2022 Pit Boss 250

The 2022 Pit Boss 250 was the sixth stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series and the second iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 26, 2022, in Austin, Texas, at the Circuit of the Americas, a 3.426 miles (5.514 km) permanent road course. The race was run over 46 laps. A. J. Allmendinger of Kaulig Racing would win the race after leading the most laps.^[1] This was Allmendinger's eleventh career Xfinity Series win, and his first of the season. To fill out the podium, Austin Hill of Richard Childress Racing and Cole Custer of SS-Green Light Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

2022 Pit Boss 250

Race details
Race 6 of 33 in the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date	March 26, 2022
Official name	Second Annual Pit Boss 250
Location	Austin, Texas, Circuit of the Americas
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	3.426 miles (5.514 km)
Distance	46 laps, 156.860 mi (252.442 km)
Scheduled distance	46 laps, 156.860 mi (252.442 km)
Average speed	70.640 mph (113.684 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Ty Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing
Time	2:14.520
Most laps led
Driver	A. J. Allmendinger	Kaulig Racing
Laps	27
Winner
No. 16	A. J. Allmendinger	Kaulig Racing
Television in the United States
Network	Fox Sports 1
Announcers	Adam Alexander, Kurt Busch, Joey Logano
Radio in the United States
Radio	Performance Racing Network

Background

Circuit of the Americas (COTA) is a grade 1 FIA-specification motorsports facility located within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Austin, Texas. It features a 3.426-mile (5.514 km) road racing circuit. The facility is home to the Formula One United States Grand Prix, and the Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas, a round of the FIM Road Racing World Championship. It previously hosted the Supercars Championship, the FIA World Endurance Championship, the IMSA SportsCar Championship, and IndyCar Series.

Entry list

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

#	Driver	Team	Make	Sponsor
1	Sam Mayer	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	AccerleratePros.com
02	Brett Moffitt	Our Motorsports	Chevrolet	Hometown Lenders
2	Sheldon Creed (R)	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	Whelen
4	Bayley Currey	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	Chasco Constructors
5	Scott Heckert	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Chevrolet	Malco
6	Ryan Vargas	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	Twin Liquors
07	Cole Custer (i)	SS-Green Light Racing	Ford	Bucked Up Energy
7	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	Brandt Professional Agriculture
08	Joe Graf Jr.	SS-Green Light Racing	Ford	G Coin
8	Josh Berry	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	PUBG Mobile
9	Noah Gragson	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	Bass Pro Shops, Black Rifle Coffee Company
10	Landon Cassill	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	USIO
11	Daniel Hemric	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	Athletic Greens
15*	TBA	Rick Ware Racing	Ford	Nurtec ODT
16	A. J. Allmendinger	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	Nutrien Ag Solutions
18	Bubba Wallace (i)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	Dr Pepper
19	Brandon Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	Oklahoma Joe's, Menards
21	Austin Hill (R)	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	Global Industrial
23	Anthony Alfredo	Our Motorsports	Chevrolet	Pit Boss Grills
26	Parker Chase	Sam Hunt Racing	Toyota	Bahnbrecker
27	Jeb Burton	Our Motorsports	Chevrolet	Jon Wayne Service Company
28	Patrick Gallagher	RSS Racing	Ford	BelleHaven.com
31	Myatt Snider	Jordan Anderson Racing	Chevrolet	TaxSlayer
34	Jesse Iwuji (R)	Jesse Iwuji Motorsports	Chevrolet	Equity Prime Mortgage
35	Parker Kligerman (i)	Emerling-Gase Motorsports	Toyota	Captain Pip's Marina & Hideaway
36	Alex Labbé	DGM Racing	Chevrolet	Can-Am
38	Will Rodgers	RSS Racing	Toyota	Kelly Benefits
39	Ryan Sieg	RSS Racing	Ford	CMR Construction & Roofing, A-Game
44	Sage Karam	Alpha Prime Racing	Chevrolet	Market Rebellion
45	Josh Bilicki	Alpha Prime Racing	Chevrolet	The Boss, Lemons of Love
47	Brennan Poole	Mike Harmon Racing	Chevrolet	Mike Harmon Racing
48	Jade Buford	Big Machine Racing	Chevrolet	Big Machine Vodka Spiked Coolers
51	Jeremy Clements	Jeremy Clements Racing	Chevrolet	Straitline Nitro
52	Gar Robinson	Jimmy Means Racing	Chevrolet	Jimmy Means Racing
54	Ty Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	Interstate Batteries
66	J. J. Yeley	MBM Motorsports	Toyota	Remote Health Solutions
68	Brandon Brown	Brandonbilt Motorsports	Chevrolet	TradeTheChain.com
78	Josh Williams	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Chevrolet	Alloy Employment Services
88	Miguel Paludo	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	Brandt Professional Agriculture
91	Preston Pardus	DGM Racing	Chevrolet	Chinchor Electric, Danus
92	Ross Chastain (i)	DGM Racing	Chevrolet	TicketSmarter
98	Riley Herbst	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	Monster Energy
99	Stefan Parsons	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Chevrolet	SOKAL Digital
Official entry list

* Denotes entry has withdrawn from the event

Practice

The only 30-minute practice session was held on Friday, March 25, at 4:00 PM CST.^[2] Preston Pardus of DGM Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 2:16.851 seconds and a speed of 89.703 mph (144.363 km/h).

Pos.	#	Driver	Team	Make	Time	Speed
1	91	Preston Pardus	DGM Racing	Chevrolet	2:16.851	89.703
2	2	Sheldon Creed (R)	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	2:17.043	89.578
3	36	Alex Labbé	DGM Racing	Chevrolet	2:17.197	89.477
Full practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, March 25, at 4:30 PM CST.^[2] Since Circuit of the Americas is a road course, the qualifying system 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. Drivers will also have one lap to set a time. The fastest driver to set a time in the round will win the pole.^[3]

Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing scored the pole for the race, with a time of 2:14.520 seconds and a speed of 91.258 mph (146.866 km/h).^[4]

Full qualifying results

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Time (R1)	Speed (R1)	Time (R2)	Speed (R2)
1	54	Ty Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	2:15.263	90.757	2:14.520	91.258
2	92	Ross Chastain (i)	DGM Racing	Chevrolet	2:15.438	90.639	2:15.096	90.869
3	07	Cole Custer (i)	SS-Green Light Racing	Ford	2:15.390	90.671	2:15.107	90.861
4	16	A. J. Allmendinger	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	2:15.197	90.801	2:15.598	90.532
5	36	Alex Labbé	DGM Racing	Chevrolet	2:16.022	90.250	2:15.853	90.362
6	2	Sheldon Creed (R)	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	2:16.031	90.244	2:15.901	90.330
7	91	Preston Pardus	DGM Racing	Chevrolet	2:15.675	90.481	2:16.284	90.077
8	21	Austin Hill (R)	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	2:15.323	90.716	2:16.323	90.051
9	7	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	2:15.700	90.464	2:16.338	90.041
10	1	Sam Mayer	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	2:16.008	90.259	2:16.763	89.761
Eliminated from Round 1
11	35	Parker Kligerman (i)	Emerling-Gase Motorsports	Toyota	2:15.804	90.395	—	—
12	9	Noah Gragson	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	2:15.949	90.299	—	—
13	02	Brett Moffitt	Our Motorsports	Chevrolet	2:16.131	90.178	—	—
14	10	Landon Cassill	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	2:16.185	90.142	—	—
15	18	Bubba Wallace (i)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	2:16.330	90.046	—	—
16	48	Jade Buford	Big Machine Racing	Chevrolet	2:16.373	90.018	—	—
17	88	Miguel Paludo	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	2:16.569	89.889	—	—
18	23	Anthony Alfredo	Our Motorsports	Chevrolet	2:16.791	89.743	—	—
19	11	Daniel Hemric	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	2:16.944	89.642	—	—
20	27	Jeb Burton	Our Motorsports	Chevrolet	2:16.958	89.633	—	—
21	31	Myatt Snider	Jordan Anderson Racing	Chevrolet	2:16.999	89.606	—	—
22	98	Riley Herbst	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	2:17.005	89.603	—	—
23	26	Parker Chase	Sam Hunt Racing	Toyota	2:17.027	89.588	—	—
24	44	Sage Karam	Alpha Prime Racing	Chevrolet	2:17.450	89.312	—	—
25	8	Josh Berry	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	2:17.521	89.266	—	—
26	51	Jeremy Clements	Jeremy Clements Racing	Chevrolet	2:17.675	89.167	—	—
27	45	Josh Bilicki	Alpha Prime Racing	Chevrolet	2:17.728	89.132	—	—
28	68	Brandon Brown	Brandonbilt Motorsports	Chevrolet	2:18.218	88.816	—	—
29	4	Bayley Currey	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	2:18.415	88.690	—	—
30	28	Patrick Gallagher	RSS Racing	Ford	2:18.557	88.599	—	—
31	08	Joe Graf Jr.	SS-Green Light Racing	Ford	2:19.161	88.214	—	—
32	5	Scott Heckert	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Chevrolet	2:19.338	88.102	—	—
33	99	Stefan Parsons	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Chevrolet	2:20.077	87.638	—	—
Qualified by owner's points
34	6	Ryan Vargas	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	2:20.206	87.557	—	—
35	39	Ryan Sieg	RSS Racing	Ford	2:21.689	86.640	—	—
36	66	J. J. Yeley	MBM Motorsports	Toyota	2:22.936	85.885	—	—
37	38	Will Rodgers	RSS Racing	Toyota	2:41.261	67.726	—	—
38	19	Brandon Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	—	—	—	—
Failed to qualify
39	47	Brennan Poole	Mike Harmon Racing	Chevrolet	2:20.093	87.628	—	—
40	52	Gar Robinson	Jimmy Means Racing	Chevrolet	2:20.140	87.598	—	—
41	78	Josh Williams	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Chevrolet	2:21.317	86.869	—	—
42	34	Jesse Iwuji (R)	Jesse Iwuji Motorsports	Chevrolet	2:23.307	85.662	—	—
Official starting lineup

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 14

Pos.	#	Driver	Team	Make	Pts
1	16	A. J. Allmendinger	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	10
2	36	Alex Labbé	DGM Racing	Chevrolet	9
3	11	Daniel Hemric	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	8
4	35	Parker Kligerman (i)	Emerling-Gase Motorsports	Toyota	0
5	7	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	6
6	91	Preston Pardus	DGM Racing	Chevrolet	5
7	48	Jade Buford	Big Machine Racing	Chevrolet	4
8	26	Parker Chase	Sam Hunt Racing	Toyota	3
9	51	Jeremy Clements	Jeremy Clements Racing	Chevrolet	2
10	54	Ty Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	1

Stage 2 Laps: 16

Pos.	#	Driver	Team	Make	Pts
1	1	Sam Mayer	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	10
2	48	Jade Buford	Big Machine Racing	Chevrolet	9
3	7	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	8
4	8	Josh Berry	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	7
5	98	Riley Herbst	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	6
6	44	Sage Karam	Alpha Prime Racing	Chevrolet	5
7	92	Ross Chastain (i)	DGM Racing	Chevrolet	0
8	16	A. J. Allmendinger	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	3
9	9	Noah Gragson	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	2
10	5	Scott Heckert	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Chevrolet	1

Stage 3 Laps: 16

Fin.	St	#	Driver	Team	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points
1	4	16	A. J. Allmendinger	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	46	27	Running	53
2	8	21	Austin Hill (R)	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	46	0	Running	35
3	3	07	Cole Custer (i)	SS-Green Light Racing	Ford	46	0	Running	0
4	12	9	Noah Gragson	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	46	0	Running	35
5	10	1	Sam Mayer	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	46	3	Running	42
6	21	31	Myatt Snider	Jordan Anderson Racing	Chevrolet	46	0	Running	31
7	13	02	Brett Moffitt	Our Motorsports	Chevrolet	46	0	Running	30
8	16	48	Jade Buford	Big Machine Racing	Chevrolet	46	0	Running	42
9	17	88	Miguel Paludo	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	46	0	Running	28
10	6	2	Sheldon Creed (R)	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	46	0	Running	27
11	35	39	Ryan Sieg	RSS Racing	Ford	46	0	Running	26
12	11	35	Parker Kligerman (i)	Emerling-Gase Motorsports	Toyota	46	0	Running	0
13	18	23	Anthony Alfredo	Our Motorsports	Chevrolet	46	0	Running	24
14	7	91	Preston Pardus	DGM Racing	Chevrolet	46	0	Running	28
15	1	54	Ty Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	46	1	Running	23
16	24	44	Sage Karam	Alpha Prime Racing	Chevrolet	46	0	Running	26
17	2	92	Ross Chastain (i)	DGM Racing	Chevrolet	46	14	Running	0
18	38	19	Brandon Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	46	0	Running	19
19	23	26	Parker Chase	Sam Hunt Racing	Toyota	46	0	Running	21
20	28	68	Brandon Brown	Brandonbilt Motorsports	Chevrolet	46	0	Running	17
21	33	99	Stefan Parsons	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Chevrolet	46	0	Running	16
22	30	28	Patrick Gallagher	RSS Racing	Ford	46	0	Running	15
23	20	27	Jeb Burton	Our Motorsports	Chevrolet	46	0	Running	14
24	26	51	Jeremy Clements	Jeremy Clements Racing	Chevrolet	46	0	Running	15
25	19	11	Daniel Hemric	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	46	0	Running	20
26	22	98	Riley Herbst	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	46	0	Running	17
27	25	8	Josh Berry	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	46	0	Running	17
28	15	18	Bubba Wallace (i)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	46	0	Running	0
29	36	66	J. J. Yeley	MBM Motorsports	Toyota	46	0	Running	8
30	34	6	Ryan Vargas	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	46	0	Running	7
31	14	10	Landon Cassill	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	46	0	Running	6
32	32	5	Scott Heckert	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Chevrolet	46	0	Running	6
33	9	7	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	46	1	Running	18
34	31	08	Joe Graf Jr.	SS-Green Light Racing	Ford	46	0	Running	3
35	27	45	Josh Bilicki	Alpha Prime Racing	Chevrolet	46	0	Running	2
36	5	36	Alex Labbé	DGM Racing	Chevrolet	41	0	Rear Gear	10
37	37	38	Will Rodgers	RSS Racing	Toyota	34	0	Running	1
38	29	4	Bayley Currey	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	13	0	Engine	1
Official race results

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Noah Gragson 258 2 A. J. Allmendinger 257 (-1) 3 Ty Gibbs 227 (–31) 4 Justin Allgaier 190 (–68) 5 Josh Berry 181 (–77) 6 Austin Hill 172 (–86) 7 Brandon Jones 172 (–86) 8 Daniel Hemric 166 (–92) 9 Sam Mayer 162 (–96) 10 Ryan Sieg 151 (–107) 11 Sheldon Creed 149 (–109) 12 Riley Herbst 145 (–113) Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.