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2022 Explore the Pocono Mountains 225

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2022 Explore the Pocono Mountains 225
Race details
Race 19 of 33 of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date July 23, 2022
Official name Seventh Annual Explore the Pocono Mountains 225
Location Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Distance 90 laps, 225 mi (362.102 km)
Scheduled Distance 90 laps, 225 mi (362.102 km)
Average speed 123.438 mph (198.654 km/h)
Pole position
Driver JR Motorsports
Time 53.359
Most laps led
Driver Noah Gragson JR Motorsports
Laps 43
Winner
No. 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network USA Network
Announcers Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 2022 Explore the Pocono Mountains 225 was the 19th stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the seventh iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 23, 2022, in Long Pond, Pennsylvania at Pocono Raceway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 90 laps to complete. Noah Gragson, driving for JR Motorsports, held off Ty Gibbs in an outstanding battle with 22 laps to go, and earned his eighth career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his third of the season. Gragson would also dominate most of the race, leading 43 laps.[1] To fill out the podium, Josh Berry, driving for JR Motorsports, would finish 3rd, respectively.

The race was marred by a wreck on lap 45. Santino Ferrucci would get spun coming out of turn 3. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., with nowhere to go, would t-bone the side of Ferrucci's car. Stenhouse came back down onto the racetrack, as everyone was attempting to make it through the wreck. Jeb Burton had attempted to go lower down the track to avoid the wreck, but was unsuccessful. Burton would clip the front of Stenhouse's car, causing him to flip on his roof, in turn becoming the 500th confirmed flip in NASCAR history.[2][3] His car would come to rest right after the start-finish line. Ronnie Bassett Jr. and Jeremy Clements would also be involved in the crash. All drivers were released from the infield care center several minutes later.[4]

Background

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Pocono Raceway (formerly Pocono International Raceway), also known as The Tricky Triangle, is a superspeedway located in the Pocono Mountains in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. It is the site of three NASCAR national series races and an ARCA Menards Series event in July: a NASCAR Cup Series race with support events by the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. From 1971 to 1989, and from 2013 to 2019, the track also hosted an Indy Car race, currently sanctioned by the IndyCar Series. Additionally, from 1982 to 2021, it hosted two NASCAR Cup Series races, with the traditional first date being removed for 2022.

Pocono is one of the few NASCAR tracks not owned by either NASCAR or Speedway Motorsports, the dominant track owners in NASCAR. Pocono CEO Nick Igdalsky and president Ben May are members of the family-owned Mattco Inc, started by Joseph II and Rose Mattioli.[5] Mattco also owns South Boston Speedway in South Boston, Virginia.

Outside NASCAR and IndyCar Series races, Pocono is used throughout the year by the Stock Car Experience, Bertil Roos Driving School, Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) as well as many other clubs and organizations. The triangular track also has three separate infield sections of racetrack – the north course, east course and south course. Each of these infield sections use separate portions of the track or can be combined for longer and more technical course configurations. In total Pocono Raceway has offers 22 different road course configurations ranging from .5 miles to 3.65 miles in length. During regular non-race weekends, multiple clubs or driving schools can use the track simultaneously by running on different infield sections. All of the infield sections can also be run in either clockwise or counter clockwise direction which doubles the 22 course configuration to 44 total course options.

Entry list

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# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet AcceleratePros.com
02 Brett Moffitt Our Motorsports Chevrolet Half Off Wholesale
2 Sheldon Creed (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Whelen
4 Bayley Currey JD Motorsports Chevrolet Alka-Seltzer
5 Stefan Parsons (i) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Kelly Benefits
6 Ryan Vargas JD Motorsports Chevrolet KSDT CPA
07 Cole Custer (i) SS-Green Light Racing Ford G Coin
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Hellmann's
08 David Starr SS-Green Light Racing Ford TicketSmarter
8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet Tire Pros
9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops, Black Rifle Coffee Company
10 Landon Cassill Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Carnomaly
11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet AG1 - Athletic Greens
13 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota CrashClaimsR.US
16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Action Industries
18 Sammy Smith Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Pilot Flying J
19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Pelonis, Menards
21 Austin Hill (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Global Industrial
23 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet John Civetta & Sons
26 Santino Ferrucci Sam Hunt Racing Toyota Freedom Alliance
27 Jeb Burton Our Motorsports Chevrolet Puryear Tank Lines
31 Myatt Snider Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet Bommarito Automotive Group
34 Kyle Weatherman Jesse Iwuji Motorsports Chevrolet Equity Prime Mortgage
35 Patrick Emerling Emerling-Gase Motorsports Ford Kitty Kat Coin
36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet DGM Racing
38 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford US Hydrations, Sparkling Ice
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford A-GAME
44 Rajah Caruth (i) Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Martin De Porres
45 Sage Karam Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet CRC Brakleen
47 Brennan Poole (i) Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet AutosbyNelson.com, Solid Rock Carriers
48 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (i) Big Machine Racing Chevrolet Big Machine Spiked Coolers
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet Fly & Form Concrete Structures
54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Monster Energy
66 J. J. Yeley MBM Motorsports Ford Coble Enterprises
68 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet Brandonbilt Foundations
77 Ronnie Bassett Jr. Bassett Racing Chevrolet Jerry Hunt Supercenter
78 Josh Williams B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Alloy Employment Services
91 Mason Massey DGM Racing Chevrolet Rich Mar Florist
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, July 23, at 9:30 AM EST.[6] Brandon Jones, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, was the fastest in the session, with a lap of 54.339, and an average speed of 165.627 mph (266.551 km/h).

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 54.339 165.627
2 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 54.383 165.493
3 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 54.409 165.414
Full practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Saturday, July 23, at 10:00 AM EST.[6] Since Pocono 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.[7]

Justin Allgaier, driving for JR Motorsports, scored the pole for the race, with a lap of 53.359, and an average speed of 168.669 mph (271.446 km/h).[8]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 53.359 168.669
2 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 53.470 168.319
3 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 53.588 167.948
4 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 53.604 167.898
5 18 Sammy Smith Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 53.620 167.848
6 2 Sheldon Creed (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 53.642 167.779
7 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 53.911 166.942
8 21 Austin Hill (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 53.984 166.716
9 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 54.235 165.945
10 48 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (i) Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 54.270 165.837
11 26 Santino Ferrucci Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 54.293 165.767
12 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 54.329 165.657
13 11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 54.366 165.545
14 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 54.380 165.502
15 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 54.471 165.226
16 07 Cole Custer (i) SS-Green Light Racing Ford 54.489 165.171
17 02 Brett Moffitt Our Motorsports Chevrolet 54.508 165.113
18 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 54.693 164.555
19 27 Jeb Burton Our Motorsports Chevrolet 54.759 164.357
20 38 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford 54.775 164.309
21 10 Landon Cassill Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 54.907 163.914
22 36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 54.919 163.878
23 4 Bayley Currey JD Motorsports Chevrolet 54.950 163.785
24 23 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet 55.032 163.541
25 34 Kyle Weatherman Jesse Iwuji Motorsports Chevrolet 55.120 163.280
26 68 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 55.127 163.259
27 45 Sage Karam Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 55.281 162.805
28 31 Myatt Snider Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 55.346 162.613
29 91 Mason Massey DGM Racing Chevrolet 55.352 162.596
30 5 Stefan Parsons (i) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 55.362 162.566
31 77 Ronnie Bassett Jr. Bassett Racing Chevrolet 55.366 162.555
32 44 Rajah Caruth (i) Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 55.368 162.549
33 78 Josh Williams B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 55.590 161.900
Qualified by owner's points
34 08 David Starr SS-Green Light Racing Ford 55.659 161.699
35 6 Ryan Vargas JD Motorsports Chevrolet 55.762 161.400
36 35 Patrick Emerling Emerling-Gase Motorsports Ford 55.920 160.944
37 13 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 56.212 160.108
38 66 J. J. Yeley MBM Motorsports Ford - -
Failed to qualify
39 47 Brennan Poole (i) Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet - -
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 20

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9
3 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 8
4 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 7
5 2 Sheldon Creed (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 6
6 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 18 Sammy Smith Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 3
9 11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 2
10 21 Austin Hill (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 2 Laps: 20

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9
3 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8
4 2 Sheldon Creed (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 7
5 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 4
8 10 Landon Cassill Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 3
9 11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 2
10 21 Austin Hill (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 50

Fin. St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 9 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 90 43 Running 54
2 2 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 90 3 Running 51
3 7 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 90 9 Running 45
4 4 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 90 0 Running 45
5 6 2 Sheldon Creed (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 90 0 Running 45
6 12 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 90 0 Running 31
7 1 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 90 22 Running 45
8 8 21 Austin Hill (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 90 4 Running 31
9 13 11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 90 0 Running 32
10 16 07 Cole Custer (i) SS-Green Light Racing Ford 90 0 Running 0
11 21 10 Landon Cassill Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 90 0 Running 29
12 14 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 90 4 Running 25
13 26 68 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 90 0 Running 24
14 28 31 Myatt Snider Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 90 0 Running 23
15 15 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 90 0 Running 22
16 24 23 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet 90 3 Running 21
17 3 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 90 0 Running 37
18 17 02 Brett Moffitt Our Motorsports Chevrolet 90 2 Running 19
19 25 34 Kyle Weatherman Jesse Iwuji Motorsports Chevrolet 90 0 Running 18
20 27 45 Sage Karam Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 90 0 Running 17
21 33 78 Josh Williams B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 90 0 Running 16
22 20 38 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford 90 0 Running 15
23 30 5 Stefan Parsons (i) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 90 0 Running 0
24 29 91 Mason Massey DGM Racing Chevrolet 90 0 Running 13
25 35 6 Ryan Vargas JD Motorsports Chevrolet 89 0 Running 12
26 23 4 Bayley Currey JD Motorsports Chevrolet 89 0 Running 11
27 34 08 David Starr SS-Green Light Racing Ford 89 0 Running 10
28 38 66 J. J. Yeley MBM Motorsports Ford 89 0 Running 9
29 36 35 Patrick Emerling Emerling-Gase Motorsports Ford 89 0 Running 8
30 37 13 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 89 0 Running 0
31 5 18 Sammy Smith Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 53 0 Accident 9
32 18 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 48 0 Accident 5
33 19 27 Jeb Burton Our Motorsports Chevrolet 46 0 Accident 4
34 10 48 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (i) Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 45 0 Accident 0
35 11 26 Santino Ferrucci Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 45 0 Accident 2
36 31 77 Ronnie Bassett Jr. Bassett Racing Chevrolet 45 0 Accident 1
37 22 36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 1 0 Accident 1
38 32 44 Rajah Caruth (i) Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 1 0 Accident 0
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "Noah Gragson Holds off Ty Gibbs to Win at Pocono". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. 2022-07-23. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  2. ^ Konareski, Dominic (2022-07-25). "Jeb Burton Makes NASCAR History Upside Down". New York Sports Show.
  3. ^ "The NASCAR Flip List Project". The Fastlane Racing Forum.
  4. ^ Srigley, Joseph (2022-07-23). "Video: Jeb Burton Launched Upside Down in Vicious Multi-Car Accident at Pocono". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  5. ^ Pocono Raceway Staff
  6. ^ a b "2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Pocono Race Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  7. ^ "NASCAR announces practice, qualifying return in 2022". Official Site Of NASCAR. 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  8. ^ Srigley, Joseph (2022-07-23). "Justin Allgaier Edges Out Ty Gibbs for Xfinity Series Pole at Pocono". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
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