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NASCAR Cup Series

Pennzoil 400

Las Vegas Motor Speedway

March 6th, 2022

Race #3 of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Season

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Laps Scheduled: 267
- Extended to 274 laps
Miles Raced : 411.0
Time of Race : 03 Hours 29 minutes 50 seconds
Average Speed: 117.522 mph
Margin of Victory : 00.178 seconds
Cautions: 12
Caution Laps: 60
Lead Changes: 23
Cars in Race : 37
Finished On Lead Lap: 23 (62%)

Alex Bowman celebrates in victory lane — Las Vegas, Nevada - March 6th, 2022: Alex Bowman, driver of the #48 Ally Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Photo by Meg Oliphant | Getty Images

FIN	ST	Car #	Driver	Make	TOT PTS	F PTS	B PTS	PO PTS	Laps	Led	x Led	S1	S2	STUS
1	13	48	Alex Bowman	Chevrolet	50	40	10	6	274	16	3	1	0	Running
2	2	5	Kyle Larson	Chevrolet	48	35	13	0	274	27	3	6	3	Running
3	18	1	Ross Chastain	Chevrolet	52	34	18	1	274	83	3	3	1	Running
4	37	18	Kyle Busch	Toyota	41	33	8	0	274	49	3	9	5	Running
5	14	24	William Byron	Chevrolet	48	32	16	0	274	8	1	2	4	Running
6	20	10	Aric Almirola	Ford	31	31	0	0	274	0	0	0	0	Running
7	7	8	Tyler Reddick	Chevrolet	30	30	0	0	274	0	0	0	0	Running
8	12	19	Martin Truex Jr	Toyota	34	29	5	0	274	1	1	0	6	Running
9	5	9	Chase Elliott	Chevrolet	43	28	15	0	274	0	0	5	2	Running
10	1	20	Christopher Bell	Toyota	28	27	1	0	274	32	1	10	0	Running
11	10	3	Austin Dillon	Chevrolet	26	26	0	0	274	0	0	0	0	Running
12	25	4	Kevin Harvick	Ford	28	25	3	0	274	0	0	0	8	Running
13	31	45	Kurt Busch	Toyota	24	24	0	0	274	4	1	0	0	Running
14	6	22	Joey Logano	Ford	27	23	4	0	274	0	0	0	7	Running
15	29	7	Corey Lajoie	Chevrolet	22	22	0	0	274	0	0	0	0	Running
16	19	21	Harrison Burton	Ford	21	21	0	0	274	0	0	0	0	Running
17	28	31	Justin Haley	Chevrolet	20	20	0	0	274	0	0	0	0	Running
18	27	17	Chris Buescher	Ford	19	19	0	0	274	0	0	0	0	Running
19	3	2	Austin Cindric	Ford	18	18	0	0	274	0	0	0	0	Running
20	32	42	Ty Dillon	Chevrolet	17	17	0	0	274	1	1	0	0	Running
21	9	47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	Chevrolet	16	16	0	0	274	4	1	0	0	Running
22	16	16	Daniel Hemric	Chevrolet	0	0	0	0	274	0	0	0	0	Running
23	30	38	Todd Gilliland	Ford	14	14	0	0	274	0	0	0	0	Running
24	15	6	Brad Keselowski	Ford	13	13	0	0	273	3	1	0	0	Running
25	17	23	Bubba Wallace	Toyota	13	12	1	0	273	0	0	0	10	Running
26	33	51	Cody Ware	Ford	11	11	0	0	273	0	0	0	0	Running
27	22	34	Michael McDowell	Ford	10	10	0	0	273	4	1	0	0	Running
28	35	78	BJ McLeod	Ford	9	9	0	0	272	0	0	0	0	Running
29	34	77	Josh Bilicki	Chevrolet	0	0	0	0	271	0	0	0	0	Running
30	36	15	Garrett Smithley	Ford	7	7	0	0	267	0	0	0	0	Running
31	23	43	Erik Jones	Chevrolet	6	6	0	0	264	0	0	0	0	Accident
32	8	11	Denny Hamlin	Toyota	14	5	9	0	219	31	2	4	9	Drivetrain
33	24	41	Cole Custer	Ford	4	4	0	0	171	0	0	0	0	Engine
34	26	44	Greg Biffle	Chevrolet	3	3	0	0	148	1	1	0	0	Fuel Pump
35	4	14	Chase Briscoe	Ford	5	2	3	0	135	0	0	8	0	Accident
36	11	12	Ryan Blaney	Ford	5	1	4	0	104	10	1	7	0	Accident
37	21	99	Daniel Suarez	Chevrolet	1	1	0	0	92	0	0	0	0	Accident

Race Infractions

Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Driver	Infraction	Penalty	Lap	Lap Assessed	Flag
Kyle Busch	Pre-Race to the Rear Backup Car	Tail End	0	0	White
Daniel Hemric	Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments	Tail End	0	0	White
Cole Custer	Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments	Tail End	0	0	White
Tyler Reddick	Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments	Tail End	0	0	White
Daniel Suarez	Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon	Tail End	32	35	Yellow
Daniel Hemric	Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area	Tail End	32	35	Yellow
Kyle Larson	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	34	35	Yellow
Daniel Hemric	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	34	35	Yellow
Cole Custer	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	38	42	Yellow
Daniel Hemric	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	44	47	Yellow
Justin Haley	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	44	47	Yellow
Daniel Hemric	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	46	47	Yellow
Martin Truex Jr	Equipment Interference	Tail End	65	68	Yellow
Daniel Hemric	Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area	Tail End	65	68	Yellow
Michael McDowell	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	67	68	Yellow
Michael McDowell	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	96	97	Yellow
Austin Dillon	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	96	97	Yellow
Corey Lajoie	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	96	97	Yellow
Justin Haley	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	96	97	Yellow
Brad Keselowski	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	104	109	Yellow
Ryan Blaney	Pitting before pit road is open Garage	Tail End	104	0	Yellow
Michael McDowell	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	106	109	Yellow
Austin Cindric	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	135	139	Yellow
Chase Briscoe	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	135	139	Yellow
Alex Bowman	Equipment Interference	Tail End	136	139	Yellow
Chase Briscoe	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	136	139	Yellow
Alex Bowman	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	138	139	Yellow
Erik Jones	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	138	139	Yellow
Harrison Burton	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	142	147	Yellow
Erik Jones	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	143	147	Yellow
Christopher Bell	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	143	147	Yellow
Garrett Smithley	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	146	147	Yellow
Justin Haley	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	146	147	Yellow
Cole Custer	Pitting before pit road is open Garage	Tail End	167	0	Yellow
Denny Hamlin	Improper fueling Garage	Tail End	218	0	Green/Yellow
Kyle Larson	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	219	226	Green/Yellow
Denny Hamlin	Pitting before pit road is open Garage	Tail End	222	0	Yellow
Bubba Wallace	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	266	272	Yellow
Ricky Stenhouse Jr	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	267	272	Yellow
Chris Buescher	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	268	272	Yellow

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Race Fast Facts

Las Vegas Motor Speedway
25th Annual Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube
Race Winner: Alex Bowman
Age: 28
Team : No. 48 - Ally Chevrolet
Owner: Rick Hendrick
Crew Chief: Greg Ives
Alex Bowman won the 25th Annual Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube, his seventh victory in 228 Cup Series races.
This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in 2022.
This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in 11 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Kyle Larson (second) posted his ninth top-10 finish in 12 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It is his second top-10 finish in 2022.
Ross Chastain (third) posted his first top-10 finish in eight races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Harrison Burton (16th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Kyle Larson leads the point standings by 6 points over Martin Truex Jr..

Race Recap

Alex Bowman wins at Las Vegas following two-tire gamble and thrilling overtime charge

March 6th, 2022

By Holly Cain - NASCAR Wire Service

LAS VEGAS _ Alex Bowman won in a dramatic overtime ending in the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Sunday - gambling on a two-tire final pit stop for his No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet and holding off the field in a two-lap sprint to decide the NASCAR Cup Series race.

Bowman and Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson made up the front row on the restart - the pair along with teammate William Byron took two tires on the final pit stop while Kyle Busch, who had led 40 of the previous 45 laps opted to get four tires and start just behind on the second row.

The two-tire stop, however, proved to be enough with Busch unable to even make a pass attempt as the Hendrick cars decided the trophy. The Tucson-native Bowman, 28, crossed the line .178-seconds ahead of the reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion Larson to earn his first trophy of 2022 and seventh of his career. It was Bowman's first Top-20 finish after a frustrating start to the three-race old season.

"This thing was so fast all day,'' said Bowman, who led 16 of the 274 laps. "Just never really had the track position to show it. But man, what a call by [crew chief] Greg Ives and the guys to take two [tires] there and obviously it paid off.

"Racing Kyle [Larson] is always fun and I've got to race him for a couple wins and we always race each other super clean and super respectively. Just can't say enough about these guys.

"It's been a pretty awful start to the year so to come out here and get a win on a last re-start, I feel like that's pretty special.''

The runner-up finish for Larson, who led three times for 37 laps on the day, was good enough to propel him into the championship lead for the first time this season. He holds a six-point advantage over Joe Gibbs Racing's Martin Truex Jr., who finished eighth on Sunday.

Trackhouse Racing's Ross Chastain, who led a race-best 83 laps and scored the two-year-old team's first Stage victory, finished third. The Las Vegas native Busch was fourth and a third Hendrick Motorsports teammate, William Byron rounded out the Top Five.

Stewart-Haas Racing's Aric Almirola earned his third consecutive Top-10 with a sixth place finish. Tyler Reddick, Truex, Hendrick's Chase Elliott and polesitter, Christopher Bell completed the Top 10.

For most of the race's final laps, it looked like Busch would claim his first NASCAR Cup Series trophy at his "home track" since 2009. It's been 46 series wins since that triumph.

And Busch's work in the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota on Sunday was especially impressive considering he crashed in opening practice on Saturday and was forced to use a back-up car originally sent to the track for spare parts. The car wasn't prepared in time for qualifying so Busch started last in the race.

His rally for a near-win was enthusiastically appreciated by the home crowd even if the ultimate Top Five was still a bit disappointing for the former two-time series champion considering his time out front (49 laps) in the closing laps.

"Everybody really had a hand in making us go today, really appreciate that,'' Busch said, acknowledging crew members from all four JGR cars frantically worked to get his car race ready.

"It was good, fast at the end and tried to do what I could there to hold the lead with Truex. Felt like I inched away finally, and we were coming to the white [flag] but it wasn't meant to be. Not our day. See you next week.''

The race featuring the 1.5-mile debut of the NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen cars produced 23 lead changes among 15 different drivers with Bowman (Stage 1) and Chastain (Stage 2) winning the stages.

"We were like 30th in first practice, right off the truck and we slowly built up to it and if we can keep doing that and have cars like this, obviously we can compete,'' Chastain said.