2022 Production Alliance Group 300

{{Short description|Second race of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series}}

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The 2022 Production Alliance Group 300 was the second stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series and the 23rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, February 26, 2022, in Fontana, California at Auto Club Speedway, a 2-mile (3.22 km) permanent oval-shaped speedway. The race was run over 165 laps due to three overtime finishes. Cole Custer of SS-Green Light Racing would win the race after leading the most laps.{{cite web|url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2022/02/26/results-xfinity-series-2022-auto-club-speedway-recap/|title=Cole Custer nets Xfinity Series win in third overtime at Auto Club|last=Spencer|first=Reid|website=NASCAR.com|date=February 26, 2022}} This was Cole's tenth career win in the Xfinity Series, his first of the season, and the first career win for SS-Green Light Racing. To fill out the podium, Noah Gragson of JR Motorsports and Trevor Bayne of Joe Gibbs Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

Auto Club Speedway (previously California Speedway) was a {{convert|2|mi|km|adj=on|spell=in}}, low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in Fontana, California which hosted NASCAR racing annually from 1997 to 2023. It was also used for open wheel racing events. The racetrack was located near the former locations of Ontario Motor Speedway and Riverside International Raceway. The track was owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation and was the only track owned by ISC to have its naming rights sold.{{Cite web|title=California on track with naming-rights deal|url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com:443/Journal/Issues/2008/02/25/This%20Weeks%20News/California%20On%20Track%20With%20Naming%20Rights%20Deal.aspx|access-date=2020-09-12|website=www.sportsbusinessdaily.com|language=en}} The speedway was served by the nearby Interstate 10 and Interstate 15 freeways as well as a Metrolink station located behind the backstretch.

= Entry list =

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1 \|Sam Mayer \|JR Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|AcceleratePros.com
02 \|Brett Moffitt \|Our Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|Half Off Wholesale
2 \|Sheldon Creed (R) \|Richard Childress Racing \|Chevrolet \|Whelen
4 \|Bayley Currey \|JD Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|KSDT CPA
5 \|Matt Mills \|B. J. McLeod Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|J. F. Electric
6 \|Ryan Vargas \|JD Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|Swann Security
07 \|Cole Custer (i) \|SS-Green Light Racing \|Ford \|Production Alliance Group
7 \|Justin Allgaier \|JR Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|Brandt Professional Agriculture
08 \|Joe Graf Jr. \|SS-Green Light Racing \|Ford \|Bucked Up Energy
8 \|Josh Berry \|JR Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|PUBG Mobile
9 \|Noah Gragson \|JR Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|Bass Pro Shops, Black Rifle Coffee Company
10 \|Landon Cassill \|Kaulig Racing \|Chevrolet \|Carnomaly
11 \|Daniel Hemric \|Kaulig Racing \|Chevrolet \|Poppy Bank
16 \|A. J. Allmendinger \|Kaulig Racing \|Chevrolet \|Nutrien Ag Solutions
18 \|Trevor Bayne \|Joe Gibbs Racing \|Toyota \|Devotion Nutrition
19 \|Brandon Jones \|Joe Gibbs Racing \|Toyota \|Patriot Lighting, Menards
21 \|Austin Hill (R) \|Richard Childress Racing \|Chevrolet \|Bennett Transportation
23 \|Anthony Alfredo \|Our Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|Dude Wipes
26 \|Jeffrey Earnhardt \|Sam Hunt Racing \|Toyota \|ForeverLawn
27 \|Jeb Burton \|Our Motorsprots \|Chevrolet \|Arrowhead Brass
28 \|Kyle Sieg \|RSS Racing \|Ford \|All American Pool & Spa
31 \|Myatt Snider \|Jordan Anderson Racing \|Chevrolet \|TaxSlayer
33 \|Will Rodgers \|Reaume Brothers Racing \|Toyota \|Kelly Benefits
34 \|Jesse Iwuji (R) \|Jesse Iwuji Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|Chevrolet Truck Month
35 \|Joey Gase \|Emerling-Gase Motorsports \|Toyota \|OneLegacy
36 \|Alex Labbé \|DGM Racing \|Chevrolet \|Southwest Site Services
38 \|Timmy Hill* (i) \|RSS Racing \|Ford \|Tahoe Blue Vodka
39 \|Ryan Sieg \|RSS Racing \|Ford \|CMR Construction & Roofing, A-Game
44 \|Tommy Joe Martins \|Alpha Prime Racing \|Chevrolet \|Market Rebellion
45 \|Kaz Grala (i) \|Alpha Prime Racing \|Chevrolet \|Lilly Finance, Ruedebusch Development
47 \|Brennan Poole \|Mike Harmon Racing \|Chevrolet \|Mike Harmon Racing
48 \|Jade Buford \|Big Machine Racing \|Chevrolet \|Big Machine Vodka Spiked Coolers
51 \|Jeremy Clements \|Jeremy Clements Racing \|Chevrolet \|First Pacific Funding
52 \|Harrison Rhodes** \|Jimmy Means Racing \|Chevrolet \|Jimmy Means Racing
53 \|TBA** \|Emerling-Gase Motorsports \|Ford \|TBA
54 \|Ty Gibbs \|Joe Gibbs Racing \|Toyota \|Monster Energy
66 \|J. J. Yeley \|MBM Motorsports \|Toyota \|Remote Health Solutions
68 \|Brandon Brown \|Brandonbilt Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|TradeTheChain.com
78 \|Josh Williams \|B. J. McLeod Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|American Iron Rentals & I. M. S.
90 \|Dexter Bean** \|DGM Racing \|Chevrolet \|TBA
91 \|Mason Massey \|DGM Racing \|Chevrolet \|BRUNT Workwear
92 \|Kyle Weatherman \|DGM Racing \|Chevrolet \|PORAC
98 \|Riley Herbst \|Stewart-Haas Racing \|Ford \|Monster Energy
99 \|Stefan Parsons \|B. J. McLeod Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|SOKAL Digital
colspan="5" \| [https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2022/2/21/02-nxs-2022-entry.pdf Official entry list]

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2022 Production Alliance Group 300

Background

= Entry list =

Practice

Qualifying

Race results

Standings after the race

References