2022 Mahindra ROXOR 200
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| Race details | |||
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| Race 11 of 33 in the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
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| Date | May 7, 2022 | ||
| Official name | 35th Annual Mahindra ROXOR 200 | ||
| Location | Darlington, South Carolina, Darlington Raceway | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.198 km (1.366 miles) | ||
| Distance | 147 laps, 200.802 mi (323.159 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 147 laps, 200.802 mi (323.159 km) | ||
| Average speed | 107.589 mph (173.148 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Grid positions set by competition-based formula | |||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | |
| Laps | 76 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox Sports 1 | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander, Joey Logano and Ryan Blaney | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
The 2022 Mahindra ROXOR 200 was the 11th stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, and the 35th iteration of the event. The race was held on May 7, 2022, in Darlington, South Carolina at Darlington Raceway, a 1.366-mile (2.198 km) egg-shaped oval. It was contested over 147 laps. At race's end, Justin Allgaier of JR Motorsports would take the win, after taking the lead on the final restart. He would also lead the most laps.[1] This was Allgaier's 17th career Xfinity Series win, and his first of the season. To fill out the podium, Noah Gragson of JR Motorsports and Riley Herbst of Stewart-Haas Racing would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background
Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends.
First held in 1982, the spring Darlington race ran from 1984 to 2014 before returning to the Xfinity Series schedule in 2020. On December 11, Darlington Raceway announced its highly popular NASCAR Throwback weekend would move to the new May 7–9 weekend, effectively making a lineal swap of the two race meetings at the track.[2]
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
The only 30-minute practice session was held on Friday, May 6, at 5:00 PM EST.[17] Noah Gragson of JR Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 29.828 seconds and a speed of 164.865 mph (265.324 km/h).
| Pos | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.828 | 164.865 |
| 2 | 26 | John Hunter Nemechek (i) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 29.841 | 164.793 |
| 3 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.910 | 164.413 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Qualifying was scheduled to be held on Friday, May 6, at 5:30 PM EST, but was canceled due to inclement weather.[17] The starting lineup would be determined by a performance-based metric system. As a result, Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing won the pole. Chase Elliott and Brennan Poole would fail to qualify.[18]
