2022 Sunoco Go Rewards 200 at The Glen Last updated February 08, 2025 22nd race of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Motor car race
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 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 (R) denotes rookie driver.(i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.Practice 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) .
Qualifying 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]
Race results 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 Drivers' Championship standings Note : Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
References ↑ Cain, Holly (August 20, 2022). "Kyle Larson sidesteps Byron-Gibbs collision for Xfinity Series win at Watkins Glen" . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Wire Service. Retrieved August 20, 2022 . ↑ "Brad Perez Attempting Xfinity Series Debut at Watkins Glen" . Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site . August 16, 2022. Retrieved August 20, 2022 . ↑ "Austin Wayne Self Attempting to Make Xfinity Series Debut at Watkins Glen" . Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site . August 15, 2022. Retrieved August 20, 2022 . 1 2 "2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Watkins Glen Race Page" . Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site . Retrieved August 15, 2022 . ↑ "NASCAR announces practice, qualifying return in 2022" . Official Site Of NASCAR . November 19, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2022 . ↑ Estrada, Chris (August 20, 2022). "Watkins Glen Xfinity starting lineup: William Byron wins pole" . NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports . Retrieved August 20, 2022 .
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