| Type: | CUST |
| Description: | Race 12 of 36 in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series |
| Race Name: | Goodyear 400 |
| Details Ref: | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Location: | Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina |
| Course Mi: | 1.366 |
| Course Km: | 2.198 |
| Distance Laps: | 293 |
| Distance Mi: | 400.238 |
| Distance Km: | 644.121 |
| Avg: | 119.158mph |
| Pole Driver: | Joey Logano |
| Pole Team: | Team Penske |
| Pole Time: | 28.805 |
| Most Driver: | Joey Logano |
| Most Team: | Team Penske |
| Most Laps: | 108 |
| Car: | 22 |
| First Driver: | Joey Logano |
| First Team: | Team Penske |
| Network: | FS1 |
| Announcers: | Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, Richard Petty (Stage 1), Bobby Labonte (Stage 2), and Bill Elliott (Stage 3) |
| Radio: | MRN |
| Booth Ann: | Alex Hayden and Jeff Striegle |
| Turn Ann: | Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Tim Catafalmo (3 & 4) |
The 2022 Goodyear 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on May 8, 2022, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Contested over 293 laps on the 1.366miles egg-shaped oval, it was the 12th race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season. It was the 66th running of the event.
Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends.
On December 11, 2020, Darlington Raceway announced its highly popular NASCAR Throwback weekend would move to the new May 7–9 weekend, effectively making a lineal swap of the two race meetings at the track.[8]
| Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Sponsor or Throwback | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coca-Cola – Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s 1998 Japan tour paint scheme.[9] [10] [11] [12] | ||||
| 2 | Austin Cindric (R) | Libman/Menards – Rusty Wallace's 2005 No. 2 Kodak paint scheme.[13] | |||
| 3 | Huk Performance Fishing[14] | ||||
| 4 | Rheem – Harvick's 2011-12 No. 29 Rheem "Chasing a Cure" paint scheme[15] | ||||
| 5 | Hendrick Chevrolet – Tim Richmond's 1984 Miller Time 300 No. 0 Hendrick Honda Busch Grand National paint scheme.[16] | ||||
| 6 | Socios.com – Mark Martin's 2004 Pfizer paint scheme.[17] | ||||
| 7 | Stacking Pennies with Corey LaJoie – Marty Robbins' No. 777 paint scheme.[18] | ||||
| 8 | 3Chi | ||||
| 9 | NAPA Auto Parts – Jimmy Means' 1993 No. 52 paint scheme[19] | ||||
| 10 | Haas Automation Smithfield – Tribute to Almirola's grandfather Sam Rodriguez; a three-time Tampa Bay Dirt Sprint Car Champion.[20] | ||||
| 11 | FedEx Express – Hamlin's 2015–2016 paint scheme. | ||||
| 12 | Advance Auto Parts – Rusty Wallace's 1991 No. 2 Miller Genuine Draft paint scheme.[21] | ||||
| 14 | Mahindra Group – Themed on Tony Stewart's 2001 Indianapolis 500 car, as it was the second time Stewart did double-duty at Indy and Charlotte. | ||||
| 15 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Ollie's Bargain Outlet – Clint Bowyer’s 2012 5-hour Energy paint scheme.[22] | |||
| 16 | Daniel Hemric (i) | AG1 by Athletic Greens | |||
| 17 | Socios.com – Matt Kenseth's 2004 DeWalt paint scheme. | ||||
| 18 | M&M's – Ernie Irvan's 1998 No. 36 paint scheme. Won a fan vote, as this is slated to be the final year of Mars, Incorporated's NASCAR sponsorship. | ||||
| 19 | Auto-Owners Insurance | ||||
| 20 | Sirius XM – Bell's No. 4 Truck championship paint scheme.[23] | ||||
| 21 | Harrison Burton (R) | DEX Imaging – Jeff Burton's 2000 No. 99 Exide paint scheme.[24] | |||
| 22 | Shell Pennzoil – Tribute to Logano's quarter midget racing career. | ||||
| 23 | MoneyLion – Tribute to Wallace's late model career. | ||||
| 24 | Axalta – Jeff Gordon's 2007 paint scheme from the company.[25] | ||||
| 31 | LeafFilter Gutter & Protection | ||||
| 34 | Navage Nasal Care | ||||
| 38 | Todd Gilliland (R) | Black's Tire[26] | |||
| 41 | Haas Tooling – Jason Leffler's 2004 No. 0 NetZero paint scheme from Xfinity. | ||||
| 42 | Petty GMS – Lee Petty's 1959 Daytona 500 winning car.[27] | ||||
| 43 | FOCUSfactor – Richard Petty’s 1959 Daytona 500 debut car. | ||||
| 45 | McDonald's – Bill Elliott's 1996 No. 94 paint scheme.[28] | ||||
| 47 | Kroger/Nature's Valley | ||||
| 48 | Ally – Mark Martin's 1993 No. 6 Valvoline paint scheme.[29] | ||||
| 51 | Nurtec ODT – Mike Stefanik's 1998 Burnham Boilers Busch Grand National paint scheme. | ||||
| 77 | Landon Cassill (i) | Voyager Crypto | |||
| 78 | None – Tribute to McLeod's 2004 Orlando Speed World Super Late Model car.[30] | ||||
| 99 | Coca-Cola – Dale Earnhardt's 1998 No. 3 Japan tour paint scheme. | ||||
| Official entry list | |||||
Austin Cindric was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 29.399 seconds and a speed of 167.271mph.[31]
| Pos | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Austin Cindric (R) | 29.399 | 167.271 | |||
| 2 | 22 | 29.532 | 166.518 | ||||
| 3 | 11 | 29.544 | 166.450 | ||||
| Official practice results | |||||||
Joey Logano scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.805 and a speed of 170.72mph.[32]
| Pos | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Ford | 28.991 | 28.805 | |||
| 2 | 5 | Chevrolet | 28.736 | 28.887 | |||
| 3 | 20 | Toyota | 29.089 | 28.958 | |||
| 4 | 19 | Toyota | 28.838 | 29.048 | |||
| 5 | 18 | Toyota | 28.994 | 29.061 | |||
| 6 | 45 | Toyota | 29.108 | 29.077 | |||
| 7 | 12 | Ford | 29.057 | 29.106 | |||
| 8 | 1 | Chevrolet | 29.209 | 29.126 | |||
| 9 | 24 | Chevrolet | 29.121 | 29.161 | |||
| 10 | 8 | Chevrolet | 29.218 | 29.193 | |||
| 11 | 43 | Chevrolet | 29.125 | — | |||
| 12 | 10 | Ford | 29.146 | — | |||
| 13 | 14 | Ford | 29.153 | — | |||
| 14 | 3 | Chevrolet | 29.198 | — | |||
| 15 | 48 | Chevrolet | 29.221 | — | |||
| 16 | 34 | Ford | 29.343 | — | |||
| 17 | 23 | Toyota | 29.349 | — | |||
| 18 | 17 | Ford | 29.359 | — | |||
| 19 | 2 | Austin Cindric (R) | Ford | 29.381 | — | ||
| 20 | 99 | Chevrolet | 29.384 | — | |||
| 21 | 42 | Chevrolet | 29.411 | — | |||
| 22 | 11 | Toyota | 29.431 | — | |||
| 23 | 6 | Ford | 29.437 | — | |||
| 24 | 16 | Daniel Hemric (i) | Chevrolet | 29.475 | — | ||
| 25 | 21 | Harrison Burton (R) | Ford | 29.481 | — | ||
| 26 | 47 | Chevrolet | 29.555 | — | |||
| 27 | 38 | Todd Gilliland (R) | Ford | 29.599 | — | ||
| 28 | 41 | Ford | 29.661 | — | |||
| 29 | 31 | Chevrolet | 29.662 | — | |||
| 30 | 7 | Chevrolet | 29.838 | — | |||
| 31 | 51 | Ford | 30.054 | — | |||
| 32 | 15 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Ford | 30.191 | — | ||
| 33 | 77 | Landon Cassill (i) | Chevrolet | 30.367 | — | ||
| 34 | 9 | Chevrolet | 0.000 | — | |||
| 35 | 4 | Ford | 0.000 | — | |||
| 36 | 78 | Ford | 0.000 | — | |||
| Official qualifying results | |||||||
Stage OneLaps: 90
| Pos | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 10 | |
| 2 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 9 | |
| 3 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 | |
| 4 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 | |
| 5 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 | |
| 6 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 | |
| 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 | |
| 8 | 43 | Erik Jones | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 | |
| 9 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 2 | |
| 10 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 1 | |
| Official stage one results | ||||||
Stage TwoLaps: 95
| Pos | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 10 | |
| 2 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 | |
| 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 8 | |
| 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 | |
| 5 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 | |
| 6 | 43 | Erik Jones | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 | |
| 7 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 | |
| 8 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 | |
| 9 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 2 | |
| 10 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 1 | |
| Official stage two results | ||||||
Stage ThreeLaps: 108
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 293 | 58 | |
| 2 | 10 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 293 | 37 | |
| 3 | 29 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 293 | 34 | |
| 4 | 35 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 293 | 33 | |
| 5 | 34 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 293 | 35 | |
| 6 | 3 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 293 | 43 | |
| 7 | 16 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 293 | 30 | |
| 8 | 26 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 293 | 29 | |
| 9 | 14 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 293 | 28 | |
| 10 | 20 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 293 | 28 | |
| 11 | 12 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 293 | 28 | |
| 12 | 21 | 42 | Ty Dillon | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 293 | 25 | |
| 13 | 9 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 293 | 35 | |
| 14 | 25 | 21 | Harrison Burton (R) | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 293 | 23 | |
| 15 | 27 | 38 | Todd Gilliland (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 293 | 22 | |
| 16 | 18 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 293 | 21 | |
| 17 | 7 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 293 | 20 | |
| 18 | 19 | 2 | Austin Cindric (R) | Team Penske | Ford | 293 | 19 | |
| 19 | 31 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 293 | 18 | |
| 20 | 13 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 293 | 17 | |
| 21 | 22 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 292 | 27 | |
| 22 | 33 | 77 | Landon Cassill (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 292 | 0 | |
| 23 | 32 | 15 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 288 | 0 | |
| 24 | 4 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 263 | 28 | |
| 25 | 11 | 43 | Erik Jones | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 262 | 20 | |
| 26 | 28 | 41 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 260 | 11 | |
| 27 | 17 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 260 | 11 | |
| 28 | 6 | 45 | Kurt Busch | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 260 | 9 | |
| 29 | 15 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 255 | 8 | |
| 30 | 8 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 194 | 26 | |
| 31 | 24 | 16 | Daniel Hemric (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | |
| 32 | 36 | 78 | B. J. McLeod | Live Fast Motorsports | Ford | 184 | 5 | |
| 33 | 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 167 | 11 | |
| 34 | 23 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 166 | 3 | |
| 35 | 30 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 152 | 2 | |
| 36 | 2 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 111 | 1 | |
| Official race results | ||||||||
The race was carried by FS1 in the United States. Mike Joy and Clint Bowyer called the race from the broadcast booth. Richard Petty, Bobby Labonte, and Bill Elliott swapped through the booth in stage 1, 2, and 3. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled pit road for the television side. Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.
MRN had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.
| Pos | Driver | Points | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chase Elliott | 453 | |||||||
| 1 | 2 | William Byron | 388 (–65) | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | Ryan Blaney | 388 (–65) | ||||||
| 5 | 4 | Joey Logano | 374 (–79) | ||||||
| 1 | 5 | Ross Chastain | 364 (–89) | ||||||
| 2 | 6 | Kyle Busch | 364 (–89) | ||||||
| 7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 364 (–89) | |||||||
| 3 | 8 | Alex Bowman | 357 (–96) | ||||||
| 1 | 9 | Kyle Larson | 336 (–117) | ||||||
| 10 | Christopher Bell | 327 (–126) | |||||||
| 1 | 11 | Kevin Harvick | 313 (–140) | ||||||
| 1 | 12 | Aric Almirola | 311 (–142) | ||||||
| 13 | Chase Briscoe | 287 (–166) | |||||||
| 1 | 14 | Austin Dillon | 287 (–166) | ||||||
| 1 | 15 | Tyler Reddick | 286 (–167) | ||||||
| 2 | 16 | Erik Jones | 282 (–171) | ||||||
| Official driver's standings | |||||||||
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevrolet | 446 | |
| 1 | 2 | Ford | 406 (–40) |
| 1 | 3 | Toyota | 405 (–41) |