Type: | CUST |
Description: | Race 34 of 36 in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series |
Race Name: | Dixie Vodka 400 |
Details Ref: | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] |
Year: | 2022 |
Location: | Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida |
Course Mi: | 1.5 |
Course Km: | 2.4 |
Distance Laps: | 267 |
Distance Mi: | 400.5 |
Distance Km: | 640.8 |
Avg: | 129.612mph |
Pole Driver: | William Byron |
Pole Team: | Hendrick Motorsports |
Pole Time: | 32.454 |
Most Driver: | Kyle Larson |
Most Team: | Hendrick Motorsports |
Most Laps: | 199 |
Car: | 5 |
First Driver: | Kyle Larson |
First Team: | Hendrick Motorsports |
Network: | NBC |
Announcers: | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
Radio: | MRN |
Booth Ann: | Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Todd Gordon |
Turn Ann: | Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Mike Bagley (3 & 4) |
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.
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 has 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.[8]
Driver | Team | Manufacturer | ||
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1 | Chevrolet | |||
2 | Austin Cindric (R) | Ford | ||
3 | Chevrolet | |||
4 | Ford | |||
5 | Chevrolet | |||
6 | Ford | |||
7 | Chevrolet | |||
8 | Chevrolet | |||
9 | Chevrolet | |||
10 | Ford | |||
11 | Toyota | |||
12 | Ford | |||
14 | Ford | |||
15 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Ford | ||
16 | A. J. Allmendinger (i) | Chevrolet | ||
17 | Ford | |||
18 | Toyota | |||
19 | Toyota | |||
20 | Toyota | |||
21 | Harrison Burton (R) | Ford | ||
22 | Ford | |||
23 | Ty Gibbs (i) | Toyota | ||
24 | Chevrolet | |||
31 | Chevrolet | |||
34 | Ford | |||
38 | Todd Gilliland (R) | Ford | ||
41 | Ford | |||
42 | Chevrolet | |||
43 | Chevrolet | |||
45 | nowrap | John Hunter Nemechek (i) | Toyota | |
47 | Chevrolet | |||
48 | Noah Gragson (i) | Chevrolet | ||
51 | Ford | |||
77 | Landon Cassill (i) | Chevrolet | ||
78 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Ford | ||
99 | nowrap | Chevrolet | ||
Official entry list |
John Hunter Nemechek was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 32.299 seconds and a speed of 167.188mph.[9]
Pos | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | |||
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1 | 45 | John Hunter Nemechek (i) | 32.299 | 167.188 | |||
2 | 9 | 32.341 | 166.971 | ||||
3 | 8 | 32.348 | 166.935 | ||||
Official practice results |
William Byron scored the pole for the race with a time of 32.454 and a speed of 166.389mph.[10]
Pos | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | ||||
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1 | 24 | Chevrolet | 32.358 | 32.454 | |||
2 | 20 | Toyota | 32.316 | 32.503 | |||
3 | 9 | Chevrolet | 32.436 | 32.504 | |||
4 | 45 | John Hunter Nemechek (i) | Toyota | 32.253 | 32.534 | ||
5 | 5 | Chevrolet | 32.060 | 32.551 | |||
6 | 23 | Ty Gibbs (i) | Toyota | 32.291 | 32.534 | ||
7 | 8 | Chevrolet | 32.354 | 32.614 | |||
8 | 17 | Ford | 32.318 | 32.627 | |||
9 | 6 | Ford | 32.364 | 32.662 | |||
10 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger (i) | Chevrolet | 32.364 | 32.751 | ||
11 | 18 | Toyota | 32.401 | — | |||
12 | 19 | Toyota | 32.405 | — | |||
13 | 12 | Ford | 32.424 | — | |||
14 | 11 | Toyota | 32.448 | — | |||
15 | 31 | Chevrolet | 32.448 | — | |||
16 | 4 | Ford | 32.476 | — | |||
17 | 22 | Ford | 32.482 | — | |||
18 | 34 | Ford | 32.498 | — | |||
19 | 14 | Ford | 32.531 | — | |||
20 | 1 | Chevrolet | 32.534 | — | |||
21 | 21 | Harrison Burton (R) | Ford | 32.552 | — | ||
22 | 43 | Chevrolet | 32.605 | — | |||
23 | 99 | Chevrolet | 32.609 | — | |||
24 | 48 | Noah Gragson (i) | Chevrolet | 32.617 | — | ||
25 | 41 | Ford | 32.669 | — | |||
26 | 2 | Austin Cindric (R) | Ford | 32.728 | — | ||
27 | 47 | Chevrolet | 32.734 | — | |||
28 | 10 | Ford | 32.761 | — | |||
29 | 38 | Todd Gilliland (R) | Ford | 32.776 | — | ||
30 | 42 | Chevrolet | 32.796 | — | |||
31 | 7 | Chevrolet | 32.854 | — | |||
32 | 3 | Chevrolet | 32.973 | — | |||
33 | 77 | Landon Cassill (i) | Chevrolet | 33.124 | — | ||
34 | 15 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Ford | 33.127 | — | ||
35 | 78 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Ford | 33.380 | — | ||
36 | 51 | Ford | 33.615 | — | |||
Official qualifying results |
Stage OneLaps: 80
Pos | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points | ||
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1 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 | |
2 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 | |
3 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 | |
4 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 7 | |
5 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 6 | |
6 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 0 | |
7 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 4 | |
8 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 | |
9 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 2 | |
10 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 1 | |
Official stage one results |
Stage TwoLaps: 80
Pos | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 | |
2 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 | |
3 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 | |
4 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 7 | |
5 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 6 | |
6 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 | |
7 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 4 | |
8 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 3 | |
9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 2 | |
10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 | |
Official stage two results |
Stage ThreeLaps: 107
Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 60 | |
2 | 20 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 267 | 38 | |
3 | 10 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 0 | |
4 | 32 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 39 | |
5 | 9 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 267 | 42 | |
6 | 12 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 48 | |
7 | 14 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 31 | |
8 | 16 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 267 | 29 | |
9 | 11 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 28 | |
10 | 23 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 267 | 31 | |
11 | 2 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 26 | |
12 | 1 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 42 | |
13 | 8 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 267 | 24 | |
14 | 3 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 31 | |
15 | 27 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 22 | |
16 | 18 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 267 | 21 | |
17 | 13 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 29 | |
18 | 17 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 22 | |
19 | 26 | 2 | Austin Cindric (R) | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 18 | |
20 | 21 | 21 | Harrison Burton (R) | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 267 | 17 | |
21 | 28 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 267 | 16 | |
22 | 6 | 23 | Ty Gibbs (i) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 267 | 0 | |
23 | 31 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 14 | |
24 | 25 | 41 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 266 | 13 | |
25 | 24 | 48 | Noah Gragson (i) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 266 | 0 | |
26 | 30 | 42 | Ty Dillon | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 266 | 11 | |
27 | 4 | 45 | John Hunter Nemechek (i) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 266 | 0 | |
28 | 15 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 266 | 9 | |
29 | 33 | 77 | Landon Cassill (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 266 | 0 | |
30 | 22 | 43 | Erik Jones | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 264 | 7 | |
31 | 29 | 38 | Todd Gilliland (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 264 | 6 | |
32 | 34 | 15 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 263 | 0 | |
33 | 35 | 78 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Live Fast Motorsports | Ford | 262 | 0 | |
34 | 36 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 262 | 3 | |
35 | 7 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 242 | 9 | |
36 | 19 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 160 | 1 | |
Official race results |
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.
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.
Pos | Driver | Points | |||||||
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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 |
Pos | Manufacturer | Points | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Chevrolet | 1,255 | |
2 | Ford | 1,176 (–76) | |
3 | Toyota | 1,118 (–137) | |