2022 Bristol Dirt Race

Category:2022 NASCAR Touring Series
Category:NASCAR races at Bristol Motor Speedway
2022 Sugarlands Shine Bristol Dirt Race 	2022 Sugarlands Shine Bristol Dirt Race
Race details 	Race details
Race 9 of 28 races in the 2022 NASCAR Touring Series 	Race 9 of 28 races in the 2022 NASCAR Touring Series
Race 1 of 3 races in the 2022 NASCAR Dirt Tri-Track Showdown	Race 1 of 3 races in the 2022 NASCAR Dirt Tri-Track Showdown
 	
Date 	April 15, 2022
Location 	Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee
Course 	0.533 miles (0.858 km)
Distance 	150 laps, 79.95 mi (128.667 km)
Pole position 	Pole position
Driver 	Kyle Busch (54)
Time 	-
Most laps led 	Most laps led
Driver 	James Butler (11)
Laps 	109
Winner 	Winner
11 	James Butler (Joe Gibbs Racing)
Television in the United States 	Television in the United States
Network 	ESPN+
Announcers 	Jeff Walton, Lincoln Walker, Geoff Ramsay, Brian Williams
The 2022 Sugarlands Shine Bristol Dirt Race was a NASCAR Little Caesars Touring Series race held on April 15, 2022 at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. Contested over 150 laps and 79.95-miles (128.667 km), it was the ninth of twenty-eight races of the 2022 NASCAR Touring Series season and first of three races in the 2022 NASCAR Dirt Tri-Track Showdown. Defending series champion James Butler won the race, his first of the season, for Joe Gibbs Racing. Entry listForty-two drivers are expected to attempt to qualify for this event. Only thirty-eight drivers will qualify for the main event.
# 	No.	Driver 	Team 	Manufacturer	Sponsor
1 	00 	Richard Collins 	Dillon McKinney Racing	Toyota 	Pearl Milling Company
2 	04 	Riley Evans 	Six Star Motorsports 	Ford 	Credit One Bank
3 	05 	Everett Scott (R) 	BlackStorm Motorsports	Honda 	HendrickCars.com
4 	1 	Douglas Green 	JR Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	UniFirst
5 	2 	Earl Richardson 	Team Penske Racing 	Dodge 	CSX Transportation (Yellow)
6 	3 	Raven Ray (R) 	BlackStorm Motorsports	Honda 	DoorDash
7 	4 	Hailee Deegan (R) 	Six Star Motorsports 	Ford 	Monster Energy
8 	5 	Dennis Stewart Jr 	JR Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	Brandt
9 	7 	Chase Elliott (R) 	JR Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	Phoenix Construction
10	8 	Ryan Henderson 	JR Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	Cheez-It
11	9 	Chris Wood 	JR Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	Axalta / EchoPark
12	10 	Dillon McKinney 	Dillon McKinney Racing	Toyota 	Nesquik
13	11 	James Butler 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	Offerpad
14	12 	Scott Wilson 	Team Penske Racing 	Dodge 	Verizon 5G
15	15 	Bill Russell (R) 	Venturini Motorsports 	Toyota 	Toyota Racing Development
16	17 	Chris Miller, Jr. 	Miller Family Racing 	Ford 	GoDaddy
17	18 	Corey Haim 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	Interstate Batteries
18	19 	Johnathan Powell 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	FedEx Express
19	20 	Katherine Thompson (R)	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	Pedigree
20	21 	Joey Logano (R) 	Team Penske Racing 	Dodge 	Shell/Pennzoil
21	22 	Kyle Little 	Team Penske Racing 	Dodge 	Discount Tire
22	23 	Steve Barnes 	Petty GMS Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	PEAK
23	24 	Kyle Larson (R) 	Petty GMS Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	Kyle Larson Foundation
24	25 	Marie Washington 	BlackStorm Motorsports	Honda 	Tide Pods
25	26 	Russell Ward 	Petty GMS Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	Albertsons
26	28 	Brandon Walker 	BlackStorm Motorsports	Honda 	Taco Bell
27	37 	Dave Ramsay 	Ramsay-Manley Racing 	Dodge 	Dodge Motorsports
28	43 	Thad Moffitt (R) 	Petty GMS Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	Performance Plus
29	44 	Joseph Strickland 	Six Star Motorsports 	Ford 	Fastenal
30	45 	Rebecca Smith 	Six Star Motorsports 	Ford 	Gaia Medical
31	46 	William Dauterive 	Dauterive Racing 	Dodge 	Hutter Racing Engines
32	49 	Kasey Kahne (R) 	Kasey Kahne Racing 	Dodge 	FuelMe
33	52 	Brittney Zamora 	Brittney Zamora Racing	Ford 	Good Boy Vodka
34	54 	Kyle Busch (R) 	Kyle Busch Motorsports	Toyota 	M&M's
35	55 	Mandy Chick (R) 	Venturini Motorsports 	Toyota 	Aero Race Wheels
36	64 	Robert Dauterive 	Dauterive Racing 	Dodge 	Hutter Racing Engines
37	71 	Gary Wilson 	Miller Family Racing 	Ford 	Miller Family Wine Co.
38	76 	Frank Perry (R) 	Polygon Motorsports 	Honda 	unsponsored
39	79 	Anthony Rodriguez (R) 	Polygon Motorsports 	Honda 	unsponsored
40	83 	Ryan White 	Red Bull Junior Team 	Honda 	Red Bull
41	91 	Bruce Smith (R) 	Ramsay-Manley Racing 	Dodge 	Dodge Motorsports
42	95 	Robert Cooper 	Red Bull Junior Team 	Honda 	Red Bull
PracticeThere were two practice sessions held on April 15. The first session lasted one hour while the second lasted thirty minutes.
First Practice	First Practice	First Practice 	First Practice 	First Practice
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	Time
1 	4 	Hailee Deegan (R)	Six Star Motorsports	19.569
2 	1 	Douglas Green 	JR Motorsports 	19.660
3 	8 	Ryan Henderson 	JR Motorsports 	19.660
Final Practice	Final Practice	Final Practice 	Final Practice 	Final Practice
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	Time
1 	7 	Chase Elliott (R)	JR Motorsports 	19.696
2 	2 	Earl Richardson 	Team Penske Racing	19.697
3 	1 	Douglas Green 	JR Motorsports 	19.703
Heat RacesHeat One
F 	S 	# 	Driver 	Interval	Laps	Led	Points	Status
1 	1 	04	Riley Evans 	96.283 	15 	15*	10 	Running
2 	3 	11	James Butler 	-3.28 	15 	0 	10 	Running
3 	9 	54	Kyle Busch (R) 	-4.16 	15 	0 	14 	Running
4 	5 	25	Marie Washington 	-5.09 	15 	0 	8 	Running
5 	2 	4 	Hailee Deegan (R) 	-5.63 	15 	0 	6 	Running
6 	6 	7 	Chase Elliott (R) 	-5.88 	15 	0 	5 	Running
7 	7 	37	Dave Ramsay 	-6.55 	15 	0 	4 	Running
8 	8 	43	Thad Moffitt (R) 	-6.92 	15 	0 	3 	Running
9 	4 	15	Bill Russell (R) 	-7.70 	15 	0 	2 	Running
10	10	71	Gary Wilson 	-8.35 	15 	0 	1 	Running
11	11	79	Anthony Rodriguez (R)	-10.01 	15 	0 	1 	Running
Heat Two
F 	S 	# 	Driver 	Interval	Laps	Led	Points	Status
1 	3 	04	Scott Wilson 	71.654 	15 	2 	12 	Running
2 	1 	5 	Dennis Stewart Jr	-0.36 	15 	13*	9 	Running
3 	2 	19	Johnathan Powell 	-0.74 	15 	0 	8 	Running
4 	5 	83	Ryan White 	-1.00 	15 	0 	8 	Running
5 	6 	17	Chris Miller, Jr.	-1.28 	15 	0 	7 	Running
6 	10	49	Kasey Kahne (R) 	-1.52 	15 	0 	9 	Running
7 	4 	95	Robert Cooper 	-1.99 	15 	0 	4 	Running
8 	9 	46	William Dauterive	-2.22 	15 	0 	4 	Running
9 	11	55	Mandy Chick (R) 	-2.56 	15 	0 	4 	Running
10	8 	52	Brittney Zamora 	-2.74 	15 	0 	1 	Running
11	7 	00	Richard Collins 	-3.02 	15 	0 	1 	Running
Heat Three
F 	S 	# 	Driver 	Interval	Laps	Led	Points	Status
1 	3 	23	Steve Barnes 	71.567 	15 	3 	12 	Running
2 	1 	22	Kyle Little 	-0.46 	15 	12*	9 	Running
3 	2 	45	Rebecca Smith 	-1.92 	15 	0 	8 	Running
4 	9 	05	Everett Scott (R)	-2.71 	15 	0 	12 	Running
5 	10	21	Joey Logano (R) 	-2.92 	15 	0 	11 	Running
6 	4 	91	Bruce Smith (R) 	-3.03 	15 	0 	5 	Running
7 	8 	24	Kyle Larson (R) 	-3.56 	15 	0 	5 	Running
8 	5 	76	Frank Perry (R) 	-3.93 	15 	0 	3 	Running
9 	7 	64	Robert Dauterive 	-4.44 	15 	0 	2 	Running
10	6 	10	Dillon McKinney 	-4.65 	15 	0 	1 	Running
Heat Four
F 	S 	# 	Driver 	Interval	Laps	Led	Points	Status
1 	3 	1 	Douglas Green 	96.541 	15 	7 	12 	Running
2 	1 	20	Katherine Thompson (R)	-1.17 	15 	8* 	9 	Running
3 	7 	9 	Chris Wood 	-1.49 	15 	0 	12 	Running
4 	4 	2 	Earl Richardson 	-1.76 	15 	0 	7 	Running
5 	6 	8 	Ryan Henderson 	-2.60 	15 	0 	7 	Running
6 	2 	18	Corey Haim 	-3.42 	15 	0 	5 	Running
7 	5 	28	Brandon Walker 	-4.31 	15 	0 	4 	Running
8 	9 	3 	Raven Ray (R) 	-4.83 	15 	0 	4 	Running
9 	8 	44	Joseph Strickland 	-8.40 	15 	0 	2 	Running
10	10	26	Russell Ward 	-11.88 	15 	0 	1 	Running
Starting lineupThe starting lineup is determined by four 15-lap, blind-draw heat races.
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ResultsThe main event is a 150-lap race.
F 	S 	# 	Driver 	Interval	Laps	Led 	Points	Status
1 	10	11	J Butler 	61.597 	150 	109*	185 	Running
2 	7 	5 	D Stewart, Jr.	-0.44 	150 	0 	170 	Running
3 	8 	21	J Logano 	-0.88 	150 	1 	170 	Running
4 	29	95	R Cooper 	-2.08 	150 	0 	160 	Running
5 	28	37	D Ramsay 	-4.54 	150 	0 	155 	Running
6 	3 	1 	D Green 	-4.96 	150 	8 	155 	Running
7 	20	17	C Miller, Jr. 	-5.38 	150 	0 	146 	Running
8 	6 	05	E Scott 	-6.21 	150 	0 	142 	Running
9 	15	45	R Harper 	-6.65 	150 	0 	138 	Running
10	24	7 	C Elliott 	-8.80 	150 	0 	134 	Running
11	2 	12	S Wilson 	-1L 	149 	7 	135 	Running
12	19	8 	R Henderson 	-1L 	149 	0 	127 	Running
13	36	64	R Dauterive 	-1L 	149 	0 	124 	Running
14	11	20	K Thompson 	-1L 	149 	1 	126 	Running
15	27	3 	R Cabrales 	-1L 	149 	0 	118 	Running
16	23	91	B Smith 	-1L 	149 	0 	115 	Running
17	18	2 	E Richardson 	-1L 	149 	2 	117 	Running
18	4 	9 	C Wood 	-1L 	149 	0 	109 	Running
19	38	71	G Wilson 	-2L 	148 	0 	106 	Running
20	16	83	R White 	-2L 	148 	0 	103 	Running
21	30	46	W Dauterive 	-2L 	148 	0 	100 	Running
22	25	24	K Larson 	-2L 	148 	0 	97 	Running
23	26	28	B Waugh 	-4L 	146 	0 	94 	Running
24	35	15	B Russell 	-5L 	145 	0 	91 	Running
25	33	79	A Rodriguez 	-6L 	144 	0 	88 	Running
26	1 	54	K Busch 	-13L 	137 	12 	90 	Retired
27	5 	23	S Barnes 	-32L 	118 	0 	82 	Retired
28	37	26	R Ward 	-47L 	103 	0 	79 	Accident
29	17	25	M Washington 	-65L 	85 	0 	76 	Retired
30	34	44	J Strickland 	-73L 	77 	10 	78 	Accident
31	12	22	K Little 	-74L 	76 	0 	70 	Camshaft
32	31	55	M Chick 	-91L 	59 	0 	67 	Retired
33	21	4 	H Deegan 	-130L 	20 	0 	64 	Retired
34	9 	04	R Evans 	-132L 	18 	0 	61 	Retired
35	32	43	T Moffitt 	-132L 	18 	0 	58 	Retired
36	13	49	K Kahne 	-133L 	17 	0 	55 	Retired
37	14	19	J Powell 	-133L 	17 	0 	52 	Accident
38	22	18	C Haim 	-134L 	16 	0 	49 	Retired