NASCAR results from the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course
The NASCAR Xfinity Series is on the grid in Charlotte, North Carolina for the Sparks 300. The Charlotte Roval is set to host a playoff elimination race as 12 playoff drivers come into this event and only 8 will remain at the finish.
View the Charlotte ROVAL race results for the NASCAR Xfinity Series below.
Charlotte Menu
Xfinity: Prac/Qual | Race
Cup: Prac/Qual | Race
Marco Andretti is making his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut. The former full-time Indycar driver will be starting in 30th.
AJ Allmendinger and Ty Gibbs set the front row. 67 laps of road course racing are up next…
Roval Xfinity
Stage 1 – Report
Laps: 20 (1-20/67)
Green flag, they run side by side into turn one, Allmendinger noses ahead and leads into turn two.
Lap 3, Daniel Hemric is off track in turn five. He has heavy left front damage as he coasts back to the pit lane under green.
Lap 10, Kris Wright is hard in the turn one wall and the caution is out.
Green, Allmendinger clears Gibbs before turn one.
Lap 15, Marco Andretti spins into the backstretch chicane, no caution.
3 to go in stage one, many cars are hitting the pit lane. They’ll stay out at the end of the stage. Landon Cassill and Justin Allgaier tangle in turn three, no caution.
AJ Allmendinger wins stage one on the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course!
Charlotte Roval Race Results (Stage 1) : 1. AJ Allmendinger; 2. Ty Gibbs; 3. Sam Mayer; 4. Austin Hill; 5. Riley Herbst; 6. Justin Allgaier; 7. James Davison; 8. Landon Cassill; 9. Josh Berry; 10. Sage Karam;
Roval Xfinity
Stage 2 – Report
Laps: 20 (21-40/67)
Allmendinger and the rest of the leader hit the pit lane. Gibbs wins the race to the pit exit but he’ll restart 9th. Gragson and Karam set the front row.
Green flag on stage two, Gragson clears Karam before turn one. They run three wide for 2nd, Creed takes that spot. Creed dives inside of Gragson into turn five, Creed to the lead.
Lap 25, Andy Lally and Brad Perez tangle in turn 8, no caution.
Lap 32, Ty Gibbs has climbed to 2nd. Creed leads by 3.5 seconds.
3 to go in stage two, most of the lead lap cars head for the pit lane.
2 to go, Creed and Gibbs head for the pit lane.
Brandon Jones stays out to win stage two on the Charlotte Roval!
Charlotte Roval Race Results (Stage 2) : 1. Brandon Jones; 2. Riley Herbst; 3. Sam Mayer; 4. Justin Allgaier; 5. James Davison; 6. Daniel Hemric; 7. Josh Berry; 8. Anthony Alfredo; 9. Sheldon Creed; 10. Ty Gibbs;
Roval Xfinity
Stage 3 – Report
Laps: 27 (41-67/67)
The cars who skipped pitting in stage two head for the pit lane. Sheldon Creed and Ty Gibbs cycle back to the front.
Green flag on stage three, Creed is clear before turn one. Gibbs and Gragson run side by side for 2nd, Gibbs wins that battle.
23 to go, Gibbs is all over the bumper of Creed in the battle for the lead. Gibbs dives inside in turn 8. Creed leaves the inside lane open and they run side by side into the backstretch chicane, Gibbs to the lead under braking.
22 to go, Allmendinger gets into the bumper of Creed into turn 8, Creed holds the spot.
Jeb Burton spins and he collects Marco Andretti, caution.
Green, Allmendinger looks inside of Gibbs and Creed, three wide for the lead into turn one! Gibbs holds the lead into turn two as Allmendinger takes over 2nd.
Davison gets into the left rear of Herbst. Herbst has heavy fender damage.
Kaz Grala gets into Preston Pardus and the caution is back out.
Green, Gibbs leads Allmendinger into turn three.
14 to go
14 to go, Herbst spins after jumping the curbing on the backstretch chicane! No caution as he loses a ton of positions. More issues has he collects a flat left rear.
12 to go, caution for debris as Allgaier has collected sponsor signage on his nose.
Green, Gibbs leads Allmendinger. Kaz Grala, Riley Herbst, Patrick Gallagher and others tangle in turn one.
Creed is around with help from Sage Karam! The caution is out.
Karam says is was Gragson who was all over his bumper to cause the accident. However, Karam was already into the bumper of Creed before the spin.
Green, Gibbs clears Allmendinger once more.
5 to go
5 to go, Gibbs leads Allmendinger by 0.5 seconds.
4 to go, Sage Karam spins from 3rd into turn five, no caution.
2 to go, caution for debris.
Green flag in NASCAR Overtime, Gibbs and Allmendinger run side by side into turn one. They fight for space off the corner, Allmendinger takes the lead away! Riley Herbst is in the wall behind them!
Allmendinger throws a block on Gibbs into the backstretch chicane. The caution is out as Herbst is stalled on the track.
Green, Allmendinger runs Gibbs wide off turn one! Allmendinger holds the lead. Stefan Parsons spins behind them, no caution.
AJ Allmendinger wins at the Charlotte Road Course!
Charlotte Roval Results
October 8, 2022
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Pos | Driver
1. AJ Allmendinger
2. Ty Gibbs
3. Noah Gragson
4. James Davison
5. Justin Allgaier
6. Alex Labbe
7. Brandon Jones
8. Josh Berry
9. Ryan Sieg
10. Landon Cassill
11. Sam Mayer
12. Anthony Alfredo
13. Myatt Snider
14. Jeremy Clements
15. Daniil Kvyat
16. Sheldon Creed
17. Daniel Hemric
18. Jeb Burton
19. JJ Yeley
20. Brandon Brown
21. Preston Pardus
22. Scott Heckert
23. Brad Perez
24. Ryan Vargas
25. Stefan Parsons
26. Bayley Currey
27. Joe Graf Jr
28. Timmy Hill
29. Austin Hill
30. Sage Karam
31. Andy Lally
32. Riley Herbst
33. Patrick Gallagher
34. Josh Bilicki
35. Kaz Grala
36. Marco Andretti
37. Josh Williams
38. Kris Wright
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Point Standings
Pos | Driver | Points / Wins (In Round)
1. AJ Allmendinger
2 Wins
2. Noah Gragson
1 Win
3. Ty Gibbs
4. Austin Hill
5. Justin Allgaier
+35
6. Josh Berry
+28
7. Sam Mayer
+20
8. Brandon Jones
+2
— Round of 8 Cutline (Race 3 of 3) —
9. Ryan Sieg
-2
10. Daniel Hemric
-9
11. Riley Herbst
-20
12. Jeremy Clements
-54
