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In dominating fashion, #7-Justin Allgaier won the Xfinity Series race at Nashville Superspeedway, leading 134 of 188 laps. The win is Allgiaer’s second of the season. It’s the first time an Xfinity Series regular swept all three stages of a race since Chase Briscoe did so in 2020 at Kansas Speedway.
Coming back from a late-race penalty, #18-Trevor Bayne finished second. Pole sitter #98-Riley Herbst took the checkered flag in third, with #54-Ty Gibbs and #1-Sam Mayer rounding out the top five.
#5-Ryan Preece placed sixth, as #26-Jeffrey Earnhardt came back from a spin to finish seventh. #21-Austin Hill, #39-Ryan Sieg and #02-Brett Moffit completed the top 10.
#7-Allgaier won both stages, giving him five stage wins on the season, ranking second in the series.
There were 13 lead changes among five drivers and five cautions for 27 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was 119.319 mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Drivers Points Standings, Owners Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.
Nashville Paint Schemes
Race Fast Facts – Nashville:
Justin Allgaier won the 2nd Annual Tennessee Lottery 250, his 18th victory in 387 Xfinity Series races.
This is his second victory and 10th top-10 finish in 2022.
This is his first victory and fifth top-10 finish in eight races at Nashville Superspeedway.
Trevor Bayne (second) posted his third top-10 finish in six races at Nashville Superspeedway. It is his fourth top-10 finish in 2022.
Riley Herbst (third) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at Nashville Superspeedway.
Austin Hill (eighth) was the highest finishing rookie.
AJ Allmendinger leads the point standings by 25 points over Ty Gibbs.
Xfinity Series Standings after Nashville (Race 15 of 33):
1)#54-Ty Gibbs 3 wins
2)#16-AJ Allmendinger 2 wins (regular season championship leader, 601 points)
3)#7-Justin Allgaier 2 wins
4)#9-Noah Gragson 2 wins
5)#8-Josh Berry 2 wins
6)#19-Brandon Jones 1 win
7)#21-Austin Hill 1 win
8)#1-Sam Mayer 466, +162
9)#98-Riley Herbst 413, +109
10)#11-Daniel Hemric 409, +105
11)#10-Landon Cassill 385, +81
12)#39-Ryan Sieg 373, +69
Currently below playoff cutline
13)#23-Anthony Alfredo 304, -69
14)#02-Brett Moffitt 301, -72
15)#68-Brandon Brown 299, -74
See the Drivers Points Standings and Owner Points Standings.
Cars to the rear: #48-Tyler Reddick (engine change) and #66-Natalie Decker (unapproved adjustments).
Pit Stall Selections
At a speed of 156.665 mph, #98-Riley Herbst won the pole for the Tennessee Lottery 250 at Nashville Superspeedway. It’s the second pole of Herbst’s career, with the first coming at Charlotte in 2021.
#16-AJ Allmendinger backed up his practice speed to run the second quickest lap (156.200 mph). #18-Trevor Bayne (155.956 mph), #21-Austin Hill (155.834 mph) and #7-Justin Allgaier (155.819 mph) round out the top five.
#9-Noah Gragson, #27-Jeb Burton, #19-Brandon Jones, #8-Josh Berry and #11-Daniel Hemric make up the top 10.
Did Not Qualify: #47-Brennan Poole, #91-Mason Massey, #99-Matt Mills
See the complete Starting Lineup.
Qualifying Fast Facts – Nashville
Riley Herbst won the Pole Award for the 2nd Annual Tennessee Lottery 250 with a lap of 30.562
seconds, 156.665 mph.
This is his second pole in 91 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
This is his first pole and sixth top-10 start in 2022.
This is his first pole in two races at Nashville Superspeedway.
AJ Allmendinger (second) posted his 10th top-10 start of 2022 and his second in two races at Nashville
Superspeedway.
Trevor Bayne (third) posted his sixth top-10 start at Nashville Superspeedway. It is his fifth in five races this season.
Austin Hill (fourth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
Qualifying Order
Practice for the Tennessee Lottery 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Nashville Superspeedway is complete. After 50 minutes, the top five, slowest, news and notes:
#2-Sheldon Creed 155.824 mph
#16-AJ Allmendinger 154.841 mph
#9-Noah Gragson 154.491 mph
#11-Daniel Hemric 154.457 mph
#13-JJ Yeley 154.307 mph
Slowest: #66-Natalie Decker 145.532 mph
Most laps run: #54-Gibbs, 52
Notes: About halfway trough the session, #48-Tyler Reddick broke a transmission after downshifting from third gear into second, instead upshifting from third gear to fourth.
See full Nashville Practice Results.
Crew Rosters
Goodyear Tire Notes
There are 41 cars on the entry list for the Tennessee Lottery 250 at Nashville Superspeedway. Three cars will miss the race.
Notables: #5-Ryan Preece, #13-JJ Yeley, #18-Trevor Bayne, #26-Jeffrey Earnhardt, #34-Kyle Weatherman, #38-Kyle Sieg, #44-Ryan Ellis, #45-Stefan Parsons, #48-Tyler Reddick, #66-Natalie Decker, #99-Matt Mills.
See the full entry list on the Nashville Entry List page.
