Starting from pole Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford won the 35th Annual NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race, his 31st win in 507 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 4th win & 17th Top 10 finish in 2022. This is his 3rd win & 16th Top 10 finish in 28 races at Phoenix Raceway. Joey Logano has won the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Championship. This is Logano’s second Cup Series titles (2018, 2022). 2nd Place Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Dutch Boy Ford, started from 2nd place posted his 9th Top 10 finish in 14 races at Phoenix Raceway. It is his 17th top-10 finish in 2022. 3rd Place Car 1 Ross Chastain Worldwide Express/Advent Health Chevrolet, started from 25th place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 9 races at Phoenix Raceway.
4th Place Car 14 Chase Briscoe Mahindra Tractors Ford, started from 3rd place followed by 5th place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Light Ford, started from 7th place. 6th Place Car 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet, started from 8th place followed by 7th place Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Thank You Fans! Toyota, started from 22nd place. 8th Place Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota, started from 21st place followed by 9th place Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, started from 4th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 20 Christopher Bell DeWalt Toyota. in 10th place, started from 17th place. Austin Cindric (11th) was the highest finishing rookie. Austin Cindric has won the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Sunoco Rookie of the Year honors. Chevrolet has won the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Manufacturers Championship.
The race had 6 Cautions for 39 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 62 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 86 for #47, 77 Crash in Turn 2. 3rd Caution on lap 187 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 194 for #8, 23, 34, 43 Crash in Turn 4. 5th Caution on lap 201 for #1, 9 Crash on the Frontstretch. 6th Caution on lap 269 for #34, 48 Crash on the Backstretch.
The race had 11 Lead Changes among 6 drivers; J. Logano (P) 1-87; C. Custer 88-90; J. Logano (P) 91-158; R. Blaney 159-187; J. Logano (P) 188; R. Blaney 189-251; A. Allmendinger(i) 252; A. Bowman 253; R. Blaney 254-270; J. Logano (P) 271; C. Briscoe 272-282; J. Logano (P) 283-312.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 22, 12, 14, 5, 19, 9, 24, 4, 8, 2
Stage 2 Top 10: 12, 22, 19, 14, 4, 20, 24, 5, 8, 2
NASCAR Cup Series Championship
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Driver Champion: Joey Logano
Team: No. 22 Team Penske Ford Mustang
Joey Logano has won his second NASCAR Cup Series championship, becoming the 17th different driver to win multiple championships and just the second active driver to win multiple titles (2018, 2022) joining two-time series champion Kyle Busch (2015, 2019). Logano won the in the NASCAR Cup Series season finale at Phoenix Raceway to claim the 2022 title. Logano finished the 2022 season with four wins, 11 top fives and 17 top 10s. During the Playoffs this season, Logano has produced two wins, four top fives, and five top 10s. Joey Logano, from Middletown, Connecticut, is the first and only driver from the state of Connecticut to win a NASCAR Cup Series championship (2018, 2022).
Owner Champion: Roger Penske, Team Penske
This is Team Penske’s third NASCAR Cup Series driver championship – Brad Keselowski, 2012 and Joe Logano, 2018, 2022 – sixth-most all-time in the series. This is Team Penske’s third NASCAR Cup Series owner championship – Brad Keselowski, 2012 and Joey Logano, 2018, 2022 – tied with Herb Thomas for sixth-most all-time in the series. This is Team Penske’s ninth NASCAR national series owner championship (three Cup: 2022, ‘18, ‘20 and six Xfinity: 2021, ’20, ’17, ’15, ’14, ’13) – ties Petty Enterprises (nine) for the fourth-most all-time. Team Penske has led 10 different drivers to Victory Lane for a total of 135 NASCAR Cup Series wins – Mark Donahue, Bobby Allison, Rusty Wallace, Jeremy Mayfield, Ryan Newman, Kurt Busch, Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano, Ryan Blaney and Austin Cindric. Team Penske started their NASCAR Cup Series program in 1972, making their series debut at Riverside International Raceway with driver Mark Donahue.
Crew Chief Champion: Paul Wolfe
Paul Wolfe has won his second NASCAR Cup Series championship: Brad Keselowski in 2012 and Joey Logano in 2022. Wolfe is one of 44 different NASCAR Cup Series crew chiefs to win a championship and the 16th to win multiple Cup Series titles. Wolfe has also become the fifth different crew chief in the NASCAR Cup Series to win titles with multiple drivers; joining crew chiefs Bud Moore (Buck Baker 1957 and Joe Weatherly 1962, ‘63); Carl Kiekhaefer (Tim Flock 1955 and Buck Baker 1956), Dale Inman (Richard Petty 1964, ‘67, ‘71, ‘72, ‘74, ‘75, ‘79 and Terry Labonte 1984); and
Tim Brewer (Cale Yarborough 1978 and Darrell Waltrip 1981). Wolfe has 37 career NASCAR Cup Series wins, 29 with Brad Keselowski and eight with Joey Logano.
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 36
Race Results for the 35th Annual NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race – Sunday, November 6, 2022
Phoenix Raceway – Avondale, AZ – 1. – Mile Paved Total Race Length – 312 Laps – 312. Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 1. Car 22 Joey Logano (P) Shell Pennzoil Ford 312 Running 2. 2. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Dutch Boy Ford 312 Running 3. 25. Car 1 Ross Chastain (P) Worldwide Express/Advent Health Chevrolet 312 Running 4. 3. Car 14 Chase Briscoe Mahindra Tractors Ford 312 Running 5. 7. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Light Ford 312 Running 6. 8. Car 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet 312 Running 7. 22. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Thank You Fans! Toyota 312 Running 8. 21. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 312 Running 9. 4. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 312 Running 10. 17. Car 20 Christopher Bell (P) DeWalt Toyota 312 Running 11. 14. Car 2 Austin Cindric # Discount Tire Ford 312 Running 12. 16. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger(i) Celsius Chevrolet 312 Running 13. 15. Car 3 Austin Dillon Get Bioethanol Chevrolet 312 Running 14. 30. Car 43 Erik Jones FOCUSfactor Chevrolet 312 Running 15. 12. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota 312 Running 16. 9. Car 41 Cole Custer HaasTooling.com Ford 312 Running 17. 10. Car 23 Daniel Hemric(i) Monster Energy Toyota 312 Running 18. 27. Car 7 Corey LaJoie Schluter Systems Chevrolet 312 Running 19. 6. Car 21 Harrison Burton # Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 312 Running 20. 13. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 312 Running 21. 19. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 312 Running 22. 23. Car 45 Bubba Wallace McDonald’s Toyota 311 Running 23. 11. Car 8 Tyler Reddick Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet 311 Running 24. 28. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Freeway Insurance/CommScope Chevrolet 311 Running 25. 20. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 311 Running 26. 32. Car 42 Ty Dillon Black Rifle Coffee Company Chevrolet 311 Running 27. 26. Car 31 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 311 Running 28. 5. Car 9 Chase Elliott (P) NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 310 Running 29. 31. Car 38 Todd Gilliland # Boot Barn Ford 309 Running 30. 34. Car 51 Cody Ware Nurtec ODT (Rimegepant) Ford 308 Running 31. 33. Car 78 BJ McLeod(i) Pala Casino Ford 307 Running 32. 29. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fry’s/Nature Valley Chevrolet 307 Running 33. 35. Car 15 Garrett Smithley(i) Jacob Companies Ford 304 Running 34. 24. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 304 Running 35. 18. Car 6 Brad Keselowski Kohler Generators Ford 270 Electrical 36. 36. Car 77 Landon Cassill(i) Mutoh/General Formulations Chevrolet 84 Accident
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, no vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty. Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 58 Mins, 42 Secs. Average Speed: 104.757 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.301 Seconds. Caution Flags: 6 for 39 laps. Lead Changes: 11 among 6 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
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