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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.
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] | |||
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| Race 24 of 36 in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
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The 2022 Federated Auto Parts 400 program cover. | |||
| Date | August 14, 2022 | ||
| Location | Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility .75 mi (1.2 km) | ||
| 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 | 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) | ||
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]
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]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||
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]
Stage One Laps: 70
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
Stage Three Laps: 170
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||
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 | |
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 | ||
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| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: Jeff Striegle | Backstretch: Dave Moody | Winston Kelley Glenn Jarrett Kim Coon |
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