2022 DuraMAX Drydene 400

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2022 DuraMAX Drydene 400
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Race 11 of 36 in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series
Date May 1–2, 2022
Location Dover Motor Speedway in Dover, Delaware
Course Permanent racing facility
1 mi (1.6 km)
Distance 400 laps, 400 mi (640 km)
Average speed 104.507 miles per hour (168.188 km/h)
Pole position
Driver RFK Racing
Time 22.479
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 103
Winner
No. 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Larry McReynolds
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Rusty Wallace
Turn Announcers Mike Bagley (Backstretch)

The 2022 DuraMAX Drydene 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on May 1 and 2, 2022, at Dover Motor Speedway in Dover, Delaware. Contested over 400 laps on the 1-mile (1.6 km) concrete speedway, it was the 11th race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season. The race began on Sunday, May 1, before rain delayed it to Monday, May 2, after 78 laps were complete.

Report[edit]

Background[edit]

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

Dover Motor Speedway is an oval race track in Dover, Delaware, United States that held at least one NASCAR race each year since 1969, including two per year from 1971 to 2020. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the NTT IndyCar Series. The track features one layout, a 1 mile (1.6 km) concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports.

The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats.

Entry list[edit]

  • (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 Ryan Preece (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 Live Fast Motorsports Ford
99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice[edit]

Austin Cindric was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 22.807 seconds and a speed of 157.846 mph (254.029 km/h).[8]

Practice results[edit]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 22.807 157.846
2 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 22.813 157.805
3 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 22.829 157.694
Official practice results

Qualifying[edit]

Chris Buescher scored the pole for the race with a time of 22.479 and a speed of 160.149 mph (257.735 km/h).[9]

Qualifying results[edit]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
1 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 22.515 22.479
2 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.495 22.536
3 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.495 22.552
4 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.467 22.609
5 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 22.453 22.617
6 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.504 22.626
7 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 22.423 22.643
8 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 22.608 22.708
9 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 22.544 22.810
10 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.585 22.859
11 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 22.547
12 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 22.592
13 15 Ryan Preece (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 22.620
14 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 22.631
15 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 22.640
16 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 22.645
17 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.647
18 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.682
19 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 22.684
20 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 22.695
21 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 22.705
22 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 22.734
23 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 22.741
24 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.773
25 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 22.791
26 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.833
27 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 22.858
28 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 22.895
29 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 22.905
30 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 23.018
31 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 23.190
32 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Ford 23.803
33 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 0.000
34 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 0.000
35 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 0.000
36 77 Josh Bilicki (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 0.000
Official qualifying results

Race[edit]

Kyle Busch leads in the beginning of the third stage

Stage Results[edit]

Stage One Laps: 120

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8
4 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 7
5 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6
6 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 3
9 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2
10 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 130

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 10
2 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9
3 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 7
5 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 6
6 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 5
7 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 3
9 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 2
10 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1
Official stage two results

Final Stage Results[edit]

Stage Three Laps: 150

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 4 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 50
2 15 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 400 41
3 7 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 400 46
4 17 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 400 41
5 6 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 40
6 3 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 36
7 10 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 400 41
8 1 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 400 34
9 11 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 400 28
10 25 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 400 31
11 14 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 400 26
12 18 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 400 38
13 23 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 400 24
14 8 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 400 23
15 30 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 400 22
16 9 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 399 21
17 29 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 399 20
18 21 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 399 19
19 27 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 399 18
20 20 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 399 18
21 2 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 399 26
22 33 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 399 19
23 24 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 398 14
24 35 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 398 16
25 13 15 Ryan Preece (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 398 0
26 5 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 397 21
27 31 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 396 10
28 34 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 396 9
29 22 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 396 8
30 26 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 390 7
31 16 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 388 6
32 36 77 Josh Bilicki (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 381 0
33 19 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 321 0
34 28 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 238 3
35 32 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Ford 167 2
36 12 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 91 1
Official race results

Race statistics[edit]

  • Lead changes: 17 among 10 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 13 for 75 laps
  • Red flags: 1 for weather
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 49 minutes and 39 seconds
  • Average speed: 104.507 miles per hour (168.188 km/h)

Media[edit]

Television[edit]

Fox Sports covered the race on the television side. Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer and Larry McReynolds called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled pit road for the television side.

FS1
Booth announcers Pit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer
Color-commentator: Larry McReynolds
Jamie Little
Regan Smith

Radio[edit]

MRN had the radio call for the race and was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. This would be the final Dover race covered by MRN Radio, radio rights shifted to PRN for 2023 onwards.

MRN Radio
Booth announcers Turn announcers Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Announcer: Rusty Wallace
Backstretch: Mike Bagley Kim Coon
Steve Post

Standings after the race[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2022 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  2. ^ "Dover International Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 29, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 26, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  4. ^ "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. April 30, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  5. ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. April 30, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  6. ^ "DuraMAX Drydene 400 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. May 2, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  7. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. May 2, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  8. ^ Utter, Jim (April 30, 2022). "Austin Cindric tops wreck-marred Cup practice at Dover". Motorsport.com. Dover, Delaware: Motorsport Network. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  9. ^ Utter, Jim (April 30, 2022). "Chris Buescher surprises with first Cup pole at Dover". Motorsport.com. Dover, Delaware: Motorsport Network. Retrieved April 30, 2022.


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