NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Joey Gase had a memorable day on Saturday (April 22)’s Ag-Pro 300 at Talladega Superspeedway. Despite starting from the rear of the field, Gase, the co-owner and driver of Emerling-Gase Motorsports, put in an impressive performance and secured a ninth-place finish at the longest oval track on the schedule.With P9 finish, Joey Gase earned his first top-10 finish in the Xfinity Series dating back to Daytona International Speedway in 2017. This finish also marked his fourth career top-10 finish in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and the first ever top-10 finish for the Emerling-Gase Motorsports, which was founded in November 2021 by owner-driver Joey Gase.Xfinity Racing@XfinityRacingA big milestone for @JoeyGaseRacing as driver-owner for @EG_Motorsports.Today at @TALLADEGA was Gase's first #XfinitySeries top 10 since 2017.11020A big milestone for @JoeyGaseRacing as driver-owner for @EG_Motorsports.Today at @TALLADEGA was Gase's first #XfinitySeries top 10 since 2017. https://t.co/feiKeZppg7In the closing lap of the Talladega race, it looked like Joey Gase’s race would be over soon because the left rear wheel of his #35 Toyota Supra caught fire. However, his crew team managed to get the fire under control and Gase managed to recover the effects of inhaling the fire-suppressant chemicals to return to the race.Joey Gase expressed his feelings on social media about how he recovered from left rear wheel, catching fire to finish ninth. He wrote:“From to P9. Inhaled a bunch of smoke, tried to stay in as long as I could but could not take the smoke any longer. Big thanks to #NASCAR for letting me get back in and bring her home . We could not have done this with out our partners!”Joey Gase Racing@JoeyGaseRacingFrom to P9. Inhaled a bunch of smoke,tried to stay in as long as I could but could not take the smoke any longer.Big thanks to #NASCAR for letting me get back in and bring her home . We could not have done this with out our partners! @LOPA_org @1eternalfan @EG_Motorsports27127From 🔥🔥🔥 to P9. Inhaled a bunch of smoke,tried to stay in as long as I could but could not take the smoke any longer.Big thanks to #NASCAR for letting me get back in and bring her home . We could not have done this with out our partners! @LOPA_org @1eternalfan @EG_Motorsports https://t.co/TIpGLAiSyBNASCAR Xfinity Series Ag-Pro 300: Final resultHere’s how the Xfinity Series drivers finished at Talladega Superspeedway:#27 - Jeb Burton#2 - Sheldon Creed#48 - Parker Kligerman#00 - Cole Custer#6 - Brennan Poole#43 - Caesar Bacarella#31 - Parker Retzlaff#08 - Gray Gaulding#35 - Joey Gase#92 - Josh Williams#45 - Ryan Ellis#25 - Brett Moffitt#53 - CJ McLaughlin#9 - Brandon Jones#28 - Kyle Sieg#4 - Garrett Smithley#19 - Ryan Truex#21 - Austin Hill#51 - Jeremy Clements#38 - Joe Graf, Jr.#11 - Daniel Hemric#39 - Ryan Sieg#98 - Riley Herbst#26 - Kaz Grala#16 - Chandler Smith#91 - Josh Bilicki#10 - Derek Kraus#7 - Justin Allgaier#1 - Sam Mayer#8 - Josh Berry#44 - Jeffrey Earnhardt#20 - John Hunter Nemechek#18 - Sammy Smith#02 - Blaine Perkins#66 - Dexter Stacey#5 - Jade Buford#78 - Anthony Alfredo#24 - Parker Chase