2022 Food City Dirt Race

NASCAR Cup Series race
2022 Food City Dirt Race
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Race 9 of 36 in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series
The 2022 Food City Dirt Race program cover.
The 2022 Food City Dirt Race program cover.
Date April 17, 2022 (2022-04-17)
Location Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee
Course Permanent racing facility
0.533 mi (0.858 km)
Distance 250 laps, 133.25 mi (214.445 km)
Average speed 34.973 miles per hour (56.284 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
  • Cole Custer
 Stewart-Haas Racing
Time 16 Heat Race Points
Most laps led
Driver Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing
Laps 99
Winner
No. 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Darrell Waltrip
Nielsen Ratings 2.19, 4,007,000 viewers
Radio in the United States
Radio PRN
Booth Announcers Doug Rice and Mark Garrow
Turn Announcers Rob Albright (Backstretch)
Motor car race

The 2022 Food City Dirt Race was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on April 17, 2022, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. Contested over 250 laps on the 0.533 miles (0.858 km) short track, it was the ninth race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season. This would turn out to be Kyle Busch's last win for Joe Gibbs Racing and the last appearance of the 18 car in victory lane.

Report

Background

The layout of Bristol Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking combined with short length, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating.

In 2021, the race shifted to a dirt surface version of the track and was renamed the Food City Dirt Race.[10]

Entry list

  • (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 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford
16 Noah Gragson (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 Justin Allgaier (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
78 Josh Williams (i) Live Fast Motorsports Ford
99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

First practice

Tyler Reddick was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 20.017 seconds and a speed of 89.924 mph (144.719 km/h).[11]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 20.017 89.924
2 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 20.055 89.753
3 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20.068 89.695
Official first practice results

Final practice

Denny Hamlin was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 20.638 seconds and a speed of 87.218 mph (140.364 km/h).[12]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20.638 87.218
2 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20.668 87.091
3 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 20.683 87.028
Official final practice results

Qualifying heat races

Qualifying race procedure similar to that used by the Chili Bowl qualifying nights and Bryan Clauson Classic. Starting order for heat races based on random draw. Grid determined by a combination of passing points and finishing points. Ties broken by owner points.

Race 1

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps
1 4 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 15
2 9 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 15
3 5 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15
4 3 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 15
5 1 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 15
6 6 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 15
7 8 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 15
8 7 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 15
9 2 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 15
Official race one results

Race 2

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps
1 5 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 15
2 2 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 15
3 7 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 15
4 3 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 15
5 8 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 15
6 4 77 Justin Allgaier (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 15
7 9 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 15
8 1 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 15
9 6 78 Josh Williams (i) Live Fast Motorsports Ford 15
Official race two results

Race 3

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps
1 2 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 15
2 1 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 15
3 4 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 15
4 6 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 15
5 8 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 15
6 7 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 15
7 3 15 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 15
8 9 16 Noah Gragson (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 15
9 5 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 15
Official race three results

Race 4

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps
1 2 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 15
2 1 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15
3 6 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15
4 5 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 15
5 4 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15
6 7 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 15
7 9 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 15
8 3 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 15
9 8 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 15
Official race four results

Starting Lineup

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

Race

Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 75

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8
4 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 7
5 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6
6 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 4
8 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 3
9 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 2
10 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 75

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 10
2 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9
3 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 8
4 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6
6 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 4
8 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 3
9 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 2
10 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1
Official stage two results

Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 100

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 11 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 250 52
2 3 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 250 39
3 10 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 250 42
4 5 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 250 48
5 25 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 250 36
6 8 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 250 36
7 2 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 250 47
8 9 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 250 36
9 17 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 250 31
10 7 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 250 36
11 18 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 250 26
12 21 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 250 33
13 1 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 250 24
14 6 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 250 23
15 15 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 250 22
16 20 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 250 21
17 23 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 250 20
18 19 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 250 19
19 26 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 250 18
20 24 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 250 17
21 30 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 250 16
22 4 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 250 25
23 31 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 250 14
24 14 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 250 13
25 36 78 Josh Williams (i) Live Fast Motorsports Ford 250 0
26 35 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 250 11
27 28 16 Noah Gragson (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 248 0
28 22 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 245 9
29 16 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 240 9
30 29 15 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 221 0
31 12 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 211 13
32 13 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 211 5
33 33 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 150 4
34 32 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 100 3
35 34 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 91 2
36 27 77 Justin Allgaier (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 74 0
Official race results

Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 6 among 5 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 14 for 82
  • Red flags: 1 for 16 minutes and 51 seconds
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 34 minutes and 27 seconds
  • Average speed: 34.973 miles per hour (56.284 km/h)

Media

Television

The Food City Dirt Race was carried by Fox in the United States. Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer and 12-time Bristol winner – and all-time Bristol race winner – Darrell Waltrip called the race from the broadcast booth, his first since the 2019 Toyota/Save Mart 350 when he retired from commentary duties. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled pit road for the television side. Larry McReynolds provided insight also from pit road.

Fox
Booth announcers Pit reporters In-race analyst
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer
Color-commentator: Darrell Waltrip		 Jamie Little
Regan Smith		 Larry McReynolds

Radio

PRN had the radio call for the race which was simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race in the booth when the field raced down the frontstretch. Rob Albright called the race from atop the turn 3 suites when the field raced down the backstretch. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan, Lenny Batycki and Alan Cavanna covered the action on pit lane for PRN.

PRN
Booth announcers Turn announcers Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Doug Rice
Announcer: Mark Garrow		 Backstretch: Rob Albright Brad Gillie
Brett McMillan
Lenny Batycki
Alan Cavanna

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Chase Elliott 324
2 Ryan Blaney 321 (–3)
1 3 Joey Logano 303 (–21)
1 4 William Byron 295 (–29)
1 5 Alex Bowman 273 (–51)
4 6 Kyle Busch 273 (–51)
7 Martin Truex Jr. 253 (–71)
3 8 Ross Chastain 250 (–74)
4 9 Kyle Larson 249 (–75)
1 10 Chase Briscoe 245 (–79)
1 11 Tyler Reddick 241 (–83)
4 12 Aric Almirola 237 (–87)
4 13 Kevin Harvick 225 (–99)
14 Austin Cindric 222 (–102)
4 15 Christopher Bell 220 (–104)
2 16 Daniel Suárez 212 (–112)
Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings
Pos Manufacturer Points
1 Chevrolet 331
2 Ford 308 (–23)
3 Toyota 308 (–23)
  • Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
  • . – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.

References

  1. ^ "2022 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  2. ^ "Bristol Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  3. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 11, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  4. ^ "First Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. April 15, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  5. ^ "Final Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. April 15, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  6. ^ "Bristol Heat Races Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. April 16, 2022. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  7. ^ "Starting Lineup". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. April 16, 2022. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  8. ^ "Food City Dirt Race Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. April 17, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  9. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 17, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  10. ^ "NASCAR Cup Series to go dirt trackin' at Bristol in 2021 - NBC Sports". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. 2020-09-30. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  11. ^ Utter, Jim (April 15, 2022). "Reddick fastest in spin-filled first Cup practice at Bristol". Motorsport.com. Bristol, Tennessee: Motorsport Network. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  12. ^ Utter, Jim (April 15, 2022). "Denny Hamlin tops Kyle Busch in final Bristol Cup practice". Motorsport.com. Bristol, Tennessee: Motorsport Network. Retrieved April 15, 2022.


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