2022_Ambetter_301

2022 Ambetter 301

2022 Ambetter 301

NASCAR Cup Series race


The 2022 Ambetter 301 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on July 17, 2022, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. Contested over 301 laps, on the 1.058-mile (1.703 km) speedway. It was the 20th race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season.

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This race was the last start for 2004 champion Kurt Busch, as Busch suffered a concussion during the second qualifying round for the next race, and the injuries from that crash ended up being career-ending; he announced on August 26, 2023 that he was officially retiring.

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Background

New Hampshire Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held.

New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire, which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as the longest-running motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic. Nicknamed "The Magic Mile", the speedway is often converted into a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) road course, which includes much of the oval.

The track was originally the site of Bryar Motorsports Park before being purchased and redeveloped by Bob Bahre. The track is currently one of eight major NASCAR tracks owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports.

Entry list

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
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Practice

William Byron was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 29.877 seconds and a speed of 127.483 mph (205.164 km/h).[8]

Practice results

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Qualifying

Martin Truex Jr. scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.964 and a speed of 127.113 mph (204.569 km/h).[9]

Qualifying results

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Race

Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 70

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Stage Two Laps: 115

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Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 116

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Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 8 among 7 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 9 for 52
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 14 minutes and 45 seconds
  • Average speed: 98.113 miles per hour (157.898 km/h)

Media

Television

USA covered the race on the television side. Dale Earnhardt Jr., four-time and all-time Loudon winner Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth. Kim Coon, Parker Kligerman and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties from pit lane.

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Radio

PRN had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race from the booth when the field races down the frontstretch. Rob Albright called the race from turns 1 & 2 and Doug Turnbull called the race from turns 3 & 4. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan and Wendy Venturini handled the duties on pit lane.

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Standings after the race

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References

  1. "2022 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  2. "New Hampshire Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on May 2, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  3. "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. July 11, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  4. "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. June 16, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  5. "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. July 16, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  6. "Ambetter 301 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. July 17, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  7. "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. July 17, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
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