Starting from 13th place Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet won the 25th Wise Power 400, his 17th win in 261 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 2022. This is his 2nd win & 4th Top 10 finish in 8 races at Auto Club Speedway. 2nd Place Car 3 Austin Dillon Dow Coatings Chevrolet, started from 16th place posted his 3rd Top 10 finish in 8 races at Auto Club Speedway. It is his 1st Top 10 finish in 2022. 3rd Place Car 43 Erik Jones FOCUSfactor Chevrolet, started from 2nd place posted his 3rd Top 10 finish in 5 races at Auto Club Speedway.
4th Place Car 99 Daniel Suarez Freeway Insurance Chevrolet, started from 15th place followed by 5th place Car 22 Joey Logano AAA Southern California Ford, started from 7th place. 6th Place Car 10 Aric Almirola Rush/Mobil Delvac 1 Ford, started from 31st place followed by 7th place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Subway Ford, started from 32nd place. 8th Place Car 45 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Toyota, started from 36th place followed by 9th place Car 16 Daniel Hemric(i) Poppy Bank Chevrolet, started from 5th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ralphs/Honey Nut Cheerios Chevrolet. in 10th place, started from 17th place. Austin Cindric (12th) was the highest finishing rookie. Hendrick Motorsports leads the NASCAR Cup Series in wins at Auto Club Speedway with 12 victories ? Jeff Gordon (1997, 1999, 2004), Kyle Busch (2005), Jimmie Johnson (2002, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2016), Alex Bowman (2020), Kyle Larson (2022). Four different manufacturers have won in the NASCAR Cup Series at Auto Club Speedway; led by Chevrolet with 16 wins, followed by Ford (11), Toyota (four) and Dodge (one). Today’s race produced 32 lead changes the third-most all-time in the NASCAR Cup Series at Auto Club Speedway behind 2014 (35) and 2008 (33).
The race had 12 Cautions for 59 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 16 for #18 Spin Turn 2 / Competition. 2nd Caution on lap 39 for #9 Spin Turn 2. 3rd Caution on lap 54 for #77 Spin Turn 2. 4th Caution on lap 67 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 92 for #20 Crash in Turn 4. 6th Caution on lap 112 for #17 Crash in Turn 2. 7th Caution on lap 117 for #6, 22 Crash on the Frontstretch. 8th Caution on lap 132 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 9th Caution on lap 153 for #8, 24 Crash in Turn 2. 10th Caution on lap 159 for #2, 6, 21, 23 Crash in Turn 2. 11th Caution on lap 173 for #1 Spin Turn 4. 12th Caution on lap 193 for #9 Spin Turn 2.
The race had 32 Lead Changes among 9 drivers; A. Cindric # 0; E. Jones 1-10; T. Reddick 11-15; E. Jones 16; T. Reddick 17-22; C. Elliott 23-34; T. Reddick 35-38; W. Byron 39; T. Reddick 40-53; W. Byron 54; K. Harvick 55; T. Reddick 56-67; E. Jones 68; T. Reddick 69-73; K. Larson 74; C. Briscoe 75-91; W. Byron 92; T. Reddick 93-99; W. Byron 100-112; T. Reddick 113-121; E. Jones 122; T. Reddick 123-132; E. Jones 133; T. Reddick 134-151; E. Jones 152-155; J. Logano 156-166; K. Larson 167-174; R. Blaney 175; C. Briscoe 176-178; J. Logano 179-180; K. Larson 181-192; J. Logano 193; K. Larson 194-200.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 8, 43, 24, 14, 5, 48, 22, 12, 2, 47
Stage 2 Top 10: 8, 43, 22, 12, 5, 41, 2, 10, 24, 11
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 2
Race Results for the 25th Wise Power 400 – Sunday, February 27, 2022
Auto Club Speedway – Fontana, CA – 2. – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 200 Laps – 400. Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
| 1. 13. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 200 Running |
| 2. 16. Car 3 Austin Dillon Dow Coatings Chevrolet 200 Running |
| 3. 2. Car 43 Erik Jones FOCUSfactor Chevrolet 200 Running |
| 4. 15. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Freeway Insurance Chevrolet 200 Running |
| 5. 7. Car 22 Joey Logano AAA Southern California Ford 200 Running |
| 6. 31. Car 10 Aric Almirola Rush/Mobil Delvac 1 Ford 200 Running |
| 7. 32. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Subway Ford 200 Running |
| 8. 36. Car 45 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Toyota 200 Running |
| 9. 5. Car 16 Daniel Hemric(i) Poppy Bank Chevrolet 200 Running |
| 10. 17. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ralphs/Honey Nut Cheerios Chevrolet 200 Running |
| 11. 21. Car 41 Cole Custer Production Alliance Group Ford 200 Running |
| 12. 1. Car 2 Austin Cindric # Menards/Quaker State Ford 200 Running |
| 13. 12. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Reser’s Fine Foods Toyota 200 Running |
| 14. 3. Car 18 Kyle Busch Interstate Batteries Toyota 200 Running |
| 15. 4. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota 200 Running |
| 16. 24. Car 14 Chase Briscoe Mahindra Tractors Ford 200 Running |
| 17. 18. Car 42 Ty Dillon Allegiant Chevrolet 200 Running |
| 18. 6. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Wurth Ford 200 Running |
| 19. 34. Car 23 Bubba Wallace Wheaties Toyota 200 Running |
| 20. 26. Car 38 Todd Gilliland # Frontline Enterprises Inc. Ford 200 Running |
| 21. 29. Car 15 Garrett Smithley Jacob Companies Ford 200 Running |
| 22. 30. Car 78 BJ McLeod Pala Casino Ford 200 Running |
| 23. 35. Car 31 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 200 Running |
| 24. 11. Car 8 Tyler Reddick Lenovo Chevrolet 199 Running |
| 25. 14. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 199 Running |
| 26. 8. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 198 Running |
| 27. 9. Car 6 Brad Keselowski Violet Defense Ford 198 Running |
| 28. 25. Car 7 Corey LaJoie General Formulatioins/Mutoh Chevrolet 198 Running |
| 29. 33. Car 1 Ross Chastain Casa Del Sol Tequila Chevrolet 198 Running |
| 30. 28. Car 77 Josh Bilicki(i) Pacific Coast Termite Chevrolet 198 Running |
| 31. 23. Car 34 Michael McDowell Stage Front Ford 193 Electrical |
| 32. 27. Car 51 Cody Ware Nurtec ODT Ford 187 Running |
| 33. 22. Car 21 Harrison Burton # DEX Imaging Ford 157 Accident |
| 34. 10. Car 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet 151 Accident |
| 35. 20. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 111 Accident |
| 36. 19. Car 20 Christopher Bell Rheem Toyota 94 Engine |
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. 1 (Backup Car), 4, 5, 6, 22, 23, 31 (Unapproved Adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 3 Mins, 7 Secs. Average Speed: 114.222 MPH. Margin of Victory: .195 Seconds. Caution Flags: 12 for 59 laps. Lead Changes: 32 among 9 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: March 6, 2022 – Las Vegas Motor Speedway
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