2022 Ag-Pro 300

Race details
Race 9 of 33 in the2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date	April 23, 2022
Official name	31st Annual Ag-Pro 300
Location	Lincoln, Alabama,Talladega Superspeedway
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	2.66 miles (0.847 km)
Distance	124 laps, 329.84 mi (530.82 km)
Scheduled distance	113 laps, 300.58 mi (483.74 km)
Average speed	123.024 mph (197.988 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Jeffrey Earnhardt	Richard Childress Racing
Time	52.454
Most laps led
Driver	Austin Hill	Richard Childress Racing
Laps	67
Winner
No. 9	Noah Gragson	JR Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network	Fox
Announcers	Adam Alexander,Kurt Busch,Austin Dillon
Radio in the United States
Radio	Motor Racing Network

The2022 Ag-Pro 300 was the ninthstock car race of the2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series, the 31st iteration of theevent, and the third race of theDash 4 Cash. The race was held on Saturday, April 23, 2022, inLincoln, Alabama atTalladega Superspeedway, a 2.66 mile (4.28 km) permanent triangle-shaped superspeedway. TheDash 4 Cash in this race is consisted ofBrandon Jones,Landon Cassill,A. J. Allmendinger, andAustin Hill, since they were the highest finishing Xfinity regulars afterMartinsville Speedway. The race was extended from 113 laps to 124 laps, due to threeNASCAR overtime attempts. At race's end,Noah Gragson ofJR Motorsports would grab the win, after being able to take the lead on the final restart.^[1] This was Gragson's seventh careerXfinity Series win, and his second of the season. To fill out the podium,Jeffrey Earnhardt ofRichard Childress Racing andA. J. Allmendinger ofKaulig Racing would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively. Allmendinger would win theDash 4 Cash, after finishing ahead of Cassill, Jones, and Hill.^[1]

This was the debut race forChandler Smith.^[2]

Talladega Superspeedway, nicknamed“Dega”, and formerly namedAlabama International Motor Speedway (AIMS), is amotorsports complex located north ofTalladega, Alabama. It is located on the formerAnniston Air Force Base in the small city ofLincoln. Atri-oval, the track was constructed in 1969 by theInternational Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by theFrance Family. As of 2021, the track hosts theNASCAR Cup Series,NASCAR Xfinity Series,NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, andARCA Menards Series. Talladega is the longestNASCAR oval, with a length of 2.66 miles (4.281 km), compared to theDaytona International Speedway, which is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The total peak capacity of Talladega is around 175,000 spectators,^[3][4][5] with the main grandstand capacity being about 80,000.^[6]

• (R) denotes rookie driver.
• (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

Qualifying was held on Friday, April 22, at 4:30 PMCST.^[7] SinceTalladega Superspeedway is asuperspeedway, the qualifying system used is a single-car, one-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.^[8]

Jeffrey Earnhardt, driving the iconic No. 3 forRichard Childress Racing, scored the pole for the race with a time of 52.454 seconds and a speed of 182.560 mph (293.802 km/h). It was Earnhardt's first career pole inNASCAR, along with his first atTalladega. It was also the first pole forLarry McReynolds as a crew chief since 2000.^[9]

Stage 1 Laps: 25

Stage 2 Laps: 25

Stage 3 Laps: 74

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 A. J. Allmendinger 384 2 Noah Gragson 344 (-40) 3 Ty Gibbs 339 (-45) 4 Josh Berry 284 (-100) 5 Brandon Jones 271 (-113) 6 Justin Allgaier 263 (-121) 7 Ryan Sieg 260 (-124) 8 Sam Mayer 255 (-129) 9 Austin Hill 250 (-134) 10 Riley Herbst 242 (-142) 11 Landon Cassill 240 (-144) 12 Daniel Hemric 230 (-154) Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.

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