2022 Pit Boss 250

The 2022 Pit Boss 250 was the sixth stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series and the second iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 26, 2022, in Austin, Texas, at the Circuit of the Americas, a 3.426 miles (5.514 km) permanent road course. The race was run over 46 laps. A. J. Allmendinger of Kaulig Racing would win the race after leading the most laps.[1] This was Allmendinger's eleventh career Xfinity Series win, and his first of the season. To fill out the podium, Austin Hill of Richard Childress Racing and Cole Custer of SS-Green Light Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

2022 Pit Boss 250
Race details
Race 6 of 33 in the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date March 26, 2022
Official name Second Annual Pit Boss 250
Location Austin, Texas, Circuit of the Americas
Course Permanent racing facility
3.426 mi (5.514 km)
Distance 46 laps, 156.860 mi (252.442 km)
Scheduled Distance 46 laps, 156.860 mi (252.442 km)
Average speed 70.640 mph (113.684 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 2:14.520
Most laps led
Driver A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing
Laps 27
Winner
No. 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox Sports 1
Announcers Adam Alexander, Kurt Busch, Joey Logano
Radio in the United States
Radio Performance Racing Network

Background

Circuit of the Americas (COTA) is a grade 1 FIA-specification motorsports facility located within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Austin, Texas. It features a 3.426-mile (5.514 km) road racing circuit. The facility is home to the Formula One United States Grand Prix, and the Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas, a round of the FIM Road Racing World Championship. It previously hosted the Supercars Championship, the FIA World Endurance Championship, the IMSA SportsCar Championship, and IndyCar Series.

On September 30, 2020, it was announced that COTA would host a NASCAR Cup Series event for the first time on May 23, 2021.[2] The lower Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series were also added as support events.[3] On December 11, 2020, it was announced that NASCAR would run the full 3.41 mile course.[4]

Entry list
  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet AccerleratePros.com
02 Brett Moffitt Our Motorsports Chevrolet Hometown Lenders
2 Sheldon Creed (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Whelen
4 Bayley Currey JD Motorsports Chevrolet Chasco Constructors
5 Scott Heckert B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Malco
6 Ryan Vargas JD Motorsports Chevrolet Twin Liquors
07 Cole Custer (i) SS-Green Light Racing Ford Bucked Up Energy
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Brandt Professional Agriculture
08 Joe Graf Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Ford G Coin
8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet PUBG Mobile
9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops, Black Rifle Coffee Company
10 Landon Cassill Kaulig Racing Chevrolet USIO
11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Athletic Greens
15* TBA Rick Ware Racing Ford Nurtec ODT
16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Nutrien Ag Solutions
18 Bubba Wallace (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Dr Pepper
19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Oklahoma Joe's, Menards
21 Austin Hill (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Global Industrial
23 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet Pit Boss Grills
26 Parker Chase Sam Hunt Racing Toyota Bahnbrecker
27 Jeb Burton Our Motorsports Chevrolet Jon Wayne Service Company
28 Patrick Gallagher RSS Racing Ford BelleHaven.com
31 Myatt Snider Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet TaxSlayer
34 Jesse Iwuji (R) Jesse Iwuji Motorsports Chevrolet Equity Prime Mortgage
35 Parker Kligerman (i) Emerling-Gase Motorsports Toyota Captain Pip's Marina & Hideaway
36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet Can-Am
38 Will Rodgers RSS Racing Toyota Kelly Benefits
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford CMR Construction & Roofing, A-Game
44 Sage Karam Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Market Rebellion
45 Josh Bilicki Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet The Boss, Lemons of Love
47 Brennan Poole Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet Mike Harmon Racing
48 Jade Buford Big Machine Racing Chevrolet Big Machine Vodka Spiked Coolers
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet Straitline Nitro
52 Gar Robinson Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet Jimmy Means Racing
54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Interstate Batteries
66 J. J. Yeley MBM Motorsports Toyota Remote Health Solutions
68 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet TradeTheChain.com
78 Josh Williams B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Alloy Employment Services
88 Miguel Paludo JR Motorsports Chevrolet Brandt Professional Agriculture
91 Preston Pardus DGM Racing Chevrolet Chinchor Electric, Danus
92 Ross Chastain (i) DGM Racing Chevrolet TicketSmarter
98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Monster Energy
99 Stefan Parsons B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet SOKAL Digital
Official entry list

* Denotes entry has withdrawn from the event

Practice

The only 30-minute practice session was held on Friday, March 25, at 4:00 PM CST.[5] Preston Pardus of DGM Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 2:16.851 seconds and a speed of 89.703 mph (144.363 km/h).

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 91 Preston Pardus DGM Racing Chevrolet 2:16.851 89.703
2 2 Sheldon Creed (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2:17.043 89.578
3 36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 2:17.197 89.477
Full practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, March 25, at 4:30 PM CST.[5] Since Circuit of the Americas is a road course, the qualifying system is a two group system, with two rounds. Drivers will be separated into two groups, Group A and Group B. Each driver will have a lap to set a time. The fastest 5 drivers from each group will advance to the final round. Drivers will also have one lap to set a time. The fastest driver to set a time in the round will win the pole.[6]

Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing scored the pole for the race, with a time of 2:14.520 seconds and a speed of 91.258 mph (146.866 km/h).[7]

Full qualifying results
Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time (R1) Speed (R1) Time (R2) Speed (R2)
1 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2:15.263 90.757 2:14.520 91.258
2 92 Ross Chastain (i) DGM Racing Chevrolet 2:15.438 90.639 2:15.096 90.869
3 07 Cole Custer (i) SS-Green Light Racing Ford 2:15.390 90.671 2:15.107 90.861
4 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 2:15.197 90.801 2:15.598 90.532
5 36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 2:16.022 90.250 2:15.853 90.362
6 2 Sheldon Creed (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2:16.031 90.244 2:15.901 90.330
7 91 Preston Pardus DGM Racing Chevrolet 2:15.675 90.481 2:16.284 90.077
8 21 Austin Hill (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2:15.323 90.716 2:16.323 90.051
9 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2:15.700 90.464 2:16.338 90.041
10 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2:16.008 90.259 2:16.763 89.761
Eliminated from Round 1
11 35 Parker Kligerman (i) Emerling-Gase Motorsports Toyota 2:15.804 90.395 — —
12 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2:15.949 90.299 — —
13 02 Brett Moffitt Our Motorsports Chevrolet 2:16.131 90.178 — —
14 10 Landon Cassill Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 2:16.185 90.142 — —
15 18 Bubba Wallace (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2:16.330 90.046 — —
16 48 Jade Buford Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 2:16.373 90.018 — —
17 88 Miguel Paludo JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2:16.569 89.889 — —
18 23 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet 2:16.791 89.743 — —
19 11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 2:16.944 89.642 — —
20 27 Jeb Burton Our Motorsports Chevrolet 2:16.958 89.633 — —
21 31 Myatt Snider Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 2:16.999 89.606 — —
22 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 2:17.005 89.603 — —
23 26 Parker Chase Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 2:17.027 89.588 — —
24 44 Sage Karam Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 2:17.450 89.312 — —
25 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2:17.521 89.266 — —
26 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 2:17.675 89.167 — —
27 45 Josh Bilicki Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 2:17.728 89.132 — —
28 68 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 2:18.218 88.816 — —
29 4 Bayley Currey JD Motorsports Chevrolet 2:18.415 88.690 — —
30 28 Patrick Gallagher RSS Racing Ford 2:18.557 88.599 — —
31 08 Joe Graf Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Ford 2:19.161 88.214 — —
32 5 Scott Heckert B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 2:19.338 88.102 — —
33 99 Stefan Parsons B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 2:20.077 87.638 — —
Qualified by owner's points
34 6 Ryan Vargas JD Motorsports Chevrolet 2:20.206 87.557 — —
35 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 2:21.689 86.640 — —
36 66 J. J. Yeley MBM Motorsports Toyota 2:22.936 85.885 — —
37 38 Will Rodgers RSS Racing Toyota 2:41.261 67.726 — —
38 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota — — — —
Failed to qualify
39 47 Brennan Poole Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 2:20.093 87.628 — —
40 52 Gar Robinson Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 2:20.140 87.598 — —
41 78 Josh Williams B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 2:21.317 86.869 — —
42 34 Jesse Iwuji (R) Jesse Iwuji Motorsports Chevrolet 2:23.307 85.662 — —
Official starting lineup

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 14

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 10
2 36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 9
3 11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 8
4 35 Parker Kligerman (i) Emerling-Gase Motorsports Toyota 0
5 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 91 Preston Pardus DGM Racing Chevrolet 5
7 48 Jade Buford Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 4
8 26 Parker Chase Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 3
9 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 2
10 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1

Stage 2 Laps: 16

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 48 Jade Buford Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 9
3 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 6
6 44 Sage Karam Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 5
7 92 Ross Chastain (i) DGM Racing Chevrolet 0
8 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 3
9 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 5 Scott Heckert B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 16

Fin. St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Points
1 4 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 46 27 Running 53
2 8 21 Austin Hill (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 46 0 Running 35
3 3 07 Cole Custer (i) SS-Green Light Racing Ford 46 0 Running 0
4 12 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 46 0 Running 35
5 10 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 46 3 Running 42
6 21 31 Myatt Snider Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 46 0 Running 31
7 13 02 Brett Moffitt Our Motorsports Chevrolet 46 0 Running 30
8 16 48 Jade Buford Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 46 0 Running 42
9 17 88 Miguel Paludo JR Motorsports Chevrolet 46 0 Running 28
10 6 2 Sheldon Creed (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 46 0 Running 27
11 35 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 46 0 Running 26
12 11 35 Parker Kligerman (i) Emerling-Gase Motorsports Toyota 46 0 Running 0
13 18 23 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet 46 0 Running 24
14 7 91 Preston Pardus DGM Racing Chevrolet 46 0 Running 28
15 1 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 46 1 Running 23
16 24 44 Sage Karam Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 46 0 Running 26
17 2 92 Ross Chastain (i) DGM Racing Chevrolet 46 14 Running 0
18 38 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 46 0 Running 19
19 23 26 Parker Chase Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 46 0 Running 21
20 28 68 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 46 0 Running 17
21 33 99 Stefan Parsons B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 46 0 Running 16
22 30 28 Patrick Gallagher RSS Racing Ford 46 0 Running 15
23 20 27 Jeb Burton Our Motorsports Chevrolet 46 0 Running 14
24 26 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 46 0 Running 15
25 19 11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 46 0 Running 20
26 22 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 46 0 Running 17
27 25 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 46 0 Running 17
28 15 18 Bubba Wallace (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 46 0 Running 0
29 36 66 J. J. Yeley MBM Motorsports Toyota 46 0 Running 8
30 34 6 Ryan Vargas JD Motorsports Chevrolet 46 0 Running 7
31 14 10 Landon Cassill Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 46 0 Running 6
32 32 5 Scott Heckert B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 46 0 Running 6
33 9 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 46 1 Running 18
34 31 08 Joe Graf Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Ford 46 0 Running 3
35 27 45 Josh Bilicki Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 46 0 Running 2
36 5 36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 41 0 Rear Gear 10
37 37 38 Will Rodgers RSS Racing Toyota 34 0 Running 1
38 29 4 Bayley Currey JD Motorsports Chevrolet 13 0 Engine 1
Official race results

Standings after the race

References
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  4. "NASCAR opts for F1 track layout for Circuit of the Americas round". www.autosport.com. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
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