Car 8 Tyler Reddick was in the lead on the last lap as Car 14 Chase Briscoe went for pass causing both to spin. Tyler Reddick was able to keep going but Kyle Busch squeaked by for the win. Starting from 11th place Car 18 Kyle Busch Mars Crunchy Cookie Toyota on the 62nd Annual Food City Dirt Race, his 60th win in 615 NASCAR Cup Series races – Busch is ranked ninth all-time in Cup wins. This is his 1st win & 6th Top 10 finish in 2022. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 2 races at Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt. Kyle Busch (2005-2022) has tied NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty (1960-1977) with 18 consecutive seasons with a victory, an all-time record in the NASCAR Cup Series. 2nd Place Car 8 Tyler Reddick 3CHI Chevrolet, started from 3rd place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 2 races at Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt. It is his 4th Top 10 finish in 2022. 3rd Place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, started from 10th place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 2 races at Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt.
4th Place Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, started from 5th place followed by 5th place Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Dutch Boy Ford, started from 25th place. 6th Place Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet, started from 8th place followed by 7th place Car 20 Christopher Bell DeWalt Toyota, started from 2nd place. 8th Place Car 9 Chase Elliott Kelley Blue Book Chevrolet, started from 9th place followed by 9th place Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford, started from 17th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 42 Ty Dillon Food City/Gain Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 7th place. Austin Cindric (16th) was the highest finishing rookie.
The race had 14 Cautions for 82 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 15 for Competition. 2nd Caution on lap 51 for #14 Spin Turn 2. 3rd Caution on lap 76 for #77 Crash in Turn 3 / Stage 1 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 93 for #48 Spin Turn 4. 5th Caution on lap 99 for #4, 7, 16, 48 Crash on the Backstretch. 6th Caution on lap 115 for #3, 6 Incident Turn 2. 7th Caution on lap 127 for Debris Backstretch. 8th Caution on lap 133 for #7, 21, 23 Crash on the Backstretch. 9th Caution on lap 151 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 10th Caution on lap 163 for #9, 47, 51, 99 Crash in Turn 3. 11th Caution on lap 170 for #43 Crash in Turn 2. 12th Caution on lap 179 for #38 Spin Turn 2. 13th Caution on lap 204 for #47 Crash in Turn 2. 14th Caution on lap 213 for #3, 10, 45 Crash in Turn 1 [Red Flag: 00:16:51].
The race had 6 Lead Changes among 5 drivers; C. Custer 0; C. Briscoe 1-48; K. Larson 49-75; D. Suarez 76-139; C. Briscoe 140-150; T. Reddick 151-249; K. Busch 250.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 5, 42, 20, 3, 18, 48, 22, 8, 12, 47
Stage 2 Top 10: 14, 20, 99, 9, 18, 5, 22, 34, 12, 8
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 9
Race Results for the 62nd Annual Food City Dirt Race – Sunday, April 17, 2022
Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt – Bristol, TN – 0.5 – Mile Dirt
Total Race Length – 250 Laps – 125. Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 11. Car 18 Kyle Busch Mars Crunchy Cookie Toyota 250 Running 2. 3. Car 8 Tyler Reddick 3CHI Chevrolet 250 Running 3. 10. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 250 Running 4. 5. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 250 Running 5. 25. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Dutch Boy Ford 250 Running 6. 8. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 250 Running 7. 2. Car 20 Christopher Bell DeWalt Toyota 250 Running 8. 9. Car 9 Chase Elliott Kelley Blue Book Chevrolet 250 Running 9. 17. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 250 Running 10. 7. Car 42 Ty Dillon Food City/Gain Chevrolet 250 Running 11. 18. Car 6 Brad Keselowski Solomon Plumbing Ford 250 Running 12. 21. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Tootsies Orchid Lounge Chevrolet 250 Running 13. 1. Car 41 Cole Custer Jacob Construction/HaasTooling Ford 250 Running 14. 6. Car 31 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 250 Running 15. 15. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 250 Running 16. 20. Car 2 Austin Cindric # Discount Tire Ford 250 Running 17. 23. Car 38 Todd Gilliland # First Phase Credit Card Ford 250 Running 18. 19. Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet 250 Running 19. 26. Car 7 Corey LaJoie Nations Guard Chevrolet 250 Running 20. 24. Car 21 Harrison Burton # Dex Imaging Ford 250 Running 21. 30. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota 250 Running 22. 4. Car 14 Chase Briscoe HighPoint.com Ford 250 Running 23. 31. Car 10 Aric Almirola Cummins/Rush Truck Centers Ford 250 Running 24. 14. Car 43 Erik Jones Food City/Tide Chevrolet 250 Running 25. 36. Car 78 Josh Williams(i) Alloy Employer Services Ford 250 Running 26. 35. Car 51 Cody Ware Nurtec ODT Ford 250 Running 27. 28. Car 16 Noah Gragson(i) Chevy Truck Month Chevrolet 248 Running 28. 22. Car 23 Bubba Wallace Columbia Sportswear Company Toyota 245 Running 29. 16. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger/Irish Spring Chevrolet 240 Running 30. 29. Car 15 JJ Yeley(i) Georgia Strong/JAG Metals LLC Ford 221 Accident 31. 12. Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Off Road Chevrolet 211 Accident 32. 13. Car 45 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Toyota 211 Accident 33. 33. Car 1 Ross Chastain Advent Health Chevrolet 150 Engine 34. 32. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Latte Ford 100 Accident 35. 34. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota 91 Engine 36. 27. Car 77 Justin Allgaier(i) BRANDT Chevrolet 74 Accident
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, no vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 34 Mins, 27 Secs. Average Speed: 34.973 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.330 Seconds. Caution Flags: 14 for 82 laps. Lead Changes: 6 among 5 drivers. Busch Light Pole Award: Cole Custer, #41. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Austin Cindric, #2.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: April 24, 2022 – Talladega Superspeedway
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