The 2022 Alsco Uniforms 302 was the 30th stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series, the first race of the Round of 8, and the 5th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 15, 2022, in North Las Vegas, Nevada at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 201 laps to complete. Josh Berry, driving for JR Motorsports, held off Noah Gragson and Justin Allgaier in the final few laps, and earned his fourth career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, along with his second of the season. He would also earn a spot in the championship 4.[1] Gragson mainly dominated the race, leading 87 laps.
| Race details | |||
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| Race 30 of 33 of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
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| Date | October 15, 2022 | ||
| Official name | 5th Annual Alsco Uniforms 302 | ||
| Location | Las Vegas Motor Speedway, North Las Vegas, Nevada | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 201 laps, 301.5 mi (485.22 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 201 laps, 301.5 mi (485.22 km) | ||
| Average speed | 145.613 mph (234.341 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Kaulig Racing | ||
| Time | 29.716 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | |
| Laps | 87 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBC | ||
| Announcers | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Steve Letarte | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Performance Racing Network | ||
This was the debut race for Truck Series driver, Hailie Deegan. Deegan would start the race in 20th, and would finish in 13th, making her the highest finishing female driver in their first Xfinity Series start.[2]
Background
Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada in Las Vegas, Nevada about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
The only 20-minute practice session was held on Friday, October 14, at 5:35 PM PST.[3] Ty Gibbs, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.527, and an average speed of 176.893 mph (284.682 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.527 | 176.893 |
| 2 | 18 | Trevor Bayne | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.592 | 176.517 |
| 3 | 26 | John Hunter Nemechek (i) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 30.623 | 176.338 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, October 14, at 6:05 PM PST.[3] Since Las Vegas Motor Speedway is a tri-oval track, the qualifying system used is a single-car, one-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in the round wins the pole.[4] A. J. Allmendinger, driving for Kaulig Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 29.716, and an average speed of 181.720 mph (292.450 km/h).[5]
Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 45
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 21 | Austin Hill (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 26 | John Hunter Nemechek (i) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 9 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 45
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 21 | Austin Hill (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 18 | Trevor Bayne | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 111
| Fin. | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 201 | 65 | Running | 47 |
| 2 | 4 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 201 | 87 | Running | 53 |
| 3 | 10 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 201 | 0 | Running | 47 |
| 4 | 3 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 201 | 30 | Running | 52 |
| 5 | 2 | 18 | Trevor Bayne | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 201 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 6 | 8 | 21 | Austin Hill (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 201 | 2 | Running | 47 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 201 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 8 | 6 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 201 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 9 | 7 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 201 | 5 | Running | 42 |
| 10 | 21 | 23 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 201 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 11 | 15 | 10 | Landon Cassill | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 201 | 3 | Running | 26 |
| 12 | 22 | 48 | Nick Sanchez | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 201 | 1 | Running | 25 |
| 13 | 20 | 07 | Hailie Deegan (i) | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 201 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 14 | 26 | 34 | Kyle Weatherman | Jesse Iwuji Motorsports | Chevrolet | 201 | 1 | Running | 23 |
| 15 | 14 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 201 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 11 | 26 | John Hunter Nemechek (i) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 17 | 16 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 36 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 23 | 31 | Myatt Snider | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 18 | 44 | Rajah Caruth (i) | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 21 | 27 | 02 | Parker Retzlaff | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 1 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 7 | Running | 20 |
| 23 | 17 | 45 | Stefan Parsons (i) | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 24 | 31 | 68 | Kris Wright | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 25 | 78 | Garrett Smithley | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 38 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 197 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 32 | 35 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Toyota | 197 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 35 | 6 | Ryan Vargas | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 29 | 91 | Mason Massey | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 34 | 38 | C. J. McLaughlin | RSS Racing | Ford | 196 | 0 | Running | 7 |
| 31 | 37 | 08 | David Starr | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 196 | 0 | Running | 6 |
| 32 | 30 | 13 | Matt Jaskol (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 195 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 33 | 24 | 4 | Bayley Currey | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | Running | 4 |
| 34 | 28 | 36 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | Running | 3 |
| 35 | 33 | 5 | Matt Mills (i) | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 36 | 19 | 66 | J. J. Yeley | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 82 | 0 | Engine | 1 |
| 37 | 9 | 2 | Sheldon Creed (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 52 | 0 | Engine | 1 |
| 38 | 13 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 32 | 0 | Steering | 1 |
| Official race results | |||||||||
Standings after the race
- Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.