| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 19 of 36 in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
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| Date | July 10, 2022 | ||
| Location | Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.54 mi (2.48 km) | ||
| Distance | 260 laps, 400.4 mi (644.244 km) | ||
| Average speed | 118.754 miles per hour (191.116 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
| Time | N/A | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Laps | 97 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | USA | ||
| Announcers | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | PRN | ||
| Booth Announcers | Doug Rice and Mark Garrow | ||
| Turn Announcers | Doug Turnbull (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4) | ||
The 2022 Quaker State 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on July 10, 2022, at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. Contested over 260 laps on the 1.54-mile-long (2.48 km) asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway (with superspeedway rules), it was the 19th race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Report
Background
Atlanta Motor Speedway is a track in Hampton, Georgia, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It is a 1.54-mile (2.48 km) quad-oval track with a seating capacity of 111,000. It opened in 1960 as a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) standard oval. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two 1.5-mile (2.4 km) ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval. The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit.
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Rule Change
On June 14, Bob Pockrass reported NASCAR will use the superspeedway format for Atlanta, with no practice session. Teams will qualify after inspection.[7]
Qualifying
Qualifying for Saturday was cancelled due to rain and Chase Elliott, the point leader, was awarded the pole as a result.[8]
Starting lineup
Race
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 60
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 45 | Kurt Busch | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Stage Two Laps: 100
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 45 | Kurt Busch | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 21 | Harrison Burton (R) | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage two results | |||||
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 100
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 260 | 60 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 260 | 45 |
| 3 | 5 | 2 | Austin Cindric (R) | Team Penske | Ford | 260 | 34 |
| 4 | 25 | 43 | Erik Jones | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 260 | 33 |
| 5 | 6 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 260 | 46 |
| 6 | 7 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 260 | 31 |
| 7 | 24 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 260 | 30 |
| 8 | 22 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 260 | 29 |
| 9 | 18 | 41 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 260 | 28 |
| 10 | 27 | 21 | Harrison Burton (R) | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 260 | 31 |
| 11 | 9 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 260 | 26 |
| 12 | 10 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 260 | 25 |
| 13 | 3 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 260 | 26 |
| 14 | 32 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 260 | 23 |
| 15 | 12 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 260 | 22 |
| 16 | 14 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 260 | 21 |
| 17 | 28 | 38 | Todd Gilliland (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 260 | 20 |
| 18 | 31 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 260 | 27 |
| 19 | 15 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 260 | 24 |
| 20 | 19 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 260 | 22 |
| 21 | 30 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 260 | 17 |
| 22 | 21 | 45 | Kurt Busch | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 259 | 25 |
| 23 | 34 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 259 | 14 |
| 24 | 36 | 77 | Landon Cassill (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 259 | 0 |
| 25 | 16 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 259 | 15 |
| 26 | 17 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 252 | 11 |
| 27 | 33 | 15 | Garrett Smithley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 252 | 0 |
| 28 | 23 | 42 | Ty Dillon | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 174 | 9 |
| 29 | 4 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 170 | 17 |
| 30 | 13 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 170 | 16 |
| 31 | 20 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 162 | 6 |
| 32 | 8 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 14 |
| 33 | 11 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 107 | 4 |
| 34 | 29 | 16 | Noah Gragson (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 91 | 0 |
| 35 | 26 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 90 | 2 |
| 36 | 35 | 78 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Live Fast Motorsports | Ford | 77 | 0 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Race statistics
- Lead changes: 27 among 12 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 13 for 64
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 3 hours, 22 minutes and 18 seconds
- Average speed: 118.754 miles per hour (191.116 km/h)
Media
Television
USA covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte, and 2004 Atlanta winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. called the race from the broadcast booth. Dave Burns, Kim Coon and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties from pit lane. Rutledge Wood served as a “CityView” reporter and share stories from the famed Dawsonville Pool Room and Georgia Racing Hall of Fame.
| USA | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters | CityView reporter |
| Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen Color-commentator: Jeff Burton Color-commentator: Steve Letarte Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dave Burns Kim Coon Marty Snider | Rutledge Wood |
Radio
The race was broadcast on radio by the Performance Racing Network and simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race from the booth when the field raced down the front stretch. Doug Turnbull called the race from atop a billboard outside of turn 2 when the field raced through turns 1 and 2 & Pat Patterson called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 when the field raced through turns 3 and 4. On pit road, PRN was manned by Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan and Wendy Venturini.
| PRN | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Doug Rice Announcer: Mark Garrow | Turns 1 & 2: Doug Turnbull Turns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson | Brad Gillie Brett McMillan Wendy Venturini |
Standings after the race
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References
- ↑ "2022 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
- ↑ "Atlanta Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on February 19, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
- ↑ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. July 5, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
- ↑ "Starting Lineup". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. July 9, 2022. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
- ↑ "Quaker State 400 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. July 10, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
- ↑ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. July 10, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
- ↑ @bobpockrass (June 14, 2022). "With Atlanta racing like Daytona/Talladega, NASCAR has revised the schedule for the race next month to eliminate pr…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ Utter, Jim (July 9, 2022). "Atlanta Cup qualifying canceled, Chase Elliott on pole". Motorsport.com. Hampton, Georgia: Motorsport Network. Retrieved July 9, 2022.