Entry List

The official 2022 DuraMAX Drydene 400 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Dover Motor Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

DuraMAX Drydene 400

Sunday, May 1st, 2022

Dover Motor Speedway, Dover, DE

  • 15 Chevrolet
  • 15 Ford
  • 6 Toyota

  • Dover Motor Speedway
  • 53rd Annual DuraMAX Drydene 400 presented by RelaDyne
  • Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Chris Buescher
  • Age: 29
  • Team : No. 17 - Fastenal Ford
  • Owner: John Henry
  • Crew Chief: Scott Graves
  • Chris Buescher won the Pole Award for the 53rd Annual DuraMAX Drydene 400 presented by RelaDyne with a lap of 22.479 seconds, 160.149 mph.
  • This is his first pole in 233 NASCAR Cup Series races.
  • This is his first pole and third top-10 start in 2022.
  • This is his first pole in 12 races at Dover Motor Speedway.
  • Denny Hamlin (second) posted his sixth top-10 start of 2022 and his 21st in 32 races at Dover Motor Speedway.
  • Kyle Larson (third) posted his 11th top-10 start at Dover Motor Speedway. It is his seventh in 11 races this season.
  • Austin Cindric (12th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Monday, May 2nd, 2022
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Holly Cain
Chase Elliott takes home his first win of the 2022 season

NASCAR Cup Series standings leader Chase Elliott earned his first victory of the season in Monday’s weather-delayed DuraMAX Drydene 400 at Dover (Del.) Motor Speedway.

Elliott led the final 53 laps of the 400-lapper and pulled away from Ricky Stenhouse Jr. for a 2.577-second victory in an action-packed race that was slowed 12 times for caution periods – including a red flag weather delay on Sunday that necessitated pushing the restart to Monday.

It’s the 14th career win for the driver of the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet and a historic fifth win for the team in 2022. It is the first time in NASCAR history a team has had all four of its drivers win races in the opening 11 races of a season.

The 26-year old Georgia-native Elliott had to work at this one for sure with 17 lead changes among 10 drivers.

“Just had some good circumstances finally” the sport’s reigning Most Popular Driver said of his first oval track win since he won the 2020 series championship at Phoenix Raceway. “Just really appreciate [crew chief] Alan [Gustafson] and our entire team for just sticking with it.

“We had some tough races over the last four or five months and just great to get NAPA back to victory lane and great to get Hendrick Motorsports in victory lane. So proud. This means a lot in a lot of different ways. Just appreciate all the effort.’’

“It’s been a fun day and we’re certainly going to enjoy this,’’ Elliott continued, after thanking the fans that came out for the Monday race conclusion.

“Like I told them [crew] after the race, those guys, they’ve been deserving of one for a while so glad we could get across the line first. We’ll enjoy it for a few days and then go to work next week.’’

He came a few car lengths from victory, but runner-up Stenhouse was nearly as happy as the winner after the race. It marked only the second top-10 of the season – second top-20 – for the driver of the No. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet and was his best showing since a runner-up finish on the Bristol (Tenn.) Dirt Track back in March, 2021.

Stenhouse finished fifth in Stage 2 and ran among the top-10 for the last 150 laps of the race moving into second place behind Elliott with 51 laps remaining and chasing down Elliott’s No. 9 Chevrolet for the remainder of the race.

Last week’s race winner Ross Chastain finished third in the No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet but had some contact with three-time Dover winner Martin Truex Jr. on the final lap fighting for position. The two touched and Truex’s No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota spun around. He recovered to finish 12th and the two drivers exchanged words afterward on pit lane.

Asked about the last lap incident and the encounter after the checkered flag with Truex, Chastain smiled and said “we were talking about where we were going fishing next week.’’

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Christopher Bell was fourth followed by 2021 Dover winner, Hendrick Motorsports’ Alex Bowman. His teammate, Kyle Larson was sixth followed by JGR driver Kyle Busch, who led the most laps (103) on the day and was a strong contender for the trophy before getting caught on pit road during a caution period.

Busch and Bowman – who were running first and second at the time – pit on lap 322 only to have a caution come out for A.J. Allmendinger, whose Chevy lost its wheel. The two drivers restarted toward the tail end of the lead lap and still managed to race their forward to the top-10 finishes.

Dover polesitter Chris Buescher finished eighth – his third top-10 showing in the Roush Fenway Keselowski Ford on the year and first in six races. Stewart-Haas Racing’s Kevin Harvick and Petty GMS Motorsports driver Erik Jones rounded out the top-10.

It was rough day for former Dover winner Denny Hamlin, who led 67 laps and won Stage 1, but had two major snafus derail what looked like a promising day.

While leading the race, Hamlin’s left front tire came off as he exited pit road following a stop. It set him to 29th place. He drove his JGR No. 11 Toyota all the way back into the top-five only to be collected by a spinning Ford driven by Cody Ware just after the race’s midpoint.

The damage to Hamlin’s Toyota took away any shot for the victory and he finished 21st. The perennial championship contender and three-time Daytona 500 winner has only one top-10 – a win at Richmond last month – on the season.

  • Drivers Entered: 36
  • Laps Scheduled: 400
  • Margin of Victory: Under Caution Seconds
  • Time of Race: 3 Hours 49 Minutes 39 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 104.507
  • Cautions: 13 for 75 laps
  • Lead Changes: 17
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,511 (4.6 passes per green flag lap)

  • Dover Motor Speedway
  • 53rd Annual DuraMAX Drydene 400 presented by RelaDyne
  • Race Winner: Chase Elliott
  • Age: 26
  • Team : No. 9 - NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet
  • Owner: Rick Hendrick
  • Crew Chief: Alan Gustafson
  • Chase Elliott won the 53rd Annual DuraMAX Drydene 400 presented by RelaDyne, his 14th victory in 232 Cup Series races.
  • This is his first victory and eighth top-10 finish in 2022.
  • This is his second victory and ninth top-10 finish in 12 races at Dover Motor Speedway.
  • Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (second) posted his fourth top-10 finish in 19 races at Dover Motor Speedway. It is his second top-10 finish in 2022.
  • Ross Chastain (third) posted his first top-10 finish in eight races at Dover Motor Speedway.
  • Harrison Burton (24th) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Chase Elliott leads the point standings by 50 points over Ryan Blaney.
Kevin Harvick Victory Lane
Dover, Delaware - August 23, 2020 : Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Mobil 1 Ford, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Drydene 311 at Dover International Speedway on August 23, 2020 in Dover, Delaware.
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ENTRY
#
DRIVER
HOMETOWN
DOB
AGE
MAKE
SPONSOR
TEAM
CREW CHIEF

1
16
Los Gatos, CA
Dec 16, 1981
40
Chevrolet
Action Industries
2
10
Tampa, FL
Mar 14, 1984
38
Ford
Smithfield \ Weis
3
6
Auburn Hills, MI
Feb 12, 1984
38
Ford
Kohler Generators
4
11
Chesterfield, VA
Nov 18, 1980
41
Toyota
FedEx Office
5
22
Middleton, CT
May 24, 1990
31
Ford
Shell Pennzoil
6
4
Bakersfield, CA
Dec 8, 1975
46
Ford
Hunt Brothers Pizza
7
45
Las Vegas, NV
Aug 4, 1978
43
Toyota
Monster Energy
8
18
Las Vegas, NV
May 2, 1985
36
Toyota
M&M's Crunchy Cookie
9
19
Mayetta, NJ
Jun 29, 1980
41
Toyota
Bass Pro Shops
10
34
Phoenix, AZ
Dec 21, 1984
37
Ford
Navage Nasal Care
11
3
Lewisville, NC
Apr 27, 1990
32
Chevrolet
BREZTRI
12
47
Olive Branch, MS
Oct 2, 1987
34
Chevrolet
Kroger/ The Frozen Farmer
13
5
Sacremento, CA
Jul 31, 1992
29
Chevrolet
HendrickCars.com
14
48
Tuscon, AZ
Apr 25, 1993
29
Chevrolet
Ally
15
12
High Point, NC
Dec 31, 1993
28
Ford
Menards\Jack Links
16
7
Kannapolis, NC
Sep 25, 1991
30
Chevrolet
DuraMAX/Drydene
17
42
Lewisville, NC
Feb 27, 1992
30
Chevrolet
Chevyliners.com
18
9
Dawsonville, GA
Nov 28, 1995
26
Chevrolet
NAPA Auto Parts
19
17
Prosper, TX
Oct 29, 1992
29
Ford
Fastenal
20
43
Byron, MI
May 30, 1996
25
Chevrolet
FOCUSfactor
21
78
Wauchula, FL
Nov 17, 1983
38
Ford
Superior Logistics Services
22
15
Berlin, CT
Oct 25, 1990
31
Ford
United Rentals
23
99
Monterrey, Mexico
Jan 7, 1992
30
Chevrolet
CommScope
24
51
Greensboro, NC
Nov 7, 1995
26
Ford
Nurtec ODT
25
1
Alva, FL
Dec 4, 1992
29
Chevrolet
Pitbull Tour 2022
26
23
Mobile, AL
Oct 8, 1993
28
Toyota
leidos
27
24
Charlotte, NC
Nov 29, 1997
24
Chevrolet
RaptorTough.com
28
41
Ladera Ranch, CA
Jan 23, 1998
24
Ford
Autodesk/HaasTooling.com
29
77
Menomonee Falls, WI
Jun 3, 1995
26
Chevrolet
Zeigler Auto Group
30
8
Corning, CA
Jan 11, 1996
26
Chevrolet
Guaranteed Rate
31
31
Winamac, IN
Apr 28, 1999
23
Chevrolet
LeafFilter Gutter Protection
32
20
Norman, OK
Dec 16, 1994
27
Toyota
DeWalt
33
2
Columbus, OH
Sep 2, 1998
23
Ford
Freightliner
34
14
Mitchell, IN
Dec 15, 1994
27
Ford
Mahindra Tractors
35
21
Huntersville, NC
Oct 9, 2000
21
Ford
Dex Imaging
36
38
Sherrills Ford, NC
May 15, 2000
21
Ford
The Pete Store