2022 A-GAME 200
{{Short description|Tenth race of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox NASCAR race report|Type=CUST|Most_Team=JR Motorsports|Announcers=Adam Alexander, Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano|Network=Fox Sports 1|Pole_Team=Joe Gibbs Racing|Pole_Driver=Brandon Jones|Avg={{Convert|104.091|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}|Description=Race 10 of 33 of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series|Scheduled_km=321.868|Distance_km=321.868|Radio=Motor Racing Network|Most_laps=67|First_Team=JR Motorsports|Most_Driver=Justin Allgaier|Location=Dover, Delaware, Dover Motor Speedway|First_Driver=Josh Berry|Car=8|Course_km=1.6|Course_mi=1|Scheduled_mi=200|Scheduled_laps=200|Distance_laps=200|Date=April 30|Official_name=41st Annual A-GAME 200|Race_Name=A-GAME 200|Year=2022|Distance_mi=200|Image=Dover International Speedway.svg|Pole_Time=22.872}}
The 2022 A-GAME 200 was the 10th stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, the 41st iteration of the event, and the fourth and final race of the Dash 4 Cash. The race was held on April 30, 2022, in Dover, Delaware at Dover Motor Speedway, a 1 mile (1.6 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race was contested over 200 laps. The final Dash 4 Cash in this race is consisted of Noah Gragson, Landon Cassill, A. J. Allmendinger, and Ryan Sieg, since they were the highest finishing Xfinity regulars after Talladega Superspeedway. At race's end, Josh Berry of JR Motorsports would take the win, after leading 55 laps.{{cite web|url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2022/04/30/xfinity-series-2022-dover-motor-speedway-race-recap/|title=Josh Berry corrals Xfinity Series win, leads banner day for JR Motorsports at Dover|website=NASCAR.com|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.|date=April 30, 2022}} This was Berry's second career Xfinity Series win, and his first of the season. To fill out the podium, Justin Allgaier of JR Motorsports and Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively. Noah Gragson would win the Dash 4 Cash, after finishing in front of Cassill, Allmendinger, and Sieg.
Background
Dover Motor Speedway (formerly Dover Downs International Speedway and later Dover International Speedway) is a race track in Dover, Delaware, United States. The track has hosted at least one NASCAR Cup Series race each year since 1969, including two per year from 1971 to 2020. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC{{cite web |title=1969 Delaware 200 |url=http://www.racing-reference.info/race/1969_Delaware_200/UO |access-date=May 31, 2012 |publisher=Racing-reference.info}} and the Indy Racing League. The track features one layout, a {{convert|1|mi|km}} concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports.
The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity increased to 135,000 seats, giving the track the largest seating capacity of any sports venue in the mid-Atlantic region. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. Depending on configuration, the track's capacity is at 95,500 seats. Its grand total maximum capacity was at 135,000 spectators.{{cite web |title=DOVER MILESTONES - Dover Speedway |url=https://www.doverspeedway.com/dover-milestones/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115213923/https://www.doverspeedway.com/dover-milestones/ |archive-date=November 15, 2019}} On November 8, 2021, it was announced that Dover Motorsports Inc. was purchased by Speedway Motorsports Inc.; effectively making Dover International Speedway a SMI track with the track being renamed to its current name.
= Entry list =
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
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!# !Driver !Team !Make !Sponsor |
| 1 |
| 02 |
| 2
|Sheldon Creed (R) |
| 4 |
| 5 |
| 6 |
| 07
|Ford |
| 7 |
| 08
|Ford |
| 8 |
| 9 |
| 10 |
| 11 |
| 13 |
| 16 |
| 18
|John Hunter Nemechek (i) |
| 19 |
| 21
|Austin Hill (R) |
| 23 |
| 26
|Chandler Smith (i) |
| 27 |
| 31 |
| 34 |
| 35 |
| 36 |
| 38
|Ford |
| 39
|Ford |
| 44 |
| 45 |
| 47 |
| 48
|Kaz Grala (i) |
| 51 |
| 54 |
| 66 |
| 68 |
| 78 |
| 91 |
| 98
|Ford |
| 99 |
| colspan="5" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2022/4/29/10-nxs-2022-entry.pdf Official entry list] |
|---|
Practice
The only 30-minute practice session was held on Friday, April 29, at 3:00 PM EST.{{Cite web |title=2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Dover Race Page |url=https://www.jayski.com/xfinity-series/2022-nascar-xfinity-series-dover-race-page/ |access-date=April 25, 2022 |website=Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site |language=en-US}} Brandon Jones of Joe Gibbs Racing was the fastest in the session, with a time of 23.428 seconds and a speed of {{Convert|153.662|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.
= Full qualifying results =
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!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed |
| 1
|19 |23.428 |153.662 |
|---|
| 2
|18 |John Hunter Nemechek (i) |23.473 |153.368 |
| 3
|98 |Ford |23.515 |153.094 |
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, April 29, at 3:30 PM EST.{{Cite web |title=2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Dover Race Page |url=https://www.jayski.com/xfinity-series/2022-nascar-xfinity-series-dover-race-page/ |access-date=April 25, 2022 |website=Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site |language=en-US}} Since Dover Motor Speedway is an oval track, the qualifying system used is a single-car, two-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in the round wins the pole.{{Cite web |date=2021-11-19 |title=NASCAR announces practice, qualifying return in 2022 |url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2021/11/19/nascar-announces-practice-qualifying-return-in-2022-with-knockout-style-format/ |access-date=2022-04-25 |website=Official Site Of NASCAR |language=en-US}}{{cbignore}}
Brandon Jones of Joe Gibbs Racing scored the pole for the race, with a time of 22.872 seconds and a speed of {{Convert|157.398|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|url=https://tobychristie.com/2022/04/29/brandon-jones-beats-sam-mayer-to-capture-xfinity-series-pole-at-dover/|title=Brandon Jones Beats Sam Mayer to Capture Xfinity Series Pole at Dover|last=Srigley|first=Joseph|website=TobyChristie.com|date=April 29, 2022}}
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!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed |
| 1
|19 |22.872 |157.398 |
|---|
| 2
|1 |22.923 |157.048 |
| 3
|9 |23.018 |156.399 |
| 4
|8 |23.023 |156.365 |
| 5
|54 |23.075 |156.013 |
| 6
|98 |Ford |23.114 |155.750 |
| 7
|7 |23.157 |155.461 |
| 8
|16 |23.182 |155.293 |
| 9
|18 |John Hunter Nemechek (i) |23.223 |155.019 |
| 10
|23 |23.262 |154.759 |
| 11
|2 |Sheldon Creed (R) |23.279 |154.646 |
| 12
|26 |Chandler Smith (i) |23.324 |154.347 |
| 13
|27 |23.344 |154.215 |
| 14
|4 |23.387 |153.932 |
| 15
|44 |23.406 |153.807 |
| 16
|02 |23.409 |153.787 |
| 17
|11 |23.426 |153.675 |
| 18
|10 |23.455 |153.485 |
| 19
|36 |23.459 |153.459 |
| 20
|21 |Austin Hill (R) |23.464 |153.427 |
| 21
|48 |Kaz Grala (i) |23.480 |153.322 |
| 22
|68 |23.583 |152.652 |
| 23
|38 |Ford |23.621 |152.407 |
| 24
|51 |23.672 |152.078 |
| 25
|31 |23.716 |151.796 |
| 26
|6 |23.733 |151.688 |
| 27
|08 |Ford |23.777 |151.407 |
| 28
|45 |23.781 |151.381 |
| 29
|34 |23.786 |151.350 |
| 30
|99 |23.795 |151.292 |
| 31
|66 |23.803 |151.241 |
| 32
|07 |Ford |23.822 |151.121 |
| 33
|78 |23.960 |150.250 |
| colspan="7" |Qualified by owner's points |
| 34
|91 |23.974 |150.163 |
| 35
|13 |24.721 |145.625 |
| 36
|35 |25.033 |143.810 |
| 37
|5 |26.554 |135.573 |
| 38
|39 |Ford |— |— |
| colspan="7" |Failed to qualify |
| 39
|47 |— |— |
| colspan="7" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2022/4/29/10-nxs-2022-qual-results.pdf Official qualifying results] |
| colspan="7" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2022/4/29/10-nxs-2022-lineup.pdf Official starting lineup] |
Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 25
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!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Pts |
| 1
|1 |Sam Mayer |JR Motorsports |Chevrolet |10 |
|---|
| 2
|7 |Justin Allgaier |JR Motorsports |Chevrolet |9 |
| 3
|8 |Josh Berry |JR Motorsports |Chevrolet |8 |
| 4
|19 |Brandon Jones |Joe Gibbs Racing |Toyota |7 |
| 5
|18 |John Hunter Nemechek (i) |Joe Gibbs Racing |Toyota |0 |
| 6
|54 |Ty Gibbs |Joe Gibbs Racing |Toyota |5 |
| 7
|16 |A. J. Allmendinger |Kaulig Racing |Chevrolet |4 |
| 8
|9 |Noah Gragson |JR Motorsports |Chevrolet |3 |
| 9
|98 |Riley Herbst |Stewart-Haas Racing |Ford |2 |
| 10
|2 |Sheldon Creed (R) |Richard Childress Racing |Chevrolet |1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 25
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!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Pts |
| 1
|7 |Justin Allgaier |JR Motorsports |Chevrolet |10 |
|---|
| 2
|19 |Brandon Jones |Joe Gibbs Racing |Toyota |9 |
| 3
|16 |A. J. Allmendinger |Kaulig Racing |Chevrolet |8 |
| 4
|8 |Josh Berry |JR Motorsports |Chevrolet |7 |
| 5
|54 |Ty Gibbs |Joe Gibbs Racing |Toyota |6 |
| 6
|98 |Riley Herbst |Stewart-Haas Racing |Ford |5 |
| 7
|9 |Noah Gragson |JR Motorsports |Chevrolet |4 |
| 8
|11 |Daniel Hemric |Kaulig Racing |Chevrolet |3 |
| 9
|2 |Sheldon Creed (R) |Richard Childress Racing |Chevrolet |2 |
| 10
|21 |Austin Hill (R) |Richard Childress Racing |Chevrolet |1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 110
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!Fin. !St !# !Driver !Team !Make !Laps !Led !Status !Points |
| 1
|4 |8 |Josh Berry |JR Motorsports |Chevrolet |200 |55 |Running |55 |
|---|
| 2
|7 |7 |Justin Allgaier |JR Motorsports |Chevrolet |200 |67 |Running |54 |
| 3
|5 |54 |Ty Gibbs |Joe Gibbs Racing |Toyota |200 |1 |Running |45 |
| 4
|3 |9 |Noah Gragson |JR Motorsports |Chevrolet |200 |0 |Running |40 |
| 5
|2 |1 |Sam Mayer |JR Motorsports |Chevrolet |200 |18 |Running |42 |
| 6
|8 |16 |A. J. Allmendinger |Kaulig Racing |Chevrolet |200 |0 |Running |43 |
| 7
|1 |19 |Brandon Jones |Joe Gibbs Racing |Toyota |200 |59 |Running |46 |
| 8
|11 |2 |Sheldon Creed (R) |Richard Childress Racing |Chevrolet |200 |0 |Running |32 |
| 9
|6 |98 |Riley Herbst |Stewart-Haas Racing |Ford |200 |0 |Running |35 |
| 10
|38 |39 |Ryan Sieg |RSS Racing |Ford |200 |0 |Running |27 |
| 11
|17 |11 |Daniel Hemric |Kaulig Racing |Chevrolet |200 |0 |Running |29 |
| 12
|18 |10 |Landon Cassill |Kaulig Racing |Chevrolet |200 |0 |Running |25 |
| 13
|16 |02 |Brett Moffitt |Our Motorsports |Chevrolet |200 |0 |Running |24 |
| 14
|20 |21 |Austin Hill (R) |Richard Childress Racing |Chevrolet |200 |0 |Running |24 |
| 15
|10 |23 |Anthony Alfredo |Our Motorsports |Chevrolet |200 |0 |Running |22 |
| 16
|13 |27 |Jeb Burton |Our Motorsports |Chevrolet |200 |0 |Running |21 |
| 17
|23 |38 |Parker Retzlaff |RSS Racing |Ford |200 |0 |Running |20 |
| 18
|22 |68 |Brandon Brown |Brandonbilt Motorsports |Chevrolet |199 |0 |Running |19 |
| 19
|19 |36 |Alex Labbé |DGM Racing |Chevrolet |199 |0 |Running |18 |
| 20
|28 |45 |Ryan Ellis |Alpha Prime Racing |Chevrolet |199 |0 |Running |17 |
| 21
|12 |26 |Chandler Smith (i) |Sam Hunt Racing |Toyota |199 |0 |Running |0 |
| 22
|25 |31 |Myatt Snider |Jordan Anderson Racing |Chevrolet |199 |0 |Running |15 |
| 23
|31 |66 |J. J. Yeley |MBM Motorsports |Toyota |198 |0 |Running |14 |
| 24
|21 |48 |Kaz Grala (i) |Big Machine Racing |Chevrolet |198 |0 |Running |0 |
| 25
|33 |78 |Josh Williams |B. J. McLeod Motorsports |Chevrolet |197 |0 |Running |12 |
| 26
|26 |6 |Ryan Vargas |JD Motorsports |Chevrolet |197 |0 |Running |11 |
| 27
|29 |34 |Kyle Weatherman |Jesse Iwuji Motorsports |Chevrolet |197 |0 |Running |10 |
| 28
|32 |07 |Joe Graf Jr. |SS-Green Light Racing |Ford |196 |0 |Running |9 |
| 29
|24 |51 |Jeremy Clements |Jeremy Clements Racing |Chevrolet |195 |0 |Running |8 |
| 30
|30 |99 |Stefan Parsons |B. J. McLeod Motorsports |Chevrolet |195 |0 |Running |7 |
| 31
|37 |5 |Matt Mills |B. J. McLeod Motorsports |Chevrolet |195 |0 |Running |6 |
| 32
|35 |13 |Chad Finchum |MBM Motorsports |Toyota |194 |0 |Running |5 |
| 33
|36 |35 |Patrick Emerling |Emerling-Gase Motorsports |Chevrolet |192 |0 |Running |4 |
| 34
|34 |91 |Mason Massey |DGM Racing |Chevrolet |191 |0 |Running |3 |
| 35
|27 |08 |David Starr |SS-Green Light Racing |Ford |189 |0 |Running |2 |
| 36
|14 |4 |Bayley Currey |JD Motorsports |Chevrolet |154 |0 |Engine |1 |
| 37
|9 |18 |John Hunter Nemechek (i) |Joe Gibbs Racing |Toyota |83 |0 |Brakes |0 |
| 38
|15 |44 |Rajah Caruth |Alpha Prime Racing |Chevrolet |58 |0 |Suspension |1 |
| colspan="10" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2022/4/30/10-nxs-2022-results.pdf Official race results] |
Standings after the race
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;Drivers' Championship standings
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| ! Pos
! Driver ! Points |
|---|
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 427 |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 2 | Ty Gibbs | style="text-align:center;"| 384 (-43) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 384 (-43) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 4 | style="text-align:center;"| 339 (-88) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 5 | style="text-align:center;"| 317 (-110) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 6 | style="text-align:center;"| 317 (-110) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 7 | style="text-align:center;"| 297 (-130) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 8 | style="text-align:center;"| 287 (-140) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 9 | style="text-align:center;"| 277 (-150) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 10 | style="text-align:center;"| 274 (-153) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 11 | style="text-align:center;"| 265 (-162) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 12 | style="text-align:center;"| 259 (-168) |
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!colspan="9"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2022/4/30/10-nxs-2022-driver-points.pdf Official driver's standings] |
- Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
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References
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