards 200 at The Glen
Location Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York
Course Permanent racing facility
2.454 mi (3.949 km)
Distance 82 laps, 201.228 mi (323.845 km)
Scheduled Distance 82 laps, 201.228 mi (323.845 km)
Average speed 77.651 mph (124.967 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Hendrick Motorsports
Time 1:10.548
Most laps led
Driver William Byron Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 35
Winner
No. 88 Kyle Larson JR Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network USA Network
Announcers Rick Allen, Steve Letarte (booth), Mike Bagley (Esses), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Turn 5) and Jeff Burton (Turns 6–7)
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 2022 Sunoco Go Rewards 200 at The Glen was the 22nd stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 28th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, August 20, 2022, in Watkins Glen, New York at Watkins Glen International, a 2.454 miles (3.949 km) permanent road course. The race took the scheduled 82 laps to complete. After Ty Gibbs and William Byron spun for the lead with 5 laps to go, Kyle Larson, driving for JR Motorsports, took over the lead and held off A. J. Allmendinger for his 13th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his first of the season.[1] Byron and Gibbs had dominated the race, leading 35 and 25 laps. To fill out the podium, Sammy Smith, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would finish 3rd, respectively.

This was the debut race for Brad Perez.[2] Austin Wayne Self was also scheduled to make his debut in this race, but had failed to qualify.[3]

Background

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Watkins Glen International, nicknamed "The Glen", is an automobile race track located in the town of Dix just southwest of the village of Watkins Glen, New York, at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. It was long known around the world as the home of the Formula One United States Grand Prix, which it hosted for twenty consecutive years (1961–1980). In addition, the site has also been home to road racing of nearly every class, including the World Sportscar Championship, Trans-Am, Can-Am, NASCAR Cup Series, the International Motor Sports Association and the IndyCar Series. The facility is currently owned by NASCAR.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet AcceleratePros.com
02 Blaine Perkins (i) Our Motorsports Chevrolet Robinson Fresh
2 Sheldon Creed (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Whelen
4 Bayley Currey JD Motorsports Chevrolet Hy-Vee
5 Brandon Brown B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet B. J. McLeod Motorsports
6 Spencer Pumpelly JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports
07 Cole Custer (i) SS-Green Light Racing Ford Bucked Up Energy
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Brandt Professional Agriculture
08 Andy Lally SS-Green Light Racing Ford Refology
8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet Tire Pros Summer for Heroes
9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops, Black Rifle Coffee Company
10 Landon Cassill Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Carnomaly
11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet AG1 - Athletic Greens
16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Nutrien Ag Solutions
17 William Byron (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet HendrickCars.com
18 Sammy Smith Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Pilot Flying J
19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Magickwoods, Menards
21 Austin Hill (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Bennett Transportation & Logistics
23 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet Death Wish Coffee
26 Connor Mosack (i) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota Rad Cats
27 Jeb Burton Our Motorsports Chevrolet Ergodyne Work Gear
31 Myatt Snider Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet Bommarito Automotive Group
32 Austin Wayne Self (i) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet AM Technical Solutions
34 Kyle Weatherman Jesse Iwuji Motorsports Chevrolet SELE Foundation
35 Brad Perez (i) Emerling-Gase Motorsports Toyota ProMaster, WEISS
36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet Larue Industrial Snowblowers
38 Patrick Gallagher RSS Racing Ford Belle Haven
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford A-GAME
44 Stefan Parsons Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Kelly Mitsubishi
45 Josh Bilicki (i) Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Sargento
47 Stanton Barrett Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet Horseheads Brewing
48 Kaz Grala (i) Big Machine Racing Chevrolet Ruedebusch.com, Big Machine Spiked Coolers
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet
54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Cub Cadet
66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Ford R Stone, Coble Enterprises
68 Kris Wright (i) Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet FNB Corporation
78 Scott Heckert B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Malco
88 Kyle Larson (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet HendrickCars.com
91 Preston Pardus DGM Racing Chevrolet Chinchor Electric, GSD
92 Ross Chastain (i) DGM Racing Chevrolet Protect Your Melon
98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Monster Energy
Official entry list

Practice

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The only 30-minute practice session was held on Saturday, August 20, at 10:00 AM EST.[4] A. J. Allmendinger, driving for Kaulig Racing, was the fastest in the session, with a lap of 1:11.885, and an average speed of 122.696 mph (197.460 km/h).

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:11.885 122.696
2 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:12.119 122.298
3 17 William Byron (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:12.125 122.288
Full practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Saturday, August 20, at 10:30 AM EST.[4] Since Watkins Glen International is a road course, the qualifying system used is a two group system, with two rounds. Drivers will be separated into two groups, Group A and Group B. The fastest 5 drivers from each group will advance to the final round. Drivers will also have multiple laps to set a time. The fastest driver to set a time in the round will win the pole.[5] William Byron, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, scored the pole for the race, with a lap of 1:10.548, and an average speed of 125.021 mph (201.202 km/h). With that lap, Byron also broke the track record.[6]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time (R1) Speed (R1) Time (R2) Speed (R2)
1 17 William Byron (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:10.789 124.596 1:10.548 125.021
2 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:11.223 123.836 1:10.840 124.506
3 88 Kyle Larson (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:11.509 123.341 1:11.260 123.772
4 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:11.516 123.329 1:11.316 123.675
5 07 Cole Custer (i) SS-Green Light Racing Ford 1:11.337 123.639 1:11.460 123.426
6 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1:11.499 123.358 1:11.540 123.288
7 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:11.357 123.604 1:11.692 123.026
8 21 Austin Hill (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:11.439 123.462 1:11.827 122.795
9 11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:11.884 122.698 1:12.084 122.357
10 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:11.721 122.977 - -
Eliminated from Round 1
11 2 Sheldon Creed (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:11.787 122.863 - -
12 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:11.934 122.612 - -
13 26 Connor Mosack (i) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 1:11.937 122.607 - -
14 48 Kaz Grala (i) Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 1:11.956 122.575 - -
15 92 Ross Chastain (i) DGM Racing Chevrolet 1:11.971 122.549 - -
16 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:11.994 122.510 - -
17 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:12.007 122.488 - -
18 36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 1:12.016 122.473 - -
19 18 Sammy Smith Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:12.064 122.391 - -
20 10 Landon Cassill Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:12.273 122.037 - -
21 45 Stefan Parsons (i) Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 1:12.291 122.007 - -
22 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 1:12.302 121.988 - -
23 44 Josh Bilicki (i) Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 1:12.587 121.509 - -
24 38 Patrick Gallagher RSS Racing Ford 1:12.617 121.459 - -
25 34 Kyle Weatherman Jesse Iwuji Motorsports Chevrolet 1:12.707 121.309 - -
26 23 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet 1:12.786 121.177 - -
27 35 Brad Perez (i) Emerling-Gase Motorsports Toyota 1:12.800 121.154 - -
28 27 Jeb Burton Our Motorsports Chevrolet 1:12.825 121.112 - -
29 31 Myatt Snider Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 1:12.873 121.032 - -
30 5 Brandon Brown B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 1:13.192 120.505 - -
31 91 Preston Pardus DGM Racing Chevrolet 1:13.270 120.377 - -
32 78 Scott Heckert B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 1:13.416 120.137 - -
33 08 Andy Lally SS-Green Light Racing Ford 1:13.536 119.941 - -
Qualified by owner's points
34 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 1:13.597 119.842 - -
35 66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Chevrolet 1:13.639 119.773 - -
36 68 Kris Wright (i) Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 1:13.820 119.480 - -
37 4 Bayley Currey JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1:14.078 119.064 - -
38 02 Blaine Perkins (i) Our Motorsports Chevrolet 1:15.083 117.470 - -
Failed to qualify
39 32 Austin Wayne Self (i) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 1:13.985 119.213 - -
40 6 Spencer Pumpelly JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1:14.284 118.734 - -
41 47 Stanton Barrett Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 1:15.990 116.068 - -
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 20

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 18 Sammy Smith Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 9
3 48 Kaz Grala (i) Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 0
4 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 7
5 34 Kyle Weatherman Jesse Iwuji Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 45 Josh Bilicki (i) Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 0
7 17 William Byron (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 0
8 2 Sheldon Creed (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 3
9 88 Kyle Larson (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 0
10 08 Andy Lally SS-Green Light Racing Ford 1

Stage 2 Laps: 20

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 17 William Byron (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 0
2 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9
3 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 8
4 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 88 Kyle Larson (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 0
6 2 Sheldon Creed (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 5
7 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 48 Kaz Grala (i) Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 0
9 92 Ross Chastain (i) DGM Racing Chevrolet 0
10 26 Connor Mosack (i) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 0

Stage 3 Laps: 42

Fin. St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 3 88 Kyle Larson (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 82 7 Running 0
2 4 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 82 3 Running 52
3 19 18 Sammy Smith Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 82 6 Running 44
4 16 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 82 0 Running 40
5 14 48 Kaz Grala (i) Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 82 0 Running 0
6 7 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 82 0 Running 31
7 6 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 82 4 Running 30
8 11 2 Sheldon Creed (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 82 0 Running 37
9 17 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 82 0 Running 32
10 22 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 82 2 Running 34
11 5 07 Cole Custer (i) SS-Green Light Racing Ford 82 0 Running 0
12 23 44 Stefan Parsons (i) Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 82 0 Running 0
13 34 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 82 0 Running 24
14 35 66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Chevrolet 82 0 Running 0
15 13 26 Connor Mosack (i) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 82 0 Running 0
16 20 10 Landon Cassill Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 82 0 Running 21
17 21 45 Josh Bilicki (i) Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 82 0 Running 0
18 26 23 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet 82 0 Running 19
19 33 08 Andy Lally SS-Green Light Racing Ford 82 0 Running 19
20 27 35 Brad Perez (i) Emerling-Gase Motorsports Toyota 82 0 Running 0
21 31 91 Preston Pardus DGM Racing Chevrolet 82 0 Running 16
22 25 34 Kyle Weatherman Jesse Iwuji Motorsports Chevrolet 82 0 Running 21
23 32 78 Scott Heckert B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 82 0 Running 14
24 12 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 82 0 Running 13
25 1 17 William Byron (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 82 35 Running 0
26 37 4 Bayley Currey JD Motorsports Chevrolet 82 0 Running 11
27 2 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 82 25 Running 19
28 15 92 Ross Chastain (i) DGM Racing Chevrolet 81 0 Running 0
29 38 02 Blaine Perkins (i) Our Motorsports Chevrolet 80 0 Running 0
30 8 21 Austin Hill (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 73 0 Running 7
31 9 11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 58 0 Accident 6
32 30 5 Brandon Brown B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 51 0 Axle 5
33 29 31 Myatt Snider Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 50 0 Accident 4
34 36 68 Kris Wright (i) Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 30 0 Driveshaft 0
35 18 36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 26 0 Accident 2
36 24 38 Patrick Gallagher RSS Racing Ford 14 0 Rear Gear 1
37 28 27 Jeb Burton Our Motorsports Chevrolet 8 0 Accident 1
38 10 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 4 0 Accident 1
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Cain, Holly (2022-08-20). "Kyle Larson sidesteps Byron-Gibbs collision for Xfinity Series win at Watkins Glen". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Wire Service. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  2. ^ "Brad Perez Attempting Xfinity Series Debut at Watkins Glen". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. 2022-08-16. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  3. ^ "Austin Wayne Self Attempting to Make Xfinity Series Debut at Watkins Glen". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. 2022-08-15. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  4. ^ a b "2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Watkins Glen Race Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
  5. ^ "NASCAR announces practice, qualifying return in 2022". Official Site Of NASCAR. 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
  6. ^ Estrada, Chris (2022-08-20). "Watkins Glen Xfinity starting lineup: William Byron wins pole". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
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