Snider Escapes Talladega with Top-10 Finish

Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Report – Talladega Superspeedway; April 23, 2022

Track: Talladega Superspeedway– Oval (2.66-Miles)

Race: Ag-Pro 300

Date: April 23, 2022

Format; 113 Laps –25/25/63; 300.58 Miles

No. 31 TaxSlayer Chevrolet Camaro SS – Myatt Snider

Start: 31

Stage 1: 19

Stage 2: 9

Finish: 9

Status: Running

Laps Completed: 124 of 124 (11 Laps of overtime) 

Laps Led: 0

Stage One Recap:

  • Start: 31
  • Lap 1: 23
  • Lap 2: 24
  • Lap 4: 21
  • Lap 5: 22
  • Lap 6: 24
  • Lap 8: 20
  • Lap 9: 14
  • Lap 10: 9; 
  • Lap 11: 9; Caution; No. 44 flat left rear tire slows on track
  • Lap 13: Pit Stop; 4 tires, fuel, adjustment
  • Lap 14: 26 Restart
  • Lap 15: 22
  • Lap 16: 24
  • Lap 17: 22
  • Lap 18: 23
  • Lap 19: 23
  • Lap 20: 17
  • Lap 21: 19
  • Lap 22: 18
  • Lap 23: 16
  • Lap 24: 17
  • Stage 1 Finish: 19

Stage Two Recap:

  • Lap 30: 14 Restart
  • Lap 31: 7
  • Lap 33: 7
  • Lap 34: 11 Outside Lane with momentum Snider stuck on bottom
  • Lap 35: 12
  • Lap 36: 11
  • Lap 37: 13
  • Lap 38: 15
  • Lap 39: 20
  • Lap 40: 18
  • Lap 41: 13
  • Lap 42: 7
  • Lap 43: 7
  • Lap 44: 8
  • Lap 45: 15
  • Lap 46: 14
  • Lap 48: 9; Caution; No. 91 flat tire and makes contact with the No. 8 exiting Turn-2 and spins into inside wall hard. 8, 02, 26, 66, 91 all involved 
  • Stage 2 Finish: 9

Final Stage Recap:

  • Lap 51; Pit Stop; Two right side tires, Fuel, Adjustment
  • Lap 54: 5; Restart
  • Lap 55: 8
  • Lap 56: 15
  • Lap 57: 15
  • Lap 58: 15
  • Lap 59: 19
  • Lap 60: 15
  • Lap 62: 16
  • Lap 63: 16
  • Lap 65: 16
  • Lap 67: 20
  • Lap 69: 22; Caution; Debris rear bumper from the No. 8 
  • Lap 70; Pit Stop; Fuel only, Adjustment
  • Lap 71: 15; Restart
  • Lap 73: 11
  • Lap 74: 10
  • Lap 75: 11
  • Lap 76: 9
  • Lap 77: 10; Caution; No. 54 goes wide and clips the No. 11 sending the No. 11 into the outside wall. No. 54 goes spinning across the track into the inside wall collecting the No. 19, No. 44, & No. 08
  • Lap 81: 10; Restart
  • Lap 82: 8
  • Lap 83: 7
  • Lap 84: 6
  • Lap 85: 6
  • Lap 86: 6
  • Lap 87: 6
  • Lap 88: 6 
  • Lap 89: 6
  • Lap 90: 6
  • Lap 91: 8
  • Lap 92: 10
  • Lap 93: 13
  • Lap 94: 13
  • Lap 95: 13
  • Lap 96: 15
  • Lap 97: 15; Caution; No. 5 hits Turn-1 wall and shreds right front tire debris all over the track 
  • Lap 101: 17; Restart
  • Lap 102: 23
  • Lap 103: 25
  • Lap 104: 25; Caution; No. 19 spins collecting No. 18, No. 6, No. 48, No. 68, & No. 07. The No. 48 loses his rear bumper cover and it begins stuck on the front nose of the No. 31 TaxSlayer Chevrolet. 
  • Lap 104: Pit Stop; Removal of the No. 48 rear bumper for the nose piece of the No. 31
  • Lap 104: Penalty: No. 31 pitting before pit road is open required to start at the tail 
  • Lap 107: Pit Stop; Four tires, fuel & adjustment
  • Lap 109: 26; Restart
  • Lap 110: 26; Caution; No. 16 into the back of the No. 1 running second and third. No. 1 spins into the inside collecting the No. 21. Both cars make heavy contact with the inside wall 
  • Lap 113: 25; Restart
  • Lap 114: 25; Caution; No. 47 and No. 45 make contact. No. 45 into the No. 2 both cars hard into the outside Turn-2 wall
  • Lap 118: 21; Restart
  • Lap 119: 17; Caution; No. 51 stalls car on the restart and stops in Turn-1
  • Lap 122: 15; Restart
  • Lap 123: 15
  • Lap 124: 9; Finish 

NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Recap:

– Taking control of the restart in the third overtime, #9-Noah Gragson won Saturday’s Ag-Pro 300 at Talladega Superspeedway. It’s his second win of the season, and first time he’s won at Talladega. Gragson led just seven laps.

– In a one-off start, #3-Jeffrey Earnhardt finished second, the best result of his career. Placing third was #16-AJ Allmendinger, who claimed the $100,000 Dash 4 Cash bonus. #38-Ryan Sieg and #10-Landon Cassill made up the top five.

– #23-Anthony Alfredo finished sixth, as #98-Riley Herbst, #07-Joe Graf Jr., #31-Myatt Snider and #02-Brett Moffitt complete the top 10.

– #21-Austin Hill dominated the race, leading 67 laps but was involved in an accident on lap 110.

– #8-Josh Berry won the first stage, with #7-Justin Allgaier picking up his first stage victory of the season in the second stage. Allgaier ran out of fuel as the leader coming to the green flag in the third overtime.

There were 25 lead changes among 14 drivers and 10 cautions for 39 yellow flag laps.

The average speed of the race was 123.024 mph.

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NASCAR Xfinity Series Driver Point Standings:  

After finishing in the 9th position in the Ag-Pro 300 on Saturday at Talladega Superspeedway driver Myatt Snider advances one position to 19th in the NXS Driver Point Standings tied with Jeremey Clements after nine events.

NASCAR Xfinity Series Owners Point Standings:  

After the completion of the Ag-Pro 300 at Talladega Superspeedway, JAR launches four positions to 22nd in the NXS Owner Point Standings after Snider’s 9th place finish on Saturday afternoon.   

Next Race: 

Myatt Snider and No. 31 Bommarito Automotive Group Chevrolet Camaro SS will next head north to the Monster-Mile; Dover Motor Speedway for the A-Game 200 on Saturday, April 30.