Chase Briscoe, needing a win to advance, stayed off pit road and pulled away from the field until Christopher Bell, who also needed to win to advance, passed Briscoe for the lead and held off pole sitter Larson to win the race and advance to the Championship 4 in Phoenix joining Joey Logano. 12 suspended after lost wheel at Bristol", "Penske Withdraws Appeal of Ryan Blaney Pit Crew Penalty", "NASCAR: Joey Logano signs Extension with Team Penske", "Harrison Burton and Wood Brothers Racing Team Up in 2022", "Brian Wilson to serve as crew chief for Harrison Burton", "Denny Hamlin forming Cup team with Michael Jordan; Bubba Wallace to drive; charter from Germain Racing", "Billy Scott Joins 23XI Racing to Crew Chief Kurt Busch in 2022; Bootie Barker Returning to Crew Chief Bubba Wallace", "COTA Penalties Announced; Bootie Barker Suspended Four Races", "Kurt Busch joins 23XI Racing to drive second Cup car in 2022", "Bubba Wallace suspended after Las Vegas incident; No. NASCAR has run 216 points-paying races between 2017 and 2022, meaning a driver wins every stage of the race just over 10% of the time Final Thoughts Most NASCAR races have 3 stages, where the first two stages make up the first two quarters of the race, and Stage 3 makes up the second half. As we mentioned earlier, stage racing gives drivers an incentive to race their competitors harder throughout the race, instead of just sitting back early and racing hard during the latter portions of the event. in 2022", "Front Row Motorsports to stay two car team in 2022; Alfredo released; Truck team TBD", "Sources: Josh Bilicki Not Returning to Rick Ware Racing in 2022, Staying in Cup Series", "Daniil Kyvat Making NASCAR Debut at Indy Road Course for Team Hezeberg", "Team Penske crew chief Todd Gordon to retire at season's end", "Jerry Baxter Moving to Tanner Gray, No. Every NASCAR race is made up of 3 stages, except the Coca-Cola 600, which has 4. Drivers who . On the first restart, JJ Yeley, who had not stopped unlike most of the field, got loose in turn 2 and spun in the middle of the field, collecting Kyle Busch, Aric Almirola, Harrison Burton, Austin Cindric, and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Christopher Bell won the first stage while Denny Hamlin won the second stage. Monday, Jan. 9, is the birthday of NASCAR Hall-of-Famer, Mark Martin, and one Arkansan is gearing up to compete hopefully in NASCAR's biggest race of the year, Daytona, to hopefully follow in Martin's footsteps. They also wanted to make the sport more competitive for smaller teams. [260], Chase Elliott won the pole for the second week in a row after qualifying was cancelled due to rain. Byron then hit Hamlin on purpose under caution, sending Hamlin spinning. They fought for two laps, with Bowman victorious. The top-10 drivers in the first and second stages will qualify for these extra points. 16 teams for lost wheels at Dover", "AJ Allmendinger Running 'Good Portion' of Cup Schedule in 2022 with Kaulig Racing", "Appeals panel upholds penalties, suspensions for two separate incidents", "Kaulig Racing No. NASCAR experimented with car number placement at the. Ryan Blaney won the pole even after a crash in Practice at NASCAR's first Road course race of the season. Briscoe came back to take the lead and won the second stage of the race. 16 car driven by, On May 14, 2022, Justin Alexander, the crew chief of the, On June 28, 2022, Scott Graves, the crew chief of the RFK Racing No. The first three rounds consist of three races each, while the Championship 4 comes. What are stages in NASCAR? Denny Hamlin dominated and won both stages. [267], Kyle Larson was awarded the pole after qualifying was cancelled due to rain. Brad Keselowski scored his best finish of the year of 4th, but failed post-race inspection and was credited with last place. Since they know their driver can be back in contention following Stage 1 or Stage 2, they dont necessarily need to wait until next week to see their favorite driver run a competitive race. 11, Kaulig No. [245] Chase Elliott finished sixth and became the Championship Leader at his home race. Christopher Bell also faced issues and dropped below the cut line. [256], Chase Briscoe got his first pole position of the season at the Cup Series' debut at the World Wide Technology Raceway. "It was tough. The Championship 4 has special rules, as all four remaining drivers will have their points totals reset to an equal number for the final race of the season at Phoenix Raceway. Daniel Surez spun while battling teammate Ross Chastain for position. Ross Chastain went several laps down due to several issues. The race started on Sunday and 78 laps were completed before rain forced the remainder of the race to be postponed until Monday. section: | slug: nascar-playoffs-bracket-2022-explaining-how-the-playoffs-work-which-drivers-are-in-standings-schedule | sport: nascar | route: article_single.us | The feature had multiple caution flags due to wrecks. Further, they feel stage racing rewards drivers who crash out of races late. He's in prime position to contend for his second Cup championship, but there's an enormously evenly-matched field of drivers behind him from past Cup champions to some of the sport's rising stars -- all of whom are looking to add the Bill France Cup to their mantlepieces. Once the race resumed, Tyler Reddick took the lead by passing both Kyle Busch and Joey Logano. 51 Car at Roval", "NASCAR: Kevin Harvick signs with Stewart-Haas Racing through 2023", "Rodney Childers signs contact extension with Stewart-Haas Racing", "NASCAR hits No. . Kyle Busch led the most laps in the race. The only exception to the 3 stage race is for the NASCAR Cup Series's longest race, the Coca - Cola 600 which has 4 stages that are divided into 4 equal 100 lap quarters with points awarded for stage 3 position. [258], Denny Hamlin won the pole after qualifying was cancelled due to rain after the first round. [243], Chase Briscoe was awarded the pole position after NASCAR decided to replace qualifying on Saturday with a practice session due to the practice session on Friday being cancelled due to rain. Note that these bonus points are not handed out following Stage 3. There are 17 teams for the 2022 season. . NASCAR stages award extra points. When & Why Did NASCAR Introduce Stage Racing? Like Darlington two races prior, Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Martin Truex Jr. and Kyle Busch were taken out of the race with power steering and blown engine respectively. [277], Joey Logano won the pole. [251], Joey Logano took the pole position for the race and won the first stage. Hamlin won the race, holding off teammate Kyle Busch. Buescher also became the nineteenth different winner of the season, tying the modern-era record set in 2001. [272] Byron (and Ty Gibbs, who hit Ty Dillon on the pit road) were later fined for their incidents. Click on a heading to sort by that column: 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Standings Driver Points Races Wins Top 5's Top 10's Top 20's Avg Finish Avg Start Laps Led ; 1: Joey Logano . Five drivers (Austin Cindric, Chase Briscoe, Ross Chastain, Daniel Surez, and Tyler Reddick) won their first career races. [239], This was the first points race for the Next Gen car. Logano, Kurt Busch and Kyle Larson made contact at the first corner on the restart, bringing out another caution. In the above section, we stated that there are no bonus points handed out following Stage 3 in a race. Final practice is set for 25 minutes and takes. NBC Sports' portion of the NASCAR Cup Series features races on USA Network instead of NBCSN, due to NBC Sports shutting down NBCSN at the end of 2021. 17 driven by, On July 26, 2022, Blake Harris, the crew chief of the, On August 23, 2022, Billy Plourde, the crew chief of the No. Martin Truex won Stage 1 of the Dayton 500. The vast majority of the tracks that NASCAR races are held on will be oval tracks, or very close to oval in shape. After months of contract negotiations with Busch and trying to find a replacement sponsor for M&M's in 2023, JGR was unable to get a deal done and Busch announced he would be leaving for Richard Childress Racing for 2023. Stage 1 makes up roughly the first quarter of the race, though this can vary depending on the track. Brad Keselowski spun after contact with Joey Logano as Reddick won the second stage. Reddick continued to lead late in the race. After the third playoff race, there will be 12 drivers. Following a raucous start, the U.S. House of Representatives along with a more sedate U.S. Senate came into session in . Stage racing gives drivers an added incentive to make every lap count. That effectively turns the final race of the year into a pure match race, as whichever Championship 4 driver has the best finish in the season finale wins the NASCAR Cup Series championship. The race was delayed by just over an hour due to rain and lightning about 30 minutes before the race began. On the overtime restart, Alex Bowman took two tires and was side by side with his teammate Kyle Larson for the restart. 78 Live Fast team for losing wheel at Talladega", "Josh Williams Running Bristol Dirt For Live Fast", "Report: Brad Keselowski to Roush Fenway with ownership role? NASCAR introduced stage racing in 2017 as a way to make the sport more competitive and to better resemble the other major American sports. The first two stages are roughly 25% of the race each and award the top 10 drivers with points based on their finish when the green-and-white checkered flag is waved. 36 MB2 Motorsports car from 1997 to 2002 and the No. The 2022 NASCAR Cup Series was the 74th season for NASCAR professional stock car racing in the United States and the 51st season for the modern Cup Series.The season started at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on February 6 with the Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum.That race was followed by the Bluegreen Vacations Duel qualifying races on February 17 and the 64th running of the Daytona 500 . William Byron was leading late in the race. In the overtime restart, Busch briefly went past Logano but went too wide at the next turn, giving Logano the lead, and eventually the victory. Bubba Wallace won the first stage of the race. General Motors could come to Formula 1 with Andretti Global. Logano won the first stage while Ross Chastain won the second stage. 38 Robert Yates Racing car from 2003 to 2007. Hamlin spun as Kyle Busch won the second stage. Several playoff drivers had trouble during the entire race. It is a sport in which its athletes are ambassadors, and with that comes a responsibility . Martin Truex Jr. took the final spot in the feature with a provisional. Team Hezeberg teammates Daniil Kvyat from Russia and Loris Hezemans from the Netherlands became the first two international drivers to compete in a Cup Series race as teammates since Dario Franchitti from Scotland and Juan Pablo Montoya from Colombia were teammates at Chip Ganassi Racing in 2008. Elliott remained in the championship lead from Chastain. [6], Chase Elliott won the pole. Erik Jones was able to pull away on the restart and hold off a charging Denny Hamlin for his third career win, his second Southern 500 win, and the first win for Petty GMS Motorsports. With 3 laps to go, Erik Jones hit the wall and went across the track, bringing out the caution. William Byron won the first stage, but suffered engine issues along with teammate Kyle Larson. Each Cup race with the exception of the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte (with four) has three stages. Wallace's teammate Kurt Busch won the stage. Briefly two rows of cars were three-wide into Turn 11. NASCAR awards bonus points for drivers who finish in the top 10 after Stages 1 and 2. Chase Briscoe got into the wall, receiving heavy damage while Ryan Blaney spun. 18. At the Coca-Cola 600, all 4 stages account for one quarter of the race. [235] The 2022 Coke Zero Sugar 400 was moved to CNBC on August 28 due to a rain delay. The stage was eventually won by Kyle Busch. Corey LaJoie got into the wall with a flat tire. On December 17, 2021, NASCAR announced that teams will be allowed to use chrome numbers in 2022. Note: The Coca-Cola 600 is the only race that has four stages and each is 25% of the race. Eliminated after Round of 8, Please help by moving some material from it into the body of the article. Photo by . On the final lap at Turn 15, Allmendinger pushed Chastain, briefly putting Bowman in the lead. Hamlin saw it firsthand and expressed his displeasure; he also owns 23XI Racing- Wallace's team. Race tracks are anywhere from 0.5 to 4 miles long. [247], Round 8: Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400, Chase Elliott was on pole for the race and led the first 185 laps, also winning both stages. Instead, the bonus points shown in the above table following Stages 1 and 2 also apply for Stage 3 at the 600. [8] Austin Cindric of Team Penske won the NASCAR Rookie of the Year honors.[9]. If a driver wins Stages 1 and 2 but crashes out in the final stage and finishes 36th, they still collect decent points. 2022: A year of Working 4 You News / 3 . 12:13 pm ET. Joey Logano won the second stage. First round of the playoffs: three races, 16 drivers. Surez, who dominated the last stage from the lead won the race, earning his first Cup Series win, and Trackhouse's third in its second season. RFK Racing teammates Brad Keselowski and Chris Buescher dominated the race along with Christopher Bell as Keselowski won the first stage and Bell won the second stage. The first is scheduled for 50 minutes beginning at 7:05 p.m. This raises the probability that fans will keep watching the race even if their favorite driver has a bad start to the race. . Second round of the playoffs: three races, 12 drivers. Chase Elliott led the final laps of the race and went on to score his first win of the season. On November 19, 2021, NASCAR announced the new practice and qualifying formats across all three national series in 2022. After the race resumed, Kyle Busch continued to lead and led the most laps. NASCAR announced the 2022 stage lengths for the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. NASCAR requiring fire-resistant underwear for drivers, Report: Travis Pastrana to enter Daytona 500 for 23XI, Kyle Larson to race 2024 Indy 500 for Arrow McLaren, Kevin Harvick to retire at end of 2023 season, Frankie Muniz to race full-time in ARCA in 2023, Dale Jr. and other NASCAR stars purchase CARS Tour. First adopted in 2017, stages in NASCAR effectively break the race up into three mini-races. Flow Racers is a reader-supported site. This forces the cars to bunch back together during the caution, placing cars about to go a lap down closer to the leader. The Toyota cars were suffering from power steering issues, including both 23XI cars. Only the final stage is ended with the traditional chequered flag, as that is the end of the race. Later, Chase Elliott also had a left rear puncture, bringing out the seventh caution. [254] Following the race however, NASCAR faced criticism for calling the caution leading to the overtime, as well as allowing Blaney to race with an improperly installed window net in that period (Blaney had removed it to prepare for the celebrations as he crossed the finish line, only to be told about the Stenhouse crash afterwards). and then runs 40 percent of the race in the final stage. Truex fell back as Chase Elliott took the lead after the final round of green flag pit stops. This was also the first win for the No. Elliott also clinched the regular season championship after this race. The race can end at any time during Stage 3 at NASCARs discretion, often because of inclement weather or, at some tracks, a lack of lighting. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Chris Buescher, and Daniel Surez qualified for the race by winning the three stages of the All-Star Open while Erik Jones won the fan vote. The first two are about a quarter distance in length each, with the final stage making up over half the race. The 600 is NASCARs longest race, stretching for 600 miles (966 km). 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If the 2022 season represents anything at all, it represents the maturation of the "winning is everything" nature of the modern-day NASCAR Cup Series. ^ Only for Coca-Cola 600 Points are awarded to drivers and owners in the three national series in the final stage: 2020 [ edit] In the 2022 season, there are six road courses on the NASCAR calendar - with just one dropping out. One week after the 24-year-old Buffalo Bills safety had to be resuscitated on the field and was transferred to the hospital in critical condition, Hamlin's doctors have announced he has officially been discharged from the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. The phantom debris cautions still exist, but to a lesser degree since stage racing began. Briscoe later dropped back with mechanical issues. [268], Joey Logano won the pole. Both Keselowski and Bell blew tires while leading as Buescher held off Chase Elliott for his second career win and first non-rain shortened win. Tyler Reddick fought Joey Logano for the lead, with the former winning right after being eliminated from the previous round of the playoffs, and the latter earning the points lead. On the restart, Elliott used a push from Erik Jones to pass Blaney on the final lap to win his second race at Talladega and his fifth win of the season to advance to the next round of the playoffs. Kevin Harvick to step away from racing fulltime after 2023; expected to join FOX booth. The heat races, which determined 16 of the 23 drivers for the 150-lap feature, were won by Kyle Busch, Tyler Reddick, Justin Haley, and Joey Logano. In the restart, Austin Dillon, with four fresh tires, went four wide for the lead, but instead wrecked after contact with Larson; this triggered another multi car wreck and subsequent restart. On the final restart, Denny Hamlin had the inside from Chastain who dropped back because of damage. The 1.5-mile track of Homestead-Miami Speedway is set to host race two of three in the Round of 8 in the NASCAR playoffs. Christopher Bell took the lead from Elliott on lap 259 and pulled away to his second career win. [259], Chase Elliott won the pole. Chastain returned to the lead pack battled with Chase Briscoe and other drivers for the lead. There were a record 36 lead changes and a record 16 caution periods. Austin Cindric won the first stage. Alex Bowman got into the wall after contact with Ty Dillon and collected Josh Bilicki. Chase Elliott took the lead and was able to hold off Kurt Busch for his second win of the season. Erik Jones was leading late in the race. Ryan Blaney won the second stage in the race. Reddick got a flat tire while leading and got hit by William Byron. 15", "Stewart-Haas Racing Hires Ryan Preece as Reserve Driver UPDATE", "Cody Ware returning for full 2022 Cup season", "Three Rick Ware Racing crew members dealt four-race suspensions after Watkins Glen", "Cody Ware (Foot Fracture) Makes Way For JJ Yeley in No. There were 46 lead changes among 20 drivers, both track records. That too will be in the next patch, expected this month (January 2022). Drivers are seeded based on their number of race wins as well as the number of "playoff points" -- points earned from either winning a race, winning a stage mid-race, or through their points position at the end of the regular season -- they have accumulated throughout the entire season. [248], Cole Custer won the pole position through the qualifying heat races. NASCAR road courses in 2022. In the closing laps, Denny Hamlin spun after contact with Chastain and collected Brad Keselowski. Loris Hezemans stopped on track and retired, resulting in a restart with 3 laps to go. 12 driven by. On the restart, Corey LaJoie got into the wall along with Aric Almirola and Harrison Burton. Towards the end Briscoe closed up to Larson, overtook him and was re-overtaken. Alternatively, they can also make it into the next round on points so long as they are above the cutoff line at the end of each respective three-race round. After the final round of green flag stops, Bell got into the wall after contact with Ross Chastain. NASCAR races can last for over three hours each. Adding Gateway? The first stage was won by Alex Bowman. He became the ninth driver to win his first Cup Series race in the Daytona 500. On July 14, 2021, Hendrick Motorsports announced that the number of races that HendrickCars.com would sponsor Kyle Larson's No. With the format being present in each race, you may therefore wonder how NASCAR stages work. The race had 41 lead changes among 16 drivers. It makes its racing debut in 2022, and it's a radical upgrade for a. With bonus regular season and playoff points up for grabs, drivers are more likely to race hard during even the opening stage of the race. In 2021, he elected to make this appearance at Richmond - running a livery inspired by the one he raced there in 2001 in the first Cup race after the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks. Chase Briscoe won the first stage while Joey Logano won the second stage. All Rights Reserved. On Tuesday, it was announced that Richard Petty Motorsports and GMS Racing will operate under one name, Petty GMS Motorsports, beginning in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season. Hamlin was able to pull away from Busch to win the race, but both Hamlin and Busch failed post-race inspection and were disqualified and thus third-place Chase Elliott was awarded the win, his fourth of the season, making the first time in the Cup Series since 1960 that the winner was disqualified and stripped of the win. Prince Harry, 38, is being ridiculed over his new People magazine cover shootMany social media users have accused the outlet of photoshopping the photosLA-based photographer Jenna Jones was behind the controversial shoot She has worked with a slew of famous faces like Greta Gerwig and Emily Blunt The snapper is passionate about various cases like the BLM movement She once slammed 'news media . 4 Cup team with L2-level penalty for modification of single-source part", "Talladega Penalties Announced; Rodney Childers Suspended UPDATE", "Aric Almirola Says He Has Multi-Year Contract With SHR And Expects to Return in 2022", "Drew Blickensderfer Named Crew Chief for Aric Almirola", "NASCAR penalizes Custer, No. In the second stage, Hamlin was collected in a wreck caused by Cody Ware spinning. Byron held off Joey Logano to win the race, his second win of the season. Blaney won the first stage while Martin Truex Jr. won the second stage. 4 BOOsch Light Ford, waves to fans as he walks onstage during driver intros prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway on Oct. 30, 2022 in . No other drivers receive bonus points. Alex Bowman got into the wall and was unable to continue. Daniel Surez started in P2 after being fastest in Group B. Surez won Stage 1, his second career stage victory as Kyle Busch faced mechanical issues. There are 10 races and four rounds in the playoffs - the Round of 16, Round of 12, Round of 8 and Championship 4. Following the final stage of each race, NASCAR has a basic scoring system that awards drivers. I agree to receive the "CBS Sports HQ Newsletter" and marketing communications, updates, special offers (including partner offers), and other information from CBS Sports and the Paramount family of companies. First adopted in 2017, stages in NASCAR effectively break the race up into three mini-races. Brad Keselowski blew a tire and collided with Kyle Busch. . The modified Atlanta Motor Speedway, now classified as a superspeedway after a reconfiguration in 2021, produced lots of action. [279], William Byron won the pole.John Hunter Nemechek, filling in for the suspended Bubba Wallace, spun early. Team Penske's Joey Logano and Ryan Blaney look like the two drivers who fit the bill of both hot in 2022 and have the accompanying strong track record at 'Dega. Elliott retained the points lead. After all, keeping the pack together leads to more contact and more drama, In other news, Priscilla Presley has two children but only one with Elvis. NASCAR Cup Series 16 drivers, four rounds Playoffs begin at Darlington Raceway (Sept. 4) Elimination races, where four drivers are eliminated from the playoffs: Bristol Motor Speedway (Sept. 17),. 15 Ford in Multiple Races for Rick Ware Racing", "Joey Hand Returns to Rick Ware Racing in 2022, Running Six Road Course Races in No. 18 car for Joe Gibbs Racing since the 2008 season, primarily through the M&M's brand. [280], Kyle Larson won the pole. Christopher Bell was second on track but was classified last on the lead lap after an illegal overtake on Chastain. Joey Logano; 5. On May 10, 2022, Stewart-Haas Racing announced that Renegade Insurance would be the primary sponsor of Aric Almirola's No. Martin Truex Jr. slammed into the wall after having a flat tire. The season started at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on February 6 with the Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum. NASCAR somewhat replicated this system with stage racing. Ryan Blaney; 3. In addition to the majority of drivers being from the United States and series full-time driver Daniel Surez being from Mexico, road course ringers Daniil Kvyat from Russia, Loris Hezemans from the Netherlands, Kyle Tilley from England, Mike Rockenfeller from Germany and Kimi Rikknen from Finland all entered this race. The Round of 16, Round of 12 and Round of 8 consist of three races. Proskauer Rose LLP Offices Chase Briscoe won the first stage while Christopher Bell won the second stage. The highest finishing open driver in each duel race will automatically make the field. 41 SHR team after Charlotte playoff race", "Austin Cindric to Drive the #2 for Team Penske Beginning in 2022", "Jonathan Hassler Named Crew Chief for Ryan Blaney in 2022, Jeremy Bullins and Paul Wolfe Returning to Respective Entries", "Penalty report: Suspensions issued to No. Joey Logano won the first stage while Kyle Busch won the second stage. Purchases made through links may earn a commission. 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