2022 Andy's Frozen Custard 300

2022 Andy's Frozen Custard 300

Race details
Race 27 of 33 of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date	September 24, 2022
Official name	18th Annual Andy's Frozen Custard 300
Location	Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance	200 laps, 300 mi (480 km)
Scheduled Distance	200 laps, 300 mi (480 km)
Average speed	113.672 mph (182.937 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Brandon Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing
Time	29.089
Most laps led
Driver	Noah Gragson	JR Motorsports
Laps	85
Winner
No. 9	Noah Gragson	JR Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network	USA Network
Announcers	Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Brad Daugherty
Radio in the United States
Radio	Performance Racing Network

The 2022 Andy's Frozen Custard 300 was the 27th stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series, the first race of the Round of 12, and the 18th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, September 24, 2022, in Fort Worth, Texas at Texas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Noah Gragson, driving for JR Motorsports, dominated a majority of the race, and scored his 12th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, his fourth consecutive win, along with his seventh of the season.^[1] To fill out the podium, Austin Hill, driving for Richard Childress Racing, and Ty Gibbs, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

With Gragson's win, he is now tied with Sam Ard with the all-time record for most consecutive wins.^[1]

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 1.500 mi (2.414 km) 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. Nicknamed “The Great American Speedway“ the racetrack facility is one of the largest motorsports venues in the world capable of hosting crowds in excess of 200,000 spectators.^[2][3]

Entry list

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

Practice

The only 20-minute practice session was held on Saturday, September 24, at 9:30 AM CST.^[4] A. J. Allmendinger, driving for Kaulig Racing, was the fastest in the session, with a lap of 29.664, and an average speed of 182.039 mph (292.963 km/h).

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, September 24, at 10:00 AM CST.^[4] Since Texas Motor Speedway is a tri-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.^[5] Brandon Jones, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, scored the pole for the race, with a lap of 29.089, and an average speed of 185.637 mph (298.754 km/h).^[6]

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 45

Stage 2 Laps: 45

Stage 3 Laps: 110

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Noah Gragson 2,107 2 2 A. J. Allmendinger 2,081 (-26) 1 3 Ty Gibbs 2,080 (-27) 2 4 Austin Hill 2,032 (-43) 5 Josh Berry 2,058 (-49) 3 6 Justin Allgaier 2,054 (-53) 2 7 Sam Mayer 2,035 (-72) 4 8 Ryan Sieg 2,035 (-72) 2 9 Riley Herbst 2,034 (-73) 10 Daniel Hemric 2,027 (-80) 4 11 Brandon Jones 2,022 (-85) 4 12 Jeremy Clements 2,006 (-101) Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.

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