Entry List

The official 2022 M&M's Fan Appreciation 400 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Pocono Raceway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

M&M's Fan Appreciation 400

Sunday, July 24th, 2022

Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA

  • 15 Ford
  • 6 Toyota
  • 15 Chevrolet

  • Pocono Raceway
  • 49th Annual M&Ms Fan Appreciation 400
  • Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Denny Hamlin
  • Age: 41
  • Team : No. 11 - FedEx Office Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs Racing
  • Crew Chief: Christopher Gabehart
  • Denny Hamlin won the Pole Award for the 49th Annual M&Ms Fan Appreciation 400 with a lap of 52.944 seconds, 169.991 mph.
  • This is his 36th pole in 599 NASCAR Cup Series races.
  • This is his third pole and 11th top-10 start in 2022.
  • This is his fourth pole in 33 races at Pocono Raceway.
  • Kyle Busch (second) posted his ninth top-10 start of 2022 and his 22nd in 35 races at Pocono Raceway.
  • Chase Elliott (third) posted his fifth top-10 start at Pocono Raceway. It is his 12th in 21 races this season.
  • Austin Cindric (20th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Sunday, July 24th, 2022
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Holly Cain
Elliott wins Cup race at Pocono after Hamlin, Busch fail post-race inspection

Chase Elliott has been declared the winner of Sunday’s M&M’s Fan Appreciation 400 at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway after first and second place finishers, Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch were disqualified following post-race technical inspection.

It’s a series-best fourth race victory for the driver of the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, who now leads the championship standings by 105-points over Ross Chastain and 111-points over Ryan Blaney.

It is the first time this season a race winner has been disqualified.

"Yeah, unfortunately we were doing our post-race inspections, which we do," said NASCAR Cup Series managing director Brad Moran. "There were some issues discovered that affect aero of the vehicle. The part was the front fascia. There really was no reason why there was some material that was somewhere it shouldn't have been, and that does basically come down to a DQ. It is a penalty, both for the 11 of Denny Hamlin and the 18 of Kyle Busch have been DQed. Their vehicles are being loaded in the NASCAR hauler and they're going to go back to the R&D Center."

Hamlin won the pole position, led 21 laps, and ultimately crossed the finish line .927-second ahead of Busch for the apparent win in an action-packed afternoon at the 2.5-mile Pocono track.

But both of the JGR cars failed post-pace inspection leaving the victory to the 26-year-old 2020 series champion Elliott, who now has a series-best four victories – three wins and a pair of second-place finishes in the last five races alone.

The updated finishing order of the race includes a runner-up showing now for Richard Childress Racing’s Tyler Reddick. Trackhouse Racing’s Daniel Suarez, JGR’s Christopher Bell, and Hendrick Motorsports’ Kyle Larson – who won Stage 1 of the race - round out the top five.

Front Row Motorsports driver Michael McDowell was sixth, followed by JGR’s Martin Truex Jr., the Hamlin-owned 23XI Racing’s Bubba Wallace, Petty GMS Racing’s Erik Jones and RCR’s driver Austin Dillon.

  • Drivers Entered: 36
  • Laps Scheduled: 160
  • Margin of Victory: 0.927 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 3 Hours 15 Minutes 59 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 122.459
  • Cautions: 9 for 37 laps
  • Lead Changes: 15
  • Green Flag Passes: 3,176 (25.8 passes per green flag lap)

  • Kurt Busch did not race after a hard crash in qualifying. He did drive in practice. Ty Gibbs drove the complete race in the #45, his first career Cup start.
  • Pocono Raceway
  • 49th Annual M&Ms Fan Appreciation 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 49th Annual M&Ms Fan Appreciation 400, his 17th victory in 242 NASCAR Cup Series races.
  • This is his fourth victory and 15th top-10 finish in 2022.
  • This is his first victory and eighth top-10 finish in 14 races at Pocono Raceway.
  • Tyler Reddick (second) posted his second top-10 finish in six races at Pocono Raceway. It is his eighth top-10 finish in 2022.
  • Daniel Suarez (third) posted his fourth top-10 finish in 12 races at Pocono Raceway.
  • Harrison Burton (23rd) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • This is Chevrolet's 34th NASCAR Cup Series victory at Pocono Raceway.
  • The actual race winner is Denny Hamlin, followed by Kyle Busch.
  • Both Hamlin's 11 and Busch's 18 cars were DQ'd in post-race inspection.
Ty Gibbs poses with Monster Energy models on the grid
Long Pond, Pennsylvania - July 24, 2022 : Ty Gibbs, driver of the #45 McDonald's Toyota, poses with Monster Energy models on the grid prior to the NASCAR Cup Series M&M's Fan Appreciation 400 at Pocono Raceway.
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ENTRY
#
DRIVER
HOMETOWN
DOB
AGE
MAKE
SPONSOR
TEAM
CREW CHIEF

1
10
Tampa, FL
Mar 14, 1984
38
Ford
Haas Automation
2
6
Auburn Hills, MI
Feb 12, 1984
38
Ford
Kohler Generators
3
11
Chesterfield, VA
Nov 18, 1980
41
Toyota
FedEx Office
4
15
Phoenix, AZ
Oct 5, 1976
45
Ford
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet
5
22
Middleton, CT
May 24, 1990
32
Ford
Verizon Frontline
6
4
Bakersfield, CA
Dec 8, 1975
46
Ford
Busch Light Apple #BuschTrickyTrivia
7
18
Las Vegas, NV
May 2, 1985
37
Toyota
M&M's
8
19
Mayetta, NJ
Jun 29, 1980
42
Toyota
DeWalt
9
34
Phoenix, AZ
Dec 21, 1984
37
Ford
Fr8Auctions.com
10
3
Lewisville, NC
Apr 27, 1990
32
Chevrolet
BREZTRI
11
47
Olive Branch, MS
Oct 2, 1987
34
Chevrolet
Kroger/ SweetLeaf
12
5
Sacremento, CA
Jul 31, 1992
29
Chevrolet
HendrickCars.com
13
48
Tuscon, AZ
Apr 25, 1993
29
Chevrolet
Ally
14
12
High Point, NC
Dec 31, 1993
28
Ford
Menards\Duracell
15
7
Kannapolis, NC
Sep 25, 1991
30
Chevrolet
WWE SummerSlam on Peacock
16
42
Lewisville, NC
Feb 27, 1992
30
Chevrolet
Big Dog Energy
17
9
Dawsonville, GA
Nov 28, 1995
26
Chevrolet
NAPA Auto Parts
18
17
Prosper, TX
Oct 29, 1992
29
Ford
Wyndham Rewards
19
43
Byron, MI
May 30, 1996
26
Chevrolet
FOCUSfactor
20
78
Wauchula, FL
Nov 17, 1983
38
Ford
Surface Sunscreen
21
99
Monterrey, Mexico
Jan 7, 1992
30
Chevrolet
CommScope
22
51
Greensboro, NC
Nov 7, 1995
26
Ford
Nurtec ODT
23
1
Alva, FL
Dec 4, 1992
29
Chevrolet
Worldwide Express
24
23
Mobile, AL
Oct 8, 1993
28
Toyota
DoorDash
25
24
Charlotte, NC
Nov 29, 1997
24
Chevrolet
RaptorTough.com
26
41
Ladera Ranch, CA
Jan 23, 1998
24
Ford
HaasTooling.com
27
77
Menomonee Falls, WI
Jun 3, 1995
27
Chevrolet
Zeigler Auto/Rich Mar Florist
28
8
Corning, CA
Jan 11, 1996
26
Chevrolet
Sheetz
29
31
Winamac, IN
Apr 28, 1999
23
Chevrolet
LeafFilter Gutter Protection
30
20
Norman, OK
Dec 16, 1994
27
Toyota
Rheem
31
2
Columbus, OH
Sep 2, 1998
23
Ford
Keystone Light
32
14
Mitchell, IN
Dec 15, 1994
27
Ford
HighPoint.com
33
21
Huntersville, NC
Oct 9, 2000
21
Ford
Motorcraft \ Quick Lane
34
16
Las Vegas, NV
Jul 15, 1998
24
Chevrolet
Gold Fish Casino Slots
35
45
Charlotte, NC
Oct 4, 2002
19
Toyota
McDonald's
36
38
Sherrills Ford, NC
May 15, 2000
22
Ford
A&W Root Beer Float