2022 Production Alliance Group 300

Race details
Race 2 of 33 in the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date	February 26, 2022
Official name	23rd Annual Production Alliance Group 300
Location	Fontana, California, Auto Club Speedway
Course	Permanent racing facility 2 mi (3.22 km)
Distance	165 laps, 330 mi (530 km)
Scheduled Distance	150 laps, 300 mi (483 km)
Average speed	105.682 mph (170.079 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	A. J. Allmendinger	Kaulig Racing
Time	40.038
Most laps led
Driver	Cole Custer	SS-Green Light Racing
Laps	80
Winner
No. 07	Cole Custer	SS-Green Light Racing
Television in the United States
Network	Fox Sports 1
Announcers	Adam Alexander, Ryan Blaney, Joey Logano
Radio in the United States
Radio	Motor Racing Network

The 2022 Production Alliance Group 300 was the second stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series and the 23rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, February 26, 2022, in Fontana, California at Auto Club Speedway, a 2-mile (3.22 km) permanent oval-shaped speedway. The race was run over 165 laps due to three overtime finishes. Cole Custer of SS-Green Light Racing would win the race after leading the most laps.^[1] This was Cole's tenth career win in the Xfinity Series, his first of the season, and the first career win for SS-Green Light Racing. To fill out the podium, Noah Gragson of JR Motorsports and Trevor Bayne of Joe Gibbs Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

Auto Club Speedway (formerly California Speedway) is a 2 miles (3.2 km), low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in Fontana, California which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since 1997. It is also used for open wheel racing events. The racetrack is located near the former locations of Ontario Motor Speedway and Riverside International Raceway. The track is owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation and is the only track owned by ISC to have naming rights sold.^[2] The speedway is served by the nearby Interstate 10 and Interstate 15 freeways as well as a Metrolink station located behind the backstretch.

Entry list

*Driver changed to Joe Graf Jr. for the race after Graf failed to qualify.[3]

**Withdrew prior to the event

Practice

The only 30-minute practice session was held on Saturday, February 26, at 9:00 AM PST.^[4] Justin Allgaier of JR Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a time 40.353 seconds and a speed of 178.425 mph (287.147 km/h).^[5]

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, February 26, at 9:30 AM PST.^[4] Since Auto Club Speedway is an oval track, the qualifying system used is a single-car, single-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in the round wins the pole.^[6]

A. J. Allmendinger scored the pole for the race with a time of 40.038 seconds and a speed of 179.829 mph (289.407 km/h).^[7]

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 35

Stage 2 Laps: 35

Stage 3 Laps: 80*

*Race extended to 165 laps due to three overtime finishes.

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 A. J. Allmendinger 90 2 Noah Gragson 89 (-1) 3 Justin Allgaier 87 (–3) 4 Riley Herbst 71 (–19) 5 Ryan Sieg 71 (–19) 6 Ty Gibbs 71 (–19) 7 Josh Berry 63 (–27) 8 Anthony Alfredo 62 (–28) 9 Daniel Hemric 61 (–29) 10 Brandon Brown 60 (–30) 11 Austin Hill 57 (–33) 12 Sam Mayer 51 (–39) Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.