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2022 Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500

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2022 Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Race 30 of 36 in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series
Date September 25, 2022 (2022-09-25)
Location Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 334 laps, 501 mi (801.6 km)
Average speed 114.784 miles per hour (184.727 km/h)
Pole position
Driver RFK Racing
Time 28.573
Most laps led
Driver Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing
Laps 70
Winner
No. 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing
Television in the United States
Network USA
Announcers Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Radio in the United States
Radio PRN
Booth Announcers Doug Rice and Mark Garrow
Turn Announcers Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4)

The 2022 Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on September 25, 2022, at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Contested over 334 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) intermediate quad-oval, it was the 30th race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season, fourth race of the Playoffs and first race of the Round of 12.

Report

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Background

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Texas Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held.

Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedway, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet
2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford
7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford
14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
15 Garrett Smithley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford
16 Noah Gragson (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford
18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford
22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
23 Ty Gibbs (i) 23XI Racing Toyota
24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford
38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford
41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet
43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet
45 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford
77 Landon Cassill (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
78 B. J. McLeod (i) Live Fast Motorsports Ford
99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

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Austin Dillon was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 28.778 seconds and a speed of 187.643 mph (301.982 km/h).[8]

Practice results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.778 187.643
2 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.796 187.526
3 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.881 186.974
Official practice results

Qualifying

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Brad Keselowski scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.573 and a speed of 188.990 mph (304.150 km/h).[9]

Qualifying results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
1 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 28.698 28.573
2 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 28.674 28.601
3 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.588 28.601
4 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.593 28.664
5 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 28.723 28.719
6 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.719 28.731
7 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.716 28.793
8 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.723 28.879
9 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.665 28.996
10 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 28.719 29.126
11 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 28.751
12 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 28.753
13 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 28.763
14 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 28.768
15 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.826
16 23 Ty Gibbs (i) 23XI Racing Toyota 28.836
17 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.837
18 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.840
19 45 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 28.851
20 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 28.851
21 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 28.944
22 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.963
23 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 28.994
24 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.051
25 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.084
26 16 Noah Gragson (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 29.103
27 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 29.137
28 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 29.170
29 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 29.170
30 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.181
31 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 29.261
32 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 29.305
33 15 Garrett Smithley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 29.501
34 78 B. J. McLeod (i) Live Fast Motorsports Ford 29.744
35 77 Landon Cassill (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 30.380
36 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 0.000
Official qualifying results

Race

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Throughout the race, several drivers suffered from tire failures; Corey LaJoie and Kevin Harvick's crew chief Rodney Childers suggested the issue was due to practice of teams running lower tire pressures than Goodyear suggested in pursuit of speed due to restrictions on suspension shock travel on the Next Gen car, with Childers suggesting that the track's configuration worsened the issue.[10] One tire failure in particular, Alex Bowman's on lap 98, resulted in Bowman being diagnosed for concussion-like symptoms after a rear impact crash for which Bowman was forced to sit out the rest of Round of 12 and Round of 8 races.[11]

On lap 168, Cody Ware suffered from a hard crash, colliding with the turn 4 wall before violently hitting the pit wall,[12] sustaining an impaction fracture on his ankle from the crash.[13] Despite the wreck, Ware was cleared to compete for the next race.[14]

Stage Results

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Stage One Laps: 105

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9
3 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 8
4 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 7
5 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 6
6 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 4
8 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 3
9 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 2
10 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 105

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 10
2 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 9
3 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 7
5 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 6
6 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 5
7 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 4
8 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 3
9 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2
10 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 1
Official stage two results

Final Stage Results

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Stage Three Laps: 124

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 4 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 334 40
2 2 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 334 46
3 31 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 334 34
4 14 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 334 43
5 30 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 334 32
6 27 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 334 31
7 3 24 William Byron [a] Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 334 43
8 1 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 334 39
9 9 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 334 38
10 8 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 334 36
11 5 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 334 28
12 10 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 334 38
13 12 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 334 39
14 29 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 334 23
15 11 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 334 28
16 32 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 334 21
17 7 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 334 25
18 20 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 334 19
19 23 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 334 18
20 16 23 Ty Gibbs (i) 23XI Racing Toyota 334 0
21 26 16 Noah Gragson (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 334 0
22 35 77 Landon Cassill (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 334 0
23 33 15 Garrett Smithley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 334 0
24 25 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 334 13
25 19 45 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 334 12
26 34 78 B. J. McLeod (i) Live Fast Motorsports Ford 333 0
27 21 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 333 14
28 28 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 333 9
29 17 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 329 8
30 13 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 270 7
31 15 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 8
32 6 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 184 5
33 36 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 166 4
34 22 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 136 3
35 24 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 77 2
36 18 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48 1
Official race results

Race statistics

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  • Lead changes: 36 among 19 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 16 for 91 (track high)
  • Red flags: 1 for 56 minutes
  • Time of race: 4 hours, 21 minutes and 53 seconds
  • Average speed: 114.784 miles per hour (184.727 km/h)

Penalties

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William Byron was initially fined $50,000 and fined 25 driver and owner points for spinning Denny Hamlin during a late caution period. NASCAR initially did not notice the incident during the race, and the penalty was applied two days later. Ty Gibbs was also fined $75,000 and docked 25 owner points (as Gibbs competed for Xfinity Series points, he received no driver point penalties) for contact with Ty Dillon on the pit road.[15] It was Gibbs' second penalty for dangerous driving on the pit road, as he had also been penalized for doing the same against Sam Mayer at the Call 811 Before You Dig 250 in the Xfinity Series that led to a fistfight after the aforementioned race.

On October 6, 2022, Byron's points penalty was overturned, but NASCAR increased the fine to $100,000.[16] Subsequent to the appeal, NASCAR updated their rulebook so that further incidents like Byron's can result in both fines and point penalties, not just one of them.[17]

Media

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Television

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USA covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Two–time Texas winner Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and 2000 Texas winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. called the race from the broadcast booth. Kim Coon, 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.
Kim Coon
Parker Kligerman
Marty Snider

Radio

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PRN had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice & Mark Garrow covered the action for PRN when the field raced down the front straightaway. Rob Albright covered the action for PRN from a platform outside of Turns 1 & 2, & Pat Patterson covered the action from a platform outside of Turns 3 & 4 for PRN. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan and Wendy Venturini had the call from pit lane for PRN.

PRN
Booth announcers Turn announcers Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Doug Rice
Announcer: Mark Garrow
Turns 1 & 2: Rob Albright
Turns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson
Brad Gillie
Brett McMillan
Wendy Venturini

Standings after the race

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Byron was initially deducted 25 points after the race for spinning Denny Hamlin during a caution period.[15] The points penalty was later overturned.[16]

References

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  1. ^ "2022 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "Texas Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on October 30, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  3. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. September 19, 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  4. ^ "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. September 24, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  5. ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. September 24, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  6. ^ "Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. September 25, 2022. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  7. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. September 25, 2022. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  8. ^ Utter, Jim (September 24, 2022). "RCR drivers top NASCAR Cup practice at Texas". Motorsport.com. Fort Worth, Texas: Motorsport Network. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  9. ^ Utter, Jim (September 24, 2022). "Brad Keselowski takes pole position for RFK at Texas". Motorsport.com. Fort Worth, Texas: Motorsport Network. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  10. ^ Weaver, Matt (2022-09-27). "What Was Up with the Texas Tire Failures?". Racing America. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
  11. ^ Long, Dustin (2022-09-29). "Alex Bowman to miss Talladega due to concussion-like symptoms". NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
  12. ^ "Cody Ware released from infield care center after Stage 2 crash at Texas". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. September 25, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  13. ^ "Cody Ware Treated and Released After Texas Accident UPDATE". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. September 30, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  14. ^ Taranto, Steven (2022-09-29). "Cody Ware cleared to race at Talladega after suffering ankle injury at Texas". CBS Sports. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
  15. ^ a b Crandall, Kelly (2022-09-27). "NASCAR penalizes Byron, Gibbs for Texas incidents". RACER.com.
  16. ^ a b Taranto, Steven (October 6, 2022). "William Byron wins appeal of points penalty for intentionally spinning Denny Hamlin at Texas Motor Speedway". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  17. ^ Long, Dustin (October 8, 2022). "NASCAR amends Rule Book after William Byron appeal - NBC Sports". NBC Sports. Retrieved March 15, 2023.


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