The 2022 Kwik Trip 250 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on July 3, 2022, at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Contested over 62 laps on the road course, it was the 18th race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season.
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Background
Road America is a motorsport road course located near Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin on Wisconsin Highway 67. It has hosted races since the 1950s and currently hosts races in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, SCCA Pirelli World Challenge, ASRA, AMA Superbike series, IndyCar Series, and SCCA Pro Racing's Trans-Am Series.
On September 15, 2021, the track announced that Jockey and Kwik Trip would switch places in the race's sponsorship, with Kwik Trip becoming the title sponsor and Jockey becoming the presenting sponsor.
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 Joey Hand 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 27 Loris Hezemans (i) Team Hezeberg Powered by Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 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 Kyle Tilley Live Fast Motorsports Ford 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team ChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice Chase Briscoe was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 2:14.663 seconds and a speed of .
Practice results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 2:14.663 108.217 2 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2:14.943 107.992 3 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 2:15.262 107.738Official practice results
Qualifying Chase Elliott scored the pole for the race with a time of 2:14.427 and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 1 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2:14.711 2:14.427 2 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 2:14.175 2:14.465 3 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2:14.700 2:14.672 4 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2:14.686 2:14.740 5 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 2:14.769 2:14.780 6 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 2:14.647 2:14.793 7 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 2:14.561 2:15.112 8 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2:14.607 2:15.199 9 15 Joey Hand Rick Ware Racing Ford 2:14.848 2:15.249 10 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 2:14.988 2:15.586 11 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 2:14.907 — 12 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 2:14.929 — 13 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2:14.979 — 14 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2:15.043 — 15 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2:15.092 — 16 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2:15.106 — 17 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 2:15.231 — 18 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 2:15.234 — 19 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 2:15.371 — 20 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2:15.396 — 21 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 2:15.419 — 22 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 2:15.471 — 23 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 2:15.483 — 24 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 2:15.641 — 25 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 2:15.663 — 26 77 Josh Bilicki (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 2:15.700 — 27 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 2:15.710 — 28 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 2:15.780 — 29 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2:15.857 — 30 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 2:16.158 — 31 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 2:16.202 — 32 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 2:16.222 — 33 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 2:16.279 — 34 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 2:16.528 — 35 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 2:16.560 — 36 27 Loris Hezemans (i) Team Hezeberg Powered by Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 2:18.129 — 37 78 Kyle Tilley Live Fast Motorsports Ford 2:20.402 — Official qualifying results
Race
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 15
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 102 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 93 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 84 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 75 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 66 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 57 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 48 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 39 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 210 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1Official stage one results
Stage Two Laps: 15
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 102 15 Joey Hand Rick Ware Racing Ford 93 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 84 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 75 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 66 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 57 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 48 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 39 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 210 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1Official stage two results
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 32
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 4 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 62 412 1 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 62 383 3 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 62 344 12 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 62 335 17 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 62 326 7 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 62 317 5 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 62 398 6 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 62 299 21 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 62 010 28 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 62 2711 19 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 62 3612 8 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 62 3313 15 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 62 2414 2 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 62 3315 10 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 62 2216 29 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 62 2117 14 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 62 2018 16 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 62 1919 33 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 62 1820 30 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 62 2521 9 15 Joey Hand Rick Ware Racing Ford 62 2522 23 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 62 24 23 22 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 62 27 24 34 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 62 2025 32 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 62 1226 27 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 62 2027 18 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 62 1728 24 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 62 9 29 13 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 62 830 37 78 Kyle Tilley Live Fast Motorsports Ford 61 731 20 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 60 632 31 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 59 533 11 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 58 434 35 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 57 335 25 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 54 936 26 77 Josh Bilicki (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 52 037 36 27 Loris Hezemans (i) Team Hezeberg Powered by Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 9 0Official race results
Race statistics Lead changes: 8 among 6 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 2 for 2 Red flags: 0 Time of race: 2 hours, 35 minutes and 51 seconds Average speed:
Media
Television USA covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. called the race from the broadcast booth. Kim Coon, Parker Kligerman and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties from pit lane. Rutledge Wood served as a “CityView” reporter and share stories from the track.
USABooth announcersPit reportersCityview reporter Lap-by-lap: Rick AllenColor-commentator: Jeff BurtonColor-commentator: Steve LetarteColor-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Kim CoonParker KligermanMarty Snider Rutledge Wood
Radio Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by Motor Racing Network (MRN) and was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.
MRNBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Alex HaydenAnnouncer: Jeff Striegle Turn 1 & 2: Steve PostTurns 3 & 4: Dave MoodyTurns 5 & 6: Mike BagleyTurns 7 & 8: Eric MorseTurns 9 & 10: Jason ToyTurn 11: Kyle RickeyTurn 12: Kurt BeckerTurns 13 & 14: Tim Catalfamo Winston KelleyChris WilnerWoody CainGlenn Jarrett
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Chase Elliott 624 1 2 Ryan Blaney 591 (–33) 1 3 Ross Chastain 589 (–35) 2 4 Kyle Larson 553 (–71) 5 Joey Logano 551 (–73) 2 6 Kyle Busch 547 (–77) 7 Martin Truex Jr. 540 (–84) 8 Christopher Bell 499 (–125) 1 9 Alex Bowman 494 (–130) 1 10 William Byron 489 (–135) 11 Kevin Harvick 479 (–145) 12 Aric Almirola 452 (–172) 13 Tyler Reddick 441 (–183) 3 14 Austin Cindric 431 (–193) 15 Kurt Busch 424 (–200) 2 16 Chase Briscoe 422 (–202)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 662 2 Ford 606 (–56) 3 Toyota 599 (–63)
Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. . – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.
EDIT: Denny Hamlin and Daniel Suarez both have wins at this point in the season. They have clinched positions in the playoffs, pushing Almirola and Harvick out.
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