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. 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.
Background Las 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 #DriverTeamMake1Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet02Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet2Sheldon Creed (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet4Bayley CurreyJD MotorsportsChevrolet5Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet6Ryan VargasJD MotorsportsChevrolet07Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingFord7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet08David StarrSS-Green Light RacingFord8Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet9Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet10Landon CassillKaulig RacingChevrolet11Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet13Stan MullisMBM MotorsportsToyota16A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet18Ryan TruexJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21Austin Hill (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet23Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet26John Hunter Nemechek (i)Sam Hunt RacingToyota27Jeb BurtonOur MotorsportsChevrolet28C. J. McLaughlinRSS RacingFord31Myatt SniderJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet33Will Rodgers**Reaume Brothers RacingToyota34Jesse Iwuji (R)Jesse Iwuji MotorsportsChevrolet35Joey GaseEmerling-Gase MotorsportsToyota36Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet38Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord39Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord44Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet45Kaz Grala (i)Alpha Prime RacingChevrolet47Brennan Poole Mike Harmon RacingChevrolet48Jade BufordBig Machine RacingChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet54Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota66J. J. YeleyMBM MotorsportsFord68Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet78Josh WilliamsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet91Mason MasseyDGM RacingChevrolet92Kyle WeathermanDGM RacingChevrolet98Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord99Stefan ParsonsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet Official entry list **Withdrew prior to the event.
Practice The only 30-minute practice session is scheduled to be held on Friday, March 4, at 3:30 PM PST. Noah Gragson of JR Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 30.226 seconds and a speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed19Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet30.226178.65421Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet30.267178.412318Ryan TruexJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30.404177.608 Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, March 4, at 4:00 PM PST. 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.
A. J. Allmendinger scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.318 seconds and a speed of .
Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed116A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet29.318184.18728Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet29.508183.001398Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord29.550182.74149Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet29.619182.315510Landon CassillKaulig RacingChevrolet29.645182.156611Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet29.648182.137718Ryan TruexJoe Gibbs RacingToyota29.726181.65982Sheldon Creed (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet29.769181.39791Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet29.891180.6561026John Hunter Nemechek (i)Sam Hunt RacingToyota29.901180.5961154Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30.016179.9041251Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet30.022179.8681302Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet30.144179.1401448Jade BufordBig Machine RacingChevrolet30.181178.9211521Austin Hill (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet30.233178.613167Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet30.281178.3301736Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet30.298178.2301868Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet30.305178.188195Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet30.326178.0652039Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord30.334178.0182119Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30.393177.6722245Kaz Grala (i)Alpha Prime RacingChevrolet30.420177.5152307Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingFord30.420177.5152438Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord30.518176.9452523Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet30.528176.8872692Kyle WeathermanDGM RacingChevrolet30.550176.759274Bayley CurreyJD MotorsportsChevrolet30.583176.569286Ryan VargasJD MotorsportsChevrolet30.628176.3092999Stefan ParsonsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet30.658176.1373066J. J. YeleyMBM MotorsportsFord30.720175.7813128C. J. McLaughlinRSS RacingFord30.754175.5873291Mason MasseyDGM RacingChevrolet30.755175.5813347Brennan PooleMike Harmon RacingChevrolet30.901174.752Qualified by owner's points3431Myatt SniderJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet31.036173.9913544Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet31.336172.3263635Joey GaseEmerling-Gase MotorsportsToyota31.921169.1683734Jesse Iwuji (R) Jesse Iwuji MotorsportsChevrolet36.596147.5573827Jeb BurtonOur MotorsportsChevrolet——Failed to qualify3908David StarrSS-Green Light RacingFord31.418171.8764013Stan MullisMBM MotorsportsToyota32.849164.3894178Josh WilliamsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet——Withdrew4233Will RodgersReaume Brothers RacingToyota—— Official qualifying results Official starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 45 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts19Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet1021Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet938Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet8454Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota 7518Ryan TruexJoe Gibbs RacingToyota6616A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet5721Austin Hill (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet4819Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota3911Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet21026John Hunter Nemechek (i)Sam Hunt RacingToyota0 Stage 2 Laps: 45 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts19Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet10254Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota931Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet8421Austin Hill (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet7511Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet6619Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota578Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet4826John Hunter Nemechek (i)Sam Hunt RacingToyota0918Ryan TruexJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2107Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet1 Stage 3 Laps: 110 Fin.St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPoints11154Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2006Running56249Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet20052Running553611Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet2000Running42428Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet2000Running455167Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet20062Running336510Landon CassillKaulig RacingChevrolet2000Running31782Sheldon Creed (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet2005Running3081302Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet2000Running299116A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet20032Running33102119Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2002Running35111251Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet2000Running26121026John Hunter Nemechek (i)Sam Hunt RacingToyota2000Running0133544Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet2000Running2414398Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord2000Running23151736Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet1990Running22162438Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord1990Running21172523Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet1990Running2018274Bayley CurreyJD MotorsportsChevrolet1990Running19193827Jeb BurtonOur MotorsportsChevrolet1980Running18203066J. J. YeleyMBM MotorsportsFord1980Running17213431Myatt SniderJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1980Running16223635Joey GaseEmerling-Gase MotorsportsToyota1980Running15232345Kaz Grala (i)Alpha Prime RacingChevrolet1980Running0243128C. J. McLaughlinRSS RacingFord1980Running132591Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet19825Running29262692Kyle WeathermanDGM RacingChevrolet1960Running11273291Mason MasseyDGM RacingChevrolet1950Running10281448Jade BufordBig Machine RacingChevrolet1950Running9291868Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet1933Running730718Ryan TruexJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1900Accident14311521Austin Hill (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet18813Accident1632286Ryan VargasJD MotorsportsChevrolet1680Accident4332999Stefan ParsonsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1680Accident3343734Jesse Iwuji (R)Jesse Iwuji MotorsportsChevrolet1560Accident235195Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet830Accident1362039Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord250Accident1373347Brennan PooleMike Harmon RacingChevrolet30Engine1382207Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingFord1940Disqualified1Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Noah Gragson 144 2 Ty Gibbs 127 (-17) 3 A. J. Allmendinger 123 (–21) 4 Justin Allgaier 120 (–24) 5 Josh Berry 108 (–36) 6 Daniel Hemric 103 (–41) 7 Riley Herbst 94 (–50) 8 Anthony Alfredo 82 (–62) 9 Sam Mayer 80 (–64) 10 Austin Hill 74 (–70) 11 Ryan Sieg 72 (–72) 12 Brandon Jones 70 (–74)Official driver's standings
Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
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