The 2022 Food City 300 was the 26th stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series, the final race of the regular season, and the 41st iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, September 16, 2022, in Bristol, Tennessee at Bristol Motor Speedway, a 0.533 miles (0.858 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 300 laps to complete. Noah Gragson, driving for JR Motorsports, took advantage of the lead with 25 laps to go, and held off Brandon Jones for his eleventh career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, along with his sixth of the season, and his third win in a row.[1] Gragson's teammate, Justin Allgaier, dominated most of the race, leading 148 laps and winning a stage. To fill out the podium, Austin Hill, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would finish 3rd, respectively.
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| Race 26 of 33 of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
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| Date | September 16, 2022 | ||
| Official name | 41st Annual Food City 300 | ||
| Location | Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.533 mi (0.858 km) | ||
| Distance | 300 laps, 159.9 mi (257.3 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 300 laps, 159.9 mi (257.3 km) | ||
| Average speed | 80.996 mph (130.350 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 15.653 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | |
| Laps | 148 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | USA Network | ||
| Announcers | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, and Steve Letarte | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Performance Racing Network | ||
12 drivers would qualify for the playoffs: Noah Gragson, Ty Gibbs, Justin Allgaier, A. J. Allmendinger, Josh Berry, Austin Hill, Brandon Jones, Jeremy Clements, Sam Mayer, Daniel Hemric, Riley Herbst, and Ryan Sieg.[2] Allmendinger would also clinch the Regular Season Championship following the race.[3]
This was the official debut race for CARS Pro Late Model Tour driver, Bobby McCarty. He was originally scheduled to make his debut at the New Hampshire race earlier in the year, but had failed to qualify.
Background
editBristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all-concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks. The track is billed as the "World's Fastest Half-Mile", even though that designation technically belongs to the Volusia Speedway Park dirt track.
Entry list
edit- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
editFor practice, drivers will be separated into two groups, Group A and B. Both sessions will be 15 minutes long, and was held on Friday, September 16, at 2:35 PM EST.[4] Ty Gibbs, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, was the fastest driver in total, with a lap of 16.045, and an average speed of 119.589 mph (192.460 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 16.045 | 119.589 |
| 2 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 16.058 | 119.492 |
| 3 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 16.102 | 119.165 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
editQualifying was held on Friday, September 16, at 3:10 PM EST.[4] Since Bristol Motor Speedway is a short track, the qualifying system used is a single-car, two-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in the round wins the pole.[5] Ty Gibbs, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, scored the pole for the race, with a lap of 15.653, and an average speed of 122.584 mph (197.280 km/h).[6]
Race results
editStage 1 Laps: 85
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 10 | Landon Cassill | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 85
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 21 | Austin Hill (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 18 | Sammy Smith | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 130
| Fin. | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 300 | 25 | Running | 57 |
| 2 | 11 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 300 | 0 | Running | 42 |
| 3 | 15 | 21 | Austin Hill (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 300 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 4 | 5 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 300 | 0 | Running | 42 |
| 5 | 12 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 300 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 6 | 4 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 300 | 0 | Running | 45 |
| 7 | 2 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 300 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 8 | 14 | 45 | Stefan Parsons (i) | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 300 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 9 | 3 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 300 | 148 | Running | 47 |
| 10 | 10 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 300 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 11 | 20 | 4 | Bayley Currey | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 300 | 4 | Running | 26 |
| 12 | 21 | 26 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 300 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 13 | 18 | 23 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 300 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 14 | 6 | 18 | Sammy Smith | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 299 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 15 | 7 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 299 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 16 | 19 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 299 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 33 | 34 | Kyle Weatherman | Jesse Iwuji Motorsports | Chevrolet | 299 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 31 | 02 | Sage Karam | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 299 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 28 | 44 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 299 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 8 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 298 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 21 | 30 | 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 298 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 36 | 31 | Myatt Snider | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 298 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 37 | 07 | Joe Graf Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 298 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 35 | 38 | C. J. McLaughlin | RSS Racing | Ford | 297 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 34 | 68 | Kris Wright | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 297 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 25 | 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 297 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 23 | 35 | Patrick Emerling | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | 294 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 32 | 77 | Ronnie Bassett Jr. | Bassett Racing | Chevrolet | 294 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 24 | 48 | Nick Sanchez | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 294 | 0 | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 27 | 08 | David Starr | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 293 | 0 | Running | 7 |
| 31 | 38 | 6 | Bobby McCarty | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 288 | 0 | Running | 6 |
| 32 | 17 | 91 | Mason Massey | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 271 | 0 | Oil Line | 5 |
| 33 | 26 | 66 | J. J. Yeley | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 267 | 0 | Accident | 4 |
| 34 | 29 | 78 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 220 | 0 | Brakes | 3 |
| 35 | 16 | 10 | Landon Cassill | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | Running | 4 |
| 36 | 1 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 129 | 89 | Accident | 11 |
| 37 | 22 | 2 | Sheldon Creed (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 128 | 34 | Accident | 1 |
| 38 | 13 | 5 | Brandon Brown | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 45 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
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Standings after the race
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References
edit- ^ Spencer, Reid (September 16, 2022). "Noah Gragson holds off Brandon Jones to win Xfinity Series race at Bristol". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Wire Service. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
- ^ Fenwick, Adam (September 16, 2022). "Ryan Sieg claims final spot in Xfinity Series Playoffs as broken hub derails Landon Cassill's night". NASCAR.com. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
- ^ "AJ Allmendinger clinches Regular Season Championship in Xfinity Series". NASCAR.com. September 17, 2022. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
- ^ a b "2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Bristol Race Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
- ^ "NASCAR announces practice, qualifying return in 2022". Official Site Of NASCAR. November 19, 2021. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
- ^ Long, Dustin (September 16, 2022). "Bristol Xfinity starting lineup: Ty Gibbs wins pole". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved September 16, 2022.