2022 Ally 400

2022 Ally 400
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Race 17 of 36 in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series
Date June 26, 2022 (2022-06-26)
Location Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee
Course Permanent racing facility
1.333 mi (2.145 km)
Distance 300 laps, 400 mi (640 km)
Average speed 111.22 miles per hour (178.99 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 29.848
Most laps led
Driver Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 114
Winner
No. 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network NBC / USA
Announcers Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte, and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Nielsen Ratings 1.81 (2.921 million)
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Alex Hayden and Jeff Striegle
Turn Announcers Dave Moody (1–2) and Kyle Rickey (3–4)

The 2022 Ally 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on June 26, 2022, at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee. Contested over 300 laps on the 1+13-mile (2.146 km) superspeedway, it was the 17th race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season.

Report

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Background

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Nashville Superspeedway is a motor racing complex located in Gladeville, Tennessee (though the track has a Lebanon address), United States, about 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Nashville. The track was built in 2001 and is currently used for events, driving schools and GT Academy, a reality television competition.

It is a concrete oval track 1+13 miles (2.146 km) long. Nashville Superspeedway is owned by Dover Motorsports, Inc., which also owns Dover International Speedway. Nashville Superspeedway was the longest concrete oval in NASCAR during the time it was on the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series circuits. Current permanent seating capacity is approximately 25,000. Additional portable seats are brought in for some events, and seating capacity can be expanded to 150,000. Infrastructure is in place to expand the facility to include a short track, drag strip, and road course.

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 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford
16 A. J. Allmendinger (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
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 (i) Live Fast Motorsports Ford
99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

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Bubba Wallace was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 29.609 seconds and a speed of 161.708 mph (260.244 km/h).[8]

Practice results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 29.609 161.708
2 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.751 160.936
3 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.840 160.936
Official practice results

Qualifying

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Denny Hamlin scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.848 seconds and a speed of 160.413 mph (258.160 km/h).[9] The final round of qualifying was cancelled due to rain.

Qualifying results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.848
2 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 29.905
3 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.932
4 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.938
5 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 29.948
6 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 29.950
7 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 29.977
8 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.989
9 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.070
10 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.074
11 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.999
12 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.015
13 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.021
14 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 30.108
15 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 30.120
16 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.136
17 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.140
18 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 30.142
19 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 30.143
20 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.152
21 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 30.253
22 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 30.288
23 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 30.326
24 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 30.360
25 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 30.407
26 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 30.471
27 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 30.472
28 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.475
29 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 30.641
30 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 30.688
31 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 30.863
32 15 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 30.876
33 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 30.952
34 77 Josh Bilicki (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 31.091
35 78 B. J. McLeod (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 31.985
36 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0.000
Official qualifying results

Race

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Stage Results

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Stage One Laps: 90

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9
3 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 8
4 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 7
5 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 6
6 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 4
8 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2
10 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 95

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9
3 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8
4 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 6
6 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 4
8 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 3
9 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 2
10 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 1
Official stage two results

Final Stage Results

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Stage Three Laps: 115

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 4 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 300 50
2 19 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 300 42
3 6 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 300 44
4 3 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 300 43
5 7 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 300 36
6 1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 300 49
7 24 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 300 30
8 9 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 300 36
9 2 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 300 28
10 8 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 300 36
11 23 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 300 26
12 30 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 300 29
13 18 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 300 25
14 20 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 300 23
15 5 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 300 22
16 25 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 300 21
17 11 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 300 20
18 16 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 300 19
19 14 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 300 0
20 22 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 300 17
21 36 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 300 26
22 10 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 300 35
23 21 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 300 14
24 33 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 300 13
25 26 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 300 12
26 17 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 300 11
27 31 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 298 10
28 32 15 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 298 0
29 27 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 298 8
30 15 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 297 7
31 29 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 297 6
32 35 78 B. J. McLeod (i) Live Fast Motorsports Ford 295 0
33 34 77 Josh Bilicki (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 285 0
34 28 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 269 3
35 13 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 262 2
36 12 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49 1
Official race results

Race statistics

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  • Lead changes: 18 among 7 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 10 for 57
  • Red flags: 2 for weather
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 35 minutes and 15 seconds
  • Average speed: 111.22 miles per hour (178.99 km/h)

Media

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Television

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NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Although NBC was scheduled to air the race, the numerous lightning delays, which caused the race to run past NBC's window, necessitated that the race's conclusion be moved to USA Network. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. called the race from the broadcast booth. Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties from pit lane. Rutledge Wood served as a “CityView” reporter and shared stories from Nashville's famous Tootsie's Orchid Lounge.

NBC / USA
Booth announcers Pit reporters Cityview reporter
Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen
Color-commentator: Jeff Burton
Color-commentator: Steve Letarte
Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Dave Burns
Parker Kligerman
Marty Snider
Rutledge Wood

Radio

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Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by Motor Racing Network (MRN) and simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. This would be the final Nashville race covered by MRN Radio, radio rights shifted to PRN for 2023 onwards.

MRN
Booth announcers Turn announcers Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody
Turns 3 & 4: Mike Bagley
Winston Kelley
Jason Toy
Brienne Pedigo
Kim Coon

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "2022 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  2. ^ "Nashville Superspeedway". Archived from the original on 13 April 2005. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  3. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 20, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  4. ^ "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. June 24, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  5. ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. June 25, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  6. ^ "Ally 400 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. June 26, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  7. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 26, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  8. ^ Utter, Jim (June 24, 2022). "Bubba Wallace fastest in NASCAR Cup practice at Nashville". Motorsport.com. Nashville, Tennessee: Motorsport Network. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  9. ^ Utter, Jim (June 25, 2022). "Hamlin wins Nashville NASCAR Cup pole in rain-shortened qualifying". Motorsport.com. Nashville, Tennessee: Motorsport Network. Retrieved June 25, 2022.


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