Entry List

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

Pennzoil 400

Sunday, March 6th, 2022

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV

  • 15 Ford
  • 6 Toyota
  • 16 Chevrolet

  • Las Vegas Motor Speedway
  • 25th Annual Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube
  • Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Christopher Bell
  • Age: 27
  • Team : No. 20 - DeWalt Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs
  • Crew Chief: Adam Stevens
  • Christopher Bell won the Pole Award for the 25th Annual Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube with a lap of 29.561 seconds, 182.673 mph.
  • This is his first pole in 75 NASCAR Cup Series races.
  • This is his first pole and first top-10 start in 2022.
  • This is his first pole in five races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
  • Kyle Larson (second) posted his second top-10 start of 2022 and his eighth in 12 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
  • Austin Cindric (third) posted his first top-10 start at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It is his third in three races this season.
  • Austin Cindric (third) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Sunday, March 6th, 2022
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Holly Cain
Alex Bowman wins at Las Vegas following two-tire gamble and thrilling overtime charge

Alex Bowman won in a dramatic overtime ending in the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Sunday - gambling on a two-tire final pit stop for his No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet and holding off the field in a two-lap sprint to decide the NASCAR Cup Series race.

Bowman and Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson made up the front row on the restart - the pair along with teammate William Byron took two tires on the final pit stop while Kyle Busch, who had led 40 of the previous 45 laps opted to get four tires and start just behind on the second row.

The two-tire stop, however, proved to be enough with Busch unable to even make a pass attempt as the Hendrick cars decided the trophy. The Tucson-native Bowman, 28, crossed the line .178-seconds ahead of the reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion Larson to earn his first trophy of 2022 and seventh of his career. It was Bowman's first Top-20 finish after a frustrating start to the three-race old season.

"This thing was so fast all day,'' said Bowman, who led 16 of the 274 laps. "Just never really had the track position to show it. But man, what a call by [crew chief] Greg Ives and the guys to take two [tires] there and obviously it paid off.

"Racing Kyle [Larson] is always fun and I've got to race him for a couple wins and we always race each other super clean and super respectively. Just can't say enough about these guys.

"It's been a pretty awful start to the year so to come out here and get a win on a last re-start, I feel like that's pretty special.''

The runner-up finish for Larson, who led three times for 37 laps on the day, was good enough to propel him into the championship lead for the first time this season. He holds a six-point advantage over Joe Gibbs Racing's Martin Truex Jr., who finished eighth on Sunday.

Trackhouse Racing's Ross Chastain, who led a race-best 83 laps and scored the two-year-old team's first Stage victory, finished third. The Las Vegas native Busch was fourth and a third Hendrick Motorsports teammate, William Byron rounded out the Top Five.

Stewart-Haas Racing's Aric Almirola earned his third consecutive Top-10 with a sixth place finish. Tyler Reddick, Truex, Hendrick's Chase Elliott and polesitter, Christopher Bell completed the Top 10.

For most of the race's final laps, it looked like Busch would claim his first NASCAR Cup Series trophy at his "home track" since 2009. It's been 46 series wins since that triumph.

And Busch's work in the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota on Sunday was especially impressive considering he crashed in opening practice on Saturday and was forced to use a back-up car originally sent to the track for spare parts. The car wasn't prepared in time for qualifying so Busch started last in the race.

His rally for a near-win was enthusiastically appreciated by the home crowd even if the ultimate Top Five was still a bit disappointing for the former two-time series champion considering his time out front (49 laps) in the closing laps.

"Everybody really had a hand in making us go today, really appreciate that,'' Busch said, acknowledging crew members from all four JGR cars frantically worked to get his car race ready.

"It was good, fast at the end and tried to do what I could there to hold the lead with Truex. Felt like I inched away finally, and we were coming to the white [flag] but it wasn't meant to be. Not our day. See you next week.''

The race featuring the 1.5-mile debut of the NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen cars produced 23 lead changes among 15 different drivers with Bowman (Stage 1) and Chastain (Stage 2) winning the stages.

"We were like 30th in first practice, right off the truck and we slowly built up to it and if we can keep doing that and have cars like this, obviously we can compete,'' Chastain said.

  • Drivers Entered: 37
  • Laps Scheduled: 267
  • Laps Actual: 274 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: 0.178 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 3 Hours 29 Minutes 50 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 117.522
  • Cautions: 12 for 60 laps
  • Lead Changes: 23
  • Green Flag Passes: 3,271 (15.3 passes per green flag lap)

  • Las Vegas Motor Speedway
  • 25th Annual Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube
  • Race Winner: Alex Bowman
  • Age: 28
  • Team : No. 48 - Ally Chevrolet
  • Owner: Rick Hendrick
  • Crew Chief: Greg Ives
  • Alex Bowman won the 25th Annual Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube, his seventh victory in 228 Cup Series races.
  • This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in 2022.
  • This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in 11 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
  • Kyle Larson (second) posted his ninth top-10 finish in 12 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It is his second top-10 finish in 2022.
  • Ross Chastain (third) posted his first top-10 finish in eight races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
  • Harrison Burton (16th) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Kyle Larson leads the point standings by 6 points over Martin Truex Jr..
Denny Hamlin celebrates with a burnout after winning
Las Vegas, Nevada - September 26, 2021 : Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Office Toyota, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Cup Series South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
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ENTRY
#
DRIVER
HOMETOWN
DOB
AGE
MAKE
SPONSOR
TEAM
CREW CHIEF

1
10
Tampa, FL
Mar 14, 1984
37
Ford
Mobil 1
2
6
Auburn Hills, MI
Feb 12, 1984
38
Ford
Fastenal
3
11
Chesterfield, VA
Nov 18, 1980
41
Toyota
FedEx Freight
4
44
Vancouver, WA
Dec 23, 1969
52
Chevrolet
Florida A&M University
5
22
Middleton, CT
May 24, 1990
31
Ford
Pennzoil
6
4
Bakersfield, CA
Dec 8, 1975
46
Ford
Rheem Smurfit Kappa
7
45
Las Vegas, NV
Aug 4, 1978
43
Toyota
Monster Energy
8
18
Las Vegas, NV
May 2, 1985
36
Toyota
Ethel M Chocolates
9
19
Mayetta, NJ
Jun 29, 1980
41
Toyota
Bass Pro Shops
10
34
Phoenix, AZ
Dec 21, 1984
37
Ford
Stage Front
11
3
Lewisville, NC
Apr 27, 1990
31
Chevrolet
BREZTRI
12
47
Olive Branch, MS
Oct 2, 1987
34
Chevrolet
SunnyD
13
5
Sacremento, CA
Jul 31, 1992
29
Chevrolet
HendrickCars.com
14
48
Tuscon, AZ
Apr 25, 1993
28
Chevrolet
Ally
15
12
High Point, NC
Dec 31, 1993
28
Ford
Menards / Pennzoil
16
7
Kannapolis, NC
Sep 25, 1991
30
Chevrolet
Schluter Systems
17
42
Lewisville, NC
Feb 27, 1992
30
Chevrolet
Goettl Air Conditioning
18
9
Dawsonville, GA
Nov 28, 1995
26
Chevrolet
NAPA Auto Parts
19
17
Prosper, TX
Oct 29, 1992
29
Ford
Wyndham Rewards
20
43
Byron, MI
May 30, 1996
25
Chevrolet
FOCUSfactor
21
78
Wauchula, FL
Nov 17, 1983
38
Ford
Filtertime
22
99
Monterrey, Mexico
Jan 7, 1992
30
Chevrolet
CommScope
23
51
Greensboro, NC
Nov 7, 1995
26
Ford
Nurtec ODT Ford
24
1
Alva, FL
Dec 4, 1992
29
Chevrolet
ACM Awards
25
23
Mobile, AL
Oct 8, 1993
28
Toyota
Dr. Pepper Cream Soda
26
16
Kannapolis, NC
Jan 27, 1991
31
Chevrolet
South Point
27
24
Charlotte, NC
Nov 29, 1997
24
Chevrolet
Axalta
28
41
Ladera Ranch, CA
Jan 23, 1998
24
Ford
HaasTooling.com
29
15
Ligonier, PA
Apr 27, 1992
29
Ford
Trophy Tractor Ford
30
77
Menomonee Falls, WI
Jun 3, 1995
26
Chevrolet
Zeigler Auto Group
31
8
Corning, CA
Jan 11, 1996
26
Chevrolet
BetMGM
32
31
Winamac, IN
Apr 28, 1999
22
Chevrolet
LeafFilter Gutter Protection
33
20
Norman, OK
Dec 16, 1994
27
Toyota
DeWalt
34
2
Columbus, OH
Sep 2, 1998
23
Ford
Discount Tire
35
14
Mitchell, IN
Dec 15, 1994
27
Ford
Mahindra Tractors
36
21
Huntersville, NC
Oct 9, 2000
21
Ford
Motorcraft \ Quick Lane
37
38
Sherrills Ford, NC
May 15, 2000
21
Ford
Frontline Enterprises INC.