# 2022 Drive for the Cure 250

The 2022 Drive for the Cure 250 presented by BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina was the 29th stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series, the final race of the Round of 12, and the 50th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 8, 2022, in Concord, North Carolina at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval, a 2.280 miles (3.669 km) permanent road course. The race was increased from 67 laps to 72 laps, due to several NASCAR overtime finishes. A. J. Allmendinger, driving for Kaulig Racing, held off Ty Gibbs in the final few laps to earn his 15th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his fifth of the season. To fill out the podium, Noah Gragson, driving for JR Motorsports, would finish 3rd, respectively. Allmendinger and Gibbs would mostly dominate, leading 25 and 24 laps.
Eight drivers would advance into the next round of the playoffs: Noah Gragson, A. J. Allmendinger, Ty Gibbs, Justin Allgaier, Josh Berry, Austin Hill, Brandon Jones, and Sam Mayer. Ryan Sieg, Daniel Hemric, Riley Herbst, and Jeremy Clements would fail to advance.
This was the debut race for the former F1 driver, Daniil Kvyat, and the current IndyCar driver, Marco Andretti.

## Background

Since 2018, deviating from past NASCAR events at Charlotte, the race will utilize a road course configuration of Charlotte Motor Speedway, promoted and trademarked as the "Roval". The course is 2.280 miles (3.669 km) in length and features 17 turns, utilizing the infield road course and portions of the oval track.
During July 2018 tests on the road course, concerns were raised over drivers "cheating" the backstretch chicane on the course. The chicanes were modified with additional tire barriers and rumble strips in order to encourage drivers to properly drive through them, and NASCAR will enforce drive-through penalties on drivers who illegally "short-cut" parts of the course. The chicanes will not be used during restarts. In the summer of 2019, the bus stop on the backstretch was changed and deepened, becoming a permanent part of the circuit, compared to the previous year where it was improvised.
If a driver fails to legally make the backstretch bus stop, they must skip the front-stretch chicane and make a complete stop by the dotted line on the exit, before being allowed to continue. A driver who misses the front-stretch chicane, must also stop before the exit.

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | AcceleratePros.com |
| 02 | Sage Karam | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | Peachwood Floor Coverings |
| 2 | Sheldon Creed (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Whelen |
| 4 | Bayley Currey | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | The Pink Stuff |
| 5 | Scott Heckert | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Ford | Malco |
| 6 | Ryan Vargas | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Critical Path Security |
| 07 | Joe Graf Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | Bucked Up Energy |
| 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | The BRANDT Foundation |
| 08 | Andy Lally | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | Engine Parts Plus, DB Automotive |
| 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Harrison's USA |
| 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 | AG1 Athletic Greens |
| 13 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | Coble Enterprises |
| 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Nutrien AG Solutions |
| 18 | James Davison | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Rich Mar Racing |
| 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Fisher Nuts, Menards |
| 21 | Austin Hill (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Bennett Transportation |
| 23 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | Death Wish Coffee |
| 26 | Daniil Kvyat | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | Nemaco |
| 27 | Jeb Burton | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | Arrowhead Brass |
| 31 | Myatt Snider | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | TaxSlayer |
| 32 | Austin Wayne Self (i) | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | AM Technical Solutions |
| 34 | Kaz Grala (i) | Jesse Iwuji Motorsports | Chevrolet | eRacing Association, Ruedebusch |
| 35 | Brad Perez (i) | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Ford | GreenTech |
| 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Can-Am Off-Road |
| 38 | Patrick Gallagher | RSS Racing | Ford | Belle Haven |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | A-GAME |
| 44 | Josh Bilicki (i) | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | Insurance King |
| 45 | Stefan Parsons | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | Keffer Volkswagen |
| 47 | Gray Gaulding | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | Mike Harmon Racing |
| 48 | Marco Andretti (i) | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | Big Machine Spiked Coolers |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | All South Electric |
| 52 | Brennan Poole (i) | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | Jimmy Means Racing |
| 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Monster Energy |
| 66 | J. J. Yeley | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | WorkPro |
| 68 | Kris Wright | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | FNB Corporation |
| 78 | Brandon Brown | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | Top Tier Solar Solutions |
| 91 | Preston Pardus | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Chinchor Electric, Danus Utilities |
| 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Alloy Employment Services |
| 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | Monster Energy |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

The only 20-minute practice session was held on Saturday, October 8, at 10:00 AM EST. A. J. Allmendinger, driving for Kaulig Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:23.147, and an average speed of 100.449 mph (161.657 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1:23.147 | 100.449 |
| 2 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:23.210 | 100.373 |
| 3 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:23.330 | 100.228 |
| Full practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, October 8, at 10:30 AM EST. Since the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval is a road course, the qualifying system used is a two group system, with two rounds. Drivers will be separated into two groups, Group A and Group B. Each driver will have a lap to set a time. The fastest 5 drivers from each group will advance to the final round. The fastest driver to set a time in the round will win the pole. A. J. Allmendinger, driving for Kaulig Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 1:21.694, and an average speed of 102.235 mph (164.531 km/h) in the second round.
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) |
| 1 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1:21.612 | 102.338 | 1:21.694 | 102.235 |
| 2 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:22.243 | 101.553 | 1:21.767 | 102.144 |
| 3 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1:22.015 | 101.835 | 1:22.098 | 101.732 |
| 4 | 2 | Sheldon Creed (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1.22.131 | 101.691 | 1:22.365 | 101.402 |
| 5 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:22.370 | 101.396 | 1:22.510 | 101.224 |
| 6 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:22.103 | 101.726 | 1:22.734 | 100.950 |
| 7 | 10 | Landon Cassill | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1:22.528 | 101.202 | 1:22.743 | 100.939 |
| 8 | 21 | Austin Hill (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1:22.558 | 101.165 | 1:22.914 | 100.731 |
| 9 | 02 | Sage Karam | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:22.557 | 101.166 | 1:23.083 | 100.526 |
| 10 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 1:22.583 | 101.135 | - | - |
| Eliminated from Round 1 |||||||||
| 11 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1:22.567 | 101.154 | - | - |
| 12 | 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 1:22.577 | 101.142 | - | - |
| 13 | 45 | Stefan Parsons (i) | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 1:22.782 | 100.891 | - | - |
| 14 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:22.860 | 100.797 | - | - |
| 15 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:22.922 | 100.721 | - | - |
| 16 | 18 | James Davison | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:23.031 | 100.589 | - | - |
| 17 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 1:23.061 | 100.553 | - | - |
| 18 | 23 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:23.076 | 100.534 | - | - |
| 19 | 91 | Preston Pardus | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 1:23.132 | 100.467 | - | - |
| 20 | 44 | Josh Bilicki (i) | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 1:23.199 | 100.386 | - | - |
| 21 | 34 | Kaz Grala (i) | Jesse Iwuji Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:23.337 | 100.220 | - | - |
| 22 | 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 1:23.382 | 100.166 | - | - |
| 23 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:23.468 | 100.062 | - | - |
| 24 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 1:23.706 | 99.778 | - | - |
| 25 | 66 | J. J. Yeley | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 1:23.729 | 99.750 | - | - |
| 26 | 5 | Scott Heckert | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:23.981 | 99.451 | - | - |
| 27 | 35 | Brad Perez (i) | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Toyota | 1:23.995 | 99.434 | - | - |
| 28 | 38 | Patrick Gallagher | RSS Racing | Ford | 1:24.018 | 99.407 | - | - |
| 29 | 08 | Andy Lally | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 1:24.143 | 99.260 | - | - |
| 30 | 48 | Marco Andretti (i) | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 1:24.175 | 99.222 | - | - |
| 31 | 31 | Myatt Snider | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 1:24.385 | 98.975 | - | - |
| 32 | 4 | Bayley Currey | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:24.651 | 98.664 | - | - |
| 33 | 78 | Brandon Brown | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:24.688 | 98.621 | - | - |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||
| 34 | 13 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 1:24.713 | 98.592 | - | - |
| 35 | 07 | Joe Graf Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 1.25.220 | 98.005 | - | - |
| 36 | 6 | Ryan Vargas | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:25.269 | 97.949 | - | - |
| 37 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | - | - | - | - |
| 38 | 68 | Kris Wright | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | - | - | - | - |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||
| 39 | 47 | Gray Gaulding | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 1:24.841 | 98.443 | - | - |
| 40 | 52 | Brennan Poole (i) | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 1.24.947 | 98.320 | - | - |
| 41 | 32 | Austin Wayne Self (i) | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 1:25.450 | 97.741 | - | - |
| Official qualifying results |||||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 20
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 21 | Austin Hill (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 18 | James Davison | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 10 | Landon Cassill | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 02 | Sage Karam | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 20
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 18 | James Davison | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 23 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 2 | Sheldon Creed (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 32*
| Fin. | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 72 | 25 | Running | 50 |
| 2 | 2 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 72 | 24 | Running | 45 |
| 3 | 37 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 72 | 1 | Running | 34 |
| 4 | 16 | 18 | James Davison | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 72 | 0 | Running | 43 |
| 5 | 5 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 72 | 0 | Running | 44 |
| 6 | 12 | 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 72 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 7 | 15 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 72 | 3 | Running | 40 |
| 8 | 14 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 72 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 9 | 17 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 72 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 10 | 7 | 10 | Landon Cassill | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 72 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 72 | 0 | Running | 42 |
| 12 | 18 | 23 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 72 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 13 | 31 | 31 | Myatt Snider | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 72 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 14 | 10 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 72 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 15 | 24 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 72 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 4 | 2 | Sheldon Creed (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 72 | 18 | Running | 23 |
| 17 | 3 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 72 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 18 | 23 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 72 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 25 | 66 | J. J. Yeley | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 72 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 33 | 78 | Brandon Brown | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 72 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 19 | 91 | Preston Pardus | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 72 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 26 | 5 | Scott Heckert | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 72 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 27 | 35 | Brad Perez (i) | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Toyota | 72 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 24 | 36 | 6 | Ryan Vargas | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 72 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 13 | 45 | Stefan Parsons (i) | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 72 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 26 | 32 | 4 | Bayley Currey | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 72 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 35 | 07 | Joe Graf Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 72 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 34 | 13 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 72 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 29 | 8 | 21 | Austin Hill (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 70 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 30 | 9 | 02 | Sage Karam | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 70 | 0 | Running | 8 |
| 31 | 29 | 08 | Andy Lally | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 69 | 0 | Running | 6 |
| 32 | 11 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 67 | 1 | Accident | 20 |
| 33 | 28 | 38 | Patrick Gallagher | RSS Racing | Ford | 67 | 0 | Engine | 4 |
| 34 | 20 | 44 | Josh Bilicki (i) | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrlet | 66 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 35 | 21 | 34 | Kaz Grala (i) | Jesse Iwuji Motorsports | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 | Accident | 0 |
| 36 | 30 | 48 | Marco Andretti (i) | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 45 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
| 37 | 22 | 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 35 | 0 | Track Bar | 1 |
| 38 | 38 | 68 | Kris Wright | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Noah Gragson | 3,056 |
| 1 | 2 | A. J. Allmendinger | 3,044 (-12) |
| | 3 | Ty Gibbs | 3,038 (-18) |
| 2 | 4 | Justin Allgaier | 3,033 (-23) |
| | 5 | Josh Berry | 3,022 (-34) |
| 2 | 6 | Austin Hill | 3,018 (-38) |
| 4 | 7 | Brandon Jones | 3,011 (-45) |
| 1 | 8 | Sam Mayer | 3,005 (-51) |
| 1 | 9 | Ryan Sieg | 2,098 (-958) |
| 1 | 10 | Daniel Hemric | 2,089 (-967) |
| 1 | 11 | Riley Herbst | 2,080 (-976) |
| | 12 | Jeremy Clements | 2,046 (-1,010) |
| Official driver's standings ||||