2022 Pacific Office Automation 147

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.

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.
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

Three drivers made their debut in this race: Connor Mosack, Darren Dilley, and Mason Filippi.

Background

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The 2022 Pacific Office Automation 147 program cover.

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

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet AcceleratePros.com
02 Brett Moffitt Our Motorsports Chevrolet Hometown Lenders
2 Sheldon Creed (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Whelen
4 Bayley Currey JD Motorsports Chevrolet Cascade West Development
5 Scott Heckert B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Malco
6 Gray Gaulding JD Motorsports Chevrolet JT Marine Inc.
07 Joe Graf Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Ford Bucked Up Energy Buck Shot
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Brandt Professional Agriculture
08 Spencer Pumpelly 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 StormX
11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Cirkul - Water Your Way
13 Matt Jaskol (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota Auto Parts 4 Less
16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Nutrien Ag Solutions
18 Connor Mosack Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota OpenEyes.net
19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Patriot Lighting, Menards
21 Austin Hill (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Bennett Transportation & Logistics
23 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet Dude Wipes
26 Parker Chase Sam Hunt Racing Toyota Tower Family Foundation
27 Jeb Burton Our Motorsports Chevrolet Uvalde Strong
31 Myatt Snider Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet Tree Top
34 Jesse Iwuji Jesse Iwuji Motorsports Chevrolet Equity Prime Mortgage
35 Patrick Emerling Emerling-Gase Motorsports Toyota Emerling-Gase Motorsports
36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet Larue Industrial Snowblowers
38 Darren Dilley RSS Racing Ford Willamette Valley Hops
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford CMR Construction & Roofing, A-GAME
44 Andy Lally Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Clear Cryptos
45 Stefan Parsons Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Lanphere Auto Group
47 Ryan Vargas Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet Mike Harmon Racing
48 Jade Buford Big Machine Racing Chevrolet Big Machine Spiked Coolers
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet First Pacific Funding
54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota He Gets Us
66 J. J. Yeley MBM Motorsports Toyota Minuteman Coffee Co.
68 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet Brandonbilt Foundations
78 Josh Williams B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Alloy Employment Services
91 Mason Filippi DGM Racing Chevrolet OpenFender.com
98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Monster Energy
Official entry list

Practice

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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

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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]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time (R1) Speed (R1) Time (R2) Speed (R2)
1 23 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet 1:16.071 93.229 - -
2 21 Austin Hill (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:16.280 92.973 - -
3 11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:16.396 92.832 - -
4 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:16.416 92.808 - -
5 48 Jade Buford Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 1:16.500 92.706 - -
6 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:16.896 92.228 - -
7 2 Sheldon Creed (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:17.082 92.006 - -
8 18 Connor Mosack Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:17.159 91.914 - -
9 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:17.245 91.812 - -
10 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:17.270 91.782 - -
Eliminated from Round 1
11 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:16.696 92.469 - -
12 02 Brett Moffitt Our Motorsports Chevrolet 1:16.754 92.399 - -
13 10 Landon Cassill Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:16.830 92.308 - -
14 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1:16.872 92.257 - -
15 44 Andy Lally Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 1:17.193 91.874 - -
16 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 1:17.211 91.852 - -
17 13 Matt Jaskol (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 1:17.313 91.731 - -
18 26 Parker Chase Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 1:17.346 91.692 - -
19 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:17.407 91.620 - -
20 5 Scott Heckert B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 1:17.643 91.341 - -
21 27 Jeb Burton Our Motorsports Chevrolet 1:17.986 90.939 - -
22 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:18.129 90.773 - -
23 36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 1:18.164 90.732 - -
24 08 Spencer Pumpelly SS-Green Light Racing Ford 1:18.194 90.698 - -
25 31 Myatt Snider Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 1:18.450 90.402 - -
26 45 Stefan Parsons Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 1:18.958 89.820 - -
27 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 1:18.962 89.815 - -
28 68 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 1:19.089 89.671 - -
29 91 Mason Filippi DGM Racing Chevrolet 1:19.450 89.264 - -
30 6 Gray Gaulding JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1:19.460 89.252 - -
31 78 Josh Williams B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 1:19.781 88.893 - -
32 38 Darren Dilley RSS Racing Ford 1:20.065 88.578 - -
Qualified by owner's points
33 07 Joe Graf Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Ford 1:20.631 87.956 - -
34 4 Bayley Currey JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1:20.644 87.942 - -
35 66 J. J. Yeley MBM Motorsports Toyota 1:21.232 87.305 - -
36 35 Patrick Emerling Emerling-Gase Motorsports Toyota 1:21.809 86.690 - -
37 47 Ryan Vargas Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 1:21.970 86.520 - -
38 34 Jesse Iwuji Jesse Iwuji Motorsports Chevrolet 1:30.729 78.167 - -
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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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

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  1. ^ "AJ Allmendinger Wins Wet and Wild Xfinity Race at Portland". Jayski's Silly Season Site. 2022-06-04. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  2. ^ a b "2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Portland Race Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
  3. ^ "NASCAR announces practice, qualifying return in 2022". Official Site Of NASCAR. 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
  4. ^ Srigley, Joseph (2022-06-03). "Anthony Alfredo Wins Xfinity Series Pole at Portland After Round Two Washout". TobyChristie.com.
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