The 2022 Goodyear 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on May 8, 2022, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Contested over 293 laps on the egg-shaped oval, it was the 12th race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season. It was the 66th running of the event.
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Background Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends.
On December 11, 2020, Darlington Raceway announced its highly popular NASCAR Throwback weekend would move to the new May 7–9 weekend, effectively making a lineal swap of the two race meetings at the track.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
Driver Team Manufacturer Sponsor or Throwback 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet Coca-Cola – Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s 1998 Japan tour paint scheme. 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford Libman/Menards – Rusty Wallace's 2005 No. 2 Kodak paint scheme. 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Huk Performance Fishing 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Rheem – Harvick's 2011-12 No. 29 Rheem "Chasing a Cure" paint scheme 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Hendrick Chevrolet – Tim Richmond's 1984 Miller Time 300 No. 0 Hendrick Honda Busch Grand National paint scheme. 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford Socios.com – Mark Martin's 2004 Pfizer paint scheme. 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Stacking Pennies with Corey LaJoie – Marty Robbins' No. 777 paint scheme. 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 3Chi 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts – Jimmy Means' 1993 No. 52 paint scheme 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Haas Automation Smithfield – Tribute to Almirola's grandfather Sam Rodriguez; a three-time Tampa Bay Dirt Sprint Car Champion. 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota FedEx Express – Hamlin's 2015–2016 paint scheme. 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford Advance Auto Parts – Rusty Wallace's 1991 No. 2 Miller Genuine Draft paint scheme. 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Mahindra Group – Themed on Tony Stewart's 2001 Indianapolis 500 car, as it was the second time Stewart did double-duty at Indy and Charlotte. 15 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford Ollie's Bargain Outlet – Clint Bowyer’s 2012 5-hour Energy paint scheme. 16 Daniel Hemric (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet AG1 by Athletic Greens 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford Socios.com – Matt Kenseth's 2004 DeWalt paint scheme. 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota M&M's – Ernie Irvan's 1998 No. 36 paint scheme. Won a fan vote, as this is slated to be the final year of Mars, Incorporated's NASCAR sponsorship. 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Auto-Owners Insurance 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota SiriusXM – Bell's No. 4 Truck championship paint scheme. 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford DEX Imaging – Jeff Burton's 2000 No. 99 Exide paint scheme. 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford Shell Pennzoil – Tribute to Logano's quarter midget racing career. 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota MoneyLion – Tribute to Wallace's late model career. 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Axalta – Jeff Gordon's 2007 paint scheme from the company. 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet LeafFilter Gutter & Protection 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford Navage Nasal Care 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford Black's Tire 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Haas Tooling – Jason Leffler's 2004 No. 0 NetZero paint scheme from Xfinity. 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet Petty GMS – Lee Petty's 1959 Daytona 500 winning car. 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet FOCUSfactor – Richard Petty’s 1959 Daytona 500 debut car. 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota McDonald's – Bill Elliott's 1996 No. 94 paint scheme. 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet Kroger/Nature's Valley 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Ally – Mark Martin's 1993 No. 6 Valvoline paint scheme. 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford Nurtec ODT – Mike Stefanik's 1998 Burnham Boilers Busch Grand National paint scheme. 77 Landon Cassill (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Voyager Crypto 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Ford None – Tribute to McLeod's 2004 Orlando Speed World Super Late Model car. 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet Coca-Cola – Dale Earnhardt's 1998 No. 3 Japan tour paint scheme.Official entry list
Practice Austin Cindric was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 29.399 seconds and a speed of .
Practice results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 29.399 167.271 2 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 29.532 166.518 3 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.544 166.450Official practice results
Qualifying Joey Logano scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.805 and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 1 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 28.991 28.805 2 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.736 28.887 3 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.089 28.958 4 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.838 29.048 5 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.994 29.061 6 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 29.108 29.077 7 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 29.057 29.106 8 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 29.209 29.126 9 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.121 29.161 10 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.218 29.193 11 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 29.125 — 12 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.146 — 13 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.153 — 14 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.198 — 15 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.221 — 16 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 29.343 — 17 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 29.349 — 18 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 29.359 — 19 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 29.381 — 20 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 29.384 — 21 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 29.411 — 22 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.431 — 23 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 29.437 — 24 16 Daniel Hemric (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 29.475 — 25 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 29.481 — 26 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 29.555 — 27 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 29.599 — 28 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.661 — 29 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 29.662 — 30 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 29.838 — 31 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 30.054 — 32 15 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 30.191 — 33 77 Landon Cassill (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 30.367 — 34 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 0.000 — 35 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 0.000 — 36 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Ford 0.000 — Official qualifying results
Race
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 90
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 102 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 93 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 84 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 75 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 66 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 57 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 39 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 210 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 1Official stage one results
Stage Two Laps: 95
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 102 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 93 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 84 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 75 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 66 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 57 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 39 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 210 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 1Official stage two results
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 108
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 1 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 293 582 10 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 293 373 29 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 293 344 35 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 293 335 34 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 293 356 3 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 293 437 16 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 293 308 26 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 293 299 14 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 293 2810 20 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 293 2811 12 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 293 2812 21 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 293 2513 9 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 293 3514 25 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 293 2315 27 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 293 2216 18 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 293 2117 7 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 293 2018 19 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 293 1919 31 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 293 1820 13 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 293 1721 22 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 292 2722 33 77 Landon Cassill (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 292 023 32 15 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 288 0 24 4 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 263 2825 11 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 262 20 26 28 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 260 1127 17 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 260 1128 6 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 260 929 15 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 255 830 8 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 194 2631 24 16 Daniel Hemric (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 188 032 36 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Ford 184 533 5 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 167 1134 23 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 166 335 30 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 152 236 2 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 111 1Official race results
Race statistics Lead changes: 24 among 13 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 9 for 47 Red flags: 0 Time of race: 3 hours, 21 minutes and 32 seconds Average speed:
Media
Television The race was carried by FS1 in the United States. Mike Joy and Clint Bowyer called the race from the broadcast booth. Richard Petty, Bobby Labonte, and Bill Elliott swapped through the booth in stage 1, 2, and 3. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled pit road for the television side. Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.
FS1Booth announcersPit reportersIn-race analystLap-by-lap: Mike JoyColor-commentator: Clint BowyerColor-commentator: Richard Petty (stage 1)Color-commentator: Bobby Labonte (stage 2)Color-commentator: Bill Elliott (stage 3) Jamie LittleRegan Smith Larry McReynolds
Radio MRN had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.
MRN RadioBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Alex HaydenAnnouncer: Jeff Striegle Turns 1 & 2: Dave MoodyTurns 3 & 4: Tim Catafalmo Steve PostDillon Welch
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings