# 2022 Beef. It's What's for Dinner. 300

The 2022 Beef. It's What's for Dinner. 300 was the first stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series and the 41st iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, February 19, 2022, in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race was run over 120 laps. In a wild ending, Austin Hill, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would win the race under caution, with a major wreck including Jordan Anderson Racing driver Myatt Snider flipping and hitting the catchfence with others involved spinning and hitting parts of Snider's wrecked car. Snider would eventually walk away, unharmed from the incident. The win was Hill's first career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his first of the season. To fill out the podium, A. J. Allmendinger of Kaulig Racing and Noah Gragson of JR Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.

### Entry list

| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | AcceleratePros.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 | Swann Security |
| 07 | Joe Graf Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | Bucked Up Energy |
| 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Brandt Professional Agriculture |
| 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Harrison's Workwear |
| 08 | David Starr | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | TicketSmarter, Special Report with Bret Baier |
| 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 | Athletic Greens |
| 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Nutrien Ag Solutions |
| 18 | Drew Dollar | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Lynx Capital |
| 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Menards, Swiffer |
| 21 | Austin Hill (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Bennett Transportation & Logistics |
| 23 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | Dude Wipes |
| 24 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | ForeverLawn |
| 26 | Ryan Truex | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | Circle B Diecast |
| 27 | Jeb Burton | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | State Water Heaters |
| 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | CMR Construction & Roofing, A-Game |
| 31 | Myatt Snider | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | TaxSlayer |
| 33 | Natalie Decker | Reaume Brothers Racing | Toyota | Nerd Focus, Plant Fuel |
| 34 | Jesse Iwuji (R) | Jesse Iwuji Motorsports | Chevrolet | Equity Prime Mortgage |
| 35 | Shane Lee | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Toyota | Kitty Kat Coin |
| 36 | Josh Bilicki | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Zeigler Auto Group, Elliott's Custom Trailers & Carts |
| 38 | C. J. McLaughlin | RSS Racing | Ford | SciAps |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | CMR Construction & Roofing, A-Game |
| 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | Market Rebellion |
| 45 | Caesar Bacarella | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | Lilly Finance |
| 47 | Gray Gaulding | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | SafeHedge |
| 48 | Jade Buford | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | Big Machine Vodka Spiked Coolers |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | All South Electric, One Stop Convenience |
| 52 | Harrison Rhodes | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | Jimmy Means Racing |
| 53 | Joey Gase | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Ford | Kitty Kat Coin |
| 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Monster Energy |
| 66 | J. J. Yeley | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | Remote Health Solutions |
| 68 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | TradeTheChain.com |
| 74 | Tim Viens (i) | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | Mike Harmon Racing |
| 77 | Ronnie Bassett Jr. | Bassett Racing | Chevrolet | Jerry Hunt Supercenter |
| 78 | Josh Williams | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | Alloy Employer Services |
| 90 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Larue Industrial Snowblowers |
| 91 | Mason Massey | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | BRUNT Workwear, 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

The only 50-minute practice session was held on Friday, February 18, at 4:35 PM EST. Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 48.117 seconds and a speed of 187.044 mph (301.018 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 48.220 | 186.645 |
| 2 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 48.226 | 186.621 |
| 3 | 18 | Drew Dollar | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 48.238 | 186.575 |
| Full practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, February 19, at 11:35 AM EST. Since Daytona International Speedway is a superspeedway, the qualifying system used is a single-car, single-lap system with two rounds. In the first round, drivers have one lap to set a time. The fastest ten drivers from the first round move on to the second round. Whoever sets the fastest time in Round 2 wins the pole.
Daniel Hemric scored the pole for the race with a time of 49.221 seconds with a speed of 182.849 mph (294.267 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) |
| 1 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 49.301 | 182.552 | 49.221 | 182.849 |
| 2 | 21 | Austin Hill (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 49.551 | 181.631 | 49.336 | 182.423 |
| 3 | 48 | Jade Buford | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 49.372 | 182.290 | 49.355 | 182.352 |
| 4 | 2 | Sheldon Creed (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 49.486 | 181.870 | 49.451 | 181.998 |
| 5 | 02 | Brett Moffitt | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 49.490 | 181.855 | 49.548 | 181.642 |
| 6 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 49.702 | 181.079 | 49.552 | 181.627 |
| 7 | 10 | Landon Cassill | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 49.702 | 181.079 | 49.552 | 181.627 |
| 8 | 6 | Ryan Vargas | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 49.410 | 182.149 | 49.580 | 181.525 |
| 9 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 49.638 | 181.313 | 49.591 | 181.485 |
| 10 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 49.706 | 181.065 | 49.657 | 181.243 |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||
| 11 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 49.712 | 181.043 | — | — |
| 12 | 18 | Drew Dollar | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 49.745 | 180.923 | — | — |
| 13 | 68 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 49.790 | 180.759 | — | — |
| 14 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 49.808 | 180.694 | — | — |
| 15 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 49.812 | 180.679 | — | — |
| 16 | 23 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 49.821 | 180.647 | — | — |
| 17 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 49.825 | 180.632 | — | — |
| 18 | 5 | Matt Mills | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 49.863 | 180.495 | — | — |
| 19 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 49.883 | 180.422 | — | — |
| 20 | 24 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 49.960 | 180.144 | — | — |
| 21 | 66 | J. J. Yeley | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | 49.974 | 180.094 | — | — |
| 22 | 45 | Caesar Bacarella | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 49.985 | 180.054 | — | — |
| 23 | 92 | Kyle Weatherman | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 49.988 | 180.043 | — | — |
| 24 | 78 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 50.005 | 179.982 | — | — |
| 25 | 4 | Bayley Currey | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.008 | 179.971 | — | — |
| 26 | 38 | C. J. McLaughlin | RSS Racing | Ford | 50.083 | 179.702 | — | — |
| 27 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.083 | 179.702 | — | — |
| 28 | 53 | Joey Gase | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Ford | 50.091 | 179.673 | — | — |
| 29 | 07 | Joe Graf Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 50.095 | 179.659 | — | — |
| 30 | 34 | Jesse Iwuji (R) | Jesse Iwuji Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.122 | 179.562 | — | — |
| 31 | 36 | Josh Bilicki | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 50.137 | 179.508 | — | — |
| 32 | 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 50.213 | 179.236 | — | — |
| 33 | 31 | Myatt Snider | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 50.221 | 179.208 | — | — |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||
| 34 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.249 | 179.108 | — | — |
| 35 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 50.317 | 178.866 | — | — |
| 36 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 50.476 | 178.303 | — | — |
| 37 | 35 | Shane Lee | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Toyota | 50.845 | 177.009 | — | — |
| 38 | 26 | Ryan Truex | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 50.966 | 176.588 | — | — |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||
| 39 | 08 | David Starr | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 50.267 | 179.044 | — | — |
| 40 | 90 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 50.286 | 178.976 | — | — |
| 41 | 99 | Stefan Parsons | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.394 | 178.593 | — | — |
| 42 | 91 | Mason Massey | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 50.400 | 178.571 | — | — |
| 43 | 33 | Natalie Decker | Reaume Brothers Racing | Toyota | 50.474 | 178.310 | — | — |
| 44 | 47 | Gray Gaulding | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 50.858 | 176.963 | — | — |
| 45 | 77 | Ronnie Bassett Jr. | Bassett Racing | Chevrolet | 51.190 | 175.816 | — | — |
| 46 | 52 | Harrison Rhodes | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 51.927 | 173.320 | — | — |
| 47 | 74 | Tim Viens | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 52.172 | 172.506 | — | — |
| Official qualifying results |||||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 30
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 21 | Austin Hill (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 68 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 30
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 68 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 60
| Fin. | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
| 1 | 2 | 21 | Austin Hill (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 120 | 23 | running | 47 |
| 2 | 11 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 120 | 18 | running | 51 |
| 3 | 14 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 120 | 12 | running | 40 |
| 4 | 10 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 120 | 0 | running | 42 |
| 5 | 17 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 120 | 0 | running | 42 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Sheldon Creed (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 120 | 0 | running | 31 |
| 7 | 16 | 23 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 120 | 0 | running | 30 |
| 8 | 19 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 120 | 0 | running | 41 |
| 9 | 31 | 36 | Josh Bilicki | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 120 | 0 | running | 28 |
| 10 | 13 | 68 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 120 | 10 | running | 34 |
| 11 | 15 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 120 | 12 | running | 35 |
| 12 | 38 | 26 | Ryan Truex | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 120 | 3 | running | 25 |
| 13 | 21 | 66 | J. J. Yeley | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | 120 | 0 | running | 24 |
| 14 | 6 | 10 | Landon Cassill | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 120 | 0 | running | 23 |
| 15 | 20 | 24 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 120 | 0 | running | 22 |
| 16 | 7 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 120 | 1 | running | 24 |
| 17 | 9 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 120 | 0 | running | 22 |
| 18 | 8 | 6 | Ryan Vargas | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 120 | 0 | running | 19 |
| 19 | 27 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 120 | 0 | running | 18 |
| 20 | 25 | 4 | Bayley Currey | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 120 | 0 | running | 17 |
| 21 | 36 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 120 | 0 | running | 16 |
| 22 | 33 | 31 | Myatt Snider | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 119 | 0 | accident | 15 |
| 23 | 3 | 48 | Jade Buford | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 119 | 0 | accident | 14 |
| 24 | 32 | 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 119 | 0 | accident | 13 |
| 25 | 18 | 5 | Matt Mills | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 119 | 0 | accident | 12 |
| 26 | 28 | 53 | Joey Gase | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Ford | 119 | 0 | running | 11 |
| 27 | 30 | 34 | Jesse Iwuji (R) | Jesse Iwuji Motorsports | Chevrolet | 118 | 0 | running | 10 |
| 28 | 1 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 116 | 38 | running | 29 |
| 29 | 29 | 07 | Joe Graf Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 110 | 3 | running | 8 |
| 30 | 34 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 105 | 0 | running | 16 |
| 31 | 24 | 78 | Josh Williams | DGM Motorsports | Chevrolet | 95 | 0 | accident | 6 |
| 32 | 23 | 92 | Kyle Weatherman | DGM Motorsports | Chevrolet | 91 | 0 | accident | 5 |
| 33 | 37 | 35 | Shane Lee | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Toyota | 91 | 0 | accident | 4 |
| 34 | 5 | 02 | Brett Moffitt | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 91 | 0 | accident | 3 |
| 35 | 26 | 38 | C. J. McLaughlin | RSS Racing | Ford | 91 | 0 | accident | 2 |
| 36 | 12 | 18 | Drew Dollar | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 14 | 0 | accident | 1 |
| 37 | 35 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 13 | 0 | accident | 1 |
| 38 | 22 | 45 | Caesar Bacarella | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 11 | 0 | engine | 1 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | A. J. Allmendinger | 51 |
| | 2 | Austin Hill | 47 (-4) |
| | 3 | Riley Herbst | 42 (–9) |
| | 4 | Justin Allgaier | 42 (–9) |
| | 5 | Ryan Sieg | 41 (–10) |
| | 6 | Noah Gragson | 40 (–11) |
| | 7 | Ty Gibbs | 35 (–16) |
| | 8 | Brandon Brown | 34 (–17) |
| | 9 | Sheldon Creed | 31 (–20) |
| | 10 | Anthony Alfredo | 30 (–21) |
| | 11 | Daniel Hemric | 29 (–22) |
| | 12 | Josh Bilicki | 28 (–23) |
| Official driver's standings ||||