2022 Contender Boats 300

The 2022 Contender Boats 300 was the 31st stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series, the second race of the Round of 8, and the 29th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 22, 2022, in Homestead, Florida at Homestead–Miami Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Noah Gragson, driving for JR Motorsports, would win the race in a dominating fashion, leading 127 laps for his 13th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his eighth of the season. He would also earn a spot in the championship 4.[1] To fill out the podium, Ty Gibbs, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, and A. J. Allmendinger, driving for Kaulig Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

2022 Contender Boats 300
Race details
Race 31 of 33 of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date October 22, 2022
Official name 29th Annual Contender Boats 300
Location Homestead–Miami Speedway, Homestead, Florida
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 200 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km)
Average speed 124.884 mph (200.981 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 32.400
Most laps led
Driver Noah Gragson JR Motorsports
Laps 127
Winner
No. 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network NBC
Announcers Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, and Steve Letarte
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Background

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Homestead–Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including NASCAR, the IndyCar Series, the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship series, and the Championship Cup Series.

From 2002 to 2019, Homestead–Miami Speedway had hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series as Ford Championship Weekend: the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The races currently have the names Dixie Vodka 400, Contender Boats 250, and Baptist Health 200, respectively.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet Accelerate Pros
02 Parker Retzlaff Our Motorsports Chevrolet Funkaway
2 Sheldon Creed (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Whelen
4 Bayley Currey JD Motorsports Chevrolet KSDT CPA
5 Matt Mills (i) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet J. F. Electric
6 Brennan Poole (i) JD Motorsports Chevrolet Macc Door Systems
07 Joe Graf Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Ford Bucked Up Rocket Pop
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet The BRANDT Foundation
08 David Starr SS-Green Light Racing Ford Amptricity
8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet High Rock Vodka
9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops, Black Rifle Coffee Company
10 Landon Cassill Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Voyager Crypto
11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet AG1 Athletic Greens
13 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Chevrolet Generx Generators
16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Action Industries
18 Trevor Bayne Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Devotion Nutrition
19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Jeld-Wen, Menards
21 Austin Hill (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet United Rentals
23 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet Dude Wipes
26 Chandler Smith (i) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota WearMe, ChargeMe
27 Jeb Burton Our Motorsports Chevrolet Larry's Hard Lemonade Beach Bash
28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford CMR Construction & Roofing
31 Myatt Snider Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet TaxSlayer
34 Kyle Weatherman Jesse Iwuji Motorsports Chevrolet SELE Foundation
35 Patrick Emerling Emerling-Gase Motorsports Toyota Emerling-Gase Motorsports
36 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet Star Tron, Alloy Employment Services
38 C. J. McLaughlin RSS Racing Ford Sci Aps
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford CMR Construction & Roofing, A-GAME
44 Julia Landauer Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Atem Car Club
45 Stefan Parsons (i) Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Clear Cryptos
48 Nick Sanchez Big Machine Racing Chevrolet Big Machine Spiked Coolers
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet Fly & Form
54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Monster Energy
66 J. J. Yeley MBM Motorsports Ford WorkPro
68 Kris Wright Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet iHeart Radio
77 Dillon Bassett Bassett Racing Chevrolet Jerry Hunt Supercenter
78 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet B. J. McLeod Motorsports
91 Mason Massey DGM Racing Chevrolet Anderson Power Services
92 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet Prolon Controls, Alloy Employer Services
98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Monster Energy
Official entry list

Practice

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The only 20-minute practice session was held on Friday, October 21, at 6:05 PM EST.[2] Noah Gragson, driving for JR Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 32.743, and an average speed of 164.921 mph (265.415 km/h).

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 32.743 164.921
2 10 Landon Cassill Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 32.782 164.725
3 11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 32.788 164.694
Full practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Friday, October 21, at 6:35 PM EST.[2] Since Homestead–Miami Speedway 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.[3] Trevor Bayne, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 32.400, and an average speed of 166.667 mph (268.225 km/h).[4] Alex Labbé and Dillon Bassett would fail to qualify.

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 18 Trevor Bayne Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 32.400 166.667
2 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 32.583 165.731
3 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 32.674 165.269
4 11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 32.773 164.770
5 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 32.828 164.494
6 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 32.855 164.359
7 2 Sheldon Creed (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32.870 164.284
8 34 Kyle Weatherman Jesse Iwuji Motorsports Chevrolet 32.886 164.204
9 26 Chandler Smith (i) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 32.905 164.109
10 21 Austin Hill (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32.908 164.094
11 48 Nick Sanchez Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 32.920 164.034
12 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 32.931 163.979
13 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 32.936 163.954
14 66 J. J. Yeley MBM Motorsports Ford 32.954 163.865
15 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 33.134 162.975
16 10 Landon Cassill Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 33.139 162.950
17 07 Joe Graf Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Ford 33.162 162.837
18 45 Stefan Parsons (i) Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 33.202 162.641
19 31 Myatt Snider Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 33.203 162.636
20 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 33.351 161.914
21 27 Jeb Burton Our Motorsports Chevrolet 33.401 161.672
22 13 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Ford 33.405 161.652
23 4 Bayley Currey JD Motorsports Chevrolet 33.424 161.561
24 6 Brennan Poole (i) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 33.457 161.401
25 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 33.484 161.271
26 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 33.548 160.963
27 78 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 33.551 160.949
28 91 Mason Massey DGM Racing Chevrolet 33.552 160.944
29 02 Parker Retzlaff Our Motorsports Chevrolet 33.600 160.714
30 35 Patrick Emerling Emerling-Gase Motorsports Toyota 33.611 160.662
31 08 David Starr SS-Green Light Racing Ford 33.624 160.600
32 36 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 33.708 160.199
33 28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford 33.736 160.066
Qualified by owner's points
34 68 Kris Wright Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 33.764 159.934
35 23 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet 33.786 159.830
36 5 Matt Mills (i) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 33.838 159.584
37 44 Julia Landauer Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 34.038 158.646
38 38 C. J. McLaughlin RSS Racing Ford 34.312 157.379
Failed to qualify
39 92 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 34.062 158.534
40 77 Dillon Bassett Bassett Racing Chevrolet 34.106 158.330
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 40

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 10 Landon Cassill Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 9
3 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8
4 18 Trevor Bayne Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 7
5 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 6
6 21 Austin Hill (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 5
7 11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 4
8 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 34 Kyle Weatherman Jesse Iwuji Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage 2 Laps: 40

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 9
3 21 Austin Hill (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 8
4 18 Trevor Bayne Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 7
5 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5
7 10 Landon Cassill Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 4
8 11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 3
9 26 Chandler Smith (i) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 0
10 45 Stefan Parsons (i) Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 0

Stage 3 Laps: 120

Fin. St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 2 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 127 Running 60
2 3 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 1 Running 48
3 13 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 200 1 Running 49
4 4 11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 200 0 Running 40
5 6 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 Running 41
6 1 18 Trevor Bayne Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 46 Running 45
7 9 26 Chandler Smith (i) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 200 0 Running 0
8 15 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 200 0 Running 29
9 10 21 Austin Hill (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 19 Running 41
10 20 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 Running 28
11 12 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 3 Running 26
12 16 10 Landon Cassill Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 200 3 Running 38
13 23 4 Bayley Currey JD Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 Running 24
14 24 6 Brennan Poole (i) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 Running 0
15 5 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 199 0 Running 22
16 29 02 Parker Retzlaff Our Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 Running 21
17 7 2 Sheldon Creed (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 199 0 Running 20
18 35 23 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 Running 19
19 21 27 Jeb Burton Our Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 Running 18
20 8 34 Kyle Weatherman Jesse Iwuji Motorsports Chevrolet 198 0 Running 19
21 31 08 David Starr SS-Green Light Racing Ford 198 0 Running 16
22 19 31 Myatt Snider Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 198 0 Running 15
23 30 35 Patrick Emerling Emerling-Gase Motorsports Toyota 198 0 Running 14
24 17 07 Joe Graf Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Ford 198 0 Running 13
25 11 48 Nick Sanchez Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 198 0 Running 12
26 26 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 197 0 Running 11
27 34 68 Kris Wright Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 196 0 Running 10
28 37 44 Julia Landauer Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 196 0 Running 9
29 22 13 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Ford 195 0 Running 0
30 32 36 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 195 0 Running 7
31 38 38 C. J. McLaughlin RSS Racing Ford 195 0 Running 6
32 36 5 Matt Mills (i) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 195 0 Running 0
33 25 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 190 0 Running 4
34 18 45 Stefan Parsons (i) Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 189 0 Accident 0
35 33 28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford 183 0 Accident 2
36 27 78 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 115 0 Electrical 1
37 28 91 Mason Massey DGM Racing Chevrolet 62 0 Engine 1
38 14 66 J. J. Yeley MBM Motorsports Ford 3 0 Accident 1
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Cain, Holly (October 22, 2022). "Noah Gragson seals Championship 4 berth with dominant Xfinity win at Homestead". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Wire Service. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Homestead-Miami Race Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  3. ^ "NASCAR announces practice, qualifying return in 2022". Official Site Of NASCAR. November 11, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  4. ^ Long, Dustin (October 21, 2022). "Homestead Xfinity starting lineup: Trevor Bayne wins pole". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved October 21, 2022.


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