The 2022 Contender Boats 300 was the 31st

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of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series, the second race of the Round of 8, and the 29th iteration of the

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. The race was held on Saturday, October 22, 2022, in

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, a permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete.

Noah Gragson Noah Quinn Gragson (born July 15, 1998) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 42 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Petty GMS Motorsports. He previously drove full-time in the N ...

, driving for JR Motorsports, would win the race in a dominating fashion, leading 127 laps for his 13th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his eighth of the season. He would also earn a spot in the championship 4. To fill out the podium,

Ty Gibbs Tyler Randal Gibbs (born October 4, 2002) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 54 Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing. Gibbs was the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series champion ...

, driving for

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, and

A. J. Allmendinger Anthony James "A. J." Allmendinger (born December 16, 1981) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 16 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Kaulig Racing. Allmendinger's professi ...

, driving for

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, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

Background

is a

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track located in

. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including

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, the

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, the

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series, and the

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. From 2002 to 2019, Homestead–Miami Speedway had hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series as

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: the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The races currently have the names

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, and

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, respectively.

Entry list

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

Practice

The only 20-minute practice session was held on Friday, October 21, at 6:05 PM EST.

, driving for JR Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 32.743, and an average speed of .

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, October 21, at 6:35 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.

Trevor Bayne Trevor Mitchell Bayne (born February 19, 1991) is an American professional stock car racing driver, dirt racing driver, team owner, and businessman. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 18 Toyota Supra for Joe ...

, driving for

, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 32.400, and an average speed of .

Alex Labbé Alex Labbé (born April 29, 1993) is a Canadian professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 36/90/92 Chevrolet Camaros for DGM Racing. The 2017 NASCAR Pinty's Series champion, he h ...

and

Dillon Bassett Dillon W. Bassett (born April 2, 1997) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 77 Chevrolet Camaro for his team, Bassett Racing. He and his family team also previousl ...

would fail to qualify.

Race results

Stage 1 ''Laps: 40'' Stage 2 ''Laps: 40'' Stage 3 ''Laps: 120''

Standings after the race

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

References

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