2022 Alsco Uniforms 302

Race details
Race 30 of 33 of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series
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	A. J. Allmendinger	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

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.

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.

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).

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

Stage 2 Laps: 45

Stage 3 Laps: 111

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Noah Gragson 3,109 1 2 Ty Gibbs 3,090 (-19) 1 3 Justin Allgaier 3,080 (-29) 1 4 Josh Berry 3,069 (-40) 1 5 Austin Hill 3,065 (-44) 4 6 A. J. Allmendinger 3,064 (-45) 7 Brandon Jones 3,053 (-56) 8 Sam Mayer 3,044 (-65) 1 9 Daniel Hemric 2,122 (-987) 1 10 Riley Herbst 2,099 (-1,010) 1 11 Ryan Sieg 2,099 (-1,010) 12 Jeremy Clements 2,068 (-1,041) Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.

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