Atlanta Motor Speedway was repaved & improved with a higher banked oval track making it a 1 ½ mile Super Speedway. It was just like Daytona with Speedway cars, drafting & speeds of 180 miles per hour. Starting from 12th place Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet won the 64th Annual Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500, his 3rd win in 149 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 1st win & 2nd Top 10 finish in 2022. This is his 1st win & 2nd Top 10 finish in 6 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway. 2nd Place Car 1 Ross Chastain Advent Health Chevrolet, started from 7th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 5 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It is his 3rd Top 10 finish in 2022. 3rd Place Car 45 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Toyota, started from 9th place posted his 17th Top 10 finish in 32 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
4th Place Car 99 Daniel Suarez CommScope Chevrolet, started from 13th place followed by 5th place Car 7 Corey LaJoie Fraternal Order of Eagles Chevrolet, started from 33rd place. 6th Place Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, started from 6th place followed by 7th place Car 17 Chris Buescher ITsavvy Ford, started from 14th place. 8th Place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota, started from 26th place followed by 9th place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, started from 3rd place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 11th place. Harrison Burton (25th) was the highest finishing rookie. Chase Elliott leads the point standings by 7 points over Joey Logano.
The race had 11 Cautions for 65 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 25 for #16 Crash in Turn 2. 2nd Caution on lap 47 for Competition Caution. 3rd Caution on lap 96 for #1 Crash in Turn 1. 4th Caution on lap 102 for #3, 14, 18 and 42 Crash on the Frontstretch. 5th Caution on lap 146 for #2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 20, 21, 22, 34. 38, 41, 45, 48 Big Crash on the Frontstretch. 6th Caution on lap 157 for Debris on the Frontstretch from #8. 7th Caution on lap 202 for #2, 4, 43. 47 and 99 Crash in Turn 4. 8th Caution on lap 210 for #5, 9 and 11 Crash on the Frontstretch. 9th Caution on lap 255 for Debris in Turn 3 and 4. 10th Caution on lap 302 for #38 and 51 Crash in Turn 2. 11th Caution on lap 309 for #10 and 99 Crash on the Frontstretch.
The race had an amazing 46 Lead Changes among 20 drivers; C. Briscoe 0; R. Blaney 1; C. Briscoe 2-6; K. Busch 7-12; C. Elliott 13-15; K. Busch 16-30; R. Chastain 31-34; W. Byron 35-40; R. Chastain 41-42; W. Byron 43-45; R. Chastain 46; R. Blaney 47-48; J. Logano 49-50; D. Hamlin 51; J. Logano 52-54; R. Chastain 55-64; J. Logano 65-69; R. Chastain 70-94; W. Byron 95-105; C. Bell 106-121; K. Harvick 122-124; M. Truex Jr. 125; J. Logano 126-127; K. Busch 128-129; R. Stenhouse Jr. 130; K. Busch 131-132; R. Stenhouse Jr. 133-137; J. Haley 138; T. Reddick 139-143; W. Byron 144-148; B. McLeod 149-150; W. Byron 151-153; K. Harvick 154-161; W. Byron 162-183; R. Blaney 184; R. Stenhouse Jr. 185-200; R. Blaney 201-207; K. Larson 208; R. Blaney 209-212; D. Suarez 213-224; M. Truex Jr. 225-228; C. Elliott 229-254; D. Suarez 255; A. Almirola 256-261; W. Byron 262-312; B. Wallace 313-315; W. Byron 316-325.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 24, 11, 99, 47, 43, 45, 48, 8, 5, 20
Stage 2 Top 10: 12, 9, 14, 10, 6, 99, 19, 23, 24, 1
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 5
Race Results for the 64th Annual Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 – Sunday, March 20, 2022. Atlanta Motor Speedway – Hampton, GA – 1.54 – Mile Paved Total Race Length – 325 Laps – 500.5 Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
| 1. 12. Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet 325 Running |
| 2. 7. Car 1 Ross Chastain Advent Health Chevrolet 325 Running |
| 3. 9. Car 45 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Toyota 325 Running |
| 4. 13. Car 99 Daniel Suarez CommScope Chevrolet 325 Running |
| 5. 33. Car 7 Corey LaJoie Fraternal Order of Eagles Chevrolet 325 Running |
| 6. 6. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 325 Running |
| 7. 14. Car 17 Chris Buescher ITsavvy Ford 325 Running |
| 8. 26. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota 325 Running |
| 9. 3. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 325 Running |
| 10. 11. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 325 Running |
| 11. 22. Car 31 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 325 Running |
| 12. 24. Car 6 Brad Keselowski Kohler Generators Ford 325 Running |
| 13. 19. Car 23 Bubba Wallace McDonald’s Toyota 325 Running |
| 14. 23. Car 43 Erik Jones FOCUSfactor Chevrolet 325 Running |
| 15. 1. Car 14 Chase Briscoe HighPoint.com Ford 325 Running |
| 16. 36. Car 77 Josh Bilicki(i) Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet 325 Running |
| 17. 2. Car 12 Ryan Blaney BodyArmor Ford 325 Running |
| 18. 35. Car 15 David Ragan Select Blinds Ford 325 Running |
| 19. 34. Car 78 BJ McLeod Celsius Ford 325 Running |
| 20. 37. Car 44 * Greg Biffle Stillman College Chevrolet 325 Running |
| 21. 8. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Mobil 1 Ford 325 Running |
| 22. 10. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 325 Running |
| 23. 27. Car 20 Christopher Bell DeWalt Toyota 325 Running |
| 24. 29. Car 34 Michael McDowell Fr8Auctions.com Ford 321 Running |
| 25. 31. Car 21 Harrison Burton # DEX Imaging Ford 321 Running |
| 26. 32. Car 51 Cody Ware Nurtec ODT Ford 300 Accident |
| 27. 25. Car 38 Todd Gilliland # Georgia Peanuts Ford 297 DVP |
| 28. 5. Car 8 Tyler Reddick 3CHI Chevrolet 245 Accident |
| 29. 15. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota 212 Accident |
| 30. 21. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 212 Accident |
| 31. 28. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger/SweetLeaf Chevrolet 200 Accident |
| 32. 16. Car 2 Austin Cindric # Menards/Knauf Ford 200 Accident |
| 33. 4. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota 171 Accident |
| 34. 20. Car 41 Cole Custer Dixie Vodka Ford 150 Accident |
| 35. 17. Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Off Road Chevrolet 101 Accident |
| 36. 18. Car 42 Ty Dillon Alsco Uniforms Chevrolet 101 Accident |
| 37. 30. Car 16 Noah Gragson(i) chevyliners.com Chevrolet 23 Accident |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: No. 6 (unapproved adjustments) and No. 21 (two inspection failures). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 57 Mins, 14 Secs. Average Speed: 126.584 MPH. Margin of Victory: .145 Seconds. Caution Flags: 11 for 65 laps. Lead Changes: 46 among 20 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: March 27, 2022 – Circuit of The Americas
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