The 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race was the 33rd and final stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series, the Championship 4 race, and the 25th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, November 5, 2022, in Avondale, Arizona at Phoenix Raceway, a permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Ty Gibbs, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, put on a dominating performance, leading 125 laps, and held off Noah Gragson in the final few laps for his eleventh career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his seventh of the season. To fill out the podium, Justin Allgaier, driving for JR Motorsports, would finish in 3rd, respectively.
In addition to winning the race, Gibbs would also claim the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series championship. This was Gibbs' first championship in the Xfinity Series, and the second championship in a row for Joe Gibbs Racing.
Background Phoenix Raceway is a 1-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona, near Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually including the final championship race since 2020. Phoenix Raceway has also hosted the CART, IndyCar Series, USAC and the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The raceway is currently owned and operated by NASCAR.
Phoenix Raceway is home to two annual NASCAR race weekends, one of 13 facilities on the NASCAR schedule to host more than one race weekend a year. It first joined the NASCAR Cup Series schedule in 1988 as a late season event, and in 2005 the track was given a spring date. The now-NASCAR Camping World Truck Series was added in 1995 and the now-NASCAR Xfinity Series began running there in 1999.
NASCAR announced that its championship weekend events would be run at Phoenix for 2020, marking the first time since NASCAR inaugurated the weekend that Homestead-Miami Speedway would not be the host track. The track will also hold the championship for the 2021 NASCAR Cup season.
Championship drivers
Noah Gragson advanced by winning at Homestead-Miami. Ty Gibbs advanced by winning at Martinsville. Josh Berry advanced by winning at Las Vegas. Justin Allgaier advanced by virtue of points.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points. #DriverTeamMake1Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet02Parker RetzlaffOur MotorsportsChevrolet2Sheldon Creed (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet4Bayley CurreyJD MotorsportsChevrolet5Matt Mills (i)B. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet6Brennan Poole (i)JD MotorsportsChevrolet07Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingFord7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet08Brandon BrownSS-Green Light RacingFord8Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet9Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet10Landon CassillKaulig RacingChevrolet11Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet13Dawson CramMBM MotorsportsFord16A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet18Sammy SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21Austin Hill (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet23Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet26Kaz Grala (i)Sam Hunt RacingToyota27Jeb BurtonOur MotorsportsChevrolet31Myatt SniderJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet34Kyle WeathermanJesse Iwuji MotorsportsChevrolet35Joey GaseEmerling-Gase MotorsportsToyota36Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet38Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord39Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord44Rajah Caruth (i)Alpha Prime RacingChevrolet45Stefan Parsons (i)Alpha Prime RacingChevrolet48Nick SanchezBig Machine RacingChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet54Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota66J. J. YeleyMBM MotorsportsFord68Kris WrightBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet77Dillon BassettBassett RacingChevrolet78B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet91Mason MasseyDGM RacingChevrolet92Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet98Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFordOfficial entry list
Practice The only 50-minute practice session was held on Friday, November 4, at 4:05 PM MST. Sammy Smith, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 27.454, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Sammy SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota27.454131.128219Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota27.569130.581354Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota27.582130.520Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, November 5, at 11:30 AM MST. Since Phoenix Raceway is a tri-oval track, the qualifying system used is a single-car, one-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in the round wins the pole. Ty Gibbs, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 26.806, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed154Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26.806134.298218Sammy SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26.854134.058348Nick SanchezBig Machine RacingChevrolet26.978133.44249Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet26.985133.407519Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26.987133.398610Landon CassillKaulig RacingChevrolet27.066133.008739Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord27.074132.96982Sheldon Creed (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet27.087132.90598Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet27.134132.6751011Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet27.146132.616117Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet27.164132.5281277Dillon BassettBassett RacingChevrolet27.174132.480131Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet27.187132.4161421Austin Hill (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet27.190132.4021545Stefan Parsons (i)Alpha Prime RacingChevrolet27.261132.0571616A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet27.286131.9361702Parker RetzlaffOur MotorsportsChevrolet27.330131.7231826Kaz Grala (i)Sam Hunt RacingToyota27.337131.6901998Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord27.410131.339204Bayley CurreyJD MotorsportsChevrolet27.410131.3392127Jeb BurtonOur MotorsportsChevrolet27.414131.3202238Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord27.473131.0382323Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet27.510130.8622478B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet27.517130.8282535Joey GaseEmerling-Gase MotorsportsToyota27.579130.534266Brennan Poole (i)JD MotorsportsChevrolet27.590130.4822708Brandon BrownSS-Green Light RacingFord27.605130.4112851Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet27.608130.3972966J. J. YeleyMBM MotorsportsFord27.644130.2273036Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet27.659130.1573168Kris WrightBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet27.664130.1333213Dawson CramMBM MotorsportsFord27.745129.7533392Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet27.777129.604Qualified by owner's points3491Mason MasseyDGM RacingChevrolet27.810129.4503534Kyle WeathermanJesse Iwuji MotorsportsChevrolet28.000128.5713631Myatt SniderJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet28.023128.4663744Rajah Caruth (i)Alpha Prime RacingChevrolet28.337127.0423807Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingFord28.845124.805Failed to qualify395Matt Mills (i)B. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet28.806124.974Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 45 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts154Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota029Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet037Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet048Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet0510Landon CassillKaulig RacingChevrolet662Sheldon Creed (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet5748Nick SanchezBig Machine RacingChevrolet4818Sammy SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota3919Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21016A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet1 Stage 2 Laps: 45 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts154Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota027Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet039Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet0418Sammy SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota7510Landon CassillKaulig RacingChevrolet661Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet5719Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota4816A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet392Sheldon Creed (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet2108Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet0 Stage 3 Laps: 110 Fin.St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1154Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota200125Running40249Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet20035Running353117Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet20026Running344610Landon CassillKaulig RacingChevrolet2000Running4551616A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet2000Running36682Sheldon Creed (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet2000Running3871998Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord2000Running3081011Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet2000Running2991421Austin Hill (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet2000Running2810218Sammy SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20010Running3711519Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2000Running3212348Nick SanchezBig Machine RacingChevrolet2004Running291398Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet2000Running24143534Kyle WeathermanJesse Iwuji MotorsportsChevrolet2000Running23153036Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet2000Running22162127Jeb BurtonOur MotorsportsChevrolet2000Running21173744Rajah Caruth (i)Alpha Prime RacingChevrolet2000Running0183392Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet2000Running1919204Bayley CurreyJD MotorsportsChevrolet2000Running1820739Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord2000Running17211702Parker RetzlaffOur MotorsportsChevrolet2000Running16222238Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord2000Running15231826Kaz Grala (i)Sam Hunt RacingToyota2000Running0242535Joey GaseEmerling-Gase MotorsportsToyota2000Running13253631Myatt SniderJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet2000Running12263168Kris WrightBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet2000Running11272851Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet2000Running10281545Stefan Parsons (i)Alpha Prime RacingChevrolet1990Running029266Brennan Poole (i)JD MotorsportsChevrolet1980Running0302966J. J. YeleyMBM MotorsportsFord1970Running7313213Dawson CramMBM MotorsportsFord1960Running6322478B. J. McLeodB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1960Running5333491Mason MasseyDGM RacingChevrolet1960Running434131Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet1950Running3352323Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet1940Running2363807Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingFord1930Running1372708Brandon BrownSS-Green Light RacingFord1540Suspension1381277Dillon BassettBassett RacingChevrolet1520Engine1Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Ty Gibbs 4,040 1 2 Noah Gragson 4,035 (-5) 1 3 Justin Allgaier 4,034 (-6) 1 4 Josh Berry 4,024 (-16) 5 A. J. Allmendinger 2,333 (-1,707) 6 Austin Hill 2,273 (-1,767) 7 Sam Mayer 2,239 (-1,801) 1 8 Brandon Jones 2,221 (-1,819) 1 9 Daniel Hemric 2,220 (-1,820) 10 Riley Herbst 2,197 (-1,843) 11 Ryan Sieg 2,126 (-1,914) 12 Jeremy Clements 2,069 (-1,971)Official driver's standings
Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
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