2022 Food City Dirt Race
The 2022 Food City Dirt Race was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on April 17, 2022, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. Contested over 250 laps on the short track, it was the ninth race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season. Report. Background. Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its  distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking combined with short length, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. In 2021, the race shifted to a dirt surface version of the track and was renamed the Food City Dirt Race. Practice. First practice. Tyler Reddick was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 20.017 seconds and a speed of . Final practice. Denny Hamlin was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 20.638 seconds and a speed of . Qualifying heat races. Qualifying race procedure similar to that used by the  Chili Bowl qualifying nights and Bryan Clauson Classic. Starting order for heat races based on random draw. Grid determined by a combination of passing points and finishing points. Ties broken by owner points. Race. Stage Results. Stage One "Laps:" 75 Stage Two "Laps:" 75 Final Stage Results. Stage Three "Laps:" 100 Media. Television. The Food City Dirt Race was carried by Fox in the United States. Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer and 12-time Bristol winner – and all-time Bristol race winner – Darrell Waltrip called the race from the broadcast booth, his first since the 2019 Toyota/Save Mart 350 when  he retired from commentary duties. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled pit road for the television side. Larry McReynolds provided insight also from pit road. Radio. PRN had the radio call for the race which was simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race in the booth when the field raced down the frontstretch. Rob Albright called the race from atop the turn 3 suites when the field raced down the backstretch. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan, Lenny Batycki and Alan Cavanna covered the action on pit lane for PRN. 2022 Food City Dirt Race