For the second week in a row, Kaulig Racing’s A.J. Allmendinger holds the top spot in the NASCAR Xfinity Series driver standings after opening the season with two top-10 finishes.
Allmendinger is the defending winner of the NASCAR Xfinity Series spring Las Vegas race, taking the checkered after taking the lead with just 13 laps to go. The win kick started Allmendinger 2021 campaign which led to a Regular Season Championship and eventually earning a spot in the Championship 4 Round in the Playoffs for the first time in his career.
This season, the 40-year-old from Los Gatos, California is looking to be the first driver in the NASCAR Xfinity Series to win consecutive regular season titles.
Allmendinger has made two series starts at Las Vegas posting a win and two top 10s. His average finish is 4.0.
JRM’s Josh Berry looks to go back-to-back at Las Vegas
Last year’s NASCAR Xfinity Series Las Vegas Motor Speedway Playoff race winner, Josh Berry, will be driving his No. 8 JR Motorsports Chevrolet this weekend with a chance to become just the second driver in series history to win back-to-back races at the 1.5-mile track; joining Chase Briscoe, who swept both Xfinity races in 2020.
Josh Berry is in his first full-time season in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and is paired with crew chief Mike Bumgarner at JR Motorsports. In the 2021 season, he finished 17th in the final championship standings after making just 22 series starts. He posted two wins, six top fives and 12 top 10s.
Berry is currently seventh in the Xfinity Series driver standings 27 points behind A.J. Allmendinger in the series standings lead. Berry finished 16th in the season opener at Daytona and then fourth last weekend at Auto Club Speedway.
Berry has made two series starts at Las Vegas posting one win (2021), and two top 10s. His average finish is a stout 4.0 – tied with AJ Allmendinger for series-best among active drivers this weekend.
Sunoco Rookie of the Year Update: Two Races In
After a wild NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Auto Club Speedway that resulted in three overtimes, the 2022 Sunoco Rookie of the Year class learned the competition is stiff.
The Production Alliance 300 didn’t go as planned for last week’s Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. 300 winner, Austin Hill. The Richard Childress Racing driver was involved in an early race incident and finished 27th but added another 10 points to his season standings tally.
Hill’s RCR teammate, Sheldon Creed, was unable to finish the race after completing only 156 laps and being involved in two separate incidents. He ultimately finished 32nd.
Not far behind Creed was Jesse Iwuji who finished 36th after having to go behind the wall early in the race with ignition issues. He returned after fixing the issue but was several laps down.
Hill leads his competition with 57 points, already secure in his Playoff spot after winning in Daytona. Creed is still fighting his way up with 36 points, followed by Iwuji with 11 points.
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