2022_Folds_of_Honor_QuikTrip_500

2022 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500

2022 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500

NASCAR Cup Series race


The 2022 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on March 20, 2022 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. Contested over 325 laps on the 1.54-mile-long (2.48 km) asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway, it was the fifth race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season. It was the first race at Atlanta to use superspeedway rules (in line with the traditional restrictor plate tracks with a reduced horsepower package and track limits rules), with the new reconfiguration increasing the banking from 24 degrees to 28 degrees and new pavement.

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Background

Atlanta Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held.

Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is a track in Hampton, Georgia, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It is a 1.54-mile (2.48 km) quad-oval track with a seating capacity of 111,000. It opened in 1960 as a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) standard oval. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two 1.5-mile (2.4 km) ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The front stretch and back stretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval. The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit.

Entry list

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

Practice for the race

Friday's practice session was canceled due to inclement weather. Practice replaced qualifying Saturday.[8] Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 29.708 seconds and a speed of 186.616 mph (300.329 km/h).[9]

Practice results

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Qualifying

Qualifying was cancelled because of a need to add additional practice to the reconfigured circuit. Chase Briscoe was awarded the pole for the race as a result of the pandemic formula with a score of 2.850.[10]

Starting Lineup

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Race

Stage Results

Kyle Busch leads during the first stage of the race

Stage One Laps: 105

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Stage Two Laps: 105

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Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 115

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Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 46 among 20 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 11 for 65
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 57 minutes and 14 seconds
  • Average speed: 126.584 miles per hour (203.717 km/h)

Post-race

Brad Keselowski, who finished 12th, was penalized 100 playoff points when an illegally modified body part was found on his car during a post-race inspection. In addition, Matt McCall, his crew chief, was fined $100,000 and suspended for the next four races. The penalty dropped Keselowski from 6th in the point standings to 35th.[11]

Media

Television

The Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 was carried by Fox in the United States. Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and five-time Atlanta winner Jeff Gordon called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled pit road for the television side, and Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.

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Radio

The race was broadcast on radio by the Performance Racing Network and simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race from the booth when the field raced down the front stretch. Rob Albright called the race from atop a billboard outside of turn 2 when the field raced through turns 1 and 2, and Pat Patterson called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 when the field raced through turns 3 and 4. On pit road, PRN was manned by Brad Gillie, Doug Turnbull, and Wendy Venturini.

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Standings after the race

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Notes

  1. Keselowski was docked 100 points after NASCAR discovered illegal modifications to his car during the R&D Center inspection.[11]
  2. Bell was penalized to last car on lap for exceeding track limits on Lap 325.

References

  1. "2022 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  2. "Atlanta Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on February 19, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  3. "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. March 14, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  4. "Starting Lineup". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  5. "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. March 19, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  6. "Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. March 20, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  7. "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. March 20, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  8. "NASCAR cancels Friday practices at Atlanta due to weather". NASCAR.com. Hampton, Georgia: NASCAR. March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
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