Gibbs Starts on Final 2022 Xfinity Pole

Ty Gibbs On Final 2022 Xfinity Pole Position

(PHOENIX, AZ – NOV 5, 2022 – RIS) Season champion contender Ty Gibbs drove to another Xfinity pole in qualifying for the championship weekend race at Phoenix Raceway. Gibbs’ lap on the one-mile oval was just 0.048 second quicker than Sammy Smith’s after Smith topped the charts in practice. Gibbs’ qualifying time was 0.648 second quicker than Smith’s practice lap and Gibbs’ ten-lap average was fastest, at 129.520 mph, vs. Smith’s second-best average of 129.483 mph.

Noah Gragson and Justin Allgaier qualified fifth and sixth in their pursuit of the season championship and Josh Berry, the fourth contender, placed his No. 8 Chevy in ninth.

Practice times: 24th Annual NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race - Phoenix Raceway
Pos, Driver, Car, Time, Speed, Lap #, # Laps, -Fastest, -Next
1) Sammy Smith, No. 18 Pilot Flying J Toyota, 27.454 sec, 131.128 mph, 4, 34, ---.---, ---.---
2) Brandon Jones, No. 19 Menards/Pelonis Toyota, 27.569, 130.581, 4, 41, -0.115 sec, -0.115 sec
3) Ty Gibbs (P), No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota, 27.582, 130.520, 5, 45, -0.128, -0.013
4) Daniel Hemric, No. 11 AG1 - Athletic Greens Chevrolet, 27.670, 130.105, 3, 37, -0.216, -0.088
5) Riley Herbst, No. 98 Monster Energy Ford, 27.787, 129.557, 5, 43, -0.333, -0.117
6) AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevrolet, 27.792, 129.534, 3, 36, -0.338, -0.005
7) Alex Labbe, No. 92 NRS Brakes Chevrolet, 27.792, 129.534, 22, 22, -0.338, -0.000
8) Ryan Sieg, No. 39 CMRroofing.com/A-game Ford, 27.802, 129.487, 2, 45, -0.348, -0.010
9) Nicholas Sanchez, No. 48 OTD Chevrolet, 27.807, 129.464, 2, 30, -0.353, -0.005
10) Kyle Weatherman, No. 34 SELE Foundation Chevrolet, 27.812, 129.441, 2, 18, -0.358, -0.005
11) Sam Mayer, No. 1 Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet, 27.815, 129.427, 4, 48, -0.361, -0.003
12) Justin Allgaier (P), No. 7 BRANDT Chevrolet, 27.819, 129.408, 17, 45, -0.365, -0.004
13) Noah Gragson (P), No. 9 Bass Pro Shops/TrueTimber/BRCC Chevrolet, 27.827, 129.371, 7, 45, -0.373, -0.008
14) Josh Berry (P), No. 8 Tire Pros Chevrolet, 27.828, 129.366, 5, 41, -0.374, -0.001
15) Austin Hill #, No. 21 United Rentals/Bennett Chevrolet, 27.909, 128.991, 7, 50, -0.455, -0.081
16) Rajah Caruth(i), No. 44 Rally For Valor Chevrolet, 27.910, 128.986, 2, 40, -0.456, -0.001
17) Anthony Alfredo, No. 23 Pit Boss Grills Chevrolet, 27.921, 128.935, 2, 39, -0.467, -0.011
18) Sheldon Creed #, No. 2 Whelen Chevrolet, 27.938, 128.857, 7, 41, -0.484, -0.017
19) Josh Williams, No. 36 Alloy/Seacrest Studios Chevrolet, 27.939, 128.852, 3, 16, -0.485, -0.001
20) Landon Cassill, No. 10 Voyager: Crypto for All Chevrolet, 27.951, 128.797, 10, 30, -0.497, -0.012
21) Jeremy Clements, No. 51 First Pacific Funding Chevrolet, 28.051, 128.338, 2, 35, -0.597, -0.100
22) Dillon Bassett, No. 77  Chevrolet, 28.073, 128.237, 4, 15, -0.619, -0.022
23) Bayley Currey, No. 4 HyVee Chevrolet, 28.075, 128.228, 6, 38, -0.621, -0.002
24) Kaz Grala(i), No. 26 Ruedebusch Toyota, 28.092, 128.150, 7, 44, -0.638, -0.017
25) Stefan Parsons(i), No. 45 Millennium Chevrolet, 28.122, 128.014, 29, 33, -0.668, -0.030
26) Parker Retzlaff, No. 02 Funkaway Chevrolet, 28.127, 127.991, 4, 42, -0.673, -0.005
27) Jeb Burton, No. 27 Arrowhead Brass Chevrolet, 28.215, 127.592, 10, 29, -0.761, -0.088
28) Mason Massey, No. 91 LOS MAGOS Chevrolet, 28.249, 127.438, 29, 30, -0.795, -0.034
29) Kyle Sieg #, No. 38  Ford, 28.268, 127.352, 9, 46, -0.814, -0.019
30) Kris Wright(i), No. 68 Big Dog Energy Chevrolet, 28.280, 127.298, 9, 32, -0.826, -0.012
31) Joe Graf Jr, No. 07 ARMSLIST.com Ford, 28.344, 127.011, 3, 39, -0.890, -0.064
32) Brennan Poole(i), No. 6 Out of The Groove Chevrolet, 28.367, 126.908, 2, 33, -0.913, -0.023
33) JJ Yeley, No. 66 Triage Now Ford, 28.383, 126.836, 5, 21, -0.929, -0.016
34) Joey Gase, No. 35 Donate Life AZ Toyota, 28.415, 126.694, 5, 29, -0.961, -0.032
35) Dawson Cram, No. 13 DCX/Rennsport Ford, 28.521, 126.223, 6, 17, -1.067, -0.106
36) Myatt Snider, No. 31 TaxSlayer Chevrolet, 28.540, 126.139, 4, 28, -1.086, -0.019
37) Brandon Brown, No. 08 Amptricity Ford, 28.728, 125.313, 7, 39, -1.274, -0.188
38) BJ McLeod, No. 78 B.J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet, 28.752, 125.209, 6, 9, -1.298, -0.024
39) Matt Mills(i), No. 5 J.F. Electric Chevrolet, 29.437, 122.295, 4, 10, -1.983, -0.685

Best 10 Consecutive Lap Average
Pos, Driver, Car, From Lap, To Lap, Avg Speed
1) Ty Gibbs (P), No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota, 1, 10, 129.520
2) Sammy Smith, No. 18 Pilot Flying J Toyota, 1, 10, 129.483
3) Brandon Jones, No. 19 Menards/Pelonis Toyota, 1, 10, 128.981
4) AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevrolet, 1, 10, 128.754
5) Noah Gragson (P), No. 9 Bass Pro Shops/TrueTimber/BRCC Chevrolet, 2, 11, 128.616
6) Justin Allgaier (P), No. 7 BRANDT Chevrolet, 12, 21, 128.579
7) Nicholas Sanchez, No. 48 OTD Chevrolet, 1, 10, 128.417
8) Sam Mayer, No. 1 Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet, 3, 12, 128.387
9) Josh Berry (P), No. 8 Tire Pros Chevrolet, 9, 18, 128.121
10) Daniel Hemric, No. 11 AG1 - Athletic Greens Chevrolet, 1, 10, 128.104
11) Riley Herbst, No. 98 Monster Energy Ford, 3, 12, 127.962
12) Sheldon Creed #, No. 2 Whelen Chevrolet, 2, 11, 127.920
13) Austin Hill #, No. 21 United Rentals/Bennett Chevrolet, 5, 14, 127.768
14) Kyle Weatherman, No. 34 SELE Foundation Chevrolet, 1, 10, 127.727
15) Ryan Sieg, No. 39 CMRroofing.com/A-game Ford, 1, 10, 127.541
16) Stefan Parsons(i), No. 45 Millennium Chevrolet, 2, 11, 127.207
17) Kaz Grala(i), No. 26 Ruedebusch Toyota, 1, 10, 127.091
18) Parker Retzlaff, No. 02 Funkaway Chevrolet, 8, 17, 126.489
19) Rajah Caruth(i), No. 44 Rally For Valor Chevrolet, 4, 13, 126.347
20) Kyle Sieg #, No. 38  Ford, 15, 24, 126.181
21) Kris Wright(i), No. 68 Big Dog Energy Chevrolet, 22, 31, 125.764
22) Bayley Currey, No. 4 HyVee Chevrolet, 21, 30, 124.736
23) Joe Graf Jr, No. 07 ARMSLIST.com Ford, 2, 11, 124.030
Must run 10 consecutive laps.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series, (#) Rookie, (P) Playoff

Qualifying Results: 24th Annual NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race - Phoenix Raceway
Pos, Driver, Car, Time, Speed, -Fastest, -Next
1) Ty Gibbs (P), No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota, 26.806 sec, 134.298 mph, 0.000, 0.000
2) Sammy Smith, No. 18 Pilot Flying J Toyota, 26.854, 134.058, 0.048 sec, 0.048 sec
3) Nicholas Sanchez, No. 48 OTD Chevrolet, 26.978, 133.442, 0.172, 0.124
4) Noah Gragson (P), No. 9 Bass Pro Shops/TrueTimber/BRCC Chevrolet, 26.985, 133.407, 0.179, 0.007
5) Brandon Jones, No. 19 Menards/Pelonis Toyota, 26.987, 133.398, 0.181, 0.002
6) Landon Cassill, No. 10 Voyager: Crypto for All Chevrolet, 27.066, 133.008, 0.260, 0.079
7) Ryan Sieg, No. 39 CMRroofing.com/A-game Ford, 27.074, 132.969, 0.268, 0.008
8) Sheldon Creed #, No. 2 Whelen Chevrolet, 27.087, 132.905, 0.281, 0.013
9) Josh Berry (P), No. 8 Tire Pros Chevrolet, 27.134, 132.675, 0.328, 0.047
10) Daniel Hemric, No. 11 AG1 - Athletic Greens Chevrolet, 27.146, 132.616, 0.340, 0.012
11) Justin Allgaier (P), No. 7 BRANDT Chevrolet, 27.164, 132.528, 0.358, 0.018
12) Dillon Bassett, No. 77 Jerry Hunt Supercenter Chevrolet, 27.174, 132.480, 0.368, 0.010
13) Sam Mayer, No. 1 Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet, 27.187, 132.416, 0.381, 0.013
14) Austin Hill #, No. 21 United Rentals/Bennett Chevrolet, 27.190, 132.402, 0.384, 0.003
15) Stefan Parsons(i), No. 45 Millennium Chevrolet, 27.261, 132.057, 0.455, 0.071
16) AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevrolet, 27.286, 131.936, 0.480, 0.025
17) Parker Retzlaff, No. 02 Funkaway Chevrolet, 27.330, 131.723, 0.524, 0.044
18) Kaz Grala(i), No. 26 Ruedebusch Toyota, 27.337, 131.690, 0.531, 0.007
19) Riley Herbst, No. 98 Monster Energy Ford, 27.410, 131.339, 0.604, 0.073
20) Bayley Currey, No. 4 HyVee Chevrolet, 27.410, 131.339, 0.604, 0.000
21) Jeb Burton, No. 27 Arrowhead Brass Chevrolet, 27.414, 131.320, 0.608, 0.004
22) Kyle Sieg #, No. 38  Ford, 27.473, 131.038, 0.667, 0.059
23) Anthony Alfredo, No. 23 Pit Boss Grills Chevrolet, 27.510, 130.862, 0.704, 0.037
24) BJ McLeod, No. 78 B.J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet, 27.517, 130.828, 0.711, 0.007
25) Joey Gase, No. 35 Donate Life AZ Toyota, 27.579, 130.534, 0.773, 0.062
26) Brennan Poole(i), No. 6 Out of The Groove Chevrolet, 27.590, 130.482, 0.784, 0.011
27) Brandon Brown, No. 08 Amptricity Ford, 27.605, 130.411, 0.799, 0.015
28) Jeremy Clements, No. 51 First Pacific Funding Chevrolet, 27.608, 130.397, 0.802, 0.003
29) JJ Yeley, No. 66 Triage Now Ford, 27.644, 130.227, 0.838, 0.036
30) Josh Williams, No. 36 Alloy/Seacrest Studios Chevrolet, 27.659, 130.157, 0.853, 0.015
31) Kris Wright(i), No. 68 Big Dog Energy Chevrolet, 27.664, 130.133, 0.858, 0.005
32) Dawson Cram, No. 13 DCX/Rennsport Ford, 27.745, 129.753, 0.939, 0.081
33) Alex Labbe, No. 92 NRS Brakes Chevrolet, 27.777, 129.604, 0.971, 0.032
34) Mason Massey OP, No. 91 LOS MAGOS Chevrolet, 27.810, 129.450, 1.004, 0.033
35) Kyle Weatherman OP, No. 34 SELE Foundation Chevrolet, 28.000, 128.571, 1.194, 0.190
36) Myatt Snider OP, No. 31 TaxSlayer Chevrolet, 28.023, 128.466, 1.217, 0.023
37) Rajah Caruth(i) OP, No. 44 Rally For Valor Chevrolet, 28.337, 127.042, 1.531, 0.314
38) Joe Graf Jr OP, No. 07 ARMSLIST.com Ford, 28.845, 124.805, 2.039, 0.508
39) Matt Mills(i), No. 5 J.F. Electric Chevrolet, 28.806, 124.974, 2.000, 0.039
(OP) Top 30 in Owner Points, (i) Ineligible for driver points in this series, (#) Rookie, (P) Playoffs

Track Qualifying Record: Kyle Busch, 11/14/15, 25.992 sec, 138.504 mph