The 2022 DuraMAX Drydene 400 presented by RelaDyne was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on May 1 and 2, 2022, at Dover Motor Speedway in Dover, Delaware. Contested over 400 laps on the 1-mile (1.6 km) concrete speedway, it was the 11th race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season. The race began on Sunday, May 1, before rain delayed it to Monday, May 2, after 78 laps were complete.
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Background
Dover Motor Speedway is an oval race track in Dover, Delaware, United States that held at least one NASCAR race each year since 1969, including two per year from 1971 to 2020. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the NTT IndyCar Series. The track features one layout, a concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports.
The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
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 Ryan Preece (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 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 Josh Bilicki (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Ford 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team ChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice Austin Cindric was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 22.807 seconds and a speed of .
Practice results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 22.807 157.846 2 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 22.813 157.805 3 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 22.829 157.694Official practice results
Qualifying Chris Buescher scored the pole for the race with a time of 22.479 and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 1 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 22.515 22.479 2 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.495 22.536 3 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.495 22.552 4 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.467 22.609 5 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 22.453 22.617 6 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.504 22.626 7 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 22.423 22.643 8 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 22.608 22.708 9 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 22.544 22.810 10 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.585 22.859 11 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 22.547 — 12 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 22.592 — 13 15 Ryan Preece (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 22.620 — 14 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 22.631 — 15 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 22.640 — 16 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 22.645 — 17 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.647 — 18 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.682 — 19 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 22.684 — 20 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 22.695 — 21 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 22.705 — 22 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 22.734 — 23 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 22.741 — 24 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.773 — 25 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 22.791 — 26 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.833 — 27 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 22.858 — 28 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 22.895 — 29 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 22.905 — 30 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 23.018 — 31 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 23.190 — 32 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Ford 23.803 — 33 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 0.000 — 34 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 0.000 — 35 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 0.000 — 36 77 Josh Bilicki (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 0.000 — Official qualifying results
Race
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 120
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 102 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 93 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 84 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 75 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 66 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 57 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 39 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 210 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 1Official stage one results
Stage Two Laps: 130
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 102 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 93 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 84 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 75 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 66 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 57 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 48 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 39 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 210 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1Official stage two results
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 150
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 4 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 502 15 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 400 413 7 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 400 464 17 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 400 415 6 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 406 3 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 367 10 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 400 418 1 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 400 349 11 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 400 2810 25 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 400 3111 14 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 400 2612 18 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 400 3813 23 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 400 2414 8 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 400 2315 30 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 400 2216 9 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 399 2117 29 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 399 2018 21 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 399 1919 27 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 399 1820 20 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 399 1821 2 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 399 2622 33 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 399 1923 24 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 398 14 24 35 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 398 1625 13 15 Ryan Preece (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 398 026 5 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 397 2127 31 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 396 1028 34 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 396 929 22 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 396 830 26 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 390 731 16 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 388 632 36 77 Josh Bilicki (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 381 033 19 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 321 034 28 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 238 335 32 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Ford 167 236 12 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 91 1Official race results
Race statistics Lead changes: 17 among 10 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 13 for 75 laps Red flags: 1 for weather Time of race: 3 hours, 49 minutes and 39 seconds Average speed:
Media
Television Fox Sports covered the race on the television side. Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer and Larry McReynolds called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled pit road for the television side.
FS1Booth announcersPit reportersLap-by-lap: Mike JoyColor-commentator: Clint BowyerColor-commentator: Larry McReynolds Jamie LittleRegan Smith
Radio MRN had the radio call for the race and was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. This would be the final Dover race covered by MRN Radio, radio rights shifted to PRN for 2023 onwards.
MRN RadioBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Alex HaydenAnnouncer: Jeff StriegleAnnouncer: Rusty Wallace Backstretch: Mike Bagley Kim CoonSteve Post
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Chase Elliott 418 2 Ryan Blaney 368 (–50) 3 William Byron 353 (–65) 4 Kyle Busch 353 (–65) 5 Alex Bowman 349 (–69) 3 6 Ross Chastain 338 (–80) 1 7 Martin Truex Jr. 336 (–82) 1 8 Kyle Larson 335 (–83) 3 9 Joey Logano 316 (–102) 4 10 Christopher Bell 284 (–134) 1 11 Aric Almirola 283 (–135) 1 12 Kevin Harvick 280 (–138) 1 13 Chase Briscoe 270 (–148) 3 14 Erik Jones 262 (–156) 2 15 Austin Dillon 259 (–159) 1 16 Tyler Reddick 249 (–169)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 411 2 Toyota 374 (–37) 3 Ford 366 (–46)
Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. . – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.
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