The 2022 Dixie Vodka 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on October 23, 2022, at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) oval, it was the 34th race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season, the eighth race of the Playoffs, and the second race of the Round of 8.
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Background
Homestead-Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including NASCAR, the NTT IndyCar Series and the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series
From 2002 to 2019, Homestead-Miami Speedway hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series.
John Hunter Nemechek replaced Bubba Wallace for this race, as Wallace was parked by NASCAR for intentional retaliatory collision against Kyle Larson the previous race that collected playoff contender Christopher Bell.
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 Ty Gibbs (i) 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 John Hunter Nemechek (i) 23XI Racing Toyota 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 48 Noah Gragson (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 77 Landon Cassill (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 78 B. J. McLeod (i) Live Fast Motorsports Ford 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team ChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice John Hunter Nemechek was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 32.299 seconds and a speed of .
Practice results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 45 John Hunter Nemechek (i) 23XI Racing Toyota 32.299 167.188 2 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 32.341 166.971 3 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32.348 166.935Official practice results
Qualifying William Byron scored the pole for the race with a time of 32.454 and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 1 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 32.358 32.454 2 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 32.316 32.503 3 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 32.436 32.504 4 45 John Hunter Nemechek (i) 23XI Racing Toyota 32.253 32.534 5 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 32.060 32.551 6 23 Ty Gibbs (i) 23XI Racing Toyota 32.291 32.534 7 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32.354 32.614 8 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 32.318 32.627 9 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 32.364 32.662 10 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 32.364 32.751 11 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 32.401 — 12 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 32.405 — 13 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 32.424 — 14 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 32.448 — 15 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 32.448 — 16 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 32.476 — 17 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 32.482 — 18 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 32.498 — 19 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 32.531 — 20 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 32.534 — 21 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 32.552 — 22 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 32.605 — 23 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 32.609 — 24 48 Noah Gragson (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 32.617 — 25 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 32.669 — 26 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 32.728 — 27 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 32.734 — 28 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 32.761 — 29 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 32.776 — 30 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 32.796 — 31 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 32.854 — 32 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32.973 — 33 77 Landon Cassill (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 33.124 — 34 15 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 33.127 — 35 78 B. J. McLeod (i) Live Fast Motorsports Ford 33.380 — 36 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 33.615 — Official qualifying results
Race
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 80
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 102 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 93 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 84 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 75 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 66 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 07 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 48 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 39 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 210 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 1Official stage one results
Stage Two Laps: 80
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 102 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 93 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 84 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 75 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 66 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 57 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 48 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 39 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 210 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1Official stage two results
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 107
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 5 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 602 20 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 267 383 10 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 267 04 32 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 395 9 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 267 426 12 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 487 14 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 318 16 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 267 299 11 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 2810 23 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 267 3111 2 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 2612 1 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 4213 8 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 267 2414 3 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 31 15 27 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 267 2216 18 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 267 2117 13 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 267 2918 17 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 267 2219 26 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 267 1820 21 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 267 1721 28 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 267 1622 6 23 Ty Gibbs (i) 23XI Racing Toyota 267 023 31 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 267 1424 25 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 266 1325 24 48 Noah Gragson (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 266 026 30 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 266 1127 4 45 John Hunter Nemechek (i) 23XI Racing Toyota 266 028 15 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 266 929 33 77 Landon Cassill (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 266 030 22 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 264 731 29 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 264 632 34 15 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 263 033 35 78 B. J. McLeod (i) Live Fast Motorsports Ford 262 034 36 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 262 335 7 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 242 936 19 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 160 1Official race results
Race statistics Lead changes: 11 among 5 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 5 for 30 laps Red flags: 0 Time of race: 3 hours, 5 minutes and 24 seconds Average speed:
Media
Television NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. called the race from the broadcast booth. Dave Burns, Kim Coon and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties from pit lane.
NBCBooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Rick AllenColor-commentator: Jeff BurtonColor-commentator: Steve LetarteColor-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dave BurnsKim CoonMarty Snider
Radio MRN had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and former NASCAR crew chief Todd Gordon called the action of the race for MRN when the field raced down the front straightaway. Dave Moody covered the action for MRN in turns 1 & 2, and Mike Bagley had the call of the action from turns 3 & 4. Steve Post, Georgia Henneberry, Brienne Pedigo, and Jason Toy covered the action of the race for MRN on pit road.
MRN RadioBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Alex HaydenAnnouncer: Jeff StriegleAnnouncer: Todd Gordon Turns 1 & 2: Dave MoodyTurns 3 & 4: Mike Bagley Steve PostGeorgia HenneberryBrienne PedigoJason Toy
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Joey Logano 4,106 2 Ross Chastain 4,101 (–5) 3 Chase Elliott 4,093 (–13) 1 4 William Byron 4,087 (–19) 1 5 Denny Hamlin 4,082 (–24) 1 6 Ryan Blaney 4,069 (–37) 1 7 Christopher Bell 4,054 (–52) 2 8 Chase Briscoe 4,043 (–63) 9 Kyle Larson 2,266 (–1,840) 10 Daniel Suárez 2,230 (–1,876) 2 11 Austin Dillon 2,200 (–1,906) 1 12 Tyler Reddick 2,195 (–1,911) 1 13 Austin Cindric 2,187 (–1,919) 14 Kyle Busch 2,186 (–1,920) 15 Alex Bowman 2,104 (–2,002) 16 Kevin Harvick 2,064 (–2,042)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 1,255 2 Ford 1,176 (–76) 3 Toyota 1,118 (–137)
Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
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