Editor’s Note: This article on the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship 4, along with updated odds, is posted in collaboration with an outside sponsorship client. The opinions and information contained within do not necessarily represent Frontstretch and its staff.
Drivers for the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series championship finale at Phoenix Race are confirmed, as the playoff field was sliced in two during the season’s penultimate race at Martinsville Speedway.
The NASCAR Xfinity Series is winding down as we reach the end of the 2022 season. However, the excitement and drama following the most recent battle at Martinsville Speedway have kept fans eagerly anticipating the final and most significant race of the year in Phoenix on Saturday, Nov. 5.
Ty Gibbs holds no prisoners
During the 2022 Dead on Tools 250 race in Virginia, Ty Gibbs was unforgiving as he delivered a race-winning move that would ultimately shatter the hopes of his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Brandon Jones.
During the final lap of a NASCAR overtime finish, Gibbs made contact with Jones at such force the No. 54 Toyota went crashing into the outside wall. Gibbs held the lead when NASCAR called the 14th and final caution because of the wreckage.
Gibbs was destined for the Championship 4 Round, having claimed a position in the field at Phoenix Raceway. Still, the intentional contact with the No. 54 Toyota cost Jones an opportunity to race for the title at Phoenix himself.
As the Virginia fan base showered Gibbs with boos, he didn’t sympathize with the actions that ultimately gifted him his sixth win of the season.
“It was definitely not a clean move, for sure,” Gibbs commented. “I definitely didn’t want to wreck him, but I definitely wanted to move him out of the groove so I could go win. I felt like we lost the spring race getting moved by him.
“He’s my teammate, but definitely want to get the win here. It’s important to get the win. And now we’re going to the championship. It’s cool. Hopefully, I don’t get hit by any cans or anything right here.
“We got moved out the way earlier this year, so it’s part of it.”
Jones led for 98 laps and won the pole but finished 23rd following the collision.
“I know Ty enough to where I know he doesn’t care about what he did,” Jones said. “He’s pretty much, well – he wasn’t ‘pretty much’ – he was locked into the next round. So really, what did that do?
“I don’t really understand the move. I…
Click Here to Read the Full Original Article at Frontstretch…