Ty Gibbs Wins for the 5th Time n 2022 at Michigan

BROOKLYN, MI – RIS – Ty Gibbs matched his car number by ;leading 45 laps in the New Holland 250 Xfinity Series race  at Michigan International Speedway on Saturday.  It was his fifth win of the year. Pole sitter Noah Gragson swept both stages and appeared to have the dominant car. But after he pitted during the Stage 2 break, Gibbs cycled to the front and took control of the race.

Gibbs kept the lead through green flag pit stops around 25 laps to go and held on for a 1.2-second victory over Justin Allgaier.

This fifth win might lead some to believe he is the favorite , to win the championship, but  Gibbs is not buying it.

  “I just race, week in and week out,” Gibbs said. “But (there’s) people who get all excited and think they’re making a huge statement and then they get in the playoffs and suck .I’m just doing what I can, week in and week out.”

Gragson finished third after a decision to stay out near the end of Stage 2 proved costly.

During a caution at Lap 52, he and his No. 9 JR Motorsports team did not pit and instead chose to go for the stage win and playoff point. Gibbs, on the other hand, chose to pit under that caution.

Gragson was able to track down and pass A.J. Allmendinger on the final lap to win Stage 2. But Gragson then pitted during the Stage 2 break. He climbed back into the top five but never saw the lead again.

“I felt like we had a good enough car to be able to get back up there – just kind of struggled on the short run,” Gragson told NBC Sports. “… We won the first stage and kind of got shuffled back on the restarts in the second stage and decided to stay out.

“We ended up winning that second stage, but once everything cycled through and we pitted after the stage, those guys started up front on the tires they took… You’re damned if you do, damned if you don’t. We got two playoff points, but I felt we were good enough to win.”

Brandon Jones (fourth) and Austin Hill (fifth) completed the top five finishers.

Though a leader and favorite to win early, A.J. Allmendinger suffered a cooling shirt issue for the second weekend in a row, but was able to soldier on and finish seventh.

What’s next for the Xfinity drivers?  Watkins Glen International – Saturday, Aug. 20, 3 p.m. ET, USA Network

Unofficial Results: 30th Annual New Holland 250, August 6, 2022 - Michigan International Speedway

Fin, Str, Driver, Car, Laps , St1, St2, Pts, Status, Tms Led, Laps Led, Playoff Pts

1) 9, Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota, 125, 5, 9, 48, Running, 2, 54, 5

2) 3, Justin Allgaier, No. 7 BRANDT Chevrolet, 125, 2, , 44, Running, 1, 17,

3) 1, Noah Gragson, No. 9 Bass Pro Shops/TrueTimber/BRCC Chevrolet, 125, 1, 1, 54, Running, 2, 39, 2

4) 7, Brandon Jones, No. 19 Menards/Criterion Appliances Toyota, 125, 6, , 38, Running, , ,

5) 16, Austin Hill #, No. 21 United Rentals Chevrolet, 125, 8, 10, 36, Running, 1, 1,

6) 6, Josh Berry, No. 8 Harrison's USA Chevrolet, 125, 10, 3, 40, Running, 1, 3,

7) 2, AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Action Industries Chevrolet, 125, 4, 2, 46, Running, 3, 7,

8) 4, Daniel Hemric, No. 11 AG1 - Athletic Greens Chevrolet, 125, 7, , 33, Running, , ,

9) 13, Riley Herbst, No. 98 Monster Energy Ford, 125, , , 28, Running, , ,

10) 12, Landon Cassill, No. 10 Chevy Accessories Chevrolet, 125, 9, 4, 36, Running, , ,

11) 11, Sheldon Creed #, No. 2 Whelen Chevrolet, 125, , , 26, Running, , ,

12) 5, Sammy Smith, No. 18 Pilot Flying J Toyota, 125, 3, , 33, Running, 1, 1,

13) 10, Brandon Brown, No. 68 Brandonbilt Foundations Chevrolet, 124, , , 24, Running, , ,

14) 20, Anthony Alfredo, No. 23 Dude Wipes Chevrolet, 124, , 6, 28, Running, 1, 1,

15) 15, Ryan Sieg, No. 39 Afflictor Broadheads Ford, 124, , 5, 28, Running, 1, 2,

16) 8, Kyle Weatherman, No. 34 Equity Prime Mortgage Chevrolet, 124, , , 21, Running, , ,

17) 17, Myatt Snider, No. 31 Bommarito Automotive Group Chevrolet, 124, , 8, 23, Running, , ,

18) 23, Kaz Grala(i), No. 48 Big Machine Spiked Coolers Chevrolet, 124, , 7, 0, Running, , ,

19) 31, John Hunter Nemechek(i), No. 26 Stillhouse Toyota, 124, , , 0, Running, , ,

20) 22, JJ Yeley, No. 66 Coble Enterprises Ford, 124, , , 17, Running, , ,

21) 18, Kyle Sieg #, No. 28 Night Owl Ford, 124, , , 16, Running, , ,

22) 19, Jeb Burton, No. 27 Ergodyne Work Gear Chevrolet, 124, , , 15, Running, , ,

23) 24, Joe Graf Jr, No. 07 Bucked Up Energy Ford, 124, , , 14, Running, , ,

24) 29, Mason Massey, No. 91 PRO-SET Epoxy Chevrolet, 124, , , 13, Running, , ,

25) 32, Patrick Emerling, No. 35  Toyota, 124, , , 12, Running, , ,

26) 30, Alex Labbe, No. 36 Can-Am Chevrolet, 124, , , 11, Running, , ,

27) 33, Ryan Ellis, No. 44 Keen Parts/Autism Awareness Chevrolet, 124, , , 10, Running, , ,

28) 25, Josh Bilicki(i), No. 45 Insurance King Chevrolet, 124, , , 0, Running, , ,

29) 27, Ryan Vargas, No. 6 Experience Jackson Chevrolet, 123, , , 8, Running, , ,

30) 35, Bayley Currey, No. 4 Hy-Vee Chevrolet, 123, , , 7, Running, , ,

31) 21, Jeremy Clements, No. 51 Wings Etc Grill & Pub Chevrolet, 123, , , 6, Running, , ,

32) 36, Blaine Perkins(i), No. 02 Detroit Taco Company Chevrolet, 123, , , 0, Running, , ,

33) 26, Sam Mayer, No. 1 BUSDX Chevrolet, 123, , , 4, Running, , ,

34) 14, Dillon Bassett, No. 77 Jerry Hunt/Honest Amish Chevrolet, 122, , , 3, Running, , ,

35) 37, David Starr, No. 08 TicketSmarter Ford, 100, , , 2, Hub, , ,

36) 28, Josh Williams, No. 5 General Formulations/ALLOY Chevrolet, 87, , , 1, Electrical, , ,

37) 34, CJ McLaughlin, No. 38 SciAps Ford, 40, , , 1, Accident, , ,

38) 38, Matt Mills(i), No. 78 J.F. Electric Chevrolet, 39, , , 0, Accident, , ,

(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series, (#) Rookie

Distance: 125 Laps, 250 Miles

Time: 1 Hrs, 45 Mins, 55 Secs.

Average Speed: 141.621 MPH

Margin of Victory: 1.160 Seconds

Stage 1 Top 10: 9, 7, 18, 16, 54, 19, 11, 21, 10, 8

Stage 2 Top 10: 9, 16, 8, 10, 39, 23, 48, 31, 54, 21

Comments: Ty Gibbs won the New Holland 250 at Michigan International Speedway, his ninth career NASCAR Xfinity Series victory.

Prior to the start, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: No. 4, 08 and 38 (unapproved adjustments), No. 02 and 78 (engine change).

Failed to Qualify: (3) No. 47 Brennan Poole(i), No. 13 Akinori Ogata(i), No. 32 Jordan Anderson(i).

Cautions: 4 for 19 laps;

Laps: 32-36 (Stage 1 Conclusion [36]);

42-45 (No. 38 and 78 Incident in Turn 2 [6]);

54-58 (No. 08 Incident on the backstretch [35]);

62-66 (Stage 2 Conclusion [02]).

Lead Changes: 12 among 9 drivers;

N. Gragson 1-36;

A. Allmendinger 37;

J. Allgaier 38-54;

A. Allmendinger 55-59;

N. Gragson 60-62;

T. Gibbs 63-100;

S. Smith 101;

A. Hill # 102;

A. Allmendinger 103;

J. Berry 104-106;

A. Alfredo 107;

R. Sieg 108-109;

T. Gibbs 110-125.