2022 Pennzoil 400

2022 Pennzoil 400
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Race 3 of 36 in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series
Date March 6, 2022 (2022-03-06)
Location Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 274 laps, 411 mi (657.6 km)
Scheduled Distance 267 laps, 400.5 mi (640.8 km)
Average speed 117.552 miles per hour (189.182 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 29.561
Most laps led
Driver Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team
Laps 83
Winner
No. 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Danica Patrick
Nielsen Ratings 2.71, 4.544 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)

The 2022 Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube was the third stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series and the 25th running of the event. The race was held on Sunday, March 6, 2022, in North Las Vegas, Nevada at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race was extended from its scheduled 267 laps to 274 due to a NASCAR overtime caused by a crash including Erik Jones and Bubba Wallace. At race's end, Alex Bowman, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would manage to climb to the front on the final restart and held off fellow teammate and eventual second-place finisher Kyle Larson to win his seventh career NASCAR Cup Series win and his first of the season.[8] To fill out the top 3, Ross Chastain of the Trackhouse Racing Team would finish third.

Report

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Background

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Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held.

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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 Garrett Smithley Rick Ware Racing Ford
16 Daniel Hemric (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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Kyle Larson was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 29.804 seconds and a speed of 181.184 mph (291.587 km/h).[9]

Practice results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.804 181.184
2 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.872 180.771
3 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 30.000 180.000
Official practice results

Qualifying

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Christopher Bell scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.561 seconds and a speed of 182.673 mph (293.984 km/h).[10]

Qualifying results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
1 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.755 29.561
2 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.613 29.668
3 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 29.799 29.704
4 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.795 29.714
5 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.802 29.716
6 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 29.827 29.777
7 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.770 29.801
8 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.801 29.802
9 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 29.925 30.040
10 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.845 30.046
11 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 29.843
12 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.884
13 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.958
14 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.996
15 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 30.031
16 16 Daniel Hemric (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 30.100
17 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 30.147
18 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 30.159
19 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 30.196
20 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.214
21 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 30.219
22 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 30.232
23 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 30.249
24 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.357
25 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.368
26 44 Greg Biffle NY Racing Team Chevrolet 30.467
27 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 30.528
28 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 30.530
29 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 30.628
30 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 30.686
31 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 30.713
32 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 30.777
33 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 31.195
34 77 Josh Bilicki (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 31.402
35 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Ford 32.006
36 15 Garrett Smithley Rick Ware Racing Ford 32.413
37 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: 80

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 8
4 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 7
5 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 4
8 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 3
9 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2
10 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 85

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 10
2 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6
6 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5
7 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 4
8 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 3
9 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2
10 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 1
Official stage two results

Final Stage Results

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Stage Three Laps: 102

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 13 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 274 50
2 2 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 274 48
3 18 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 274 52
4 37 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 274 41
5 14 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 274 48
6 20 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 274 31
7 7 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 274 30
8 12 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 274 34
9 5 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 274 43
10 1 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 274 28
11 10 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 274 26
12 25 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 274 28
13 31 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 274 24
14 6 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 274 27
15 29 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 274 22
16 19 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 274 21
17 28 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 274 20
18 27 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 274 19
19 3 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 274 18
20 32 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 274 17
21 9 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 274 16
22 16 16 Daniel Hemric (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 274 0
23 30 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 274 14
24 15 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 273 13
25 17 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 273 13
26 33 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 273 11
27 22 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 273 10
28 35 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Ford 272 9
29 34 77 Josh Bilicki (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 271 0
30 36 15 Garrett Smithley Rick Ware Racing Ford 267 7
31 23 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 264 6
32 8 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 219 14
33 24 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 170 4
34 26 44 Greg Biffle NY Racing Team Chevrolet 147 3
35 4 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 135 5
36 11 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 104 5
37 21 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 92 1
Official race results

Race statistics

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  • Lead changes: 23 among 15 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 12 for 60
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 29 minutes and 50 seconds
  • Average speed: 117.552 miles per hour (189.182 km/h)

Media

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Television

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Fox Sports covered their 22nd race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Danica Patrick called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled pit road, 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: Clint Bowyer
Color-commentator: Danica Patrick
Jamie Little
Regan Smith
Larry McReynolds

Radio

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PRN covered the radio call for the race which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race in the booth where the field raced through the tri-oval. Rob Albright called the race from a billboard in turn 2 where the field raced through turns 1 and 2. Pat Patterson called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 where the field raced through turns 3 and 4. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan, Wendy Venturini, and Heather Debeaux worked pit road for the radio side.

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
Brett McMillan
Wendy Venturini
Heather Debeaux

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "2022 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  2. ^ "Las Vegas Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  3. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. February 28, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  4. ^ "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. March 5, 2022. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  5. ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. March 5, 2022. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  6. ^ "Pennzoil 400 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. March 6, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  7. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. March 6, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  8. ^ "Alex Bowman edges teammate Kyle Larson in overtime to win NASCAR Cup race at Las Vegas". USA TODAY. Associated Press. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  9. ^ Utter, Jim (March 5, 2022). "Kyle Larson fastest in NASCAR Cup practice, Kyle Busch wrecks". Motorsport.com. Las Vegas: Motorsport Network. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  10. ^ Utter, Jim (March 5, 2022). "Christopher Bell tops Larson for Cup Series pole at Las Vegas". Motorsport.com. Las Vegas: Motorsport Network. Retrieved March 5, 2022.


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