2022 Tennessee Lottery 250

Race details
Race 15 of 33 of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date	June 25, 2022
Official name	13th Annual Tennessee Lottery 250
Location	Nashville Superspeedway, Gladeville, Tennessee
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.333 mi (2.145 km)
Distance	188 laps, 250 mi (400 km)
Scheduled Distance	188 laps, 250 mi (400 km)
Average speed	119.319 mph (192.025 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Riley Herbst	Stewart-Haas Racing
Time	30.562
Most laps led
Driver	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports
Laps	134
Winner
No. 7	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network	USA Network
Announcers	Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte, Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Radio in the United States
Radio	Motor Racing Network

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 1.333 miles (2.145 km) permanent D-shaped racetrack. The race took it's 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, along with his second of the season.^[1] To fill out the podium, Trevor Bayne, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, and Riley Herbst, driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, would finish 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 30 mi (48 km) 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.^[2]

It is a concrete oval track 11⁄3 miles (2.145 km) 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.^[3] Additional portable seats are brought in for some events, and seating capacity can be expanded to 150,000.^[4] Infrastructure is in place to expand the facility to include a short track, drag strip, and road course.

Practice

The only 50-minute practice session was held on Friday, June 24, at 4:35 PM CST.^[5] Sheldon Creed, driving for Richard Childress Racing, was the fastest in the session, with a time of 30.727 seconds, and a speed of 155.824 mph (250.774 km/h).^[6]

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, June 25, at 11:30 AM CST.^[5] 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.^[7] Riley Herbst, driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, scored the pole for the race, with a time of 30.562 seconds, and a speed of 156.665 mph (252.128 km/h).^[8]

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 45

Stage 2 Laps: 50

Stage 3 Laps: 93

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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