The 2022 Alsco Uniforms 300 was the thirteenth

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of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series and the 45th iteration of the

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. The race was held on Saturday, May 28, 2022, in

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Charlotte Motor Speedway Charlotte Motor Speedway (previously known as Lowe's Motor Speedway from 1999 to 2009) is a motorsport complex located in Concord, North Carolina, outside Charlotte. The complex features a quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing includin ...

, a permanent quad-oval racetrack. The race was contested over 200 laps. At race's end,

Josh Berry Joshua W. Berry (born October 22, 1990) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 8 Chevrolet Camaro for JR Motorsports. Berry has also competed for JRM in late model ...

, driving for JR Motorsports, took the win, after an exciting battle with teammate

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with 80 laps to go. This was Berry's 4th career

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win, and his second of the season. To fill out the podium,

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and

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of JR Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsport complex located in

, outside

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. The complex features a quad oval track that hosts

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racing including the prestigious

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weekend, and the Bank of America Roval 400. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the

area. The track is owned and operated by

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with Greg Walter as track president. The complex also features a state-of-the-art drag racing strip, ZMAX Dragway. It is the only all-concrete, four-lane drag strip in the United States and hosts

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events. Alongside the drag strip is a state-of-the-art clay oval that hosts dirt racing including the

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finals among other popular racing events.

Entry list

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

Practice

The only 30-minute practice session was held on Friday, May 27, at 3:30 PM EST.

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was the fastest in the session, with a time of 30.645 seconds, and a speed of .

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, May 27, at 4:00 PM EST. Since

is an

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, 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.

of JR Motorsports scored his first career pole for the race, with a time of 30.018 seconds, and a speed of .

Race results

Stage 1 ''Laps: 45'' Stage 2 ''Laps: 45'' Stage 3 ''Laps: 110''

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings *Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

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