2022 Federated Auto Parts 400

NASCAR Cup Series race

2022 Federated Auto Parts 400 Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Race 24 of 36 in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series

The 2022 Federated Auto Parts 400 program cover.

Date|  August 14, 2022 (2022-08-14)
Location|  Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia
Course|  Permanent racing facility
Course length|  1.2 km (.75 miles)
Distance|  400 laps, 300 mi (480 km)
Weather|  79–82 °F (26–28 °C); Partly cloudy
Average speed|  98.11 miles per hour (157.89 km/h)
Pole position
Driver|

* Kyle Larson

|  Hendrick Motorsports
Time|  23.042
Most laps led
Driver|  Joey Logano|  Team Penske
Laps|  222
Winner
No. 4|  Kevin Harvick|  Stewart-Haas Racing
Television in the United States
Network|  USA
Announcers|  Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte, and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Nielsen ratings|  2,432,000 viewers
Radio in the United States
Radio|  MRN
Booth announcers|  Alex Hayden and Jeff Striegle
Turn announcers|  Dave Moody (Backstretch)

Motor car race

The 2022 Federated Auto Parts 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on August 14, 2022, at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Contested over 400 laps on the .75-mile (1.21 km) D-shaped short track, it was the 24th race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season and was won by Kevin Harvick of Stewart-Haas Racing, the 60th and final win of his NASCAR Cup Series career.

## Report

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### Background

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Richmond Raceway, the track where the race was held.

Richmond Raceway (RR), formerly known as Richmond International Raceway (RIR), is a 3/4-mile (1.2 km), D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia, in Henrico County. It hosts the NASCAR Cup Series, the NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the IndyCar series. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted two USAC sprint car races. Chase Young, the 2020 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, was the honorary pace car driver.[8]

#### Entry list

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* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

No. | Driver  | Team  | Manufacturer

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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 | Noah Gragson (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 | Ty Gibbs (i) | 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 | Landon Cassill (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet
78 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Live Fast Motorsports | Ford
99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet
Official entry list

## Practice

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Ross Chastain was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 22.976 seconds and a speed of 117.514 mph (189.120 km/h).[9]

### Practice results

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Pos  | No. | Driver  | Team  | Manufacturer  | Time  | Speed

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1  | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 22.976 | 117.514
2  | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 23.064 | 117.066
3  | 2 | Austin Cindric (R) | Team Penske | Ford | 23.087 | 116.949
Official practice results

## Qualifying

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Kyle Larson scored the pole for the race with a time of 23.042 and a speed of 117.177 mph (188.578 km/h).[10]

### Qualifying results

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Pos  | No. | Driver  | Team  | Manufacturer  | R1 | R2

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1  | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22.863 | 23.042
2  | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 23.207 | 23.100
3  | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 23.100 | 23.179
4  | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22.933 | 23.182
5  | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22.916 | 23.199
6  | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 23.155 | 23.235
7  | 41 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 22.952 | 23.248
8  | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 22.936 | 23.255
9  | 43 | Erik Jones | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.204 | 23.263
10  | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 22.916 | 23.319
11  | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 22.989 | —
12  | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 23.086 | —
13  | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 23.101 | —
14  | 45 | Ty Gibbs (i) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 23.118 | —
15  | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 23.138 | —
16  | 38 | Todd Gilliland (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 23.159 | —
17  | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 23.165 | —
18  | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 23.172 | —
19  | 16 | Noah Gragson (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 23.207 | —
20  | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 23.223 | —
21  | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 23.265 | —
22  | 42 | Ty Dillon | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.265 | —
23  | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.306 | —
24  | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 23.344 | —
25  | 77 | Landon Cassill (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.364 | —
26  | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 23.505 | —
27  | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 23.539 | —
28  | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 23.555 | —
29  | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 23.581 | —
30  | 21 | Harrison Burton (R) | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 23.705 | —
31  | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.710 | —
32  | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 23.767 | —
33  | 2 | Austin Cindric (R) | Team Penske | Ford | 23.781 | —
34  | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 23.814 | —
35  | 15 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 24.268 | —
36  | 78 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Live Fast Motorsports | Ford | 0.000 | —
Official qualifying results

## Race

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### Stage Results

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Stage One Laps: 70

Pos  | No | Driver  | Team  | Manufacturer  | Points

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1 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 10
2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9
3 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8
4 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 7
5 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6
6 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 5
7 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 4
8 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3
9 | 41 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 2
10 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 160

Pos  | No | Driver  | Team  | Manufacturer  | Points

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1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 10
2 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9
3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8
4 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 7
5 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 6
6 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 5
7 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 4
8 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3
9 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 2
10 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1
Official stage two results

### Final Stage Results

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Stage Three Laps: 170

Pos  | Grid  | No | Driver  | Team  | Manufacturer  | Laps  | Points

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1 | 13 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 400 | 47
2 | 21 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 400 | 35
3 | 18 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 400 | 38
4 | 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 400 | 50
5 | 23 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 35
6 | 17 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 400 | 45
7 | 6 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 400 | 31
8 | 32 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 400 | 34
9 | 29 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 400 | 29
10 | 10 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 400 | 38
11 | 4 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 32
12 | 33 | 2 | Austin Cindric (R) | Team Penske | Ford | 399 | 25
13 | 11 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 399 | 24
14 | 1 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 399 | 40
15 | 8 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 399 | 29
16 | 12 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 399 | 21
17 | 22 | 42 | Ty Dillon | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 398 | 20
18 | 2 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 398 | 29
19 | 24 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 398 | 18
20 | 5 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 398 | 20
21 | 27 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 398 | 16
22 | 20 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 398 | 15
23 | 15 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 397 | 16
24 | 19 | 16 | Noah Gragson (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 397 | 0
25 | 30 | 21 | Harrison Burton (R) | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 397 | 12
26 | 7 | 41 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 397 | 13
27 | 16 | 38 | Todd Gilliland (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 397 | 10
28 | 31 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 397 | 9
29 | 34 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 395 | 8
30 | 25 | 77 | Landon Cassill (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 395 | 0
31 | 26 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 394 | 6
32 | 35 | 15 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 393 | 0
33 | 36 | 78 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Live Fast Motorsports | Ford | 392 | 0
34 | 28 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 391 | 3
35 | 9 | 43 | Erik Jones | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 240 | 2
36 | 14 | 45 | Ty Gibbs (i) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 180 | 0
Official race results

### Race statistics

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* Lead changes: 16 among 9 different drivers
* Cautions/Laps: 5 for 28
* Red flags: 0
* Time of race: 3 hours, 3 minutes and 27 seconds
* Average speed: 98.11 miles per hour (157.89 km/h)

## Media

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### Television

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USA covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and three-time Richmond winner 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.

USA

Booth announcers | Pit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen
Color-commentator: Jeff Burton
Color-commentator: Steve Letarte
Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dave Burns
Parker Kligerman
Marty Snider

### Radio

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The Motor Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden and Jeff Striegle called the race from the broadcast booth for MRN when the field races through the front straightaway. Dave Moody called the race from a platform when the field races down the backstraightaway. Winston Kelley, Glenn Jarrett and Kim Coon called the action for MRN from pit lane.

MRN Radio

Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
| Backstretch: Dave Moody | Winston Kelley
Glenn Jarrett
Kim Coon

## Standings after the race

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Drivers' Championship standings
|  | Pos  | Driver  | Points

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| 1  | Chase Elliott | 882
| 2  | Ryan Blaney | 766 (–116)
2  | 3  | Kyle Larson | 745 (–137)
| 4  | Martin Truex Jr. | 740 (–142)
2  | 5  | Ross Chastain | 739 (–143)
| 6  | Joey Logano | 718 (–164)
| 7  | Christopher Bell | 703 (–179)
1  | 8  | Kevin Harvick | 665 (–217)
1  | 9  | Kyle Busch | 663 (–219)
| 10  | William Byron | 649 (–233)
| 11  | Alex Bowman | 592 (–290)
5  | 12  | Denny Hamlin | 574 (–308)
| 13  | Daniel Suárez | 574 (–308)
2  | 14  | Tyler Reddick | 563 (–319)
1  | 15  | Austin Cindric | 556 (–326)
2  | 16  | Aric Almirola | 552 (–330)
Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings
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| 1  | Chevrolet | 879
| 2  | Ford | 818 (–61)
| 3  | Toyota | 800 (–79)

* Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
* . – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.

## References

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1. ^ "2022 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
2. ^ "Richmond Raceway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on September 3, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
3. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. August 8, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
4. ^ "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. August 13, 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
5. ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. August 13, 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
6. ^ "Federated Auto Parts 400 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. August 14, 2022. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
7. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. August 14, 2022. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
8. ^ Phillips, Michael (August 14, 2022). "Chase Young returns for second NASCAR race, thanks fans for sticking with him through injury". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
9. ^ Utter, Jim (August 13, 2022). "Ross Chastain tops NASCAR Cup Series practice at Richmond". Motorsport.com. Richmond, Virginia: Motorsport Network. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
10. ^ Utter, Jim (August 13, 2022). "Kyle Larson beats Ross Chastain to Richmond Cup pole". Motorsport.com. Richmond, Virginia: Motorsport Network. Retrieved August 13, 2022.

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