Record Setting Day for Myatt Snider En Route to Runner-Up Finish at Portland

Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Report – Portland International Raceway; June 4, 2022

Track: Portland International Raceway (PIR)– Road Course (1.967-Miles)

Race: Pacific Office Automation 147

Date: Saturday; June 4, 2022

Format; 75 Laps –25/25/25; 147.52 Miles

No. 31 Tree Top Chevrolet Camaro SS – Myatt Snider

Start: 25

Stage 1: 19

Stage 2: 1 * JAR Team Record for First NXS Stage Victory

Finish: 2 * JAR Team Record for Best NXS Finish

Status: Running

Laps Completed: 75 of 75 

Laps Led: 19 * JAR Team Record for Most NXS Laps Led in an Event 

Stage One Recap:

  • Start: 25; Snider would fall to the back of the field on pace lap for unapproved adjustments
  • Lap 1: 25
  • Lap 2: 24 
  • Lap 3: 23
  • Lap 4: 21
  • Lap 5: 21
  • Lap 6: 22
  • Lap 7: 22
  • Lap 8: 22
  • Lap 9: 22
  • Lap 10: 22
  • Lap 11: 22
  • Lap 12: 22
  • Lap 13: 22; Caution; No. 1 slows on track after front end damage
  • Lap 14: 22
  • Lap 15: 21
  • Lap 16: 21
  • Lap 17: 16
  • Lap 18: 16
  • Lap 19: 18
  • Lap 20: 18
  • Lap 21: 20
  • Lap 22: 20
  • Lap 23: 19
  • Lap 24: 19
  • Lap 25: Stage 1 Finish: 19

Stage Two Recap:

  • Lap 25: Pit Stop; four tires, fuel, & adjustment, Teams have 3 minutes to conduct stop and regain position from end of Stage 1 
  • Lap 26: 19; Restart
  • Lap 27: 19; Caution; No. 98 spins exiting Turn-3, collects No. 2, No. 6, No. 13, No. 38
  • Lap 31: 15; Restart
  • Lap 32: 15
  • Lap 33: 15
  • Lap 34: 15
  • Lap 35: 14; Snider advances a position around the No. 27
  • Lap 36: 14
  • Lap 37: 11
  • Lap 38: 10
  • Lap 39: 9
  • Lap 40: 9; Caution; Grass and mud on track in Turn-11 & Turn-12, No. 54 spun out under caution by No. 34
  • Lap 43: 7; Restart
  • Lap 44: 5
  • Lap 45: 4; No. 18 stop and go penalty for missing chicane
  • Lap 46: 2; Would move around the No. 10 & No. 02 for position 
  • Lap 47: 1; Snider would move passed No. 44 for the lead on the backstretch
  • Lap 48: 1
  • Lap 49: 1
  • Lap 50: Stage 2 Finish: 1

Final Stage Recap:

  • Lap 50: Pit Stop; four tires, fuel, & adjustment, switch to slicks 
  • Lap 52: 1; Restart
  • Lap 53: 1; Caution; Debris on the front stretch
  • Lap 55: 1; Restart
  • Lap 56: 1; Caution; No. 2, No. 27, No. 36, No. 11, No. 08 & No. 19 all spin in Turn 1 chicane. No. 2 lays oil on track after contact with the No. 36
  • Lap 62: 1; Restart; 
  • Lap 63: 2; Caution; Snider has trouble in Turn-1 chicane. No. 16 takes lead from third. No. 68 gets into the back of the No. 02. No. 4, No. 08, No. 18, No. 23 & No. 26 all collected. 
  • Lap 66: 2; Pit Stop; four tires & fuel, switch to wet tires
  • Lap 68: 4; Restart
  • Lap 69: 1; Caution; Debris on the front stretch
  • Lap 71: 1; Restart
  • Lap 72: 2; No. 16 passes for the lead with an aggressive move in Turn-4 
  • Lap 73: 2 
  • Lap 74: 2
  • Lap 75: 2; Race Finish 

NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Recap:

– Despite making 31 adjustments prior to the green flag and going off course four times during the event, #16-AJ Allmendinger won the Xfinity Series race at Portland International Raceway. The win is his second of the year, and eighth career road course win, extending his record for most wins on a road course in series history.

– In second, #31-Myatt Snider picked up the best finish in Jordan Anderson Racing history. #21-Austin Hill placed third, with #8-Josh Berry and #7-Justin Allgaier rounding out the top five.

– #11-Daniel Hemric finished sixth, with #54-Ty Gibbs, #66-JJ Yeley, #9-Noah Gragson and #36-Alex Labbe making up the top 10.

– #54-Gibbs picked up his third stage win of the season in the opening stage, while #31-Snider picked up his first career stage win in the second stage.

– There were eight lead changes among six drivers and nine cautions for 26 yellow flag laps.

– The average speed of the race was 48.883 mph.

– Tree Top; Tree Top is a grower-owned cooperative owned by nearly 900 apple and pear growers. The Cooperative was founded in 1960 in the heart of Washington’s apple country to create a sustainable market of products using “ugly” fruit not attractive enough to sell in the fresh market. Tree Top led the way in premium, quality juices and apple sauce and with its fruit expertise and trusted sources of fruit now produces the widest array of fruit-based products and solutions for consumers and for most of the world’s leading food and beverage manufacturers. Tree Top operates seven production facilities near the fruit in Washington, Oregon and California to create healthful fruit products made from simple ingredients to the delight of consumers around the world.

For more information on the Tree Top, visit them online at TreeTop.com, and follow their social channels on FacebookTwitter, and Instagram.

NASCAR Xfinity Series Driver Point Standings:  

With a 2nd place finish during the Pacific Office Automation 147 on Saturday at Portland International Raceway driver Myatt Snider continues to hold the 18th position in the NXS Driver Point Standings thru 14 events. 

NASCAR Xfinity Series Owners Point Standings:  

After the completion of the Pacific Office Automation 147 at Portland International Raceway, JAR remains in the 21stposition in the NXS Owner Point Standings after Snider’s 2nd place finish on Saturday afternoon.   

Next Race: 

Myatt Snider and No. 31 Chevrolet Camaro SS will have two weekends off to regroup before heading to Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn. for the Tennessee Lottery 250 on Saturday, June 25.