Entry List

The official 2022 Food City 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Bristol Motor Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Food City 300

Friday, September 16th, 2022

Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN

  • 29 Chevrolet
  • 6 Ford
  • 6 Toyota

  • Bristol Motor Speedway
  • 41st Annual Food City 300
  • Pole Winner: Ty Gibbs
  • Age: 19
  • Team : No. 54 - Monster Energy Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs Racing
  • Crew Chief: Chris Gayle
  • Ty Gibbs won the Pole Award for the 41st Annual Food City 300 with a lap of 15.653 seconds, 122.584 mph.
  • This is his fifth pole in 44 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his fourth pole and 21st top-10 start in 2022.
  • This is his first pole in two races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
  • Josh Berry (second) posted his 18th top-10 start of 2022 and his first in two races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
  • Justin Allgaier (third) posted his 20th top-10 start at Bristol Motor Speedway. It is his 18th in 26 races this season.
  • Austin Hill (15th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Friday, September 16th, 2022
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Reid Spencer
Noah Gragson claims third straight Xfinity victory in Bristol shootout

Make it three in a row for Noah Gragson, who has built enormous momentum as the NASCAR Xfinity Series moves into its seven-race Playoff.

On 90-lap older tires, Gragson held off Brandon Jones, the driver who will take his seat in the No. 9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet next year, in a 20-lap green-flag run to the finish of Friday night’s Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

The victory was Gragson’s third straight in the series, his sixth of the season and the 11th of his career.

The race also settled the series Playoff picture. Despite power-steering issues, Daniel Hemric clinched one of the two available spots in the 12-driver Playoff field with a 20th-place finish. Ryan Sieg claimed the final berth, finishing 10th—his first top-10 run in 16 Bristol starts—after brake issues sent Landon Cassill to the garage for 112 laps and relegated him to 35th.

AJ Allmendinger clinched his second straight Regular Season Championship with a sixth-place result.

When J.J. Yeley slammed the inside wall after slight contact from race leader Justin Allgaier, on Lap 271, Gragson and crew chief Luke Lambert opted to stay on the track while all the other lead-lap cars pitted for fresh tires. 

After the restart on Lap 281, Gragson pulled out to a one-second lead before Jones began to close the gap on new rubber. Jones got to Gragson’s bumper but couldn’t find a way past the No. 9 Chevrolet. Gragson crossed the finish line .145 seconds ahead of Jones’ No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.

“That last caution came out, and I knew if I could ring the top, it was going to be hard for them to get there,” said Gragson, who will graduate to a full-time NASCAR Cup Series ride with Petty GMS in 2023. “I appreciate Brandon Jones racing us clean. He gave us the bumper with two (laps) to go, and I was hanging on, scrubbing the fence.

“We won here in Bristol in 2020 and there were no fans here (because of the coronavirus pandemic)… What a great opportunity to race here in front of fans and have the opportunity to win the race. Our car was fast all day. We got to the top and we were rolling. I had a blast.”

A rueful Jones provided a post-mortem of the event on pit road.

“This one hurt the most because this was our race to lose, I thought,” Jones said. “Fresher tires certainly paid off there at the end. I just caught him (Gragson) at the wrong time every time.”

Gragson’s stiffest competition—his JR Motorsports teammate Justin Allgaier—wasn’t at the front of the field for the ending. Allgaier led the procession of lead-lap cars to pit road when Gragson stayed out, but a speeding penalty sent him to the rear of the field for the final restart.

“I know what happened; I didn’t really think I was speeding, but obviously I was,” said Allgaier, who has led 791 laps in his last seven Bristol races without winning. “I just hate it for everybody. It was cool for (Noah) to get the win. I cannot believe that they were able to stay out there and still run the speed they were.

“I love to hate this place. I’m close to 1,000 career laps led here (actually 1,004) and only one win, and that was over 10 years ago (2010). So, I’ve just got to do a better job next time.”

Allgaier led a race-high 148 laps on Friday, to 89 for Ty Gibbs, 34 for Sheldon Creed and 25 for Gragson.

Gragson also was instrumental in changing the complexion of the race in the middle of Stage 2. Pole winner Gibbs had won the first stage wire-to-wire, but on Lap 129, while Gibbs and Creed were battling for the lead, contact from Gragson’s Chevrolet sent Gibbs’ Toyota into Creed’s Camaro.

Both Gibbs and Creed crashed hard into the outside wall and were eliminated from the race.

Austin Hill finished third, followed by Sam Mayer and Riley Herbst. Allmendinger, Josh Berry, Stefan Parsons, Allgaier and Sieg completed the top 10.

  • Drivers Entered: 41 (3 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 300
  • Margin of Victory: 0.145 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 1 Hours 58 Minutes 27 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 80.996
  • Cautions: 8 for 58 laps
  • Lead Changes: 6
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,276 (5.3 passes per green flag lap)

  • Bristol Motor Speedway
  • 41st Annual Food City 300
  • Race Winner: Noah Gragson
  • Age: 24
  • Team : No. 9 - Bass Pro Shops/TrueTimber/BRCC Chevrolet
  • Owner: JR Motorsports
  • Crew Chief: Lucas Lambert
  • Noah Gragson won the 41st Annual Food City 300, his 11th victory in 128 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his career-high sixth victory and 19th top-10 finish in 2022.
  • This is his second victory and fourth top-10 finish in six races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
  • Brandon Jones (second) posted his sixth top-10 finish in 13 races at Bristol Motor Speedway. It is his 10th top-10 finish in 2022.
  • Austin Hill (third) posted his first top-10 finish in his series debut at Bristol Motor Speedway.
  • Austin Hill (third) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • AJ Allmendinger wins the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Regular Season Championship.
  • Daniel Hemric and Ryan Sieg clinch the final two spots in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs.
AJ Allmendinger spins across the finish line with Austin Cindric
Bristol, Tennessee - September 17, 2021 : AJ Allmendinger, driver of the #16 Barger Precast Chevrolet, spins across the finish line after an incident with Austin Cindric, driver of the #22 Menards/Richmond Ford, to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
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Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM CREW CHIEF
1 16 AJ Allmendinger Los Gatos, CA Dec 16, 1981 40 Chevrolet Barger Precast Kaulig Racing Bruce Schlicker
2 66 JJ Yeley Phoenix, AZ Oct 5, 1976 45 Ford Unsponsored Motorsports Business Management George Church
3 10 Landon Cassill Cedar Rapids, IA Jul 7, 1989 33 Chevrolet Voyager: Crypto for All Kaulig Racing Alex Yontz
4 08 David Starr Houston, TX Nov 11, 1967 54 Ford Good Boy Vodka SS-GLR w/Jeff Lefcourt Jason Miller
5 7 Justin Allgaier Riverton, IL Jun 6, 1986 36 Chevrolet BRANDT JR Motorsports Jason Burdett
6 27 Jeb Burton Halifax, VA Aug 6, 1992 30 Chevrolet Alsco Uniforms Our Motorsports Chad Walter
7 78 BJ McLeod Wauchula, FL Nov 17, 1983 38 Chevrolet J.F. Electric BJ McLeod Motorsports Mike Tyska
8 26 Jeffrey Earnhardt Mooresville, NC Jun 22, 1989 33 Toyota ForeverLawn Sam Hunt Racing Allen Hart
9 44 Ryan Ellis Torrence, CA Nov 29, 1989 32 Chevrolet KeenParts.com Alpha Prime Racing Michael Brandt
10 39 Ryan Sieg Tucker, GA Jun 20, 1987 35 Ford CMR Construction and Roofing RSS Racing Kevin Starland
11 34 Kyle Weatherman Wentzville, MO Aug 28, 1997 25 Chevrolet eRacing Association Jesse Iwuji Motorsports Dan Stillman
12 11 Daniel Hemric Kannapolis, NC Jan 27, 1991 31 Chevrolet AG1 - Athletic Greens Kaulig Racing Jason Trinchere
13 52 Brennan Poole Sacramento, CA Apr 11, 1991 31 Chevrolet Jimmy Means Racing Means Motorsports Tim Brown
14 13 Chad Finchum Knoxville, TN Sep 22, 1994 27 Toyota Finishing Touch / Food City Motorsports Business Management Jason Houghtaling
15 4 Bayley Currey Driftwood, TX Oct 29, 1996 25 Chevrolet Alka-Seltzer JD Motorsports Wayne Carroll Jr
16 36 Alex Labbe Saint-Albert, Canada Apr 29, 1993 29 Chevrolet Can-Am DGM Racing Nathan Kennedy
17 21 Austin Hill Winston, GA Apr 21, 1994 28 Chevrolet Bennett Transportation Richard Childress Racing Andy Street
18 5 Brandon Brown Woodbridge, VA Sep 14, 1993 29 Chevrolet B.J. McLeod Motorsports BJ McLeod Motorsports David Ingram
19 19 Brandon Jones Atlanta, GA Feb 18, 1997 25 Toyota Menards\Jeld-Wen Joe Gibbs Racing Jeff Meendering
20 38 CJ McLaughlin Framingham, MA Jul 1, 1992 30 Ford SciAps RSS Racing Steve Addington
21 51 Jeremy Clements Spartanburg, SC Jan 16, 1985 37 Chevrolet All South Electric Jeremy Clements Racing Mark Setzer
22 07 Joe Graf Jr Mahwah, NJ Jul 12, 1998 24 Ford Bucked Up LFG BURN SS-GLR w/Jeff Lefcourt Joe Williams
23 92 Josh Williams Port Charlotte, FL Aug 3, 1993 29 Chevrolet Alloy Employer Services DGM Racing Ryan London
24 31 Myatt Snider Charlotte, NC Dec 30, 1994 27 Chevrolet TaxSlayer Jordan Anderson Racing Shane Whitbeck
25 9 Noah Gragson Las Vegas, NV Jul 15, 1998 24 Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops TrueTimber BRCC JR Motorsports Luke Lambert
26 98 Riley Herbst Las Vegas, NV Feb 24, 1999 23 Ford Resorts World Stewart-Haas Racing Richard Boswell
27 91 Mason Massey Douglasville, GA Jan 24, 1997 25 Chevrolet Anderson Power Services DGM Racing Mario Gosselin
28 23 Anthony Alfredo Ridgefield, CT Mar 1, 1999 23 Chevrolet Dude Wipes Our Motorsports Pat Tryson
29 35 Patrick Emerling Orchard Park, NY Sep 19, 1992 29 Toyota Emerling Gase Motorsports Emerling Gase Motorsports Rick Bourgeois
30 77 Ronnie Bassett Jr Winston-Salem, NC Dec 21, 1995 26 Chevrolet Jerry Hunt Supercenter Bassett Racing Dillon Bassett
31 45 Stefan Parsons Cornelius, NC Jun 15, 1998 24 Chevrolet Pursuit Church/Sokal Alpha Prime Racing Frank Kerr
32 2 Sheldon Creed Alpine, CA Sep 30, 1997 24 Chevrolet Whelen Richard Childress Racing Jeff Stankiewicz
33 8 Josh Berry Hendersonville, TN Oct 22, 1990 31 Chevrolet Harrison?s USA JR Motorsports Mike Bumgarner
34 68 Kris Wright Wexford, PA Jul 17, 1994 28 Chevrolet Hummer EV Brandonbilt Motorsports Doug Randolph
35 54 Ty Gibbs Charlotte, NC Oct 4, 2002 19 Toyota Monster Energy Joe Gibbs Racing Chris Gayle
36 1 Sam Mayer Franklin, WI Jun 26, 2003 19 Chevrolet Huck's Market JR Motorsports Taylor Moyer
37 47 Dawson Cram San Diego, CA Sep 12, 2001 21 Chevrolet Michael Waltrip Brewing Company Mike Harmon Racing Ryan Bell
38 02 Sage Karam Nazareth, PA Mar 5, 1995 27 Chevrolet Quality Roof Seamers Our Motorsports Kris Bowen
39 48 Nicholas Sanchez Miami, FL Jun 10, 2001 21 Chevrolet Big Machine Racing Spiked Big Machine Racing Patrick Donahue
40 18 Sammy Smith Johnston, IA Jun 4, 2004 18 Toyota Pilot Flying J Joe Gibbs Racing Jason Ratcliff
41 6 Bobby McCarty Summerfield, NC Sep 28, 1992 29 Chevrolet Solid Rock Carriers JD Motorsports Kase Kallenbach