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2022 Nalley Cars 250
Race details
Race 5 of 33 of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date	March 19, 2022
Official name	31st Annual Nalley Cars 250
Location	Hampton, Georgia, Atlanta Motor Speedway
Course	Permanent racing facility; 1.54 mi (2.48 km)
Distance	172 laps, 264.88 mi ( km)
Scheduled Distance	163 laps, 251.02 mi (403.98 km)
Average speed	101.454 mph (163.274 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Noah Gragson;
Time	Set by NASCAR rulebook
Most laps led
Driver	A. J. Allmendinger
Laps	41
Winner
No. 54	Ty Gibbs
Television in the United States
Network	Fox Sports 1
Announcers	Adam Alexander, Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano
Radio in the United States
Radio	Performance Racing Network

The 2022 Nalley Cars 250 was the fifth stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series and the 31st iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 19, 2022, in Hampton, Georgia at Atlanta Motor Speedway, a 1.54 miles (2.48 km) permanent quad-oval racetrack. The race was run over 172 laps due to several overtime finishes. Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the race after taking the lead on the final lap. This was Gibbs' sixth career Xfinity Series win, and his second of the season. To fill out the podium, Austin Hill of Richard Childress Racing and A. J. Allmendinger of Kaulig Racing would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectably.

Background

Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is a 1.54-mile race track in Hampton, Georgia, United States, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It has annually hosted NASCAR Cup Series stock car races since its inauguration in 1960.

The venue was bought by Speedway Motorsports in 1990. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two intermediate ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval, with a new official length of 1.54-mile (2.48 km) where before it was 1.522-mile (2.449 km). The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit. In July 2021 NASCAR announced that the track would be reprofiled for the 2022 season to have 28 degrees of banking and would be narrowed from 55 to 40 feet which the track claims will turn racing at the track similar to restrictor plate superspeedways. Despite the reprofiling being criticized by drivers, construction began in August 2021 and wrapped up in December 2021.^[1]^[2] The track has seating capacity of 71,000 to 125,000 people depending on the tracks configuration.

Entry list

#	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	KSDT CPA
5	Matt Mills	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Chevrolet	J. F. Electric
6	Ryan Vargas	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	JD Motorsports
07	Joe Graf Jr.	SS-Green Light Racing	Ford	GTECHNIQ
7	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	Axalta Nalley Clicklane
08	David Starr	SS-Green Light Racing	Ford	TicketSmarter
8	Josh Berry	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	Harrison's Workwear
9	Noah Gragson	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	Bass Pro Shops, Black Rifle Coffee Company
10	Landon Cassill	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	Voyager: Crypto for All
11	Daniel Hemric	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	Athletic Greens
13	Chad Finchum	MBM Motorsports	Toyota	Garrison Homes, UNITS Storage
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	Pentair, Menards
21	Austin Hill (R)	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	Bennett Transportation & Logistics
23	Anthony Alfredo	Our Motorsports	Chevrolet	Digital Ally
26	Jeffrey Earnhardt	Sam Hunt Racing	Toyota	ForeverLawn
27	Jeb Burton	Our Motorsports	Chevrolet	Int'l Boxing Championship
28	Kyle Sieg	RSS Racing	Ford	A-Game
31	Myatt Snider	Jordan Anderson Racing	Chevrolet	TaxSlayer
34	Jesse Iwuji (R)	Jesse Iwuji Motorsports	Chevrolet	Equity Prime Mortgage
35	Shane Lee	Emerling-Gase Motorsports	Toyota	Kitty Kat Coin
36	Alex Labbé	DGM Racing	Chevrolet	Larue Industrial Snowblowers
38	Loris Hezemans (i)	RSS Racing	Toyota	Hezeberg Systems
39	Ryan Sieg	RSS Racing	Ford	CMR Construction & Roofing, A-Game
44	Sage Karam	Alpha Prime Racing	Chevrolet	The Driveway Company
45	Tommy Joe Martins	Alpha Prime Racing	Chevrolet	AP Regimen Legacy Series
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	Fly and Form Structures
52	Harrison Rhodes	Jimmy Means Racing	Chevrolet	Jimmy Means Racing
54	Ty Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	Sport Clips
66	J. J. Yeley	MBM Motorsports	Ford	Workpro Tools
68	Brandon Brown	Brandonbilt Motorsports	Chevrolet	Zero FG Energy Drink
77	Dillon Bassett	Bassett Racing	Chevrolet	Jerry Hunt Supercenter
78	Josh Williams	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Chevrolet	Coolray Heating & AC
91	Mason Massey	DGM Racing	Chevrolet	Anderson Power Services
92	Kyle Weatherman	DGM Racing	Chevrolet	LS Tractor
98	Riley Herbst	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	Monster Energy
99	Stefan Parsons	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Chevrolet	SOKAL Digital
Official entry list

Practice

Friday's 50-minute practice session was cancelled due to inclement weather. Practice will replace qualifying on Saturday.^[3] Jeb Burton of Our Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 30.993 seconds and a speed of 178.879 mph (287.878 km/h).

Pos.	#	Driver	Team	Make	Time	Speed
1	27	Jeb Burton	Our Motorsports	Chevrolet	30.993	178.879
2	9	Noah Gragson	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	31.027	178.683
3	1	Sam Mayer	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	31.090	178.321
Full practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying will be cancelled because of a need to add additional practice to the reconfigured circuit. Starting lineup was based on the NASCAR rulebook. Noah Gragson would get the pole for the race.

Pos.	#	Driver	Team	Make	Time	Speed
1	9	Noah Gragson	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	—	—
2	8	Josh Berry	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	—	—
3	19	Brandon Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	—	—
4	54	Ty Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	—	—
5	18	Trevor Bayne	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	—	—
6	7	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	—	—
7	16	A. J. Allmendinger	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	—	—
8	11	Daniel Hemric	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	—	—
9	39	Ryan Sieg	RSS Racing	Ford	—	—
10	10	Landon Cassill	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	—	—
11	68	Brandon Brown	Brandonbilt Motorsports	Chevrolet	—	—
12	27	Jeb Burton	Our Motorsports	Chevrolet	—	—
13	2	Sheldon Creed (R)	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	—	—
14	21	Austin Hill (R)	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	—	—
15	1	Sam Mayer	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	—	—
16	02	Brett Moffitt	Our Motorsports	Chevrolet	—	—
17	36	Alex Labbé	DGM Racing	Chevrolet	—	—
18	51	Jeremy Clements	Jeremy Clements Racing	Chevrolet	—	—
19	26	Jeffrey Earnhardt	Sam Hunt Racing	Toyota	—	—
20	4	Bayley Currey	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	—	—
21	66	J. J. Yeley	MBM Motorsports	Ford	—	—
22	31	Myatt Snider	Jordan Anderson Racing	Chevrolet	—	—
23	07	Joe Graf Jr.	SS-Green Light Racing	Ford	—	—
24	98	Riley Herbst	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	—	—
25	99	Stefan Parsons	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Chevrolet	—	—
26	91	Mason Massey	DGM Racing	Chevrolet	—	—
27	23	Anthony Alfredo	Our Motorsports	Chevrolet	—	—
28	92	Kyle Weatherman	DGM Racing	Chevrolet	—	—
29	44	Sage Karam	Alpha Prime Racing	Chevrolet	—	—
30	48	Jade Buford	Big Machine Racing	Chevrolet	—	—
31	28	Kyle Sieg	RSS Racing	Ford	—	—
32	6	Ryan Vargas	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	—	—
33	5	Matt Mills	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Chevrolet	—	—
Qualified by owner's points
34	38	Loris Hezemans (i)	RSS Racing	Toyota	—	—
35	35	Shane Lee	Emerling-Gase Motorsports	Toyota	—	—
36	78	Josh Williams	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Chevrolet	—	—
37	45	Tommy Joe Martins	Alpha Prime Racing	Chevrolet	—	—
38	34	Jesse Iwuji (R)	Jesse Iwuji Motorsports	Chevrolet	—	—
Failed to qualify
39	08	David Starr	SS-Green Light Racing	Ford	—	—
40	47	Brennan Poole	Mike Harmon Racing	Chevrolet	—	—
41	13	Chad Finchum	MBM Motorsports	Toyota	—	—
42	77	Dillon Bassett	Bassett Racing	Chevrolet	—	—
43	52	Harrison Rhodes	Jimmy Means Racing	Chevrolet	—	—
Official starting lineup

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 40

Pos.	#	Driver	Team	Make	Pts
1	8	Josh Berry	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	10
2	9	Noah Gragson	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	9
3	7	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	8
4	1	Sam Mayer	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	7
5	18	Trevor Bayne	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	6
6	21	Austin Hill (R)	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	5
7	27	Jeb Burton	Our Motorsports	Chevrolet	4
8	68	Brandon Brown	Brandonbilt Motorsports	Chevrolet	3
9	19	Brandon Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	2
10	02	Brett Moffitt	Our Motorsports	Chevrolet	1

Stage 2 Laps: 40

Pos.	#	Driver	Team	Make	Pts
1	16	A. J. Allmendinger	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	10
2	11	Daniel Hemric	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	9
3	48	Jade Buford	Big Machine Racing	Chevrolet	8
4	45	Tommy Joe Martins	Alpha Prime Racing	Chevrolet	7
5	44	Sage Karam	Alpha Prime Racing	Chevrolet	6
6	2	Sheldon Creed (R)	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	5
7	68	Brandon Brown	Brandonbilt Motorsports	Chevrolet	4
8	21	Austin Hill (R)	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	3
9	27	Jeb Burton	Our Motorsports	Chevrolet	2
10	10	Landon Cassill	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	1

Stage 3 Laps: 83

Fin.	St	#	Driver	Team	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points
1	4	54	Ty Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	172	1	Running	40
2	14	21	Austin Hill (R)	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	172	27	Running	43
3	7	16	A. J. Allmendinger	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	172	41	Running	44
4	24	98	Riley Herbst	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	172	0	Running	33
5	10	10	Landon Cassill	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	172	0	Running	33
6	26	91	Mason Massey	DGM Racing	Chevrolet	172	0	Running	31
7	3	19	Brandon Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	172	1	Running	32
8	28	92	Kyle Weatherman	DGM Racing	Chevrolet	172	0	Running	29
9	13	2	Sheldon Creed (R)	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	172	15	Running	33
10	9	39	Ryan Sieg	RSS Racing	Ford	172	6	Running	27
11	21	66	J. J. Yeley	MBM Motorsports	Ford	172	0	Running	26
12	32	6	Ryan Vargas	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	172	0	Running	25
13	19	26	Jeffrey Earnhardt	Sam Hunt Racing	Toyota	172	0	Running	24
14	16	02	Brett Moffitt	Our Motorsports	Chevrolet	172	0	Running	24
15	12	27	Jeb Burton	Our Motorsports	Chevrolet	172	0	Running	28
16	27	23	Anthony Alfredo	Our Motorsports	Chevrolet	172	0	Running	21
17	35	35	Shane Lee	Emerling-Gase Motorsports	Toyota	172	0	Running	20
18	11	68	Brandon Brown	Brandonbilt Motorsports	Chevrolet	172	0	Running	26
19	17	36	Alex Labbé	DGM Racing	Chevrolet	172	0	Running	18
20	37	45	Tommy Joe Martins	Alpha Prime Racing	Chevrolet	172	0	Running	24
21	15	1	Sam Mayer	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	172	0	Running	23
22	36	78	Josh Williams	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Chevrolet	172	0	Running	15
23	23	07	Joe Graf Jr.	SS-Green Light Racing	Ford	172	0	Running	14
24	31	28	Kyle Sieg	RSS Racing	Ford	172	0	Running	13
25	25	99	Stefan Parsons	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Chevrolet	172	0	Running	12
26	1	9	Noah Gragson	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	172	38	Running	20
27	38	34	Jesse Iwuji (R)	Jesse Iwuji Motorsports	Chevrolet	172	0	Running	10
28	5	18	Trevor Bayne	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	172	38	Running	15
29	20	4	Bayley Currey	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	172	0	Running	8
30	22	31	Myatt Snider	Jordan Anderson Racing	Chevrolet	171	2	Running	7
31	33	5	Matt Mills	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Chevrolet	165	0	Accident	6
32	29	44	Sage Karam	Alpha Prime Racing	Chevrolet	154	0	Accident	11
33	2	8	Josh Berry	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	153	3	Accident	14
34	6	7	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	152	0	Accident	11
35	8	11	Daniel Hemric	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	113	0	Accident	11
36	34	38	Loris Hezemans (i)	RSS Racing	Toyota	112	0	Accident	0
37	18	51	Jeremy Clements	Jeremy Clements Racing	Chevrolet	106	0	Accident	1
38	30	48	Jade Buford	Big Machine Racing	Chevrolet	105	0	Accident	9
Official race results

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Noah Gragson	223
	2	Ty Gibbs	204 (-19)
	3	A. J. Allmendinger	204 (–19)
	4	Justin Allgaier	172 (–51)
	5	Josh Berry	164 (–59)
	6	Brandon Jones	153 (–70)
	7	Daniel Hemric	146 (–77)
	8	Austin Hill	137 (–86)
	9	Riley Herbst	128 (–95)
	10	Ryan Sieg	125 (–98)
	11	Landon Cassill	122 (–101)
	12	Sheldon Creed	122 (–101)
Official driver's standings