Starting from 4th place Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet won the 53rd Annual DuraMAX Drydene 400 presented by RelaDyne, his 14th win in 232 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 1st win & 8th Top 10 finish in 2022. This is his 2nd win & 9th Top 10 finish in 12 races at Dover Motor Speedway. 2nd Place Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger/The Frozen Farmer Chevrolet, started from 15th place posted his 4th Top 10 finish in 19 races at Dover Motor Speedway. It is his 2nd Top 10 finish in 2022. 3rd Place Car 1 Ross Chastain Pitbull Tour 2022 Chevrolet, started from 7th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 8 races at Dover Motor Speedway.
4th Place Car 20 Christopher Bell DeWalt Toyota, started from 17th place followed by 5th place Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet, started from 6th place. 6th Place Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, started from 3rd place followed by 7th place Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Crunchy Cookie Toyota, started from 10th place. 8th Place Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford, started from pole followed by 9th place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford, started from 11th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 43 Erik Jones FOCUSfactor Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 25th place. Harrison Burton (24th) was the highest finishing rookie. Chase Elliott leads the point standings by 50 points over Ryan Blaney.
The race had 13 Cautions for 75 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 42 for Competition Caution. 2nd Caution on lap 69 for Weather- rain. 3rd Caution on lap 88 for #2, #12, #38 Crash in Turn 3. 4th Caution on lap 122 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 157 for #5 Crash on the Frontstretch . 6th Caution on lap 190 for #16, #45 Crash on the Backstretch. 7th Caution on lap 197 for #22, #43 Crash in Turn 1. 8th Caution on lap 243 for #11, #51 Crash on the Frontstretch. 9th Caution on lap 252 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 10th Caution on lap 325 for Debris on backstretch. 11th Caution on lap 335 for #7, #99 Crash in Turn 4. 12th Caution on lap 343 for #8 Crash on the Backstretch. 13th Caution on lap 400 for #19 Spin Backstretch.
The race had 17 Lead Changes among 10 drivers; C. Buescher 1-18; D. Hamlin 19-73; K. Larson 74-92; C. Elliott 93-111; D. Hamlin 112-123; R. Chastain 124-159; M. Truex Jr. 160; R. Chastain 161-190; J. Haley 191-209; A. Bowman 210-211; K. Busch 212-244; R. Blaney 245-252; K. Busch 253-322; M. Truex Jr. 323-326; R. Chastain 327-340; C. Elliott 341; R. Chastain 342-347; C. Elliott 348-400.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 11, 9, 20, 1, 19, 5, 24, 17, 18, 6
Stage 2 Top 10: 12, 18, 48, 19, 47, 1, 43, 21, 17, 9
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 11
Race Results for the 53rd Annual DuraMAX Drydene 400 presented by RelaDyne – Sunday, May 1, 2022
Dover Motor Speedway – Dover, DE – 1. – Mile Concrete
Total Race Length – 400 Laps – 400. Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 4. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 400 Running 2. 15. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger/The Frozen Farmer Chevrolet 400 Running 3. 7. Car 1 Ross Chastain Pitbull Tour 2022 Chevrolet 400 Running 4. 17. Car 20 Christopher Bell DeWalt Toyota 400 Running 5. 6. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 400 Running 6. 3. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 400 Running 7. 10. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Crunchy Cookie Toyota 400 Running 8. 1. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 400 Running 9. 11. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford 400 Running 10. 25. Car 43 Erik Jones FOCUSfactor Chevrolet 400 Running 11. 14. Car 31 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 400 Running 12. 18. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota 400 Running 13. 23. Car 14 Chase Briscoe Mahindra Tractors Ford 400 Running 14. 8. Car 99 Daniel Suarez CommScope Chevrolet 400 Running 15. 30. Car 41 Cole Custer Autodesk/HaasTooling.com Ford 400 Running 16. 9. Car 23 Bubba Wallace leidos Toyota 399 Running 17. 29. Car 34 Michael McDowell Navage Nasal Care Ford 399 Running 18. 21. Car 7 Corey LaJoie DuraMAX/Drydene Chevrolet 399 Running 19. 27. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield/Weis Ford 399 Running 20. 20. Car 6 Brad Keselowski Kohler Generators Ford 399 Running 21. 2. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota 399 Running 22. 33. Car 24 William Byron RaptorTough.com Chevrolet 399 Running 23. 24. Car 3 Austin Dillon BREZTRI Chevrolet 398 Running 24. 35. Car 21 Harrison Burton # DEX Imaging Ford 398 Running 25. 13. Car 15 Ryan Preece(i) United Rentals Ford 398 Running 26. 5. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Jack Links Ford 397 Running 27. 31. Car 42 Ty Dillon Chevyliners.com Chevrolet 396 Running 28. 34. Car 38 Todd Gilliland # The Pete Store Ford 396 Running 29. 22. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 396 Running 30. 26. Car 8 Tyler Reddick Guaranteed Rate Chevrolet 390 Running 31. 16. Car 45 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Toyota 388 Running 32. 36. Car 77 Josh Bilicki(i) Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet 381 Running 33. 19. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger(i) Action Industries Chevrolet 321 Brakes 34. 28. Car 51 Cody Ware Nurtec ODT Ford 238 DVP 35. 32. Car 78 BJ McLeod Superior Logistics Services Ford 167 Brakes 36. 12. Car 2 Austin Cindric # Freightliner Ford 91 DVP
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reason(s) indicated: Nos. 77, 24 ? Back-up cars Nos. 21, 38, 45 ? Unapproved adjustments Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 49 Mins, 39 Secs. Average Speed: 104.507 MPH. Margin of Victory: Under Caution. Caution Flags: 13 for 75 laps. Lead Changes: 17 among 10 drivers. Busch Light Pole Award to be awarded to the fastest qualifier eligible to participate.: Chris Buescher, #17. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Harrison Burton, #21.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: May 8, 2022 – Darlington Raceway
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