The official 2022 Alsco Uniforms 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Saturday, May 28th, 2022
Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
When Josh Berry crossed the finish line at Charlotte Motor Speedway—giving JR Motorsports its first NASCAR Xfinity Series win at its home track—second-place Ty Gibbs was just reaching the 200-foot-long Speedway TV screen television on the backstretch.
After JRM teammate Justin Allgaier scraped the outside wall for the second time and had to pit during the final 81-lap green-flag run, Berry won Saturday’s Alsco Uniforms 300 by an astonishing 18.039 seconds over Gibbs.
But the race wasn’t that lopsided before Allgaier had to bring his No. 7 Chevrolet to pit road on Lap 186 of 200.
True, Berry and Allgaier were racing in a different zip code from the rest of the field, but their battle was intense until Allgaier nicked the wall on Lap 178 and hit the Turn 2 barrier even harder eight laps later.
With Allgaier out of the picture, Berry enjoyed a pleasure cruise for the remaining 14 laps and finished three-quarters of a mile ahead of Gibbs.
“Man, it’s so amazing,” Berry said. “This car was so good. (Crew chief) Mike (Bumgarner) and this whole group works so hard. We’ve been getting better every week. I think the sky is the limit as we continue to learn about each other and keep getting better.
“That was a battle with Justin. It always is with us. We always seem to run good at the same places and always have to race each other. He slipped up in (Turn) 1—and I got loose, too, and it all worked out.”
In fact, JR Motorsports, co-owned by NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr., enjoyed another banner day from green flag to checkered flag. Sam Mayer started from the pole position and finished third. Berry won the first stage and Allgaier the second, giving JRM its 10th consecutive stage victory—extending the series record established last week at Kansas Speedway.
Five drivers led laps on Saturday—four of them from JRM. Berry led a race-high 89 circuits, followed by 63 for Allgaier, 36 for Noah Gragson and two for Mayer. Gragson dropped off the lead lap with a cylinder down, but, with power seemingly restored, he recovered to finish fourth.
Berry won for the second time this season and the fourth time in his career. JRM has won four of the last five Xfinity Series races.
“I think everybody knew that this was going to be a good benchmark for our organization, and I think I speak for everybody in saying that we exceeded expectations,” Berry said.
Ryan Preece came home fifth in the top Ford, with Daniel Hemric, Allgaier, Sheldon Creed, Trevor Bayne and Myatt Snider completing the top 10.
Allgaier had the lead on Lap 163 after a full cycle of green-flag pit stops, and he held it until Berry beat him to the stripe by .022 seconds on Lap 176. Allgaier regained the top spot on Lap 177 but scraped the wall for the first time a lap later.
“We tried to put on a show for the fans,” Allgaier said. “I don’t know if you can drive any harder. At one point we were literally barreling off into Turn 1 harder than we did in qualifying.
“I thought we were going to be OK there and battle it out again (after the first contact with the wall), but unfortunately, my right rear started to go flat.”
ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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1 | 1 | Sam Mayer | Chevrolet | 179.892 | 30.018 | 0.000 | Accelerate Pros Talent | Jr Motorsports | Andrew Overstreet |
2 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | 178.571 | 30.240 | 0.222 | Unilever Adopt-A-Soldier | Jr Motorsports | Jason Burdett |
3 | 5 | Ryan Preece | Chevrolet | 178.448 | 30.261 | 0.243 | Hunt Brother's Pizza | Bj Mcleod Motorsports | Keith Wolfe |
4 | 8 | Josh Berry | Chevrolet | 178.247 | 30.295 | 0.277 | Harrison's USA | Jr Motorsports | Mike Bumgarner |
5 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Toyota | 178.083 | 30.323 | 0.305 | Menards\Bali | Joe Gibbs Racing | Jeff Meendering |
6 | 18 | Trevor Bayne | Toyota | 177.061 | 30.498 | 0.480 | Devotion Nutrition | Joe Gibbs Racing | Jason Ratcliff |
7 | 9 | Noah Gragson | Chevrolet | 176.945 | 30.518 | 0.500 | Bass Pro Shops TrueTimber BRCC | Jr Motorsports | Luke Lambert |
8 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 176.603 | 30.577 | 0.559 | Action Industries | Kaulig Racing | Bruce Schlicker |
9 | 13 | Timmy Hill | Toyota | 176.131 | 30.659 | 0.641 | Prime Hydration | Motorsports Business Management | Carl Long |
10 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Chevrolet | 176.068 | 30.670 | 0.652 | Cirkul - Water Your Way | Kaulig Racing | Alex Yontz |
11 | 45 | Stefan Parsons | Chevrolet | 176.033 | 30.676 | 0.658 | Keffer Jeep | Alpha Prime Racing | Frank Kerr |
12 | 10 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | 175.987 | 30.684 | 0.666 | Voyager: Crypto for All | Kaulig Racing | Jason Trinchere |
13 | 48 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 175.942 | 30.692 | 0.674 | Critical Components / SCW | Big Machine Racing | Patrick Donahue |
14 | 02 | Brett Moffitt | Chevrolet | 175.171 | 30.827 | 0.809 | Half Off Wholesale | Our Motorsports | Kris Bowen |
15 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Chevrolet | 174.865 | 30.881 | 0.863 | Puryear Tank Lines | Our Motorsports | Chad Walter |
16 | 66 | JJ Yeley | Ford | 173.371 | 31.147 | 1.129 | Remote Health Solutions | Motorsports Business Management | George Church |
17 | 6 | Ryan Vargas | Chevrolet | 173.299 | 31.160 | 1.142 | RecruitMilitary.com | Jd Motorsports | Kase Kallenbach |
18 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | Chevrolet | 173.271 | 31.165 | 1.147 | Whelen | Richard Childress Racing | Jeff Stankiewicz |
19 | 47 | Brennan Poole | Chevrolet | 173.060 | 31.203 | 1.185 | American Scroll | Mike Harmon Racing | Ryan Bell |
20 | 21 | Austin Hill | Chevrolet | 172.927 | 31.227 | 1.209 | Alsco Uniforms | Richard Childress Racing | Andy Street |
21 | 34 | Kyle Weatherman | Chevrolet | 172.678 | 31.272 | 1.254 | Equity Prime Mortgage | Jesse Iwuji Motorsports | Dan Stillman |
22 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | Ford | 172.645 | 31.278 | 1.260 | A-Game | Rss Racing | Kevin Starland |
23 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Chevrolet | 172.640 | 31.279 | 1.261 | Fire Wall Signs / Absolute Wall and… | Jeremy Clements Racing | Mark Setzer |
24 | 07 | Joe Graf Jr | Ford | 172.331 | 31.335 | 1.317 | BuckedUp Energy Drink | Ss-glr W/jeff Lefcourt | Joe Williams |
25 | 4 | Bayley Currey | Chevrolet | 172.205 | 31.358 | 1.340 | Azalea Gynecology | Jd Motorsports | Wayne Carroll Jr |
26 | 78 | Josh Williams | Chevrolet | 171.975 | 31.400 | 1.382 | Alloy Employer Services | Bj Mcleod Motorsports | Mike Tyska |
27 | 55 | Matt Mills | Chevrolet | 171.838 | 31.425 | 1.407 | J.F. Electric | Bj Mcleod Motorsports | Adam Brooks |
28 | 35 | Shane Lee | Chevrolet | 171.619 | 31.465 | 1.447 | Kitty Kat Coin | Emerling Gase Motorsports | Rick Bourgeois |
29 | 44 | Ryan Ellis | Chevrolet | 171.559 | 31.476 | 1.458 | KeenParts.com | Alpha Prime Racing | Michael Brandt |
30 | 23 | Anthony Alfredo | Chevrolet | 171.390 | 31.507 | 1.489 | Dude Wipes | Our Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
31 | 99 | Nicholas Sanchez | Chevrolet | 170.913 | 31.595 | 1.577 | BJ McLeod Motorsports | Bj Mcleod Motorsports | David Ingram |
32 | 68 | Brandon Brown | Chevrolet | 170.800 | 31.616 | 1.598 | Trade The Chain | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Doug Randolph |
33 | 31 | Myatt Snider | Chevrolet | 170.670 | 31.640 | 1.622 | Bommarito.com | Jordan Anderson Racing | Shane Whitbeck |
34 | 36 | Garrett Smithley | Chevrolet | 169.518 | 31.855 | 1.837 | Rich Mar Florist | Dgm Racing | Nathan Kennedy |
35 | 38 | CJ McLaughlin | Ford | 168.324 | 32.081 | 2.063 | SciAps | Rss Racing | Steve Addington |
36 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 30.018 | Reser's Fine Foods | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
37 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 30.018 | Monster Energy | Stewart-haas Racing | Richard Boswell |
38 | 26 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 30.018 | ForeverLawn | Sam Hunt Racing | Allen Hart |
*39 | 91 | Mason Massey | Chevrolet | 169.833 | 31.796 | 1.778 | Anderson Power Services | Dgm Racing | Mario Gosselin |
*40 | 08 | David Starr | Ford | 164.936 | 32.740 | 2.722 | EVERFI / Special Report | Ss-glr W/jeff Lefcourt | Jason Miller |
*41 | 77 | Ronnie Bassett Jr | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 30.018 | Honest Amish | Bassett Racing | Dillon Bassett |
*42 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 30.018 | Night Owl | Rss Racing | Andrew May |
* Did Not Qualify (DNQ) for race.