2022 Pacific Office Automation 147 Explained

Type:CUST
Most Laps:42
Radio:Motor Racing Network
Course Km:3.166
Official Name:First Annual Pacific Office Automation 147
Description:Race 14 of 33 of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Pole Driver:Anthony Alfredo
Network:Fox Sports 1
Date:June 4
Pole Team:Our Motorsports
Pole Time:1:16.071
Most Team:Joe Gibbs Racing
Most Driver:Ty Gibbs
Location:Portland International Raceway, Portland, Oregon
First Team:Kaulig Racing
First Driver:A. J. Allmendinger
Car:16
Avg:48.883mph
Scheduled Km:237
Scheduled Laps:75
Course Mi:1.967
Scheduled Mi:147
Race Name:Pacific Office Automation 147
Year:2022
Announcers:Adam Alexander, Jamie McMurray, Trevor Bayne
Distance Mi:147
Distance Laps:75
Distance Km:237

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 1.967miles 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

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

DriverTeamMakeSponsor
1Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevroletAcceleratePros.com
02Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevroletHometown Lenders
2Sheldon Creed (R)Richard Childress RacingChevroletWhelen
4Bayley CurreyJD MotorsportsChevroletCascade West Development
5Scott HeckertB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevroletMalco
6Gray GauldingJD MotorsportsChevroletJT Marine Inc.
07Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingFordBucked Up Energy Buck Shot
7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevroletBrandt Professional Agriculture
08Spencer PumpellySS-Green Light RacingFordTicketSmarter
8Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevroletTire Pros
9Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevroletnowrapBass Pro Shops, Black Rifle Coffee Company
10Landon CassillKaulig RacingChevroletStormX
11Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevroletCirkul - Water Your Way
13Matt Jaskol (i)MBM MotorsportsToyotaAuto Parts 4 Less
16nowrapA. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevroletNutrien Ag Solutions
18Connor MosackJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaOpenEyes.net
19Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaPatriot Lighting, Menards
21Austin Hill (R)Richard Childress RacingChevroletBennett Transportation & Logistics
23Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevroletDude Wipes
26Parker ChaseSam Hunt RacingToyotaTower Family Foundation
27Jeb BurtonOur MotorsportsChevroletUvalde Strong
31Myatt SniderJordan Anderson RacingChevroletTree Top
34Jesse IwujiJesse Iwuji MotorsportsChevroletEquity Prime Mortgage
35Patrick EmerlingnowrapEmerling-Gase MotorsportsToyotaEmerling-Gase Motorsports
36DGM RacingChevroletLarue Industrial Snowblowers
38Darren DilleyRSS RacingFordWillamette Valley Hops
39Ryan SiegRSS RacingFordCMR Construction & Roofing, A-GAME
44Andy LallyAlpha Prime RacingChevroletClear Cryptos
45Stefan ParsonsAlpha Prime RacingChevroletLanphere Auto Group
47Ryan VargasMike Harmon RacingChevroletMike Harmon Racing
48Jade BufordBig Machine RacingChevroletBig Machine Spiked Coolers
51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevroletFirst Pacific Funding
54Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaHe Gets Us
66J. J. YeleyMBM MotorsportsToyotaMinuteman Coffee Co.
68Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevroletBrandonbilt Foundations
78Josh WilliamsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevroletAlloy Employment Services
91Mason FilippiDGM RacingChevroletOpenFender.com
98Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFordMonster Energy
Official entry list

Practice

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 79.975mph.

Pos.DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
12Sheldon Creed (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet1:28.67879.975
254Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1:29.12679.573
331Myatt SniderJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1:30.07978.731
Full practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, June 3, at 5:05 PM PST. 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 93.229mph.[4]

Pos.DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)
123Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet1:16.07193.229--
221Austin Hill (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet1:16.28092.973--
311Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet1:16.39692.832--
41Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet1:16.41692.808--
548Jade BufordBig Machine RacingChevrolet1:16.50092.706--
654Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1:16.89692.228--
72Sheldon Creed (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet1:17.08292.006--
818Connor MosackJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1:17.15991.914--
97Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet1:17.24591.812--
1016A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet1:17.27091.782--
Eliminated from Round 1
119Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet1:16.69692.469--
1202Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet1:16.75492.399--
1310Landon CassillKaulig RacingChevrolet1:16.83092.308--
1498Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord1:16.87292.257--
1544Andy LallyAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet1:17.19391.874--
1651Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1:17.21191.852--
1713Matt Jaskol (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota1:17.31391.731--
1826Parker ChaseSam Hunt RacingToyota1:17.34691.692--
198Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet1:17.40791.620--
205Scott HeckertB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1:17.64391.341--
2127Jeb BurtonOur MotorsportsChevrolet1:17.98690.939--
2219Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1:18.12990.773--
2336Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet1:18.16490.732--
2408Spencer PumpellySS-Green Light RacingFord1:18.19490.698--
2531Myatt SniderJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1:18.45090.402--
2645Stefan ParsonsAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet1:18.95889.820--
2739Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord1:18.96289.815--
2868Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet1:19.08989.671--
2991Mason FilippiDGM RacingChevrolet1:19.45089.264--
306Gray GauldingJD MotorsportsChevrolet1:19.46089.252--
3178Josh WilliamsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1:19.78188.893--
3238Darren DilleyRSS RacingFord1:20.06588.578--
Qualified by owner's points
3307Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingFord1:20.63187.956--
344Bayley CurreyJD MotorsportsChevrolet1:20.64487.942--
3566J. J. YeleyMBM MotorsportsToyota1:21.23287.305--
3635Patrick EmerlingEmerling-Gase MotorsportsToyota1:21.80986.690--
3747Ryan VargasMike Harmon RacingChevrolet1:21.97086.520--
3834Jesse IwujiJesse Iwuji MotorsportsChevrolet1:30.72978.167--
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 25

Pos.DriverTeamMakePts
154Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10
221Austin Hill (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet9
318Connor MosackJoe Gibbs RacingToyota8
411Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet7
502Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet6
636Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet5
79Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet4
810Landon CassillKaulig RacingChevrolet3
919Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2
107Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet1
Stage 2 Laps: 25
Pos.DriverTeamMakePts
131Myatt SniderJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet10
244Andy LallyAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet9
321Austin Hill (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet8
410Landon CassillKaulig RacingChevrolet7
58Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet6
623Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet5
77Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet4
816A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet3
92Sheldon Creed (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet2
1048Jade BufordBig Machine RacingChevrolet1
Stage 3 Laps: 25
Fin.StDriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
11016A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet756Running43
22531Myatt SniderJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet7519Running45
3221Austin Hill (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet750Running51
4198Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet750Running39
597Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet750Running37
6311Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet750Running38
7654Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota7542Running40
83566J. J. YeleyMBM MotorsportsToyota750Running29
9119Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet750Running32
102336Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet750Running32
112219Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota750Running28
122868Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet750Running25
13205Scott HeckertB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet750Running24
14548Jade BufordBig Machine RacingChevrolet753Running24
151310Landon CassillKaulig RacingChevrolet750Running32
162739Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord750Running21
171544Andy LallyAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet753Running29
181713Matt Jaskol (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota750Running0
193635Patrick EmerlingEmerling-Gase MotorsportsToyota750Running18
201202Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet750Running23
213307Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingFord750Running16
223178Josh WilliamsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet740Running15
233747Ryan VargasMike Harmon RacingChevrolet730Running14
242645Stefan ParsonsAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet730Running13
252991Mason FilippiDGM RacingChevrolet720Running12
263834Jesse IwujiJesse Iwuji MotorsportsChevrolet710Running11
271826Parker ChaseSam Hunt RacingToyota620Accident10
28818Connor MosackJoe Gibbs RacingToyota620Accident17
292408Spencer PumpellySS-Green Light RacingFord620Accident8
30344Bayley CurreyJD MotorsportsChevrolet620Accident7
31123Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet620Accident11
3272Sheldon Creed (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet551Accident7
332127Jeb BurtonOur MotorsportsChevrolet550Accident4
341651Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet440Accident3
351498Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord350Accident2
36306Gray GauldingJD MotorsportsChevrolet270Accident1
373238Darren DilleyRSS RacingFord250Accident1
3841Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet120Accident1
Official race results

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1A. J. Allmendinger573
2Ty Gibbs530 (-43)
3Noah Gragson529 (-44)
4Josh Berry509 (-64)
5Justin Allgaier509 (-64)
6Brandon Jones428 (-145)
7Sam Mayer424 (-149)
8Austin Hill416 (-157)
9Daniel Hemric389 (-184)
10Landon Cassill366 (-207)
11Riley Herbst364 (-209)
12Ryan Sieg345 (-228)
Official driver's standings

Notes and References

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