After the first race in the round of 12 that saw Noah Gragson tie the Xfinity consecutive win record. The Xfinity Series heads to the biggest wildcard in the playoffs, Talladega. Here is a look at the 12 drivers that made the playoffs 2022 season statistics, ranks among drivers in 2022 with ranking through 27 races since the playoffs starts in 2016. We will also highlight notable streaks accomplished through the year and Talladega statistics.
1 Seed – Noah Gragson
| Category | Statistic | 2022 Rank | ¹Rank Thru 27 Races |
| Wins | 7 | 1st | T3rd |
| Poles | 2 | 4th | T14th |
| Top2 | 10 | 1st | T4th |
| Top3 | 12 | 1st | T6th |
| Top5 | 16 | 1st | T5th |
| Top10 | 20 | 2nd | T12th |
| Stage Wins | 13 | 1st | 2nd* |
| Stage T10s | 39 | T4th | T19th* |
| Stage Pts | 289 | 2nd | 11th* |
| Playoff Pts² | 48 | 1st | 2nd* |
¹Since Playoffs started in 2016
²Earned from races only
*Stage racing started in 2017
- Playoff Statistics this year
- 1 Wins, 0 Pole, 1 Top 2, 1 Top 3, 1 Top 5, 1 Top 10, 0 Stage Wins, 2 Stage Top 10’s, 16 Stage Points, 5 Playoff Points earned in a race
- Notable Streaks this year
- 4 straight Wins (active streak, ranks T1st longest all-time)
- Talladega Statistics
- Spring Talladega Race
- Finished 1st, Started 19th, Led 7 laps (5.65%), Finished 7th in Stage 1
- Notable Talladega Statistics (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year)
- 7 Races
- 9.29 Avg. Finish (Ranks 7th)
- Best Finish: 1st, Worst: 30th
- Led 8.33% of laps he’s run (% ranks 6th)
- 1 Win, 14.29% (% ranks 5th)
- 3 Top 5’s, 42.86% (% ranks 3rd)
- 5 Top 10’s, 71.43% (% ranks 4th)
- 6 Top 15’s, 85.71% (% ranks 9th)
- 1 time finish outside Top 20, 14.29% (% ranks 17th)
- 1 DNF, 14.29% (% ranks 26th)
- 2 Stage Wins, 14.29% (% ranks 7th)
- 8 Stage Top 10’s, 57.14% (% ranks 10th)
Outlook
Noah Gragson is on an extreme hot streak compiling 4 Wins in a row, tying the all-time record set by Sam Ard in 1983. His 2022 stats are very impressive in total with every stat above ranking 4th or better. As if that wasn’t enough bad news for the rest of the field, this week is Talladega where Gragson won back in the spring. He runs very well here finishing outside the Top 15 only once and that once was a DNF. If Gragson can avoid wrecks I expect big things from him this weekend, Top 15 at minimum with high chance of Top 10 and with his hot streak probably a win.
Noah Gragson is on an extreme hot streak compiling 4 Wins in a row, tying the all-time record set by Sam Ard in 1983. His 2022 stats are very impressive in total with every stat above ranking 4th or better. As if that wasn’t enough bad news for the rest of the field, this week is Talladega where Gragson won back in the spring. He runs very well here finishing outside the Top 15 only once and that once was a DNF. If Gragson can avoid wrecks I expect big things from him this weekend, Top 15 at minimum with high chance of Top 10 and with his hot streak probably a win.
2 Seed – A.J. Allmendinger
| Category | Statistic | 2022 Rank | ¹Rank Thru 27 Races |
| Wins | 3 | T3rd | T18th |
| Poles | 3 | 3rd | T11th |
| Top2 | 5 | T4th | T18th |
| Top3 | 10 | T2nd | T12th |
| Top5 | 13 | 2nd | T11th |
| Top10 | 24 | 1st | T1st |
| Stage Wins | 3 | T5th | T31st* |
| Stage T10s | 42 | T2nd | T10th* |
| Stage Pts | 256 | 4th | 18th* |
| Playoff Pts² | 18 | 4th | T14th* |
¹Since Playoffs started in 2016
²Earned from races only
*Stage racing started in 2017
- Playoff Statistics this year
- 0 Wins, 0 Pole, 0 Top 2, 0 Top 3, 1 Top 5, 1 Top 10, 1 Stage Wins, 2 Stage Top 10’s, 16 Stage Points, 1 Playoff Point earned in a race
- Notable Streaks this year
- 2 straight Poles
- 3 straight Top 3 finishes
- 5 straight Top 5 finishes
- 12 straight Top 10 finishes
- 9 straight Top 10 finishes (active streak)
- Talladega Statistics
- Spring Talladega Race
- Finished 3rd, Started 13th, Led 6 laps (4.84%), Finished 3rd in Stage 1
- Notable Talladega Statistics (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year)
- 5 Races
- 15.2 Avg. Finish (Ranks 22nd)
- Best Finish: 3rd, Worst: 39th
- Led 7.13% of laps he’s run (Ranks 8th)
- 2 Top 3’s, 40% (% ranks 2nd)
- 3 Top 10’s, 60% (% ranks 8th)
- 2 times finish outside Top 20, 40% (% ranks 30th)
- 2 DNF’s, 40% (% ranks 47th)
Outlook
The 2022 season has been an amazing season for A.J. Allmendinger. He ranks tied for 1st in the most Top 10’s through 27 races since the Xfinity playoffs started back in 2016. Furthermore, none of his other stats above rank worse than 5th. He had a solid Top 5 last week and finished 3rd at Talladega in the spring. Allmendinger’s overall Talladega stats aren’t too shabby either. With 5 races under his belt he has either DNF’d or finished Top 10 and two of those Top 10’s have been 3rds. For Allmendinger this weekend if he can avoid wrecking out then he definitely finishes Top 10 again, and with a little luck might even win.
The 2022 season has been an amazing season for A.J. Allmendinger. He ranks tied for 1st in the most Top 10’s through 27 races since the Xfinity playoffs started back in 2016. Furthermore, none of his other stats above rank worse than 5th. He had a solid Top 5 last week and finished 3rd at Talladega in the spring. Allmendinger’s overall Talladega stats aren’t too shabby either. With 5 races under his belt he has either DNF’d or finished Top 10 and two of those Top 10’s have been 3rds. For Allmendinger this weekend if he can avoid wrecking out then he definitely finishes Top 10 again, and with a little luck might even win.
3 Seed – Ty Gibbs
| Category | Statistic | 2022 Rank | ¹Rank Thru 27 Races |
| Wins | 5 | 2nd | T6th |
| Poles | 4 | T1st | T6th |
| Top2 | 7 | 2nd | 13th |
| Top3 | 10 | T2nd | T12th |
| Top5 | 11 | T4th | T23rd |
| Top10 | 17 | T4th | T28th |
| Stage Wins | 6 | T3rd | T13th* |
| Stage T10s | 42 | T2nd | T10th* |
| Stage Pts | 284 | 3rd | 13th* |
| Playoff Pts² | 31 | 2nd | 7th* |
¹Since Playoffs started in 2016
²Earned from races only
*Stage racing started in 2017
- Playoff Statistics this year
- 0 Wins, 0 Pole, 0 Top 2, 1 Top 3, 1 Top 5, 1 Top 10, 0 Stage Wins, 2 Stage Top 10’s, 8 Stage Points, 0 Playoff Points earned in a race
- Notable Streaks this year
- 3 straight Poles (T2nd longest streak all-time)
- 2 straight Top 5 finishes
- 4 straight Top 10 finishes
- Talladega Statistics
- Spring Talladega Race
- Finished 35th (crash), Started 3rd, Led 5 laps (4.03%), Finished 2nd in Stage 1 and 5th in Stage 2
- Notable Talladega Statistics (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year)
- 1 Race
- 35.00 Avg. Finish (Ranks 68th)
- Best Finish: 35th, Worst: 35th
- 0 Top 15’s
- 1 time finish outside Top 20, 100% (% ranks 61st)
- 1 DNF, 100% (% ranks 63rd)
- 2 Stage Top 10’s, 100% (% ranks 1st)
- 7.5 Avg. Stage Points (Ranks 1st)
Outlook
After the Cup race at Texas last weekend Ty Gibbs is becoming somewhat of a controversial driver in NASCAR. His 2022 Xfinity stats speak for themselves though ranking inside the top 5 in every category this year. He has however been supplanted as the championship favorite by Noah Gragson. Gibbs had another Top 3 at Texas last week, but now is headed to Talladega. He finished 35th after wrecking out in his only Talladega start earlier this year but ran up front all day. If Gibbs can avoid wrecking out I see a day in which he gets Stage Points and with his aggressiveness finishes near the front.
After the Cup race at Texas last weekend Ty Gibbs is becoming somewhat of a controversial driver in NASCAR. His 2022 Xfinity stats speak for themselves though ranking inside the top 5 in every category this year. He has however been supplanted as the championship favorite by Noah Gragson. Gibbs had another Top 3 at Texas last week, but now is headed to Talladega. He finished 35th after wrecking out in his only Talladega start earlier this year but ran up front all day. If Gibbs can avoid wrecking out I see a day in which he gets Stage Points and with his aggressiveness finishes near the front.
4 Seed – Austin Hill
| Category | Statistic | 2022 Rank | ¹Rank Thru 27 Races |
| Wins | 2 | T5th | T27th |
| Poles | 0 | T15th | T73rd |
| Top2 | 5 | T4th | T18th |
| Top3 | 7 | T4th | T19th |
| Top5 | 11 | T4th | T23rd |
| Top10 | 17 | T4th | T28th |
| Stage Wins | 1 | T11th | T64th* |
| Stage T10s | 28 | 8th | T45th* |
| Stage Pts | 136 | 8th | 43rd* |
| Playoff Pts² | 11 | 6th | T24th* |
¹Since Playoffs started in 2016
²Earned from races only
*Stage racing started in 2017
- Playoff Statistics this year
- 0 Wins, 0 Pole, 1 Top 2, 1 Top 3, 1 Top 5, 1 Top 10, 0 Stage Wins, 2 Stage Top 10’s, 13 Stage Points, 0 Playoff Points earned in a race
- Notable Streaks this year
- 2 straight Top 2 finishes
- 2 straight Top 3 finishes (active streak)
- 8 straight Top 10 finishes
- Talladega Statistics
- Spring Talladega Race
- Finished 27th (crash), Started 2nd, Led 67 laps (54.03%), finished 5th in Stage 1 and 3rd in Stage 2
- Notable Talladega Statistics (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year)
- 2 Races
- 30.0 Avg. Finish (Ranks 62nd)
- Best Finish: 27th, Worst: 33rd
- Led 36.22% of laps he’s run (Ranks 1st)
- 0 Top 15’s
- 2 times finish outside Top 20, 100% (% ranks 61st)
- 2 DNF’s, 100% (% ranks 63rd)
- 2 Stage Top 10’s, 50% (% ranks 11th)
Outlook
Austin Hill is having a great season, especially considering he is a rookie. The only stats he could do better in, is Stage Wins and Poles. Last week at Texas he came home with another Top 2 and has finished in the Top 3 back to back weeks. Now comes Talladega though, he finished 27th after a wreck here in the spring and has DNF’d every race he has raced here in the Xfinity series. The good news is though he led 67 laps here and won at Daytona at the beginning of the season, so he has speed at superspeedways. I see Hill running up front most of the day and getting Stage Points but probably getting caught up in a wreck at the end of the day. However, if he can avoid the wrecks he may have a chance to finish with a Top 10.
Austin Hill is having a great season, especially considering he is a rookie. The only stats he could do better in, is Stage Wins and Poles. Last week at Texas he came home with another Top 2 and has finished in the Top 3 back to back weeks. Now comes Talladega though, he finished 27th after a wreck here in the spring and has DNF’d every race he has raced here in the Xfinity series. The good news is though he led 67 laps here and won at Daytona at the beginning of the season, so he has speed at superspeedways. I see Hill running up front most of the day and getting Stage Points but probably getting caught up in a wreck at the end of the day. However, if he can avoid the wrecks he may have a chance to finish with a Top 10.
5 Seed – Josh Berry
| Category | Statistic | 2022 Rank | ¹Rank Thru 27 Races |
| Wins | 2 | T5th | T27th |
| Poles | 1 | T5th | T23rd |
| Top2 | 3 | T6th | T38th |
| Top3 | 6 | 6th | T24th |
| Top5 | 9 | T6th | T33rd |
| Top10 | 17 | T4th | T28th |
| Stage Wins | 6 | T3rd | T13th* |
| Stage T10s | 39 | T4th | T19th* |
| Stage Pts | 228 | 5th | 22nd* |
| Playoff Pts² | 16 | 5th | 19th* |
¹Since Playoffs started in 2016
²Earned from races only
*Stage racing started in 2017
- Playoff Statistics this year
- 0 Wins, 0 Pole, 0 Top 2, 0 Top 3, 0 Top 5, 1 Top 10, 0 Stage Wins, 1 Stage Top 10’s, 5 Stage Points, 0 Playoff Points earned in a race
- Notable Streaks this year
- 2 straight Top 3 finishes
- 3 straight Top 5 finishes
- 4 straight Top 10 finishes (active streak)
- Talladega Statistics
- Spring Talladega Race
- Finished 11th, Started 16th, Led 5 laps (4.03%), Won Stage 1
- Notable Talladega Statistics (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year)
- 3 Races
- 17.00 Avg. Finish (Ranks 27th)
- Best Finish: 9th, Worst: 31st
- 0 Top 5’s
- 1 Top 10’s, 33.33% (% ranks 21st)
- 2 Top 15’s, 66.67% (% ranks 15th)
- 1 time finish outside Top 20, 33.33% (% ranks 25th)
- 0 DNF’s, 0.00% (% ranks 1st)
- 1 Stage Win, 16.67% (% ranks 4th)
Outlook
Josh Berry has had what I would consider a quiet but good season. He ranks no lower than 6th in any 2022 rank I mentioned above. At Texas Berry had a solid Top 10 run and at Talladega in the spring barely missed a Top 10, finishing 11th. In his 3 races here at Talladega he has a best finish of 9th and average finish of 17th. While his stats here are not too impressive he does have JRM equipment and should be fast here. I see a Top 15 for Berry this weekend with maybe a Top 10, but nothing shows me he will do better than that.
Josh Berry has had what I would consider a quiet but good season. He ranks no lower than 6th in any 2022 rank I mentioned above. At Texas Berry had a solid Top 10 run and at Talladega in the spring barely missed a Top 10, finishing 11th. In his 3 races here at Talladega he has a best finish of 9th and average finish of 17th. While his stats here are not too impressive he does have JRM equipment and should be fast here. I see a Top 15 for Berry this weekend with maybe a Top 10, but nothing shows me he will do better than that.
6 Seed – Justin Allgaier
| Category | Statistic | 2022 Rank | ¹Rank Thru 27 Races |
| Wins | 3 | T3rd | T18th |
| Poles | 1 | T5th | T23rd |
| Top2 | 6 | 3rd | T14th |
| Top3 | 7 | T4th | T19th |
| Top5 | 12 | 3rd | T19th |
| Top10 | 18 | 3rd | T24th |
| Stage Wins | 8 | 2nd | T7th* |
| Stage T10s | 45 | 1st | T2nd* |
| Stage Pts | 310 | 1st | 4th* |
| Playoff Pts² | 23 | 3rd | 13th* |
¹Since Playoffs started in 2016
²Earned from races only
*Stage racing started in 2017
- Playoff Statistics this year
- 0 Wins, 0 Pole, 0 Top 2, 0 Top 3, 0 Top 5, 0 Top 10, 0 Stage Wins, 2 Stage Top 10’s, 13 Stage Points, 0 Playoff Points earned in a race
- Notable Streaks this year
- 2 straight Top 2 finishes
- 3 straight Top 5 finishes
- 6 straight Top 10 finishes
- Talladega Statistics
- Spring Talladega Race
- Finished 22th (Fuel), Started 11th, Led 13 laps (10.48%), finished 6th in Stage 1 and Won Stage 2
- Notable Talladega Statistics (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year)
- 14 Races
- 15.64 Avg. Finish (Ranks 24th)
- Best Finish: 2nd, Worst: 32nd
- 3 Top 3’s, 21.43% (% ranks 13th)
- 7 Top 10’s, 50% (% ranks 10th)
- 6 times finish outside Top 20, 42.86% (% ranks 32nd)
- 6 DNF’s, 42.86% (% ranks 51st)
- 2 Stage Wins, 12.5% (% ranks 8th)
- 14 Stage Top 10’s, 87.5% (% ranks 3rd)
- 5.38 Avg. Stage Points (Ranks 4th)
Outlook
The 2022 season has been a strong one for Justin Allgaier, he ranks 5th or better in every 2022 rank category above. Last week at Texas, he had a strong run going until a wreck took him out. The good news for Allgaier is that Talladega is coming and this spring he was in the hunt for the win until he ran out of fuel late. He also has finished in the Top 10 in half of his races here at Talladega. The bad news is he has finished outside the Top 20 six times at this track. But more good news is every time that has happened he has DNF’d. Bottomline is if Allgaier can manage to finish the race running then he probably will finish Top 10, but that is a big if.
The 2022 season has been a strong one for Justin Allgaier, he ranks 5th or better in every 2022 rank category above. Last week at Texas, he had a strong run going until a wreck took him out. The good news for Allgaier is that Talladega is coming and this spring he was in the hunt for the win until he ran out of fuel late. He also has finished in the Top 10 in half of his races here at Talladega. The bad news is he has finished outside the Top 20 six times at this track. But more good news is every time that has happened he has DNF’d. Bottomline is if Allgaier can manage to finish the race running then he probably will finish Top 10, but that is a big if.
7 Seed – Sam Mayer
| Category | Statistic | 2022 Rank | ¹Rank Thru 27 Races |
| Wins | 0 | T12th | T82nd |
| Poles | 1 | T5th | T23rd |
| Top2 | 0 | T21st | T133rd |
| Top3 | 3 | T7th | T58th |
| Top5 | 9 | T6th | T33rd |
| Top10 | 15 | 8th | T44th |
| Stage Wins | 2 | T7th | T43rd* |
| Stage T10s | 31 | T6th | T39th* |
| Stage Pts | 140 | 7th | T40th* |
| Playoff Pts² | 2 | T10th | T52nd* |
¹Since Playoffs started in 2016
²Earned from races only
*Stage racing started in 2017
- Playoff Statistics this year
- 0 Wins, 0 Pole, 0 Top 2, 0 Top 3, 0 Top 5, 1 Top 10, 0 Stage Wins, 1 Stage Top 10’s, 1 Stage Point, 0 Playoff Points earned in a race
- Notable Streaks this year
- 2 straight Top 3 finishes
- 4 straight Top 5 finishes
- Talladega Statistics
- Spring Talladega Race
- Finished 28th (crash), Started 14th, Led 2 laps (1.61%), Finished 9th in Stage 1 and 2nd in Stage 2
- Notable Talladega Statistics (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year)
- 2 Races
- 33.0 Avg. Finish (Ranks 64th)
- Best Finish: 28th, Worst: 38th
- 0 Top 15’s, 0.00%
- 2 times finish outside Top 20, 100% (% ranks 61st)
- 2 DNF’s, 100% (% ranks 63rd)
- 2 Stage Top 10’s, 50% (% ranks 11th)
Outlook
Sam Mayer has had a decent season this year. Nothing really stands out but he has been consistently good. He had a Top 10 run at Texas but at Talladega in the spring he wrecked out and finished 28th. There isn’t much good when you look at Mayer and his Talladega statistics. With an average finish of 33rd and both races at Talladega resulting in DNF’s it’s easy to say it will be a rough go at Talladega for Mayer. However, this is Talladega and if he can finish he may have a good finish Saturday.
Sam Mayer has had a decent season this year. Nothing really stands out but he has been consistently good. He had a Top 10 run at Texas but at Talladega in the spring he wrecked out and finished 28th. There isn’t much good when you look at Mayer and his Talladega statistics. With an average finish of 33rd and both races at Talladega resulting in DNF’s it’s easy to say it will be a rough go at Talladega for Mayer. However, this is Talladega and if he can finish he may have a good finish Saturday.
8 Seed – Ryan Sieg
| Category | Statistic | 2022 Rank | ¹Rank Thru 27 Races |
| Wins | 0 | T12th | T82nd |
| Poles | 0 | T15th | T73rd |
| Top2 | 0 | T21st | T133rd |
| Top3 | 0 | T27th | T163rd |
| Top5 | 1 | T21st | T136th |
| Top10 | 11 | T9th | T63rd |
| Stage Wins | 1 | T11th | T64th* |
| Stage T10s | 15 | 12th | T76th* |
| Stage Pts | 66 | 13th | T69th* |
| Playoff Pts² | 1 | T12th | T61st* |
¹Since Playoffs started in 2016
²Earned from races only
*Stage racing started in 2017
- Playoff Statistics this year
- 0 Wins, 0 Pole, 0 Top 2, 0 Top 3, 0 Top 5, 1 Top 10, 0 Stage Wins, 2 Stage Top 10’s, 6 Stage Points, 0 Playoff Points earned in a race
- Notable Streaks this year
- 4 straight Top 10 finishes
- Talladega Statistics
- Spring Talladega Race
- Finished 4th, Started 10th, Led 0 laps, got 0 Stage Points
- Notable Talladega Statistics (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year)
- 11 Races
- 14.09 Avg. Finish (Ranks 15th)
- Best Finish: 2nd, Worst: 30th
- 1 Top 3, 9.09% (% ranks 17th)
- 3 Top 5’s, 27.27% (% ranks 13th)
- 6 Top 15’s, 54.55% (% ranks 23rd)
- 2 times finish outside Top 20, 18.18% (% ranks 22nd)
- 0 DNF’s, 0.00% (% ranks 1st)
- 5 Stage Top 10’s, 31.25% (% ranks 23rd)
Outlook
After the first race of the playoffs Ryan Sieg finds himself above the cutline with a Top 10 run at Texas. This has got to be a good shot in the arm for the small RSS Racing team. He has good Stage stats and a good amount of Top 10’s and going to Talladega is a typically good thing for Sieg. He got his only Top 5 of the year here in the spring with a 4th place finish. Sieg also has one of the best average finishes among playoff drivers at 14.09 and only has 2 finishes outside the Top 20 in 11 races. I see Sieg having a good run at Talladega this weekend, maybe not early but he will be around late and probably get a Top 10 (probably not more than that though).
After the first race of the playoffs Ryan Sieg finds himself above the cutline with a Top 10 run at Texas. This has got to be a good shot in the arm for the small RSS Racing team. He has good Stage stats and a good amount of Top 10’s and going to Talladega is a typically good thing for Sieg. He got his only Top 5 of the year here in the spring with a 4th place finish. Sieg also has one of the best average finishes among playoff drivers at 14.09 and only has 2 finishes outside the Top 20 in 11 races. I see Sieg having a good run at Talladega this weekend, maybe not early but he will be around late and probably get a Top 10 (probably not more than that though).
9 Seed – Riley Herbst
| Category | Statistic | 2022 Rank | ¹Rank Thru 27 Races |
| Wins | 0 | T12th | T82nd |
| Poles | 1 | T5th | T23rd |
| Top2 | 0 | T21st | T133rd |
| Top3 | 2 | T10th | T72nd |
| Top5 | 7 | 8th | T47th |
| Top10 | 17 | T4th | T28th |
| Stage Wins | 0 | T18th | T107th* |
| Stage T10s | 22 | 10th | T59th* |
| Stage Pts | 93 | 10th | 61st* |
| Playoff Pts² | 0 | T15th | T80th* |
¹Since Playoffs started in 2016
²Earned from races only
*Stage racing started in 2017
- Playoff Statistics this year
- 0 Wins, 0 Pole, 0 Top 2, 0 Top 3, 1 Top 5, 1 Top 10, 0 Stage Wins, 0 Stage Top 10’s, 0 Stage Points, 0 Playoff Points earned in a race
- Notable Streaks this year
- 2 straight Top 5 finishes (active streak)
- 6 straight Top 10 finishes
- Talladega Statistics
- Spring Talladega Race
- Finished 7th, Started 20th, Led 0 laps, got 0 Stage Points
- Notable Talladega Statistics (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year)
- 5 Races
- 22.0 Avg. Finish (Ranks 46th)
- Best Finish: 4th, Worst: 37th
- 0 Top 3’s
- 1 Top 5, 20.0% (% ranks 17th)
- 2 Top 10’s, 40.0% (% ranks 17th)
- 3 times finish outside Top 20, 60.0% (% ranks 46th)
- 3 DNF’s, 60.0% (% ranks 59th)
- 3 Stage Top 10’s, 30.0% (% ranks 24th)
Outlook
Riley Herbst has had a really good season when it comes to being consistent. He has 7 Top 5’s and 17 Top 10’s, however even after 5th place finish at Texas he finds himself below the cutline heading to Talladega. Herbst did finish 7th here in the spring, but got 0 Stage Points which I feel he will desperately need in order to move onto the next round. He has DNF’d at Talladega in over half of his starts but the good news is his other 2 were inside the Top 10. The stats say that if Riley can stay on the racetrack for the entirety of the race then a Top 10 is order for him this weekend.
Riley Herbst has had a really good season when it comes to being consistent. He has 7 Top 5’s and 17 Top 10’s, however even after 5th place finish at Texas he finds himself below the cutline heading to Talladega. Herbst did finish 7th here in the spring, but got 0 Stage Points which I feel he will desperately need in order to move onto the next round. He has DNF’d at Talladega in over half of his starts but the good news is his other 2 were inside the Top 10. The stats say that if Riley can stay on the racetrack for the entirety of the race then a Top 10 is order for him this weekend.
10 Seed – Daniel Hemric
| Category | Statistic | 2022 Rank | ¹Rank Thru 27 Races |
| Wins | 0 | T12th | T82nd |
| Poles | 1 | T5th | T23rd |
| Top2 | 0 | T21st | T133rd |
| Top3 | 1 | T13th | T97th |
| Top5 | 2 | T15th | T103rd |
| Top10 | 9 | T12th | T72nd |
| Stage Wins | 3 | T5th | T31st* |
| Stage T10s | 24 | 9th | T53rd* |
| Stage Pts | 124 | 9th | T49th* |
| Playoff Pts² | 3 | 9th | T50th* |
¹Since Playoffs started in 2016
²Earned from races only
*Stage racing started in 2017
- Playoff Statistics this year
- 0 Wins, 0 Pole, 0 Top 2, 0 Top 3, 0 Top 5, 0 Top 10, 1 Stage Wins, 2 Stage Top 10’s, 17 Stage Points, 1 Playoff Points earned in a race
- Notable Streaks this year
- 2 straight Top 10 finishes
- Talladega Statistics
- Spring Talladega Race
- Finished 34th (DVP), Started 5th, Led 0 laps, got 0 Stage Points
- Notable Talladega Statistics (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year)
- 6 Races
- 19.33 Avg. Finish (Ranks 38th)
- Best Finish: 4th, Worst: 38th
- Led 10.9% of laps he’s run (% ranks 4th)
- 0 Top 3’s
- 2 Top 5’s, 33.33% (% ranks 7th)
- 3 Top 15’s, 50.0% (% ranks 24th)
- 3 times finish outside Top 20, 50.0% (% ranks 36th)
- 2 DNF’s, 33.33% (% ranks 39th)
- 1 Stage Win, 8.33% (% ranks 9th)
- 6 Stage Top 10’s, 50% (% ranks 11th)
Outlook
Daniel Hemric has had a bit of a down season in the 2022 campaign. His stage stats are really the only thing that really stand out for him, ranking 10th or better in every one of those categories this year. Last week at Texas he got the most Stage Points at 17 which is keeping him afloat in the standings after wrecking out later in the race. In the spring Talladega race he wrecked out after getting no Stage Points. His numbers at Talladega are hit or miss with 2 Top 5’s and 2 DNF’s. With this year not being Hemric’s year I say he probably DNF’s again this weekend, but if he does finish a Top 15 is most likely and Top 5 is probable.
Daniel Hemric has had a bit of a down season in the 2022 campaign. His stage stats are really the only thing that really stand out for him, ranking 10th or better in every one of those categories this year. Last week at Texas he got the most Stage Points at 17 which is keeping him afloat in the standings after wrecking out later in the race. In the spring Talladega race he wrecked out after getting no Stage Points. His numbers at Talladega are hit or miss with 2 Top 5’s and 2 DNF’s. With this year not being Hemric’s year I say he probably DNF’s again this weekend, but if he does finish a Top 15 is most likely and Top 5 is probable.
11 Seed – Brandon Jones
| Category | Statistic | 2022 Rank | ¹Rank Thru 27 Races |
| Wins | 1 | T7th | T42nd |
| Poles | 4 | T1st | T6th |
| Top2 | 3 | T6th | T38th |
| Top3 | 3 | T7th | T58th |
| Top5 | 6 | 9th | T54th |
| Top10 | 10 | 11th | T68th |
| Stage Wins | 1 | T11th | T64th* |
| Stage T10s | 31 | T6th | T39th* |
| Stage Pts | 174 | 6th | 33rd* |
| Playoff Pts² | 6 | 7th | T33rd* |
¹Since Playoffs started in 2016
²Earned from races only
*Stage racing started in 2017
- Playoff Statistics this year
- 0 Wins, 1 Pole, 0 Top 2, 0 Top 3, 0 Top 5, 0 Top 10, 0 Stage Wins, 1 Stage Top 10’s, 2 Stage Points, 0 Playoff Points earned in a race
- Notable Streaks this year
- 2 straight Poles
- 2 straight Top 5 finishes
- 3 straight Top 10 finishes
- Talladega Statistics
- Spring Talladega Race
- Finished 26th (DVP), Started 15th, Led 0 laps, Finished 4th in Stage 2
- Notable Talladega Statistics (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year)
- 9 Races
- 17.78 Avg. Finish (Ranks 30th)
- Best Finish: 2nd, Worst: 37th
- 2 Top 2’s, 22.22% (% ranks 5th)
- 3 Top 5’s, 33.33% (% ranks 7th)
- 3 Top 15’s, 33.33% (% ranks 39th)
- 3 times finish outside Top 20, 33.33% (% ranks 25th)
- 3 DNF’s, 33.33% (% ranks 39th)
- 10 Stage Top 10’s, 62.5% (% ranks 7th)
Outlook
Brandon Jones 2022 season has been decentish, he doesn’t rank worse than 11th in the categories mentioned above. Jones had been on a bit of a run before last week when he wrecked out, however the good news was that he was running up front when wrecked out. The bad news is that he is now currently below the cutline heading into Talladega. He finished 26th in the spring race here and while he has 3 Top 5’s here he also has only 3 Top 15’s. The stats say it is very much sink or swim for Jones at Talladega, but the nice thing is Jones only sinks when he doesn’t finish. I see Jones getting stage points this weekend and if he doesn’t wreck out then he gets a Top 5 most likely as well.
Brandon Jones 2022 season has been decentish, he doesn’t rank worse than 11th in the categories mentioned above. Jones had been on a bit of a run before last week when he wrecked out, however the good news was that he was running up front when wrecked out. The bad news is that he is now currently below the cutline heading into Talladega. He finished 26th in the spring race here and while he has 3 Top 5’s here he also has only 3 Top 15’s. The stats say it is very much sink or swim for Jones at Talladega, but the nice thing is Jones only sinks when he doesn’t finish. I see Jones getting stage points this weekend and if he doesn’t wreck out then he gets a Top 5 most likely as well.
12 Seed – Jeremy Clements
| Category | Statistic | 2022 Rank | ¹Rank Thru 27 Races |
| Wins | 1 | T7th | T42nd |
| Poles | 0 | T15th | T73rd |
| Top2 | 1 | T10th | T72nd |
| Top3 | 1 | T13th | T97th |
| Top5 | 2 | T15th | T103rd |
| Top10 | 5 | T14th | T113th |
| Stage Wins | 0 | T18th | T107th* |
| Stage T10s | 5 | T23rd | T135th* |
| Stage Pts | 18 | 23rd | T112th* |
| Playoff Pts² | 5 | 8th | T40th* |
¹Since Playoffs started in 2016
²Earned from races only
*Stage racing started in 2017
- Playoff Statistics this year
- 0 Wins, 0 Pole, 0 Top 2, 0 Top 3, 0 Top 5, 0 Top 10, 0 Stage Wins, 0 Stage Top 10’s, 0 Stage Points, 0 Playoff Points earned in a race
- Notable Streaks this year
- 2 straight Top 10 finishes
- Talladega Statistics
- Spring Talladega Race
- Finished 23rd, Started 34th, Led 0 laps, got 0 Stage Points
- Notable Talladega Statistics (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year)
- 14 Races
- 21.43 Avg. Finish (Ranks 43rd)
- Best Finish: 4th, Worst: 35th
- 0 Top 3’s
- 1 Top 5, 7.14% (% ranks 25th)
- 2 Top 10’s, 14.29% (% ranks 35th)
- 3 Top 15’s, 21.43% (% ranks 49th)
- 9 times finish outside Top 20, 64.29% (% ranks 50th)
- 4 DNF’s, 28.57% (% ranks 35th)
- 0 Stage Top 10’s
Outlook
Jeremy Clements hasn’t had a great season and we all knew it would be hard for him to make the next round of the playoffs. After having trouble at Texas and finishing 36th, things got that much harder for Clements. Heading to Talladega isn’t exactly the best thing for Clements which the stats say. He has never gotten a Stage Top 10 and only 2 Top 10’s in 14 races. He typically finishes outside the Top 20 and has an average finish of 21.43. Clements did win at Daytona last month so there is hope for him this weekend, but once again I do not foresee anything good this weekend for Clements. He probably will not get Stage Points and a Top 10 finish is unlikely.
Jeremy Clements hasn’t had a great season and we all knew it would be hard for him to make the next round of the playoffs. After having trouble at Texas and finishing 36th, things got that much harder for Clements. Heading to Talladega isn’t exactly the best thing for Clements which the stats say. He has never gotten a Stage Top 10 and only 2 Top 10’s in 14 races. He typically finishes outside the Top 20 and has an average finish of 21.43. Clements did win at Daytona last month so there is hope for him this weekend, but once again I do not foresee anything good this weekend for Clements. He probably will not get Stage Points and a Top 10 finish is unlikely.
