The NASCAR Xfinity Series playoffs will be in south Florida this weekend for the 2022 Contender Boats 300.
It’s the 31st race of the year and is scheduled for Saturday, October 22, 2022, at 4:30 PM Eastern time. Drivers will complete 167 laps on the oval (1.5-miles) to complete the 300-mile race.
NASCAR Series Schedule
This event has been on the NASCAR Series schedule since 1995, with the race being reduced to 250 miles in 2020 and 2021.
Myatt Snider is the defending champion at the event, which has returned to its original distance of 300 miles for the 2022 event.
Playoff Standings
Josh Berry won last week’s Alsco Uniforms 302 in Las Vegas in the previous event and earned an automatic berth in Championship 4.
A.J. Allmendinger started in pole position but finished 22nd to fall below the cutoff into ninth place in the playoff standings.
He is in a must-win situation this weekend if he hopes to contend for this season’s NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship.
Contender Boats 300 Betting Picks and Analysis
Ty Gibbs
Ty Gibbs is always one of the top choices in the NASCAR picks. He is currently third in the NASCAR Xfinity Series playoff standings and has never raced at Homestead-Miami Speedway in a NASCAR competition. However, he does have experience with this circuit.
He started in the third position in last week’s event at Las Vegas and finished third after leading the race for 30 laps.
Gibbs has five wins in his second season in the series, with 13 top-five finishes, and is one of the favorite Contender Boats 300 betting picks to win this Saturday at Homestead.
Justin Allgaier
Justin Allgaier is currently fourth in the NASCAR Xfinity Series playoff standings and had a strong showing at Las Vegas last weekend, finishing third behind Gragson.
He didn’t lead any laps in the race but was consistent enough to move up from starting in the tenth position to reaching the podium.
He has three wins this season, with14 top-five finishes, and is overdue for his first win since taking the checkered at New Hampshire in July. Allgaier is one of the top Contender Boats 300 picks to win the race this weekend.
Noah Gragson
Noah Gragson is second in the NASCAR Xfinity Series playoff standings behind Josh Berry, who punched his ticket to the Championship 4 with his win last weekend.
Gragson leads all drivers with seven wins in 2022 and finished second last weekend in Las Vegas. He led for 87 laps after starting in the fourth position and leads all drivers this season with 18 top-fives and 23 top-ten finishes.
The most consistent driver in the NASCAR Xfinity Series championship earned an automatic berth into this Round of 8 and is again one of the Contender Boats 300 betting picks to win this weekend and gain an automatic berth in the Championship 4.
Contender Boats 300 Betting Trends
- Chevrolet is the leading manufacturer in the history of the Contender Boats 300 with 12 wins.
- Joe Gibbs Racing holds the record for most team wins at the Contender Boats 300 with five.
- A different owner has won the NASCAR Xfinity Series championship in each of the last four years.
- Noah Gragson is the only driver to finish in the top five in 18 of 30 races on the series in 2022.
- A.J. Allmendinger is the only driver in the NASCAR Xfinity Series this season to start and finish all 30 races.
Contender Boats 300 Betting Pick and Prediction
Contender Boats 300 NASCAR odds favor Noah Gragson to take the checkered flag this Saturday at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
He won stage two last week before finishing second in Las Vegas. He’s led for a career-high 825 laps in 2022, with an average finish of 8.6.
Who to Bet On?
Gragson has been the most dominant driver in the second half of the season, with four wins and two top-three finishes in his last seven starts.
Gragson is considered a favorite every time he gets behind the wheel this season and is the top Contender Boats 300 betting pick to earn an automatic bid to the Championship 4 race for the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series title.
Contender Boats 300 Betting Pick: Noah Gragson (+200)
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