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.
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	Anthony Alfredo	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

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.

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

• (R) denotes rookie driver.
• (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

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 79.975 mph (128.707 km/h).

Qualifying

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]

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 25

Stage 2 Laps: 25

Stage 3 Laps: 25

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 A. J. Allmendinger 573 2 Ty Gibbs 530 (-43) 3 Noah Gragson 529 (-44) 4 Josh Berry 509 (-64) 5 Justin Allgaier 509 (-64) 6 Brandon Jones 428 (-145) 7 Sam Mayer 424 (-149) 8 Austin Hill 416 (-157) 9 Daniel Hemric 389 (-184) 10 Landon Cassill 366 (-207) 11 Riley Herbst 364 (-209) 12 Ryan Sieg 345 (-228) Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.

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