2022 Contender Boats 300

Race details
Race 31 of 33 of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date	October 22, 2022
Official name	29th Annual Contender Boats 300
Location	Homestead–Miami Speedway, Homestead, Florida
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance	200 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km)
Scheduled Distance	200 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km)
Average speed	124.884 mph (200.981 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Trevor Bayne	Joe Gibbs Racing
Time	32.400
Most laps led
Driver	Noah Gragson	JR Motorsports
Laps	127
Winner
No. 9	Noah Gragson	JR Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network	NBC
Announcers	Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, and Steve Letarte
Radio in the United States
Radio	Motor Racing Network

The 2022 Contender Boats 300 was the 31st stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series, the second race of the Round of 8, and the 29th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 22, 2022, in Homestead, Florida at Homestead–Miami Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Noah Gragson, 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.^[1] To fill out the podium, Ty Gibbs, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, and A. J. Allmendinger, driving for Kaulig Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

Background

Homestead–Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including NASCAR, the IndyCar Series, the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship series, and the Championship Cup Series.

From 2002 to 2019, Homestead–Miami Speedway had hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series as Ford Championship Weekend: the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The races currently have the names Dixie Vodka 400, Contender Boats 250, and Baptist Health 200, 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.^[2] Noah Gragson, driving for JR Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 32.743, and an average speed of 164.921 mph (265.415 km/h).

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, October 21, at 6:35 PM EST.^[2] Since Homestead–Miami Speedway 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.^[3] Trevor Bayne, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 32.400, and an average speed of 166.667 mph (268.225 km/h).^[4] Alex Labbé and Dillon Bassett 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 Pos Driver Points 1 Noah Gragson 3,169 2 Ty Gibbs 3,138 (-31) 3 3 A. J. Allmendinger 3,113 (-56) 1 4 Justin Allgaier 3,108 (-61) 5 Austin Hill 3,106 (-63) 2 6 Josh Berry 3,095 (-74) 1 7 Sam Mayer 3,085 (-84) 1 8 Brandon Jones 3,075 (-94) 9 Daniel Hemric 2,162 (-1,007) 10 Riley Herbst 2,128 (-1,041) 11 Ryan Sieg 2,103 (-1,066) 12 Jeremy Clements 2,039 (-1,130) Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.