The 2022 Pacific Office Automation 147 was the fourteenth stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series and the first iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 4, 2022, in Portland, Oregon, at Portland International Raceway, a permanent road course. The race was contested over 75 laps. In a caution filled race, A. J. Allmendinger, driving for Kaulig Racing, took the lead on the final restart, and would earn his 12th career Xfinity Series win, and his second of the season. To fill out the podium, Myatt Snider of Jordan Anderson Racing and Austin Hill of Richard Childress Racing would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Three drivers made their debut in this race: Connor Mosack, Darren Dilley, and Mason Filippi.
Background
Portland International Raceway (PIR) is a motorsport facility in Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is part of the Delta Park complex on the former site of Vanport, just south of the Columbia River. It lies west of a light rail station and less than a mile west of Interstate 5.
The track hosts the IndyCar Series, ICSCC and SCCA and OMRRA road racing, the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, and SCCA autocross events. Additionally, the PIR grounds are host to OBRA (Oregon Bicycle Racing Association) bicycling races on the track and the surrounding grounds. The facility includes a dragstrip and a motocross track.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
#DriverTeamMake1Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet02Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet2Sheldon Creed (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet4Bayley CurreyJD MotorsportsChevrolet5Scott HeckertB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet6Gray GauldingJD MotorsportsChevrolet07Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingFord7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet08Spencer PumpellySS-Green Light RacingFord8Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet9Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet10Landon CassillKaulig RacingChevrolet11Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet13Matt Jaskol (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota16A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet18Connor MosackJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21Austin Hill (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet23Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet26Parker ChaseSam Hunt RacingToyota27Jeb BurtonOur MotorsportsChevrolet31Myatt SniderJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet34Jesse IwujiJesse Iwuji MotorsportsChevrolet35Patrick EmerlingEmerling-Gase MotorsportsToyota36Alex Labbé DGM RacingChevrolet38Darren DilleyRSS RacingFord39Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord44Andy LallyAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet45Stefan ParsonsAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet47Ryan VargasMike Harmon RacingChevrolet48Jade BufordBig Machine RacingChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet54Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota66J. J. YeleyMBM MotorsportsToyota68Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet78Josh WilliamsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet91Mason FilippiDGM RacingChevrolet98Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFordOfficial entry list
Practice The only 50-minute practice session was held on Friday, June 3, at 10:05 AM PST. Sheldon Creed of Richard Childress Racing was the fastest in the session, with a time of 1:28.678 seconds and a speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed12Sheldon Creed (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet1:28.67879.975254Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1:29.12679.573331Myatt SniderJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1:30.07978.731Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, June 3, at 5:05 PM PST. Since Portland International Raceway 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.
Round 2 was cancelled due to inclement weather. Anthony Alfredo of Our Motorsports scored the pole for the race, after having the fastest time in Round 1, which was 1:16.071 seconds, and a speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)123Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet1:16.07193.229 - -221Austin Hill (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet1:16.28092.973 - -311Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet1:16.39692.832 - -41Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet1:16.41692.808 - -548Jade BufordBig Machine RacingChevrolet1:16.50092.706 - -654Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1:16.89692.228 - -72Sheldon Creed (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet1:17.08292.006 - -818Connor MosackJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1:17.15991.914 - -97Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet1:17.24591.812 - -1016A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet1:17.27091.782 - -Eliminated from Round 1119Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet1:16.69692.469 - -1202Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet1:16.75492.399 - -1310Landon CassillKaulig RacingChevrolet1:16.83092.308 - -1498Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord1:16.87292.257 - -1544Andy LallyAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet1:17.19391.874 - -1651Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1:17.21191.852 - -1713Matt Jaskol (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota1:17.31391.731 - -1826Parker ChaseSam Hunt RacingToyota1:17.34691.692 - -198Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet1:17.40791.620 - -205Scott HeckertB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1:17.64391.341 - -2127Jeb BurtonOur MotorsportsChevrolet1:17.98690.939 - -2219Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1:18.12990.773 - -2336Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet1:18.16490.732 - -2408Spencer PumpellySS-Green Light RacingFord1:18.19490.698 - -2531Myatt SniderJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1:18.45090.402 - -2645Stefan ParsonsAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet1:18.95889.820 - -2739Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord1:18.96289.815 - -2868Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet1:19.08989.671 - -2991Mason FilippiDGM RacingChevrolet1:19.45089.264 - -306Gray GauldingJD MotorsportsChevrolet1:19.46089.252 - -3178Josh WilliamsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1:19.78188.893 - -3238Darren DilleyRSS RacingFord1:20.06588.578 - -Qualified by owner's points3307Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingFord1:20.63187.956 - -344Bayley CurreyJD MotorsportsChevrolet1:20.64487.942 - -3566J. J. YeleyMBM MotorsportsToyota1:21.23287.305 - -3635Patrick EmerlingEmerling-Gase MotorsportsToyota1:21.80986.690 - -3747Ryan VargasMike Harmon RacingChevrolet1:21.97086.520 - -3834Jesse IwujiJesse Iwuji MotorsportsChevrolet1:30.72978.167 - -Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 25 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts154Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10221Austin Hill (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet9318Connor MosackJoe Gibbs RacingToyota8411Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet7502Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet6636Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet579Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet4810Landon CassillKaulig RacingChevrolet3919Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2107Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet1 Stage 2 Laps: 25 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts131Myatt SniderJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet10244Andy LallyAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet9321Austin Hill (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet8410Landon CassillKaulig RacingChevrolet758Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet6623Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet577Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet4816A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet392Sheldon Creed (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet21048Jade BufordBig Machine RacingChevrolet1 Stage 3 Laps: 25 Fin.St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts11016A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet756Running4322531Myatt SniderJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet7519Running453221Austin Hill (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet750Running514198Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet750Running39597Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet750Running376311Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet750Running387654Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota7542Running4083566J. J. YeleyMBM MotorsportsToyota750Running299119Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet750Running32102336Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet750Running32112219Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota750Running28122868Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet750Running2513205Scott HeckertB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet750Running2414548Jade BufordBig Machine RacingChevrolet753Running24151310Landon CassillKaulig RacingChevrolet750Running32162739Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord750Running21171544Andy LallyAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet753Running29181713Matt Jaskol (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota750Running0193635Patrick EmerlingEmerling-Gase MotorsportsToyota750Running18201202Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet750Running23213307Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingFord750Running16223178Josh WilliamsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet740Running15233747Ryan VargasMike Harmon RacingChevrolet730Running14242645Stefan ParsonsAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet730Running13252991Mason FilippiDGM RacingChevrolet720Running12263834Jesse IwujiJesse Iwuji MotorsportsChevrolet710Running11271826Parker ChaseSam Hunt RacingToyota620Accident1028818Connor MosackJoe Gibbs RacingToyota620Accident17292408Spencer PumpellySS-Green Light RacingFord620Accident830344Bayley CurreyJD MotorsportsChevrolet620Accident731123Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet620Accident113272Sheldon Creed (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet551Accident7332127Jeb BurtonOur MotorsportsChevrolet550Accident4341651Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet440Accident3351498Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord350Accident236306Gray GauldingJD MotorsportsChevrolet270Accident1373238Darren DilleyRSS RacingFord250Accident13841Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet120Accident1Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 A. J. Allmendinger 573 2 Ty Gibbs 530 (-43) 3 Noah Gragson 529 (-44) 4 Josh Berry 509 (-64) 5 Justin Allgaier 509 (-64) 6 Brandon Jones 428 (-145) 7 Sam Mayer 424 (-149) 8 Austin Hill 416 (-157) 9 Daniel Hemric 389 (-184) 10 Landon Cassill 366 (-207) 11 Riley Herbst 364 (-209) 12 Ryan Sieg 345 (-228)Official driver's standings
Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
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