2022 WISE Power 400

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2022 WISE Power 400
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Race 2 of 36 in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series
The 2022 WISE Power 400 program cover.
The 2022 WISE Power 400 program cover.
Date February 27, 2022 (2022-02-27)
Location Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California
Course Permanent racing facility
2 mi (3.22 km)
Distance 200 laps, 400 mi (640 km)
Average speed 114.222 miles per hour (183.822 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Team Penske
Time 41.226
Most laps led
Driver Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing
Laps 90
Winner
No. 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Matt Kenseth
Nielsen Ratings 2.61, 4.570 Million Viewers
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Todd Gordon
Turn Announcers Dan Hubbard (1 & 2) and Kurt Becker (3 & 4)

The 2022 WISE Power 400 was the second stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series and the 25th running of the event. The race was held on Sunday, in Fontana, California, at Auto Club Speedway, a 2 miles (3.2 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Kyle Larson, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would win a drama-filled race after a controversial block on teammate Chase Elliott within the closing laps of the race had put Elliott in the wall. Larson would defend the field on the final restart to win his 17th career NASCAR Cup Series race and his first of the season.[8] To fill out the top 3, Austin Dillon of Richard Childress Racing and Erik Jones of Petty GMS Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.

Report[edit]

Background[edit]

Auto Club Speedway, the track where the race was held.

Auto Club Speedway (formerly California Speedway) is a two-mile (3.2 km), low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in Fontana, California which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since 1997. It is also used for open wheel racing events. The racetrack is located near the former locations of Ontario Motor Speedway and Riverside International Raceway. The track is owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation and is the only track owned by ISC to have naming rights sold. The speedway is served by the nearby Interstate 10 and Interstate 15 freeways as well as a Metrolink station located behind the backstretch.

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 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
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]

Denny Hamlin was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 41.519 seconds and a speed of 173.415 mph (279.084 km/h).[9]

Practice results[edit]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 41.519 173.415
2 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 41.580 173.160
3 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 41.746 172.472
Official practice results

Qualifying[edit]

Austin Cindric scored the pole for the race with a time of 41.226 and a speed of 174.647 mph (281.067 km/h).[10]

Qualifying results[edit]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
1 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 41.310 41.226
2 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 41.316 41.342
3 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 41.628 41.437
4 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 41.566 41.529
5 16 Daniel Hemric (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 41.405 41.585
6 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 41.271 41.588
7 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 41.358 42.197
8 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 41.177 0.000
9 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 41.403 0.000
10 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 41.478 0.000
11 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 41.516
12 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 41.517
13 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 41.594
14 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 41.634
15 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 41.636
16 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 41.678
17 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 41.688
18 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 41.777
19 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 41.888
20 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 41.888
21 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 41.940
22 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 41.989
23 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 42.056
24 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 42.140
25 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 42.188
26 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 42.505
27 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 42.634
28 77 Josh Bilicki (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 42.957
29 15 Garrett Smithley Rick Ware Racing Ford 43.953
30 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Ford 44.103
31 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 0.000
32 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 0.000
33 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 0.000
34 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 0.000
35 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 0.000
36 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 0.000
Official qualifying results

Race[edit]

Stage Results[edit]

Stage One Laps: 65

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 10
2 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 7
5 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 4
8 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 3
9 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 2
10 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 65

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 10
2 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 8
4 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 7
5 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 5
7 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 4
8 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 3
9 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1
Official stage two results

Final Stage Results[edit]

Stage Three Laps: 70

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 13 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 52
2 16 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 35
3 2 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 200 52
4 15 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 200 33
5 7 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 200 44
6 31 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 200 34
7 32 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 200 30
8 36 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 200 29
9 5 16 Daniel Hemric (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 200 0
10 17 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 200 28
11 21 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 200 31
12 1 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 200 31
13 12 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 24
14 3 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 23
15 4 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 23
16 24 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 200 28
17 18 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 200 20
18 6 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 200 29
19 34 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 200 18
20 26 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 200 17
21 29 15 Garrett Smithley Rick Ware Racing Ford 200 16
22 30 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Ford 200 15
23 35 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 200 14
24 11 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 199 33
25 14 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 199 17
26 8 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 198 11
27 9 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 198 10
28 25 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 198 9
29 33 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 198 8
30 28 77 Josh Bilicki (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 198 7
31 23 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 193 6
32 27 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 187 5
33 22 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 157 4
34 10 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 151 13
35 20 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 111 2
36 19 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 94 1
Official race results

Race statistics[edit]

  • Lead changes: 32 among 9 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 12 for 59 laps
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 3 minutes and 7 seconds
  • Average speed: 114.222 miles per hour (183.822 km/h)

Media[edit]

Television[edit]

The race was the 21st race Fox Sports covered at the Auto Club Speedway. Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer and three-time Auto Club winner Matt Kenseth called the race in the booth for Fox. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled the pit road duties, 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: Matt Kenseth
Jamie Little
Regan Smith
Larry McReynolds

Radio[edit]

MRN had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and 2018 NASCAR Cup Championship crew chief Todd Gordon called the race from the booth when the field raced their way down the front stretch. Dan Hubbard called the race from a billboard outside turn 2 when the field raced their way through turns 1 and 2, and Kurt Becker called the race from a billboard outside turn 3 when the field raced their way through turns 3 and 4. Steve Post and Jason Toy had the pit road duties for MRN.

MRN
Booth announcers Turn announcers Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Announcer: Todd Gordon
Turns 1 & 2: Dan Hubbard
Turns 3 & 4: Kurt Becker
Steve Post
Jason Toy

Standings after the race[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2022 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  2. ^ "Auto Club Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
  3. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. February 21, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  4. ^ "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. February 26, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  5. ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. February 26, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  6. ^ "WISE Power 400 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. February 27, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  7. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. February 27, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  8. ^ Evans, Luca (2022-02-28). "Kyle Larson holds on for victory in wild NASCAR Cup finish at Fontana". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2022-02-28. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  9. ^ Utter, Jim (February 26, 2022). "Wrecks and spins mar NASCAR Cup series practice at Fontana". Motorsport.com. Fontana, California: Motorsport Network. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  10. ^ Utter, Jim (February 26, 2022). "Daytona 500 champ Austin Cindric wins pole at Fontana". Motorsport.com. Fontana, California: Motorsport Network. Retrieved February 26, 2022.


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