Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Report – Talladega Superspeedway; October 3, 2022
Track: Talladega Superspeedway– Oval (2.66-Miles)
Race: Sparks 300
Date: Saturday; October 1, 2022
Format; 113 Laps –25/25/63; 300.58 Miles
No. 31 TaxSlayer Chevrolet Camaro SS – Myatt Snider
Start: 21
Stage 1: 19
Stage 2: 21
Finish: 35
Status: Running
Laps Completed: 111 of 113 (-2 Laps)
Laps Led: 0
Stage One Recap:
- Start: 21
- Lap 1: 28; Snider rides in the outside lane
- Lap 2: 24
- Lap 3: 25; Caution; No. 54 gets spun by No. 7 in front of the entire field and makes slight contact with the wall but no other cars
- Lap 6: 18; Restart
- Lap 7: 18
- Lap 8: 19
- Lap 9: 19
- Lap 10: 15; Running in the high line Snider beings to push forward
- Lap 11: 15
- Lap 12: 14; Snider continues to run in the main pack in the outside lane
- Lap 13: 9
- Lap 14: 5; Moving to the middle lane Snider pushes No. 18
- Lap 15: 5; No. 18 leaves Snider in the middle lane
- Lap 16: 14; Moving back to the middle lane No. 18 gets in front of Snider
- Lap 17: 12; Middle Lane falls apart and Snider move to the outside lane
- Lap 18: 12
- Lap 19: 12
- Lap 20: 12
- Lap 21: 12
- Lap 22: 12
- Lap 23: 17; Snider pulls out and fades to the back of the lead pack
- Lap 24: 20
- Lap 25: Stage 1 Finish: 19
Stage Two Recap:
- Lap 26: Pit Stop; Four tires, fuel, chassis adjustment
- Lap 30: 16; Restart
- Lap 31: 11
- Lap 32: 10; Snider continues to run in the outside lane
- Lap 33: 11
- Lap 34: 10
- Lap 35: 11; Continuing to run in the outside lane Snider holds strong
- Lap 36: 9
- Lap 37: 9
- Lap 38: 8
- Lap 39: 11; Bottom lane gaining momentum on the outside lane
- Lap 40: 12; Snider ducks to the bottom lane
- Lap 41: 15
- Lap 42: 19 Continuing to fade back on the bottom Snider moves to the middle lane
- Lap 43: 19
- Lap 44: 20; Snider pulls out of the pack and drops to the back of the lead group
- Lap 45: 21
- Lap 46: 22
- Lap 47: 22
- Lap 48: 24; Leaders dicing it up at the front of the pack
- Lap 49: 21
- Lap 50: Stage 2 Finish: 21
Final Stage Recap:
- Lap 52; Pit Stop; Four tires, fuel, chassis adjustment
- Lap 55: 13; Restart
- Lap 56: 19
- Lap 57: 18
- Lap 58: 20
- Lap 59: 19; Snider runs in the middle lane
- Lap 60: 18
- Lap 61: 13
- Lap 62: 9
- Lap 63: 9
- Lap 64: 9
- Lap 65: 9
- Lap 66: 9
- Lap 67: 9
- Lap 68: Pit Stop; While pitting under green flag conditions Snider gets spun backwards into pit box and receives fuel only
- Lap 69: 37
- Lap 70: 37
- Lap 71: 37
- Lap 72: 36; Snider moves around the No. 47
- Lap 73: 35
- Lap 74: 34
- Lap 75: 34
- Lap 76: 34
- Lap 77: 34
- Lap 78: 34
- Lap 80: 34
- Lap 81: 34
- Lap 82: 33; No. 6 moving Snider up a position
- Lap 83: 32
- Lap 84: 31; Snider advances a position when the No. 4 pits
- Lap 85: 30; Continuing to move forward Snider drives around No. 78
- Lap 86: 30
- Lap 87: 30
- Lap 88: 30
- Lap 89: 30
- Lap 90: 30
- Lap 91: 30
- Lap 92: 30
- Lap 93: 29
- Lap 94: 28
- Lap 95: 28
- Lap 96: 28
- Lap 97: 28
- Lap 98: 28
- Lap 99: 28
- Lap 100: 28
- Lap 101: 28
- Lap 102: 28
- Lap 103: 28
- Lap 104: 28
- Lap 105: 27
- Lap 106: 27
- Lap 107: 25
- Lap 108: 24
- Lap 109: 24 (-1 Lap)
- Lap 110: 24 (-1 Lap)
- Lap 111: 24 (-1 Lap); Snider gets flat tire and spins on the backstretch avoiding the wall
- Lap 112: 35 (-2 Laps)
- Lap 113: 35; Race Finish: (-2 Laps)
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Recap:
– In the final few hundred feet of Saturday’s Sparks 300 Xfinity Series race at Talladega Superspeedway, #16-AJ Allmendinger made a move to the outside of #1-Sam Mayer to earn the victory. It’s the fourth win for Allmendinger in 2022, and his first ever triumph on a superspeedway.
– #1-Mayer finished, tying his best career finish. #10-Landon Casill placed third, with #39-Ryan Sieg and #8-Josh Berry rounding out the top five.
– In his lone start for Big Machine Racing this year, #48-Parker Kligerman crossed the finish line in sixth. #54-Ty Gibbs, #11-Daniel Hemric, #19-Brandon Jones and #9-Noah Gragson filled the top 10.
– #21-Austin Hill led a race-high 60 laps and swept the two stages. He ended the race in 14th.
– There were 20 lead changes among 12 drivers and three cautions for 11 yellow flag laps.
– The average speed of the race was 158.827 mph.
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NASCAR Xfinity Series Driver Point Standings:
After being recorded in the 35th spot in the finishing order in Saturday’s Sparks 300 at Talladega Superspeedway, Myatt Snider falls one position to 18th position in the NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) Driver Point Standings thru 28 events.
NASCAR Xfinity Series Owners Point Standings:
After the completion of the Sparks 300 at Talladega Superspeedway, JAR falls one position to the 24th spot in the NXS Owner Point Standings after Snider’s 35th place finish on Saturday afternoon.
Next Race:
Myatt Snider and the Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport team will head a half-hour south to the Charlotte Motor Speedway for the annual Drive for the Cure 250 on the Roval; Saturday, Oct. 8 at 3:00 PM ET.