2022 Contender Boats 300

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	Trevor Bayne;
Time	32.400
Most laps led
Driver	Noah Gragson
Laps	127
Winner
No. 9	Noah Gragson
Television in the United States
Network	NBC
Announcers	Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, and Steve Letarte
Radio in the United States
Radio	Motor Racing Network

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.

Background

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

(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

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

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

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

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Noah Gragson	3,169
	2	Ty Gibbs	3,138 (-31)
3	3	A. J. Allmendinger	3,113 (-56)
1	4	Justin Allgaier	3,108 (-61)
	5	Austin Hill	3,106 (-63)
2	6	Josh Berry	3,095 (-74)
1	7	Sam Mayer	3,085 (-84)
1	8	Brandon Jones	3,075 (-94)
	9	Daniel Hemric	2,162 (-1,007)
	10	Riley Herbst	2,128 (-1,041)
	11	Ryan Sieg	2,103 (-1,066)
	12	Jeremy Clements	2,039 (-1,130)
Official driver's standings

Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

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.
"2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Homestead-Miami Race Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
"NASCAR announces practice, qualifying return in 2022". Official Site Of NASCAR. November 11, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
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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[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.

[:0-2] "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.