2022 Tennessee Lottery 250
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 15 of 33 of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
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| 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 | 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[edit]
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.
Entry list[edit]
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice[edit]
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]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Sheldon Creed (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.727 | 155.824 |
| 2 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 30.922 | 154.841 |
| 3 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.992 | 154.491 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying[edit]
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[edit]
Stage 1 Laps: 45
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 18 | Trevor Bayne | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 21 | Austin Hill (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 50
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 18 | Trevor Bayne | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 5 | Ryan Preece (i) | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Ford | 0 |
| 10 | 21 | Austin Hill (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 93
| Fin. | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 188 | 134 | Running | 60 |
| 2 | 3 | 18 | Trevor Bayne | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 188 | 0 | Running | 50 |
| 3 | 1 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 188 | 0 | Running | 49 |
| 4 | 14 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 188 | 4 | Running | 46 |
| 5 | 21 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | Running | 42 |
| 6 | 27 | 5 | Ryan Preece (i) | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Ford | 188 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 7 | 11 | 26 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 188 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 8 | 4 | 21 | Austin Hill (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 9 | 24 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 188 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 10 | 15 | 02 | Brett Moffitt | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 11 | 17 | 68 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 12 | 25 | 28 | Parker Retzlaff | RSS Racing | Ford | 188 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 13 | 6 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 187 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 14 | 8 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 187 | 1 | Running | 29 |
| 15 | 23 | 45 | Stefan Parsons (i) | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 187 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 16 | 2 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 187 | 48 | Running | 28 |
| 17 | 10 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 187 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 12 | 10 | Landon Cassill | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 187 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 29 | 6 | Ryan Vargas | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 187 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 26 | 23 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 187 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 18 | 48 | Tyler Reddick (i) | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 186 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 22 | 22 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 186 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 31 | 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 186 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 20 | 44 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 185 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 28 | 38 | Kyle Sieg (R) | RSS Racing | Ford | 185 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 38 | 35 | Patrick Emerling | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | 185 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 35 | 31 | Myatt Snider | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 185 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 34 | 08 | B. J. McLeod | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 185 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 9 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 184 | 1 | Running | 17 |
| 30 | 30 | 77 | Dillon Bassett | Bassett Racing | Chevrolet | 182 | 0 | Running | 7 |
| 31 | 36 | 4 | Bayley Currey | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 181 | 0 | Running | 6 |
| 32 | 37 | 66 | Natalie Decker | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 181 | 0 | Running | 5 |
| 33 | 33 | 13 | J. J. Yeley | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 157 | 0 | Running | 4 |
| 34 | 32 | 78 | Josh Williams | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 136 | 0 | Electrical | 3 |
| 35 | 7 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 126 | 0 | Accident | 2 |
| 36 | 19 | 2 | Sheldon Creed (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 124 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
| 37 | 13 | 07 | Joe Graf Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 123 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
| 38 | 16 | 34 | Kyle Weatherman | Jesse Iwuji Motorsports | Chevrolet | 118 | 0 | Power | 1 |
| Official race results | |||||||||
Standings after the race[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Justin Allgaier Cruises to Victory at Nashville". Jayski's Silly Season Site. 2022-06-25. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
- ^ "2021 NASCAR Cup Series schedule release: Dirt track racing returns, road racing set at COTA and Road America". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
- ^ Welcome to Nashville Superspeedway
- ^ Welcome to Nashville Superspeedway
- ^ a b "2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Nashville Race Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
- ^ Srigley, Joseph (2022-06-24). "Sheldon Creed Paces Xfinity Practice from Nashville, Yeley, Weatherman Inside Top-Six". TobyChristie.com.
- ^ "NASCAR announces practice, qualifying return in 2022". Official Site Of NASCAR. 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
- ^ Srigley, Joseph (2022-06-25). "Riley Herbst Storms to Xfinity Series Pole Position at Nashville Superspeedway". TobyChristie.com.