2022 Kwik Trip 250

2022 Kwik Trip 250
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Race 18 of 36 in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series
The 2022 Kwik Trip 250 program cover, featuring Chase Elliott.
The 2022 Kwik Trip 250 program cover, featuring Chase Elliott.
Date July 3, 2022 (2022-07-03)
Location Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
Course Permanent racing facility
4.048 mi (6.515 km)
Distance 62 laps, 250.48 mi (403.11 km)
Average speed 96.622 miles per hour (155.498 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Hendrick Motorsports
Time 2:14.427
Most laps led
Driver Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 37
Winner
No. 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing
Television in the United States
Network USA
Announcers Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte, and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Alex Hayden and Jeff Striegle
Turn Announcers Steve Post (1 & 2), Dave Moody (3 & 4), Mike Bagley (5 & 6), Eric Morse (7 & 8), Jason Toy (9 & 10), Kyle Rickey (11), Kurt Becker (12), Tim Catalfamo (13 & 14)

The 2022 Kwik Trip 250 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on July 3, 2022, at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Contested over 62 laps on the 4.048-mile (6.515 km) road course, it was the 18th race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season.

Report

Background

Road America, the track where the race was held.

Road America is a motorsport road course located near Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin on Wisconsin Highway 67. It has hosted races since the 1950s and currently hosts races in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, SCCA Pirelli World Challenge, ASRA, AMA Superbike series, IndyCar Series, and SCCA Pro Racing's Trans-Am Series.

On September 15, 2021, the track announced that Jockey and Kwik Trip would switch places in the race's sponsorship, with Kwik Trip becoming the title sponsor and Jockey becoming the presenting sponsor.[8]

Entry list

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet
2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford
7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford
14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
15 Joey Hand Rick Ware Racing Ford
16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford
18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford
22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota
24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
27 Loris Hezemans (i) Team Hezeberg Powered by Reaume Brothers Racing Ford
31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford
38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford
41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet
43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet
45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford
77 Josh Bilicki (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
78 Kyle Tilley Live Fast Motorsports Ford
99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

Chase Briscoe was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 2:14.663 seconds and a speed of 108.217 mph (174.158 km/h).[9]

Practice results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 2:14.663 108.217
2 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2:14.943 107.992
3 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 2:15.262 107.738
Official practice results

Qualifying

Chase Elliott scored the pole for the race with a time of 2:14.427 and a speed of 108.407 mph (174.464 km/h).[10]

Qualifying results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
1 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2:14.711 2:14.427
2 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 2:14.175 2:14.465
3 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2:14.700 2:14.672
4 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2:14.686 2:14.740
5 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 2:14.769 2:14.780
6 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 2:14.647 2:14.793
7 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 2:14.561 2:15.112
8 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2:14.607 2:15.199
9 15 Joey Hand Rick Ware Racing Ford 2:14.848 2:15.249
10 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 2:14.988 2:15.586
11 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 2:14.907
12 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 2:14.929
13 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2:14.979
14 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2:15.043
15 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2:15.092
16 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2:15.106
17 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 2:15.231
18 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 2:15.234
19 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 2:15.371
20 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2:15.396
21 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 2:15.419
22 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 2:15.471
23 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 2:15.483
24 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 2:15.641
25 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 2:15.663
26 77 Josh Bilicki (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 2:15.700
27 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 2:15.710
28 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 2:15.780
29 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2:15.857
30 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 2:16.158
31 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 2:16.202
32 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 2:16.222
33 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 2:16.279
34 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 2:16.528
35 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 2:16.560
36 27 Loris Hezemans (i) Team Hezeberg Powered by Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 2:18.129
37 78 Kyle Tilley Live Fast Motorsports Ford 2:20.402
Official qualifying results

Race

Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 15

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 10
2 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 9
3 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 7
5 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 6
6 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 5
7 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 4
8 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 2
10 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 15

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 10
2 15 Joey Hand Rick Ware Racing Ford 9
3 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 7
5 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 5
7 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 4
8 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 3
9 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1
Official stage two results

Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 32

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 4 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 62 41
2 1 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 62 38
3 3 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 62 34
4 12 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 62 33
5 17 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 62 32
6 7 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 62 31
7 5 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 62 39
8 6 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 62 29
9 21 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 62 0
10 28 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 62 27
11 19 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 62 36
12 8 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 62 33
13 15 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 62 24
14 2 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 62 33
15 10 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 62 22
16 29 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 62 21
17 14 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 62 20
18 16 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 62 19
19 33 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 62 18
20 30 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 62 25
21 9 15 Joey Hand Rick Ware Racing Ford 62 25
22 23 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 62 24
23 22 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 62 27
24 34 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 62 20
25 32 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 62 12
26 27 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 62 20
27 18 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 62 17
28 24 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 62 9
29 13 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 62 8
30 37 78 Kyle Tilley Live Fast Motorsports Ford 61 7
31 20 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 60 6
32 31 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 59 5
33 11 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 58 4
34 35 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 57 3
35 25 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 54 9
36 26 77 Josh Bilicki (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 52 0
37 36 27 Loris Hezemans (i) Team Hezeberg Powered by Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 9 0
Official race results

Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 8 among 6 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 2 for 2
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 2 hours, 35 minutes and 51 seconds
  • Average speed: 96.622 miles per hour (155.498 km/h)

Media

Television

USA covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. called the race from the broadcast booth. Kim Coon, Parker Kligerman and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties from pit lane. Rutledge Wood served as a “CityView” reporter and share stories from the track.

USA
Booth announcers Pit reporters Cityview reporter
Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen
Color-commentator: Jeff Burton
Color-commentator: Steve Letarte
Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Kim Coon
Parker Kligerman
Marty Snider
Rutledge Wood

Radio

Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by Motor Racing Network (MRN) and was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

MRN
Booth announcers Turn announcers Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Turn 1 & 2: Steve Post
Turns 3 & 4: Dave Moody
Turns 5 & 6: Mike Bagley
Turns 7 & 8: Eric Morse
Turns 9 & 10: Jason Toy
Turn 11: Kyle Rickey
Turn 12: Kurt Becker
Turns 13 & 14: Tim Catalfamo
Winston Kelley
Chris Wilner
Woody Cain
Glenn Jarrett

Standings after the race

EDIT: Denny Hamlin and Daniel Suarez both have wins at this point in the season. They have clinched positions in the playoffs, pushing Almirola and Harvick out.

References

  1. ^ "2022 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "Road America". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 23, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  3. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 27, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  4. ^ "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. July 2, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  5. ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. July 2, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  6. ^ "Kwik Trip 250 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. July 3, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  7. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. July 3, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  8. ^ "Kwik Trip becomes title sponsor of Cup Series race at Road America". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. September 15, 2021. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  9. ^ Utter, Jim (July 2, 2022). "Chase Briscoe fastest in Cup practice at Road America". Motorsport.com. Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin: Motorsport Network. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  10. ^ Utter, Jim (July 2, 2022). "Elliott beats Briscoe for Road America Cup pole". Motorsport.com. Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin: Motorsport Network. Retrieved July 2, 2022.


Previous race:
2022 Ally 400
NASCAR Cup Series
2022 season
Next race:
2022 Quaker State 400
Preceded by Kwik Trip 250
2022
Succeeded by
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