# 2022 Food City 300

The 2022 Food City 300 was the 26th stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series, the final race of the regular season, and the 41st iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, September 16, 2022, in Bristol, Tennessee at Bristol Motor Speedway, a 0.533 miles (0.858 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 300 laps to complete. Noah Gragson, driving for JR Motorsports, took advantage of the lead with 25 laps to go, and held off Brandon Jones for his eleventh career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, along with his sixth of the season, and his third win in a row. Gragson's teammate, Justin Allgaier, dominated most of the race, leading 148 laps and winning a stage. To fill out the podium, Austin Hill, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would finish 3rd, respectively.
12 drivers would qualify for the playoffs: Noah Gragson, Ty Gibbs, Justin Allgaier, A. J. Allmendinger, Josh Berry, Austin Hill, Brandon Jones, Jeremy Clements, Sam Mayer, Daniel Hemric, Riley Herbst, and Ryan Sieg. Allmendinger would also clinch the Regular Season Championship following the race.
This was the official debut race for CARS Pro Late Model Tour driver, Bobby McCarty. He was originally scheduled to make his debut at the New Hampshire race earlier in the year, but had failed to qualify.

## Background

Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all-concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks. The track is billed as the "World's Fastest Half-Mile", even though that designation technically belongs to the Volusia Speedway Park dirt track.

### 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 | Huck's Market |
| 02 | Sage Karam | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | Quality Roof Seamers |
| 2 | Sheldon Creed (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Whelen |
| 4 | Bayley Currey | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Alka-Seltzer |
| 5 | Brandon Brown | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | B. J. McLeod Motorsports |
| 6 | Bobby McCarty | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Solid Rock Carriers |
| 07 | Joe Graf Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | Bucked Up LFG Burn |
| 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Brandt Professional Agriculture |
| 08 | David Starr | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | Good Boy Vodka |
| 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 | Chad Finchum | MBM Motorsports | Ford | Finishing Touch, Food City |
| 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Barger Precast |
| 18 | Sammy Smith | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Pilot Flying J |
| 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Jeld-Wen, Menards |
| 21 | Austin Hill (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Bennett Transportation |
| 23 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | Dude Wipes |
| 26 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | ForeverLawn |
| 27 | Jeb Burton | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | Alsco Uniforms |
| 31 | Myatt Snider | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | TaxSlayer |
| 34 | Kyle Weatherman | Jesse Iwuji Motorsports | Chevrolet | eRacing Association |
| 35 | Patrick Emerling | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Toyota | Kooks |
| 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Can-Am |
| 38 | C. J. McLaughlin | RSS Racing | Ford | Sci Aps |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | A-GAME |
| 44 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | Keen Parts |
| 45 | Stefan Parsons | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | Pursuit Church, Sokal Digital |
| 47 | Dawson Cram | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | Michael Waltrip Brewing, KMI Trucking |
| 48 | Nick Sanchez | 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 | Ford | Paratec Door Solutions, Team Farrell |
| 68 | Kris Wright | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | Hummer EV |
| 77 | Ronnie Bassett Jr. | Bassett Racing | Chevrolet | Jerry Hunt Supercenter |
| 78 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | J. F. Electric |
| 91 | Mason Massey | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Anderson Power Services |
| 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Alloy Employment Services |
| 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | Resorts World |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

For practice, drivers will be separated into two groups, Group A and B. Both sessions will be 15 minutes long, and was held on Friday, September 16, at 2:35 PM EST. Ty Gibbs, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, was the fastest driver in total, with a lap of 16.045, and an average speed of 119.589 mph (192.460 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 16.045 | 119.589 |
| 2 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 16.058 | 119.492 |
| 3 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 16.102 | 119.165 |
| Full practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, September 16, at 3:10 PM EST. Since Bristol Motor Speedway is a short track, the qualifying system used is a single-car, two-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in the round wins the pole. Ty Gibbs, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, scored the pole for the race, with a lap of 15.653, and an average speed of 122.584 mph (197.280 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 15.653 | 122.584 |
| 2 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.715 | 122.100 |
| 3 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.740 | 121.906 |
| 4 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 15.747 | 121.852 |
| 5 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.792 | 121.505 |
| 6 | 18 | Sammy Smith | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 15.813 | 121.343 |
| 7 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.834 | 121.182 |
| 8 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 15.841 | 121.129 |
| 9 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.860 | 120.984 |
| 10 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 15.886 | 120.786 |
| 11 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 15.901 | 120.672 |
| 12 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 15.941 | 120.369 |
| 13 | 5 | Brandon Brown | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.964 | 120.195 |
| 14 | 45 | Stefan Parsons (i) | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 15.984 | 120.045 |
| 15 | 21 | Austin Hill (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 16.019 | 119.783 |
| 16 | 10 | Landon Cassill | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 16.028 | 119.715 |
| 17 | 91 | Mason Massey | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 16.035 | 119.663 |
| 18 | 23 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 16.037 | 119.648 |
| 19 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 16.037 | 119.648 |
| 20 | 4 | Bayley Currey | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 16.054 | 119.522 |
| 21 | 26 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 16.080 | 119.328 |
| 22 | 2 | Sheldon Creed (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 16.113 | 119.084 |
| 23 | 35 | Patrick Emerling | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | 16.131 | 118.951 |
| 24 | 48 | Nick Sanchez | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 16.135 | 118.922 |
| 25 | 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 16.136 | 118.914 |
| 26 | 66 | J. J. Yeley | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 16.154 | 118.782 |
| 27 | 08 | David Starr | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 16.160 | 118.738 |
| 28 | 44 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 16.177 | 118.613 |
| 29 | 78 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 16.178 | 118.606 |
| 30 | 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 16.184 | 118.562 |
| 31 | 02 | Sage Karam | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 16.198 | 118.459 |
| 32 | 77 | Ronnie Bassett Jr. | Bassett Racing | Chevrolet | 16.198 | 118.459 |
| 33 | 34 | Kyle Weatherman | Jesse Iwuji Motorsports | Chevrolet | 16.218 | 118.313 |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||
| 34 | 68 | Kris Wright | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 16.221 | 118.291 |
| 35 | 38 | C. J. McLaughlin | RSS Racing | Ford | 16.244 | 118.124 |
| 36 | 31 | Myatt Snider | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 16.336 | 117.458 |
| 37 | 07 | Joe Graf Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 16.392 | 117.057 |
| 38 | 6 | Bobby McCarty | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 16.415 | 116.893 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||
| 39 | 52 | Brennan Poole (i) | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 16.240 | 118.153 |
| 40 | 13 | Chad Finchum | MBM Motorsports | Ford | 16.352 | 117.343 |
| 41 | 47 | Dawson Cram | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 16.987 | 112.957 |
| Official qualifying results |||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 85
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 10 | Landon Cassill | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 85
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 21 | Austin Hill (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 18 | Sammy Smith | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 130
| Fin. | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 9 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 300 | 25 | Running | 57 |
| 2 | 11 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 300 | 0 | Running | 42 |
| 3 | 15 | 21 | Austin Hill (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 300 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 4 | 5 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 300 | 0 | Running | 42 |
| 5 | 12 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 300 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 6 | 4 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 300 | 0 | Running | 45 |
| 7 | 2 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 300 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 8 | 14 | 45 | Stefan Parsons (i) | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 300 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 9 | 3 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 300 | 148 | Running | 47 |
| 10 | 10 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 300 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 11 | 20 | 4 | Bayley Currey | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 300 | 4 | Running | 26 |
| 12 | 21 | 26 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 300 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 13 | 18 | 23 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 300 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 14 | 6 | 18 | Sammy Smith | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 299 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 15 | 7 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 299 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 16 | 19 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 299 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 33 | 34 | Kyle Weatherman | Jesse Iwuji Motorsports | Chevrolet | 299 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 31 | 02 | Sage Karam | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 299 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 28 | 44 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 299 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 8 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 298 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 21 | 30 | 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 298 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 36 | 31 | Myatt Snider | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 298 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 37 | 07 | Joe Graf Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 298 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 35 | 38 | C. J. McLaughlin | RSS Racing | Ford | 297 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 34 | 68 | Kris Wright | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 297 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 25 | 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 297 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 23 | 35 | Patrick Emerling | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | 294 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 32 | 77 | Ronnie Bassett Jr. | Bassett Racing | Chevrolet | 294 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 24 | 48 | Nick Sanchez | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 294 | 0 | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 27 | 08 | David Starr | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 293 | 0 | Running | 7 |
| 31 | 38 | 6 | Bobby McCarty | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 288 | 0 | Running | 6 |
| 32 | 17 | 91 | Mason Massey | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 271 | 0 | Oil Line | 5 |
| 33 | 26 | 66 | J. J. Yeley | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 267 | 0 | Accident | 4 |
| 34 | 29 | 78 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 220 | 0 | Brakes | 3 |
| 35 | 16 | 10 | Landon Cassill | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | Running | 4 |
| 36 | 1 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 129 | 89 | Accident | 11 |
| 37 | 22 | 2 | Sheldon Creed (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 128 | 34 | Accident | 1 |
| 38 | 13 | 5 | Brandon Brown | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 45 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 3 | 1 | Noah Gragson | 2,051 |
| | 2 | Ty Gibbs | 2,038 (-13) |
| | 3 | Justin Allgaier | 2,033 (-18) |
| 3 | 4 | A. J. Allmendinger | 2,032 (-19) |
| | 5 | Josh Berry | 2,022 (-29) |
| | 6 | Austin Hill | 2,016 (-35) |
| | 7 | Brandon Jones | 2,010 (-41) |
| 8 | 8 | Jeremy Clements | 2,005 (-46) |
| 1 | 9 | Sam Mayer | 2,005 (-46) |
| | 10 | Daniel Hemric | 2,003 (-48) |
| 2 | 11 | Riley Herbst | 2,002 (-49) |
| | 12 | Ryan Sieg | 2,001 (-50) |
| Official driver's standings ||||