# 2022 Dixie Vodka 400

The 2022 Dixie Vodka 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on October 23, 2022, at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) oval, it was the 34th race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season, the eighth race of the Playoffs, and the second race of the Round of 8.

## Report
### Background

Homestead-Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including NASCAR, the NTT IndyCar Series and the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series
From 2002 to 2019, Homestead-Miami Speedway hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series.
John Hunter Nemechek replaced Bubba Wallace for this race, as Wallace was parked by NASCAR for intentional retaliatory collision against Kyle Larson the previous race that collected playoff contender Christopher Bell.

#### 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 | J. J. Yeley (i) | 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 |
| 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 | John Hunter Nemechek (i) | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
| 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet |
| 48 | Noah Gragson (i) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Ford |
| 77 | Landon Cassill (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 78 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Live Fast Motorsports | Ford |
| 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet |
| Official entry list ||||

## Practice

John Hunter Nemechek was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 32.299 seconds and a speed of 167.188 mph (269.063 km/h).

### Practice results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 45 | John Hunter Nemechek (i) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 32.299 | 167.188 |
| 2 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.341 | 166.971 |
| 3 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 32.348 | 166.935 |
| Official practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

William Byron scored the pole for the race with a time of 32.454 and a speed of 166.389 mph (267.777 km/h).

### Qualifying results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | R1 | R2 |
| 1 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.358 | 32.454 |
| 2 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 32.316 | 32.503 |
| 3 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.436 | 32.504 |
| 4 | 45 | John Hunter Nemechek (i) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 32.253 | 32.534 |
| 5 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.060 | 32.551 |
| 6 | 23 | Ty Gibbs (i) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 32.291 | 32.534 |
| 7 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 32.354 | 32.614 |
| 8 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 32.318 | 32.627 |
| 9 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 32.364 | 32.662 |
| 10 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 32.364 | 32.751 |
| 11 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 32.401 | — |
| 12 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 32.405 | — |
| 13 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 32.424 | — |
| 14 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 32.448 | — |
| 15 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 32.448 | — |
| 16 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 32.476 | — |
| 17 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 32.482 | — |
| 18 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 32.498 | — |
| 19 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 32.531 | — |
| 20 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 32.534 | — |
| 21 | 21 | Harrison Burton (R) | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 32.552 | — |
| 22 | 43 | Erik Jones | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.605 | — |
| 23 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 32.609 | — |
| 24 | 48 | Noah Gragson (i) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.617 | — |
| 25 | 41 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 32.669 | — |
| 26 | 2 | Austin Cindric (R) | Team Penske | Ford | 32.728 | — |
| 27 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 32.734 | — |
| 28 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 32.761 | — |
| 29 | 38 | Todd Gilliland (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 32.776 | — |
| 30 | 42 | Ty Dillon | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.796 | — |
| 31 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.854 | — |
| 32 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 32.973 | — |
| 33 | 77 | Landon Cassill (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.124 | — |
| 34 | 15 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 33.127 | — |
| 35 | 78 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Live Fast Motorsports | Ford | 33.380 | — |
| 36 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 33.615 | — |
| Official qualifying results |||||||

## Race
### Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 80
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 7 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage one results ||||||
Stage Two Laps: 80
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
| Official stage two results ||||||

### Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 107
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
| 1 | 5 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 60 |
| 2 | 20 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 267 | 38 |
| 3 | 10 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 0 |
| 4 | 32 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 39 |
| 5 | 9 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 267 | 42 |
| 6 | 12 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 48 |
| 7 | 14 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 31 |
| 8 | 16 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 267 | 29 |
| 9 | 11 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 28 |
| 10 | 23 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 267 | 31 |
| 11 | 2 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 26 |
| 12 | 1 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 42 |
| 13 | 8 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 267 | 24 |
| 14 | 3 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 31 |
| 15 | 27 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 22 |
| 16 | 18 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 267 | 21 |
| 17 | 13 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 29 |
| 18 | 17 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 22 |
| 19 | 26 | 2 | Austin Cindric (R) | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 18 |
| 20 | 21 | 21 | Harrison Burton (R) | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 267 | 17 |
| 21 | 28 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 267 | 16 |
| 22 | 6 | 23 | Ty Gibbs (i) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 267 | 0 |
| 23 | 31 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 14 |
| 24 | 25 | 41 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 266 | 13 |
| 25 | 24 | 48 | Noah Gragson (i) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 266 | 0 |
| 26 | 30 | 42 | Ty Dillon | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 266 | 11 |
| 27 | 4 | 45 | John Hunter Nemechek (i) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 266 | 0 |
| 28 | 15 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 266 | 9 |
| 29 | 33 | 77 | Landon Cassill (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 266 | 0 |
| 30 | 22 | 43 | Erik Jones | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 264 | 7 |
| 31 | 29 | 38 | Todd Gilliland (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 264 | 6 |
| 32 | 34 | 15 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 263 | 0 |
| 33 | 35 | 78 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Live Fast Motorsports | Ford | 262 | 0 |
| 34 | 36 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 262 | 3 |
| 35 | 7 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 242 | 9 |
| 36 | 19 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 160 | 1 |
| Official race results ||||||||

### Race statistics

* Lead changes: 11 among 5 different drivers
* Cautions/Laps: 5 for 30 laps
* Red flags: 0
* Time of race: 3 hours, 5 minutes and 24 seconds
* Average speed: 129.612 miles per hour (208.590 km/h)

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

### Radio

MRN had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and former NASCAR crew chief Todd Gordon called the action of the race for MRN when the field raced down the front straightaway. Dave Moody covered the action for MRN in turns 1 & 2, and Mike Bagley had the call of the action from turns 3 & 4. Steve Post, Georgia Henneberry, Brienne Pedigo, and Jason Toy covered the action of the race for MRN on pit road.
MRN Radio :
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: Jeff Striegle Announcer: Todd Gordon | Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody Turns 3 & 4: Mike Bagley | Steve Post Georgia Henneberry Brienne Pedigo Jason Toy |

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Joey Logano | 4,106 |
| | 2 | Ross Chastain | 4,101 (–5) |
| | 3 | Chase Elliott | 4,093 (–13) |
| 1 | 4 | William Byron | 4,087 (–19) |
| 1 | 5 | Denny Hamlin | 4,082 (–24) |
| 1 | 6 | Ryan Blaney | 4,069 (–37) |
| 1 | 7 | Christopher Bell | 4,054 (–52) |
| 2 | 8 | Chase Briscoe | 4,043 (–63) |
| | 9 | Kyle Larson | 2,266 (–1,840) |
| | 10 | Daniel Suárez | 2,230 (–1,876) |
| 2 | 11 | Austin Dillon | 2,200 (–1,906) |
| 1 | 12 | Tyler Reddick | 2,195 (–1,911) |
| 1 | 13 | Austin Cindric | 2,187 (–1,919) |
| | 14 | Kyle Busch | 2,186 (–1,920) |
| | 15 | Alex Bowman | 2,104 (–2,002) |
| | 16 | Kevin Harvick | 2,064 (–2,042) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Chevrolet | 1,255 |
| 2 | Ford | 1,176 (–76) |
| 3 | Toyota | 1,118 (–137) |