{"id":37582,"date":"2022-03-19T20:20:45","date_gmt":"2022-03-20T01:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=37582"},"modified":"2022-03-20T09:21:26","modified_gmt":"2022-03-20T14:21:26","slug":"dramatic-overtime-pass-gives-ty-gibbs-second-nascar-xfinity-win-of-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2022\/03\/19\/dramatic-overtime-pass-gives-ty-gibbs-second-nascar-xfinity-win-of-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Dramatic overtime pass gives Ty Gibbs second NASCAR Xfinity win of 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Reid Spencer<\/em><\/p>\n

NASCAR Wire Service<\/em><\/p>\n

HAMPTON, Ga. \u2013 With a brilliant move to the inside of leader Ryan Sieg on the final lap of a second overtime, Ty Gibbs seized control of Saturday\u2019s Nalley Cars 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway and won by .178 seconds over runner-up Austin Hill.<\/p>\n

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Noah Gragson, driver of the #9 Bass Pro Shops\/TrueTimber\/BRCC Chevrolet, and Josh Berry, driver of the #8 Harrison’s USA Chevrolet, lead the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR Xfinity Series Nalley Cars 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on March 19, 2022 in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by Mike Mulholland\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

Overcoming a mistake on pit road, where he overshot his stall, Gibbs rallied to run near the front as the race reached the end of regulation and moved into overtime.<\/p>\n

In the second extra period, which pushed the event nine laps past its scheduled distance of 163 laps, Gibbs lined up in the outside lane behind Sieg, developed a huge run off Turn 4 and steered to the inside to take the top spot as the cars approached Turn 1 for the final time.<\/p>\n

The last lap was the only one Gibbs would lead, but it propelled him to his second victory in five starts this season and his sixth in 23 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat the heck? Oh, my gosh! I didn\u2019t expect this at all,\u201d said Gibbs, who at age 19 already is building a formidable legacy. \u201cThat\u2019s one where I learned a big lesson-just never give up\u2026 Now I\u2019m going to go party with the boys\u2014let\u2019s go!\u201d<\/p>\n

On a 1.54-mile track that raced like a superspeedway, in a race that produced an event-record-tying 10 cautions for 56 laps, Hill salvaged second place after surrendering the lead to Sieg on the first attempt at overtime. <\/p>\n

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Ty Gibbs, driver of the #54 Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Nalley Cars 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on March 19, 2022 in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by Sean Gardner\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cRCR (Richard Childress Racing) built a very fast race car,\u201d said Hill, who won the season-opening race at Daytona. \u201cThey gave me everything I needed to win the race. I think the biggest difference was when we had that other restart, the 39 (Sieg) inched me out.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe yellow came out. I think that was the biggest difference, because I think if we could have kept the lead there and controlled it, I think we had a fast enough car to get the job done. But hats off to the 54 guys. They did a good job today. He made the right moves at the right time, and we\u2019ll have to go on to the next one.  It stings, but we\u2019ve got to hold our heads up.\u201d<\/p>\n

AJ Allmendinger ran third, followed by Riley Herbst and Landon Cassill. Mason Massey, Brandon Jones, Kyle Weatherman, Sheldon Creed and Sieg completed the top 10.<\/p>\n

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Ty Gibbs, driver of the #54 Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Nalley Cars 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on March 19, 2022 in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by Sean Gardner\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

Two significant streaks came to an end in Saturday\u2019s race. Noah Gragson was collected in a wreck on the backstretch on Lap 153, stopping a string of four straight top-three finishes to start the season. In the same wreck, Justin Allgaier nosed into the outside wall and fell out of the race in 34th place, ending a streak of 16 straight top-10 results.<\/p>\n

Josh Berry stole the first stage from JR motorsports teammate Gragson, grabbing the top spot on the final lap. Working with a new pit crew, Gragson restarted 21st after a slow stop under the stage break caution and compounded the error by scraping the Turn 2 wall four laps later.<\/p>\n

Gragson lost a lap in the pits under green but took a wave-around to regain the lead lap during the break after the second stage, won by AJ Allmendinger. Gragson got the caution he needed on Lap 106 when the Chevrolet of Jade Buford spun sideways and collected Jeremy Clements\u2019 Chevy in the process.<\/p>\n

But as he was gaining ground late in the race, Gragson fell victim to the multicar wreck on Lap 153, when Trevor Bayne, who led 38 laps, slid up in front of Allmendinger, who led a race-high 41.<\/p>\n

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