2022 Pacific Office Automation 147
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 14 of 33 of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
 Portland International Raceway, the circuit where the race was held. | |||
| Date | June 4, 2022 | ||
| Official name | First Annual Pacific Office Automation 147 | ||
| Location | Portland International Raceway, Portland, Oregon | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.967 mi (3.166 km) | ||
| Distance | 75 laps, 147 mi (237 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 75 laps, 147 mi (237 km) | ||
| Average speed | 48.883 mph (78.670 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Our Motorsports | ||
| Time | 1:16.071 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 42 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox Sports 1 | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander, Jamie McMurray, Trevor Bayne | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
The 2022 Pacific Office Automation 147 was the fourteenth stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series and the first iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 4, 2022, in Portland, Oregon, at Portland International Raceway, a 1.967 miles (3.166 km) permanent road course. The race was contested over 75 laps. In a caution filled race, A. J. Allmendinger, driving for Kaulig Racing, took the lead on the final restart, and would earn his 12th career Xfinity Series win, and his second of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Myatt Snider of Jordan Anderson Racing and Austin Hill of Richard Childress Racing would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Three drivers made their debut in this race: Connor Mosack, Darren Dilley, and Mason Filippi.
Background
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Portland International Raceway (PIR) is a motorsport facility in Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is part of the Delta Park complex on the former site of Vanport, just south of the Columbia River. It lies west of a light rail station and less than a mile west of Interstate 5.
The track hosts the IndyCar Series, ICSCC and SCCA and OMRRA road racing, the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, and SCCA autocross events. Additionally, the PIR grounds are host to OBRA (Oregon Bicycle Racing Association) bicycling races on the track and the surrounding grounds. The facility includes a dragstrip and a motocross track.
Entry list
[edit]- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
[edit]The only 50-minute practice session was held on Friday, June 3, at 10:05 AM PST.[2] Sheldon Creed of Richard Childress Racing was the fastest in the session, with a time of 1:28.678 seconds and a speed of 79.975 mph (128.707 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Sheldon Creed (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1:28.678 | 79.975 |
| 2 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:29.126 | 79.573 |
| 3 | 31 | Myatt Snider | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 1:30.079 | 78.731 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
[edit]Qualifying was held on Friday, June 3, at 5:05 PM PST.[2] Since Portland International Raceway 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.[3]
Round 2 was cancelled due to inclement weather. Anthony Alfredo of Our Motorsports scored the pole for the race, after having the fastest time in Round 1, which was 1:16.071 seconds, and a speed of 93.229 mph (150.038 km/h).[4]
Race results
[edit]Stage 1 Laps: 25
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 21 | Austin Hill (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 18 | Connor Mosack | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 02 | Brett Moffitt | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 10 | Landon Cassill | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 25
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 | Myatt Snider | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 44 | Andy Lally | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 21 | Austin Hill (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 10 | Landon Cassill | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 23 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 2 | Sheldon Creed (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 48 | Jade Buford | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 25
| Fin. | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 75 | 6 | Running | 43 |
| 2 | 25 | 31 | Myatt Snider | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 75 | 19 | Running | 45 |
| 3 | 2 | 21 | Austin Hill (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 75 | 0 | Running | 51 |
| 4 | 19 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 75 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 5 | 9 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 75 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 6 | 3 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 75 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 7 | 6 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 75 | 42 | Running | 40 |
| 8 | 35 | 66 | J. J. Yeley | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 75 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 9 | 11 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 75 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 10 | 23 | 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 75 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 11 | 22 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 75 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 12 | 28 | 68 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 75 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 13 | 20 | 5 | Scott Heckert | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 75 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 14 | 5 | 48 | Jade Buford | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 75 | 3 | Running | 24 |
| 15 | 13 | 10 | Landon Cassill | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 75 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 16 | 27 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 75 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 15 | 44 | Andy Lally | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 75 | 3 | Running | 29 |
| 18 | 17 | 13 | Matt Jaskol (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 75 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 19 | 36 | 35 | Patrick Emerling | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Toyota | 75 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 12 | 02 | Brett Moffitt | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 75 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 21 | 33 | 07 | Joe Graf Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 75 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 31 | 78 | Josh Williams | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 74 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 37 | 47 | Ryan Vargas | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 73 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 26 | 45 | Stefan Parsons | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 73 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 29 | 91 | Mason Filippi | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 72 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 38 | 34 | Jesse Iwuji | Jesse Iwuji Motorsports | Chevrolet | 71 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 18 | 26 | Parker Chase | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 62 | 0 | Accident | 10 |
| 28 | 8 | 18 | Connor Mosack | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 62 | 0 | Accident | 17 |
| 29 | 24 | 08 | Spencer Pumpelly | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 62 | 0 | Accident | 8 |
| 30 | 34 | 4 | Bayley Currey | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | Accident | 7 |
| 31 | 1 | 23 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | Accident | 11 |
| 32 | 7 | 2 | Sheldon Creed (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 55 | 1 | Accident | 7 |
| 33 | 21 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 55 | 0 | Accident | 4 |
| 34 | 16 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 44 | 0 | Accident | 3 |
| 35 | 14 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 35 | 0 | Accident | 2 |
| 36 | 30 | 6 | Gray Gaulding | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
| 37 | 32 | 38 | Darren Dilley | RSS Racing | Ford | 25 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
| 38 | 4 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 12 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
| Official race results | |||||||||
Standings after the race
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References
[edit]- ^ "AJ Allmendinger Wins Wet and Wild Xfinity Race at Portland". Jayski's Silly Season Site. 2022-06-04. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
- ^ a b "2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Portland Race Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
- ^ "NASCAR announces practice, qualifying return in 2022". Official Site Of NASCAR. 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
- ^ Srigley, Joseph (2022-06-03). "Anthony Alfredo Wins Xfinity Series Pole at Portland After Round Two Washout". TobyChristie.com.