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Nascar Chevy Teams Fall Short Of 2022 Xfinity Series Championship: Video

Three Nascar Chevy Camaro racers and one Toyota Supra race car set out after the Xfinity Series championship at Phoenix Raceway on November 5th, 2022. However, it was the “25 percent” that took the victory as Ty Gibbs and the No. 54 Supra outperformed the JR Motorsports (JRM) trio of Noah Gragson’s No. 9 Camaro, Justin Allgaier’s No. 7 Camaro and Josh Berry’s No. 8 Camaro.

Gragson’s No. 9 Camaro ran up front for most of the night despite a terrible 18-second pit stop on Lap 160, which dropped him back. However, he headed straight back to the front of the field. Gibbs’ No. 54 Supra came under fire of the No. 9 Camaro with two laps to go, when Gragson attempted to track him down as the laps ticked by. At the line, the margin of victory was just .397 seconds with Gibbs’ No. 54 Supra in the lead to a chorus of boos from the stands.

“I gave it my best,” Gragson said after the race. “I drove my ass off and gave it everything I had. Just got beat… He [Gibbs] raced like a champion tonight. He deserved it.”

Allgaier, meanwhile, also attempted to send the No. 7 Nascar Chevy to the lead, but didn’t have enough laps to pull it off and finished third. The fourth Final 4 contender, Berry, fell back when his No. 8 Camaro made contact with the backstretch wall on Lap 171, damaging it and ending his bid for the championship.

Gragson will move to the Cup Series full time in 2023, where he will drive the No. 42 Camaro for Petty GMS Motorsports, where former Cup driver Jimmie Johnson has assumed an ownership role.

On a side note, Ty Gibbs’ father, Coy Gibbs, unfortunately died on Saturday night, just hours after the No. 54 Supra was crowned 2022 Xfinity Series champion.

Nascar Xfinity Series Race Results, Phoenix Raceway, November 5, 2022
Finish Start Car Number Driver Team Laps Run Laps Led Car
1 1 54 Ty Gibbs (P) Monster Energy Toyota 200 125 Toyota Supra
2 4 9 Noah Gragson (P) Bass Pro Shops/TrueTimber/BRCC Chevrolet 200 35 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
3 11 7 Justin Allgaier (P) BRANDT Chevrolet 200 26 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
4 6 10 Landon Cassill Voyager: Crypto for All Chevrolet 200 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
5 16 16 AJ Allmendinger Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevrolet 200 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
6 8 2 Sheldon Creed # Whelen Chevrolet 200 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
7 19 98 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Ford 200 0 Ford Mustang
8 10 11 Daniel Hemric AG1 – Athletic Greens Chevrolet 200 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
9 14 21 Austin Hill # United Rentals/Bennett Chevrolet 200 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
10 2 18 Sammy Smith Pilot Flying J Toyota 200 10 Toyota Supra
11 5 19 Brandon Jones Menards/Pelonis Toyota 200 0 Toyota Supra
12 3 48 Nicholas Sanchez OTD Chevrolet 200 4 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
13 9 8 Josh Berry (P) Tire Pros Chevrolet 200 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
14 35 34 Kyle Weatherman SELE Foundation Chevrolet 200 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
15 30 36 Josh Williams Alloy/Seacrest Studios Chevrolet 200 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
16 21 27 Jeb Burton Arrowhead Brass Chevrolet 200 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
17 37 44 Rajah Caruth(i) Rally For Valor Chevrolet 200 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
18 33 92 Alex Labbe NRS Brakes Chevrolet 200 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
19 20 4 Bayley Currey HyVee Chevrolet 200 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
20 7 39 Ryan Sieg CMRroofing.com/A-game Ford 200 0 Ford Mustang
21 17 2 Parker Retzlaff Funkaway Chevrolet 200 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
22 22 38 Kyle Sieg # Ford 200 0 Ford Mustang
23 18 26 Kaz Grala(i) Ruedebusch Toyota 200 0 Toyota Supra
24 25 35 Joey Gase Donate Life AZ Toyota 200 0 Toyota Supra
25 36 31 Myatt Snider TaxSlayer Chevrolet 200 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
26 31 68 Kris Wright(i) Big Dog Energy Chevrolet 200 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
27 28 51 Jeremy Clements First Pacific Funding Chevrolet 200 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
28 15 45 Stefan Parsons(i) Millennium Chevrolet 199 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
29 26 6 Brennan Poole(i) Out of The Groove Chevrolet 198 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
30 29 66 JJ Yeley Triage Now Ford 197 0 Ford Mustang
31 32 13 Dawson Cram DCX/Rennsport Ford 196 0 Ford Mustang
32 24 78 BJ McLeod B.J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 196 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
33 34 91 Mason Massey LOS MAGOS Chevrolet 196 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
34 13 1 Sam Mayer Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet 195 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
35 23 23 Anthony Alfredo Pit Boss Grills Chevrolet 194 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
36 38 7 Joe Graf Jr ARMSLIST.com Ford 193 0 Ford Mustang
37 27 8 Brandon Brown Amptricity Ford 154 0 Ford Mustang
38 12 77 Dillon Bassett Jerry Hunt Supercenter Chevrolet 152 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
P – Playoffs eligible

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Alexandra is a Colorado-based journalist with a passion for all things involving horsepower, be it automotive or equestrian.

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  1. Disappointing results. Chevy had 75% chance and came up short. Get ’em next year.

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