Starting from 13th place Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet won the 25th Annual Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube, his 7th win in 228 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 2022. 2nd Place Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, started from 2nd place posted his 9th Top 10 finish in 12 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It is his 2nd Top 10 finish in 2022. 3rd Place Car 1 Ross Chastain ACM Awards Chevrolet, started from 18th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 8 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
4th Place Car 18 Kyle Busch Ethel M Chocolates Toyota, started from 37th place followed by 5th place Car 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet, started from 14th place. 6th Place Car 10 Aric Almirola Mobil 1 Ford, started from 20th place followed by 7th place Car 8 Tyler Reddick BetMGM Chevrolet, started from 7th place. 8th Place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota, started from 12th place followed by 9th place Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, started from 5th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 20 Christopher Bell DeWalt Toyota. in 10th place, started from pole. Harrison Burton (16th) was the highest finishing rookie. Kyle Larson leads the point standings by 6 points over Martin Truex Jr..
The race had 12 Cautions for 60 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 32 for Competition Caution. 2nd Caution on lap 39 for #41 Spin in Turn 2. 3rd Caution on lap 44 for #3, 16, 18 and 31 Crash on the Backstretch. 4th Caution on lap 65 for #8 Spin in Turn 4. 5th Caution on lap 82 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 6th Caution on lap 94 for #14 and 99 Crash on the Frontstretch. 7th Caution on lap 105 for #6 and 12 Crash in Turn 4. 8th Caution on lap 136 for #2, 14 and 21 Crash in Turn 4. 9th Caution on lap 143 for #20 Spin on the Backstretch. 10th Caution on lap 167 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 11th Caution on lap 222 for #11 Stalled in Turn 2. 12th Caution on lap 266 for #23 and 43 Crash on the Frontstretch.
The race had 23 Lead Changes among 15 drivers; C. Bell 1-32; R. Blaney 33-42; A. Bowman 43-49; D. Hamlin 50-65; K. Busch 66-69; W. Byron 70-77; A. Bowman 78-83; M. McDowell 84-87; B. Keselowski 88-90; D. Hamlin 91-105; K. Busch 106-112; R. Chastain 113-136; *. Biffle 137; K. Larson 138-159; R. Chastain 160-217; K. Larson 218; R. Stenhouse Jr. 219-222; T. Dillon 223; K. Busch 224-225; R. Chastain 226; K. Busch 227-266; M. Truex Jr. 267; K. Larson 268-271; A. Bowman 272-274.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 48, 24, 1, 11, 9, 5, 12, 14, 18, 20
Stage 2 Top 10: 1, 9, 5, 24, 18, 19, 22, 4, 11, 23
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 3
Race Results for the 25th Annual Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube – Sunday, March 6, 2022. Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Las Vegas, NV – 1.5 – Mile Paved Total Race Length – 274 Laps – 411. Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
| 1. 13. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 274 Running |
| 2. 2. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 274 Running |
| 3. 18. Car 1 Ross Chastain ACM Awards Chevrolet 274 Running |
| 4. 37. Car 18 Kyle Busch Ethel M Chocolates Toyota 274 Running |
| 5. 14. Car 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet 274 Running |
| 6. 20. Car 10 Aric Almirola Mobil 1 Ford 274 Running |
| 7. 7. Car 8 Tyler Reddick BetMGM Chevrolet 274 Running |
| 8. 12. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota 274 Running |
| 9. 5. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 274 Running |
| 10. 1. Car 20 Christopher Bell DeWalt Toyota 274 Running |
| 11. 10. Car 3 Austin Dillon BREZTRI Chevrolet 274 Running |
| 12. 25. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Rheem Smurfit Kappa Ford 274 Running |
| 13. 31. Car 45 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Toyota 274 Running |
| 14. 6. Car 22 Joey Logano Pennzoil Ford 274 Running |
| 15. 29. Car 7 Corey LaJoie Schluter Systems Chevrolet 274 Running |
| 16. 19. Car 21 Harrison Burton # Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 274 Running |
| 17. 28. Car 31 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 274 Running |
| 18. 27. Car 17 Chris Buescher Wyndham Rewards Ford 274 Running |
| 19. 3. Car 2 Austin Cindric # Discount Tire Ford 274 Running |
| 20. 32. Car 42 Ty Dillon Goettl Air Conditioning Chevrolet 274 Running |
| 21. 9. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. SunnyD Chevrolet 274 Running |
| 22. 16. Car 16 Daniel Hemric(i) South Point Chevrolet 274 Running |
| 23. 30. Car 38 Todd Gilliland # Frontline Enterprises Inc. Ford 274 Running |
| 24. 15. Car 6 Brad Keselowski Fastenal Ford 274 Running |
| 25. 17. Car 23 Bubba Wallace Dr Pepper Cream Soda Toyota 273 Running |
| 26. 33. Car 51 Cody Ware Nurtec ODT Ford 273 Running |
| 27. 22. Car 34 Michael McDowell Stage Front Ford 273 Running |
| 28. 35. Car 78 BJ McLeod Filtertime Ford 272 Running |
| 29. 34. Car 77 Josh Bilicki(i) Ziegler Auto Group Chevrolet 271 Running |
| 30. 36. Car 15 Garrett Smithley Trophy Tractor Ford 267 Running |
| 31. 23. Car 43 Erik Jones FOCUSfactor Chevrolet 264 Accident |
| 32. 8. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota 219 Drivetrain |
| 33. 24. Car 41 Cole Custer HaasTooling.com Ford 171 Engine |
| 34. 26. Car 44 * Greg Biffle Florida A&M University Chevrolet 148 Fuel Pump |
| 35. 4. Car 14 Chase Briscoe Mahindra Tractors Ford 135 Accident |
| 36. 11. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Pennzoil Ford 104 Accident |
| 37. 21. Car 99 Daniel Suarez CommScope Chevrolet 92 Accident |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear under penalty for the reasons indicated: #18 (backup car), and #8, 16 and 41 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 29 Mins, 50 Secs. Average Speed: 117.522 MPH. Margin of Victory: .178 Seconds. Caution Flags: 12 for 60 laps. Lead Changes: 23 among 15 drivers. Busch Pole Award to the driver with the fastest qualifying time eligible to participate. : Christopher Bell, #20 182.673 mph.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: March 13, 2022 – Phoenix Raceway
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