# 2022 Federated Auto Parts 400

The 2022 Federated Auto Parts 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on August 14, 2022, at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Contested over 400 laps on the .75-mile (1.21 km) D-shaped short track, it was the 24th race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season and was won by Kevin Harvick of Stewart-Haas Racing, the 60th and final win of his NASCAR Cup Series career.

## Report
### Background

Richmond Raceway (RR), formerly known as Richmond International Raceway (RIR), is a 3/4-mile (1.2 km), D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia, in Henrico County. It hosts the NASCAR Cup Series, the NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the IndyCar series. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted two USAC sprint car races. Chase Young, the 2020 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, was the honorary pace car driver.

#### 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 | Noah Gragson (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 |
| 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 | Ty Gibbs (i) | 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 | 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

Ross Chastain was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 22.976 seconds and a speed of 117.514 mph (189.120 km/h).

### Practice results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 22.976 | 117.514 |
| 2 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 23.064 | 117.066 |
| 3 | 2 | Austin Cindric (R) | Team Penske | Ford | 23.087 | 116.949 |
| Official practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Kyle Larson scored the pole for the race with a time of 23.042 and a speed of 117.177 mph (188.578 km/h).

### Qualifying results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | R1 | R2 |
| 1 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22.863 | 23.042 |
| 2 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 23.207 | 23.100 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 23.100 | 23.179 |
| 4 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22.933 | 23.182 |
| 5 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22.916 | 23.199 |
| 6 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 23.155 | 23.235 |
| 7 | 41 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 22.952 | 23.248 |
| 8 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 22.936 | 23.255 |
| 9 | 43 | Erik Jones | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.204 | 23.263 |
| 10 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 22.916 | 23.319 |
| 11 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 22.989 | — |
| 12 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 23.086 | — |
| 13 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 23.101 | — |
| 14 | 45 | Ty Gibbs (i) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 23.118 | — |
| 15 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 23.138 | — |
| 16 | 38 | Todd Gilliland (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 23.159 | — |
| 17 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 23.165 | — |
| 18 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 23.172 | — |
| 19 | 16 | Noah Gragson (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 23.207 | — |
| 20 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 23.223 | — |
| 21 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 23.265 | — |
| 22 | 42 | Ty Dillon | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.265 | — |
| 23 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.306 | — |
| 24 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 23.344 | — |
| 25 | 77 | Landon Cassill (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.364 | — |
| 26 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 23.505 | — |
| 27 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 23.539 | — |
| 28 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 23.555 | — |
| 29 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 23.581 | — |
| 30 | 21 | Harrison Burton (R) | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 23.705 | — |
| 31 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.710 | — |
| 32 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 23.767 | — |
| 33 | 2 | Austin Cindric (R) | Team Penske | Ford | 23.781 | — |
| 34 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 23.814 | — |
| 35 | 15 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 24.268 | — |
| 36 | 78 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Live Fast Motorsports | Ford | 0.000 | — |
| Official qualifying results |||||||

## Race
### Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 70
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 41 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
| Official stage one results ||||||
Stage Two Laps: 160
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
| Official stage two results ||||||

### Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 170
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
| 1 | 13 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 400 | 47 |
| 2 | 21 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 400 | 35 |
| 3 | 18 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 400 | 38 |
| 4 | 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 400 | 50 |
| 5 | 23 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 35 |
| 6 | 17 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 400 | 45 |
| 7 | 6 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 400 | 31 |
| 8 | 32 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 400 | 34 |
| 9 | 29 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 400 | 29 |
| 10 | 10 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 400 | 38 |
| 11 | 4 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 32 |
| 12 | 33 | 2 | Austin Cindric (R) | Team Penske | Ford | 399 | 25 |
| 13 | 11 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 399 | 24 |
| 14 | 1 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 399 | 40 |
| 15 | 8 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 399 | 29 |
| 16 | 12 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 399 | 21 |
| 17 | 22 | 42 | Ty Dillon | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 398 | 20 |
| 18 | 2 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 398 | 29 |
| 19 | 24 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 398 | 18 |
| 20 | 5 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 398 | 20 |
| 21 | 27 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 398 | 16 |
| 22 | 20 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 398 | 15 |
| 23 | 15 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 397 | 16 |
| 24 | 19 | 16 | Noah Gragson (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 397 | 0 |
| 25 | 30 | 21 | Harrison Burton (R) | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 397 | 12 |
| 26 | 7 | 41 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 397 | 13 |
| 27 | 16 | 38 | Todd Gilliland (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 397 | 10 |
| 28 | 31 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 397 | 9 |
| 29 | 34 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 395 | 8 |
| 30 | 25 | 77 | Landon Cassill (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 395 | 0 |
| 31 | 26 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 394 | 6 |
| 32 | 35 | 15 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 393 | 0 |
| 33 | 36 | 78 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Live Fast Motorsports | Ford | 392 | 0 |
| 34 | 28 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 391 | 3 |
| 35 | 9 | 43 | Erik Jones | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 240 | 2 |
| 36 | 14 | 45 | Ty Gibbs (i) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 180 | 0 |
| Official race results ||||||||

### Race statistics

* Lead changes: 16 among 9 different drivers
* Cautions/Laps: 5 for 28
* Red flags: 0
* Time of race: 3 hours, 3 minutes and 27 seconds
* Average speed: 98.11 miles per hour (157.89 km/h)

## Media
### Television

USA covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and three-time Richmond winner 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.
USA :
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen Color-commentator: Jeff Burton Color-commentator: Steve Letarte Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dave Burns Parker Kligerman Marty Snider |

### Radio

The Motor Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden and Jeff Striegle called the race from the broadcast booth for MRN when the field races through the front straightaway. Dave Moody called the race from a platform when the field races down the backstraightaway. Winston Kelley, Glenn Jarrett and Kim Coon called the action for MRN from pit lane.
MRN Radio :
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: Jeff Striegle | Backstretch: Dave Moody | Winston Kelley Glenn Jarrett Kim Coon |

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Chase Elliott | 882 |
| | 2 | Ryan Blaney | 766 (–116) |
| 2 | 3 | Kyle Larson | 745 (–137) |
| | 4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 740 (–142) |
| 2 | 5 | Ross Chastain | 739 (–143) |
| | 6 | Joey Logano | 718 (–164) |
| | 7 | Christopher Bell | 703 (–179) |
| 1 | 8 | Kevin Harvick | 665 (–217) |
| 1 | 9 | Kyle Busch | 663 (–219) |
| | 10 | William Byron | 649 (–233) |
| | 11 | Alex Bowman | 592 (–290) |
| 5 | 12 | Denny Hamlin | 574 (–308) |
| | 13 | Daniel Suárez | 574 (–308) |
| 2 | 14 | Tyler Reddick | 563 (–319) |
| 1 | 15 | Austin Cindric | 556 (–326) |
| 2 | 16 | Aric Almirola | 552 (–330) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Chevrolet | 879 |
| 2 | Ford | 818 (–61) |
| 3 | Toyota | 800 (–79) |