The 2022 Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on April 9, 2022, at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. Contested over 403 laps – extended from 400 laps due to an overtime finish, on the 0.526 mile (0.847 km) paperclip-shaped short track, it was the eighth race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season.
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Background Martinsville Speedway is a NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
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 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 16 A. J. Allmendinger (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 Bubba Wallace 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 Kurt Busch 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 Josh Bilicki (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Ford 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team ChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice Chase Elliott was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 19.995 seconds and a speed of .
Practice results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.995 94.704 2 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20.032 94.529 3 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 20.038 94.500 Official practice results
Qualifying Chase Elliott scored the pole for the race with a time of 19.694 and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 1 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.746 19.694 2 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 19.841 19.799 3 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 19.724 19.808 4 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 19.774 19.850 5 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.835 19.893 6 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 19.778 19.941 7 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19.875 19.965 8 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.822 20.003 9 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 19.739 20.015 10 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 19.733 20.062 11 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19.775 — 12 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 19.789 — 13 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 19.790 — 14 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 19.792 — 15 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.863 — 16 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 19.863 — 17 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 19.867 — 18 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 19.901 — 19 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 19.904 — 20 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19.937 — 21 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 19.965 — 22 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 19.982 — 23 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 19.986 — 24 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 19.996 — 25 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20.083 — 26 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 20.095 — 27 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 20.100 — 28 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 20.113 — 29 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 20.134 — 30 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 20.145 — 31 77 Josh Bilicki (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 20.269 — 32 15 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 20.494 — 33 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Ford 20.545 — 34 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 20.591 — 35 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 21.021 — 36 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 0.000 — Official qualifying results
Race
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 80
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 102 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 93 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 84 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 75 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 66 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 57 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 48 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 39 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 210 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 1Official stage one results
Stage Two Laps: 100
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 102 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 93 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 84 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 75 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 66 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 57 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 48 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 39 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 210 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1Official stage two results
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 220
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 5 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 403 582 14 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 403 463 23 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 403 394 12 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 403 445 27 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 403 326 18 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 403 327 11 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 403 308 2 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 403 39 9 19 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 403 2810 1 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 403 4711 13 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 403 3112 15 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 403 2513 24 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 403 2414 6 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 403 2915 4 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 403 2216 21 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 403 21 17 9 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 403 2018 22 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 403 1919 8 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 403 1820 7 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 402 2621 3 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 402 3022 20 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 401 15 23 34 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 401 1424 36 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 401 025 16 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 400 1226 29 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 400 11 27 28 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 400 1028 25 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 400 929 30 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 399 8 30 10 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 399 731 17 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 398 632 26 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 397 533 35 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 394 434 32 15 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 392 035 31 77 Josh Bilicki (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 391 036 33 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Ford 132 1Official race results
Race statistics Lead changes: 5 among 4 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 4 for 36 Red flags: 0 Time of race: 2 hours, 40 minutes and 30 seconds Average speed:
Media
Television Fox Sports covered their 22nd race at the Martinsville Speedway. Mike Joy, 2018 Spring Martinsville winner Clint Bowyer and seven-time NASCAR Cup Series winning crew chief Chad Knaus called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled pit road for the television side. Larry McReynolds and Jamie McMurray provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.
FS1Booth announcersPit reportersIn-race analystsLap-by-lap: Mike JoyColor-commentator: Clint BowyerColor-commentator: Chad Knaus Jamie LittleRegan Smith Larry McReynoldsJamie McMurray
Radio MRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace called the race in the booth when the field raced down the frontstretch. Dave Moody called the race from a platform inside the backstretch when the field races down the backstretch. Steve Post and Kim Coon worked pit road for the radio side.
MRNBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reportersLead announcer: Alex HaydenAnnouncer: Jeff StriegleAnnouncer: Rusty Wallace Backstretch: Dave Moody Steve PostKim Coon
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Chase Elliott 288 1 2 Ryan Blaney 285 (–3) 1 3 William Byron 276 (–12) 1 4 Joey Logano 261 (–27) 1 5 Ross Chastain 246 (–42) 1 6 Alex Bowman 237 (–51) 4 7 Martin Truex Jr. 237 (–51) 3 8 Aric Almirola 223 (–65) 1 9 Kevin Harvick 222 (–66) 10 Kyle Busch 221 (–67) 2 11 Chase Briscoe 220 (–68) 1 12 Tyler Reddick 202 (–86) 1 13 Kyle Larson 201 (–87) 1 14 Austin Cindric 201 (–87) 1 15 Austin Dillon 197 (–91) 2 16 Kurt Busch 187 (–101)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 296 2 Ford 274 (–22) 3 Toyota 268 (–28)
Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. . – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.
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