The 2022 SRS Distribution 250 was the twelfth stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series and the 26th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 21, 2022, in Fort Worth, Texas at Texas Motor Speedway, a permanent quad-oval racetrack. The race was contested over 167 laps. Tyler Reddick, driving for Big Machine Racing, dominated during the end of the race, and earned his tenth career NASCAR Xfinity Series win. It was also the first NASCAR win for Big Machine Racing. To fill out the podium, William Byron and Sam Mayer, both driving for JR Motorsports, finished second and third, respectively.
Background Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The reconfigured track measures with banked 20° in turns 1 and 2 and banked 24° in turns 3 and 4. Texas Motor Speedway is a quad-oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway. The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points. #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 MotorsportsChevrolet08David StarrSS-Green Light RacingFord8Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet9Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet10Landon CassillKaulig RacingChevrolet11Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet13Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota16A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet18Ryan TruexJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21Austin Hill (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet23Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet26Jeffrey EarnhardtSam Hunt RacingToyota27Jeb BurtonOur MotorsportsChevrolet31Myatt SniderJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet34Jesse Iwuji (R)Jesse Iwuji MotorsportsChevrolet35Patrick EmerlingEmerling-Gase MotorsportsChevrolet36Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet38C. J. McLaughlinRSS RacingFord39Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord44Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet45Stefan ParsonsAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet47Brennan PooleMike Harmon RacingChevrolet48Tyler Reddick (i)Big Machine RacingChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet54Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota66J. J. YeleyMBM MotorsportsFord68Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet78Josh WilliamsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet88William Byron (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet91Mason MasseyDGM RacingChevrolet98Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFordOfficial entry list
Notes
Practice The only 30-minute practice session was held on Friday, May 20, at 5:00 PM CST. Ryan Truex of Joe Gibbs Racing was the fastest in the session, with a time of 30.151 seconds and a speed of .
Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Ryan TruexJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30.151179.09927Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet30.177178.944348Tyler Reddick (i)Big Machine RacingChevrolet30.257178.471Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, May 20, at 5:30 PM CST. Since Texas Motor Speedway is an oval track, the qualifying system used is a single-car, one-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in the round wins the pole.
Noah Gragson of JR Motorsports scored the pole for the race, with a time of 29.542 seconds and a speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed19Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet29.542182.791248Tyler Reddick (i)Big Machine RacingChevrolet29.598182.445321Austin Hill (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet29.611182.365419Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota29.637182.205518Ryan TruexJoe Gibbs RacingToyota29.684181.91667Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet29.692181.867754Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota29.695181.84988Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet29.718181.70891Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet29.735181.6041098Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord29.834181.0021111Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet29.882180.7111239Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord29.958180.2521316A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet29.984180.0961466J. J. YeleyMBM MotorsportsFord30.077179.5391588William Byron (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet30.078179.5331602Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet30.079179.5271734Kyle WeathermanJesse Iwuji MotorsportsChevrolet30.100179.4021845Stefan ParsonsAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet30.176178.9501951Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet30.197178.8262027Jeb BurtonOur MotorsportsChevrolet30.228178.642212Sheldon Creed (R)GMS RacingChevrolet30.267178.412224Bayley CurreyJD MotorsportsChevrolet30.311178.1532368Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet30.343177.9652478Josh WilliamsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet30.439177.4042591Mason MasseyDGM RacingChevrolet30.443177.3812631Myatt SniderJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet30.571176.6382707Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingFord30.646176.2062844Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet30.673176.0512908David StarrSS-Green Light RacingFord30.683175.9933035Patrick EmerlingEmerling-Gase MotorsportsChevrolet30.723175.764316Ryan VargasJD MotorsportsChevrolet30.759175.5583236Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet30.788175.3933313Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota30.832175.143Qualified by owner's points345Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet30.879174.8763526Jeffrey EarnhardtSam Hunt RacingToyota30.891174.8083638C. J. McLaughlinRSS RacingFord30.894174.7913723Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet - -3810Landon CassillKaulig RacingChevrolet - -Failed to qualify3947Brennan Poole Mike Harmon RacingChevrolet31.277172.651Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 40 Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts1 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 102 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 93 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 84 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 75 21 Austin Hill (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 66 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 57 2 Sheldon Creed (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 48 23 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet 39 66 J. J. Yeley MBM Motorsports Ford 210 31 Myatt Snider Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 1 Stage 2 Laps: 40 Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts1 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 102 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 93 88 William Byron (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 04 48 Tyler Reddick (i) Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 05 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 66 18 Ryan Truex Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 57 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 48 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 39 21 Austin Hill (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 210 27 Jeb Burton Our Motorsports Chevrolet 1 Stage 3 Laps: 87 Fin. St # Driver Team Make LapsLedStatus Points1 2 48 Tyler Reddick (i) Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 167 31Running 02 15 88 William Byron (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 167 7Running 03 9 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 167 0Running 434 6 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 167 33Running 515 3 21 Austin Hill (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 167 16Running 406 5 18 Ryan Truex Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 167 0Running 367 8 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 167 46Running 408 10 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 167 0Running 329 13 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 167 0Running 3610 38 10 Landon Cassill Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 167 0Running 2711 11 11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1670Running 2612 7 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1670Running 2513 20 27 Jeb Burton Our Motorsports Chevrolet 1670Running 2514 4 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1672Running 3015 23 68 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 1670Running 2216 19 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 1670Running 2117 18 45 Stefan Parsons Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 1670Running 2018 25 91 Mason Massey DGM Racing Chevrolet 1670Running 1919 35 26 Jeffrey Earnhardt Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 1670Running 1820 24 78 Josh Williams B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 1670Running 1721 29 08 David Starr SS-Green Light Racing Ford 1670Running 1622 26 31 Myatt Snider Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 1670Running 1623 27 07 Joe Graf Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Ford 1670Running 1424 22 4 Bayley Currey JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1670Running 1325 36 38 C. J. McLaughlin RSS Racing Ford 1660Running 1226 21 2 Sheldon Creed (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1660Running 1527 33 13 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 1660Running 028 30 35 Patrick Emerling Emerling-Gase Motorsports Chevrolet 1640Running 929 16 02 Brett Moffitt Our Motorsports Chevrolet 1480Track Bar 830 28 44 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 1460Accident 731 14 66 J. J. Yeley MBM Motorsports Ford 137 0Accident 832 37 23 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet 137 0Accident 833 32 36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 137 0Accident 434 17 34 Jesse Iwuji (R) Jesse Iwuji Motorsports Chevrolet 137 0Accident 335 12 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 129 0Accident 236 1 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 95 32Accident 1737 34 5 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 87 0Accident 138 31 6 Ryan Vargas JD Motorsports Chevrolet 21 0Engine 1Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 A. J. Allmendinger 500 2 Noah Gragson 456 (-44) 3 Ty Gibbs 448 (-52) 4 Justin Allgaier 423 (-77) 5 Josh Berry 411 (-89) 6 Brandon Jones 377 (-123) 7 Sam Mayer 376 (-124) 8 Riley Herbst 350 (-150) 9 Austin Hill 342 (-158) 10 Landon Cassill 326 (-174) 11 Ryan Sieg 319 (-181) 12 Daniel Hemric 312 (-188)Official driver's standings
Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
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