2022 Mahindra ROXOR 200
NASCAR Xfinity Series race
Motor car race
The 2022 Mahindra ROXOR 200 was the 11th stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, and the 35th iteration of the event . The race was held on May 7, 2022, in Darlington, South Carolina at Darlington Raceway , a 1.366-mile (2.198 km) egg-shaped oval. It was contested over 147 laps. At race's end, Justin Allgaier of JR Motorsports would take the win, after taking the lead on the final restart. He would also lead the most laps.[ 1]
This was Allgaier's 17th career Xfinity Series win, and his first of the season. To fill out the podium, Noah Gragson of JR Motorsports and Riley Herbst of Stewart-Haas Racing would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Report
Background
Darlington Raceway where the race will be held.
Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina . It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends.
First held in 1982 , the spring Darlington race ran from 1984 to 2014 before returning to the Xfinity Series schedule in 2020 . On December 11, Darlington Raceway announced its highly popular NASCAR Throwback weekend would move to the new May 7-9 weekend, effectively making a lineal swap of the two race meetings at the track.[ 2]
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
(i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
The only 30-minute practice session was held on Friday, May 6, at 5:00 PM EST .[ 17] Noah Gragson of JR Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 29.828 seconds and a speed of 164.865 mph (265.324 km/h).
Qualifying
Qualifying was scheduled to be held on Friday, May 6, at 5:30 PM EST , but was canceled due to inclement weather.[ 17] The starting lineup would be determined by a performance-based metric system. As a result, Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing won the pole. Chase Elliott and Brennan Poole would fail to qualify.[ 18]
Race results
Stage One Laps: 45
Pos.
#
Driver
Team
Make
Pts
1
9
Noah Gragson
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
10
2
54
Ty Gibbs
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
9
3
8
Josh Berry
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
8
4
7
Justin Allgaier
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
7
5
98
Riley Herbst
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
6
6
16
A. J. Allmendinger
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
5
7
39
Ryan Sieg
RSS Racing
Ford
4
8
10
Landon Cassill
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
3
9
18
Ryan Truex
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
2
10
26
John Hunter Nemechek (i)
Sam Hunt Racing
Toyota
0
Stage Two Laps: 45
Pos.
#
Driver
Team
Make
Pts
1
9
Noah Gragson
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
10
2
54
Ty Gibbs
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
9
3
7
Justin Allgaier
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
8
4
26
John Hunter Nemechek (i)
Sam Hunt Racing
Toyota
0
5
48
Tyler Reddick (i)
Big Machine Racing
Chevrolet
0
6
8
Josh Berry
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
5
7
1
Sam Mayer
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
4
8
16
A. J. Allmendinger
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
3
9
18
Ryan Truex
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
2
10
98
Riley Herbst
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
1
Stage Three Laps: 57
Fin.
St
#
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Led
Status
Points
1
3
7
Justin Allgaier
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
147
76
Running
55
2
4
9
Noah Gragson
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
147
45
Running
55
3
8
98
Riley Herbst
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
147
0
Running
41
4
23
26
John Hunter Nemechek (i)
Sam Hunt Racing
Toyota
147
0
Running
0
5
7
1
Sam Mayer
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
147
0
Running
36
6
13
10
Landon Cassill
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
147
0
Running
34
7
6
19
Brandon Jones
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
147
0
Running
30
8
5
16
A. J. Allmendinger
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
147
5
Running
37
9
12
21
Austin Hill (R)
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
147
0
Running
28
10
11
11
Daniel Hemric
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
147
0
Running
27
11
9
39
Ryan Sieg
RSS Racing
Ford
147
0
Running
30
12
31
34
Kyle Weatherman
Jesse Iwuji Motorsports
Chevrolet
147
0
Running
25
13
16
02
Brett Moffitt
Our Motorsports
Chevrolet
147
0
Running
24
14
15
27
Jeb Burton
Our Motorsports
Chevrolet
147
0
Running
23
15
14
23
Anthony Alfredo
Our Motorsports
Chevrolet
147
0
Running
22
16
1
54
Ty Gibbs
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
147
18
Running
39
17
36
45
Tommy Joe Martins
Alpha Prime Racing
Chevrolet
147
0
Running
20
18
2
8
Josh Berry
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
147
0
Running
32
19
18
36
Alex Labbé
DGM Racing
Chevrolet
147
0
Running
18
20
35
99
Stefan Parsons
B. J. McLeod Motorsports
Chevrolet
147
0
Running
17
21
24
6
Ryan Vargas
JD Motorsports
Chevrolet
147
0
Running
16
22
32
91
Mason Massey
DGM Racing
Chevrolet
147
0
Running
15
23
30
4
Bayley Currey
JD Motorsports
Chevrolet
147
0
Running
14
24
29
35
Patrick Emerling
Emerling-Gase Motorsports
Chevrolet
147
0
Running
13
25
20
66
J. J. Yeley
MBM Motorsports
Ford
147
0
Running
12
26
34
48
Tyler Reddick (i)
Big Machine Racing
Chevrolet
147
2
Running
0
27
27
08
David Starr
SS-Green Light Racing
Ford
147
0
Running
10
28
37
44
Josh Bilicki
Alpha Prime Racing
Chevrolet
147
0
Running
9
29
22
51
Jeremy Clements
Jeremy Clements Racing
Chevrolet
147
0
Running
8
30
28
18
Ryan Truex
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
147
0
Running
11
31
33
5
Matt Mills
B. J. McLeod Motorsports
Chevrolet
147
1
Running
6
32
26
38
Kyle Sieg
RSS Racing
Ford
147
0
Running
5
33
38
13
Timmy Hill (i)
MBM Motorsports
Toyota
147
0
Running
4
34
25
78
Josh Williams
B. J. McLeod Motorsports
Chevrolet
144
0
Running
3
35
17
68
Brandon Brown
Brandonbilt Motorsports
Chevrolet
142
0
Running
2
36
21
07
Joe Graf Jr.
SS-Green Light Racing
Ford
135
0
Accident
1
37
19
31
Myatt Snider
Jordan Anderson Racing
Chevrolet
73
0
Accident
1
38
10
2
Sheldon Creed (R)
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
16
0
Engine
1
Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Note : Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
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