Entry List

The official 2022 Xfinity 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Martinsville Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Xfinity 500

Sunday, October 30th, 2022

Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA

  • 15 Chevrolet
  • 15 Ford
  • 6 Toyota

  • Martinsville Speedway
  • 74th Annual Xfinity 500
  • Busch Light Pole Award Pole Winner: Kyle Larson
  • Age: 30
  • Team : No. 5 - HendrickCars.com Chevrolet
  • Owner: Hendrick Motorsports
  • Crew Chief: Cliff Daniels
  • Kyle Larson won the Busch Light Pole Award for the 74th Annual Xfinity 500 with a lap of 19.709 seconds, 96.078 mph.
  • This is his 14th pole in 294 NASCAR Cup Series races.
  • This is his fourth pole and 26th top-10 start in 2022.
  • This is his first pole in 16 races at Martinsville Speedway.
  • Chase Elliott (second) posted his 19th top-10 start of 2022 and his 11th in 15 races at Martinsville Speedway.
  • Chase Briscoe (third) posted his first top-10 start at Martinsville Speedway. It is his 12th in 35 races this season.
  • Harrison Burton (10th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Sunday, October 30th, 2022
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Reid Spencer
Christopher Bell, Ross Chastain claim Championship 4 spots in unbelievable Martinsville finish

Christopher Bell had another miracle in his pocket, but Ross Chastain stole the show with a scarcely believable video-game move in the final corners of the Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway.

For the second time in as many rounds in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, Bell won a race he had to win. After beating pole winner Kyle Larson to the finish line by .869 seconds, Bell will race for the series title next Sunday at Phoenix Raceway.

"Mom and dad, we did it—wow," an emotional Bell said after the race. "I can't believe it, man. To come here in Martinsville, this place has always been so tough on me. Just pre-race looking up, seeing all the fans, this place is packed... I don't even know what to say.

"Man, I say it all the time, but the driver is just a small piece of the puzzle for these races. The reason why this car won today is because it was the best car on the race track. (Crew chief) Adam Stevens... this entire 20 group, they just never give up. When our back is against the wall, looks like it's over, they show up and give me the fastest car out here."

The victory was Bell's third of the season and his second in a must-win situation. On Oct. 9, he won the Bank of America ROVAL 500 at Charlotte to stave off elimination from the Playoffs.

But it was Chastain who added most significantly to the lore of the historic .526-mile short track with a shocking trip around Turns 3 and 4 that knocked veteran Denny Hamlin out of the Playoffs.

Running 10th and facing elimination on the last lap, Chastain pinned his No. 1 Chevrolet to the outside wall entering Turn 3, kept his throttle open and rocketed around the fence as if he had just ignited an afterburner.

The amazing move carried Chastain past Hamlin into fifth place and into the Championship 4. Chastain completed the final lap in 18.845 seconds, .864 seconds faster than Larson's pole-winning time.

"I made the choice, grabbed fifth gear down the back," Chastain said. "Fully committed. Basically let go of the wheel, hoping I didn't catch the Turn 4 access gate or something crazy. But I was willing to do it.

"I just cannot believe that we have a chance to go fight for a championship. All we ask for is a chance. We kept our world small this year so far. We'll do the same thing going to Phoenix."

Chase Elliott came home 11th and secured a Championship 4 berth by four points over Hamlin, the same margin Chastain enjoyed. Elliott, Chastain, Bell and Las Vegas winner Joey Logano will race for the series championship at Phoenix.

Tenth-place finisher Chase Briscoe was eliminated from the Playoffs, but not for lack of effort. Briscoe stayed out on old tires during the final caution and restarted in the lead with 24 laps left. But Briscoe gave up the top spot to Bell, who had pitted for four fresh tires, on Lap 496 of 500.

"Yeah, we were obviously on a lot older tires there," Briscoe said. "Thought there for a little bit I was going to be OK. I just fell off a cliff pretty hard. I should have used the wall. Pretty good deal to use there."

Also ousted from the Playoffs were William Byron, who couldn't overcome a 25th-place starting position, and Ryan Blaney, who finished third but couldn't overcome a deep points deficit entering the race.

The Hendrick Motorsports duo of Larson and Elliott dominated the early going. Larson led the first 68 laps before Elliott passed him for the top spot in traffic and stayed out front for the next 52 laps.

But Hamlin, who had started 11th, drove through the top 10 and took the lead on Lap 121, with nine laps left in the first stage. Hamlin stayed at the point for 203 laps, winning the first two stages. He didn't relinquish the lead until Bell won the race off pit road on Lap 276, under caution for Austin Dillon's hard crash into the Turn 4 wall three laps earlier.

Hamlin lost positions on three consecutive pit stops in the final stage of the race. He restarted 13th, one spot behind Chastain, after a 14.5-second stop under caution on Lap 470.

Hamlin advanced to fifth and had the final Championship 4 spot in hand until Chastain rocketed around the wall through the final corners.

"You got to execute all day," Hamlin said. "We just didn't control the race when we had control of it. Each caution we just kept losing some spots. That's the way it is."

Brad Keselowski, who, like Larson, took right-side tires only on his final pit stop, came home fourth, getting a bump from Chastain at the finish line. Hamlin was sixth, followed by Logano, Byron and Bubba Wallace.

  • Drivers Entered: 36
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: 0.869 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 3 Hours 24 Minutes 18 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 77.239
  • Cautions: 6 for 53 laps
  • Lead Changes: 8
  • Green Flag Passes: 674 (1.5 passes per green flag lap)

  • Martinsville Speedway
  • 74th Annual Xfinity 500
  • Race Winner: Christopher Bell
  • Age: 27
  • Team : No. 20 - DeWalt Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs Racing
  • Crew Chief: Adam Stevens
  • Christopher Bell won the 74th Annual Xfinity 500, his fourth victory in 107 NASCAR Cup Series races.
  • This is his third victory and 19th top-10 finish in 2022.
  • This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in six races at Martinsville Speedway.
  • Kyle Larson (second) posted his fourth top-10 finish in 16 races at Martinsville Speedway. It is his 18th top-10 finish in 2022.
  • Ryan Blaney (third) posted his eighth top-10 finish in 14 races at Martinsville Speedway.
  • Harrison Burton (12th) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Joey Logano, Chase Elliott, Christopher Bell and Ross Chastain have advanced to the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Championship 4 Round.
William Byron reacts after winning
Martinsville, Virginia - April 9, 2022 : William Byron, driver of the #24 RaptorTough.com Chevrolet, reacts after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400 at Martinsville Speedway.
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ENTRY
#
DRIVER
HOMETOWN
DOB
AGE
MAKE
SPONSOR
TEAM
CREW CHIEF

1
16
Los Gatos, CA
Dec 16, 1981
40
Chevrolet
Pardon My Cheesesteak
2
10
Tampa, FL
Mar 14, 1984
38
Ford
Smithfield
3
6
Auburn Hills, MI
Feb 12, 1984
38
Ford
Kohler Generators
4
11
Chesterfield, VA
Nov 18, 1980
41
Toyota
FedEx Freight Direct
5
15
Phoenix, AZ
Oct 05, 1976
46
Ford
Rad Cats
6
22
Middleton, CT
May 24, 1990
32
Ford
Shell Pennzoil
7
4
Bakersfield, CA
Dec 08, 1975
46
Ford
BOOsch Light
8
18
Las Vegas, NV
May 02, 1985
37
Toyota
M&M's Halloween
9
19
Mayetta, NJ
Jun 29, 1980
42
Toyota
Auto-Owners Insurance
10
34
Phoenix, AZ
Dec 21, 1984
37
Ford
Fr8Auctions.com
11
77
Cedar Rapids, IA
Jul 07, 1989
33
Chevrolet
Nations Guard
12
3
Lewisville, NC
Apr 27, 1990
32
Chevrolet
Dow
13
47
Olive Branch, MS
Oct 02, 1987
35
Chevrolet
Kroger/ Louisiana Hot Sauce
14
5
Sacremento, CA
Jul 31, 1992
30
Chevrolet
HendrickCars.com
15
12
High Point, NC
Dec 31, 1993
28
Ford
Discount Tire
16
7
Kannapolis, NC
Sep 25, 1991
31
Chevrolet
ARK.io
17
42
Lewisville, NC
Feb 27, 1992
30
Chevrolet
U.S. Space Force
18
9
Dawsonville, GA
Nov 28, 1995
26
Chevrolet
NAPA Auto Parts
19
17
Prosper, TX
Oct 29, 1992
30
Ford
Fifth Third Bank
20
43
Byron, MI
May 30, 1996
26
Chevrolet
U.S. Air Force
21
78
Wauchula, FL
Nov 17, 1983
38
Ford
Motorsport Games Halloween
22
99
Monterrey, Mexico
Jan 07, 1992
30
Chevrolet
Worldwide Express
23
51
Greensboro, NC
Nov 07, 1995
26
Ford
Nurtec ODT UBCF
24
1
Alva, FL
Dec 04, 1992
29
Chevrolet
Moose Fraternity
25
45
Mobile, AL
Oct 08, 1993
29
Toyota
Leidos
26
24
Charlotte, NC
Nov 29, 1997
24
Chevrolet
Liberty University
27
41
Ladera Ranch, CA
Jan 23, 1998
24
Ford
HaasTooling.com
28
8
Corning, CA
Jan 11, 1996
26
Chevrolet
3CHI
29
31
Winamac, IN
Apr 28, 1999
23
Chevrolet
LeafFilter Gutter Protection
30
20
Norman, OK
Dec 16, 1994
27
Toyota
DeWalt
31
2
Columbus, OH
Sep 02, 1998
24
Ford
Menards\Richmond
32
14
Mitchell, IN
Dec 15, 1994
27
Ford
Rush Truck Centers / Cummins
33
21
Huntersville, NC
Oct 09, 2000
22
Ford
Motorcraft \ Quick Lane
34
48
Las Vegas, NV
Jul 15, 1998
24
Chevrolet
Ally
35
23
Charlotte, NC
Oct 04, 2002
20
Toyota
Monster Energy
36
38
Sherrills Ford, NC
May 15, 2000
22
Ford
Moji Sushi