Josh Berry Cruises to Dover Victory: Josh Berry answered a runner-up finish last year at Dover (Del.) Motor Speedway with a victory Saturday in the A-Game 200 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at the track– holding off his JR Motorsports teammate Justin Allgaier by .604-seconds.(Read more)(4-30-2022)
Getting the lead while battling in lapped traffic, #8-Josh Berry went on to lead the final 55 laps of Saturday’s A-Game 200 at Dover Motor Speedway en route the victory. It’s his first victory of the season and the third of his career.
#7-Justin Allgaier led a race-high 67 laps but finished second. #54-Ty Gibbs placed third, with #9-Noah Gragson and #1-Sam Mayer rounding out the top five. It’s the second time in series history that one team put four cars inside top five.
#16-AJ Allmendinger finished sixth, while polesitter #19-Brandon Jones placed seventh, with #2-Sheldon Creed, #98-Riley Herbst and #39-Ryan Sieg completing the top 10.
Mayer won the opening stage, but his left rear tire fell off his car following his pit stop at the end of the stage. Allgaier picked up his second stage victory of season in the second stage.
There were seven lead changes among five drivers and five cautions for 36 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was 104.091 mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Drivers Points Standings, Owners Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.
Dover Paint Schemes
Race Fast Facts – Dover:
Josh Berry won the 41st Annual A-GAME 200, his third victory in 39 Xfinity Series races.
This is his first victory and fifth top-10 finish in 2022.
This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in two races at Dover Motor Speedway.
Justin Allgaier (second) posted his 15th top-10 finish in 22 races at Dover Motor Speedway. It is his fifth top-10 finish in 2022.
Ty Gibbs (third) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at Dover Motor Speedway.
Sheldon Creed (eighth) was the highest finishing rookie.
AJ Allmendinger leads the point standings by 43 points over Ty Gibbs
Xfinity Series Standings after Dover (Race 10 of 33):
1)#16-AJ Allmendinger (1 win) 427 points
2)#54-Ty Gibbs (3 wins) 384, -43
3)#9-Noah Gragson (2 wins) 384, -43
4)#8-Josh Berry (1 win) 339, -88
5)#19-Brandon Jones (1 win) 317, -110
6)#21-Austin Hill (1 win) 274, -153
7)#7-Justin Allgaier 317, -110
8)#1-Sam Mayer 297, -130
9)#39-Ryan Sieg 287, -140
10)#98-Riley Herbst 277, -150
11)#10-Landon Cassil 265, -162
12)#11-Daniel Hemric 259, -168
See the Drivers Points Standings and Owner Points Standings.
Cars to the rear: #02-Brett Moffitt, #13-Chad Finchum, #31-Myatt Snider, #39-Ryan Sieg, #44-Rajah Caruth, #45-Ryan Ellis, #51-Jeremy Clements, #78-Josh Williams (all unapproved adjustments).
Pit Stall Selections
After being the quickest car in practice, #19-Brandon Jones backed up that performance and will start from the pole (157.398 mph) in Saturday’s race at Dover. This is Jones’ fourth career pole award.
#1-Sam Mayer will start alongside in second (157.048 mph). Dash 4 Cash competitor #9-Noah Gragson will start third (156.399 mph), with #8-Josh Berry (156.365 mph) and #54-Ty Gibbs (156.013 mph) making up the top five.
#98-Riley Herbst, #7-Justin Allgaier, #16-AJ Allmendinger, #18-John Hunter Nemechek and #23-Anthony Alfredo complete the top 10.
Did Not Qualify: #47-Brennan Poole
See the complete Starting Lineup at Dover.
Qualifying Facts – Dover:
Brandon Jones won the Pole Award for the 41st Annual A-GAME 200 with a lap of 22.872 seconds, 157.398 mph.
This is his fourth pole in 213 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
This is his first pole and sixth top-10 start in 2022.
This is his second pole in 12 races at Dover Motor Speedway.
Sam Mayer (second) posted his fourth top-10 start of 2022 and his first in one race at Dover Motor Speedway.
Noah Gragson (third) posted his sixth top-10 start at Dover Motor Speedway. It is his seventh in ten races this season.
Sheldon Creed (11th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
Qualifying Order
Practice for the A-Game 200 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Dover Motor Speedway is complete. After 20 minutes, the top five, slowest, news and notes:
#19-Brandon Jones 153.662 mph
#18-John Hunter Nemechek 153.368 mph
#98-Riley Herbst 153.098 mph
#9-Noah Gragson 152.892 mph
#1-Sam Mayer 152.355 mph
Slowest: #35-Patrick Emerling 138.627 mph
Most laps run: #2-Sheldon Creed, 34
Notes: There were no issues in the session.
See full Dover Practice Results.
Crew Rosters
The Entry List for the A-Game 200 at Dover is posted, 39 teams/drivers [for 38 spots] are listed.
Since 39 cars are entered, one driver will miss the race.
Some notes: #18-John Hunter Nemechek, #26-Chandler Smith, #48-Kaz Grala.
See the full entry list on the Dover Entry List.
TandemDraft Stats-Xfinity Series
