NASCAR Cup Series race
Motor car race
The 2022 Ambetter 301 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on July 17, 2022, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire . Contested over 301 laps, on the 1.058-mile (1.703 km) speedway. It was the 20th race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season.
This race was the last start for 2004 champion Kurt Busch , as Busch suffered a concussion during the second qualifying round for the next race , and the injuries from that crash ended up being career-ending; he announced on August 26, 2023 that he was officially retiring.
Report
Background
New Hampshire Motor Speedway , the track where the race was held.New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire , which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as the longest-running motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic. Nicknamed "The Magic Mile", the speedway is often converted into a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) road course, which includes much of the oval.
The track was originally the site of Bryar Motorsports Park before being purchased and redeveloped by Bob Bahre. The track is currently one of eight major NASCAR tracks owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports .
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
William Byron was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 29.877 seconds and a speed of 127.483 mph (205.164 km/h).[ 8]
Practice results
Qualifying
Martin Truex Jr. scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.964 and a speed of 127.113 mph (204.569 km/h).[ 9]
Qualifying results
Race
Stage Results
Stage One
Laps: 70
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
10
2
23
Bubba Wallace
23XI Racing
Toyota
9
3
5
Kyle Larson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
8
4
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
7
5
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
6
6
20
Christopher Bell
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
5
7
45
Kurt Busch
23XI Racing
Toyota
4
8
10
Aric Almirola
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
3
9
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
2
10
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
1
Official stage one results
Stage Two
Laps: 115
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
10
2
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
9
3
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
8
4
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
7
5
5
Kyle Larson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
6
6
45
Kurt Busch
23XI Racing
Toyota
5
7
1
Ross Chastain
Trackhouse Racing Team
Chevrolet
4
8
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
3
9
20
Christopher Bell
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
2
10
23
Bubba Wallace
23XI Racing
Toyota
1
Official stage two results
Final Stage Results
Stage Three
Laps: 116
Pos
Grid
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Laps
Points
1
5
20
Christopher Bell
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
301
47
2
2
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
301
50
3
4
23
Bubba Wallace
23XI Racing
Toyota
301
44
4
1
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
301
53
5
10
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
301
47
6
14
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
301
32
7
9
6
Brad Keselowski
RFK Racing
Ford
301
30
8
18
1
Ross Chastain
Trackhouse Racing Team
Chevrolet
301
33
9
19
99
Daniel Suárez
Trackhouse Racing Team
Chevrolet
301
28
10
3
45
Kurt Busch
23XI Racing
Toyota
301
36
11
6
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
301
31
12
17
18
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
301
25
13
28
2
Austin Cindric (R)
Team Penske
Ford
301
24
14
8
5
Kyle Larson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
301
37
15
29
14
Chase Briscoe
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
300
22
16
20
16
A. J. Allmendinger (i)
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
300
0
17
16
17
Chris Buescher
RFK Racing
Ford
300
20
18
11
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
300
19
19
23
43
Erik Jones
Petty GMS Motorsports
Chevrolet
300
18
20
25
31
Justin Haley
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
300
17
21
13
8
Tyler Reddick
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
300
16
22
24
47
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
300
15
23
30
3
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
300
14
24
12
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
300
20
25
31
21
Harrison Burton (R)
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
300
12
26
26
38
Todd Gilliland (R)
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
300
11
27
23
41
Cole Custer
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
300
10
28
15
34
Michael McDowell
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
299
9
29
33
15
J. J. Yeley (i)
Rick Ware Racing
Ford
299
0
30
36
51
Cody Ware
Rick Ware Racing
Ford
297
7
31
7
10
Aric Almirola
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
282
9
32
21
7
Corey LaJoie
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
88
5
33
34
77
Josh Bilicki (i)
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
5
0
34
35
42
Ty Dillon
Petty GMS Motorsports
Chevrolet
5
3
35
27
48
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
4
2
36
32
78
B. J. McLeod (i)
Live Fast Motorsports
Ford
4
0
Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 8 among 7 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 9 for 52
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 3 hours, 14 minutes and 45 seconds
Average speed: 98.113 miles per hour (157.898 km/h)
Television
USA covered the race on the television side. Dale Earnhardt Jr. , four-time and all-time Loudon winner Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth. Kim Coon, Parker Kligerman and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties from pit lane.
Radio
PRN had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio . Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race from the booth when the field races down the frontstretch. Rob Albright called the race from turns 1 & 2 and Doug Turnbull called the race from turns 3 & 4. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan and Wendy Venturini handled the duties on pit lane.
PRN
Booth announcers
Turn announcers
Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Doug RiceAnnouncer: Mark GarrowTurns 1 & 2: Rob AlbrightTurns 3 & 4: Doug TurnbullBrad GillieWendy Venturini
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Note : Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.. – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs .
References
^ "2022 schedule" . Jayski.com . Jayski's Silly Season Site . Retrieved June 5, 2022 .^ "New Hampshire Motor Speedway" . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on May 2, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2022 .^ "Entry List" (PDF) . Jayski.com . Jayski's Silly Season Site . July 11, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022 .^ "Practice Results" . NASCAR.com . NASCAR . June 16, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2022 .^ "Qualifying Results" . NASCAR.com . NASCAR . July 16, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2022 .^ "Ambetter 301 Results" . NASCAR.com . NASCAR . July 17, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022 .^ "Points standings" (PDF) . Jayski.com . Jayski's Silly Season Site . July 17, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022 .^ Utter, Jim (July 16, 2022). "William Byron tops Saturday Cup practice at New Hampshire" . Motorsport.com Loudon, New Hampshire : Motorsport Network . Retrieved July 16, 2022 . ^ Utter, Jim (July 16, 2022). "Truex beats Elliott for New Hampshire pole" . Motorsport.com Loudon, New Hampshire : Motorsport Network . Retrieved July 16, 2022 .
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