2022 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500

The 2022 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on March 20, 2022 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. Contested over 325 laps on the 1.54-mile-long (2.48 km) asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway, it was the fifth race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season. It was the first race at Atlanta to use superspeedway rules (in line with the traditional restrictor plate tracks with a reduced horsepower package and track limits rules), with the new reconfiguration increasing the banking from 24 degrees to 28 degrees and new pavement.

2022 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Race 5 of 36 in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series
Date March 20, 2022 (2022-03-20)
Location Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia
Course Permanent racing facility
1.54 mi (2.48 km)
Distance 325 laps, 500.5 mi (806 km)
Average speed 126.584 miles per hour (203.717 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Stewart-Haas Racing
Time 2.850 Score (Pandemic formula)
Most laps led
Driver William Byron Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 111
Winner
No. 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Jeff Gordon
Nielsen Ratings 2.36, 4.003 Million Viewers
Radio in the United States
Radio PRN
Booth Announcers Doug Rice and Mark Garrow
Turn Announcers Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4)

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Background

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Atlanta Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held.

Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is a track in Hampton, Georgia, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It is a 1.54-mile (2.48 km) quad-oval track with a seating capacity of 111,000. It opened in 1960 as a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) standard oval. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two 1.5-mile (2.4 km) ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The front stretch and back stretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval. The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet
2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford
7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford
14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
15 David Ragan Rick Ware Racing Ford
16 Noah Gragson (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford
18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford
22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota
24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford
38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford
41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet
43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet
44 Greg Biffle NY Racing Team Chevrolet
45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford
77 Josh Bilicki (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Ford
99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

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Practice for the race

Friday's practice session was canceled due to inclement weather. Practice replaced qualifying Saturday.[8] Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 29.708 seconds and a speed of 186.616 mph (300.329 km/h).[9]

Practice results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 29.708 186.616
2 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.744 186.391
3 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.755 186.322
Official practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was cancelled because of a need to add additional practice to the reconfigured circuit. Chase Briscoe was awarded the pole for the race as a result of the pandemic formula with a score of 2.850.[10]

Starting Lineup

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
2 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford
3 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
4 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
5 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
6 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
7 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet
8 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
9 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota
10 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
11 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
12 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
13 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet
14 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford
15 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
16 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford
17 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
18 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet
19 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota
20 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
21 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
22 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
23 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet
24 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford
25 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford
26 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
27 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
28 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
29 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford
30 16 Noah Gragson (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
31 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford
32 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford
33 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
34 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Ford
35 15 David Ragan Rick Ware Racing Ford
36 77 Josh Bilicki (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
37 44 Greg Biffle NY Racing Team Chevrolet
Official starting lineup

Race

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Stage Results

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Kyle Busch leads during the first stage of the race

Stage One Laps: 105

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9
3 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 8
4 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 7
5 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 5
7 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2
10 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 105

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 10
2 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 8
4 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 7
5 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 6
6 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 5
7 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4
8 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 3
9 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 1
Official stage two results

Final Stage Results

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Frontal shot of the finish of the race from Turn 1, showing William Byron winning the race, as well as the last lap crash involving Bubba Wallace, Justin Haley, and Chris Buescher.

Stage Three Laps: 115

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 12 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 325 52
2 7 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 325 36
3 9 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 325 39
4 13 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 325 46
5 33 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 325 32
6 6 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 325 40
7 14 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 325 30
8 26 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 325 33
9 3 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 325 28
10 11 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 325 31
11 22 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 325 26
12 24 6 Brad Keselowski[a] RFK Racing Ford 325 -69
13 19 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 325 27
14 23 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 325 29
15 1 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 325 30
16 36 77 Josh Bilicki (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 325 0
17 2 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 325 30
18 35 15 David Ragan Rick Ware Racing Ford 325 19
19 34 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Ford 325 18
20 37 44 Greg Biffle NY Racing Team Chevrolet 325 17
21 8 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 325 16
22 10 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 325 22
23 27 20 Christopher Bell [b] Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 325 14
24 29 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 321 13
25 31 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 321 12
26 32 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 300 11
27 25 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 297 10
28 5 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 245 11
29 15 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 212 17
30 21 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 212 10
31 28 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 200 13
32 16 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 200 6
33 4 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 171 4
34 20 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 150 3
35 17 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 101 2
36 18 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 101 1
37 30 16 Noah Gragson (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 23 0
Official race results

Race statistics

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  • Lead changes: 46 among 20 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 11 for 65
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 57 minutes and 14 seconds
  • Average speed: 126.584 miles per hour (203.717 km/h)

Post-race

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Brad Keselowski, who finished 12th, was penalized 100 playoff points when an illegally modified body part was found on his car during a post-race inspection. In addition, Matt McCall, his crew chief, was fined $100,000 and suspended for the next four races. The penalty dropped Keselowski from 6th in the point standings to 35th.[11]

Media

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Television

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The Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 was carried by Fox in the United States. Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and five-time Atlanta winner Jeff Gordon called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled pit road for the television side, and Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.

Fox
Booth announcers Pit reporters In-race analyst
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Jeff Gordon
Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer
Jamie Little
Regan Smith
Larry McReynolds

Radio

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The race was broadcast on radio by the Performance Racing Network and simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race from the booth when the field raced down the front stretch. Rob Albright called the race from atop a billboard outside of turn 2 when the field raced through turns 1 and 2, and Pat Patterson called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 when the field raced through turns 3 and 4. On pit road, PRN was manned by Brad Gillie, Doug Turnbull, and Wendy Venturini.

PRN
Booth announcers Turn announcers Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Doug Rice
Announcer: Mark Garrow
Turns 1 & 2: Rob Albright
Turns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson
Brad Gillie
Doug Turnbull
Wendy Venturini

Standings after the race

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Notes

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  1. ^ Keselowski was docked 100 points after NASCAR discovered illegal modifications to his car during the R&D Center inspection.[11]
  2. ^ Bell was penalized to last car on lap for exceeding track limits on Lap 325.

References

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  1. ^ "2022 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "Atlanta Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on February 19, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  3. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. March 14, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  4. ^ "Starting Lineup". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  5. ^ "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. March 19, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  6. ^ "Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. March 20, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  7. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. March 20, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  8. ^ "NASCAR cancels Friday practices at Atlanta due to weather". NASCAR.com. Hampton, Georgia: NASCAR. March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  9. ^ Utter, Jim (March 19, 2022). "Stenhouse leads action-packed practice at Atlanta". Motorsport.com. Hampton, Georgia: Motorsport Network. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  10. ^ Utter, Jim (March 18, 2022). "Rain reshuffles Atlanta NASCAR weekend schedule". Motorsport.com. Hampton, Georgia: Motorsport Network. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  11. ^ a b "Brad Keselowski, RFK Racing receive L2 penalty for Atlanta part modification". 25 March 2022.


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