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season, and the 35th iteration of the event. The race was held on May 7, 2022, in

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, a 1.366-mile (2.198 km) egg-shaped oval. It was contested over 147 laps. At race's end,

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would take the win, after taking the lead on the final restart. He would also lead the most laps. This was Allgaier's 17th career Xfinity Series win, and his first of the season. To fill out the podium,

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and

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would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

Report

Background

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built for

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racing located near

. 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 is effective at both ends. First held in

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, the spring Darlington race ran from 1984 to

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before returning to the Xfinity Series schedule in

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. On December 11, Darlington Raceway announced its highly popular NASCAR Throwback weekend would move to the new May 7-9 weekend, effectively making a lineal swap of the two race meetings at the track.

Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver. * (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.

Practice

The only 30-minute practice session was held on Friday, May 6, at 5:00 PM EST.

would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 29.828 seconds and a speed of .

Qualifying

Qualifying was scheduled to be held on Friday, May 6, at 5:30 PM EST, but was canceled due to inclement weather. The starting lineup would be determined by a performance-based metric system. As a result,

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won the pole.

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and

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would fail to qualify.

Race results

Stage One ''Laps:'' 45 Stage Two ''Laps:'' 45 Stage Three ''Laps:'' 57

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings *Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

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