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2022 Ambetter 301

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2022 Ambetter 301
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Race 20 of 36 in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series
Date July 17, 2022 (2022-07-17)
Location New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire
Course Permanent racing facility
1.058 mi (1.703 km)
Distance 301 laps, 318.458 mi (512.603 km)
Average speed 98.113 miles per hour (157.898 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 29.964
Most laps led
Driver Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 173
Winner
No. 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network USA
Announcers Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Burton, and Steve Letarte
Nielsen Ratings 1.45 (2,403,000 viewers)
Radio in the United States
Radio PRN
Booth Announcers Doug Rice and Mark Garrow
Turn Announcers Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Doug Turnbull (3 & 4)

The 2022 Ambetter 301 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on July 17, 2022, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. Contested over 301 laps, on the 1.058-mile (1.703 km) speedway. It was the 20th race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season.

This race was the last start for 2004 champion Kurt Busch, as Busch suffered a concussion during the second qualifying round for the next race, and the injuries from that crash ended up being career-ending; he announced on August 26, 2023 that he was officially retiring.

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Background

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New Hampshire Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held.

New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire, which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as the longest-running motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic. Nicknamed "The Magic Mile", the speedway is often converted into a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) road course, which includes much of the oval.

The track was originally the site of Bryar Motorsports Park before being purchased and redeveloped by Bob Bahre. The track is currently one of eight major NASCAR tracks owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
No. 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 (i) Live Fast Motorsports Ford
99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

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William Byron was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 29.877 seconds and a speed of 127.483 mph (205.164 km/h).[8]

Practice results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.877 127.483
2 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.903 127.372
3 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.938 127.223
Official practice results

Qualifying

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Martin Truex Jr. scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.964 and a speed of 127.113 mph (204.569 km/h).[9]

Qualifying results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
1 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.739 29.964
2 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.898 30.009
3 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 29.669 30.032
4 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 30.070 30.106
5 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.968 30.127
6 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.945 30.136
7 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.135 30.219
8 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.748 30.224
9 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 30.276 30.409
10 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.945 0.000
11 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 29.997
12 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 30.056
13 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.186
14 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.187
15 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 30.267
16 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 30.293
17 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.312
18 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 30.332
19 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 30.364
20 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 30.391
21 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 30.410
22 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 30.422
23 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.455
24 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 30.461
25 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 30.476
26 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 30.523
27 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.584
28 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 30.601
29 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.675
30 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.759
31 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 30.785
32 78 B. J. McLeod (i) Live Fast Motorsports Ford 30.885
33 15 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 31.064
34 77 Josh Bilicki (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 31.101
35 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 31.288
36 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 31.359
Official qualifying results

Race

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Stage Results

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Stage One Laps: 70

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 9
3 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 6
6 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5
7 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 4
8 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 3
9 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 115

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 9
3 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 7
5 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 5
7 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 4
8 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2
10 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 1
Official stage two results

Final Stage Results

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Stage Three Laps: 116

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 5 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 301 47
2 2 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 301 50
3 4 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 301 44
4 1 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 301 53
5 10 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 301 47
6 14 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 301 32
7 9 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 301 30
8 18 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 301 33
9 19 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 301 28
10 3 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 301 36
11 6 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 301 31
12 17 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 301 25
13 28 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 301 24
14 8 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 301 37
15 29 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 300 22
16 20 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 300 0
17 16 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 300 20
18 11 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 300 19
19 23 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 300 18
20 25 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 300 17
21 13 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 300 16
22 24 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 300 15
23 30 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 300 14
24 12 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 300 20
25 31 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 300 12
26 26 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 300 11
27 23 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 300 10
28 15 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 299 9
29 33 15 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 299 0
30 36 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 297 7
31 7 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 282 9
32 21 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 88 5
33 34 77 Josh Bilicki (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 5 0
34 35 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 5 3
35 27 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 4 2
36 32 78 B. J. McLeod (i) Live Fast Motorsports Ford 4 0
Official race results

Race statistics

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  • Lead changes: 8 among 7 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 9 for 52
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 14 minutes and 45 seconds
  • Average speed: 98.113 miles per hour (157.898 km/h)

Media

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Television

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USA covered the race on the television side. Dale Earnhardt Jr., four-time and all-time Loudon winner 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

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PRN had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race from the booth when the field races down the frontstretch. Rob Albright called the race from turns 1 & 2 and Doug Turnbull called the race from turns 3 & 4. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan and Wendy Venturini handled the duties on pit lane.

PRN
Booth announcers Turn announcers Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Doug Rice
Announcer: Mark Garrow
Turns 1 & 2: Rob Albright
Turns 3 & 4: Doug Turnbull
Brad Gillie
Brett McMillan
Wendy Venturini

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "2022 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "New Hampshire Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on May 2, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  3. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. July 11, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  4. ^ "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. June 16, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  5. ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. July 16, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  6. ^ "Ambetter 301 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. July 17, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  7. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. July 17, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  8. ^ Utter, Jim (July 16, 2022). "William Byron tops Saturday Cup practice at New Hampshire". Motorsport.com. Loudon, New Hampshire: Motorsport Network. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  9. ^ Utter, Jim (July 16, 2022). "Truex beats Elliott for New Hampshire pole". Motorsport.com. Loudon, New Hampshire: Motorsport Network. Retrieved July 16, 2022.


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