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NASCAR Cup Series

WISE Power 400

Auto Club Speedway

February 27th, 2022

Race #2 of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Season

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Laps Scheduled: 200
Stages
- Stage 1 ends on lap 65
- Stage 2 ends on lap 130
- Stage 3 ends on lap 200 (end of race)
Drivers Entered: 36
Drivers Qualified: 36

Chase Elliott drives during practice — Fontana, California - February 26th, 2022: Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, drives during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series Wise Power 400 at Auto Club Speedway. Photo by Meg Oliphant | Getty Images

ST	Car #	Driver	Make	Team	SPD Q	Time	BHND
1	2	Austin Cindric	Ford	Team Penske	174.647	41.226	0.000
2	43	Erik Jones	Chevrolet	Petty GMS Motorsports	174.157	41.342	0.116
3	18	Kyle Busch	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	173.758	41.437	0.211
4	11	Denny Hamlin	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	173.373	41.529	0.303
5	16	Daniel Hemric	Chevrolet	Kaulig Racing	173.139	41.585	0.359
6	12	Ryan Blaney	Ford	Team Penske	173.127	41.588	0.362
7	22	Joey Logano	Ford	Team Penske	170.628	42.197	0.971
8	9	Chase Elliott	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	0.000	00.000	41.226
9	6	Brad Keselowski	Ford	RFK Racing	0.000	00.000	41.226
10	24	William Byron	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	0.000	00.000	41.226
11	8	Tyler Reddick	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	173.427	41.516	0.290
12	19	Martin Truex Jr	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	173.423	41.517	0.291
13	5	Kyle Larson	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	173.102	41.594	0.368
14	48	Alex Bowman	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	172.936	41.634	0.408
15	99	Daniel Suarez	Chevrolet	TrackHouse Racing	172.927	41.636	0.410
16	3	Austin Dillon	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	172.753	41.678	0.452
17	47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	Chevrolet	JTG Daugherty Racing	172.712	41.688	0.462
18	42	Ty Dillon	Chevrolet	Petty GMS Motorsports	172.344	41.777	0.551
19	20	Christopher Bell	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	171.887	41.888	0.662
20	17	Chris Buescher	Ford	RFK Racing	171.887	41.888	0.662
21	41	Cole Custer	Ford	Stewart Haas Racing	171.674	41.940	0.714
22	21	Harrison Burton	Ford	Wood Brothers Racing	171.473	41.989	0.763
23	34	Michael McDowell	Ford	Front Row Motorsports	171.200	42.056	0.830
24	14	Chase Briscoe	Ford	Stewart Haas Racing	170.859	42.140	0.914
25	7	Corey Lajoie	Chevrolet	Spire Motorsports	170.665	42.188	0.962
26	38	Todd Gilliland	Ford	Front Row Motorsports	169.392	42.505	1.279
27	51	Cody Ware	Ford	Rick Ware Racing	168.879	42.634	1.408
28	77	Josh Bilicki	Chevrolet	Spire Motorsports	167.609	42.957	1.731
29	15	Garrett Smithley	Ford	Rick Ware Racing	163.811	43.953	2.727
30	78	BJ McLeod	Ford	Live Fast Motorsports	163.254	44.103	2.877
31	10	Aric Almirola	Ford	Stewart Haas Racing	0.000	00.000	41.226
32	4	Kevin Harvick	Ford	Stewart Haas Racing	0.000	00.000	41.226
33	1	Ross Chastain	Chevrolet	TrackHouse Racing	0.000	00.000	41.226
34	23	Bubba Wallace	Toyota	23XI Racing	0.000	00.000	41.226
35	31	Justin Haley	Chevrolet	Kaulig Racing	0.000	00.000	41.226
36	45	Kurt Busch	Toyota	23XI Racing	0.000	00.000	41.226

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Aggregated race statistics grouped into 2-, 5- and 10-year groupings to identify trends in races at specific tracks.

2 Years (1 races)

Cautions: 10.0 UP
Caution Laps: 48.5 UP
Lead Changes: 30.0 UP
Passes: 3,512.0 UP
Race Speed: 120.913 mph DN

5 Years (3 races)

Cautions: 6.8 ST
Caution Laps: 33.0 UP
Lead Changes: 23.5 UP
Passes: 3,392.0 UP
Race Speed: 134.423 mph DN

10 Years (8 races)

Cautions: 6.8
Caution Laps: 32.0
Lead Changes: 23.0
Passes: 3,265.0
Race Speed: 136.9 mph

Qualifying Fast Facts

Auto Club Speedway
25th Wise Power 400
Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Austin Cindric
Age: 23
Team : No. 2 - Menards/Quaker State Ford
Owner: Team Penske
Crew Chief: Jeremy Bullins
Austin Cindric won the Busch Pole Award for the 25th WISE Power 400 with a lap of 41.226 seconds, 174.647 mph.
This is his first pole in nine NASCAR Cup Series career races.
This is his first pole and second top-10 start in 2022.
This is his first pole in his series career debut at Auto Club Speedway.
Erik Jones (second) posted his first top-10 start of 2022 and his second in five races at Auto Club Speedway.
Kyle Busch (third) posted his 14th top-10 start at Auto Club Speedway. It is his second in two races this season.
Austin Cindric (first) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
Since the Daytona 500 became the season-opening race in 1982, Austin Cindric has become the third different driver to win the Daytona 500 and the pole for the race the following weekend; joining Joey Logano (2015, Atlanta) and Jamie McMurray (2010, Auto Club).