2022 Dixie Vodka 400
The 2022 Dixie Vodka 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on October 23, 2022, at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) oval, it was the 34th race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season, the eighth race of the Playoffs, and the second race of the Round of 8.
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 34 of 36 in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
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| Date | October 23, 2022 | ||
| Location | Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 267 laps, 400.5 mi (640.8 km) | ||
| Average speed | 129.612 miles per hour (208.590 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
| Time | 32.454 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Laps | 199 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBC | ||
| Announcers | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
| Booth Announcers | Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Todd Gordon | ||
| Turn Announcers | Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Mike Bagley (3 & 4) | ||
Report
Background
Homestead-Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including NASCAR, the NTT IndyCar Series and the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series
From 2002 to 2019, Homestead-Miami Speedway has hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series.
John Hunter Nemechek replaced Bubba Wallace for this race, as Wallace was parked by NASCAR for intentional retaliatory collision against Kyle Larson the previous race that collected playoff contender Christopher Bell.[8]
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
John Hunter Nemechek was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 32.299 seconds and a speed of 167.188 mph (269.063 km/h).[9]
Practice results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 | John Hunter Nemechek (i) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 32.299 | 167.188 |
| 2 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.341 | 166.971 |
| 3 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 32.348 | 166.935 |
| Official practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
William Byron scored the pole for the race with a time of 32.454 and a speed of 166.389 mph (267.777 km/h).[10]
Qualifying results
Race
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 80
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 7 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Stage Two Laps: 80
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
| Official stage two results | |||||
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 107
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 60 |
| 2 | 20 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 267 | 38 |
| 3 | 10 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 0 |
| 4 | 32 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 39 |
| 5 | 9 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 267 | 42 |
| 6 | 12 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 48 |
| 7 | 14 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 31 |
| 8 | 16 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 267 | 29 |
| 9 | 11 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 28 |
| 10 | 23 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 267 | 31 |
| 11 | 2 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 26 |
| 12 | 1 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 42 |
| 13 | 8 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 267 | 24 |
| 14 | 3 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 31 |
| 15 | 27 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 22 |
| 16 | 18 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 267 | 21 |
| 17 | 13 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 29 |
| 18 | 17 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 22 |
| 19 | 26 | 2 | Austin Cindric (R) | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 18 |
| 20 | 21 | 21 | Harrison Burton (R) | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 267 | 17 |
| 21 | 28 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 267 | 16 |
| 22 | 6 | 23 | Ty Gibbs (i) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 267 | 0 |
| 23 | 31 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 14 |
| 24 | 25 | 41 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 266 | 13 |
| 25 | 24 | 48 | Noah Gragson (i) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 266 | 0 |
| 26 | 30 | 42 | Ty Dillon | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 266 | 11 |
| 27 | 4 | 45 | John Hunter Nemechek (i) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 266 | 0 |
| 28 | 15 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 266 | 9 |
| 29 | 33 | 77 | Landon Cassill (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 266 | 0 |
| 30 | 22 | 43 | Erik Jones | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 264 | 7 |
| 31 | 29 | 38 | Todd Gilliland (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 264 | 6 |
| 32 | 34 | 15 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 263 | 0 |
| 33 | 35 | 78 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Live Fast Motorsports | Ford | 262 | 0 |
| 34 | 36 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 262 | 3 |
| 35 | 7 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 242 | 9 |
| 36 | 19 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 160 | 1 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Race statistics
- Lead changes: 11 among 5 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 5 for 30 laps
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 3 hours, 5 minutes and 24 seconds
- Average speed: 129.612 miles per hour (208.590 km/h)
Media
Television
NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. called the race from the broadcast booth. Dave Burns, Kim Coon and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties from pit lane.
| NBC | |
|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen Color-commentator: Jeff Burton Color-commentator: Steve Letarte Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dave Burns Kim Coon Marty Snider |
Radio
MRN had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and former NASCAR crew chief Todd Gordon called the action of the race for MRN when the field raced down the front straightaway. Dave Moody covered the action for MRN in turns 1 & 2, and Mike Bagley had the call of the action from turns 3 & 4. Steve Post, Georgia Henneberry, Brienne Pedigo, and Jason Toy covered the action of the race for MRN on pit road.
| MRN Radio | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: Jeff Striegle Announcer: Todd Gordon | Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody Turns 3 & 4: Mike Bagley | Steve Post Georgia Henneberry Brienne Pedigo Jason Toy |
Standings after the race
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References
- "2022 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
- "Homestead-Miami Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
- "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. October 17, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
- "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. October 22, 2022. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
- "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. October 22, 2022. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
- "Dixie Vodka 400 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. October 23, 2022. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
- "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. October 23, 2022. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
- Crandall, Kelly (October 18, 2022). "NASCAR hands Wallace one-race suspension for Las Vegas fracas". RACER.com.
- Utter, Jim (October 22, 2022). "Nemechek leads NASCAR Cup practice at Homestead". Motorsport.com. Homestead, Florida: Motorsport Network. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
- Utter, Jim (October 22, 2022). "Byron tops Bell and Elliott for Cup pole at Homestead". Motorsport.com. Homestead, Florida: Motorsport Network. Retrieved October 22, 2022.