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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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Aric Almirola spins after an on-track incident during qualifying — Fontana, California - February 26th, 2022: Aric Almirola, driver of the #10 Rush/Mobil Delvac 1 Ford, spins after an on-track incident during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series Wise Power 400 at Auto Club Speedway. Photo by Meg Oliphant | Getty Images

Driver	Car #	Make	RNK 1	SPD 1	ST	SPD Q	AVG ST	+/-
Ross Chastain	1	Chevrolet	35	14.087	33	0.000	27	-6
Aric Almirola	10	Ford	27	167.750	31	0.000	21	-10
Denny Hamlin	11	Toyota	1	173.415	4	173.373	10	+6
Ryan Blaney	12	Ford	17	170.572	6	173.127	12	+6
Chase Briscoe	14	Ford	26	167.758	24	170.859	28	+4
Garrett Smithley	15	Ford	33	162.602	29	163.811	34	+5
Daniel Hemric	16	Chevrolet	13	171.172	5	173.139	11	+6
Chris Buescher	17	Ford	25	167.973	20	171.887	16	-4
Kyle Busch	18	Toyota	2	173.160	3	173.758	9	+6
Martin Truex Jr	19	Toyota	16	170.705	12	173.423	14	+2
Austin Cindric	2	Ford	22	168.701	1	174.647	10	+9
Christopher Bell	20	Toyota	9	171.977	19	171.887	14	-5
Harrison Burton	21	Ford	23	168.287	22	171.473	23	+1
Joey Logano	22	Ford	4	172.443	7	170.628	10	+3
Bubba Wallace	23	Toyota	7	172.150	34	0.000	23	-11
William Byron	24	Chevrolet	6	172.179	10	0.000	23	+13
Austin Dillon	3	Chevrolet	24	168.264	16	172.753	14	-2
Justin Haley	31	Chevrolet	18	170.213	35	0.000	32	-3
Michael McDowell	34	Ford	15	170.944	23	171.200	25	+2
Todd Gilliland	38	Ford	32	163.964	26	169.392	26	-1
Kevin Harvick	4	Ford	36	0.000	32	0.000	9	-23
Cole Custer	41	Ford	20	169.920	21	171.674	20	-2
Ty Dillon	42	Chevrolet	31	165.776	18	172.344	22	+4
Erik Jones	43	Chevrolet	10	171.694	2	174.157	17	+15
Kurt Busch	45	Toyota	14	171.119	36	0.000	15	-21
Ricky Stenhouse Jr	47	Chevrolet	12	171.306	17	172.712	17	+0
Alex Bowman	48	Chevrolet	5	172.203	14	172.936	20	+6
Kyle Larson	5	Chevrolet	11	171.453	13	173.102	12	-1
Cody Ware	51	Ford	28	166.343	27	168.879	24	-3
Brad Keselowski	6	Ford	8	172.055	9	0.000	10	+1
Corey Lajoie	7	Chevrolet	19	170.181	25	170.665	25	+0
Josh Bilicki	77	Chevrolet	30	165.811	28	167.609	28	+0
BJ McLeod	78	Ford	34	161.135	30	163.254	32	+2
Tyler Reddick	8	Chevrolet	3	172.472	11	173.427	22	+11
Chase Elliott	9	Chevrolet	21	169.871	8	0.000	16	+8
Daniel Suarez	99	Chevrolet	29	166.109	15	172.927	19	+4

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Race Trends

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

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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).