2022 Alsco Uniforms 300 (Charlotte)

2022 Alsco Uniforms 300

Race details
Race 13 of 33 of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date	May 28, 2022
Official name	45th Annual Alsco Uniforms 300
Location	Concord, North Carolina, Charlotte Motor Speedway
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance	200 laps, 300 mi (480 km)
Scheduled Distance	200 laps, 300 mi (480 km)
Average speed	117.557 mph (189.190 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Sam Mayer	JR Motorsports
Time	30.018
Most laps led
Driver	Josh Berry	JR Motorsports
Laps	89
Winner
No. 8	Josh Berry	JR Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network	Fox Sports 1
Announcers	Kevin Harvick, Ryan Blaney, Joey Logano
Radio in the United States
Radio	Motor Racing Network

The 2022 Alsco Uniforms 300 was the thirteenth stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series and the 45th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 28, 2022, in Concord, North Carolina at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval racetrack. The race was contested over 200 laps. At race's end, Josh Berry, driving for JR Motorsports, took the win, after an exciting battle with teammate Justin Allgaier with 80 laps to go.^[1] This was Berry's 4th career Xfinity Series win, and his second of the season. To fill out the podium, Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing and Sam Mayer of JR Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.

Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsport complex located in Concord, North Carolina, 13 mi (21 km) outside Charlotte. The complex features a 1.5 mi (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend, and the Bank of America Roval 400. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports with Greg Walter as track president.

The 2,000 acres (810 ha) complex also features a state-of-the-art 0.25 mi (0.40 km) drag racing strip, ZMAX Dragway. It is the only all-concrete, four-lane drag strip in the United States and hosts NHRA events. Alongside the drag strip is a state-of-the-art clay oval that hosts dirt racing including the World of Outlaws finals among other popular racing events.

• (R) denotes rookie driver.
• (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.

The only 30-minute practice session was held on Friday, May 27, at 3:30 PM EST.^[2] Trevor Bayne of Joe Gibbs Racing was the fastest in the session, with a time of 30.645 seconds, and a speed of 176.211 mph (283.584 km/h).

Qualifying was held on Friday, May 27, at 4:00 PM EST.^[2] Since Charlotte Motor 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]

Sam Mayer of JR Motorsports scored his first career pole for the race, with a time of 30.018 seconds, and a speed of 179.892 mph (289.508 km/h).^[4]

Stage 1 Laps: 45

Stage 2 Laps: 45

Stage 3 Laps: 110

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 A. J. Allmendinger 530 2 Noah Gragson 497 (-33) 3 Ty Gibbs 490 (-40) 4 Justin Allgaier 472 (-58) 5 Josh Berry 470 (-60) 6 Sam Mayer 423 (-107) 7 Brandon Jones 400 (-130) 8 Austin Hill 365 (-165) 9 Riley Herbst 362 (-168) 10 Daniel Hemric 351 (-179) 11 Landon Cassill 334 (-196) 12 Ryan Sieg 324 (-206) Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.