19 for Joe Gibbs Racing, won both Stage 1 and Stage 2. In 2022, all races in all three national NASCAR series will feature practice and qualifying, and it includes what NASCAR described as a "knockout-style" format. Erik Jones was leading late in the race. During the closing laps, William Byron was in the lead, with Logano closely behind him. 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View the latest practice, qualifying and race results for drivers, teams and constructors for NASCAR 2022 Christopher Bell also faced issues and dropped below the cut line. Kyle Busch spun after contact with Chastain and collected Erik Jones and Martin Truex Jr. Kevin Harvick took the lead from Logano and held off charges from Christopher Bell and Chris Buescher for his second consecutive win, which was his 60th career Cup Series win. 31 team penalized for lost wheel at Kansas", "Petty GMS Motorsports to compete with two full-time Cup teams in 2022", "Ty Dillon Driving for GMS Racing in 2022 Cup Series Season", "Jerame Donley Joins GMS Racing to Lead Ty Dillon and the No. NEWS: NASCAR Cup Series | Xfinity Series | Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series (*)-indicates race is a playoff race NASCAR Cup Series RACE STAGE 1 [] The first car one lap down also gets their lap back via a beneficiary rule called the Lucky Dog Rule. Corey LaJoie got into the wall with a flat tire. Following the final stage of each race, NASCAR has a basic scoring system that awards drivers. Kyle Larson won the first stage of the race. Austin Cindric, Kyle Larson, Alex Bowman, and Daniel Surez were eliminated from the playoffs. On pit lane, Elliott's car was out of the designated pit box and mechanics worked on it, earning him a penalty which dropped him to last. Hamlin was able to pull away from Busch to win the race, but both Hamlin and Busch failed post-race inspection and were disqualified and thus third-place Chase Elliott was awarded the win, his fourth of the season, making the first time in the Cup Series since 1960 that the winner was disqualified and stripped of the win. The first is scheduled for 50 minutes beginning at 7:05 p.m. As we mentioned earlier, stage racing gives drivers an incentive to race their competitors harder throughout the race, instead of just sitting back early and racing hard during the latter portions of the event. Surez, who dominated the last stage from the lead won the race, earning his first Cup Series win, and Trackhouse's third in its second season. With the format being present in each race, you may therefore wonder how NASCAR stages work. Bubba Wallace and Chastain were also fighting for the victory in the last laps but Wallace and others had a wreck across the finish line. OPINION: Carlos Sainz came close to winning in Monaco but needed that race's specific circumstances for his shot at a maiden Formula 1 victory to appear. ET (No TV). Erik Jones and Chase Elliott both caused cautions for spinning in two different incidents. Big changes are coming to NASCAR. By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer MARTINSVILLE, VA - Although Johnny Sauter is not competing full-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the shift to a. During a round of late-race green-flag pit stops, several drivers came to pit road for fresh tires while Byron stayed out with older tires. On the Stage 2 restart, Surez was spun at the first corner and cut his tire, which lost him positions. Wallace made contact with Kyle Larson and both spun and got into the wall also collecting Christopher Bell. 44 at Richmond Raceway", "Morehouse College Featured on the NY Racing No. On the restart, Chastain got into the wall after battling Hamlin for the lead and collected Kevin Harvick. The first two are about a quarter distance in length each, with the final stage making up over half the race. Todd Gilliland; 7. [7] Prior to the 2022 Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway, Chevrolet clinched its 41st manufacturers' championship. Purchases made through links may earn a commission. Later, Tyler Reddick spun. In 2022, NASCAR reverts back to the original racing format as the Cup series will bring in the season with the Next Gen car for the 64th annual Daytona 500. The heat races, which determined 16 of the 23 drivers for the 150-lap feature, were won by Kyle Busch, Tyler Reddick, Justin Haley, and Joey Logano. With 9 laps to go in stage 2, Ryan Blaney spun, causing a multi car wreck. Other fans believe that stage racing can be unfair to drivers who may have the best car, as they are constantly forced to relinquish any large leads they build up during stages. Bubba Wallace narrowly hit him, instead hitting the barriers in the infield. RFK Racing teammates Brad Keselowski and Chris Buescher dominated the race along with Christopher Bell as Keselowski won the first stage and Bell won the second stage. Austin Dillon spun after contact with Ross Chastain and collected Kimi Rikknen, who was making his NASCAR debut. 13 min read. 6 team penalized 100 points, fined $100,000", "Buescher and sponsor Fastenal sign extensions through 2024", "RFK Racing Officially Files Appeal For Unsecured Wheel Infraction at Nashville", "NASCAR issues four-race suspensions for RFK Racing crew members after Nashville", "Chris Buescher out at Gateway due to COVID-19; Zane Smith to drive No. On the final lap in the final turn, Briscoe made contact with Reddick, causing both cars to spin, Kyle Busch passed Reddick to win the race, his first win of the season and 60th of his career. William Byron won the race, his third career victory. [277], Joey Logano won the pole. Daniel Surez lost control of his car, with fellow playoff drivers Austin Dillon and Tyler Reddick getting caught up with heavy damage. Coming through Hayden Hill, Chastain pushed Allmendinger into Bowman. The first two stages are roughly 25% of the race each and award the top 10 drivers with points based on their finish when the green-and-white checkered flag is waved. [272] Byron (and Ty Gibbs, who hit Ty Dillon on the pit road) were later fined for their incidents. This season concluded with 19 different drivers winning a race, which tied the modern-era (1972present) record set in 2001. After the second stage was completed, the race was delayed due to rain. William Byron, Reddick, Bell, and Erik Jones won their third career races while Byron, Bell, and Austin Dillon won their fourth, making the 2022 season one of the most competitive in history. Each Cup race - with the exception of the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte (with four) has three stages. 17", "Rick Ware Racing Forming an Alliance with Stewart-Haas Racing, Roush Yates Engines for 2022", "David Ragan Driving for Rick Ware Racing in Daytona 500, Other Races in 2022", "Garrett Smithley Tapped to Drive No. Surez' win put him on the positive side of the Playoffs standings, but with 12 winners and ten races remaining, only the top 16 race winners (wins, then points) are guaranteed a playoff position. Tyler Reddick fought Joey Logano for the lead, with the former winning right after being eliminated from the previous round of the playoffs, and the latter earning the points lead. At the Coca-Cola 600, all 4 stages account for one quarter of the race. NASCAR introduced stage racing in 2017 as a way to make the sport more competitive and to better resemble the other major American sports. Late in the race, Logano took the lead and went on to win the race. Tyler Reddick, AJ Allmendinger, and Chase Elliott all led the race. [241], Christopher Bell was on pole position. Fans critical of stage racing also believe that, because it brings the field together following a pre-planned competition caution, it rewards drivers who make errors early in the race, such as hitting the wall. NASCAR races can last for over three hours each. Elliott was heading to the win until a caution came out for debris, ending the race to overtime. "It was tough. Most NASCAR races are broken down into three stages. Ross Chastain was able to pass both cars and win the race, his second win of the season. The NASCAR playoffs began with the Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on September 4 and ended with the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway on November 6[1] where Joey Logano earned his second career Cup Series championship after a 4-win season. Chase Elliott finished fourth and kept the Championship lead. Only the final stage is ended with the traditional chequered flag, as that is the end of the race. It is a sport in which its athletes are ambassadors, and with that comes a responsibility . Ty Gibbs made his Cup Series debut as Kurt Busch was unable to race after Busch suffered a concussion in a turn 3 crash in practice. They may bunch the field back together to give smaller teams a better chance for a respectable finish or a rare win, but they also take away actual racing from competitors who are routinely in front of and breaking away from the field as a race progresses. and then runs 40 percent of the race in the final stage. Wallace's teammate Kurt Busch won the stage. There were a record 36 lead changes and a record 16 caution periods. Stage racing gives drivers an added incentive to make every lap count. William Byron, who led the most laps in the race, won the second stage of the race. The disappointing start to the season for Juventus has now reached the point where Massimiliano Allegri's side are officially out of the 2022-23 UEFA Champions League. With three laps to go on the stage, Busch cut a tire and slowed down. When & Why Did NASCAR Introduce Stage Racing? [279], William Byron won the pole.John Hunter Nemechek, filling in for the suspended Bubba Wallace, spun early. If the 2022 season represents anything at all, it represents the maturation of the "winning is everything" nature of the modern-day NASCAR Cup Series. 12 and Logano drove the No. Elliott's fans are some of the most dedicated in the history of NASCAR, and to celebrate him crossing the line first in his #9 Hendrick Camaro, they have a special celebration. Martin Truex Jr. took the final spot in the feature with a provisional. Simultaneously right behind Elliott, Bubba Wallace was spun round in a similar fashion by Harrison Burton. The bottom . Alex Bowman got into the wall after contact with Ty Dillon and collected Josh Bilicki. Indianapolis Race Results (Stage 1) : 1. [4] This is also the final season for Kyle Busch driving the JGR No. Byron was also initially penalized with a loss of 25 points, which dropped him from third to tenth in the standings,[273] although it was later overturned. The penalty system is structured in three tiers from L1 to L3, with L3 reserved for the tampering and counterfeiting of Next Gen single-source vendor parts. Also, Dillon's win made him the sixteenth different winner of the season. NASCAR has approved designs by all three current manufacturers - Chevrolet, Ford and Toyota. All NASCAR races have 3 stages except the Coca-Cola 600 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway, which has 4 stages, with each stage comprising 100 laps. 51, On September 20, 2022, Jonathan Hassler, the crew chief of the Team Penske No. Byron held off Joey Logano to win the race, his second win of the season. Suppose a driver from a small team is dominating the race. Monday, Jan. 9, is the birthday of NASCAR Hall-of-Famer, Mark Martin, and one Arkansan is gearing up to compete hopefully in NASCAR's biggest race of the year, Daytona, to hopefully follow in Martin's footsteps. [274] A string of tire failures also resulted in Alex Bowman suffering from a concussion that effectively elimiated him from the playoffs[275] and Cody Ware sustaining an impaction fracture on his ankle after am hard hit into the pit wall. Team Penske's Joey Logano and Ryan Blaney look like the two drivers who fit the bill of both hot in 2022 and have the accompanying strong track record at 'Dega. The table depicting the points the top 10 drivers earn following a races final stage apply following Stage 4 in Charlotte. The three. Each Cup race with the exception of the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte (with four) has three stages. This was the third Daytona 500 win for Team Penske, who previously won the 2008 race with Ryan Newman and the 2015 race with Joey Logano. Briscoe scored highest using the pandemic metric score that is now used by NASCAR based on the previous race results and points.[244]. The feature had multiple caution flags due to wrecks. [271], Round 30: Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500, Brad Keselowski won the pole. NASCAR stars partner to purchase CARS late model series. Michael McDowell made contact with Tyler Reddick and collected William Byron, Corey LaJoie, Ross Chastain, and Martin Truex Jr. Chase Briscoe got turned into the wall after contact with Alex Bowman. 3 Stage 3 winner. Eliott would dominate the race and lead the most laps, but didn't win either stage as they were won by Chase Briscoe and Ryan Blaney respectively. In addition, this is the first season to have races covered by USA Network, which takes over for the now-defunct NBCSN. In 2021, he elected to make this appearance at Richmond - running a livery inspired by the one he raced there in 2001 in the first Cup race after the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks. Following the restart, Austin Cindric won Stage 2 while Ryan Blaney won Stage 3. Byron was passed for the lead by Denny Hamlin, who had pitted for tires, with five laps remaining. Here's what you need to know about. Second round of the playoffs: three races, 12 drivers. Instead, the bonus points shown in the above table following Stages 1 and 2 also apply for Stage 3 at the 600. The first two stages are called "practice" and "qualifying." There are 36 teams for the 2020 season. (Wallace and Buescher also won their first non-weather shortened races.) Further, they feel stage racing rewards drivers who crash out of races late. On the final lap, Ross Chastain and Martin Truex Jr. made contact battling for third place, resulting in Truex Jr. Following a raucous start, the U.S. House of Representatives along with a more sedate U.S. Senate came into session in . There are 10 races and four rounds in the playoffs - the Round of 16, Round of 12, Round of 8 and Championship 4. The race was restarted again in Overtime, and Chastain, Alex Bowman, Tyler Reddick and A. J. Allmendinger battled for the lead. Chase Elliott profited from an Erik Jones shove on the final lap to beat Ryan Blaney to win the NASCAR Cup race at Talladega and book his place in the next stage of the playoffs. EXPLAINED: Why are there no female Formula 1 drivers? Since they know their driver can be back in contention following Stage 1 or Stage 2, they dont necessarily need to wait until next week to see their favorite driver run a competitive race. 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The NASCAR Cup Series playoffs consist of four rounds: the Round of 16, the Round of 12, the Round of 8 and the Championship 4. Larson and Kurt Busch continued to fight for the win, with Kurt Busch emerging as the eventual winner. Dr. William Knight IV confirmed Hamlin's . On the restart, Chastain pulled away from the field until Joey Logano caught and passed Chastain with three laps to go and Logano won the race to advance to the Championship 4 in Phoenix. In the above scenario, a driver winning the first two stages would receive 20 points, plus another point for their 36th place finish. Denny Hamlin and Ryan Preece won the last-chance qualifying races; Ty Dillon initially won the second race but was disqualified following a restart violation, which gave Preece the win. The three. . Austin Cindric spun early and a caution for Aric Almirola ended the first stage with Kyle Larson winning. Truex dominated and won both stages. [270], Aric Almirola won the pole. Now, 15 of those winners -- excluding Kurt Busch, who withdrew his playoff eligibility after being injured in a crash at Pocono -- are set to contend for the NASCAR Cup Series championship as part of the 2022 playoff field. spinning. In the final stage, Kurt Busch fought with Kyle Larson for the lead.