The 2022 Tennessee Lottery 250 was the fifteenth stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series and the 13th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 25, 2022, in Gladeville, Tennessee, at Nashville Superspeedway, a permanent D-shaped racetrack. The race took its scheduled 188 laps to complete. Justin Allgaier, driving for JR Motorsports, put on a dominating performance, winning both stages and leading 134 laps for his 18th career Xfinity Series win and his second of the season. To fill out the podium, Trevor Bayne, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, and Riley Herbst, driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, finished 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background Nashville Superspeedway is a motor racing complex located in Gladeville, Tennessee, United States (though the track has a Lebanon postal address), about southeast of Nashville. The track was built in 2001 and is currently hosting the Ally 400, a NASCAR Cup Series regular season event, the Tennessee Lottery 250, and the Rackley Roofing 200.
It is a concrete oval track long. Nashville Superspeedway is owned by Speedway Motorsports, which acquired the track's previous owner Dover Motorsports in December 2021. Nashville Superspeedway is the longest concrete oval in NASCAR. Current permanent seating capacity is approximately 25,000, but will reach up to 38,000 for the NASCAR Cup Series event in 2021.Welcome to Nashville Superspeedway Additional portable seats are brought in for some events, and seating capacity can be expanded to 150,000.Welcome to Nashville Superspeedway Infrastructure is in place to expand the facility to include a short track, drag strip, and road course.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
#DriverTeamMake1Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet02Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet2Sheldon Creed (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet4Bayley CurreyJD MotorsportsChevrolet5Ryan Preece (i)B. J. McLeod MotorsportsFord6Ryan VargasJD MotorsportsChevrolet07Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingFord7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet08B. J. McLeodSS-Green Light RacingFord8Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet9Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet10Landon CassillKaulig RacingChevrolet11Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet13J. J. YeleyMBM MotorsportsToyota16A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet18Trevor BayneJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21Austin Hill (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet23Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet26Jeffrey EarnhardtSam Hunt RacingToyota27Jeb BurtonOur MotorsportsChevrolet28Parker RetzlaffRSS RacingFord31Myatt SniderJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet34Kyle WeathermanJesse Iwuji MotorsportsChevrolet35Patrick EmerlingEmerling-Gase MotorsportsChevrolet36Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet38Kyle Sieg (R)RSS RacingFord39Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord44Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet45Stefan ParsonsAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet47Brennan Poole (i)Mike Harmon RacingChevrolet48Tyler Reddick (i)Big Machine RacingChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet54Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota66Natalie DeckerMBM MotorsportsToyota68Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet77Dillon BassettBassett RacingChevrolet78Josh WilliamsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet91Mason MasseyDGM RacingChevrolet98Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord99Matt Mills (i)B. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice The only 50-minute practice session was held on Friday, June 24, at 4:35 PM CST. Sheldon Creed, driving for Richard Childress Racing, was the fastest in the session, with a time of 30.727 seconds, and a speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed12Sheldon Creed (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet30.727155.824216A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet30.922154.84139Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet30.992154.491Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, June 25, at 11:30 AM CST. Since Nashville Superspeedway is an 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. Riley Herbst, driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, scored the pole for the race, with a time of 30.562 seconds, and a speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed198Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord30.562156.665216A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet30.653156.200318Trevor BayneJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30.701155.956421Austin Hill (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet30.725155.83457Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet30.728155.81969Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet30.738155.768727Jeb BurtonOur MotorsportsChevrolet30.815155.379819Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30.873155.08798Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet30.876155.0721011Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet30.903154.9361126Jeffrey EarnhardtSam Hunt RacingToyota30.953154.6861210Landon CassillKaulig RacingChevrolet30.965154.6261307Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingFord30.992154.4911454Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota31.014154.3821502Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet31.018154.3621634Kyle WeathermanJesse Iwuji MotorsportsChevrolet31.070154.1041768Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet31.083154.0391848Tyler Reddick (i)Big Machine RacingChevrolet31.087154.019192Sheldon Creed (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet31.131153.8022044Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet31.139153.762211Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet31.157153.6732251Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet31.188153.5212345Stefan Parsons (i)Alpha Prime RacingChevrolet31.193153.4962439Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord31.194153.4912528Parker RetzlaffRSS RacingFord31.223153.3482623Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet31.225153.339275Ryan Preece (i)B. J. McLeod MotorsportsFord31.349152.7322838Kyle Sieg (R)RSS RacingFord31.360152.679296Ryan VargasJD MotorsportsChevrolet31.374152.6103077Dillon BassettBassett RacingChevrolet31.424152.3683136Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet31.432152.3293278Josh WilliamsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet31.433152.3243313J. J. YeleyMBM MotorsportsToyota31.433152.324Qualified by owner's points3408B. J. McLeodSS-Green Light RacingFord31.471152.1403531Myatt SniderJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet31.486152.068364Bayley CurreyJD MotorsportsChevrolet31.970149.7653766Natalie DeckerMBM MotorsportsToyota32.044149.4203835Patrick EmerlingEmerling-Gase MotorsportsChevrolet32.095149.182Failed to qualify3991Mason MasseyDGM RacingChevrolet31.528151.8654047Brennan Poole (i)Mike Harmon RacingChevrolet31.779150.6664199Matt Mills (i)B. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet - -Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 45 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts17Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet10218Trevor BayneJoe Gibbs RacingToyota9398Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord8416A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet7521Austin Hill (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet668Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet5754Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota4819Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota391Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet2109Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet1 Stage 2 Laps: 50 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts17Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet10254Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota931Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet8498Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord7518Trevor BayneJoe Gibbs RacingToyota669Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet578Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet4819Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota395Ryan Preece (i)B. J. McLeod MotorsportsFord01021Austin Hill (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet1 Stage 3 Laps: 93 Fin.St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts157Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet188134Running602318Trevor BayneJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1880Running503198Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord1880Running4941454Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1884Running465211Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet1880Running426275Ryan Preece (i)B. J. McLeod MotorsportsFord1880Running071126Jeffrey EarnhardtSam Hunt RacingToyota1880Running308421Austin Hill (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet1880Running3692439Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord1880Running28101502Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet1880Running27111768Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet1880Running26122528Parker RetzlaffRSS RacingFord1880Running251369Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet1870Running3014819Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1871Running29152345Stefan Parsons (i)Alpha Prime RacingChevrolet1870Running016216A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet18748Running28171011Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet1870Running20181210Landon CassillKaulig RacingChevrolet1870Running1919296Ryan VargasJD MotorsportsChevrolet1870Running18202623Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet1870Running17211848Tyler Reddick (i)Big Machine RacingChevrolet1860Running0222251Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1860Running15233136Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet1860Running14242044Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet1850Running13252838Kyle Sieg (R)RSS RacingFord1850Running12263835Patrick EmerlingEmerling-Gase MotorsportsChevrolet1850Running11273531Myatt SniderJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1850Running10283408B. J. McLeodSS-Green Light RacingFord1850Running92998Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet1841Running17303077Dillon BassettBassett RacingChevrolet1820Running731364Bayley CurreyJD MotorsportsChevrolet1810Running6323766Natalie DeckerMBM MotorsportsToyota1810Running5333313J. J. YeleyMBM MotorsportsToyota1570Running4343278Josh WilliamsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1360Electrical335727Jeb BurtonOur MotorsportsChevrolet1260Accident236192Sheldon Creed (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet1240Accident1371307Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingFord1230Accident1381634Kyle WeathermanJesse Iwuji MotorsportsChevrolet1180Power1Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 A. J. Allmendinger 601 2 Ty Gibbs 576 (−25) 3 Justin Allgaier 569 (−32) 4 Noah Gragson 559 (−42) 5 Josh Berry 526 (−75) 6 Sam Mayer 466 (−135) 7 Brandon Jones 457 (−144) 8 Austin Hill 452 (−149) 9 Riley Herbst 413 (−188) 10 Daniel Hemric 409 (−192) 11 Landon Cassill 385 (−216) 12 Ryan Sieg 373 (−228)Official driver's standings
Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
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