2022 Federated Auto Parts 400

2022 Federated Auto Parts 400

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Race 24 of 36 in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series
The 2022 Federated Auto Parts 400 program cover.
Date	August 14, 2022 (2022-08-14)
Location	Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia
Course	Permanent racing facility .75 mi (1.2 km)
Distance	400 laps, 300 mi (480 km)
Weather	79–82 °F (26–28 °C); Partly cloudy
Average speed	98.11 miles per hour (157.89 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Kyle Larson	Hendrick Motorsports
Time	23.042
Most laps led
Driver	Joey Logano	Team Penske
Laps	222
Winner
No. 4	Kevin Harvick	Stewart-Haas Racing
Television in the United States
Network	USA
Announcers	Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte, and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Nielsen Ratings	2,432,000 viewers
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN
Booth Announcers	Alex Hayden and Jeff Striegle
Turn Announcers	Dave Moody (Backstretch)

The 2022 Federated Auto Parts 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on August 14, 2022, at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Contested over 400 laps on the .75-mile (1.21 km) D-shaped short track, it was the 24th race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season and was won by Kevin Harvick of Stewart-Haas Racing, the 60th and final win of his NASCAR Cup Series career.

Richmond Raceway (RR), formerly known as Richmond International Raceway (RIR), is a 3/4-mile (1.2 km), D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia, in Henrico County. It hosts the NASCAR Cup Series, the NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the IndyCar series. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted two USAC sprint car races. Chase Young, the 2020 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, was the honorary pace car driver.^[8]

• (R) denotes rookie driver.
• (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

Ross Chastain was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 22.976 seconds and a speed of 117.514 mph (189.120 km/h).^[9]

Kyle Larson scored the pole for the race with a time of 23.042 and a speed of 117.177 mph (188.578 km/h).^[10]

Stage One Laps: 70

Stage Two Laps: 160

Stage Three Laps: 170

• Lead changes: 16 among 9 different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 5 for 28
• Red flags: 0
• Time of race: 3 hours, 3 minutes and 27 seconds
• Average speed: 98.11 miles per hour (157.89 km/h)

USA covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and three-time Richmond winner 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.

The Motor Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden and Jeff Striegle called the race from the broadcast booth for MRN when the field races through the front straightaway. Dave Moody called the race from a platform when the field races down the backstraightaway. Winston Kelley, Glenn Jarrett and Kim Coon called the action for MRN from pit lane.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Chase Elliott 882 2 Ryan Blaney 766 (–116) 2 3 Kyle Larson 745 (–137) 4 Martin Truex Jr. 740 (–142) 2 5 Ross Chastain 739 (–143) 6 Joey Logano 718 (–164) 7 Christopher Bell 703 (–179) 1 8 Kevin Harvick 665 (–217) 1 9 Kyle Busch 663 (–219) 10 William Byron 649 (–233) 11 Alex Bowman 592 (–290) 5 12 Denny Hamlin 574 (–308) 13 Daniel Suárez 574 (–308) 2 14 Tyler Reddick 563 (–319) 1 15 Austin Cindric 556 (–326) 2 16 Aric Almirola 552 (–330) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 879 2 Ford 818 (–61) 3 Toyota 800 (–79) Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. . – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.