Josh Berry Dominates at Charlotte on Banner Day for JR Motorsports: When Josh Berry crossed the finish line at Charlotte Motor Speedway—giving JR Motorsports its first NASCAR Xfinity Series win at its home track—second-place Ty Gibbs was just reaching the 200-foot-long Speedway TV screen television on the backstretch.(Read more)(5-28-2022)
In a thrilling battle with his JR Motorsports teammate, #8-Josh Berry won the Xfinity Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The win is his second of the season and first at Charlotte. JR Motorsports has won four of the past five races on the season.
#54-Ty Gibbs finished second, more than 18 seconds behind the race leader. Pole sitter #1-Sam Mayer placed third, with #9-Noah Gragson and #5-Ryan Preece rounding out the top five.
#11-Daniel Hemric finished sixth, the final car on the lead lap. #7-Justin Allgaier finished seventh after pitting late in the race for a flat right rear tire. #2-Sheldon Creed, #18-Trevor Bayne and #31-Myatt Snider filled out the top 10.
Berry and Allgaier won the opening two stages, making it five straight races that JR Motorsports has won the opening two stages of the race.
There were 12 lead changes among five drivers and eight cautions for 44 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was 117.557 mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Drivers Points Standings, Owners Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.
Charlotte Paint Schemes
Race Fast Facts – Charlotte:
Josh Berry won the 41st Annual Alsco Uniforms 300, his fourth victory in 42 Xfinity Series races.
This is his second victory and seventh top-10 finish in 2022.
This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in two races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Ty Gibbs (second) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It is his
seventh top-10 finish in 2022.
Sam Mayer (third) posted his first top-10 finish in one races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Sheldon Creed (eighth) was the highest finishing rookie.
AJ Allmendinger leads the point standings by 33 points over Noah Gragson.
Xfinity Series Playoff Standings after Charlotte (Race 13 of 33):
1)#54-Ty Gibbs 3 wins
2)#9-Noah Gragson 2 wins
3)#8-Josh Berry 2 wins
4)#16-AJ Allmendinger 1 win (regular season championship leader, 530 points)
5)#7-Justin Allgaier 1 win
6)#19-Brandon Jones 1 win
7)#21-Austin Hill 1 win
8)#1-Sam Mayer 423, +147
9)#98-Riley Herbst 362, +86
10)#11-Daniel Hemric 351, +75
11)#10-Landon Cassill 334, +58
12)#39-Ryan Sieg 324, +48
Currently below playoff cutline
13)#23-Anthony Alfredo 276, -48
14)#27-Jeb Burton 274, -50
#2-Sheldon Creed 265, -59
See the Drivers Points Standings and Owners Points Standings.
Cars to the rear: #07-Joe Graf Jr., #6-Ryan Vargas, #18-Trevor Bayne, #19-Brandon Jones #26-Jeffrey Earnhardt, #54-Ty Gibbs (all unapproved adjustments); #98-Riley Herbst (backup car)
Pit Stall Selections
With just two cars left in qualifying, #1-Sam Mayer jumped to the top of the board, with a speed of 179.892 mph to earn his first career pole.
#7-Justin Allgaier will start alongside Mayer in second (178.571 mph), sweeping the front row for JR Motorsports. #5-Ryan Preece will lineup third (178.448 mph), with #8-Josh Berry (178.247 mph) and #19-Brandon Jones (178.083 mph) rounding out the top five.
#18-Trevor Bayne will begin the 300-mile race from sixth, with #9-Noah Gragson, #16-AJ Allmendinger, #13-Timmy Hill and #11-Daniel Hemric making up the top 10.
#98-Riley Herbst got into the wall on his warmup lap, while #54-Ty Gibbs, #26-Jeffrey Earnhardt, #28-Kyle Sieg and #77-Ronnie Bassett Jr. never turned a lap.
Did Not Qualify: #08-David Starr, #28-Kyle Sieg, #77-Ronnie Bassett Jr., #91-Mason Massey,
See the complete Starting Lineup.
Qualifying Results
Qualifying Notes – Charlotte:
Sam Mayer won the Pole Award for the 41st Annual Alsco Uniforms 300 with a lap of 30.018 seconds, 179.892 mph.
This is his first pole in 31 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
This is his first pole and seventh top-10 start in 2022.
This is his first pole in one races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Justin Allgaier (second) posted his seventh top-10 start of 2022 and his 11th in 20 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Ryan Preece(i) (third) posted his first top-10 start at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It is his second in two races this season.
Sheldon Creed (18th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
Qualifying Order
Practice for the Alsco Uniforms 300 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway is complete. After 20 minutes, the top five, slowest, news and notes:
#18-Trevor Bayne 176.211 mph
#9-Noah Gragson 175.758
#7-Justin Allgaier 175.279 mph
#1-Sam Mayer 174.836 mph
#5-Ryan Preece 174.684 mph
Slowest: #35-Shane Lee 166.190 mph
Most laps run: #9-Gragson, 25
Notes: #26-Jeffrey Earnhardt stopped on track and never completed a lap. #7-Allgaier had to change his left front tire following his first run on the track. #26-Earnhardt and #28-Kyle Sieg never made a lap.
See full Charlotte Practice Results.
Crew Rosters
Goodyear Tire Notes
There are 42 cars on the entry list for the Alsco Uniforms 300 Xfinity Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Four drivers will not qualify for the show.
Notables: #5-Ryan Preece, #18-Trevor Bayne, #26-Jeffrey Earnhardt, #34-Kyle Weatherman, #35-Shane Lee, #38-CJ McLaughlin, #44-Ryan Ellis, #45-Stefan Parsons, #48-Austin Dillon, #55-Matt Mills, #77-Ronnie Bassett Jr., #99-Nick Sanchez
See the full entry list on the Charlotte Entry List.
XFINITY TandemDraft Stats-Charlotte
