Ty Gibbs is the only NASCAR Xfinity Series driver with five wins in 2022, with nobody else having more than three. Did we mention he is just nineteen years old?
Despite Noah Gragson winning the first two stages, Gibbs started and finished the final segment in first to win in such dominant fashion that the only time he did not lead was due to green-flag pit stops from laps 100 to 109.
The win is the sixth at Michigan for Joe Gibbs Racing‘s Xfinity programme, breaking a tie for first with what is now RFK Racing.
“I think this style of racing shows the strategy and the pit stops,” said Gibbs. “It’s pretty spread out, but my guys did a great job and the pit crew worked so hard. I work out with them during the week and I see how hard they work, every one of them. They do a great job and my cousin (Jackson) is pitting now too so it’s cool to see my family involved. […]
“I just race week in and week out, but people can get all excited and think they’re making a huge statement and then go into Playoffs and suck. I’m just doing what I do week in and week out.”
Although he has been garnering Cup Series experience as a substitute driver for the injured Kurt Busch, Gibbs noted it does not have much of an influence on his primary series. He followed up Saturday’s win by scoring his maiden Cup top ten on Sunday.
“I’m very thankful for the opportunity and I hope Kurt gets better,” Gibbs continued. “But at the end of the day, it doesn’t really help me. It’s so different and the way the car is different. You think these drive different, just wait until you get to the Cup Series.”
The only cautions of the race came in Stage #2 when C.J. McLaughlin wrecked with Matt Mills on lap 42 and David Starr spun on the backstretch ten laps later.
Race results
| Finish | Start | Number | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Status |
| 1 | 9 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 125 | Running |
| 2 | 3 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 125 | Running |
| 3 | 1 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 125 | Running |
| 4 | 7 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 125 | Running |
| 5 | 16 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 125 | Running |
| 6 | 6 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 125 | Running |
| 7 | 2 | 16 | A.J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 125 | Running |
| 8 | 4 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 125 | Running |
| 9 | 13 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 125 | Running |
| 10 | 12 | 10 | Landon Cassill | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 125 | Running |
| 11 | 11 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 125 | Running |
| 12 | 5 | 18 | Sammy Smith | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 125 | Running |
| 13 | 10 | 68 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 124 | Running |
| 14 | 20 | 23 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 124 | Running |
| 15 | 15 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 124 | Running |
| 16 | 8 | 34 | Kyle Weatherman | Jesse Iwuji Motorsports | Chevrolet | 124 | Running |
| 17 | 17 | 31 | Myatt Snider | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 124 | Running |
| 18 | 23 | 48 | Kaz Grala* | Big Machine Racing Team | Chevrolet | 124 | Running |
| 19 | 31 | 26 | John Hunter Nemechek* | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 124 | Running |
| 20 | 22 | 66 | J.J. Yeley | MBM Motorsports | Ford | 124 | Running |
| 21 | 18 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 124 | Running |
| 22 | 19 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 124 | Running |
| 23 | 24 | 07 | Joe Graf Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 124 | Running |
| 24 | 29 | 91 | Mason Massey | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 124 | Running |
| 25 | 32 | 35 | Patrick Emerling | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Toyota | 124 | Running |
| 26 | 30 | 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 124 | Running |
| 27 | 33 | 44 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 124 | Running |
| 28 | 25 | 45 | Josh Bilicki* | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 124 | Running |
| 29 | 27 | 6 | Ryan Vargas | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 123 | Running |
| 30 | 35 | 4 | Bayley Currey | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 123 | Running |
| 31 | 21 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 123 | Running |
| 32 | 36 | 02 | Blaine Perkins* | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 123 | Running |
| 33 | 26 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 123 | Running |
| 34 | 14 | 77 | Dillon Bassett | Bassett Racing | Chevrolet | 122 | Running |
| 35 | 37 | 08 | David Starr | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 100 | Hub |
| 36 | 28 | 5 | Josh Williams | B.J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 87 | Electrical |
| 37 | 34 | 38 | C.J. McLaughlin | RSS Racing | Ford | 40 | Accident |
| 38 | 38 | 78 | Matt Mills* | B.J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 39 | Accident |
| DNQ | 47 | Brennan Poole | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | |||
| DNQ | 13 | Akinori Ogata | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | |||
| DNQ | 32 | Jordan Anderson | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet |
* – Ineligible for points