2022 Goodyear 400

2022 Goodyear 400
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Race 12 of 36 in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series
The 2022 Goodyear 400 program cover, featuring Dale Earnhardt, Kevin Harvick, and David Pearson.
The 2022 Goodyear 400 program cover, featuring Dale Earnhardt, Kevin Harvick, and David Pearson.
Date May 8, 2022 (2022-05-08)
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)

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.

Report

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Background

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The layout of Darlington Raceway, the venue where the race was held.

Darlington 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

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer Sponsor or Throwback
1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet Coca-Cola – Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s 1998 Japan tour paint scheme.[9][10][11][12]
2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford Libman/Menards – Rusty Wallace's 2005 No. 2 Kodak paint scheme.[10][12][13]
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Huk Performance Fishing[14]
4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Rheem – Harvick's 2011-12 No. 29 Rheem "Chasing a Cure" paint scheme[15][11][12][10][13]
5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Hendrick Chevrolet – Tim Richmond's 1984 Miller Time 300 No. 0 Hendrick Honda Busch Grand National paint scheme.[16][10][11][13]
6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford Socios.com – Mark Martin's 2004 Pfizer paint scheme.[17][10][11][12][13]
7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Stacking Pennies with Corey LaJoie – Marty Robbins' No. 777 paint scheme.[18][10][11][12][13]
8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 3Chi
9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts – Jimmy Means' 1993 No. 52 paint scheme[19][10][11][13]
10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Haas Automation Smithfield – Tribute to Almirola's grandfather Sam Rodriguez; a three-time Tampa Bay Dirt Sprint Car Champion.[20][11][12]
11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota FedEx Express – Hamlin's 2015–2016 paint scheme.[11][12]
12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford Advance Auto Parts – Rusty Wallace's 1991 No. 2 Miller Genuine Draft paint scheme.[21]
14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Mahindra Group – Themed on Tony Stewart's 2001 Indianapolis 500 car, as it was the second time Stewart did double-duty at Indy and Charlotte.[10][11][12][13]
15 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford Ollie's Bargain Outlet – Clint Bowyer’s 2012 5-hour Energy paint scheme.[22]
16 Daniel Hemric (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet AG1 by Athletic Greens
17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford Socios.com – Matt Kenseth's 2004 DeWalt paint scheme.[10][11][12][13]
18 Kyle Busch [a] Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota M&M's – Ernie Irvan's 1998 No. 36 paint scheme. Won a fan vote, as this is slated to be the final year of Mars, Incorporated's NASCAR sponsorship.[10][11][12][13]
19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Auto-Owners Insurance
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Sirius XM – Bell's No. 4 Truck championship paint scheme.[23][11][12]
21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford DEX Imaging – Jeff Burton's 2000 No. 99 Exide paint scheme.[24][10][11][12][13]
22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford Shell Pennzoil – Tribute to Logano's quarter midget racing career.[10][11]
23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota MoneyLion – Tribute to Wallace's late model career.[10][13]
24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Axalta – Jeff Gordon's 2007 paint scheme from the company.[25][10][11][12][13]
31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet LeafFilter Gutter & Protection
34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford Navage Nasal Care
38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford Black's Tire[26]
41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Haas Tooling – Jason Leffler's 2004 No. 0 NetZero paint scheme from Xfinity.[10][11][12][13]
42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet Petty GMS – Lee Petty's 1959 Daytona 500 winning car.[27][10][11][12][13]
43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet FOCUSfactor – Richard Petty’s 1959 Daytona 500 debut car.[27][10][11][12][13]
45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota McDonald's – Bill Elliott's 1996 No. 94 paint scheme.[28][10][11][13]
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet Kroger/Nature's Valley
48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Ally – Mark Martin's 1993 No. 6 Valvoline paint scheme.[29][10][11][12][13]
51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford Nurtec ODT – Mike Stefanik's 1998 Burnham Boilers Busch Grand National paint scheme.[22]
77 Landon Cassill (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Voyager Crypto
78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Ford None – Tribute to McLeod's 2004 Orlando Speed World Super Late Model car.[30][10][11][12]
99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet Coca-Cola – Dale Earnhardt's 1998 No. 3 Japan tour paint scheme.[9][10][12]
Official entry list

Practice

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Austin 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

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
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

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Joey 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

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
1 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 28.991 28.805
2 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.736 28.887
3 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.089 28.958
4 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.838 29.048
5 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.994 29.061
6 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 29.108 29.077
7 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 29.057 29.106
8 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 29.209 29.126
9 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.121 29.161
10 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.218 29.193
11 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 29.125 —
12 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.146 —
13 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.153 —
14 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.198 —
15 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.221 —
16 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 29.343 —
17 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 29.349 —
18 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 29.359 —
19 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 29.381 —
20 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 29.384 —
21 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 29.411 —
22 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.431 —
23 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 29.437 —
24 16 Daniel Hemric (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 29.475 —
25 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 29.481 —
26 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 29.555 —
27 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 29.599 —
28 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.661 —
29 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 29.662 —
30 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 29.838 —
31 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 30.054 —
32 15 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 30.191 —
33 77 Landon Cassill (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 30.367 —
34 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 0.000 —
35 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 0.000 —
36 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Ford 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 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
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

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Stage Three Laps: 108

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
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

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  • 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

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Television

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The 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
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

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MRN had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

MRN Radio
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

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  1. ^ 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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