2022 FireKeepers Casino 400
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 23 of 36 in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
 The 2022 FireKeepers Casino 400 program cover. | |||
| Date | August 7, 2022 | ||
| Location | Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.0 mi (3.2 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 400 mi (640 km) | ||
| Average speed | 137.825 miles per hour (221.808 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | 23XI Racing | ||
| Time | 37.755 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver |
Denny Hamlin Kevin Harvick |
Joe Gibbs Racing Stewart-Haas Racing | |
| Laps | 38 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | USA | ||
| Announcers | Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte | ||
| Nielsen Ratings | 1.54 (2,621,000 viewers) | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
| Booth Announcers | Alex Hayden and Jeff Striegle | ||
| Turn Announcers | Dave Moody (1–2) and Kyle Rickey (3–4) | ||
The 2022 FireKeepers Casino 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on August 7, 2022, at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. Contested over 200 laps on the two-mile (3.2 km) D-shaped oval, it was the 23rd race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Report
[edit]Background
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The race was held at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Brooklyn, Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway as MIS's oval design was a direct basis of TWS, with moderate modifications to the banking in the corners, and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway. The track is owned by International Speedway Corporation. Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards).
Prior to the race, it was announced Kurt Busch remains under medical suspension following his crash during second-round qualifying at Pocono. Ty Gibbs will remain in the 45 car.
Entry list
[edit]- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
[edit]Kyle Busch was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 38.138 seconds and a speed of 188.788 mph (303.825 km/h).[8]
Practice results
[edit]| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 38.138 | 188.788 |
| 2 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 38.210 | 188.432 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 38.298 | 187.999 |
| Official practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
[edit]Bubba Wallace scored the pole for the race with a time of 37.755 and a speed of 190.703 mph (306.907 km/h).[9] This was his first career pole in the Cup Series.
Qualifying results
[edit]Race
[edit]Stage Results
[edit]Stage One Laps: 45
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 43 | Erik Jones | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Stage Two Laps: 75
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 43 | Erik Jones | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage two results | |||||
Final Stage Results
[edit]Stage Three Laps: 80
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 200 | 43 |
| 2 | 1 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 200 | 35 |
| 3 | 9 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 53 |
| 4 | 4 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 200 | 34 |
| 5 | 7 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 38 |
| 6 | 24 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 200 | 31 |
| 7 | 8 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 38 |
| 8 | 10 | 43 | Erik Jones | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 42 |
| 9 | 30 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 31 |
| 10 | 11 | 45 | Ty Gibbs (i) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 |
| 11 | 13 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 26 |
| 12 | 20 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 31 |
| 13 | 26 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 28 |
| 14 | 25 | 42 | Ty Dillon | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 23 |
| 15 | 33 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 200 | 28 |
| 16 | 19 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 200 | 27 |
| 17 | 21 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 20 |
| 18 | 31 | 33 | Austin Hill (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 |
| 19 | 32 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 18 |
| 20 | 23 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 200 | 18 |
| 21 | 36 | 77 | Josh Bilicki (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 |
| 22 | 34 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 200 | 15 |
| 23 | 35 | 78 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Live Fast Motorsports | Ford | 199 | 0 |
| 24 | 22 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 199 | 18 |
| 25 | 15 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 198 | 21 |
| 26 | 2 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 193 | 28 |
| 27 | 37 | 38 | Todd Gilliland (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 188 | 10 |
| 28 | 14 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 187 | 9 |
| 29 | 6 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 110 | 8 |
| 30 | 12 | 16 | Noah Gragson (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 109 | 0 |
| 31 | 17 | 41 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 94 | 6 |
| 32 | 27 | 21 | Harrison Burton (R) | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 29 | 5 |
| 33 | 28 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 25 | 4 |
| 34 | 18 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 25 | 3 |
| 35 | 29 | 15 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 24 | 0 |
| 36 | 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 24 | 1 |
| 37 | 5 | 2 | Austin Cindric (R) | Team Penske | Ford | 24 | 1 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Race statistics
[edit]- Lead changes: 15 among 10 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 7 for 36
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 2 hours, 54 minutes and 8 seconds
- Average speed: 137.825 miles per hour (221.808 km/h)
Media
[edit]Television
[edit]USA covered the race on the television side. two-time Michigan winner, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 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.
| USA | |
|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lap-by-lap: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Color-commentator: Jeff Burton Color-commentator: Steve Letarte |
Kim Coon Parker Kligerman Marty Snider |
Radio
[edit]Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by Motor Racing Network (MRN) and simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden and Jeff Striegle called the race in the booth while the field was racing on the front stretch. Dave Moody called the race from a billboard outside of turn 2 when the field is racing through turns 1 and 2. Mike Bagley called the race from a platform outside of turn 3 when the field races through turns 3 and 4. Steve Post, Chris Wilner, Dillon Welch and Jason Toy worked pit road for the radio side.
| MRN | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: Jeff Striegle |
Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody Turns 3 & 4: Mike Bagley |
Steve Post Chris Wilner Dillon Welch Jason Toy |
Standings after the race
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References
[edit]- ^ "2022 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
- ^ "Michigan International Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 7, 2017. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
- ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. August 1, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ^ "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. August 6, 2022. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
- ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. August 6, 2022. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
- ^ "FreeKeepers Casino 400 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. August 7, 2022. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
- ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. August 7, 2022. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
- ^ Utter, Jim (August 6, 2022). "Kyle Busch and Toyotas dominate Michigan Cup practice". Motorsport.com. Brooklyn, Michigan: Motorsport Network. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
- ^ Utter, Jim (August 6, 2022). "Bubba Wallace rockets to first career Cup pole at Michigan". Motorsport.com. Brooklyn, Michigan: Motorsport Network. Retrieved August 6, 2022.