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The 2022 Nalley Cars 250 was the fifth stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series and the 31st iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 19, 2022, in Hampton, Georgia at Atlanta Motor Speedway, a 1.54 miles (2.48 km) permanent quad-oval racetrack. The race was run over 172 laps due to several overtime finishes. Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the race after taking the lead on the final lap. This was Gibbs' sixth career Xfinity Series win, and his second of the season. To fill out the podium, Austin Hill of Richard Childress Racing and A. J. Allmendinger of Kaulig Racing would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectably.
The 2022 SpeedyCash.com 220 was the ninth stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the 26th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, May 20, 2022, in Fort Worth, Texas at Texas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval racetrack. The race was extended from 147 laps to 149 laps, due to a NASCAR overtime finish. In an exciting final restart, Stewart Friesen, driving for his team, Halmar Friesen Racing, took advantage of the lead over Christian Eckes on the final lap, and earned his third career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win. It was his first win of the season, and his first win since the 2019 Lucas Oil 150. To fill out the podium, Ryan Preece of David Gilliland Racing would finish third, respectively.
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