The 2022 Contender Boats 300 was the 31st stock car race of the

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, the second race of the Round of 8, and the 29th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 22, 2022, in Homestead, Florida at Homestead–Miami Speedway, a permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Noah Gragson, driving for

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, would win the race in a dominating fashion, leading 127 laps for his 13th career

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win, and his eighth of the season. He would also earn a spot in the championship 4. To fill out the podium, Ty Gibbs, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, and A. J. Allmendinger, driving for Kaulig Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

Background

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, and the

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. The races currently have the names

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, Contender Boats 250, and Baptist Health 200, respectively.

Entry list

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

Practice

The only 20-minute practice session was held on Friday, October 21, at 6:05 PM EST. Noah Gragson, driving for

, would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 32.743, and an average speed of .

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, October 21, at 6:35 PM EST. Since Homestead–Miami Speedway is an oval track, the qualifying system used is a single-car, one-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in the round wins the pole. Trevor Bayne, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 32.400, and an average speed of . Alex Labbé and Dillon Bassett would fail to qualify.

Race results

Stage 1 ''Laps: 40'' Stage 2 ''Laps: 40'' Stage 3 ''Laps: 120''

Standings after the race

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

References

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