NASCAR: Ty Gibbs takes Nalley Cars 250 victory in double-overtime thriller

One of NASCAR’s young talents gave all the fans who enjoyed a full day of racing at new-look Atlanta Motor Speedway a thrilling finish Saturday night.

Starting in the second row on a double-overtime restart, Ty Gibbs used a masterful crossover move on the final lap to earn the checkered flag in the Nalley Cars 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series race.

“I did not expect this at all,” said Gibbs after his sixth career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and second of the 2022 season. “I learned a big lesson – never give up.”

The 19-year-old from Charlotte, N.C., drove the No. 54 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing to Victory Lane after edging Austin Hill to the start-finish line by less than two-tenths of a second.

Gibbs, who only led the race’s final lap, had to survive several late restarts in the final laps before passing Ryan Sieg and Austin Hill on the white-flag lap.

With 10 laps to go, a huge wreck on the backstretch knocked out several top contenders, including Justin Allgaier, Trevor Bayne (38 laps led), Josh Berry and Noah Gragson (38 laps led).

On the subsequent restart with three laps left, Myatt Snider, leading the inside lane, spun after making contact with Riley Herbst.

Finally, a wreck in the back of the pack short circuited the first green-white-checkered attempt and led to red-flag conditions before Gibbs’ dramatic pass.

Saturday’s race was the first Xfinity Series event on Atlanta’s revamped track, which features 28 degrees of banking in every turn of the 1.54-mile layout and the Speedway’s first new asphalt layer since 1997.

Gibbs completed the 265 miles in 2 hours, 36 minutes and 37 seconds, averaging 101.454 mph. Eleven drivers exchanged the lead 10 times through 10 caution periods, which took up 56 laps.

For Hill, a Winston, Ga., native who led 27 laps, it was another close call at one of his favorite tracks.

“Man, so close,” Hill said. “This is three times I’ve finished second here. Being my home track, it stings a little bit more. We can’t hang our heads.”

Stage 2 winner A.J. Allmendinger led a race-high 41 laps and placed third, Herbst finished fourth and Landon Cassill was fifth. Stage 1 winner Berry finished 33rd.

Atlanta’s weekend is capped Sunday with the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 NASCAR Cup Series race (3 p.m., Fox). Chase Briscoe will start on the pole Sunday, determined by NASCAR’s formula.

Race Results

Fin Str No. Driver Team Laps Status
1 4 54 Ty Gibbs Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota 172 Running
2 14 21 Austin Hill # Bennett Transportation and Logistics Chevrolet 172 Running
3 7 16 AJ Allmendinger Action Industries Chevrolet 172 Running
4 24 98 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Ford 172 Running
5 10 10 Landon Cassill Voyager: Crypto for All Chevrolet 172 Running
6 26 91 Mason Massey Anderson Power Services Chevrolet 172 Running
7 3 19 Brandon Jones Menards/Pentair Toyota 172 Running
8 28 92 Kyle Weatherman LS Tractor Chevrolet 172 Running
9 13 2 Sheldon Creed # Whelen Chevrolet 172 Running
10 9 39 Ryan Sieg CMRoofing.com/A-Game Ford 172 Running
11 21 66 JJ Yeley Work Pro Tools Ford 172 Running
12 32 6 Ryan Vargas KSDT CPA Chevrolet 172 Running
13 19 26 Jeffrey Earnhardt ForeverLawn Toyota 172 Running
14 16 2 Brett Moffitt Hometown Lenders Chevrolet 172 Running
15 12 27 Jeb Burton Int’l Championship Boxing Chevrolet 172 Running
16 27 23 Anthony Alfredo Digital Ally Companies Chevrolet 172 Running
17 35 35 Shane Lee Kitty Kat Coin Toyota 172 Running
18 11 68 Brandon Brown Zero FG Energy Drink Chevrolet 172 Running
19 17 36 Alex Labbe Studio Fore/Pork Missile Chevrolet 172 Running
20 37 45 Tommy Joe Martins AP Regimen Legacy Series Chevrolet 172 Running
21 15 1 Sam Mayer Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet 172 Running
22 36 78 Josh Williams COOLRAY Chevrolet 172 Running
23 23 7 Joe Graf Jr. GTECHNIQ Ford 172 Running
24 31 28 Kyle Sieg # A-Game Ford 172 Running
25 25 99 Stefan Parsons SOKAL Chevrolet 172 Running
26 1 9 Noah Gragson Bass Pro Shops/TrueTimber/BRCC Chevrolet 172 Running
27 38 34 Jesse Iwuji # Equity Prime Mortgage Chevrolet 172 Running
28 5 18 Trevor Bayne Devotion Nutrition Toyota 172 Running
29 20 4 Bayley Currey KSDT CPA Chevrolet 172 Running
30 22 31 Myatt Snider TaxSlayer Chevrolet 171 Running
31 33 5 Matt Mills J.F. Electric Chevrolet 165 Accident
32 29 44 Sage Karam The Driveway Company Chevrolet 154 Accident
33 2 8 Josh Berry Harrison’s USA Chevrolet 153 Accident
34 6 7 Justin Allgaier Axalta Nalley Clicklane Chevrolet 152 Accident
35 8 11 Daniel Hemric AG1 – Athletic Greens Chevrolet 113 Accident
36 34 38 Loris Hezemans(i) Hezeberg Systems Toyota 112 Accident
37 18 51 Jeremy Clements Fly and Form Structures Chevrolet 106 Accident
38 30 48 Jade Buford Big Machine Spiked Coolers Chevrolet 105 Accident

 

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