2022 Tennessee Lottery 250
# 2022 Tennessee Lottery 250

The 2022 Tennessee Lottery 250 was the fifteenth stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series and the 13th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 25, 2022, in Gladeville, Tennessee at Nashville Superspeedway, a 1.333 miles (2.145 km) permanent D-shaped racetrack. The race took it's scheduled 188 laps to complete. Justin Allgaier, driving for JR Motorsports, put on a dominating performance, winning both stages, and leading 134 laps for his 18th career Xfinity Series win, along with his second of the season. To fill out the podium, Trevor Bayne, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, and Riley Herbst, driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

## Background

Nashville Superspeedway is a motor racing complex located in Gladeville, Tennessee, United States (though the track has a Lebanon postal address), about 30 mi (48 km) southeast of Nashville. The track was built in 2001 and is currently hosting the Ally 400, a NASCAR Cup Series regular season event, the Tennessee Lottery 250, and the Rackley Roofing 200.

It is a concrete oval track 11⁄3 miles (2.145 km) long. Nashville Superspeedway is owned by Speedway Motorsports, which acquired the track's previous owner Dover Motorsports in December 2021. Nashville Superspeedway is the longest concrete oval in NASCAR. Current permanent seating capacity is approximately 25,000, but will reach up to 38,000 for the NASCAR Cup Series event in 2021. Additional portable seats are brought in for some events, and seating capacity can be expanded to 150,000. Infrastructure is in place to expand the facility to include a short track, drag strip, and road course.

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Huck's Market |
| 02 | Brett Moffitt | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | RED, Half Off Wholesale |
| 2 | Sheldon Creed (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Whelen |
| 4 | Bayley Currey | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Chasco Contractors |
| 5 | Ryan Preece (i) | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Ford | United Rentals |
| 6 | Ryan Vargas | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | JD Motorsports |
| 07 | Joe Graf Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | Bucked Up Energy |
| 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Hellmann's |
| 08 | B. J. McLeod | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | TicketSmarter |
| 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Tire Pros |
| 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops, Black Rifle Coffee Company |
| 10 | Landon Cassill | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Voyager: Crypto for All |
| 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Cirkul - Water Your Way |
| 13 | J. J. Yeley | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | CrashClaimsR.US |
| 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 | Ortho GroundClear, Menards |
| 21 | Austin Hill (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Bennett Transportation & Logistics |
| 23 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | Blue Otter Polarized |
| 26 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | ForeverLawn |
| 27 | Jeb Burton | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | Hawkins Homes |
| 28 | Parker Retzlaff | RSS Racing | Ford | FUNKAWAY |
| 31 | Myatt Snider | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | Superior Essex |
| 34 | Kyle Weatherman | Jesse Iwuji Motorsports | Chevrolet | eRacing Association |
| 35 | Patrick Emerling | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | Emerling-Gase Motorsports |
| 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Yoco Vodka |
| 38 | Kyle Sieg (R) | RSS Racing | Ford | Night Owl Contractors |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | A-GAME |
| 44 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | Renascent Demolition |
| 45 | Stefan Parsons | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | Millennium Metal Fabrications |
| 47 | Brennan Poole (i) | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | Save22.vet |
| 48 | Tyler Reddick (i) | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | Big Machine Spiked Coolers |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | All South Electric |
| 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Monster Energy |
| 66 | Natalie Decker | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | Nudie's Honky Tonk Bar |
| 68 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | Brandonbilt Motorsports |
| 77 | Dillon Bassett | Bassett Racing | Chevrolet | Jerry Hunt Supercenter, Honest Amish |
| 78 | Josh Williams | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | Peg Leg Poker, Alloy Employment Services |
| 91 | Mason Massey | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | LOS MAGOS |
| 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | Monster Energy |
| 99 | Matt Mills (i) | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | J. F. Electric |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

The only 50-minute practice session was held on Friday, June 24, at 4:35 PM CST. Sheldon Creed, driving for Richard Childress Racing, was the fastest in the session, with a time of 30.727 seconds, and a speed of 155.824 mph (250.774 km/h).

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Sheldon Creed (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.727 | 155.824 |
| 2 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 30.922 | 154.841 |
| 3 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.992 | 154.491 |
| Full practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, June 25, at 11:30 AM CST. Since Nashville Superspeedway is an oval track, the qualifying system used is a single-car, one-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in the round wins the pole. Riley Herbst, driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, scored the pole for the race, with a time of 30.562 seconds, and a speed of 156.665 mph (252.128 km/h).

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 30.562 | 156.665 |
| 2 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 30.653 | 156.200 |
| 3 | 18 | Trevor Bayne | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.701 | 155.956 |
| 4 | 21 | Austin Hill (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.725 | 155.834 |
| 5 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.728 | 155.819 |
| 6 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.738 | 155.768 |
| 7 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.815 | 155.379 |
| 8 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.873 | 155.087 |
| 9 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.876 | 155.072 |
| 10 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 30.903 | 154.936 |
| 11 | 26 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 30.953 | 154.686 |
| 12 | 10 | Landon Cassill | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 30.965 | 154.626 |
| 13 | 07 | Joe Graf Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 30.992 | 154.491 |
| 14 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 31.014 | 154.382 |
| 15 | 02 | Brett Moffitt | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.018 | 154.362 |
| 16 | 34 | Kyle Weatherman | Jesse Iwuji Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.070 | 154.104 |
| 17 | 68 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.083 | 154.039 |
| 18 | 48 | Tyler Reddick (i) | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 31.087 | 154.019 |
| 19 | 2 | Sheldon Creed (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 31.131 | 153.802 |
| 20 | 44 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 31.139 | 153.762 |
| 21 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.157 | 153.673 |
| 22 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 31.188 | 153.521 |
| 23 | 45 | Stefan Parsons (i) | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 31.193 | 153.496 |
| 24 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 31.194 | 153.491 |
| 25 | 28 | Parker Retzlaff | RSS Racing | Ford | 31.223 | 153.348 |
| 26 | 23 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.225 | 153.339 |
| 27 | 5 | Ryan Preece (i) | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Ford | 31.349 | 152.732 |
| 28 | 38 | Kyle Sieg (R) | RSS Racing | Ford | 31.360 | 152.679 |
| 29 | 6 | Ryan Vargas | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.374 | 152.610 |
| 30 | 77 | Dillon Bassett | Bassett Racing | Chevrolet | 31.424 | 152.368 |
| 31 | 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 31.432 | 152.329 |
| 32 | 78 | Josh Williams | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.433 | 152.324 |
| 33 | 13 | J. J. Yeley | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 31.433 | 152.324 |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||
| 34 | 08 | B. J. McLeod | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 31.471 | 152.140 |
| 35 | 31 | Myatt Snider | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 31.486 | 152.068 |
| 36 | 4 | Bayley Currey | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.970 | 149.765 |
| 37 | 66 | Natalie Decker | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 32.044 | 149.420 |
| 38 | 35 | Patrick Emerling | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.095 | 149.182 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||
| 39 | 91 | Mason Massey | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 31.528 | 151.865 |
| 40 | 47 | Brennan Poole (i) | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 31.779 | 150.666 |
| 41 | 99 | Matt Mills (i) | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | - | - |
| Official qualifying results |||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 45

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 18 | Trevor Bayne | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 21 | Austin Hill (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |

Stage 2 Laps: 50

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 18 | Trevor Bayne | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 5 | Ryan Preece (i) | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Ford | 0 |
| 10 | 21 | Austin Hill (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |

Stage 3 Laps: 93

| Fin. | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 5 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 188 | 134 | Running | 60 |
| 2 | 3 | 18 | Trevor Bayne | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 188 | 0 | Running | 50 |
| 3 | 1 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 188 | 0 | Running | 49 |
| 4 | 14 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 188 | 4 | Running | 46 |
| 5 | 21 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | Running | 42 |
| 6 | 27 | 5 | Ryan Preece (i) | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Ford | 188 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 7 | 11 | 26 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 188 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 8 | 4 | 21 | Austin Hill (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 9 | 24 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 188 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 10 | 15 | 02 | Brett Moffitt | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 11 | 17 | 68 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 12 | 25 | 28 | Parker Retzlaff | RSS Racing | Ford | 188 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 13 | 6 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 187 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 14 | 8 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 187 | 1 | Running | 29 |
| 15 | 23 | 45 | Stefan Parsons (i) | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 187 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 16 | 2 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 187 | 48 | Running | 28 |
| 17 | 10 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 187 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 12 | 10 | Landon Cassill | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 187 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 29 | 6 | Ryan Vargas | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 187 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 26 | 23 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 187 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 18 | 48 | Tyler Reddick (i) | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 186 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 22 | 22 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 186 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 31 | 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 186 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 20 | 44 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 185 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 28 | 38 | Kyle Sieg (R) | RSS Racing | Ford | 185 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 38 | 35 | Patrick Emerling | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | 185 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 35 | 31 | Myatt Snider | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 185 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 34 | 08 | B. J. McLeod | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 185 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 9 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 184 | 1 | Running | 17 |
| 30 | 30 | 77 | Dillon Bassett | Bassett Racing | Chevrolet | 182 | 0 | Running | 7 |
| 31 | 36 | 4 | Bayley Currey | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 181 | 0 | Running | 6 |
| 32 | 37 | 66 | Natalie Decker | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 181 | 0 | Running | 5 |
| 33 | 33 | 13 | J. J. Yeley | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 157 | 0 | Running | 4 |
| 34 | 32 | 78 | Josh Williams | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 136 | 0 | Electrical | 3 |
| 35 | 7 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 126 | 0 | Accident | 2 |
| 36 | 19 | 2 | Sheldon Creed (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 124 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
| 37 | 13 | 07 | Joe Graf Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 123 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
| 38 | 16 | 34 | Kyle Weatherman | Jesse Iwuji Motorsports | Chevrolet | 118 | 0 | Power | 1 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1 | A. J. Allmendinger | 601 |
| | 2 | Ty Gibbs | 576 (-25) |
| | 3 | Justin Allgaier | 569 (-32) |
| | 4 | Noah Gragson | 559 (-42) |
| | 5 | Josh Berry | 526 (-75) |
| | 6 | Sam Mayer | 466 (-135) |
| | 7 | Brandon Jones | 457 (-144) |
| | 8 | Austin Hill | 452 (-149) |
| | 9 | Riley Herbst | 413 (-188) |
| | 10 | Daniel Hemric | 409 (-192) |
| | 11 | Landon Cassill | 385 (-216) |
| | 12 | Ryan Sieg | 373 (-228) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
