# 2022 Mahindra ROXOR 200

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. 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 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.

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
| # | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Sponsor or Throwback |
| 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | AcceleratePros.com – Rick Mast's 1991 Skoal Cup paint scheme. |
| 02 | Brett Moffitt | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | Half Off Wholesale – Mark Martin's 1982 Jolly Rancher Cup paint scheme. |
| 2 | Sheldon Creed (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Whelen |
| 4 | Bayley Currey | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Habana Brisa |
| 5 | Matt Mills | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | J. F. Electric |
| 6 | Ryan Vargas | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Monarch Roofing – Jeff Gordon's 1999 No. 24 Pepsi paint scheme. |
| 07 | Joe Graf Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | Bucked Up Buck Shot Energy Drink – Buckshot Jones' 2001 No. 00 BGN and No. 44 Cup Georgia-Pacific paint scheme. |
| 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Hellmann's – Dale Earnhardt's 1984 Daytona 500 No. 3 Wrangler Cup paint scheme. |
| 08 | David Starr | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | TicketSmarter – Bobby Dotter's 1995 Hyde Tools paint scheme. |
| 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Tire Pros – Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s 2002 Action Performance "Gossamer" paint scheme. |
| 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops/Black Rifle Coffee Company |
| 10 | Landon Cassill | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Voyager |
| 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Cirkul |
| 13 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | Coble Enterprises |
| 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Action Industries |
| 18 | Ryan Truex | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Toyota Racing |
| 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Turtle Wax/Menards – Paul Menard's 2011 Cup paint scheme. |
| 21 | Austin Hill (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Bennett Transportation & Logistics |
| 23 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | Dude Wipes – Tom Hubert's 2002 No. 23 Hills Bros. Coffee Cup paint scheme. |
| 26 | John Hunter Nemechek (i) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | Stillhouse Spirits |
| 27 | Jeb Burton | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | Solid Rock Carriers – Ward Burton's 1992 Gwaltney paint scheme. |
| 31 | Myatt Snider | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | Capital City Towing – Ken Schrader's 1987 Red Baron Pizza paint scheme. |
| 34 | Kyle Weatherman | Jesse Iwuji Motorsports | Chevrolet | LS Tractors |
| 35 | Patrick Emerling | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | B. R. Dewitt Inc. – Tribute to Modified Tour legend Richie Evans. |
| 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Ace Wrecker Service – Tribute to Michael McCrary Sr.'s 1976 Marion Edwards Memorial car. |
| 38 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | H&W Electrical |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | CMR Construction & Roofing/A-GAME |
| 44 | Josh Bilicki | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | Insurance King – Bill Elliott's 2006 No. 00 Burger King Cup paint scheme. |
| 45 | Tommy Joe Martins | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | Capital City Hauling |
| 47 | Brennan Poole | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | Inspire.Real.Change. |
| 48 | Tyler Reddick (i) | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | Big Machine Vodka Spiked Coolers – Bobby Allison's 1972 No. 12 Coca-Cola Cup paint scheme. |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | Spartan Waste/Fox Sports Spartanburg 1400 – Dale Earnhardt/Bud Moore Engineering's 1982 No. 15 Wrangler Cup paint scheme. |
| 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Interstate Batteries – Bobby Labonte's 2002 No. 18 Cup paint scheme. |
| 66 | J. J. Yeley | MBM Motorsports | Ford | WorkPro – Bobby Hamilton's 1993 No. 68 Country Time Cup paint scheme. |
| 68 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | Brandonbilt Foundations – Tribute to Brown's late model career. |
| 78 | Josh Williams | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | Alloy Employment Services/Coolray – Tribute to B. J. McLeod's 2004 Orlando Speed World Super Late Model car. |
| 88 | Chase Elliott (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | HendrickCars.com – Kyle Larson's 2021 No. 5 HendrickCars.com paint scheme. |
| 91 | Mason Massey | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Marty Massey Towing & Recovery/Anderson Power Services – Tribute to Marty Massey's 2003 dirt late model car. |
| 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | Monster Energy |
| 99 | Stefan Parsons | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | Circle B Diecast/SOKAL Digital – Phil Parsons' 1988 No. 55 Crown/Skoal Cup paint scheme. |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

The only 30-minute practice session was held on Friday, May 6, at 5:00 PM EST. 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).
| Pos | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.828 | 164.865 |
| 2 | 26 | John Hunter Nemechek (i) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 29.841 | 164.793 |
| 3 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.910 | 164.413 |
| Full practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was scheduled to be held on Friday, May 6, at 5:30 PM EST, but was canceled due to inclement weather. 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.
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | — | — |
| 2 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | — | — |
| 3 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | — | — |
| 4 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | — | — |
| 5 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | — | — |
| 6 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | — | — |
| 7 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | — | — |
| 8 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | — | — |
| 9 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | — | — |
| 10 | 2 | Sheldon Creed (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | — | — |
| 11 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | — | — |
| 12 | 21 | Austin Hill (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | — | — |
| 13 | 10 | Landon Cassill | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | — | — |
| 14 | 23 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | — | — |
| 15 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | — | — |
| 16 | 02 | Brett Moffitt | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | — | — |
| 17 | 68 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | — | — |
| 18 | 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | — | — |
| 19 | 31 | Myatt Snider | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | — | — |
| 20 | 66 | J. J. Yeley | MBM Motorsports | Ford | — | — |
| 21 | 07 | Joe Graf Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | — | — |
| 22 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | — | — |
| 23 | 26 | John Hunter Nemechek (i) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | — | — |
| 24 | 6 | Ryan Vargas | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | — | — |
| 25 | 78 | Josh Williams | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | — | — |
| 26 | 38 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | — | — |
| 27 | 08 | David Starr | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | — | — |
| 28 | 18 | Ryan Truex | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | — | — |
| 29 | 35 | Patrick Emerling | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | — | — |
| 30 | 4 | Bayley Currey | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | — | — |
| 31 | 34 | Kyle Weatherman | Jesse Iwuji Motorsports | Chevrolet | — | — |
| 32 | 91 | Mason Massey | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | — | — |
| 33 | 5 | Matt Mills | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | — | — |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||
| 34 | 48 | Tyler Reddick (i) | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | — | — |
| 35 | 99 | Stefan Parsons | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | — | — |
| 36 | 45 | Tommy Joe Martins | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | — | — |
| 37 | 44 | Josh Bilicki | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | — | — |
| 38 | 13 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | — | — |
| Failed to qualify |||||||
| 39 | 88 | Chase Elliott (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | — | — |
| 40 | 47 | Brennan Poole | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | — | — |
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## 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

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | A. J. Allmendinger | 464 |
| | 2 | Noah Gragson | 439 (-25) |
| | 3 | Ty Gibbs | 423 (-41) |
| | 4 | Justin Allgaier | 372 (-92) |
| | 5 | Josh Berry | 371 (-93) |
| | 6 | Brandon Jones | 347 (-117) |
| | 7 | Sam Mayer | 333 (-131) |
| | 8 | Riley Herbst | 318 (-146) |
| | 9 | Ryan Sieg | 317 (-147) |
| | 10 | Austin Hill | 302 (-162) |
| | 11 | Landon Cassill | 299 (-165) |
| | 12 | Daniel Hemric | 286 (-178) |
| Official driver's standings ||||