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 #DriverTeamMake1Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet02Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet2Sheldon Creed (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet4Bayley CurreyJD MotorsportsChevrolet5Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet6Ryan VargasJD MotorsportsChevrolet07Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingFord7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet8Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet08David StarrSS-Green Light RacingFord9Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet10Landon CassillKaulig RacingChevrolet11Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet16A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet18Drew DollarJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21Austin Hill (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet23Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet24Jeffrey EarnhardtSam Hunt RacingToyota26Ryan TruexSam Hunt RacingToyota27Jeb BurtonOur MotorsportsChevrolet28Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord31Myatt SniderJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet33Natalie DeckerReaume Brothers RacingToyota34Jesse Iwuji (R)Jesse Iwuji MotorsportsChevrolet35Shane LeeEmerling-Gase MotorsportsToyota36Josh BilickiDGM RacingChevrolet38C. J. McLaughlinRSS RacingFord39Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord44Tommy Joe MartinsAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet45Caesar BacarellaAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet47Gray GauldingMike Harmon RacingChevrolet48Jade BufordBig Machine RacingChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet52Harrison RhodesJimmy Means RacingChevrolet53Joey Gase Emerling-Gase MotorsportsFord54Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota66J. J. YeleyMBM MotorsportsChevrolet68Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet74Tim Viens (i)Mike Harmon RacingChevrolet77Ronnie Bassett Jr.Bassett RacingChevrolet78Josh WilliamsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet90Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet91Mason MasseyDGM RacingChevrolet92Kyle WeathermanDGM RacingChevrolet98Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord99Stefan ParsonsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevroletOfficial 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 . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed1 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48.220 186.6452 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48.226 186.6213 18 Drew Dollar Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48.238 186.575Full 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 . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime ()Speed ()Time ()Speed ()111Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet49.301182.55249.221182.849221Austin Hill (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet49.551181.63149.336182.423348Jade BufordBig Machine RacingChevrolet49.372182.29049.355182.35242Sheldon Creed (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet49.486181.87049.451181.998502Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet49.490181.85549.548181.64268Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet49.702181.07949.552181.627710Landon CassillKaulig RacingChevrolet49.702181.07949.552181.62786Ryan VargasJD MotorsportsChevrolet49.410182.14949.580181.525919Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota49.638181.31349.591181.4851098Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord49.706181.06549.657181.243Eliminated in Round 11116A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet49.712181.043 ——1218Drew DollarJoe Gibbs RacingToyota49.745180.923 ——1368Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet49.790180.759 ——149Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet49.808180.694 ——1554Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota49.812180.679 ——1623Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet49.821180.647 ——177Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet49.825180.632 ——185Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet49.863180.495 ——1939Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord49.883180.422 ——2024Jeffrey EarnhardtSam Hunt RacingToyota49.960180.144 ——2166J. J. Yeley MBM MotorsportsChevrolet49.974180.094 ——2245Caesar BacarellaAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet49.985180.054 ——2392Kyle WeathermanDGM RacingChevrolet49.988180.043 ——2478Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet50.005179.982 ——254Bayley CurreyJD MotorsportsChevrolet50.008179.971 ——2638C. J. McLaughlinRSS RacingFord50.083179.702 ——2727Jeb BurtonOur MotorsportsChevrolet50.083179.702 ——2853Joey GaseEmerling-Gase MotorsportsFord50.091179.673 ——2907Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingFord50.095179.659 ——3034Jesse Iwuji (R)Jesse Iwuji MotorsportsChevrolet50.122179.562 ——3136Josh BilickiDGM RacingChevrolet50.137179.508 ——3244Tommy Joe MartinsAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet50.213179.236 ——3331Myatt SniderJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet50.221179.208 ——Qualified by owner's points341Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet50.249179.108 ——3551Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet50.317178.866 ——3628Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord50.476178.303 ——3735Shane LeeEmerling-Gase MotorsportsToyota50.845177.009 ——3826Ryan TruexSam Hunt RacingToyota50.966176.588 ——Failed to qualify3908David StarrSS-Green Light RacingFord50.267179.044 ——4090Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet50.286178.976 ——4199Stefan ParsonsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet50.394178.593 ——4291Mason MasseyDGM RacingChevrolet50.400178.571 ——4333Natalie DeckerReaume Brothers RacingToyota50.474178.310 ——4447Gray GauldingMike Harmon RacingChevrolet50.858176.963 ——4577Ronnie Bassett Jr.Bassett RacingChevrolet51.190175.816 ——4652Harrison RhodesJimmy Means RacingChevrolet51.927173.320 ——4774Tim ViensMike Harmon RacingChevrolet52.172172.506 ——Official qualifying results Official starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 30 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts111Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet10216A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet9398Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord8421Austin Hill (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet759Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet6654Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota577Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet4839Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord3968Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet2101Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet1 Stage 2 Laps: 30 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts111Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet10239Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord931Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet8416A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet757Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet6668Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet5754Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota488Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet3919Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21098Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord1 Stage 3 Laps: 60 Fin.St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPoints1221Austin Hill (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet12023running4721116A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet12018running513149Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet12012running4041098Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord1200running425177Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet1200running42642Sheldon Creed (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet1200running3171623Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet1200running3081939Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord1200running4193136Josh Bilicki DGM RacingChevrolet1200running28101368Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet12010running34111554Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota12012running35123826Ryan TruexSam Hunt RacingToyota1203running25132166J. J. YeleyMBM MotorsportsChevrolet1200running2414610Landon CassillKaulig RacingChevrolet1200running23152024Jeffrey EarnhardtSam Hunt RacingToyota1200running221678Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet1201running2417919Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1200running221886Ryan VargasJD MotorsportsChevrolet1200running19192727Jeb BurtonOur MotorsportsChevrolet1200running1820254Bayley CurreyJD MotorsportsChevrolet1200running17213628Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord1200running16223331Myatt SniderJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1190accident1523348Jade BufordBig Machine RacingChevrolet1190accident14243244Tommy Joe MartinsAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet1190accident1325185Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1190accident12262853Joey GaseEmerling-Gase MotorsportsFord1190running11273034Jesse Iwuji (R)Jesse Iwuji MotorsportsChevrolet1180running1028111Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet11638running29292907Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingFord1103running830341Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet1050running16312478Josh WilliamsDGM MotorsportsChevrolet950accident6322392Kyle WeathermanDGM MotorsportsChevrolet910accident5333735Shane LeeEmerling-Gase MotorsportsToyota910accident434502Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet910accident3352638C. J. McLaughlinRSS RacingFord910accident2361218Drew DollarJoe Gibbs RacingToyota140accident1373551Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet130accident1382245Caesar BacarellaAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet110engine1 Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings 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
Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
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