It wasn’t but a week ago that Joe Gibbs Racing announced that Ty Gibbs would compete for the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series championship, and now, Gibbs, is already leading the pack, posting the fastest lap in the series’ only practice session at Daytona.
The No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota Supra led a four-car draft around the 2.5-mile superspeedway, which saw teammates Brandon Jones and Drew Dollar round out the top-three, with Ryan Truex and Noah Gragson rounding out the top-five.
Justin Allgaier, Josh Berry, Daniel Hemric, Sam Mayer, and AJ Allmendinger rounded out the top-10 in the 50-minute session.
All 47 cars entered into the season-opening Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner. 300 at Daytona made a lap throughout the session, with Tim Viens’ No. 74 clocking in as the slowest car.
NASCAR Xfinity Series Final Practice Results:
| Ps | Car | Driver | Best Time | Diff. | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | 48.220 | 23 | |
| 2 | 19 | Brandon Jones | 48.226 | -0.006 | 22 |
| 3 | 18 | Drew Dollar | 48.238 | -0.018 | 32 |
| 4 | 26 | Ryan Truex | 48.247 | -0.027 | 14 |
| 5 | 9 | Noah Gragson | 48.307 | -0.087 | 24 |
| 6 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | 48.316 | -0.096 | 14 |
| 7 | 8 | Josh Berry | 48.334 | -0.114 | 16 |
| 8 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | 48.349 | -0.129 | 17 |
| 9 | 1 | Sam Mayer | 48.357 | -0.137 | 14 |
| 10 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | 48.363 | -0.143 | 17 |
| 11 | 10 | Landon Cassill | 48.400 | -0.187 | 20 |
| 12 | 48 | Jade Buford | 48.472 | -0.252 | 8 |
| 13 | 2 | Brett Moffitt | 48.620 | -0.400 | 10 |
| 14 | 23 | Anthony Alfredo | 48.633 | -0.413 | 10 |
| 15 | 27 | Jeb Burton | 48.639 | -0.419 | 10 |
| 16 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | 48.795 | -0.575 | 9 |
| 17 | 31 | Myatt Snider | 48.860 | -0.640 | 14 |
| 18 | 68 | Brandon Brown | 48.921 | -0.701 | 10 |
| 19 | 98 | Riley Herbst | 48.934 | -0.714 | 18 |
| 20 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | 48.938 | -0.718 | 12 |
| 21 | 77 | Ronnie Bassett Jr. | 49.116 | -0.896 | 10 |
| 22 | 2 | Sheldon Creed # | 49.211 | -0.991 | 7 |
| 23 | 6 | Ryan Vargas | 49.237 | -1.017 | 4 |
| 24 | 5 | Matt Mills | 49.291 | -1.071 | 7 |
| 25 | 21 | Austin Hill # | 49.384 | -1.164 | 5 |
| 26 | 92 | Kyle Weatherman | 49.407 | -1.187 | 10 |
| 27 | 45 | Caesar Bacarella | 49.428 | -1.208 | 6 |
| 28 | 36 | Josh Bilicki | 49.542 | -1.322 | 7 |
| 29 | 91 | Mason Massey | 49.635 | -1.415 | 11 |
| 30 | 4 | Bayley Currey | 49.718 | -1.498 | 6 |
| 31 | 34 | Jesse Iwuji # | 49.819 | -1.599 | 9 |
| 32 | 78 | Josh Williams | 49.820 | -1.600 | 8 |
| 33 | 53 | Joey Gase | 49.827 | -1.607 | 5 |
| 34 | 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | 49.847 | -1.627 | 4 |
| 35 | 24 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | 49.852 | -1.632 | 9 |
| 36 | 66 | JJ Yeley | 49.859 | -1.639 | 3 |
| 37 | 38 | CJ McLaughlin | 49.883 | -1.663 | 4 |
| 38 | 99 | Stefan Parsons | 49.998 | -1.778 | 6 |
| 39 | 33 | Natalie Decker | 50.053 | -1.833 | 10 |
| 40 | 7 | Joe Graf Jr. | 50.059 | -1.839 | 10 |
| 41 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | 50.115 | -1.895 | 7 |
| 42 | 8 | David Starr | 50.148 | -1.928 | 3 |
| 43 | 90 | Alex Labbe | 50.238 | -2.018 | 6 |
| 44 | 47 | Gray Gaulding | 50.367 | -2.147 | 5 |
| 45 | 35 | Shane Lee | 50.703 | -2.483 | 4 |
| 46 | 52 | Harrison Rhodes | 51.200 | -2.980 | 9 |
| 47 | 74 | Tim Viens(i) | 51.944 | -3.724 | 2 |
