2022 Goodyear 400
# 2022 Goodyear 400

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 1.366-mile (2.198 km) egg-shaped oval, it was the 12th race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season. It was the 66th running of the event.

## Report

### 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.

| No. | 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 | Sirius XM – 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 167.271 mph (269.197 km/h).

### Practice results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | 166.450 |
| Official practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Joey Logano scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.805 and a speed of 170.720 mph (274.747 km/h).

### Qualifying results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | R1 | R2 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 43 | Erik Jones | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 1 |
| Official stage one results ||||||

Stage Two Laps: 95

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 43 | Erik Jones | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage two results ||||||

### Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 108

| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 293 | 58 |
| 2 | 10 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 293 | 37 |
| 3 | 29 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 293 | 34 |
| 4 | 35 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 293 | 33 |
| 5 | 34 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 293 | 35 |
| 6 | 3 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 293 | 43 |
| 7 | 16 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 293 | 30 |
| 8 | 26 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 293 | 29 |
| 9 | 14 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 293 | 28 |
| 10 | 20 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 293 | 28 |
| 11 | 12 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 293 | 28 |
| 12 | 21 | 42 | Ty Dillon | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 293 | 25 |
| 13 | 9 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 293 | 35 |
| 14 | 25 | 21 | Harrison Burton (R) | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 293 | 23 |
| 15 | 27 | 38 | Todd Gilliland (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 293 | 22 |
| 16 | 18 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 293 | 21 |
| 17 | 7 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 293 | 20 |
| 18 | 19 | 2 | Austin Cindric (R) | Team Penske | Ford | 293 | 19 |
| 19 | 31 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 293 | 18 |
| 20 | 13 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 293 | 17 |
| 21 | 22 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 292 | 27 |
| 22 | 33 | 77 | Landon Cassill (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 292 | 0 |
| 23 | 32 | 15 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 288 | 0 |
| 24 | 4 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 263 | 28 |
| 25 | 11 | 43 | Erik Jones | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 262 | 20 |
| 26 | 28 | 41 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 260 | 11 |
| 27 | 17 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 260 | 11 |
| 28 | 6 | 45 | Kurt Busch | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 260 | 9 |
| 29 | 15 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 255 | 8 |
| 30 | 8 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 194 | 26 |
| 31 | 24 | 16 | Daniel Hemric (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 188 | 0 |
| 32 | 36 | 78 | B. J. McLeod | Live Fast Motorsports | Ford | 184 | 5 |
| 33 | 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 167 | 11 |
| 34 | 23 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 166 | 3 |
| 35 | 30 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 152 | 2 |
| 36 | 2 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 111 | 1 |
| Official 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: 119.158 miles per hour (191.766 km/h)

## 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.

FS1 :

| Booth announcers | Pit reporters | In-race analyst |
| - | - | - |
| Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer Color-commentator: Richard Petty (stage 1) Color-commentator: Bobby Labonte (stage 2) Color-commentator: Bill Elliott (stage 3) | Jamie Little Regan Smith | Larry McReynolds |

### Radio

MRN had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

MRN Radio :

| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| - | - | - |
| Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: Jeff Striegle | Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody Turns 3 & 4: Tim Catafalmo | Steve Post Dillon Welch |

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1 | Chase Elliott | 453 |
| 1 | 2 | William Byron | 388 (–65) |
| 1 | 3 | Ryan Blaney | 388 (–65) |
| 5 | 4 | Joey Logano | 374 (–79) |
| 1 | 5 | Ross Chastain | 364 (–89) |
| 2 | 6 | Kyle Busch | 364 (–89) |
| | 7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 364 (–89) |
| 3 | 8 | Alex Bowman | 357 (–96) |
| 1 | 9 | Kyle Larson | 336 (–117) |
| | 10 | Christopher Bell | 327 (–126) |
| 1 | 11 | Kevin Harvick | 313 (–140) |
| 1 | 12 | Aric Almirola | 311 (–142) |
| | 13 | Chase Briscoe | 287 (–166) |
| 1 | 14 | Austin Dillon | 287 (–166) |
| 1 | 15 | Tyler Reddick | 286 (–167) |
| 2 | 16 | Erik Jones | 282 (–171) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
| | Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| | 1 | Chevrolet | 446 |
| 1 | 2 | Ford | 406 (–40) |
| 1 | 3 | Toyota | 405 (–41) |
