2022 AdventHealth 400
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Date
May 15, 2022
Location
Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.
Course
Permanent racing facility
Course length
1.5 miles (2.4 km)
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 13 of 36 in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
 The 2022 AdventHealth 400 program cover. | |||
| Date | May 15, 2022 | ||
| Location | Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km) | ||
| Average speed | 124.476 miles per hour (200.325 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 30.071 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kurt Busch | 23XI Racing | |
| Laps | 116 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 45 | Kurt Busch | 23XI Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Jamie McMurray | ||
| Nielsen ratings | 1.43; 2,337,000 viewers | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
| Booth announcers | Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Todd Gordon | ||
| Turn announcers | Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Kurt Becker (3 & 4) | ||
The 2022 AdventHealth 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on May 15, 2022, at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) asphalt speedway, it was the 13th race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season. It was also the 34th and final win of Kurt Busch’s career, who would be forced to retire following a crash at Pocono in the same year.
Background
Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The NTT IndyCar Series also raced there until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
Kurt Busch was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 30.758 seconds and a speed of 175.564 mph (282.543 km/h).[8]
Practice results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 | Kurt Busch | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 30.758 | 175.564 |
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.784 | 175.416 |
| 3 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.845 | 175.069 |
| Official practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Christopher Bell scored the pole for the race with a time of 30.071 seconds and a speed of 179.575 mph (288.998 km/h).[9]
Qualifying results
Race
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 80
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 | Kurt Busch | 23XL racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 43 | Erik Jones | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Stage Two Laps: 85
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 | Kurt Busch | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | Austin Cindric (R) | Team Penske | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 1 |
| Official stage two results | |||||
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 102
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 45 | Kurt Busch | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 267 | 50 |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 40 |
| 3 | 6 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 53 |
| 4 | 18 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 36 |
| 5 | 1 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 32 |
| 6 | 9 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 36 |
| 7 | 11 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 267 | 43 |
| 8 | 36 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 29 |
| 9 | 8 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 29 |
| 10 | 24 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 267 | 32 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | Austin Cindric (R) | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 33 |
| 12 | 10 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 35 |
| 13 | 21 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 24 |
| 14 | 30 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 267 | 23 |
| 15 | 23 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 267 | 22 |
| 16 | 13 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 27 |
| 17 | 34 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 22 |
| 18 | 28 | 16 | Noah Gragson (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 0 |
| 19 | 20 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 18 |
| 20 | 17 | 42 | Ty Dillon | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 17 |
| 21 | 26 | 21 | Harrison Burton (R) | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 267 | 16 |
| 22 | 16 | 41 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 267 | 15 |
| 23 | 25 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 267 | 14 |
| 24 | 12 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 266 | 13 |
| 25 | 31 | 38 | Todd Gilliland (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 266 | 12 |
| 26 | 7 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 266 | 11 |
| 27 | 35 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 265 | 10 |
| 28 | 32 | 77 | Josh Bilicki (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 265 | 0 |
| 29 | 14 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 264 | 22 |
| 30 | 2 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 263 | 14 |
| 31 | 27 | 15 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 263 | 0 |
| 32 | 22 | 43 | Erik Jones | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 261 | 8 |
| 33 | 19 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 256 | 4 |
| 34 | 29 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 255 | 3 |
| 35 | 15 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 64 | 2 |
| 36 | 33 | 78 | B. J. McLeod | Live Fast Motorsports | Ford | 32 | 1 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Race statistics
- Lead changes: 18 among 10 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 8 for 47
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 3 hours, 13 minutes and 3 seconds
- Average speed: 124.476 miles per hour (200.325 km/h)
