2022 Goodyear 400


The 2022 Goodyear 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on May 8, 2022, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Contested over 293 laps on the egg-shaped oval, it was the 12th race of the 2022 [NASCAR Cup Series] season. It was the 66th running of the event.

Report

Background

Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends.
On December 11, 2020, Darlington Raceway announced its highly popular NASCAR Throwback weekend would move to the new May 7–9 weekend, effectively making a lineal swap of the two race meetings at the track.

Entry list

' denotes rookie driver.
  • ' denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.

Practice

Austin Cindric was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 29.399 seconds and a speed of.

Qualifying

Joey Logano scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.805 and a speed of.

Race

Stage Results

Stage One
Laps: 90
Stage Two
Laps: 95

Final Stage Results

Stage Three
Laps: 108

Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 24 among 13 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 9 for 47
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 21 minutes and 32 seconds
  • Average speed:

Media

Television

The race was carried by FS1 in the United States. Mike Joy and Clint Bowyer called the race from the broadcast booth. Richard Petty, Bobby Labonte, and Bill Elliott swapped through the booth in stage 1, 2, and 3. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled pit road for the television side. Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.

Radio

MRN had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings
;Manufacturers' Championship standings
PosManufacturerPoints
1Chevrolet446
12Ford406
13Toyota405

  • Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
  • . – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.