2022_Ally_400

2022 Ally 400

2022 Ally 400

NASCAR Cup Series race


The 2022 Ally 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on June 26, 2022, at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee. Contested over 300 laps on the 1+13-mile (2.146 km) superspeedway, it was the 17th race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season.

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Background

Nashville Superspeedway is a motor racing complex located in Gladeville, Tennessee (though the track has a Lebanon address), United States, about 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Nashville. The track was built in 2001 and is currently used for events, driving schools and GT Academy, a reality television competition.

It is a concrete oval track 1+13 miles (2.146 km) long. Nashville Superspeedway is owned by Dover Motorsports, Inc., which also owns Dover International Speedway. Nashville Superspeedway was the longest concrete oval in NASCAR during the time it was on the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series circuits. Current permanent seating capacity is approximately 25,000. Additional portable seats are brought in for some events, and seating capacity can be expanded to 150,000. Infrastructure is in place to expand the facility to include a short track, drag strip, and road course.

Entry list

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

Bubba Wallace was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 29.609 seconds and a speed of 161.708 mph (260.244 km/h).[8]

Practice results

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Qualifying

Denny Hamlin scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.848 seconds and a speed of 160.413 mph (258.160 km/h).[9] The final round of qualifying was cancelled due to rain.

Qualifying results

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Race

Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 90

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Stage Two Laps: 95

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Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 115

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Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 18 among 7 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 10 for 57
  • Red flags: 2 for weather
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 35 minutes and 15 seconds
  • Average speed: 111.22 miles per hour (178.99 km/h)

Media

Television

NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Although NBC was scheduled to air the race, the numerous lightning delays, which caused the race to run past NBC's window, necessitated that the race's conclusion be moved to USA Network. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. called the race from the broadcast booth. Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties from pit lane. Rutledge Wood served as a “CityView” reporter and shared stories from Nashville's famous Tootsie's Orchid Lounge.

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Radio

Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by Motor Racing Network (MRN) and simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. This would be the final Nashville race covered by MRN Radio, radio rights shifted to PRN for 2023 onwards.

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Standings after the race

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References

  1. "2022 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  2. "Nashville Superspeedway". Archived from the original on 13 April 2005. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  3. "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 20, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  4. "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. June 24, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  5. "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. June 25, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  6. "Ally 400 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. June 26, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  7. "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 26, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
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