The NASCAR Xfinity series starts their run to crown a champion this year at Texas. Here is a look at the 12 drivers that made the playoffs 2022 season statistics, ranks among drivers in 2022 with ranking through 26 races since the playoffs starts in 2016. We will also highlight notable streaks accomplished through the year and Texas statistics.
1 Seed – Noah Gragson
| Category | Statistic | 2022 Rank | ¹Rank Thru 26 Races |
| Wins | 6 | 1st | T3rd |
| Poles | 2 | 4th | T14th |
| Top2 | 9 | 1st | T5th |
| Top3 | 11 | 1st | T7th |
| Top5 | 15 | 1st | T6th |
| Top10 | 19 | 2nd | T12th |
| Stage Wins | 13 | 1st | 2nd* |
| Stage T10s | 37 | 5th | 20th* |
| Stage Pts | 273 | 3rd | 13th* |
| Playoff Pts² | 43 | 1st | 2nd* |
¹Since Playoffs started in 2016
²Earned from races only
*Stage racing started in 2017
- Notable Streaks this year
- 3 straight Wins (active streak, ranks T2nd longest all-time)
- 4 straight Top 10 finishes
- Texas Statistics
- Spring Texas Race
- Finished 36th (crash), Started 1st, Led 32 laps (19.2%), Won Stage 1 and finished 5th in Stage 2
- Notable Texas Statistics (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year)
- 7 Races
- 17.29 Avg. Finish (Ranks 27th)
- Best Finish: 2nd, Worst: 36th
- Led 7.71% of laps he’s run (% ranks 7th)
- 1 Top 2, 14.29% (% ranks 7th)
- 3 Top 10’s, 42.86% (% ranks 17th)
- 4 Top 15’s, 57.14% (% ranks 23rd)
- 3 times finish outside Top 20, 42.86% (% ranks 34th)
- 3 DNF’s, 42.86% (% ranks 60th)
- 12 Stage Top 10’s, 85.71% (% ranks 3rd)
- 4.64 Avg. Stage Pts (Ranks 4th)
Outlook
Early this year it looked like Ty Gibbs would take the honor of best regular season. However, Noah Gragson came on strong in the last couple months and has the best 2022 statistics in the stats mentioned above. In fact, Noah is looking to tie the all-time Xfinity record of 4 straight victories set by Sam Ard in 1983 at Texas this weekend. For this to happen Noah would have to get his 1st Texas win. His Texas stats are not too kind to him however, every time he has finished outside the Top 20 it has been a DNF. Therefore, if Noah can keep his car on the track I see a definite Top 10 and with the roll he’s been on possibly even a win.
Early this year it looked like Ty Gibbs would take the honor of best regular season. However, Noah Gragson came on strong in the last couple months and has the best 2022 statistics in the stats mentioned above. In fact, Noah is looking to tie the all-time Xfinity record of 4 straight victories set by Sam Ard in 1983 at Texas this weekend. For this to happen Noah would have to get his 1st Texas win. His Texas stats are not too kind to him however, every time he has finished outside the Top 20 it has been a DNF. Therefore, if Noah can keep his car on the track I see a definite Top 10 and with the roll he’s been on possibly even a win.
2 Seed – Ty Gibbs
| Category | Statistic | 2022 Rank | ¹Rank Thru 26 Races |
| Wins | 5 | 2nd | T6th |
| Poles | 4 | 1st | T6th |
| Top2 | 7 | 2nd | 13th |
| Top3 | 9 | 3rd | T13th |
| Top5 | 10 | T4th | T26th |
| Top10 | 16 | T4th | T30th |
| Stage Wins | 6 | T3rd | T12th* |
| Stage T10s | 40 | T2nd | T12th* |
| Stage Pts | 276 | 2nd | 12th* |
| Playoff Pts² | 31 | 2nd | 7th* |
¹Since Playoffs started in 2016
²Earned from races only
*Stage racing started in 2017
- Notable Streaks this year
- 3 straight Poles (T2nd longest streak all-time)
- 2 straight Top 5 finishes
- 4 straight Top 10 finishes
- Texas Statistics
- Spring Texas Race
- Finished 12th, Started 7th, Led 0 laps, got 0 Stage Pts
- Notable Texas Statistics (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year)
- 1 Race
- 12.00 Avg. Finish (Ranks 15th)
- Best Finish: 12th, Worst: 12th
- 0 Top 10’s
- 1 Top 15, 100% (% ranks 1st)
- 0 times finish outside Top 20, 0.00% (% ranks 1st)
- 0 DNF’s, 0.00% (% ranks 1st)
Outlook
Ty Gibbs has had fast cars all year long with his statistics this year having only been bested by Noah Gragson. Earlier this year at Texas Ty did not have a great race, and with that being his only Texas start his Texas stats aren’t great, but aren’t terrible either. There really isn’t too much to go off of but based on his 2022 season it would be foolish of anyone to count out Ty Gibbs at Texas this weekend.
Ty Gibbs has had fast cars all year long with his statistics this year having only been bested by Noah Gragson. Earlier this year at Texas Ty did not have a great race, and with that being his only Texas start his Texas stats aren’t great, but aren’t terrible either. There really isn’t too much to go off of but based on his 2022 season it would be foolish of anyone to count out Ty Gibbs at Texas this weekend.
3 Seed – Justin Allgaier
| Category | Statistic | 2022 Rank | ¹Rank Thru 26 Races |
| Wins | 3 | T3rd | T18th |
| Poles | 1 | T5th | T22nd |
| Top2 | 6 | 3rd | T14th |
| Top3 | 7 | 4th | T19th |
| Top5 | 12 | T2nd | T15th |
| Top10 | 18 | 3rd | T17th |
| Stage Wins | 8 | 2nd | T7th* |
| Stage T10s | 43 | 1st | T3rd* |
| Stage Pts | 297 | 1st | 5th* |
| Playoff Pts² | 23 | 3rd | 13th* |
¹Since Playoffs started in 2016
²Earned from races only
*Stage racing started in 2017
- Notable Streaks this year
- 2 straight Top 2 finishes
- 3 straight Top 5 finishes
- 6 straight Top 10 finishes
- Texas Statistics
- Spring Texas Race
- Finished 4th, Started 6th, Led 33 laps (19.76%), finished 2nd in Stage 1 and Stage 2
- Notable Texas Statistics (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year)
- 24 Races
- 11.71 Avg. Finish (Ranks 13th)
- Best Finish: 2nd, Worst: 35th
- 1 Top 2, 4.17% (% ranks 13th)
- 5 Top 5’s, 20.83% (% ranks 17th)
- 13 Top 10’s, 54.17% (% ranks 11th)
- 19 Top 15’s, 79.17% (% ranks 14th)
- 4 times finish outside Top 20, 16.67% (% ranks 14th)
- 2 DNF’s, 8.33% (% ranks 23rd)
- 2 Stage Wins, 9.09% (% ranks 5th)
- 17 Stage Top 10’s, 77.27% (% ranks 7th)
- 5.27 Avg. Stage Pts (Ranks 1st)
Outlook
Justin Allgaier has had a strong season just like the rest of the top guys in the Xfinity series. His Stage statistics are especially strong he just needs to put the full race together after Stage 1 & 2. He had a strong car in Texas earlier this year getting 18 Stage Points, leading 33 Laps and coming home with a Top 5. His overall Texas stats support his strong spring showing. I look for Justin Allgaier to run up front all day, get stage points and finish in the Top 10 if not Top 5.
Justin Allgaier has had a strong season just like the rest of the top guys in the Xfinity series. His Stage statistics are especially strong he just needs to put the full race together after Stage 1 & 2. He had a strong car in Texas earlier this year getting 18 Stage Points, leading 33 Laps and coming home with a Top 5. His overall Texas stats support his strong spring showing. I look for Justin Allgaier to run up front all day, get stage points and finish in the Top 10 if not Top 5.
4 Seed – A.J. Allmendinger
| Category | Statistic | 2022 Rank | ¹Rank Thru 26 Races |
| Wins | 3 | T3rd | T18th |
| Poles | 3 | T2nd | T8th |
| Top2 | 5 | 4th | T17th |
| Top3 | 10 | 2nd | T11th |
| Top5 | 12 | T2nd | T15th |
| Top10 | 23 | 1st | T1st |
| Stage Wins | 2 | T5th | T40th* |
| Stage T10s | 40 | T2nd | T12th* |
| Stage Pts | 240 | 4th | 18th* |
| Playoff Pts² | 17 | 4th | T16th* |
¹Since Playoffs started in 2016
²Earned from races only
*Stage racing started in 2017
- Notable Streaks this year
- 2 straight Poles
- 3 straight Top 3 finishes
- 5 straight Top 5 finishes
- 12 straight Top 10 finishes
- 8 straight Top 10 finishes (active streak)
- Texas Statistics
- Spring Texas Race
- Finished 9th, Started 13th, Led 0 laps, finished 3rd in Stage 1
- Notable Texas Statistics (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year)
- 3 Races
- 7.00 Avg. Finish (Ranks 4th)
- Best Finish: 6th, Worst: 9th
- 0 Top 5’s
- 3 Top 10’s, 100% (% ranks 1st)
- 0 times finish outside Top 20, 0.00% (% ranks 1st)
- 0 DNF’s, 0.00% (% ranks 1st)
- 5 Stage Top 10’s, 83.33% (% ranks 4th)
- 4.33 Avg. Stage Points (Ranks 6th)
Outlook
A.J. Allmendinger has had one of the most consistent seasons through 26 races since the Xfinity playoffs started in 2016. His 23 Top 10’s have tied Ross Chastain and Elliott Sadler for most through 26 races since 2016. With all this said it is not a surprise that A.J. finished in the Top 10 in the Texas spring race. As for his overall Texas stats they are quite impressive, with an average finish of 7 and never finishing outside the Top 10. All the stats suggest that it is a safe bet that A.J. will finish in the Top 10 Saturday, but a Top 5 may be more in question.
A.J. Allmendinger has had one of the most consistent seasons through 26 races since the Xfinity playoffs started in 2016. His 23 Top 10’s have tied Ross Chastain and Elliott Sadler for most through 26 races since 2016. With all this said it is not a surprise that A.J. finished in the Top 10 in the Texas spring race. As for his overall Texas stats they are quite impressive, with an average finish of 7 and never finishing outside the Top 10. All the stats suggest that it is a safe bet that A.J. will finish in the Top 10 Saturday, but a Top 5 may be more in question.
5 Seed – Josh Berry
| Category | Statistic | 2022 Rank | ¹Rank Thru 26 Races |
| Wins | 2 | T5th | T26th |
| Poles | 1 | T5th | T22nd |
| Top2 | 3 | T6th | T36th |
| Top3 | 6 | T5th | T22nd |
| Top5 | 9 | T6th | T31st |
| Top10 | 16 | T4th | T30th |
| Stage Wins | 6 | T3rd | T12th* |
| Stage T10s | 38 | 4th | 19th* |
| Stage Pts | 223 | 5th | 22nd* |
| Playoff Pts² | 16 | 5th | 19th* |
¹Since Playoffs started in 2016
²Earned from races only
*Stage racing started in 2017
- Notable Streaks this year
- 2 straight Top 3 finishes
- 3 straight Top 5 finishes
- 3 straight Top 10 finishes (active streak)
- Texas Statistics
- Spring Texas Race
- Finished 7th, Started 8th, Led 46 laps (27.54%), Won Stage 2
- Notable Texas Statistics (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year)
- 2 Races
- 13.00 Avg. Finish (Ranks 17th)
- Best Finish: 7th, Worst: 19th
- Led 13.61% of laps he’s run (% ranks 2nd)
- 0 Top 5’s
- 1 Top 10’s, 50% (% ranks 12th)
- 0 times finish outside Top 20, 0.00% (% ranks 1st)
- 0 DNF’s, 0.00% (% ranks 1st)
- 1 Stage Win, 25.0% (% ranks 2nd)
Outlook
Josh Berry has had a very consistent 2022 season. His 2022 ranking is between 3rd and 6th in every category mentioned above. To go along with this, he also comes into Texas riding a streak of 3 straight Top 10’s. Josh has only had 2 starts at Texas, but in the race earlier this year he led a good chunk of the race before finishing 7th. The spring race at Texas and Josh’s 2022 stats lead me to believe Josh will get his 4th straight Top 10 this weekend at Texas, with the possibility of a Top 5.
Josh Berry has had a very consistent 2022 season. His 2022 ranking is between 3rd and 6th in every category mentioned above. To go along with this, he also comes into Texas riding a streak of 3 straight Top 10’s. Josh has only had 2 starts at Texas, but in the race earlier this year he led a good chunk of the race before finishing 7th. The spring race at Texas and Josh’s 2022 stats lead me to believe Josh will get his 4th straight Top 10 this weekend at Texas, with the possibility of a Top 5.
6 Seed – Austin Hill
| Category | Statistic | 2022 Rank | ¹Rank Thru 26 Races |
| Wins | 2 | T5th | T26th |
| Poles | 0 | T15th | T73rd |
| Top2 | 4 | 5th | T25th |
| Top3 | 6 | T5th | T22nd |
| Top5 | 10 | T4th | T26th |
| Top10 | 16 | T4th | T30th |
| Stage Wins | 1 | T11th | T63rd* |
| Stage T10s | 26 | 8th | T47th* |
| Stage Pts | 123 | 8th | 46th* |
| Playoff Pts² | 11 | 6th | T24th* |
¹Since Playoffs started in 2016
²Earned from races only
*Stage racing started in 2017
- Notable Streaks this year
- 2 straight Top 2 finishes
- 8 straight Top 10 finishes
- Texas Statistics
- Spring Texas Race
- Finished 5th, Started 3rd, Led 16 laps (9.58%), finished 5th in Stage 1 and 9th in Stage 2
- Notable Texas Statistics (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year)
- 3 Races
- 19.33 Avg. Finish (Ranks 30th)
- Best Finish: 5th, Worst: 33rd
- 0 Top 3’s
- 1 Top 5, 33.33% (% ranks 11th)
- 1 Top 15′, 33.33% (% ranks 32nd)
- 1 time finish outside Top 20, 33.33% (% ranks 24th)
- 1 DNF, 33.33% (% ranks 50th)
- 2 Stage Top 10’s, 33.33% (% ranks 25th)
Outlook
Austin Hill has what I would consider a surprising season. He ranks in the top 10 in every 2022 ranking statistic above except Poles and Stage Wins. In the spring race at Texas he got his best Texas finish with a 5th place result. His overall statistics at Texas are not impressive, but he only has 3 starts and only 1 with his current team. With the consistency Austin has shown this year, I would look for him to perform more like the spring race at Texas than his other 2 races here and get a solid Top 10 with a few Stage Points.
Austin Hill has what I would consider a surprising season. He ranks in the top 10 in every 2022 ranking statistic above except Poles and Stage Wins. In the spring race at Texas he got his best Texas finish with a 5th place result. His overall statistics at Texas are not impressive, but he only has 3 starts and only 1 with his current team. With the consistency Austin has shown this year, I would look for him to perform more like the spring race at Texas than his other 2 races here and get a solid Top 10 with a few Stage Points.
7 Seed – Brandon Jones
| Category | Statistic | 2022 Rank | ¹Rank Thru 26 Races |
| Wins | 1 | T7th | T41st |
| Poles | 3 | T2nd | T8th |
| Top2 | 3 | T6th | T36th |
| Top3 | 3 | T7th | T57th |
| Top5 | 6 | T8th | T53rd |
| Top10 | 10 | T9th | T65th |
| Stage Wins | 1 | T11th | T63rd* |
| Stage T10s | 30 | T6th | T39th* |
| Stage Pts | 172 | 6th | 32nd* |
| Playoff Pts² | 6 | 7th | T32nd* |
¹Since Playoffs started in 2016
²Earned from races only
*Stage racing started in 2017
- Notable Streaks this year
- 2 straight Poles
- 2 straight Top 5 finishes (active streak)
- 3 straight Top 10 finishes
- Texas Statistics
- Spring Texas Race
- Finished 14th, Started 4th, Led 2 laps (1.2%), finished 4th in Stage 1
- Notable Texas Statistics (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year)
- 13 Races
- 16.54 Avg. Finish (Ranks 21st)
- Best Finish: 4th, Worst: 35th
- 0 Top 3’s
- 2 Top 5’s, 15.38% (% ranks 18th)
- 6 Top 10’s, 46.15% (% ranks 16th)
- 4 times finish outside Top 20, 30.77% (% ranks 23rd)
- 4 DNF’s, 30.77% (% ranks 49th)
- 2 Stage Wins, 9.09% (% ranks 5th)
Outlook
Brandon Jones 2022 season statistically speaking isn’t that bad, but considering that he is in the same organization as Ty Gibbs and has JGR equipment you would expect more out of him. He does however have 2 straight Top 5’s, so is this season turning around for Jones just in time? Maybe so but he did finish 14th at Texas in the spring and doesn’t have the most impressive stats here. He has 4 DNF’s but those are his only finishes outside the Top 20. So, a Top 20 is a lock for Jones on Saturday as long as he stays out of trouble. A Top 10 however may not be in the cards based on these stats.
Brandon Jones 2022 season statistically speaking isn’t that bad, but considering that he is in the same organization as Ty Gibbs and has JGR equipment you would expect more out of him. He does however have 2 straight Top 5’s, so is this season turning around for Jones just in time? Maybe so but he did finish 14th at Texas in the spring and doesn’t have the most impressive stats here. He has 4 DNF’s but those are his only finishes outside the Top 20. So, a Top 20 is a lock for Jones on Saturday as long as he stays out of trouble. A Top 10 however may not be in the cards based on these stats.
8 Seed – Jeremy Clements
| Category | Statistic | 2022 Rank | ¹Rank Thru 26 Races |
| Wins | 1 | T7th | T41st |
| Poles | 0 | T15th | T73rd |
| Top2 | 1 | T10th | T71st |
| Top3 | 1 | T13th | T93rd |
| Top5 | 2 | T15th | T100th |
| Top10 | 5 | T14th | T112th |
| Stage Wins | 0 | T18th | T105th* |
| Stage T10s | 5 | T23rd | T132nd* |
| Stage Pts | 18 | 23rd | T112th* |
| Playoff Pts² | 5 | 8th | T40th* |
¹Since Playoffs started in 2016
²Earned from races only
*Stage racing started in 2017
- Notable Streaks this year
- 2 straight Top 10 finishes
- Texas Statistics
- Spring Texas Race
- Finished 16th, Started 19th, Led 0 laps, got 0 Stage Points
- Notable Texas Statistics (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year)
- 27 Races
- 22.96 Avg. Finish (Ranks 43rd)
- Best Finish: 11th, Worst: 42nd
- 0 Top 10’s
- 3 Top 15’s, 11.11% (% ranks 48th)
- 17 times finish outside Top 20, 62.96% (% ranks 42nd)
- 5 DNF’s, 18.52% (% ranks 35th)
- 4 Stage Top 10’s, 18.18% (% ranks 28th)
Outlook
Jeremy Clements got into the 2022 Xfinity playoffs with a win at Daytona along with winning his appeal of a penalty after that race. This was huge for the small team. However as far as statistics go, they are about what you would expect. He only has 5 Top 10’s this year, in the spring at Texas he finished 16th and got 0 Stage Points. Overall at Texas Jeremy hasn’t faired much better, having 0 Top 10’s in 27 starts and most of the time finishing outside the Top 20. While him being in the playoffs is a great story I wouldn’t expect much from him this weekend. I see Top 15 or Top 20 at best.
Jeremy Clements got into the 2022 Xfinity playoffs with a win at Daytona along with winning his appeal of a penalty after that race. This was huge for the small team. However as far as statistics go, they are about what you would expect. He only has 5 Top 10’s this year, in the spring at Texas he finished 16th and got 0 Stage Points. Overall at Texas Jeremy hasn’t faired much better, having 0 Top 10’s in 27 starts and most of the time finishing outside the Top 20. While him being in the playoffs is a great story I wouldn’t expect much from him this weekend. I see Top 15 or Top 20 at best.
9 Seed – Sam Mayer
| Category | Statistic | 2022 Rank | ¹Rank Thru 26 Races |
| Wins | 0 | T12th | T81st |
| Poles | 1 | T5th | T22nd |
| Top2 | 0 | T21st | T131st |
| Top3 | 3 | T7th | T57st |
| Top5 | 9 | T6th | T31st |
| Top10 | 14 | 8th | T46th |
| Stage Wins | 2 | T5th | T40th* |
| Stage T10s | 30 | T6th | T39th* |
| Stage Pts | 139 | 7th | 39th* |
| Playoff Pts² | 2 | T9th | T50th* |
¹Since Playoffs started in 2016
²Earned from races only
*Stage racing started in 2017
- Notable Streaks this year
- 2 straight Top 3 finishes
- 4 straight Top 5 finishes
- Texas Statistics
- Spring Texas Race
- Finished 3rd, Started 9th, Led 0 laps, finished 6th in Stage 1, finished 7th in Stage 2
- Notable Texas Statistics (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year)
- 2 Races
- 8.0 Avg. Finish (Ranks 5th)
- Best Finish: 3rd, Worst: 13th
- 1 Top 3, 50% (% ranks 2nd)
- 2 Top 15, 100% (% ranks 1st)
- 0 times finish outside Top 20, 0.00% (% ranks 1st)
- 0 DNF’s, 0.0% (% ranks 1st)
- 3 Stage Top 10’s, 75% (% ranks 8th)
- 4.25 Avg. Stage Points (Ranks 7th)
Outlook
Sam Mayer has had a good 2022 season especially if you don’t consider the Wins and Top 2’s category. His Texas statistics look really good considering he only has 2 starts. In the spring he was the highest finishing Xfinity regular finishing 3rd. He has never finished outside the Top 15 and only finished outside the Top 10 in a Stage once. He is also in a JR Motorsports car which have been especially fast this season. Taking all this into account a Top 10 with some Stage Points is very likely and perhaps even his first win.
Sam Mayer has had a good 2022 season especially if you don’t consider the Wins and Top 2’s category. His Texas statistics look really good considering he only has 2 starts. In the spring he was the highest finishing Xfinity regular finishing 3rd. He has never finished outside the Top 15 and only finished outside the Top 10 in a Stage once. He is also in a JR Motorsports car which have been especially fast this season. Taking all this into account a Top 10 with some Stage Points is very likely and perhaps even his first win.
10 Seed – Daniel Hemric
| Category | Statistic | 2022 Rank | ¹Rank Thru 26 Races |
| Wins | 0 | T12th | T81st |
| Poles | 1 | T5th | T22nd |
| Top2 | 0 | T21st | T131st |
| Top3 | 1 | T13th | T93rd |
| Top5 | 2 | T15th | T100th |
| Top10 | 9 | T12th | T72nd |
| Stage Wins | 2 | T5th | T40th* |
| Stage T10s | 22 | T9th | T55th* |
| Stage Pts | 107 | 9th | T52nd* |
| Playoff Pts² | 2 | T9th | T50th* |
¹Since Playoffs started in 2016
²Earned from races only
*Stage racing started in 2017
- Notable Streaks this year
- 2 straight Top 10 finishes
- Texas Statistics
- Spring Texas Race
- Finished 11th, Started 11th, Led 0 laps, got 0 Stage Points
- Notable Texas Statistics (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year)
- 7 Races
- 10.86 Avg. Finish (Ranks 9th)
- Best Finish: 2nd, Worst: 32nd
- Led 11.38% of laps he’s run (% ranks 5th)
- 2 Top 3’s, 28.57% (% ranks 7th)
- 4 Top 10’s, 57.14% (% ranks 9th)
- 6 Top 15’s, 85.71% (% ranks 7th)
- 1 time finish outside Top 20, 14.29% (% ranks 12th)
- 0 DNF’s, 0.00% (% ranks 1st)
- 1 Stage Win, 7.14% (% ranks 8th)
- 7 Stage Top 10’s, 50% (% ranks 15th)
Outlook
The 2022 Xfinity champion has not had the season anyone expected. His best statistics are the Stage stats ranking no lower than 9th in the 2022 rankings. The longest streak of Top 10’s he’s had is 2, which is far from his teammate A.J. Allmendinger’s longest of 12. The good news for Hemric however is that Texas is coming. While 11’s were wild at Texas in the spring (11 car started 11th and finished 11th), his overall Texas stats are really good. He has finished in the Top 10 in over half of his starts. Despite how he has done this season I expect Hemric to get another Top 10 and a few Stage Points to boot.
The 2022 Xfinity champion has not had the season anyone expected. His best statistics are the Stage stats ranking no lower than 9th in the 2022 rankings. The longest streak of Top 10’s he’s had is 2, which is far from his teammate A.J. Allmendinger’s longest of 12. The good news for Hemric however is that Texas is coming. While 11’s were wild at Texas in the spring (11 car started 11th and finished 11th), his overall Texas stats are really good. He has finished in the Top 10 in over half of his starts. Despite how he has done this season I expect Hemric to get another Top 10 and a few Stage Points to boot.
11 Seed – Riley Herbst
| Category | Statistic | 2022 Rank | ¹Rank Thru 26 Races |
| Wins | 0 | T12th | T81st |
| Poles | 1 | T5th | T22nd |
| Top2 | 0 | T21st | T131st |
| Top3 | 2 | T10th | T72nd |
| Top5 | 6 | T8th | T53rd |
| Top10 | 16 | T4th | T30th |
| Stage Wins | 0 | T18th | T105th* |
| Stage T10s | 22 | T9th | T55th* |
| Stage Pts | 93 | 10th | 58th* |
| Playoff Pts² | 0 | T15th | T77th* |
¹Since Playoffs started in 2016
²Earned from races only
*Stage racing started in 2017
- Notable Streaks this year
- 6 straight Top 10 finishes
- Texas Statistics
- Spring Texas Race
- Finished 8th, Started 10th, Led 0 laps, finished 8th in Stage 2
- Notable Texas Statistics (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year)
- 5 Races
- 20.0 Avg. Finish (Ranks 35th)
- Best Finish: 8th, Worst: 36th
- 0 Top 5’s
- 1 Top 10, 20.0% (% ranks 28th)
- 3 Top 15’s, 60.0% (% ranks 20th)
- 2 times finish outside Top 20, 40.0% (% ranks 30th)
- 2 DNF’s, 40.0% (% ranks 57th)
- 5 Stage Top 10’s, 50% (% ranks 15th)
Outlook
When looking at Riley Herbst 2022 statistics it may be shocking to see he ranks in the top 10 in Top 5’s and Top 10’s. He has had a good consistent season, but hasn’t quite been able to breakthrough for a Top 2 finish. His stats at Texas are not great but not bad either. In the spring he got his first Texas Top 10 and more times than not has finished in the Top 15 here. To go along with this both of his finishes outside the Top 15 have been due to DNF’s. So from what the stats say expect Riley to get a Top 15 for sure, Top 10 probably and some Stage Points.
When looking at Riley Herbst 2022 statistics it may be shocking to see he ranks in the top 10 in Top 5’s and Top 10’s. He has had a good consistent season, but hasn’t quite been able to breakthrough for a Top 2 finish. His stats at Texas are not great but not bad either. In the spring he got his first Texas Top 10 and more times than not has finished in the Top 15 here. To go along with this both of his finishes outside the Top 15 have been due to DNF’s. So from what the stats say expect Riley to get a Top 15 for sure, Top 10 probably and some Stage Points.
12 Seed -Ryan Sieg
| Category | Statistic | 2022 Rank | ¹Rank Thru 26 Races |
| Wins | 0 | T12th | T81st |
| Poles | 0 | T15th | T73rd |
| Top2 | 0 | T21st | T131st |
| Top3 | 0 | T27th | T162nd |
| Top5 | 1 | T21st | T133rd |
| Top10 | 10 | T9th | T65th |
| Stage Wins | 1 | T11th | T63rd* |
| Stage T10s | 13 | 13th | T81st* |
| Stage Pts | 60 | 13th | T71st* |
| Playoff Pts² | 1 | T12th | T59th* |
¹Since Playoffs started in 2016
²Earned from races only
*Stage racing started in 2017
- Notable Streaks this year
- 4 straight Top 10 finishes
- Texas Statistics
- Spring Texas Race
- Finished 35th (crash), Started 12th, Led 0 laps, got 0 Stage Points
- Notable Texas Statistics (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year)
- 17 Races
- 18.47 Avg. Finish (Ranks 28th)
- Best Finish: 10th, Worst: 35th
- 0 Top 5’s
- 3 Top 10’s, 17.65% (% ranks 31st)
- 8 Top 15’s, 47.06% (% ranks 29th)
- 4 times finish outside Top 20, 23.53% (% ranks 20th)
- 4 DNF’s, 23.53% (% ranks 44th)
- 1 Stage Win, 4.55% (% ranks 10th)
Outlook
Ryan Sieg got into the 2022 playoffs based on points, yes points, beating a Kaulig car and RCR car. This is very impressive for the small RSS team. If you want to know how just look at his Top 10’s. Sieg has 10 Top 10’s which ranks tied for 9th this year. Earlier this year at Texas, Sieg got caught up in a wreck leading to a 35th place finish. His overall statistics at Texas however fair much better. The only time he has finished outside the Top 20 is when he DNF’s, so as long as he finishes you can pencil Sieg in for a Top 20. A Top 15 is not out of the question either, while a Top 10 may be more of a struggle for Sieg this weekend.
Ryan Sieg got into the 2022 playoffs based on points, yes points, beating a Kaulig car and RCR car. This is very impressive for the small RSS team. If you want to know how just look at his Top 10’s. Sieg has 10 Top 10’s which ranks tied for 9th this year. Earlier this year at Texas, Sieg got caught up in a wreck leading to a 35th place finish. His overall statistics at Texas however fair much better. The only time he has finished outside the Top 20 is when he DNF’s, so as long as he finishes you can pencil Sieg in for a Top 20. A Top 15 is not out of the question either, while a Top 10 may be more of a struggle for Sieg this weekend.
