Entry List

The official 2022 Ally 400 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Nashville Superspeedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Ally 400

Sunday, June 26th, 2022

Nashville Superspeedway, Lebanon, TN

  • 15 Chevrolet
  • 15 Ford
  • 6 Toyota

  • Nashville Superspeedway
  • 2nd Annual Ally 400
  • Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Denny Hamlin
  • Age: 41
  • Team : No. 11 - FedEx Office Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs Racing
  • Crew Chief: Samuel McAulay
  • Denny Hamlin won the Pole Award for the 2nd Annual Ally 400 with a lap of 29.848 seconds, 160.416 mph.
  • This is his 35th pole in 595 NASCAR Cup Series races.
  • This is his second pole and 10th top-10 start in 2022.
  • This is his first pole in two races at Nashville Superspeedway.
  • Joey Logano (second) posted his 10th top-10 start of 2022 and his second in two races at Nashville Superspeedway.
  • Kyle Larson (third) posted his second top-10 start at Nashville Superspeedway. It is his 11th in 17 races this season.
  • Austin Cindric (24th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Sunday, June 26th, 2022
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Reid Spencer
Chase Elliott charges to NASCAR Cup victory at Nashville Superspeedway

In a race twice delayed by lightning, Chase Elliott stole the thunder from a contingent of Toyota drivers who showed early dominance.

After a late caution slowed the action in Sunday’s Ally 400, Elliott remained on the track and led the field to a restart with four laps left at Nashville Superspeedway.

Elliott pulled away from runner-up Kurt Busch and powered his No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet across the finish line with a margin of .551 seconds.

In fashioning his second NASCAR Cup Series victory of the season, his first at Nashville and the 15th of his career, Elliott overcame a long pit stop on Lap 120 that dropped him to 25th in the running order.

“I’m so proud of our team,” Elliott said. “We had a setback about halfway, but we were able to get the NAPA Chevy dialed back in and get back in the mix. It was a long day, a fun day… I’m so proud of our team. We’ve had a pretty rough month, month-and-a-half. It’s just nice to get back going in the right direction.

“Getting a win is always huge. To do it in a really cool city like Nashville is even better. I’m looking forward to that guitar (trophy).”

Elliott beat three Toyota drivers—pole winner Denny Hamlin, Martin Truex Jr. and Kyle Busch—who collectively led 250 of the 300 laps at the 1.33-mile concrete track.

It might be more accurate to say that the Toyota drivers beat themselves by pitting during the 10th and final caution on Lap 291, the result of a blown engine in Josh Bilicki’s Chevrolet.

While Elliott and Kurt Busch stayed out under caution, along with eight other drivers, Kyle Busch, Truex and Hamlin all came to pit road for tires. Of the three, only Hamlin advanced over the final four laps, finishing sixth behind Ryan Blaney, Kyle Larson and Ross Chastain.

Kyle Busch and Truex ran afoul of heavy traffic on the final lap and came home 21st and 22nd, respectively.

Hamlin, who led a race-high 114 laps, was out front for the first 41 circuits before lightning halted the action for one hour 27 seconds. After the resumption and two more cautions, Truex passed Hamlin for the lead on lap 66 and help through the end of Stage 1.

Truex, who led six times for 82 laps, also won the second stage, but Elliott’s car came to life in the final third of the race. Elliott had a one-second lead over Kyle Busch, with Hamlin and Truex trailing in third and fourth place, when Bilicki’s engine failure caused the final caution with nine laps remaining.

Kurt Busch’s only regret about his runner-up finish was not being more aggressive on the final restart.

“I wanted to throw some fenders, but I didn’t get the job done,” said the driver of the No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota. “Everybody will be smiling, but I let them down. I should have come up with a better plan.

“We were going to stay out no matter what, and I needed to start throwing fenders to move people around. I didn’t get after it, and I made too many mistakes and didn’t stick with our strength. I’m not going to say what our strength was, but we did a lot of things good.

“We didn’t have one exceptional item. We’re second with our Toyota Camry. I want to do it over, but you don’t get those at this elite level and Chase got the job done.”

The second lightning delay, which also brought rain and necessitated track drying, lasted two hours, eight minutes. It occurred on Lap 139, just 11 laps short of halfway.

Austin Cindric, Christopher Bell, Joey Logano and Kevin Harvick ran sixth through 10th, respectively. Elliott leads the series standings by 30 points over Chastain.

  • Drivers Entered: 36
  • Laps Scheduled: 300
  • Margin of Victory: 0.551 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 3 Hours 35 Minutes 15 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 111.220
  • Cautions: 10 for 57 laps
  • Lead Changes: 18
  • Green Flag Passes: 2,470 (10.2 passes per green flag lap)

  • Nashville Superspeedway
  • 2nd Annual Ally 400
  • Race Winner: Chase Elliott
  • Age: 26
  • Team : No. 9 - NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet
  • Owner: Hendrick Motorsports
  • Crew Chief: Alan Gustafson
  • Chase Elliott won the 2nd Annual Ally 400, his 15th victory in 238 Cup Series races.
  • This is his second victory and 11th top-10 finish in 2022.
  • This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in two races at Nashville Superspeedway.
  • Kurt Busch (second) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at Nashville Superspeedway. It is his seventh top-10 finish in 2022.
  • Ryan Blaney (third) posted his first top-10 finish in two races at Nashville Superspeedway.
  • Austin Cindric (seventh) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Chase Elliott leads the point standings by 30 points over Ross Chastain.
Kyle Larson celebrates in victory lane
Lebanon, Tennessee - June 20, 2021 : Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 Valvoline Chevrolet,celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway on June 20, 2021 in Lebanon, Tennessee.
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ENTRY
#
DRIVER
HOMETOWN
DOB
AGE
MAKE
SPONSOR
TEAM
CREW CHIEF

1
16
Los Gatos, CA
Dec 16, 1981
40
Chevrolet
Gold Fish Casino Slots
2
10
Tampa, FL
Mar 14, 1984
38
Ford
Haas Automation
3
6
Auburn Hills, MI
Feb 12, 1984
38
Ford
King's Hawaiian
4
11
Chesterfield, VA
Nov 18, 1980
41
Toyota
FedEx Office
5
15
Phoenix, AZ
Oct 5, 1976
45
Ford
Rick Ware Racing
6
22
Middleton, CT
May 24, 1990
32
Ford
Shell Pennzoil
7
4
Bakersfield, CA
Dec 8, 1975
46
Ford
Busch Light Apple
8
45
Las Vegas, NV
Aug 4, 1978
43
Toyota
Monster Energy
9
18
Las Vegas, NV
May 2, 1985
37
Toyota
Pedigree
10
19
Mayetta, NJ
Jun 29, 1980
41
Toyota
Bass Pro Shops
11
34
Phoenix, AZ
Dec 21, 1984
37
Ford
Love's Travel Stops
12
3
Lewisville, NC
Apr 27, 1990
32
Chevrolet
Bass Pro Shops /TRACKER Off Road
13
47
Olive Branch, MS
Oct 2, 1987
34
Chevrolet
Kroger/ Entenmann's
14
5
Sacremento, CA
Jul 31, 1992
29
Chevrolet
HendrickCars.com
15
48
Tuscon, AZ
Apr 25, 1993
29
Chevrolet
Ally Music City
16
12
High Point, NC
Dec 31, 1993
28
Ford
Advance Auto Parts
17
7
Kannapolis, NC
Sep 25, 1991
30
Chevrolet
Schluter Systems
18
42
Lewisville, NC
Feb 27, 1992
30
Chevrolet
Black Rifle Coffee Company
19
9
Dawsonville, GA
Nov 28, 1995
26
Chevrolet
NAPA Auto Parts
20
17
Prosper, TX
Oct 29, 1992
29
Ford
Fastenal
21
43
Byron, MI
May 30, 1996
26
Chevrolet
FOCUSfactor
22
78
Wauchula, FL
Nov 17, 1983
38
Ford
Motorsport Games XBOX
23
99
Monterrey, Mexico
Jan 7, 1992
30
Chevrolet
Tootsies Orchid Lounge
24
51
Greensboro, NC
Nov 7, 1995
26
Ford
Rick Ware Racing
25
1
Alva, FL
Dec 4, 1992
29
Chevrolet
Jockey
26
23
Mobile, AL
Oct 8, 1993
28
Toyota
Root Insurance
27
24
Charlotte, NC
Nov 29, 1997
24
Chevrolet
Valvoline
28
41
Ladera Ranch, CA
Jan 23, 1998
24
Ford
Dixie Vodka
29
77
Menomonee Falls, WI
Jun 3, 1995
27
Chevrolet
Zeigler Auto Group
30
8
Corning, CA
Jan 11, 1996
26
Chevrolet
3CHI
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
Menards / Duracell
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
22
Ford
Boot Barn