Starting from pole Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford won the 3rd Annual Goodyear 400, his 28th win in 483 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 1st win & 6th Top 10 finish in 2022. This is his 1st win & 9th Top 10 finish in 17 races at Darlington Raceway. 2nd Place Car 8 Tyler Reddick 3CHI Chevrolet, started from 10th place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 6 races at Darlington Raceway. It is his 5th Top 10 finish in 2022. 3rd Place Car 31 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet, started from 29th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 3 races at Darlington Raceway.
4th Place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Rheem Chasing a Cure Ford, started from 35th place followed by 5th place Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Chevrolet, started from 34th place. 6th Place Car 20 Christopher Bell SiriusXM Toyota, started from 3rd place followed by 7th place Car 34 Michael McDowell Navage Nasal Care Ford, started from 16th place. 8th Place Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger/Nature Valley Chevrolet, started from 26th place followed by 9th place Car 3 Austin Dillon Huk Performance Fishing Chevrolet, started from 14th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 99 Daniel Suarez Coca-Cola Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 20th place. Harrison Burton (14th) was the highest finishing rookie.
The race had 9 Cautions for 47 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 4 for #6 Spin Backstretch. 2nd Caution on lap 32 for Competition Caution. 3rd Caution on lap 56 for #5 Spin Turn 4. 4th Caution on lap 92 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 168 for #18, 6 Crash in Turn 2. 6th Caution on lap 187 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 7th Caution on lap 196 for #1 Spin Turn 2. 8th Caution on lap 256 for #48 Crash in Turn 2. 9th Caution on lap 262 for #41, 45, 19, 23, 9, 43, 11, 14, 12 Crash in Turn 2.
The race had 24 Lead Changes among 13 drivers; K. Larson 1-6; J. Logano 7; K. Larson 8-31; J. Logano 32; J. Yeley(i) 33; J. Logano 34-61; K. Busch 62-79; J. Logano 80-93; C. Ware 94; J. Logano 95-135; K. Busch 136; E. Jones 137; K. Harvick 138; M. Truex Jr. 139-165; R. Chastain 166-191; D. Hamlin 192-199; J. Logano 200-208; D. Hamlin 209-242; M. Truex Jr. 243; C. Bell 244-246; T. Reddick 247-256; J. Logano 257-267; W. Byron 268-291; J. Logano 292-293.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 22, 1, 20, 18, 19, 24, 11, 43, 8, 23
Stage 2 Top 10: 1, 19, 22, 11, 24, 43, 20, 9, 10, 99
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 12
Race Results for the 3rd Annual Goodyear 400 – Sunday, May 8, 2022
Darlington Raceway – Darlington, SC – 1.366 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 293 Laps – 400.238 Miles
Finish Start Truck Team Laps Status
1. 1. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 293 Running 2. 10. Car 8 Tyler Reddick 3CHI Chevrolet 293 Running 3. 29. Car 31 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 293 Running 4. 35. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Rheem Chasing a Cure Ford 293 Running 5. 34. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Chevrolet 293 Running 6. 3. Car 20 Christopher Bell SiriusXM Toyota 293 Running 7. 16. Car 34 Michael McDowell Navage Nasal Care Ford 293 Running 8. 26. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger/Nature Valley Chevrolet 293 Running 9. 14. Car 3 Austin Dillon Huk Performance Fishing Chevrolet 293 Running 10. 20. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Coca-Cola Chevrolet 293 Running 11. 12. Car 10 Aric Almirola Haas Automation/Smithfield Ford 293 Running 12. 21. Car 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Chevrolet 293 Running 13. 9. Car 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet 293 Running 14. 25. Car 21 Harrison Burton # DEX Imaging Ford 293 Running 15. 27. Car 38 Todd Gilliland # Black’s Tire Ford 293 Running 16. 18. Car 17 Chris Buescher Socios.com Ford 293 Running 17. 7. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Advance Auto Parts Ford 293 Running 18. 19. Car 2 Austin Cindric # Menards/Libman Ford 293 Running 19. 31. Car 51 Cody Ware Nurtec ODT Ford 293 Running 20. 13. Car 14 Chase Briscoe Mahindra Tractors Ford 293 Running 21. 22. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 292 Running 22. 33. Car 77 Landon Cassill(i) Voyager: Crypto for All Chevrolet 292 Running 23. 32. Car 15 JJ Yeley(i) Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Ford 288 Running 24. 4. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota 263 Accident 25. 11. Car 43 Erik Jones FOCUSfactor Chevrolet 262 Accident 26. 28. Car 41 Cole Custer HaasTooling.com Ford 260 Accident 27. 17. Car 23 Bubba Wallace MoneyLion Toyota 260 Accident 28. 6. Car 45 Kurt Busch McDonald’s Throwback Toyota 260 Accident 29. 15. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Throwback Chevrolet 255 Accident 30. 8. Car 1 Ross Chastain Coca-Cola Chevrolet 194 Accident 31. 24. Car 16 Daniel Hemric(i) AGI by Athletic Greens Chevrolet 188 Engine 32. 36. Car 78 BJ McLeod Ford 184 Brakes 33. 5. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota 167 Accident 34. 23. Car 6 Brad Keselowski Socios.com Ford 166 Accident 35. 30. Car 7 Corey LaJoie Stacking Pennies Chevrolet 152 Accident 36. 2. Car 5 Kyle Larson Hendrickcars.com Chevrolet 112 Engine
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: Nos. 4, 78 (no qualifying time and unapproved adjustments), 11 (unapproved adjustments), 9 (backup car). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 21 Mins, 32 Secs. Average Speed: 119.158 MPH. Margin of Victory: .775 Seconds. Caution Flags: 9 for 47 laps. Lead Changes: 24 among 13 drivers. Busch Light Pole Award to be awarded to the fastest qualifier eligible to participate.: Joey Logano, #22. Sunoco Rookie of the Race : Harrison Burton, #21.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: May 15, 2022 – Kansas Speedway
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