2022 Bank of America Roval 400

2022 Bank of America Roval 400
Race details
Race 32 of 36 in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series
Date October 9, 2022 (2022-10-09)
Location Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
2.28 mi (3.67 km)
Distance 112 laps, 255.36 mi (411.009 km)
Scheduled Distance 109 laps, 248.52 mi (400 km)
Average speed 86.661 miles per hour (139.467 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Team Penske
Time 1:20.755
Most laps led
Driver Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 30
Winner
No. 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network NBC
Announcers Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Radio in the United States
Radio PRN
Booth Announcers Doug Rice and Mark Garrow
Turn Announcers Nick Yeoman (1, 2 & 3), Mike Jaynes (4, 5 & 6), Doug Turnbull (7, 8 & 9), Pat Patterson (10, 11 & 12) and Rob Albright (13, 14 & 15)

The 2022 Bank of America Roval 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on October 9, 2022, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Contested over 112 laps -- extended from 109 laps due to an overtime finish, on the 2.28-mile (3.67 km) road course, it was the 32nd race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season, the sixth race of the Playoffs, and final race of the Round of 12.

Report

Background

An aerial view of Charlotte Motor Speedway

Since 2018, deviating from past NASCAR events at Charlotte, the race will utilize a road course configuration of Charlotte Motor Speedway, promoted and trademarked as the "Roval". The course is 2.28 miles (3.67 km) in length and features 17 turns, utilizing the infield road course and portions of the oval track. The race will be contested over a scheduled distance of 109 laps, 400 kilometres (250 mi).

During July 2018 tests on the road course, concerns were raised over drivers "cheating" the backstretch chicane on the course. The chicanes were modified with additional tire barriers and rumble strips in order to encourage drivers to properly drive through them, and NASCAR will enforce drive-through penalties on drivers who illegally "short-cut" parts of the course. The chicanes will not be used during restarts. In the summer of 2019, the bus stop on the backstretch was changed and deepened, becoming a permanent part of the circuit, compared to the previous year where it was improvised.

If a driver fails to legally make the backstretch bus stop, the driver must skip the frontstretch chicane and make a complete stop by the dotted line on the exit before being allowed to continue. A driver who misses the frontstretch chicane must stop before the exit.

Noah Gragson continued his role as a replacement for Alex Bowman in the No. 48 car after Bowman suffered from concussion-like symptoms sustained after a rear impact crash at Texas. This absence effectively eliminated Bowman from the playoffs. Additionally, due to aftereffects of his Texas wreck, Cody Ware was replaced by J. J. Yeley in No. 51 car, although Ware had competed in the Talladega race.

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 Ty Gibbs (i) 23XI Racing Toyota
24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
26 Daniil Kvyat Team Hezeberg powered by Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota
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 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
48 Noah Gragson (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
50 Conor Daly The Money Team Racing Chevrolet
51 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford
77 Mike Rockenfeller Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
78 Josh Williams (i) Live Fast Motorsports Ford
99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

A. J. Allmendinger was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 1:21.732 seconds and a speed of 102.188 mph (164.456 km/h).

Practice results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:21.732 102.188
2 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 1:21.798 102.105
3 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:21.809 102.091
Official practice results

Qualifying

Joey Logano scored the pole for the race with a time of 1:20.755 and a speed of 103.424 mph (166.445 km/h).

Qualifying results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
1 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 1:21.243 1:20.755
2 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:21.180 1:20.852
3 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 1:20.829 1:21.006
4 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:21.069 1:21.018
5 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 1:21.317 1:21.290
6 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 1:21.046 1:21.336
7 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:21.006 1:21.646
8 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:21.450 1:21.811
9 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:21.633 1:22.087
10 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 1:21.488 1:46.131
11 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 1:21.605
12 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1:21.712
13 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:21.718
14 45 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 1:21.726
15 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:21.757
16 23 Ty Gibbs (i) 23XI Racing Toyota 1:21.770
17 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1:21.813
18 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:21.878
19 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:22.000
20 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:22.019
21 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 1:22.234
22 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1:22.460
23 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 1:22.491
24 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:22.496
25 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 1:22.502
26 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 1:22.538
27 15 Joey Hand Rick Ware Racing Ford 1:22.538
28 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 1:22.558
29 48 Noah Gragson (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:22.583
30 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 1:22.741
31 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 1:22.832
32 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 1:22.908
33 26 Daniil Kvyat Team Hezeburg powered by Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota 1:22.940
34 77 Mike Rockenfeller Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 1:23.276
35 51 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 1:23.905
36 27 Loris Hezemans (i) Team Hezeburg powered by Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 1:24.060
37 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 0.000
38 78 Josh Williams (i) Live Fast Motorsports Ford 0.000
39 50 Conor Daly The Money Team Racing Chevrolet 0.000
Official qualifying results

Race

Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 25

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 10
2 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 8
4 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 7
5 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 6
6 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 4
8 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 3
9 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2
10 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 0
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 25

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 10
2 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 9
3 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 0
5 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 6
6 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 5
7 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 4
8 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 3
9 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 2
10 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1
Official stage two results

Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 59

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 8 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 112 40
2 22 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 112 35
3 20 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 112 34
4 7 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 112 0
5 13 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 112 32
6 21 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 112 31
7 14 45 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 112 30
8 4 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 112 37
9 17 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 112 35
10 15 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 112 27
11 26 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 112 26
12 30 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 112 25
13 24 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 112 27
14 31 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 112 23
15 37 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 112 22
16 2 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 112 30
17 19 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 112 20
18 1 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 112 33
19 25 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 112 18
20 9 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 112 18
21 5 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 112 22
22 16 23 Ty Gibbs (i) 23XI Racing Toyota 112 0
23 29 48 Noah Gragson (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 112 0
24 12 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 112 13
25 28 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 112 12
26 6 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 112 20
27 11 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 112 10
28 23 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 111 18
29 34 77 Mike Rockenfeller Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 111 8
30 32 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 111 7
31 38 78 Josh Williams (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 110 0
32 35 51 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 110 0
33 36 27 Loris Hezemans (i) Team Hezeburg powered by Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 110 0
34 39 50 Conor Daly The Money Team Racing Chevrolet 109 3
35 18 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 107 15
36 3 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 107 14
37 10 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 103 11
38 27 15 Joey Hand Rick Ware Racing Ford 79 1
39 33 26 Daniil Kvyat Team Hezeburg powered by Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota 17 1
Official race results

Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 10 among 8 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 4 for 10 laps
  • Red flags: 1 for 6 minutes, 10 seconds
  • Time of race: 2 hours, 59 minutes and 54 seconds
  • Average speed: 86.661 miles per hour (139.467 km/h)

Penalties

Following the race, NASCAR began an investigation over Cole Custer's last lap behavior, in which he slowed down into backstretch into the chicane (on pretext of possibility of him having flat tires, according to radio communications) in order to allow Chase Briscoe to pass several drivers; NASCAR assured that the Round of 8 grid would not change as a result of the investigation. On October 11, NASCAR docked Custer 50 driver and owner points, suspended his crew chief Mike Shiplett (who made the flat tire radio communication, instead of the spotter) indefinitely, and fined both $100,000 each, on race manipulation charges.

Media

Television

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

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

Radio

The Performance Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race from the booth when the field raced down the front straightaway. IMS Radio's Nick Yeoman was assigned the entrance to the road course and into the Bank of America bridge (Turns 1-3). Voice of the Indianapolis 500 Mark Jaynes was assigned the action from the Bank of America bridge to the middle of the infield section. Doug Turnbull called the action exiting in infield into the oval Turn 1 banking (Turns 7-9). Pat Patterson called the action on the backstretch and into the bus stop. Rob Albright was assigned to the oval Turn 3-4 end. (Turns 13-15). Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan, Alan Cavanna, and Wendy Venturini had the call from the pit area for PRN.

PRN
Booth announcers Turn announcers Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Doug Rice
Announcer: Mark Garrow
Infield entrance: Nick Yeoman
Middle of Infield: Mark Jaynes
Exit of Infield: Doug Turnbull
Oval 2 to Bus Stop Pat Patterson
Oval 3/4: Rob Albright
Brad Gillie
Brett McMillan
Alan Cavanna
Wendy Venturini

Standings after the race


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