2022 DuraMAX Drydene 400
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.
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] | |||
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| Race 11 of 36 in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
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| 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) | ||
Report
Background
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
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
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
| 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
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
Race
Stage Results
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
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
- 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
Television
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
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
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References
- "2022 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
- "Dover International Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 29, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
- "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 26, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. April 30, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. April 30, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- "DuraMAX Drydene 400 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. May 2, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
- "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. May 2, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
- Utter, Jim (April 30, 2022). "Austin Cindric tops wreck-marred Cup practice at Dover". Motorsport.com. Dover, Delaware: Motorsport Network. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- Utter, Jim (April 30, 2022). "Chris Buescher surprises with first Cup pole at Dover". Motorsport.com. Dover, Delaware: Motorsport Network. Retrieved April 30, 2022.