The 2022 South Point 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on October 16, 2022, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas. Contested over 267 laps on the asphalt intermediate speedway, it was the 33rd race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season, the seventh race of the Playoffs, and the first race of the Round of 8.
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Background
Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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 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 Noah Gragson (i) 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 ChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice Ryan Blaney was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 29.425 seconds and a speed of .
Practice results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 29.425 183.517 2 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 29.452 183.349 3 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 29.453 183.343Official practice results
Qualifying Tyler Reddick scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.252 and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 1 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.321 29.252 2 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 29.250 29.302 3 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.353 29.344 4 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 29.429 29.354 5 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 29.447 29.400 6 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 29.598 29.469 7 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.395 29.474 8 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 29.400 29.523 9 45 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 29.588 29.665 10 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.616 29.711 11 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 29.468 — 12 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 29.495 — 13 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.509 — 14 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.509 — 15 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 29.606 — 16 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.617 — 17 48 Noah Gragson (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.626 — 18 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.634 — 19 23 Ty Gibbs (i) 23XI Racing Toyota 29.638 — 20 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.656 — 21 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 29.658 — 22 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 29.667 — 23 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.693 — 24 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.720 — 25 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 29.743 — 26 15 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 29.847 — 27 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.857 — 28 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 29.918 — 29 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 29.947 — 30 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 29.982 — 31 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.001 — 32 77 Landon Cassill (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 30.063 — 33 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 30.307 — 34 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 30.378 — 35 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 30.386 — 36 78 B. J. McLeod (i) Live Fast Motorsports Ford 30.581 — Official qualifying results
Race
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 80
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 45 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 102 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 93 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 84 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 75 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 66 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 57 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 39 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 210 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1Official stage one results
Stage Two Laps: 85
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 102 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 93 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 84 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 75 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 66 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 57 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 48 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 39 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 210 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1Official stage two results
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 102
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 5 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 267 582 11 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 267 423 18 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 354 16 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 267 335 31 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 386 1 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 337 27 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 368 22 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 267 299 21 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 267 010 10 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 2711 17 48 Noah Gragson (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 012 13 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 267 2913 3 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 3014 28 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 267 2315 12 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 267 2216 6 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 267 3717 25 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 267 2018 23 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 267 1919 15 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 267 1820 24 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 267 1721 20 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 1622 19 23 Ty Gibbs (i) 23XI Racing Toyota 267 023 29 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 267 1424 30 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 267 1325 35 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 267 1226 8 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 266 1127 34 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 264 1028 4 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 260 2529 2 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 259 1530 36 78 B. J. McLeod (i) Live Fast Motorsports Ford 256 031 26 15 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 253 032 32 77 Landon Cassill (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 246 033 33 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 237 434 7 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 94 1035 14 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 94 636 9 45 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 94 11Official race results
Race statistics Lead changes: 18 among 11 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 8 for 42 laps Red flags: 0 Time of race: 3 hours, 4 minutes and 10 seconds Average speed:
Penalties On October 18, NASCAR handed Bubba Wallace a one-race suspension for an intentional retaliatory right-rear hook collision against Kyle Larson that collected playoff contender Christopher Bell and resulted in physical confrontation between Wallace and Larson. Wallace was the first driver since Matt Kenseth in 2015 (as a result of intentionally crashing into Joey Logano at that year's Martinsville playoff race) to be parked by NASCAR for on-track conduct; John Hunter Nemechek replaced Wallace for the Dixie Vodka 400.
Media
Television NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. called the race from the broadcast booth. Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties from pit lane.
NBCBooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Rick AllenColor-commentator: Jeff BurtonColor-commentator: Steve LetarteColor-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dave BurnsParker KligermanMarty Snider
Radio The Performance Racing Network covered their final 2022 broadcast, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race from the booth when the field raced through the tri-oval. Nick Yeoman called the race from a billboard in turn 2, as he noted, at the Dan Wheldon memorial plaque when the field raced through turns 1 and 2 & Pat Patterson called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 when the field raced through turns 3 and 4. Heather Debeaux, Brett McMillan, Brad Gillie and Wendy Venturini handled the duties on pit lane.
PRNBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Doug RiceAnnouncer: Mark Garrow Turns 1 & 2: Nick Yeoman Turns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson Heather DeBeauxBrett McMillanBrad GillieWendy Venturini
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Joey Logano 4,084 1 2 Ross Chastain 4,063 (–21) 2 3 Chase Elliott 4,062 (–22) 3 4 Denny Hamlin 4,051 (–33) 1 5 William Byron 4,045 (–39) 2 6 Chase Briscoe 4,042 (–42) 2 7 Ryan Blaney 4,040 (–44) 4 8 Christopher Bell 4,028 (–56) 9 Kyle Larson 2,206 (–1,878) 10 Daniel Suárez 2,199 (–1,885) 1 11 Tyler Reddick 2,186 (–1,898) 1 12 Austin Cindric 2,169 (–1,915) 13 Austin Dillon 2,161 (–1,923) 14 Kyle Busch 2,158 (–1,926) 15 Alex Bowman 2,104 (–1,980) 16 Kevin Harvick 2,035 (–2,049)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 1,215 2 Ford 1,144 (–71) 3 Toyota 1,087 (–128)
Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
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