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2022 Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200
Race details
Race 24 of 33 of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date September 3, 2022
Official name 30th Annual Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200
Location Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
1.366 mi (2.198 km)
Distance 147 laps, 200.8 mi (323.156 km)
Scheduled Distance 147 laps, 200.8 mi (323.156 km)
Average speed 97.979 mph (157.682 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 29.722
Most laps led
Driver Noah Gragson JR Motorsports
Laps 82
Winner
No. 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network USA Network
Announcers Dave Burns, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte,
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 2022 Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200 was the 24th stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 30th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, September 3, 2022, in Darlington, South Carolina at Darlington Raceway, a 1.366 miles (2.198 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 147 laps to complete. In an exciting battle for the finish, Noah Gragson, driving for JR Motorsports, took advantage of the lead on the last lap, and earned his ninth career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, along with his fourth of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Sheldon Creed, driving for Richard Childress Racing, and A. J. Allmendinger, driving for Kaulig Racing, finished 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

On the final lap of the race, Sheldon Creed and Kyle Larson were side by side, battling for the win. Creed and Larson made big contact coming through turns one and two. Noah Gragson went to the inside lane through the straightaway, causing it to be three wide. Creed would eventually get loose, causing him to hit the outside wall. He continued to ride the wall through turns three and four, trying to stay in front of the leader, Gragson. It would be unsuccessful, and Gragson was able to steal the win. Creed ultimately finished 2nd, and Larson fell back to finish 5th. Gragson dominated the race in general, leading 82 laps.[1][2]

Background

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Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located in 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 will be effective at both ends.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet AcceleratePros.com
02 Ty Dillon (i) Our Motorsports Chevrolet Our Motorsports
2 Sheldon Creed (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Whelen
4 Bayley Currey JD Motorsports Chevrolet Hy-Vee
5 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Ford Capital City Towing
6 Ryan Vargas JD Motorsports Chevrolet Native Sons
07 Joe Graf Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Ford G Coin
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Hellmann's
08 David Starr SS-Green Light Racing Ford TicketSmarter, Special Report
8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet Harrison's USA Back to School
9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops, Black Rifle Coffee Company
10 Landon Cassill Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Voyager: Crypto for All
11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet AG1 - Athletic Greens
13 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Ford Ted Russell Ford Lincoln
16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Action Industries
17 Kyle Larson (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet HendrickCars.com
18 Christopher Bell (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Sport Clips
19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Atlas, Menards
21 Austin Hill (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Bennett Transportation & Logistics
23 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet Carolina Cowboys
26 John Hunter Nemechek (i) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota Freedom 13
27 Jeb Burton Our Motorsports Chevrolet Rush Energy
31 Myatt Snider Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet Capital City Towing
34 Kyle Weatherman Jesse Iwuji Motorsports Chevrolet eRacing Association
35 Dawson Cram Emerling-Gase Motorsports Toyota BE. Water
36 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet Alloy Employment Services
38 Kyle Sieg (R) RSS Racing Ford H&W Electrical
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford CMR Construction & Roofing, A-GAME
44 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Keen Parts
45 Stefan Parsons (i) Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Pops Mart
47 Brennan Poole (i) Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet Inspire Real Change
48 Ross Chastain (i) Big Machine Racing Chevrolet Big Machine Spiked Coolers
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet Booze Pops
54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Shriner's Children's 100th Anniversary
66 J. J. Yeley MBM Motorsports Chevrolet Wild Willies
68 Kris Wright Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet FNB Corporation
78 Brandon Brown B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Jabs Construction
91 Mason Massey DGM Racing Chevrolet Anderson Power Services
98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Monster Energy
Official entry list

Practice

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The only 30-minute practice session was held on Saturday, September 3, at 10:00 AM EST.[3] Justin Allgaier, driving for JR Motorsports, was the fastest in the session, with a lap of 29.632, and an average speed of 165.956 mph (267.080 km/h).

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 29.632 165.956
2 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 29.770 165.186
3 2 Sheldon Creed (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.785 165.103
Full practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Saturday, September 3, at 10:30 AM EST.[3] Since Darlington Raceway is a tri-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.[4] Brandon Jones, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, scored the pole for the race, with a lap of 29.722, and an average speed of 165.453 mph (266.271 km/h).[5]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.722 165.453
2 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 29.762 165.231
3 2 Sheldon Creed (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.916 164.380
4 21 Austin Hill (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.942 164.238
5 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.965 164.111
6 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 29.987 163.991
7 17 Kyle Larson (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.988 163.986
8 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.996 163.942
9 10 Landon Cassill Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 30.021 163.805
10 11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 30.061 163.587
11 48 Ross Chastain (i) Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 30.074 163.517
12 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.107 163.337
13 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 30.132 163.202
14 45 Stefan Parsons (i) Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 30.137 163.175
15 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.184 162.921
16 34 Kyle Weatherman Jesse Iwuji Motorsports Chevrolet 30.227 162.689
17 26 John Hunter Nemechek (i) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 30.249 162.571
18 27 Jeb Burton Our Motorsports Chevrolet 30.283 162.388
19 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 30.304 162.276
20 07 Joe Graf Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Ford 30.352 162.019
21 31 Myatt Snider Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 30.404 161.742
22 4 Bayley Currey JD Motorsports Chevrolet 30.431 161.598
23 66 J. J. Yeley MBM Motorsports Toyota 30.439 161.556
24 02 Ty Dillon (i) Our Motorsports Chevrolet 30.445 161.524
25 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 30.460 161.445
26 6 Ryan Vargas JD Motorsports Chevrolet 30.566 160.885
27 91 Mason Massey DGM Racing Chevrolet 30.621 160.596
28 47 Brennan Poole (i) Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 30.820 159.559
29 36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 30.853 159.388
30 08 David Starr SS-Green Light Racing Ford 30.937 158.955
31 44 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 30.958 158.847
32 78 Brandon Brown B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 30.979 158.740
33 5 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 31.091 158.168
Qualified by owner's points
34 68 Kris Wright Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 31.298 157.122
35 35 Dawson Cram Emerling-Gase Motorsports Ford 31.576 155.739
36 18 Christopher Bell (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota - -
37 23 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet - -
38 38 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford - -
Failed to qualify
39 13 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota - -
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 45

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9
3 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8
4 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 2 Sheldon Creed (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 6
6 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 5
7 21 Austin Hill (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4
8 18 Christopher Bell (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
9 34 Kyle Weatherman Jesse Iwuji Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 48 Ross Chastain (i) Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 0

Stage 2 Laps: 45

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 18 Christopher Bell (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
4 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 7
5 21 Austin Hill (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 6
6 2 Sheldon Creed (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 5
7 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4
8 26 John Hunter Nemechek (i) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 0
9 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 2
10 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 57

Fin. St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 2 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 147 82 Running 59
2 3 2 Sheldon Creed (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 147 47 Running 46
3 19 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 147 0 Running 36
4 6 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 147 12 Running 50
5 7 17 Kyle Larson (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 147 1 Running 0
6 5 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 147 0 Running 43
7 36 18 Christopher Bell (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 147 0 Running 0
8 15 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 147 0 Running 30
9 17 26 John Hunter Nemechek (i) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 147 0 Running 0
10 4 21 Austin Hill (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 147 2 Running 37
11 12 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 147 0 Running 26
12 9 10 Landon Cassill Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 147 0 Running 25
13 10 11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 147 0 Running 24
14 1 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 147 3 Running 39
15 11 48 Ross Chastain (i) Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 147 0 Running 0
16 16 34 Kyle Weatherman Jesse Iwuji Motorsports Chevrolet 147 0 Running 23
17 14 45 Stefan Parsons (i) Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 147 0 Running 0
18 25 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 147 0 Running 19
19 22 4 Bayley Currey JD Motorsports Chevrolet 147 0 Running 18
20 27 91 Mason Massey DGM Racing Chevrolet 147 0 Running 17
21 13 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 147 0 Running 16
22 31 44 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 147 0 Running 15
23 38 38 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford 147 0 Running 14
24 18 27 Jeb Burton Our Motorsports Chevrolet 147 0 Running 13
25 30 08 David Starr SS-Green Light Racing Ford 147 0 Running 12
26 29 36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 146 0 Running 11
27 26 6 Ryan Vargas JD Motorsports Chevrolet 146 0 Running 10
28 21 31 Myatt Snider Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 145 0 Running 9
29 32 78 Brandon Brown B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 145 0 Running 8
30 35 35 Dawson Cram Emerling-Gase Motorsports Ford 145 0 Running 7
31 28 47 Brennan Poole (i) Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 86 0 Axle 0
32 23 66 J. J. Yeley MBM Motorsports Toyota 83 0 Engine 5
33 20 07 Joe Graf Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Ford 61 0 Accident 4
34 8 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 56 0 DVP 3
35 24 02 Ty Dillon (i) Our Motorsports Chevrolet 55 0 Electrical 0
36 34 68 Kris Wright Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 55 0 Accident 1
37 37 23 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet 51 0 Accident 1
38 33 5 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 44 0 Radiator 1
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ a b Hembree, Mike (2022-09-03). "Noah Gragson wins wild Xfinity race at Darlington Raceway". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
  2. ^ "Xfinity Series Highlights - Gragson Bests Larson, Creed in three-way Battle For The Win at Darlington". NASCAR.com. 2022-09-03. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
  3. ^ a b "2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Darlington Summer Race Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
  4. ^ "NASCAR announces practice, qualifying return in 2022". Official Site Of NASCAR. 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
  5. ^ Hembree, Mike (2022-09-03). "Brandon Jones wins Xfinity Series pole at Darlington Raceway". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
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