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2022 Cook Out Southern 500

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2022 Cook Out Southern 500
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Race 27 of 36 in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series
The 2022 Cook Out Southern 500 program cover, featuring Chase Elliott, Dale Earnhardt, David Pearson, and Herb Thomas' Hudson Hornet.
The 2022 Cook Out Southern 500 program cover, featuring Chase Elliott, Dale Earnhardt, David Pearson, and Herb Thomas' Hudson Hornet.
Date September 4, 2022 (2022-09-04)
Location Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
1.366 mi (2.198 km)
Distance 367 laps, 501.322 mi (806.666 km)
Average speed 120.406 miles per hour (193.775 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Team Penske
Time 29.181
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 155
Winner
No. 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network USA
Announcers Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Dale Jarrett and Kyle Petty
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace
Turn Announcers Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Mike Bagley (3 & 4)

The 2022 Cook Out Southern 500, the 73rd running of the event, was a NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on September 4, 2022, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Contested over 367 laps on the 1.366-mile (2.198 km) egg-shaped oval, it was the 27th race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season, the first race of the 2022 NASCAR playoffs, and the first race of the Round of 16.

Erik Jones won, the first race win for Petty GMS Motorsports, in dramatic fashion after inheriting the lead from Kyle Busch, whose Toyota's engine failed on Lap 344 as the field was preparing for the restart.

Report

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Background

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Darlington Raceway where the race was held.

Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends.

Surface Issues

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Darlington Raceway was last repaved following the May 2007 meeting (from 2005 to 2019, there was only one meeting; the second meeting was reinstated in 2020), and from 2008 to 2019, there was one night race. In 2020, a day race returned to the schedule, and instead of two races (one Xfinity and one Cup) during the entire year, the track hosted six races (three Cup, two Xfinity, and one Truck). The circuit kept repairing the circuit with patches during each summer before the annual Cup race in September. The circuit's narrow Turn 2 rapidly deteriorated with cracks in the tarmac allowing water to seep in the circuit. In July 2021, the circuit repaved a six hundred foot section at the entrance of Turn 2 and ending at the exit of the turn to repair the tarmac and resolve the issue for safety and to reduce the threat of weepers and surface issues in that section of the circuit.[8]

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 Daniel Hemric (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)[a] 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[b][9] 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 Landon Cassill (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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Austin Cindric was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 29.324 seconds and a speed of 167.699 mph (269.885 km/h).[10]

Practice results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 29.324 167.699
2 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.536 166.495
3 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 29.538 166.484
Official practice results

Qualifying

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For the first time since 2003, the lineal Southern 500 held time trials.

Joey Logano scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.181 and a speed of 168.521 mph (271.208 km/h).[11]

Qualifying results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
1 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 29.146 29.181
2 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.976 29.190
3 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.990 29.239
4 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.141 29.297
5 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.082 29.323
6 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 29.204 29.336
7 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.148 29.350
8 45 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 29.195 29.435
9 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 29.260 29.447
10 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 29.132 29.467
11 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.189
12 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 29.227
13 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.371
14 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 29.391
15 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 29.412
16 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.452
17 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.457
18 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.476
19 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.511
20 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 29.522
21 23 Ty Gibbs (i) 23XI Racing Toyota 29.582
22 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.603
23 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.646
24 16 Daniel Hemric (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 29.647
25 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 29.660
26 77 Landon Cassill (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 29.676
27 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 29.686
28 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 29.686
29 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 29.753
30 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.801
31 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 29.834
32 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 29.859
33 15 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 29.863
34 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 29.893
35 78 B. J. McLeod (i) Live Fast Motorsports Ford 30.104
36 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 0.000
Official qualifying results

Race

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Stage Results

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Stage One Laps: 115

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9
3 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8
4 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 7
5 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6
6 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 5
7 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4
8 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 2
10 45 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 115

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9
3 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 8
4 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 7
5 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5
7 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 3
9 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 1
Official stage two results

Final Stage Results

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Stage Three Laps: 137

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 15 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 367 45
2 11 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 367 44
3 4 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 367 38
4 1 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 367 40
5 2 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 367 44
6 10 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 367 32
7 25 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 367 30
8 3 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 367 45
9 8 45 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 367 29
10 16 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 367 31
11 22 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 367 26
12 7 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 367 25
13 9 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 367 34
14 30 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 367 23
15 21 23 Ty Gibbs (i) 23XI Racing Toyota 367 0
16 6 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 367 21
17 13 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 367 20
18 36 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 367 22
19 14 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 366 18
20 12 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 366 22
21 28 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 366 16
22 29 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 366 15
23 24 16 Daniel Hemric (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 365 0
24 34 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 365 13
25 26 77 Landon Cassill (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 365 0
26 27 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 365 11
27 19 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 363 10
28 31 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 363 9
29 35 78 B. J. McLeod (i) Live Fast Motorsports Ford 361 0
30 5 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 345 25
31 17 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 336 21
32 32 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 331 5
33 18 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 274 4
34 33 15 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 236 0
35 20 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 164 2
36 23 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 113 1
Official race results

Race statistics

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  • Lead changes: 21 among 11 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 9 for 58
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 4 hours, 9 minutes and 49 seconds
  • Average speed: 120.406 miles per hour (193.775 km/h)

Media

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Television

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USA covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, two–time Darlington winner Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. called Stages 1 and 3 of the race from the broadcast booth. Earnhardt Jr., Dale Jarrett and Kyle Petty called Stage 2 of the race from the broadcast booth. Dave Burns, Kim Coon, Parker Kligerman and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties from pit lane.

USA
Booth announcers Pit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen
Color-commentator: Jeff Burton
Color-commentator: Steve Letarte
Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Throwback commentator: Dale Jarrett
Throwback commentator: Kyle Petty
Dave Burns
Kim Coon
Parker Kligerman
Marty Snider

Radio

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MRN had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

MRN Radio
Booth announcers Turn announcers Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Announcer: Rusty Wallace
Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody
Turns 3 & 4: Mike Bagley
Steve Post
Dillon Welch
Chris Wilner
Jason Toy

Standings after the race

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Notes

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  1. ^ Kurt Busch's medical suspension from the Pocono Q2 crash (concussion) has not been lifted and has withdrawn from the drivers' championship playoff participation as of August 25, 2022.
  2. ^ Because the 23XI No. 45 team qualified for the Playoffs with Kurt Busch's win, before his season-ending injury, it was decided on August 31, 2022 that the 23 and 45 teams will swap drivers. Busch's withdrawal does not affect the No. 45 team's standing, so it was decided to swap numbers.

References

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  1. ^ "2022 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  2. ^ "Darlington Raceway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Archived from the original on April 30, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  3. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. August 29, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  4. ^ "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. September 3, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  5. ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. September 3, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  6. ^ "Cook Out Southern 500 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. September 4, 2022. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  7. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. September 4, 2022. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  8. ^ Long, Dustin. "Darlington Raceway repaves Turn 2 ahead of Cook Out Southern 500". NBCSports.com. Comcast. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  9. ^ "Bubba Wallace to Switch Numbers and Run No. 45 for Remainder of Season". 31 August 2022.
  10. ^ Utter, Jim (September 3, 2022). "Austin Cindric fastest in Saturday's Darlington Cup practice". Motorsport.com. Darlington, South Carolina: Motorsport Network. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  11. ^ Utter, Jim (September 3, 2022). "Logano tops Bell in Southern 500 qualifying at Darlington". Motorsport.com. Darlington, South Carolina: Motorsport Network. Retrieved September 3, 2022.


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