2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Six Circuit of The Americas

38 car will take the green flag to run a scheduled 46 laps at COTA. Cup drivers Darrell ‘Bubba’ Wallace (18), and Cole Custer (07) will compete in the race as well as former IndyCar driver Sage Karam (44). The stages for the event are 14-16-16.

The trucks raced under sunny skies with temperatures in the mid-80s.
The last lap of the Truck series race was competitive and included unexpected moves that led to a surprising outcome. Bravo. Clouds were making appearances as the Truck race came to a close.

Cup drivers Kurt ‘KuBu’ Busch and Joey Logano join Adam Alexander in the FS1 booth. Inexplicably someone gave Coleman Pressley a microphone and they go to him all too frequently. Apparently they didn’t feel they had enough nasally toned folks with the microphone. He’s more irritating to listen to than Jamie Little.

Green flag pit stops are underway on lap 10 of 46.

Green flag pit stops on lap 27 of 46.

So far this has been a very long, very boring race. The cars aren’t doing anything interesting. The drivers even less. The camera-work is awful; lots of desperation shots – usually while something is actually happening on-track. The audience sees the live action from an angle that doesn’t allow you to figure out what’s going on followed by one or too many replays that look like a race broadcast.

Sam Mayer (1) wins stage two.

Caution on lap 33 of 46 for debris.

Restarting on lap 35 of 46.

Caution on lap 37 of 46 for debris.

Restarting on lap 40 of 46.

The event ends with AJ Allmendinger (16) up front.

That race never stopped being boring. I wonder if it was the awful television video. I enjoyed listening to Joey Logano and Kurt Busch chat, but they were the only entertaining areas of the event. It seemed never-ending.

Motorsport News:

1. 1. Zane Smith gets second Truck Series win of 2022 at Circuit of The Americas.
   2. Five Cup Teams Lose Crew Members for COTA.
   3. Sad News – David Gilliland Racing Hauler Driver Steven Stotts Killed in Accident: UPDATE.
   4. WWE Legend The Undertaker to Driver Pace Car at COTA.
   5. Joey Logano to run Bristol Dirt Truck Race.
   6. Brad Keselowski, Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing penalized following Atlanta Race.
   7. Michael Waltrip Named Co-Grand Marshal for Cup Race at COTA.
   8. The Big One On The Blvd is Back at Talladega Superspeedway and Fans Get to Choose the Outlandish Competitions; Event Set For Friday, April 22.
   9. Crew chief Eddie Troconis suspended by NASCAR: UPDATES.
   10. Ross Chastain Driving for DGM Racing at COTA.
   11. Rajah Caruth to Make NASCAR Xfinity Series Debut at Richmond Raceway.
   12. Loris Hezemans ready for NASCAR Cup Series debut at Circuit Of The Americas.
   13. Alex Bowman to Wheel Spire Motorsports Chevy Silverado at COTA.
   14. Austin, Texas Mayor to Proclaim March 26th as “Tyler Ankrum Day”.
   15. Max Lucado, Chris Tomlin, Mike Rife and Gary Levox to Serve as Race Dignitaries for Food City Dirt Race.
   16. Darlington Raceway Throwback Parade to be Held on the Official Throwback Weekend of NASCAR on May 7.
   17. Truck Series Atlanta TV Ratings.
   18. Atlanta TV Ratings.
   19. Scott Heckert Competing at COTA for BJ McLeod Motorsports.
   20. Back to His Roots Again, BAMA Native & Country Artist Riley Green Set to Headline Talladega Superspeedways Saturday Night Infield Concert, April 23.
   21. Bubba Wallace Driving Xfinity Races for Joe Gibbs Racing at COTA, Indy Road Course.
   22. Lots of Opportunities for Race Fans to Catch Their Favorite Drivers During NASCAR at COTA Weekend.
   23. Preston Pardus Making Xfinity Series Season Debut at COTA.
   24. AM Racing to Announce Plans for Second Truck: UPDATE.
   25. Brad Perez to Make Truck Series Debut at COTA.
   26. Buddy Kofoid Expected to Run Bristol Dirt Race for Kyle Busch Motorsports.
   27. Update: Andy Lally Driving for Live Fast Motorsports at COTA.
   28. Atlanta Post-Race Inspection Complete.
   29. Christopher Bell’s Jackman Injured at Atlanta.
   30. William Byron wins wild NASCAR Cup race on transformed Atlanta track.
   31. Emotional Night for DGM Racing, With Two Cars in Top 10 at Atlanta.
   32. Ty Gibbs Makes Last Lap Pass to Earn Second Xfinity Win of Season.
   33. With last-lap pass, Corey Heim gets first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win at Atlanta.
   34. Flo Rida Will Headline Atlanta Motor Speedway Music Festival for July Race Weekend.
   35. North Wilkesboro Speedway Not Expected to see Cup Races.
   36. Friday NASCAR Practices Canceled at Atlanta.
   37. Jeremy Clements Honoring Bud Moore, Dale Earnhardt for Throwback Weekend.
   38. Spencer Boyd Suffered Injured Shoulder in Last Lap Accident at Las Vegas Motor Speedway: UPDATE.
   39. NASCAR, Hendrick Motorsports Announce Pursuit of Garage 56 Entry at Le Mans.
   40. Atlanta Motor Speedway Announces Pre-Race Dignitaries for Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500.
   41. UPDATE: Kaulig Racing, Front Row Motorsports Lose Penalty Appeals.
   42. Bristol’s Food City Dirt Race First Scheduled NASCAR Cup Race on Easter Since 1970.
   43. Jake Garcia to Drive Third McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Truck in Select Races.
   44. Braves World Series Trophy to be Displayed at Atlanta NASCAR Race.
   45. Derek Griffith Set to Make Xfinity Debut at Richmond Raceway with Sam Hunt Racing.
   46. Stillman College On Board with Greg Biffle at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
   47. Noah Gragson Embarks on Challenge of Running Double Duty.
   48. Phoenix Post-Race Penalties; Corey LaJoie Loses Crew Chief for 4 Weeks.
   49. Tyler Reddick Under Contract with Richard Childress Racing Through 2023.
   50. Blake Shelton to Perform at NASCAR All-Star Race.
   51. Next Gen Atlanta Motor Speedway debuts during Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 weekend.
   52. Phoenix Post-Race Inspection Complete.
   53. Chase Briscoe captures first-career Cup Series win at Phoenix.
   54. Las Vegas TV Ratings UPDATE.
   55. Noah Gragson Dominates in the Desert, Cruises to Win at Phoenix.
   56. Harvick Ties NASCAR Record with Phoenix Top-10.
   57. Donald Theetge and Visconti Motorsports Looks to Roll off Momentum from New Smyrna.
   58. ARCA West History: The Husband-and-Wife Driver/Crew Chief Duos.
   59. Jake Drew Has Successful Season Debut at Phoenix, First Career Top-Five in ARCA Menards Series.
   60. Atlanta Motor Speedway Motoring Towards Entertainment and Gaming Destination.
   61. Rallying Felix Rosenqvist Powers to NTT P1 Award at Texas.
   62. Sammy Smith Earns Second Straight ARCA East Victory of 2022 at Pensacola.
   63. Finishing Position for Bubba Wallace Doesn’t Give the Entire Picture at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
   64. Anderson Evaluating Truck Program, Taking Break.
   65. Kyle Busch Says He Is Ready To Be A #GirlDad.
   66. Late-race contact bumps Kyle Busch back to third in Truck Series at COTA.
   67. Neel Jani Joins Chip Ganassi Racing for Sebring.
   68. Waid’s World: Charlotte 1983 – When Cheating in NASCAR Reached Its Most Controversial Level.
   69. New Era Draws David Ragan Back Home to Atlanta.
   70. Charles Leclerc Nabs First F1 Pole of 2022 at Bahrain.
   71. Felix Rosenqvist Takes Pole in Texas.
   72. Chandler Smith Soured By Lack of KBM Teamwork.
   73. Jack Harvey Crashes on Saturday at Texas, Plus Other Notes.
   74. Chip Ganassi Racing’s No. 02 Cadillac Wins Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring.
   75. Santino Ferrucci Filling in for Jack Harvey at Texas.
   76. Underpowered Mercedes, Savvy Hamilton Steal Podium at Bahrain.
   77. Charles Leclerc Finds Redemption in Bahrain, Reliability Undermines Red Bull.
   78. Josef Newgarden Edges Out Scott McLaughlin for Dramatic Texas Win.
   79. Jimmie Johnson Finishes 6th at Texas in IndyCar Oval Debut.
   80. 3-Wide Accident Eliminates Contenders at Texas.
   81. Corey LaJoie Nabs First Top-5 Cup Series Result in Atlanta.
   82. SRX Will Decide Extra Nashville Entry By Fan Vote.
   83. A Matured Noah Gragson Leads NASCAR Xfinity Points While Gaining Cup Experience.
   84. Here Are the Changes to the COTA Entry Lists.
   85. 2-Headed Monster: Is It Time to Replace Alan Gustafson as Crew Chief for Chase Elliott?
   86. Does ARCA Produce Future Cup Series Superstars?
   87. Brad Keselowski Hit with 100-Point L2-Level Penalty, Monetary Fine.
   88. Eddie Troconis Suspended by NASCAR.
   89. NASCAR 101: The Lost Art of Road Course Ringing.
   90. Sheldon Creed Wins 1st Truck Series Pole at Circuit of the Americas.
   91. Christopher Bell On Atlanta Penalty: ‘Next Time My Hands Are Staying Straight’.
   92. Ryan Blaney, ‘Average’ Road Racer, Gets Surprise COTA Pole.
   93. Sergio Perez Takes Maiden Pole in Saudi Arabia; Lewis Hamilton Out in Q1.
   94. Mick Schumacher Ruled Out of 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after Heavy Qualifying Crash.
   95. Drivers React to Turn 11 Scramble That Left Zane Smith Victorious in XPEL 225 Truck Race at COTA.
   96. Hight tops Funny Car qualifying at Gatornationals.
   97. Verstappen finishes preseason testing as fastest driver.
   98. Hagan snags 1st NHRA win for Tony Stewart team.
   99. Hamilton to race with mother’s maiden name.
   100. F1 changes safety car rules to prevent Abu Dhabi repeat.
   101. Ricciardo to race in Bahrain after negative Covid tests.
   102. F1 accused of ignoring rights abuse in Bahrain.
   103. Jeddah circuit set for F1 calendar for four years.
   104. JJ back in Texas searching for some old magic.
   105. NASCAR, Hendrick to partner on Le Mans entry.
   106. Mercedes drivers see no quick fix for car’s problems.
   107. FIA report: Masi made error, acted in ‘good faith’.
   108. Haas’ Magnussen hails ‘roller coaster’ journey.
   109. Ferrari replaces Hamilton as Verstappen’s F1 rival.
   110. Horner praises Wolff for mental health openness.
   111. Red Bull suspects ‘nightmare’ DNFs related to fuel system.
   112. Norris ‘expecting pain’ with McLaren this year.
   113. Comeback kings Haas return to form in style.
   114. Verstappen’s Bahrain GP radio outbursts in full.
   115. Ferrari close to new F1 deal for Sainz.
   116. China’s first F1 driver Zhou celebrates debut.
   117. Chadwick to defend W Series title in 2022.
   118. Vettel to miss Saudi Grand Prix due to COVID.
   119. F1’s Vegas bow set for ’23 Thanksgiving weekend.
   120. Fuel system vacuum caused Red Bull double DNF.
   121. Verstappen annoyed by Netflix portrayal of Norris.
   122. Saudi GP on despite lengthy driver protest.
   123. F1 drivers overcame ‘natural human concerns’ to race.
   124. F1 marshal quits after Hamilton crash tweet.
   125. Schumacher airlifted to hospital after Saudi crash.
   126. Schumacher out of Saudi GP after quali crash.
   127. F1 drivers want talks on future of Saudi Arabian GP.
   128. Noah Gragson Repeats Unique NASCAR History at Phoenix.
   129. Noah Gragson Pokes Fun at Infamous Ryan Newman Rant.
   130. Chase Briscoe Justifies Tony Stewart’s Patience.
   131. Jeff Gordon Sets Return to FOX Sports Booth.
   132. JJ Yeley Majorly Expands 2022 NASCAR Schedule.
   133. NASCAR Makes Decision on Suspension Appeals for 2 Teams.
   134. Championship-Winning Crew Chief Takes Center Stage in New Documentary.
   135. Denny Hamlin Opens up on ‘Bad Decisions’ to Start 2022 Season.
   136. Rick Hendrick Calls for Another Big Schedule Change.
   137. Rajah Caruth Reveals Full Schedule for Xfinity Series Debut.
   138. Landon Cassill Is Off to a Career-Best Start.
   139. Tony Stewart’s Home Tour Includes Incredible NASCAR Collection [LOOK].
   140. MotoGP: Marc Marquez reassures his fans after crash rules him out of Indonesian Grand Prix..
   141. W Series: Jamie Chadwick to defend title when championship starts in May.
   142. NASCAR legend’s $5M hypercar hits 60 mph in 2.5 seconds. Here’s where you can see it..
   143. How Parker Chase shifted from sports cars to NASCAR.
   144. Jimmie Johnson very interested in Le Mans: ‘Hendrick would love for me to be in the car’.
   145. Takeaways from South Boston Speedway’s 2022 opening day.
   146. Jim France on chance for NASCAR to compete in Garage 56.
   147. Rick Hendrick on Le Mans: ‘We are not going over there to ride around’.

Next Race: Richmond

GO JRM!!!!