The 2022 Goodyear 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on May 8, 2022, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Contested over 293 laps on the 1.366-mile (2.198 km) egg-shaped oval, it was the 12th race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season. It was the 66th running of the event.
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] | |||
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Race 12 of 36 in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
Date | May 8, 2022 | ||
Location | Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.366 mi (2.198 km) | ||
Distance | 293 laps, 400.238 mi (644.121 km) | ||
Average speed | 119.158 miles per hour (191.766 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Team Penske | ||
Time | 28.805 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Joey Logano | Team Penske | |
Laps | 108 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | FS1 | ||
Announcers | Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, Richard Petty (Stage 1), Bobby Labonte (Stage 2), and Bill Elliott (Stage 3) | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | MRN | ||
Booth Announcers | Alex Hayden and Jeff Striegle | ||
Turn Announcers | Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Tim Catafalmo (3 & 4) |
Report
editBackground
editDarlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. 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.
On December 11, 2020, 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.[8]
Entry list
edit- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
editAustin Cindric was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 29.399 seconds and a speed of 167.271 mph (269.197 km/h).[31]
Practice results
editPos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
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1 | 2 | Austin Cindric (R) | Team Penske | Ford | 29.399 | 167.271 |
2 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 29.532 | 166.518 |
3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.544 | 166.450 |
Official practice results |
Qualifying
editJoey Logano scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.805 and a speed of 170.720 mph (274.747 km/h).[32]
Qualifying results
editRace
editStage Results
editStage One Laps: 90
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
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1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 10 |
2 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 9 |
3 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
4 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
5 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
6 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
8 | 43 | Erik Jones | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
9 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
10 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 1 |
Official stage one results |
Stage Two Laps: 95
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
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1 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 10 |
2 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 8 |
4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
5 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
6 | 43 | Erik Jones | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
7 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
8 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
9 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 2 |
10 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 1 |
Official stage two results |
Final Stage Results
editStage Three Laps: 108
Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
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1 | 1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 293 | 58 |
2 | 10 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 293 | 37 |
3 | 29 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 293 | 34 |
4 | 35 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 293 | 33 |
5 | 34 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 293 | 35 |
6 | 3 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 293 | 43 |
7 | 16 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 293 | 30 |
8 | 26 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 293 | 29 |
9 | 14 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 293 | 28 |
10 | 20 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 293 | 28 |
11 | 12 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 293 | 28 |
12 | 21 | 42 | Ty Dillon | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 293 | 25 |
13 | 9 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 293 | 35 |
14 | 25 | 21 | Harrison Burton (R) | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 293 | 23 |
15 | 27 | 38 | Todd Gilliland (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 293 | 22 |
16 | 18 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 293 | 21 |
17 | 7 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 293 | 20 |
18 | 19 | 2 | Austin Cindric (R) | Team Penske | Ford | 293 | 19 |
19 | 31 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 293 | 18 |
20 | 13 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 293 | 17 |
21 | 22 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 292 | 27 |
22 | 33 | 77 | Landon Cassill (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 292 | 0 |
23 | 32 | 15 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 288 | 0 |
24 | 4 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 263 | 28 |
25 | 11 | 43 | Erik Jones | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 262 | 20 |
26 | 28 | 41 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 260 | 11 |
27 | 17 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 260 | 11 |
28 | 6 | 45 | Kurt Busch | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 260 | 9 |
29 | 15 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 255 | 8 |
30 | 8 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 194 | 26 |
31 | 24 | 16 | Daniel Hemric (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 188 | 0 |
32 | 36 | 78 | B. J. McLeod | Live Fast Motorsports | Ford | 184 | 5 |
33 | 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 167 | 11 |
34 | 23 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 166 | 3 |
35 | 30 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 152 | 2 |
36 | 2 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 111 | 1 |
Official race results |
Race statistics
edit- Lead changes: 24 among 13 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 9 for 47
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 3 hours, 21 minutes and 32 seconds
- Average speed: 119.158 miles per hour (191.766 km/h)
Media
editTelevision
editThe race was carried by FS1 in the United States. Mike Joy and Clint Bowyer called the race from the broadcast booth. Richard Petty, Bobby Labonte, and Bill Elliott swapped through the booth in stage 1, 2, and 3. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled pit road for the television side. Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.
FS1 | ||
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Booth announcers | Pit reporters | In-race analyst |
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer Color-commentator: Richard Petty (stage 1) Color-commentator: Bobby Labonte (stage 2) Color-commentator: Bill Elliott (stage 3) |
Jamie Little Regan Smith |
Larry McReynolds |
Radio
editMRN had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.
MRN Radio | ||
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Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: Jeff Striegle |
Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody Turns 3 & 4: Tim Catafalmo |
Steve Post Dillon Welch |
Standings after the race
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Notes
edit- ^ Trevor Bayne was on standby for Busch this week in case the surrogate carrying his and wife Samantha's child goes into labor.
References
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