The 2022 Ally 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on June 26, 2022, at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee. Contested over 300 laps on the superspeedway, it was the 17th race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season.
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Background Nashville Superspeedway is a motor racing complex located in Gladeville, Tennessee (though the track has a Lebanon address), United States, about southeast of Nashville. The track was built in 2001 and is currently used for events, driving schools and GT Academy, a reality television competition.
It is a concrete oval track long. Nashville Superspeedway is owned by Dover Motorsports, Inc., which also owns Dover International Speedway. Nashville Superspeedway was the longest concrete oval in NASCAR during the time it was on the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series circuits. Current permanent seating capacity is approximately 25,000. Additional portable seats are brought in for some events, and seating capacity can be expanded to 150,000. Infrastructure is in place to expand the facility to include a short track, drag strip, and road course.
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 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 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 (i) Live Fast Motorsports Ford 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team ChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice Bubba Wallace was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 29.609 seconds and a speed of .
Practice results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 29.609 161.708 2 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.751 160.936 3 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.840 160.936Official practice results
Qualifying Denny Hamlin scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.848 seconds and a speed of . The final round of qualifying was cancelled due to rain.
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.848 — 2 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 29.905 — 3 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.932 — 4 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.938 — 5 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 29.948 — 6 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 29.950 — 7 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 29.977 — 8 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.989 — 9 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.070 — 10 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.074 — 11 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.999 — 12 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.015 — 13 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.021 — 14 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 30.108 — 15 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 30.120 — 16 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.136 — 17 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.140 — 18 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 30.142 — 19 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 30.143 — 20 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.152 — 21 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 30.253 — 22 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 30.288 — 23 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 30.326 — 24 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 30.360 — 25 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 30.407 — 26 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 30.471 — 27 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 30.472 — 28 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.475 — 29 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 30.641 — 30 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 30.688 — 31 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 30.863 — 32 15 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 30.876 — 33 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 30.952 — 34 77 Josh Bilicki (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 31.091 — 35 78 B. J. McLeod (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 31.985 — 36 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0.000 — Official qualifying results
Race
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 90
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 102 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 93 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 84 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 75 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 66 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 57 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 48 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 39 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 210 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 1Official stage one results
Stage Two Laps: 95
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 102 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 93 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 84 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 75 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 66 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 57 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 48 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 39 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 210 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 1Official stage two results
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 115
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 4 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 300 502 19 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 300 423 6 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 300 444 3 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 300 435 7 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 300 366 1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 300 497 24 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 300 308 9 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 300 369 2 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 300 2810 8 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 300 3611 23 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 300 2612 30 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 300 2913 18 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 300 2514 20 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 300 2315 5 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 300 2216 25 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 300 2117 11 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 300 2018 16 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 300 1919 14 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 300 020 22 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 300 1721 36 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 300 2622 10 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 300 3523 21 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 300 1424 33 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 300 1325 26 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 300 1226 17 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 300 1127 31 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 298 1028 32 15 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 298 029 27 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 298 830 15 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 297 731 29 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 297 632 35 78 B. J. McLeod (i) Live Fast Motorsports Ford 295 033 34 77 Josh Bilicki (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 285 034 28 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 269 335 13 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 262 236 12 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49 1Official race results
Race statistics Lead changes: 18 among 7 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 10 for 57 Red flags: 2 for weather Time of race: 3 hours, 35 minutes and 15 seconds Average speed:
Media
Television NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Although NBC was scheduled to air the race, the numerous lightning delays, which caused the race to run past NBC's window, necessitated that the race's conclusion be moved to USA Network. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. called the race from the broadcast booth. Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties from pit lane. Rutledge Wood served as a “CityView” reporter and shared stories from Nashville's famous Tootsie's Orchid Lounge.
NBC / USABooth announcersPit reportersCityview reporter Lap-by-lap: Rick AllenColor-commentator: Jeff BurtonColor-commentator: Steve LetarteColor-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dave Burns Parker Kligerman Marty Snider Rutledge Wood
Radio Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by Motor Racing Network (MRN) and simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. This would be the final Nashville race covered by MRN Radio, radio rights shifted to PRN for 2023 onwards.
MRNBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Alex HaydenAnnouncer: Jeff Striegle Turns 1 & 2: Dave MoodyTurns 3 & 4: Mike Bagley Winston KelleyJason ToyBrienne PedigoKim Coon
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Chase Elliott 586 2 Ross Chastain 556 (–30) 1 3 Ryan Blaney 555 (–31) 1 4 Kyle Busch 539 (–47) 5 Joey Logano 534 (–52) 1 6 Kyle Larson 519 (–67) 1 7 Martin Truex Jr. 516 (–70) 2 8 Christopher Bell 480 (–106) 1 9 William Byron 468 (–118) 1 10 Alex Bowman 461 (–125) 1 11 Kevin Harvick 452 (–134) 1 12 Aric Almirola 443 (–143) 1 13 Tyler Reddick 400 (–186) 1 14 Austin Dillon 399 (–187) 4 15 Kurt Busch 397 (–189) 16 Erik Jones 394 (–192)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 622 2 Ford 575 (–47) 3 Toyota 575 (–47)
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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