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.
| 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. | |||
| Date | July 3, 2022 | ||
| 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) | ||
Report
editBackground
edit
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
edit- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
editChase 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
edit| 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
editChase 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
editRace
editStage Results
editStage 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
editStage 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
edit- 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
editTelevision
editUSA 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
editRadio 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
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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
edit- ^ "2022 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
- ^ "Road America". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 23, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
- ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 27, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
- ^ "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. July 2, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
- ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. July 2, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
- ^ "Kwik Trip 250 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. July 3, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. July 3, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Utter, Jim (July 2, 2022). "Elliott beats Briscoe for Road America Cup pole". Motorsport.com. Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin: Motorsport Network. Retrieved July 2, 2022.