The 2022 Alsco Uniforms 300 was the third stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series and the 26th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 5, 2022, in North Las Vegas, Nevada at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race was run over 200 laps. Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the race after taking the lead on the final restart.[1] This was Gibbs' fifth career Xfinity Series win, and his first of the season. To fill out the podium, Noah Gragson of JR Motorsports and Daniel Hemric of Kaulig Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
| Race details | |||
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| Race 3 of 33 in the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
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| Date | March 5, 2022 | ||
| Official name | 26th Annual Alsco Uniforms 300 | ||
| Location | North Las Vegas, Nevada, Las Vegas Motor Speedway | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.41 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 300 mi (482.893 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 200 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km) | ||
| Average speed | 102.128 mph (164.359 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Kaulig Racing | ||
| Time | 29.318 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | |
| Laps | 62 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox Sports 1 | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander, Ryan Blaney, Joey Logano | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Performance Racing Network | ||
Background
editLas Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and 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
edit**Withdrew prior to the event.
Practice
editThe only 30-minute practice session is scheduled to be held on Friday, March 4, at 3:30 PM PST.[2] Noah Gragson of JR Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 30.226 seconds and a speed of 178.654 mph (287.516 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.226 | 178.654 |
| 2 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.267 | 178.412 |
| 3 | 18 | Ryan Truex | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.404 | 177.608 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
editQualifying was held on Friday, March 4, at 4:00 PM PST.[2] Since Las Vegas Motor Speedway is an oval track, the qualifying system used is a single-car, single-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in the round wins the pole.[3]
A. J. Allmendinger scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.318 seconds and a speed of 184.187 mph (296.420 km/h).[4]
Full qualifying results
editRace results
editStage 1 Laps: 45
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 18 | Ryan Truex | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 21 | Austin Hill (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 26 | John Hunter Nemechek (i) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 0 |
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 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 21 | Austin Hill (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 26 | John Hunter Nemechek (i) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 9 | 18 | Ryan Truex | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 110
| Fin. | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 6 | Running | 56 |
| 2 | 4 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 52 | Running | 55 |
| 3 | 6 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 42 |
| 4 | 2 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 45 |
| 5 | 16 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 62 | Running | 33 |
| 6 | 5 | 10 | Landon Cassill | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 7 | 8 | 2 | Sheldon Creed (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 5 | Running | 30 |
| 8 | 13 | 02 | Brett Moffitt | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 9 | 1 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 32 | Running | 33 |
| 10 | 21 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 2 | Running | 35 |
| 11 | 12 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 12 | 10 | 26 | John Hunter Nemechek (i) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 13 | 35 | 44 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 14 | 3 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 15 | 17 | 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 24 | 38 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 199 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 25 | 23 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 27 | 4 | Bayley Currey | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 38 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 30 | 66 | J. J. Yeley | MBM Motorsports | Ford | 198 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 34 | 31 | Myatt Snider | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 36 | 35 | Joey Gase | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Toyota | 198 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 23 | 45 | Kaz Grala (i) | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 24 | 31 | 28 | C. J. McLaughlin | RSS Racing | Ford | 198 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 9 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 198 | 25 | Running | 29 |
| 26 | 26 | 92 | Kyle Weatherman | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 32 | 91 | Mason Massey | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 14 | 48 | Jade Buford | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 18 | 68 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 193 | 3 | Running | 7 |
| 30 | 7 | 18 | Ryan Truex | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 190 | 0 | Accident | 14 |
| 31 | 15 | 21 | Austin Hill (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 188 | 13 | Accident | 16 |
| 32 | 28 | 6 | Ryan Vargas | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 168 | 0 | Accident | 4 |
| 33 | 29 | 99 | Stefan Parsons | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 168 | 0 | Accident | 3 |
| 34 | 37 | 34 | Jesse Iwuji (R) | Jesse Iwuji Motorsports | Chevrolet | 156 | 0 | Accident | 2 |
| 35 | 19 | 5 | Matt Mills | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 83 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
| 36 | 20 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 25 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
| 37 | 33 | 47 | Brennan Poole | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 3 | 0 | Engine | 1 |
| 38 | 22 | 07 | Joe Graf Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 194 | 0 | Disqualified | 1 |
| Official race results | |||||||||
Standings after the race
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References
edit- ^ Cain, Holly (March 5, 2022). "Late Vegas vroom lifts Ty Gibbs to his first Xfinity Series win of 2022". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
- ^ a b "2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Las Vegas Spring Race Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
- ^ "NASCAR announces practice, qualifying return in 2022". Official Site Of NASCAR. 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
- ^ Srigley, Joseph (March 4, 2022). "AJ Allmendinger Continues Kaulig Racing's Streak of Poles with Fastest Qualifying Time at Las Vegas". TobyChristie.com.