2022 Ag-Pro 300

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2022 Ag-Pro 300
Race details
Race 9 of 33 in the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Talladega Superspeedway.svg
DateApril 23, 2022
Official name 31st Annual Ag-Pro 300
Location Lincoln, Alabama, Talladega Superspeedway
Course Permanent racing facility
2.66 mi (0.847 km)
Distance 124 laps, 329.84 mi (530.82 km)
Scheduled Distance 113 laps, 300.58 mi (483.74 km)
Average speed 123.024 mph (197.988 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Richard Childress Racing
Time 52.454
Most laps led
Driver Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing
Laps 67
Winner
No. 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Adam Alexander, Kurt Busch, Austin Dillon
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 2022 Ag-Pro 300 was the ninth stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series, the 31st iteration of the event, and the third race of the Dash 4 Cash. The race was held on Saturday, April 23, 2022, in Lincoln, Alabama at Talladega Superspeedway, a 2.66 mile (4.28 km) permanent triangle-shaped superspeedway. The Dash 4 Cash in this race is consisted of Brandon Jones, Landon Cassill, A. J. Allmendinger, and Austin Hill, since they were the highest finishing Xfinity regulars after Martinsville Speedway. The race was extended from 113 laps to 124 laps, due to three NASCAR overtime attempts. At race's end, Noah Gragson of JR Motorsports would grab the win, after being able to take the lead on the final restart. [1] This was Gragson's seventh career Xfinity Series win, and his second of the season. To fill out the podium, Jeffrey Earnhardt of Richard Childress Racing and A. J. Allmendinger of Kaulig Racing would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively. Allmendinger would win the Dash 4 Cash, after finishing ahead of Cassill, Jones, and Hill. [1]

Contents

This was the debut race for Chandler Smith. [2]

Background

Talladega Superspeedway, nicknamed “Dega”, and formerly named Alabama International Motor Speedway (AIMS), is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. A tri-oval, the track was constructed in 1969 by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France Family. As of 2021, the track hosts the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and ARCA Menards Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval, with a length of 2.66 miles (4.281 km), compared to the Daytona International Speedway, which is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The total peak capacity of Talladega is around 175,000 spectators, [3] [4] [5] with the main grandstand capacity being about 80,000. [6]

Entry list

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet AcceleratePros.com
02 Brett Moffitt Our Motorsports Chevrolet Hometown Lenders
2 Sheldon Creed (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Whelen
3 Jeffrey Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet ForeverLawn
4 Bayley Currey JD Motorsports Chevrolet Habana Brisa
5 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet J. F. Electric
6 Ryan Vargas JD Motorsports Chevrolet Hempvana
07 Joe Graf Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Ford Bucked Up Energy
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Fight Hunger Spark Change
08 David Starr SS-Green Light Racing Ford TicketSmarter, Special Report with Bret Baier
8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet PUBG Mobile
9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops, Black Rifle Coffee Company
10 Landon Cassill Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Voyager Crypto Debit Card
11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Cirkul - Water Your Way
13 Natalie Decker MBM Motorsports Ford Nerd Focus
16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Nutrien Ag Solutions
18 Drew Dollar Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Lynx Capital
19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Atlas, Menards
21 Austin Hill (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Bennett Transportation & Logistics
23 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet Dude Wipes
26 Chandler Smith (i) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota ChargeMe, VITAL
27 Jeb Burton Our Motorsports Chevrolet Rocky Boots
28 C. J. McLaughlin RSS Racing Ford Sci Aps
31 Myatt Snider Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet TaxSlayer
34 Jesse Iwuji (R) Jesse Iwuji Motorsports Chevrolet Sele Foundation
35 Joey Gase Emerling-Gase Motorsports Ford Kitty Kat Coin
36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet Larue Snowblowers
38 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford A-Game
39 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford TA Services, C2 Freight Resources
44 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Heartbeat Hot Sauce
45 Caesar Bacarella Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Lilly Finance
47 Gray Gaulding Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet SafeHedge
48 Kaz Grala (i) Big Machine Racing Chevrolet Big Machine Vodka Spiked Coolers
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet One Stop, ASE
53 Shane Lee Emerling-Gase Motorsports Ford Kitty Kat Coin
54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Monster Energy
66 J. J. Yeley MBM Motorsports Chevrolet RHS USA, Coble Enterprises
68 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet Trade the Chain
78 Josh Williams B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Alloy Employment Services
91 Mason Massey DGM Racing Chevrolet Anderson Power Services
98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Monster Energy
Official entry list

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, April 22, at 4:30 PM CST. [7] Since Talladega Superspeedway is a superspeedway, the qualifying system used is a single-car, one-lap system with two rounds. In the first round, drivers have one lap to set a time. The fastest ten drivers from the first round move on to the second round. Whoever sets the fastest time in Round 2 wins the pole. [8]

Jeffrey Earnhardt, driving the iconic No. 3 for Richard Childress Racing, scored the pole for the race with a time of 52.454 seconds and a speed of 182.560 mph (293.802 km/h). It was Earnhardt's first career pole in NASCAR, along with his first at Talladega. It was also the first pole for Larry McReynolds as a crew chief since 2000. [9]

Full qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)
13 Jeffrey Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 52.604182.03952.454182.560
221 Austin Hill (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 52.591182.08452.514182.351
354 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 52.567182.16852.551182.223
42 Sheldon Creed (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 52.684181.76352.589182.091
511 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 52.754181.52252.699181.711
610 Landon Cassill Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 52.797181.37452.709181.677
76 Ryan Vargas JD Motorsports Chevrolet 52.737181.58052.713181.663
848 Kaz Grala (i) Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 52.799181.36752.798181.371
918 Drew Dollar Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 52.810181.32952.807181.340
1038 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 52.777181.44352.993180.703
Eliminated in Round 1
117 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 52.912180.980
1223 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet 52.912180.980
1316 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 52.957180.826
141 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 52.979180.751
1519 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 52.988180.720
168 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 52.994180.700
1768 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 53.001180.676
1802 Brett Moffitt Our Motorsports Chevrolet 53.003180.669
199 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 53.087180.383
2098 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 53.125180.254
2136 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 53.137180.213
2227 Jeb Burton Our Motorsports Chevrolet 53.193180.024
2345 Caesar Bacarella Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 53.212179.959
2407 Joe Graf Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Ford 53.242179.858
2591 Mason Massey DGM Racing Chevrolet 53.258179.804
2678 Josh Williams B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 53.301179.659
275 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 53.364179.447
2866 J. J. Yeley MBM Motorsports Chevrolet 53.483179.048
294 Bayley Currey JD Motorsports Chevrolet 53.496179.004
3026 Chandler Smith (i) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 53.527178.900
3131 Myatt Snider Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 53.628178.563
3253 Shane Lee Emerling-Gase Motorsports Ford 53.630178.557
3347 Gray Gaulding Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 53.641178.520
Qualified by owner's points
3451 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 53.691178.354
3508 David Starr SS-Green Light Racing Ford 53.727178.234
3635 Joey Gase Emerling-Gase Motorsports Ford 52.727178.234
3739 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford 53.749178.161
3844 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 53.765178.108
Failed to qualify
3913 Natalie Decker MBM Motorsports Ford 53.695178.341
4034 Jesse Iwuji (R) Jesse Iwuji Motorsports Chevrolet 53.701178.321
4128 C. J. McLaughlin RSS Racing Ford 61.818154.906
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 25

Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
18Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet10
254Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota9
316A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet8
410Landon CassillKaulig RacingChevrolet7
521Austin Hill (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet6
67Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet5
79Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet4
823Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet3
91Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet2
1002Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet1

Stage 2 Laps: 25

Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
17Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet10
21Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet9
321Austin Hill (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet8
419Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota7
554Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota6
618Drew DollarJoe Gibbs RacingToyota5
768Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet4
83Jeffrey EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3
931Myatt SniderJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet2
1027Jeb BurtonOur MotorsportsChevrolet1

Stage 3 Laps: 74

Fin.St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPoints
1199Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet1247Running44
213Jeffrey EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet12410Running38
31316A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet1246Running42
41038Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord1240Running33
5610Landon CassillKaulig RacingChevrolet1240Running39
61223Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet1243Running34
72098Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord1240Running30
82407Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingFord1240Running29
93131Myatt SniderJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1240Running30
101802Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet1240Running28
11168Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet1245Running36
122136Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet1240Running25
13918Drew DollarJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1241Running29
143253Shane LeeEmerling-Gase MotorsportsFord1240Running23
152227Jeb BurtonOur MotorsportsChevrolet1240Running23
163635Joey GaseEmerling-Gase MotorsportsFord1240Running21
17294Bayley CurreyJD MotorsportsChevrolet1240Running20
183739Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord1240Running19
192678Josh WilliamsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1240Running18
2076Ryan VargasJD MotorsportsChevrolet1240Running17
213347Gray GauldingMike Harmon RacingChevrolet1230Running16
22117Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet12213Fuel Pressure30
233451Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1220Running14
2442Sheldon Creed (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet1131Accident13
252345Caesar BacarellaAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet1130Accident12
261519Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1100DVP18
27221Austin Hill (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet11067Accident24
28141Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet1092Accident20
29848Kaz Grala (i)Big Machine RacingChevrolet1030Accident0
301768Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet1031Accident11
31275Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet960Accident6
323844Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet840DVP5
333508David StarrSS-Green Light RacingFord831DVP4
34511Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet790DVP3
35354Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota765Accident17
362866J. J. YeleyMBM MotorsportsChevrolet512DVP1
372591Mason MasseyDGM RacingChevrolet470Accident1
383026Chandler Smith (i)Sam Hunt RacingToyota470Accident0
Official race results

Standings after the race

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