The 2022 Pit Boss 250 was the sixth stock car race of the

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and the second iteration of the

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. The race was held on Saturday, March 26, 2022, in

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, at the Circuit of the Americas, a permanent road course. The race was run over 46 laps.

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of Kaulig Racing would win the race after leading the most laps. This was Allmendinger's eleventh career Xfinity Series win, and his first of the season. To fill out the podium, Austin Hill of

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and

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of SS-Green Light Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

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facility located within the

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. It features a 3.426-mile (5.514 km)

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circuit. The facility is home to the

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, and the Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas, a round of the FIM Road Racing World Championship. It previously hosted the

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, the

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, the IMSA SportsCar Championship, and IndyCar Series. On September 30, 2020, it was announced that COTA would host a

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event for the first time on May 23, 2021. The lower

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and

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were also added as support events. On December 11, 2020, it was announced that NASCAR would run the full 3.41 mile course.

Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver. * (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points. * Denotes entry has withdrawn from the event

Practice

The only 30-minute practice session was held on Friday, March 25, at 4:00 PM CST.

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of DGM Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 2:16.851 seconds and a speed of .

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, March 25, at 4:30 PM CST. Since Circuit of the Americas is a road course, the qualifying system is a two group system, with two rounds. Drivers will be separated into two groups, Group A and Group B. Each driver will have a lap to set a time. The fastest 5 drivers from each group will advance to the final round. Drivers will also have one lap to set a time. The fastest driver to set a time in the round will win the pole. Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing scored the pole for the race, with a time of 2:14.520 seconds and a speed of .

Full qualifying results

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 14 Stage 2 Laps: 16 Stage 3 Laps: 16

Standings after the race

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

References

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