2022 Production Alliance Group 300

The 2022 Production Alliance Group 300 was the second stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series and the 23rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, February 26, 2022, in Fontana, California at Auto Club Speedway, a 2-mile (3.22 km) permanent oval-shaped speedway. The race was run over 165 laps due to three overtime finishes. Cole Custer of SS-Green Light Racing would win the race after leading the most laps.[1] This was Cole's tenth career win in the Xfinity Series, his first of the season, and the first career win for SS-Green Light Racing. To fill out the podium, Noah Gragson of JR Motorsports and Trevor Bayne of Joe Gibbs Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

2022 Production Alliance Group 300
Race details
Race 2 of 33 in the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date February 26, 2022
Official name 23rd Annual Production Alliance Group 300
Location Fontana, California, Auto Club Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
2 mi (3.22 km)
Distance 165 laps, 330 mi (530 km)
Scheduled Distance 150 laps, 300 mi (483 km)
Average speed 105.682 mph (170.079 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Kaulig Racing
Time 40.038
Most laps led
Driver Cole Custer SS-Green Light Racing
Laps 80
Winner
No. 07 Cole Custer SS-Green Light Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox Sports 1
Announcers Adam Alexander, Ryan Blaney, Joey Logano
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Background

Auto Club Speedway (formerly California Speedway) is a 2 miles (3.2 km), low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in Fontana, California which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since 1997. It is also used for open wheel racing events. The racetrack is located near the former locations of Ontario Motor Speedway and Riverside International Raceway. The track is owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation and is the only track owned by ISC to have naming rights sold.[2] The speedway is served by the nearby Interstate 10 and Interstate 15 freeways as well as a Metrolink station located behind the backstretch.

Entry list
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet AcceleratePros.com
02 Brett Moffitt Our Motorsports Chevrolet Half Off Wholesale
2 Sheldon Creed (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Whelen
4 Bayley Currey JD Motorsports Chevrolet KSDT CPA
5 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet J. F. Electric
6 Ryan Vargas JD Motorsports Chevrolet Swann Security
07 Cole Custer (i) SS-Green Light Racing Ford Production Alliance Group
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Brandt Professional Agriculture
08 Joe Graf Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Ford Bucked Up Energy
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 Carnomaly
11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Poppy Bank
16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Nutrien Ag Solutions
18 Trevor Bayne Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Devotion Nutrition
19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Patriot Lighting, Menards
21 Austin Hill (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Bennett Transportation
23 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet Dude Wipes
26 Jeffrey Earnhardt Sam Hunt Racing Toyota ForeverLawn
27 Jeb Burton Our Motorsprots Chevrolet Arrowhead Brass
28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford All American Pool & Spa
31 Myatt Snider Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet TaxSlayer
33 Will Rodgers Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota Kelly Benefits
34 Jesse Iwuji (R) Jesse Iwuji Motorsports Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck Month
35 Joey Gase Emerling-Gase Motorsports Toyota OneLegacy
36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet Southwest Site Services
38 Timmy Hill* (i) RSS Racing Ford Tahoe Blue Vodka
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford CMR Construction & Roofing, A-Game
44 Tommy Joe Martins Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Market Rebellion
45 Kaz Grala (i) Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Lilly Finance, Ruedebusch Development
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 First Pacific Funding
52 Harrison Rhodes** Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet Jimmy Means Racing
53 TBA** Emerling-Gase Motorsports Ford TBA
54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Monster Energy
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 American Iron Rentals & I. M. S.
90 Dexter Bean** DGM Racing Chevrolet TBA
91 Mason Massey DGM Racing Chevrolet BRUNT Workwear
92 Kyle Weatherman DGM Racing Chevrolet PORAC
98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Monster Energy
99 Stefan Parsons B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet SOKAL Digital
Official entry list
*Driver changed to Joe Graf Jr. for the race after Graf failed to qualify.[3]
**Withdrew prior to the event

Practice

The only 30-minute practice session was held on Saturday, February 26, at 9:00 AM PST.[4] Justin Allgaier of JR Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a time 40.353 seconds and a speed of 178.425 mph (287.147 km/h).[5]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 40.353 178.425
2 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 40.489 177.826
3 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 40.526 177.664
Full practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, February 26, at 9:30 AM PST.[4] Since Auto Club Speedway is an oval track, the qualifying system used is a single-car, single-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in the round wins the pole.[6]

A. J. Allmendinger scored the pole for the race with a time of 40.038 seconds and a speed of 179.829 mph (289.407 km/h).[7]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 40.038 179.829
2 07 Cole Custer (i) SS-Green Light Racing Ford 40.046 179.793
3 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 40.072 179.677
4 18 Trevor Bayne Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 40.093 179.582
5 11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 40.309 178.620
6 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 40.324 178.554
7 10 Landon Cassill Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 40.466 177.927
8 21 Austin Hill (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 40.664 177.061
9 2 Sheldon Creed (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 40.665 177.056
10 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 40.695 176.926
11 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 40.759 176.648
12 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 40.763 176.631
13 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 40.779 176.561
14 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 40.835 176.319
15 48 Jade Buford Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 40.975 175.717
16 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 41.025 175.503
17 02 Brett Moffitt Our Motorsports Chevrolet 41.029 175.486
18 38 Timmy Hill (i) RSS Racing Ford 41.040 175.439
19 36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 41.092 175.217
20 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 41.104 175.165
21 27 Jeb Burton Our Motorsports Chevrolet 41.116 175.114
22 92 Kyle Weatherman DGM Racing Chevrolet 41.165 174.906
23 99 Stefan Parsons B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 41.207 174.728
24 66 J. J. Yeley MBM Motorsports Toyota 41.220 174.672
25 5 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 41.255 174.524
26 4 Bayley Currey JD Motorsports Chevrolet 41.266 174.478
27 44 Tommy Joe Martins Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 41.310 174.292
28 23 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet 41.364 174.064
29 45 Kaz Grala (i) Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 41.565 173.223
30 68 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 41.695 172.683
31 31 Myatt Snider Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 41.704 172.645
32 6 Ryan Vargas JD Motorsports Chevrolet 41.708 172.629
33 91 Mason Massey DGM Racing Chevrolet 41.772 172.364
Qualified by owner's points
34 78 Josh Williams B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 42.023 171.335
35 34 Jesse Iwuji (R) Jesse Iwuji Motorsports Chevrolet 43.682 164.828
36 35 Joey Gase Emerling-Gase Motorsports Toyota 44.104 163.250
37 26 Jeffrey Earnhardt Sam Hunt Racing Toyota — —
38 28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford — —
Failed to qualify
39 33 Will Rodgers Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota 41.880 171.920
40 08 Joe Graf Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Ford 41.974 171.535
41 47 Brennan Poole Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet — —
Withdrew
WD 52 Harrison Rhodes Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet — —
WD 53 TBA Emerling-Gase Motorsports Ford — —
WD 90 Dexter Bean DGM Racing Chevrolet — —
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 35

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 18 Trevor Bayne Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 07 Cole Custer (i) SS-Green Light Racing Ford 0
3 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6
6 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 5
7 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 3
9 11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 2
10 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage 2 Laps: 35

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 07 Cole Custer (i) SS-Green Light Racing Ford 0
2 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9
3 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6
6 11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 5
7 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 4
8 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1

Stage 3 Laps: 80*

Fin. St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Points
1 2 07 Cole Custer (i) SS-Green Light Racing Ford 165 80 Running 0
2 6 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 165 25 Running 49
3 4 18 Trevor Bayne Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 165 24 Running 44
4 11 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 165 0 Running 39
5 28 23 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet 165 0 Running 32
6 13 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 165 0 Running 35
7 1 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 165 13 Running 39
8 20 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 165 7 Running 45
9 16 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 165 0 Running 29
10 14 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 165 0 Running 30
11 30 68 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 165 0 Running 26
12 5 11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 165 10 Running 32
13 12 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 165 3 Running 36
14 21 27 Jeb Burton Our Motorsports Chevrolet 165 0 Running 23
15 18 38 Joe Graf Jr. RSS Racing Ford 165 0 Running 22
16 22 92 Kyle Weatherman DGM Racing Chevrolet 165 0 Running 21
17 10 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 165 0 Running 20
18 38 28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford 165 0 Running 19
19 17 02 Brett Moffitt Our Motorsports Chevrolet 165 0 Running 18
20 36 35 Joey Gase Emerling-Gase Motorsports Toyota 165 0 Running 17
21 34 78 Josh Williams B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 165 0 Running 16
22 24 66 J. J. Yeley MBM Motorsports Toyota 165 0 Running 15
23 25 5 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 165 0 Running 14
24 19 36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 165 0 Running 13
25 29 45 Kaz Grala (i) Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 163 0 Running 0
26 31 31 Myatt Snider Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 163 0 Running 11
27 8 21 Austin Hill (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 162 0 Running 10
28 33 91 Mason Massey DGM Racing Chevrolet 162 0 Running 9
29 37 26 Jeffrey Earnhardt Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 161 0 Running 8
30 23 99 Stefan Parsons B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 159 0 Accident 7
31 27 44 Tommy Joe Martins Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 158 0 Running 6
32 9 2 Sheldon Creed (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 156 0 Accident 5
33 3 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 155 3 Accident 13
34 26 4 Bayley Currey JD Motorsports Chevrolet 154 0 Running 3
35 32 6 Ryan Vargas JD Motorsports Chevrolet 150 0 Accident 2
36 35 34 Jesse Iwuji (R) Jesse Iwuji Motorsports Chevrolet 131 0 Running 1
37 15 48 Jade Buford Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 123 0 Accident 1
38 7 10 Landon Cassill Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 6 0 Engine 1
Official race results
*Race extended to 165 laps due to three overtime finishes.

Standings after the race

References
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