2022 Production Alliance Group 300
# 2022 Production Alliance Group 300

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. 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 (formerly California Speedway) is a 2 miles (3.2 km), low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in Fontana, California which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since 1997. It is also used for open wheel racing events. The racetrack is located near the former locations of Ontario Motor Speedway and Riverside International Raceway. The track is owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation and is the only track owned by ISC to have naming rights sold. The speedway is served by the nearby Interstate 10 and Interstate 15 freeways as well as a Metrolink station located behind the backstretch.

### Entry list

| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

The only 30-minute practice session was held on Saturday, February 26, at 9:00 AM PST. Justin Allgaier of JR Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a time 40.353 seconds and a speed of 178.425 mph (287.147 km/h).

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 40.353 | 178.425 |
| 2 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 40.489 | 177.826 |
| 3 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 40.526 | 177.664 |
| Full practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, February 26, at 9:30 AM PST. Since Auto Club Speedway is an oval track, the qualifying system used is a single-car, single-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in the round wins the pole.

A. J. Allmendinger scored the pole for the race with a time of 40.038 seconds and a speed of 179.829 mph (289.407 km/h).

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 40.038 | 179.829 |
| 2 | 07 | Cole Custer (i) | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 40.046 | 179.793 |
| 3 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 40.072 | 179.677 |
| 4 | 18 | Trevor Bayne | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 40.093 | 179.582 |
| 5 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 40.309 | 178.620 |
| 6 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 40.324 | 178.554 |
| 7 | 10 | Landon Cassill | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 40.466 | 177.927 |
| 8 | 21 | Austin Hill (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 40.664 | 177.061 |
| 9 | 2 | Sheldon Creed (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 40.665 | 177.056 |
| 10 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 40.695 | 176.926 |
| 11 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 40.759 | 176.648 |
| 12 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 40.763 | 176.631 |
| 13 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 40.779 | 176.561 |
| 14 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 40.835 | 176.319 |
| 15 | 48 | Jade Buford | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 40.975 | 175.717 |
| 16 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 41.025 | 175.503 |
| 17 | 02 | Brett Moffitt | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 41.029 | 175.486 |
| 18 | 38 | Timmy Hill (i) | RSS Racing | Ford | 41.040 | 175.439 |
| 19 | 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 41.092 | 175.217 |
| 20 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 41.104 | 175.165 |
| 21 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 41.116 | 175.114 |
| 22 | 92 | Kyle Weatherman | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 41.165 | 174.906 |
| 23 | 99 | Stefan Parsons | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 41.207 | 174.728 |
| 24 | 66 | J. J. Yeley | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 41.220 | 174.672 |
| 25 | 5 | Matt Mills | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 41.255 | 174.524 |
| 26 | 4 | Bayley Currey | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 41.266 | 174.478 |
| 27 | 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 41.310 | 174.292 |
| 28 | 23 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 41.364 | 174.064 |
| 29 | 45 | Kaz Grala (i) | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 41.565 | 173.223 |
| 30 | 68 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 41.695 | 172.683 |
| 31 | 31 | Myatt Snider | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 41.704 | 172.645 |
| 32 | 6 | Ryan Vargas | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 41.708 | 172.629 |
| 33 | 91 | Mason Massey | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 41.772 | 172.364 |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||
| 34 | 78 | Josh Williams | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 42.023 | 171.335 |
| 35 | 34 | Jesse Iwuji (R) | Jesse Iwuji Motorsports | Chevrolet | 43.682 | 164.828 |
| 36 | 35 | Joey Gase | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Toyota | 44.104 | 163.250 |
| 37 | 26 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | — | — |
| 38 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | — | — |
| Failed to qualify |||||||
| 39 | 33 | Will Rodgers | Reaume Brothers Racing | Toyota | 41.880 | 171.920 |
| 40 | 08 | Joe Graf Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 41.974 | 171.535 |
| 41 | 47 | Brennan Poole | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | — | — |
| Withdrew |||||||
| WD | 52 | Harrison Rhodes | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | — | — |
| WD | 53 | TBA | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Ford | — | — |
| WD | 90 | Dexter Bean | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | — | — |
| Official qualifying results |||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 35

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 18 | Trevor Bayne | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 07 | Cole Custer (i) | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 0 |
| 3 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |

Stage 2 Laps: 35

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 07 | Cole Custer (i) | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 0 |
| 2 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1 |

Stage 3 Laps: 80*

| Fin. | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | 07 | Cole Custer (i) | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 165 | 80 | Running | 0 |
| 2 | 6 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 165 | 25 | Running | 49 |
| 3 | 4 | 18 | Trevor Bayne | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 165 | 24 | Running | 44 |
| 4 | 11 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 165 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 5 | 28 | 23 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 165 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 6 | 13 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 165 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 7 | 1 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 165 | 13 | Running | 39 |
| 8 | 20 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 165 | 7 | Running | 45 |
| 9 | 16 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 165 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 10 | 14 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 165 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 11 | 30 | 68 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 165 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 12 | 5 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 165 | 10 | Running | 32 |
| 13 | 12 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 165 | 3 | Running | 36 |
| 14 | 21 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 165 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 15 | 18 | 38 | Joe Graf Jr. | RSS Racing | Ford | 165 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 22 | 92 | Kyle Weatherman | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 165 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 10 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 165 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 38 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 165 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 17 | 02 | Brett Moffitt | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 165 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 36 | 35 | Joey Gase | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Toyota | 165 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 34 | 78 | Josh Williams | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 165 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 24 | 66 | J. J. Yeley | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 165 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 25 | 5 | Matt Mills | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 165 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 19 | 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 165 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 29 | 45 | Kaz Grala (i) | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 163 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 26 | 31 | 31 | Myatt Snider | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 163 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 8 | 21 | Austin Hill (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 162 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 33 | 91 | Mason Massey | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 162 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 37 | 26 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 161 | 0 | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 23 | 99 | Stefan Parsons | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 159 | 0 | Accident | 7 |
| 31 | 27 | 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 158 | 0 | Running | 6 |
| 32 | 9 | 2 | Sheldon Creed (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 156 | 0 | Accident | 5 |
| 33 | 3 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 155 | 3 | Accident | 13 |
| 34 | 26 | 4 | Bayley Currey | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 154 | 0 | Running | 3 |
| 35 | 32 | 6 | Ryan Vargas | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | Accident | 2 |
| 36 | 35 | 34 | Jesse Iwuji (R) | Jesse Iwuji Motorsports | Chevrolet | 131 | 0 | Running | 1 |
| 37 | 15 | 48 | Jade Buford | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 123 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
| 38 | 7 | 10 | Landon Cassill | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 6 | 0 | Engine | 1 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1 | A. J. Allmendinger | 90 |
| | 2 | Noah Gragson | 89 (-1) |
| | 3 | Justin Allgaier | 87 (–3) |
| | 4 | Riley Herbst | 71 (–19) |
| | 5 | Ryan Sieg | 71 (–19) |
| | 6 | Ty Gibbs | 71 (–19) |
| | 7 | Josh Berry | 63 (–27) |
| | 8 | Anthony Alfredo | 62 (–28) |
| | 9 | Daniel Hemric | 61 (–29) |
| | 10 | Brandon Brown | 60 (–30) |
| | 11 | Austin Hill | 57 (–33) |
| | 12 | Sam Mayer | 51 (–39) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
