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2022 Toyota Owners 400

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2022 Toyota Owners 400
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Race 7 of 36 in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series
The 2022 Toyota Owners 400 program cover.
The 2022 Toyota Owners 400 program cover.
Date April 3, 2022 (2022-04-03)
Location Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia
Course Permanent racing facility
0.75 mi (1.2 km)
Distance 400 laps, 300 mi (480 km)
Average speed 97.447 miles per hour (156.826 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Team Penske
Time 22.541
Most laps led
Driver Ryan Blaney Team Penske
Laps 129
Winner
No. 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Chad Knaus
Nielsen Ratings 2.3, 3.958 Million Viewers
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Todd Gordon
Turn Announcers Dave Moody (Backstretch)

The 2022 Toyota Owners 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on April 3, 2022, at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Contested over 400 laps on the 0.75 mile (1.2 km) asphalt short track, it was the seventh race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season.

Report

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Background

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The layout of Richmond International Raceway, the venue where the race was at.

Richmond Raceway is a 3/4-mile (1.2 km), D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. It hosts the NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race, an IndyCar Series race, and two USAC sprint car races.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet
2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford
7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford
14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
15 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford
16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford
18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford
22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota
24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford
38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford
41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet
43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet
44 Greg Biffle NY Racing Team Chevrolet
45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford
77 Landon Cassill (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Ford
99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

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Kyle Busch was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 22.558 seconds and a speed of 119.691 mph (192.624 km/h).[8]

Practice results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.558 119.691
2 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 22.628 119.321
3 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 22.689 119.000
Official practice results

Qualifying

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Ryan Blaney scored the pole for the race with a time of 22.541 seconds and a speed of 119.782 mph (192.770 km/h).[9]

Qualifying results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
1 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 22.432 22.541
2 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.557 22.578
3 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.458 22.634
4 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 22.473 22.658
5 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 22.442 22.747
6 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.460 22.761
7 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 22.387 22.761
8 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 22.359 22.767
9 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.442 22.804
10 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 22.500 22.819
11 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 22.516
12 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 22.520
13 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.523
14 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 22.544
15 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.552
16 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.586
17 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22.593
18 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 22.600
19 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 22.606
20 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 22.644
21 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.653
22 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 22.670
23 77 Landon Cassill (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 22.725
24 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 22.739
25 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.761
26 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 22.766
27 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 22.807
28 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.818
29 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 22.828
30 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 22.847
31 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 22.971
32 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 22.982
33 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 23.164
34 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Ford 23.189
35 15 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 23.229
36 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 0.000
37 44 Greg Biffle NY Racing Team Chevrolet 0.000
Official qualifying results

Race

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Stage Results

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Stage One Laps: 70

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 10
2 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 8
4 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 7
5 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6
6 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4
8 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 3
9 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 2
10 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 160

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9
3 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 8
4 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 7
5 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 6
6 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 4
8 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 3
9 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 1
Official stage two results

Final Stage Results

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Stage Three Laps: 170

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 13 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 400 40
2 7 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 400 40
3 2 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 43
4 6 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 400 50
5 21 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 34
6 9 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 400 44
7 1 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 400 46
8 28 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 29
9 3 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 400 37
10 25 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 400 27
11 4 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 400 26
12 16 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 400 25
13 19 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 400 27
14 15 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 33
15 18 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 400 22
16 14 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 400 21
17 11 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 399 30
18 17 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 399 19
19 8 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 399 34
20 20 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 399 17
21 10 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 398 16
22 12 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 398 15
23 5 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 398 14
24 30 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 398 13
25 22 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 397 12
26 29 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 397 11
27 26 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 396 0
28 32 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 396 9
29 36 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 396 8
30 24 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 395 7
31 31 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 392 6
32 23 77 Landon Cassill (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 390 0
33 35 15 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 390 0
34 34 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Ford 386 3
35 27 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 291 2
36 33 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 247 1
37 37 44 Greg Biffle NY Racing Team Chevrolet 96 1
Official race results

Race statistics

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  • Lead changes: 13 among 7 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 5 for 35
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 4 minutes and 43 seconds
  • Average speed: 97.447 miles per hour (156.826 km/h)

Media

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Television

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Fox Sports covered their 21st race at the Richmond Raceway. Mike Joy, two-time Richmond winner Clint Bowyer and seven-time NASCAR Cup Series winning crew chief Chad Knaus called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled pit road for the television side. Larry McReynolds and Jamie McMurray provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.

Fox
Booth announcers Pit reporters In-race analysts
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer
Color-commentator: Chad Knaus
Jamie Little
Regan Smith
Larry McReynolds
Jamie McMurray

Radio

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MRN had the radio call for the race which was simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and former crew chief Todd Gordon called the race in the booth when the field raced down the frontstretch. Mike Bagley called the race from a platform inside the backstretch when the field raced down the backstretch. Steve Post and Kim Coon handled pit road for the radio side.

MRN
Booth announcers Turn announcers Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Announcer: Todd Gordon
Backstretch: Mike Bagley Steve Post
Kim Coon

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "2022 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  2. ^ "Richmond International Raceway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on September 3, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  3. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. March 28, 2022. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  4. ^ "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. April 2, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  5. ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. April 2, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  6. ^ "Toyota Owners 400 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. April 3, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  7. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 3, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  8. ^ Utter, Jim (April 2, 2022). "Kyle Busch leads the way in Richmond Cup Series practice". Motorsport.com. Richmond, Virginia: Motorsport Network. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  9. ^ Utter, Jim (April 2, 2022). "Ryan Blaney takes Richmond Cup pole over Byron". Motorsport.com. Richmond, Virginia: Motorsport Network. Retrieved April 2, 2022.


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