The 2022 Verizon 200 at the Brickyard was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on July 31, 2022, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. It was the 2nd running of the Verizon 200 at the Brickyard on the road course, and officially the 29th edition of NASCAR at the speedway. Contested over 86 laps – extended from 82 laps due to an overtime finish, on the 2.439-mile (3.925 km) road course, it was the 22nd race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season.
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] | |||
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| Race 22 of 36 in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
 The 2022 Verizon 200 at the Brickyard program cover. | |||
| Date | July 31, 2022 | ||
| Location | Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.439 mi (3.925 km) | ||
| Distance | 86 laps, 209.754 mi (337.55 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 82 laps, 199.998 mi (321.85 km) | ||
| Average speed | 75.511 miles per hour (121.523 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Richard Childress Racing | ||
| Time | 88.354 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | |
| Laps | 39 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBC | ||
| Announcers | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. | ||
| Nielsen Ratings | 2.05 (3,373,000 viewers) | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio |
PRN IMS Radio | ||
| Booth Announcers | Doug Rice, Mark Jaynes and Jeff Hammond | ||
| Turn Announcers | Nick Yeoman (Turns 1–4), Pat Patterson (Turns 5–9), Chris Denari (Turns 10–11) and Jake Query (Turns 12–14) | ||
Report edit
Background edit
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana, (an enclave suburb of Indianapolis) in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400. It is located on the corner of 16th Street and Georgetown Road, approximately six miles (10 km) west of Downtown Indianapolis.
Constructed in 1909, it is the original speedway, the first racing facility so named. It has a permanent seating capacity estimated at 235,000 with infield seating raising capacity to an approximate 400,000. It is the highest-capacity sports venue in the world.
This will be the first official qualifying and race weekend in the Cup Series for Daniil Kvyat and also for Ty Gibbs. Gibbs made his Cup Series debut at Pocono following a medical disqualification of Kurt Busch, who remains under suspension by NASCAR as a result of concussion protocol following his Q2 crash at Pocono the previous week. Kvyat marked the first time a driver who was declared an Authorised Neutral Athlete was entered in a Cup race.
Entry list edit
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice edit
Austin Cindric was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 1:29.171 seconds and a speed of 98.468 mph (158.469 km/h).[9]
Practice results edit
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Austin Cindric (R) | Team Penske | Ford | 1:29.171 | 98.467 |
| 2 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 1:29.273 | 98.355 |
| 3 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 1:29.442 | 98.169 |
| Official practice results | ||||||
Qualifying edit
Tyler Reddick scored the pole for the race with a time of 88.354 and a speed of 99.378 mph (159.933 km/h).[10]
Qualifying results edit
Race edit
Stage Results edit
Stage One Laps: 15
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 38 | Todd Gilliland (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 21 | Harrison Burton (R) | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Stage Two Laps: 20
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 42 | Ty Dillon | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 41 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 43 | Erik Jones | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage two results | |||||
Final Stage Results edit
Stage Three Laps: 47
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 86 | 40 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Austin Cindric (R) | Team Penske | Ford | 86 | 35 |
| 3 | 13 | 21 | Harrison Burton (R) | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 86 | 36 |
| 4 | 9 | 38 | Todd Gilliland (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 86 | 38 |
| 5 | 19 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 86 | 40 |
| 6 | 5 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 86 | 38 |
| 7 | 20 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 86 | 0 |
| 8 | 7 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 86 | 29 |
| 9 | 24 | 41 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 86 | 31 |
| 10 | 16 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 86 | 27 |
| 11 | 10 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 86 | 38 |
| 12 | 4 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 86 | 35 |
| 13 | 38 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 86 | 24 |
| 14 | 15 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 86 | 28 |
| 15 | 35 | 43 | Erik Jones | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 86 | 24 |
| 16 | 8 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 86 | 34 |
| 17 | 26 | 45 | Ty Gibbs (i) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 86 | 0 |
| 18 | 31 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 86 | 19 |
| 19 | 17 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 86 | 18 |
| 20 | 12 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 86 | 17 |
| 21 | 25 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 86 | 17 |
| 22 | 32 | 77 | Josh Bilicki (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 86 | 0 |
| 23 | 3 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 86 | 28 |
| 24 | 33 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 86 | 14 |
| 25 | 37 | 78 | Josh Williams (i) | Live Fast Motorsports | Ford | 86 | 0 |
| 26 | 6 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 86 | 20 |
| 27 | 21 | 1 | Ross Chastain[b] | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 86 | 10 |
| 28 | 11 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 86 | 9 |
| 29 | 27 | 15 | Joey Hand | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 85 | 8 |
| 30 | 29 | 3 | Austin Dillon[b] | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 85 | 7 |
| 31 | 23 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 79 | 14 |
| 32 | 28 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 65 | 5 |
| 33 | 18 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 64 | 4 |
| 34 | 30 | 42 | Ty Dillon | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 9 |
| 35 | 22 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 57 | 6 |
| 36 | 36 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat[c] | Team Hezeberg Powered by Reaume Brothers Racing | Toyota | 43 | 1 |
| 37 | 34 | 27 | Loris Hezemans (i) | Team Hezeberg Powered by Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 34 | 0 |
| 38 | 14 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 24 | 1 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Race statistics edit
- Lead changes: 9 among 7 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 5 for 15
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 2 hours, 40 minutes and 18 seconds
- Average speed: 75.511 miles per hour (121.523 km/h)
Media edit
Television edit
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. Rutledge Wood served as a “CityView” reporter and share stories from the track.
| NBC | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters | CityView reporter |
| Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen Color-commentator: Jeff Burton Color-commentator: Steve Letarte Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
Dave Burns Parker Kligerman Marty Snider |
Rutledge Wood |
Radio edit
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network and the Performance Racing Network jointly co-produce the radio broadcast for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio, and aired on IMS or PRN stations, depending on contractual obligations. The lead announcers and two pit reporters were PRN staff, while the turns announcers and two pit reporters were from IMS.
| PRN/IMS Radio | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Doug Rice Announcer: Mark Jaynes Announcer: Jeff Hammond |
Turns 1–4: Nick Yeoman Turns 5–9: Pat Patterson Turns 10–11: Chris Denari Turns 12–14: Jake Query |
Brad Gillie Brett McMillan Ryan Myrehn Michael Young |
Standings after the race edit
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Notes edit
- ^ Kurt Busch was medically disqualified (concussion) July 24 from the M&M's Fan Appreciation 400 after a qualifying crash in Q2 and after evaluation, it was announced on July 27, 2022 that his medical suspension will continue to Indianapolis.
- ^ a b Chastain (crossing the finish line second) and Austin Dillon received 30-second penalties for using an access road next to the turn 1 as a shortcut.[11]
- ^ Daniil Kvyat is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
References edit
- ^ "2022 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
- ^ "Indianapolis Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on July 17, 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
- ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. July 26, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
- ^ "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. June 30, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
- ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. July 30, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
- ^ "Verizon 200 at the Brickyard Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. July 31, 2022. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
- ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. July 31, 2022. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
- ^ Official Statement from 23XI Racing
- ^ Utter, Jim (July 30, 2022). "Austin Cindric tops NASCAR Cup practice on Indy RC". Motorsport.com. Speedway, Indiana: Motorsport Network. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
- ^ Utter, Jim (July 30, 2022). "Tyler Reddick rockets to Cup pole on Indy Road Course". Motorsport.com. Speedway, Indiana: Motorsport Network. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
- ^ Crandall, Kelly (July 31, 2022). "Chastain cops time penalty, drops to 27th at Indy". RACER.com.