The official 2022 Beef. It's What's For Dinner. 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Daytona International Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
Saturday, February 19th, 2022
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
Austin Hill nosed ahead of AJ Allmendinger moments before an incident on the backstretch at Daytona International Speedway ripped the engine and rear end out of Myatt Snider's car.
The caution froze the field with Hill the winner of Saturday's Beef. It's What's for Dinner. 300 in his first NASCAR Xfinity Series start with Richard Childress Racing.
In a large pack, the cars were streaking down the backstretch at the 2.5-mile superspeedway when an aggressive push from Anthony Alfredo's No. 23 Chevrolet turned Snider's No. 31 Camaro in front of Jade Buford's No. 48 Chevrolet. The resulting contact lifted Snider off the track and into the catchfence.
With pieces of his car strewn across the infield, Snider climbed from his destroyed race car in yet another testament to the safety of the vehicles that race at speeds in excess of 180 mph. Snider visited the infield care center, where he was treated and released.
The victory was Hill's first in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in his 16th start, after he moved from the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series to a full-time ride with RCR in the Xfinity ranks.
All told, nine cars were involved in the wreck that forced the race to end under the sixth caution of the evening.
Hill developed a strong run on the backstretch and made the winning pass after Allmendinger's Chevrolet advanced too far in front of the lead pack.
"We timed it perfectly," an elated Hill said after climbing from his car on the frontstretch. "Obviously, that caution came out, but we had a heck of a run, so who knows what would have happened there.
"I was able to drag back, the 98 (Riley Herbst) gave me a heck of a push, we were able to get by (Allmendinger), and this is so crazy.
"I won (a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season opener) in 2019 with a new team, now we're with RCR, first race with them. We were able to get the job done… Man, I'm speechless. (Crew chief) Andy Street, (owner) Richard Childress, just all these guys back at RCR for believing in me. It's been a fun offseason, and now we get to go race for a championship. Let's go!"
Allmendinger was credited with his second straight runner-up finish in a Daytona Xfinity Series race.
"I'd have to go see the replay, study it," Allmendinger said. "I'm sure I will. Kind of kept trying to block both lanes, and it looked like Austin moved up there and timed it perfect where he just got a massive shove, and I probably could have tried to really block, but I think I probably would have wrecked us if I would have done it.
"Seeing there, I've got to be better sometimes not getting too far out in the lead. I don't know, I'll just keep working on it, man."
Noah Gragson was third, followed by Herbst and Justin Allgaier. Sheldon Creed, Alfredo, Ryan Sieg, Josh Bilicki and Brandon Brown completed the top 10.
Hill led four times for 23 of the 120 laps, second only to the 38 of reigning series champion Daniel Hemric, who was the victim of a 10-car crash on Lap 91. Hemric finished 28th, four laps down.
Another casualty of the final wreck was Ty Gibbs, who was making his first Xfinity start on the Daytona oval. Gibbs was 11th when the field was frozen by the caution.
ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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1 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Los Gatos, CA | Dec 16, 1981 | 40 | Chevrolet | Nutrien AG Solutions | Kaulig Racing | Bruce Schlicker |
2 | 66 | JJ Yeley | Phoenix, AZ | Oct 5, 1976 | 45 | Toyota | Remote Health Solutions | Motorsports Business Management | George Church |
3 | 10 | Landon Cassill | Cedar Rapids, IA | Jul 7, 1989 | 32 | Chevrolet | Voyager: Crypto for All | Kaulig Racing | Jason Trinchere |
4 | 08 | David Starr | Houston, TX | Nov 11, 1967 | 54 | Chevrolet | TicketSmarter - Special Report | SS Green Light Racing | Jason Miller |
5 | 26 | Ryan Truex | Mayetta, NJ | Mar 18, 1992 | 29 | Toyota | Circle B Diecast | Sam Hunt Racing | Allan Hart |
6 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | Riverton, IL | Jun 6, 1986 | 35 | Chevrolet | Brandt | JR Motorsports | Jason Burdett |
7 | 02 | Brett Moffitt | Grimes, IA | Aug 7, 1992 | 29 | Chevrolet | Hometown Lenders | Our Motorsports | Kris Bowen |
8 | 53 | Joey Gase | Cedar Rapids, IA | Feb 8, 1993 | 29 | Ford | Kitty Kat Coin | Emerling Gase Motorsports | Rick Bourgeois |
9 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Halifax, VA | Aug 6, 1992 | 29 | Chevrolet | State Water Heaters | Our Motorsports | Chad Walter |
10 | 24 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Mooresville, NC | Jun 22, 1989 | 32 | Toyota | Forever Lawn | Sam Hunt Racing | Andrew Abbott |
11 | 47 | Gray Gaulding | Colonial Heights, VA | Feb 10, 1998 | 24 | Chevrolet | Safe Hedge LLC | Mike Harmon Racing | TBA |
12 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | Tucker, GA | Jun 20, 1987 | 34 | Ford | CMR Construction and Roofing / A-Game | RSS Racing | Kevin Starland |
13 | 92 | Kyle Weatherman | Wentzville, MO | Aug 28, 1997 | 24 | Chevrolet | LS Tractor | DGM Racing | Nathan Kennedy |
14 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kannapolis, NC | Jan 27, 1991 | 31 | Chevrolet | AG1 - Atletic Greens | Kaulig Racing | Alex Yontz |
15 | 52 | Harrison Rhodes | High Point, NC | Jul 15, 1993 | 28 | Chevrolet | Jimmy Means Racing | Means Motorsports | Tim Brown |
16 | 36 | Josh Bilicki | Menomonee Falls, WI | Jun 3, 1995 | 26 | Chevrolet | Zeigler Auto Group / Elliott's Custom Trailers & Carts | DGM Racing | TBA |
17 | 4 | Bayley Currey | Driftwood, TX | Oct 29, 1996 | 25 | Chevrolet | KSDT CPA | JD Motorsports | Wayne Carroll Jr |
18 | 90 | Alex Labbe | Saint-Albert, Canada | Apr 29, 1993 | 28 | Chevrolet | Larue Industrial Snowblowers | DGM Racing | Ryan London |
19 | 21 | Austin Hill | Winston, GA | Apr 21, 1994 | 27 | Chevrolet | Bennett Transportation & Logistics | Richard Childress Racing | Andy Street |
20 | 68 | Brandon Brown | Woodbridge, VA | Sep 14, 1993 | 28 | Chevrolet | Trade The Chain | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Doug Randolph |
21 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Atlanta, GA | Feb 18, 1997 | 25 | Toyota | Proctor and Gamble - Swiffer | Joe Gibbs Racing | Jeff Meendering |
22 | 45 | Caesar Bacarella | Parkland, FL | Dec 18, 1975 | 46 | Chevrolet | Lilly Finance | Alpha Prime Racing | Paul Clapprood |
23 | 38 | CJ McLaughlin | Framingham, MA | Jul 1, 1992 | 29 | Ford | Sci aps | RSS Racing | Steve Addington |
24 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Spartanburg, SC | Jan 16, 1985 | 37 | Chevrolet | All South Electric / One Stop Convenience | Jeremy Clements Racing | Mark Setzer |
25 | 07 | Joe Graf Jr | Mahwah, NJ | Jul 12, 1998 | 23 | Chevrolet | Bucked Up Energy Drink | SS Green Light Racing | Joe Williams |
26 | 78 | Josh Williams | Port Charlotte, FL | Aug 3, 1993 | 28 | Chevrolet | Alloy | BJ McLeod Motorsports | Daniel Johnson |
27 | 5 | Matt Mills | Lynchburg, VA | Nov 14, 1996 | 25 | Chevrolet | JF Electric | BJ McLeod Motorsports | David Ingram |
28 | 31 | Myatt Snider | Charlotte, NC | Dec 30, 1994 | 27 | Chevrolet | TaxSlayer | Jordan Anderson Racing | Shane Whitbeck |
29 | 9 | Noah Gragson | Las Vegas, NV | Jul 15, 1998 | 23 | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / TrueTimber / BRCC | JR Motorsports | Luke Lambert |
30 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Las Vegas, NV | Feb 24, 1999 | 22 | Ford | Monster Energy | Stewart-Haas Racing | Richard Boswell |
31 | 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Como, MS | Dec 7, 1986 | 35 | Chevrolet | Market Rebellion Rally for Valor | Alpha Prime Racing | Dan Stillman |
32 | 91 | Mason Massey | Douglasville, GA | Jan 24, 1997 | 25 | Chevrolet | BRUNT Workwear / Anderson Power Services | DGM Racing | Mario Gosselin |
33 | 23 | Anthony Alfredo | Ridgefield, CT | Mar 1, 1999 | 22 | Chevrolet | Dude Wipes | Our Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
34 | 48 | Jade Buford | Brentwood, TN | Feb 15, 1988 | 34 | Chevrolet | Big Machine Vodka - Spiked Coolers | Big Machine Racing | Patrick Donahue |
35 | 34 | Jesse Iwuji | Carrollton, TX | Aug 12, 1987 | 34 | Chevrolet | Equity Prime Mortgage | Jesse Iwuji Motorsports | Jason Houghtaling |
36 | 77 | Ronnie Bassett Jr | Winston-Salem, NC | Dec 21, 1995 | 26 | Chevrolet | Jerry Hunt Supercenter | Bassett Racing | Ronnie Bassett Jr |
37 | 6 | Ryan Vargas | La Miranda, CA | Sep 23, 2000 | 21 | Chevrolet | TeamJDMotorsports.com | JD Motorsports | Kase Kallenbach |
38 | 99 | Stefan Parsons | Cornelius, NC | Jun 15, 1998 | 23 | Chevrolet | Sokal | BJ McLeod Motorsports | Mike Tyska |
39 | 35 | Shane Lee | Newton, NC | Jul 4, 1993 | 28 | Toyota | Kitty Kat Coin | Emerling Gase Motorsports | Scott Eggleston |
40 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | Alpine, CA | Sep 30, 1997 | 24 | Chevrolet | Whelen Engineering | Richard Childress Racing | Jeff Stankiewicz |
41 | 8 | Josh Berry | Hendersonville, TN | Oct 22, 1990 | 31 | Chevrolet | Harrison's USA | JR Motorsports | Mike Bumgarner |
42 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Charlotte, NC | Oct 4, 2002 | 19 | Toyota | Monster Energy | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
43 | 33 | Natalie Decker | Eagle River, WI | Jun 25, 1997 | 24 | Toyota | Nerd Focus | Reaume Brothers Racing | Josh Reaume |
44 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | Tucker, GA | Apr 16, 2001 | 20 | Chevrolet | CMR Construction and Roofing / A-Game | RSS Racing | Andrew May |
45 | 1 | Sam Mayer | Franklin, WI | Jun 26, 2003 | 18 | Chevrolet | Accelerate Pro Talent | JR Motorsports | Taylor Moyer |
46 | 74 | Tim Viens | Daytona Beach, FL | Oct 10, 1976 | 45 | Chevrolet | Mike Harmon Racing | Mike Harmon Racing | Carl Brown |
47 | 18 | Drew Dollar | Atlanta, GA | Dec 2, 2000 | 21 | Toyota | Lynx Capital | Joe Gibbs Racing | Jason Ratcliff |