{"id":1888,"date":"2022-03-05T20:22:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-06T01:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briari.net\/blog\/?p=1888"},"modified":"2022-03-06T20:06:02","modified_gmt":"2022-03-07T01:06:02","slug":"2022-nascar-xfinity-series-race-three-las-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briari.net\/blog\/2022\/03\/2022-nascar-xfinity-series-race-three-las-vegas\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Three Las Vegas"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The sun is shining, but folks are all wrapped up in Las Vegas as a 15 mph wind with 30 mph gusts and 51 degree temps chill the fans at LVMS. Thirty-eight cars will make at least 200 laps. The stages for today’s race are 45-45-110.<\/p>\n

AJ Allmendinger (16) gets the early lead over Josh Berry (8).<\/p>\n

Ryan Sieg (39) got a tap in the left-rear by Ty Gibbs (54). Ryan loses the rear end and slams the wall. Considerable damage on the 39 car. The race remains green.<\/p>\n

The caution finally comes out for Brennan Poole (47) blowing up on lap 5 of 200.<\/p>\n

Restarting on lap 12 of 200.<\/p>\n

Caution on lap 15 of 200 for debris.<\/p>\n

Jamie Little reports a few raindrops on pit road as the cars head toward the green flag. The caution has been extended due to the rain. Red flag. The guys in the booth, Adam Alexander, Joey Logano, and Ryan Blaney say it’s snowing. The teams are discussing the snow falling. Engines re-fire at 1752 eastern time. Caution flag is out and cars are rolling.<\/p>\n

Restarting on lap 22 of 200.<\/p>\n

Caution on lap 28 of 200 for a spin by Ryan Sieg (29) who was alongside Ty Gibbs (54). Brett Moffitt (02) and Sheldon Creed (2) both tagged the wall trying to avoid the spinning Ryan Sieg. Adam Alexander reported NASCAR had posted Ryan Sieg to come down and clean things up just before Sieg went spinning. Ty Gibbs is talking trash on the radio about Sieg. Logano says he doesn’t think it’s smart to poke the bear.<\/p>\n

Restarting on lap 32 of 200 with the choose rule in effect. Allmendinger (16) will lead them to the green. The skies remain cloudy.<\/p>\n

JR Motorsports teammates Noah Gragson (9) and Sam Mayer (1) battle for the lead lap after lap. Mayer (1) has been able to hold Gragson (9) off for several laps.<\/p>\n

Noah finally wrestles the lead from Mayer on lap 39 of 200.<\/p>\n

Noah wins stage one.<\/p>\n

It’s raining again on lap 52 of 200. The cars continue to circle under caution.<\/p>\n

Restarting on lap 54 of 200 with Sheldon Creed (2) and Sam Mayer (1) on the front row.<\/p>\n

Mayer takes the early lead. Creed gets swallowed up by the field. Noah Gragson (9) moves into second after taking them three-wide.<\/p>\n

They’ve gone to a full-screen four-way split-screen. That’s a mess. Luckily it didn’t last overly long.<\/p>\n

Caution on lap 66 of 200 for a spin by Jesse Iwuji (34).<\/p>\n

Restarting on lap 70 of 200 with Mayer (1) and Gragson (9) on the front row.<\/p>\n

Gragson gets the early lead.<\/p>\n

Caution on lap 73 of 200 for a spin and visit with the inside wall by Kyle Weatherman (92).<\/p>\n

Restarting on lap 78 of 200 with Gragson (9) and Mayer (1) on the front row.<\/p>\n

Gragson gets the early lead.<\/p>\n

Caution on lap 84 of 200 for a hard crash by Matt Mills (5). The 07 of Joe Graf Jr slammed into Mills sending Mills directly into the inside SAFER barrier.<\/p>\n

The stage will end under caution with Noah Gragson (9) winning stage two.<\/p>\n

Restarting on lap 94 of 200 with Brandon Brown (68) and Sam Mayer (1) on the front row.<\/p>\n

Brandon Brown gets the early lead. Mayer takes over the lead in turn two. Gragson gets stuck behind Brandon Brown and loses a lot of positions watching all of is teammates pass.<\/p>\n

Brandon Brown has a flat on lap 98 of 200 and heads to pit road.<\/p>\n

Justin Allgaier (7) takes the lead from Austin Hill (21) on lap 110 of 200.<\/p>\n

Noah Gragson pits under green for possibly a cording tire on lap 137 of 200.<\/p>\n

Green flag pit stops underway on lap 140 of 200.<\/p>\n

Josh Berry (8) spins with help from Bayley Currey (4) while trying to enter pit road and has to go around again.<\/p>\n

Sheldon Creed (2) will serve a speeding penalty.<\/p>\n

Justin Allgaier (7) takes back the lead from teammate Noah Gragson (9) on lap 152 of 200.<\/p>\n

The sunshine has returned to the track.<\/p>\n

Caution on lap 171 of 200 for a crash involving Jesse Iwuji (34), Ryan Vargas (6) and Stefan Parsons (99). Landon Cassill (10) also went for a spin trying to avoid the incident. Iwuji spun in front of Vargas who had nowhere to go. Parsons was directly behind Vargas and also had nowhere to go.<\/p>\n

Restarting on lap 180 of 200 Allgaier and Ty Gibbs on the front row.<\/p>\n

Noah Gragson gets a strong push from Daniel Hemric (11) into the lead.<\/p>\n

Caution on lap 181 of 200 for Sam Mayer (1) slamming the wall after left-rear contact with the right front of Brandon Jones (19).<\/p>\n

The FS1 cameras showed debris on the track as they came to the restart. The field dodged it and the lights came back on the pace car.<\/p>\n

Restarting on lap 188 of 200 with Noah Gragson (9) leading the field with Daniel Hemric (11) beside him and Justin Allgaier (7) behind him.<\/p>\n

Caution on lap 187 of 200 for a wreck involving Ryan Truex (18) and Austin Hill (21) with Riley Herbst (98) getting collected along with John Hunter ‘JHN’ Nemechek (26) who slid sideways down pit road and Ryan Ellis (44).<\/p>\n

Restarting on lap 195 of 200 with Noah Gragson (9) and Ty Gibbs (54) up front followed by Daniel Hemric (11) and Justin Allgaier (7).<\/p>\n

Ty Gibbs gets the early lead off a good push by Justin Allgaier (7).<\/p>\n

Noah Gragson (9) gets a later strong push from Hemric (11) to second.<\/p>\n

White flag.<\/p>\n

Caution is out for a crash involving Bayley Currey (4) and CJ McLaughlin (28) on the white flag lap so Ty Gibbs (54) will get the win under caution.<\/p>\n

After the race Ty Gibbs (54) finally got around to apologizing to Ryan Sieg (39) for wrecking him on lap 5. He was talking much smack on the radio after the incident and to Ryan when he approached Gibbs during the weather delay.<\/p>\n

Justin Allgaier (7) led 62 laps.<\/p>\n

Noah Gragson (9) led 51 laps and won both stages.<\/p>\n

That was a decent race for an Xfinity Series race. The finish was predictable – unfortunately – and Ty Gibbs running around saying “Let’s Go” as he fetched the checkered flag and at the end of his interview was distasteful with Brandon Brown in the field and the phrase “Let’s go Brandon” used as a vulgar insult of the president. Unfortunately Ryan Sieg has little to no recourse after being used up on the track since he isn’t related to JGR owner Joe Gibbs. Likely if Sieg attempted to handle the wrong driver-to-driver in the future NASCAR would penalize him. When he attempted it during the race they posted Sieg to pit for repairs. If he tries it again he will likely be parked for several races. Gibbs can afford to get parked, wrecked or whatever with his grandfather footing the bill. Family-owned RSS Racing can barely afford to make every race and certainly can’t afford to get used up by a rich kid, nor can he afford to get penalized for treating the 18-year-old like a professional race car driver. So he will have to accept second-class treatment. While it might be a bit of karma at play in the situation; the injustice and the entitled behavior bothers me. For a change I don’t feel like I totally wasted my time watching the race – which makes it a much better Xfinity Series race than most of the past decade – it wasn’t a great race. It was a predictable finish. I called it as soon as I saw the line-up for the final restart.<\/p>\n

During the race Joey Logano said only the top eight cars had a chance of winning the race. I find that disheartening, because it basically means the other 30 cars in the field are just there for window dressing. NASCAR needs to provide more options for those 30 cars to win races. Watching the guy with the most money and the best methods of staying just within the rules to win every week can become boring at best and repellant at worst.<\/p>\n

I enjoyed Joey Logano and Ryan Blaney in the booth. They were entertaining and, occasionally, enlightening. Adam Alexander was a place-holder as always. The spectacle of snow in Las Vegas was amusing. The racing might tempt me to buy a ticket to my local track, Atlanta Motor Speedway, but the weather and the winner absolutely deter me.<\/p>\n

Motorsport News:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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      1. Next Gen has changed the game – Suarez<\/a>.<\/li>\n
      2. Franco, Coleman, Chang and Johnson take the top step at COTA<\/a>.<\/li>\n
      3. Ty Gibbs Powers Ahead on Late-Race Restart to Win Xfinity Race at Las Vegas<\/a>.<\/li>\n
      4. Russian and Belarusian drivers can compete in neutral capacity, rules FIA<\/a>.<\/li>\n
      5. McRae Kimathi prepares to hit the snow in Rally Sweden<\/a>.<\/li>\n
      6. Jamie Chadwick: Caitlyn Jenner’s W Series team signs defending champion<\/a>.<\/li>\n
      7. Extreme H: Extreme E unveils plans for Hydrogen off-road racing series<\/a>.<\/li>\n
      8. Larson clears the air with Elliott about Fontana incident<\/a>.<\/li>\n
      9. Cool temps, hot drivers in first COTA qualifying<\/a>.<\/li>\n
      10. Mazepin says his willingness to race as a neutral was ‘completely ignored’<\/a>.<\/li>\n
      11. Haas drops Mazepin and Uralkali with immediate effect<\/a>.<\/li>\n
      12. Rick Hendrick Called Important Meeting Following Collision at Fontana<\/a>.<\/li>\n
      13. Spencer Boyd’s Trip to Atlanta Hinges on Medical Clearance<\/a>.<\/li>\n
      14. F1’s Haas cuts ties with driver Mazepin, sponsor<\/a>.<\/li>\n
      15. The candidates who could replace Nikita Mazepin at Haas<\/a>.<\/li>\n
      16. Rain, Snow & Sleet Delays Xfinity Race in Las Vegas<\/a>.<\/li>\n
      17. Kyle Busch Wrecks Car, Kyle Larson Tops Pennzoil 400 Practice<\/a>.<\/li>\n
      18. Nikita Mazepin Out at Haas F1 in 2022<\/a>.<\/li>\n
      19. Christopher Bell Wins First Cup Pole at Las Vegas; Update on Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott<\/a>.<\/li>\n
      20. Stefan Parsons Running Special ‘Ukraine Strong’ Paint Scheme at Las Vegas<\/a>.<\/li>\n
      21. Chad Finchum Running for MBM Motorsports at Atlanta<\/a>.<\/li>\n
      22. Five Teams Lose Crew Members for Inspection Failures<\/a>.<\/li>\n
      23. Spencer Boyd Suffered Injured Shoulder in Last Lap Accident at Las Vegas Motor Speedway<\/a>.<\/li>\n
      24. Chandler Smith drives to front in closing laps to win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Next Race: Phoenix<\/h3>\n

        GO JRM!!!!<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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