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NASCAR Cup Series

Quaker State 400 Presented by Walmart

Atlanta Motor Speedway

July 10th, 2022

Race #19 of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Season

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Laps Scheduled: 260
Miles Raced : 400.4
Time of Race : 03 Hours 22 minutes 18 seconds
Average Speed: 118.754 mph
Margin of Victory : Under caution
Cautions: 13
Caution Laps: 64
Lead Changes: 27
Cars in Race : 36
Finished On Lead Lap: 21 (58%)

Chase Elliott celebrates after winning — Hampton, Georgia - July 10th, 2022: Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, celebrates after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Photo by Jared C Tilton | Getty Images

FIN	ST	Car #	Driver	Make	TOT PTS	F PTS	B PTS	PO PTS	Laps	Led	x Led	S1	S2	STUS
1	1	9	Chase Elliott	Chevrolet	60	40	20	7	260	96	8	1	1	Running
2	2	1	Ross Chastain	Chevrolet	45	35	10	0	260	32	3	3	9	Running
3	5	2	Austin Cindric	Ford	34	34	0	0	260	7	1	0	0	Running
4	25	43	Erik Jones	Chevrolet	33	33	0	0	260	10	1	0	0	Running
5	6	12	Ryan Blaney	Ford	46	32	14	0	260	2	2	4	4	Running
6	7	99	Daniel Suarez	Chevrolet	31	31	0	0	260	0	0	0	0	Running
7	24	31	Justin Haley	Chevrolet	30	30	0	0	260	0	0	0	0	Running
8	22	10	Aric Almirola	Ford	29	29	0	0	260	0	0	0	0	Running
9	18	41	Cole Custer	Ford	28	28	0	0	260	0	0	0	0	Running
10	27	21	Harrison Burton	Ford	31	27	4	0	260	9	2	0	7	Running
11	9	19	Martin Truex Jr	Toyota	26	26	0	0	260	27	2	0	0	Running
12	10	4	Kevin Harvick	Ford	25	25	0	0	260	0	0	0	0	Running
13	3	5	Kyle Larson	Chevrolet	26	24	2	0	260	0	0	9	0	Running
14	32	23	Bubba Wallace	Toyota	23	23	0	0	260	0	0	0	0	Running
15	12	34	Michael McDowell	Ford	22	22	0	0	260	0	0	0	0	Running
16	14	14	Chase Briscoe	Ford	21	21	0	0	260	0	0	0	0	Running
17	28	38	Todd Gilliland	Ford	20	20	0	0	260	0	0	0	0	Running
18	31	6	Brad Keselowski	Ford	27	19	8	0	260	0	0	0	3	Running
19	15	20	Christopher Bell	Toyota	24	18	6	0	260	0	0	10	6	Running
20	19	18	Kyle Busch	Toyota	22	17	5	0	260	0	0	6	0	Running
21	30	7	Corey Lajoie	Chevrolet	17	16	1	0	260	19	3	0	10	Running
22	21	45	Kurt Busch	Toyota	25	15	10	0	259	0	0	7	5	Accident
23	34	51	Cody Ware	Ford	14	14	0	0	259	0	0	0	0	Running
24	36	77	Landon Cassill	Chevrolet	0	0	0	0	259	0	0	0	0	Running
25	16	11	Denny Hamlin	Toyota	15	12	3	0	259	2	1	8	0	Running
26	17	22	Joey Logano	Ford	11	11	0	0	252	0	0	0	0	DVP
27	33	15	Garrett Smithley	Ford	0	0	0	0	252	0	0	0	0	Running
28	23	42	Ty Dillon	Chevrolet	9	9	0	0	174	0	0	0	0	DVP
29	4	8	Tyler Reddick	Chevrolet	17	8	9	0	170	13	2	0	2	Accident
30	13	24	William Byron	Chevrolet	16	7	9	0	170	41	1	5	8	Accident
31	20	47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	Chevrolet	6	6	0	0	162	2	1	0	0	Engine
32	8	48	Alex Bowman	Chevrolet	14	5	9	0	160	0	0	2	0	DVP
33	11	17	Chris Buescher	Ford	4	4	0	0	107	0	0	0	0	Accident
34	29	16	Noah Gragson	Chevrolet	0	0	0	0	91	0	0	0	0	Suspension
35	26	3	Austin Dillon	Chevrolet	2	2	0	0	90	0	0	0	0	Accident
36	35	78	BJ McLeod	Ford	0	0	0	0	77	0	0	0	0	Accident

Race Infractions

Quaker State 400 Presented by Walmart at Atlanta Motor Speedway

Driver	Infraction	Penalty	Lap	Lap Assessed	Flag
Martin Truex Jr	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	26	30	Yellow
Ty Dillon	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	78	83	Yellow
Chris Buescher	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	78	83	Yellow
Josh Bilicki	Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon	Tail End	80	83	Yellow
Joey Logano	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	91	98	Yellow
Martin Truex Jr	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	91	98	Yellow
Kyle Larson	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	91	98	Yellow
Kyle Busch	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	92	98	Yellow
Ross Chastain	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	92	98	Yellow
Noah Gragson	Pitting before pit road is open Garage	Tail End	92	0	Yellow
Josh Bilicki	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	93	98	Yellow
Michael McDowell	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	97	98	Yellow
Chris Buescher	Pitting before pit road is open Garage	Tail End	107	0	Yellow
Kyle Busch	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	108	112	Yellow
Michael McDowell	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	111	112	Yellow
Chase Briscoe	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	137	142	Yellow
Chase Briscoe	Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area	Tail End	137	142	Yellow
Alex Bowman	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	160	165	Yellow
Brad Keselowski	Equipment Interference	Tail End	161	165	Yellow
Ricky Stenhouse Jr	Pitting before pit road is open Garage	Tail End	161	0	Yellow
Todd Gilliland	Car/Truck pitting out of the assigned pit box	Tail End	161	165	Yellow
Brad Keselowski	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	164	165	Yellow
Martin Truex Jr	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	164	165	Yellow
Ty Dillon	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	170	176	Yellow
William Byron	Pitting before pit road is open Garage	Tail End	170	0	Yellow
Tyler Reddick	Pitting before pit road is open Garage	Tail End	170	0	Yellow
Brad Keselowski	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	171	176	Yellow
Bubba Wallace	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	171	176	Yellow
Todd Gilliland	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	171	176	Yellow
Brad Keselowski	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	189	194	Yellow
Kyle Busch	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	189	194	Yellow
Kyle Busch	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	189	194	Yellow
Cody Ware	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	189	194	Yellow
Todd Gilliland	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	190	194	Yellow
Christopher Bell	Car/Truck pitting out of the assigned pit box	Tail End	237	241	Yellow
Brad Keselowski	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	247	252	Yellow
Denny Hamlin	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	247	252	Yellow
Joey Logano	Pitting before pit road is open Garage	Tail End	253	0	Yellow
Denny Hamlin	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	254	257	Yellow
Denny Hamlin	Driving through more than 3 pit boxes	Tail End	254	257	Yellow

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Race Fast Facts

Atlanta Motor Speedway
53rd Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart
Race Winner: Chase Elliott
Age: 26
Team : No. 9 - NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet
Owner: Rick Hendrick
Crew Chief: Alan Gustafson
Chase Elliott won the 53rd Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart, his 16th victory in 240 Cup Series races.
This is his third victory and 13th top-10 finish in 2022.
This is his first victory and seventh top-10 finish in nine races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Ross Chastain (second) posted his second top-10 finish in six races at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It is his 13th top-10 finish in 2022.
Austin Cindric (third) posted his first top-10 finish in three races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Austin Cindric (third) was the highest finishing rookie.
Chase Elliott leads the point standings by 47 points over Ryan Blaney.

Race Recap

Chase Elliott wins at home, posts his third victory of the season

July 10th, 2022

By Holly Cain - NASCAR Wire Service

Chase Elliott is a former NASCAR Cup Series champion and currently the 2022 title leader. But finally scoring a dramatic victory Sunday afternoon at his home track – Atlanta Motor Speedway – in front of a vocal and adoring home crowd ranks right up there as far as he’s concerned.

Elliott’s No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet led a race best 96 of the 260 laps and held off a charging field to win Sunday’s Quaker State 400 Presented by Walmart, ultimately securing the trophy when the caution flag came out in the closing portion of the frenzied final lap.

Corey LaJoie, who was dueling it out with Elliott on that last lap, brought out that caution after hitting the wall on the backstretch in a final attempt to pull alongside and pass Elliott for what would have also been a popular first career NASCAR Cup Series victory for the well-liked LaJoie.

“This one’s up there for sure, to win at your home track is a real big deal I think to any race car driver,’’ said Elliott, 26, of nearby Dawsonville, Ga. “I watched a lot of guys do it over the years, Jimmie [Johnson] out in California. We haven’t really had a very good run here, so I felt like today was a good opportunity for us.

“I’m just so proud. This is obviously home for me and home to a lot of great fans who made a lot of noise today. Couldn’t be more proud of our team.”

Obviously disappointed not to earn the victory, but not disheartened, LaJoie said he was encouraged by the No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet team’s work on Sunday and boosted by the confidence of being in position to win late in a race.

“Closest I’ve ever been, for sure that was fun’’ LaJoie said. “I’m proud of my guys at Spire and everyone whose helped us out.

“I made my move and it didn’t work out, and the siren is ringing in Dawsonville (Ga.) unfortunately,’’ LaJoie said referencing the famed Dawsonville (Ga.) Pool Room where the owners ring a bell to celebrate each of Elliott’s victories.

With 27 lead changes among 12 drivers and 13 caution periods, it was an eventful day on the newly reconfigured and re-paved Atlanta Motor Speedway’s 1.54-mile track. And there was plenty of drama from the hometown kid winning his series-best third race of the year to several dust-ups among popular drivers.

Ross Chastain, who had a busy day on track and was part of a couple of those incidents, rallied to finish runner-up to Elliott.

“I hated that I took the best car here and I tore it up a couple times, but yeah, it’s incredible,’’ Chastain said of rebounding to score his fifth top two finish of the season.

“Hats off to Chevrolet and Trackhouse for bringing this fast of a Jockey Chevrolet to be able to come back. Our road crew and pit crew did an awesome job to rebound through all the damage repair and we had a shot and I got inside of the 9 [Elliott] coming off [turn] 2 coming to the checkered and the caution came out.”

After being collected in a nine-car accident just before the race’s mid-point, Chastain worked his way forward again only to make contact with veteran Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin as the two were running in the top 10 late in the race. The pair have had run-ins previously this season and Hamlin, whose car was badly damaged, was not happy after the race.

“Everyone has different tolerance levels and as you all know, I’ve reached my peak,’’ Hamlin said.

Team Penske rookie Austin Cindric – winner of the season opening Daytona 500 – finished third, with Petty GMS Motorsports’ Erik Jones and Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney rounding out the top five.

Chastain’s Trackhouse Racing teammate Daniel Suarez was sixth, followed by Justin Haley, Aric Almirola, Martin Truex Jr. and Kevin Harvick rounding out the top 10.

With the victory, Elliott extended his championship lead over Blaney to 47 points. Chastain is now third, 50 points behind Elliott.

The NASCAR Cup Series returns to competition next weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway with the Ambetter 301 on Sunday (3 p.m. ET, USA Network, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Stewart-Haas Racing driver Aric Almirola is the defending race winner.