2022 NASCAR Cup Series YellaWood 500 Race Results
2022 NASCAR Cup Series YellaWood 500, race 31 of 36
Sunday, October 2, 2022 at Talladega Superspeedway (2.660-mile oval)
Scheduled Race Distance: 188 laps / 500.080 miles
Time of Race: 03:15:23
Cautions: 6 for 25 laps
Average Speed: 153.569 mph
Margin of Victory: 0.046 sec.
Lead Changes: 57 among 17 drivers
Pole Speed: 180.591 mph
All session results from this race
| Fin | St | No. | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Diff | Laps | Laps Led | Inc. | Best Lap | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | 9 | Chase Elliott | NAPA Auto Parts | Chevrolet | -- | 188 | 10 | 0 | 49.111 | Running |
| 2 | 19 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Menards / Dutch Boy | Ford | 0.046 | 188 | 31 | 0 | 49.200 | Running |
| 3 | 29 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Love's Travel Stops | Ford | 0.094 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 49.163 | Running |
| 4 | 6 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Jockey | Chevrolet | 0.160 | 188 | 36 | 0 | 49.086 | Running |
| 5 | 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express | Toyota | 0.183 | 188 | 20 | 0 | 49.191 | Running |
| 6 | 12 | 43 | Erik Jones | FOCUSfactor | Chevrolet | 0.251 | 188 | 23 | 0 | 49.306 | Running |
| 7 | 34 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Georgie Peanuts | Ford | 0.284 | 188 | 1 | 0 | 49.129 | Running |
| 8 | 14 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Tootsies Orchid Lounge | Chevrolet | 0.296 | 188 | 2 | 0 | 49.195 | Running |
| 9 | 17 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Discount Tire | Ford | 0.312 | 188 | 0 | 1 | 49.077 | Running |
| 10 | 5 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Magical Vacation Planner | Ford | 0.322 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 49.083 | Running |
| 11 | 33 | 77 | Landon Cassill | Voyager: Crypto for All | Chevrolet | 0.344 | 188 | 1 | 0 | 48.999 | Running |
| 12 | 9 | 24 | William Byron | RaptorTough.com | Chevrolet | 0.381 | 188 | 1 | 0 | 49.224 | Running |
| 13 | 20 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Off Road | Chevrolet | 0.407 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 48.976 | Running |
| 14 | 4 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield | Ford | 0.446 | 188 | 36 | 0 | 48.859 | Running |
| 15 | 21 | 31 | Justin Haley | LeafFilter Gutter Protection | Chevrolet | 0.463 | 188 | 0 | 1 | 49.127 | Running |
| 16 | 27 | 45 | Bubba Wallace | Leidos | Toyota | 0.464 | 188 | 0 | 1 | 48.936 | Running |
| 17 | 1 | 20 | Christopher Bell | SiriusXM | Toyota | 0.531 | 188 | 0 | 1 | 48.834 | Running |
| 18 | 2 | 5 | Kyle Larson | HendrickCars.com | Chevrolet | 0.534 | 188 | 8 | 0 | 48.900 | Running |
| 19 | 7 | 48 | Noah Gragson | Ally | Chevrolet | 0.599 | 188 | 0 | 1 | 48.744 | Running |
| 20 | 26 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's | Toyota | 0.601 | 188 | 3 | 0 | 49.183 | Running |
| 21 | 28 | 41 | Cole Custer | HaasTooling.com | Ford | 0.915 | 188 | 2 | 0 | 49.412 | Running |
| 22 | 25 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Kroger / SunnyD | Chevrolet | 1.376 | 188 | 0 | 1 | 48.733 | Running |
| 23 | 30 | 42 | Ty Dillon | SunseekerResorts.com | Chevrolet | 1.505 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 49.200 | Running |
| 24 | 18 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | Kohler Generators | Ford | 1.780 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 49.203 | Running |
| 25 | 23 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Fastenal | Ford | 1.932 | 188 | 1 | 0 | 49.040 | Running |
| 26 | 22 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops | Toyota | 2.348 | 188 | 1 | 0 | 49.310 | Running |
| 27 | 11 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil | Ford | 3.062 | 188 | 0 | 1 | 49.341 | Running |
| 28 | 8 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | REALTREE | Chevrolet | -1 | 187 | 11 | 0 | 49.641 | Running |
| 29 | 24 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Busch Light | Ford | -1 | 187 | 0 | 0 | 49.488 | Running |
| 30 | 31 | 62 | Justin Allgaier | Beard Oil / South Point | Chevrolet | -2 | 186 | 0 | 1 | 49.014 | Running |
| 31 | 36 | 15 | JJ Yeley | Summit Racing Equipment | Ford | -4 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 49.646 | Running |
| 32 | 37 | 51 | Cody Ware | Nurtec ODT UBCF | Ford | -4 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 49.440 | Running |
| 33 | 35 | 78 | BJ McLeod | NASCAR Rivals | Ford | -6 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 49.661 | Running |
| 34 | 13 | 16 | Daniel Hemric | Celsius | Chevrolet | -8 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 49.633 | Electrical |
| 35 | 32 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Schluter Systems | Chevrolet | -144 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 50.052 | Accident |
| 36 | 15 | 21 | Harrison Burton | DEX Imaging | Ford | -165 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 49.914 | Accident |
| 37 | 10 | 23 | Ty Gibbs | Monster Energy | Toyota | -165 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 49.817 | Accident |
To The Rear
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Failed to Qualify
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Stage 1 Results
| Fin | No. | Driver | Stage Points | Playoff Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | 10 | 1 |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | 9 | -- |
| 3 | 9 | Chase Elliott | 8 | -- |
| 4 | 2 | Austin Cindric | 7 | -- |
| 5 | 22 | Joey Logano | 6 | -- |
| 6 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 5 | -- |
| 7 | 18 | Kyle Busch | 4 | -- |
| 8 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 3 | -- |
| 9 | 48 | Noah Gragson | -- | -- |
| 10 | 43 | Erik Jones | 1 | -- |
Stage 2 Results
| Fin | No. | Driver | Stage Points | Playoff Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Chase Elliott | 10 | 1 |
| 2 | 31 | Justin Haley | 9 | -- |
| 3 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 8 | -- |
| 4 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | 7 | -- |
| 5 | 43 | Erik Jones | 6 | -- |
| 6 | 1 | Ross Chastain | 5 | -- |
| 7 | 77 | Landon Cassill | -- | -- |
| 8 | 17 | Chris Buescher | 3 | -- |
| 9 | 16 | Daniel Hemric | -- | -- |
| 10 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | 1 | -- |
Cautions / Incidents
| Caution | Lap | Description | Free Pass |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Debris | |
| 2 | 25 | #2, 21, 22, 23, 31, 45, 47, 48, 62 incident turn 1 | |
| 3 | 46 | #7 incident turn 2 | 62 |
| 4 | 62 | Stage 1 end | |
| 99 | #20 spin entering pit road | ||
| 5 | 122 | Stage 2 end | 20 |
| 6 | 186 | #16 stopped in pit stall | 6 |
Lap Leaders
| Lead Change | Leader | From | To | Total Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -- | Christopher Bell | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Aric Almirola | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Ross Chastain | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | Aric Almirola | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| 4 | Ross Chastain | 8 | 13 | 6 |
| 5 | Erik Jones | 14 | 15 | 2 |
| 6 | Ross Chastain | 16 | 16 | 1 |
| 7 | Erik Jones | 17 | 20 | 4 |
| 8 | Ross Chastain | 21 | 22 | 2 |
| 9 | Erik Jones | 23 | 25 | 3 |
| 10 | Corey LaJoie | 26 | 26 | 1 |
| 11 | Kyle Busch | 27 | 29 | 3 |
| 12 | Daniel Suarez | 30 | 30 | 1 |
| 13 | Chase Elliott | 31 | 33 | 3 |
| 14 | Daniel Suarez | 34 | 34 | 1 |
| 15 | Aric Almirola | 35 | 35 | 1 |
| 16 | Denny Hamlin | 36 | 38 | 3 |
| 17 | Aric Almirola | 39 | 39 | 1 |
| 18 | Denny Hamlin | 40 | 42 | 3 |
| 19 | Aric Almirola | 43 | 43 | 1 |
| 20 | Denny Hamlin | 44 | 50 | 7 |
| 21 | Cole Custer | 51 | 52 | 2 |
| 22 | Denny Hamlin | 53 | 55 | 3 |
| 23 | William Byron | 56 | 56 | 1 |
| 24 | Denny Hamlin | 57 | 59 | 3 |
| 25 | Ryan Blaney | 60 | 61 | 2 |
| 26 | Martin Truex Jr. | 62 | 62 | 1 |
| 27 | Kyle Larson | 63 | 64 | 2 |
| 28 | Erik Jones | 65 | 66 | 2 |
| 29 | Ryan Blaney | 67 | 71 | 5 |
| 30 | Erik Jones | 72 | 72 | 1 |
| 31 | Aric Almirola | 73 | 76 | 4 |
| 32 | Todd Gilliland | 77 | 77 | 1 |
| 33 | Erik Jones | 78 | 78 | 1 |
| 34 | Aric Almirola | 79 | 103 | 25 |
| 35 | Tyler Reddick | 104 | 110 | 7 |
| 36 | Kyle Larson | 111 | 112 | 2 |
| 37 | Tyler Reddick | 113 | 115 | 3 |
| 38 | Kyle Larson | 116 | 116 | 1 |
| 39 | Tyler Reddick | 117 | 117 | 1 |
| 40 | Kyle Larson | 118 | 119 | 2 |
| 41 | Chase Elliott | 120 | 122 | 3 |
| 42 | Landon Cassill | 123 | 123 | 1 |
| 43 | Chase Elliott | 124 | 126 | 3 |
| 44 | Erik Jones | 127 | 127 | 1 |
| 45 | Chris Buescher | 128 | 128 | 1 |
| 46 | Ross Chastain | 129 | 152 | 24 |
| 47 | Ryan Blaney | 153 | 160 | 8 |
| 48 | Denny Hamlin | 161 | 161 | 1 |
| 49 | Kyle Larson | 162 | 162 | 1 |
| 50 | Ryan Blaney | 163 | 168 | 6 |
| 51 | Erik Jones | 169 | 169 | 1 |
| 52 | Ryan Blaney | 170 | 170 | 1 |
| 53 | Erik Jones | 171 | 171 | 1 |
| 54 | Ryan Blaney | 172 | 179 | 8 |
| 55 | Erik Jones | 180 | 186 | 7 |
| 56 | Ryan Blaney | 187 | 187 | 1 |
| 57 | Chase Elliott | 188 | 188 | 1 |
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