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Food City Dirt Race

Sunday, April 17th, 2022

Bristol Motor Speedway (Dirt), Bristol, TN

  • 15 Ford
  • 6 Toyota
  • 15 Chevrolet

  • Sunday, April 17th, 2022
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Reid Spencer
Kyle Busch steals a milestone victory in wild race on Bristol Dirt

Kyle Busch has a special fondness for Bristol Motor Speedway, but the driver of the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota needed a huge stroke of luck on Sunday night to rekindle his love affair with the half-mile track.

Busch won the Food City Dirt Race from a distant third place after the Ford of second-place Chase Briscoe slid up the high-banked dirt track into the Chevrolet of leader Tyler Reddick in the final corner, turning both cars sideways.

Reddick righted his Camaro and steered toward the finish line, but Busch's momentum off Turn 4 carried his No. 18 Camry past the flag stand .330 second ahead of Reddick, who was denied his first NASCAR Cup Series victory.

Busch, on the other hand, notched his 60th career victory, ninth-most all-time and most among active drivers. With his first win of the season, he matched Richard Petty's series record streak of 18 years with at least one trip to Victory Lane.

An eight-time winner on Bristol's traditional concrete surface—again, most among active drivers—Busch won the second NASCAR Cup Series dirt race since 1970 and the first featuring the new Next Gen race car.

"Yeah, we got one," Busch said with a wry smile. "Doesn't matter how you get ‘em. It's all about getting ‘em. Can't say enough. I mean, man, I feel like Dale Earnhardt Sr. right now (as the crowd booed his unexpected victory). This is awesome. I didn't do anything."

After the second of two rain delays, Busch restarted second on Lap 227, but he fell back as Briscoe passed him on Lap 232 of 250 and began to chase Reddick for the lead.

"I don't know why, we couldn't fire off after it rained, both times," Busch said. "It just would not fire. Took it about 20 laps to get going.

"Overall, just really pumped to be back. Real pumped to get a win. This one means a lot. I can win on any surface here at Bristol. Bring it on, baby."

A chagrined Briscoe took full responsibility for the accident that handed Busch the win.

"I was running Tyler down and tried throwing a slider and didn't expect him to drive in there on me, and I got loose," Briscoe said. "I was spinning either way. I feel terrible. I didn't want to wreck him. That was my fault 100 percent. I hate it for Tyler. He's a good friend of mine."

Reddick took the disappointment with consummate grace.

"I don't think I did everything right, to be honest with you," Reddick said. "Briscoe was able to run me back down there. Just looking at it, I should have done a little bit better job of just… I don't know. I shouldn't have let him get that close. He ran me back down. Worked really hard to do that.

"I mean, you're racing on dirt, going for the move on the final corner. It's everything that, as a driver, you hope to battle for in his situation. Made it really exciting for the fans, so… It does suck, but we were able to finish second still. I'm being honest. I should have done a better job and pulled away so he wasn't in range to try to make that move. That's how I look at it."

Reddick took control of the race after a restart on Lap 151 to begin the final stage. With a ferocious run through Turns 1 and 2, he shot between the cars of Kyle Busch on the top and Joey Logano on the bottom to take the lead for the first time.

He held the top spot for the next 99 laps, through five cautions and the second rain delay. The final lap was the only one Busch led.

Briscoe was credited with a 22nd-place finish after running second into the final set of corners.

Joey Logano came home third, 4.004 seconds behind the race winner. Kyle Larson was fourth, followed by Ryan Blaney, Alex Bowman, Christopher Bell, Chase Elliott, Michael McDowell and Ty Dillon.

  • Drivers Entered: 36
  • Laps Scheduled: 250
  • Margin of Victory: Under Caution Seconds
  • Time of Race: 0 Hours 0 Minutes 0 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 0.000
  • Cautions: N/A
  • Lead Changes: N/A
  • Green Flag Passes: 2,703 (10.8 passes per green flag lap)

  • Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt
  • 62nd Annual Food City Dirt Race
  • Race Winner: Kyle Busch
  • Age: 36
  • Team : No. 18 - Mars Crunchy Cookie Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs Racing
  • Crew Chief: Ben Beshore
  • Kyle Busch won the 62nd Annual Food City Dirt Race, his 60th victory in 615 NASCAR Cup Series races - Busch is ranked ninth all-time in Cup wins.
  • This is his first victory and sixth top-10 finish in 2022.
  • This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in two races at Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt.
  • Tyler Reddick (second) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt. It is his fourth top-10 finish in 2022.
  • Joey Logano (third) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt.
  • Austin Cindric (16th) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Kyle Busch (2005-2022) has tied NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty (1960-1977) with 18 consecutive seasons with a victory, an all-time record in the NASCAR Cup Series.
Joey Logano celebrates with a burnout
Bristol, Tennessee - March 29, 2021 : Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Food City Dirt Race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
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Food City Dirt Race at Bristol Motor Speedway (Dirt) Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM CREW CHIEF
1 10 Aric Almirola Tampa, FL Mar 14, 1984 40 Ford Cummins / Rush Truck Centers Stewart-Haas Racing Drew Blickensderfer
2 6 Brad Keselowski Auburn Hills, MI Feb 12, 1984 40 Ford Solomon Plumbing RFK Racing Josh Sell
3 11 Denny Hamlin Chesterfield, VA Nov 18, 1980 43 Toyota FedEx Ground Joe Gibbs Racing Chris Gabehart
4 15 JJ Yeley Phoenix, AZ Oct 5, 1976 48 Ford Georgia Strong / JAG Metals Rick Ware Racing Kevyn Rebolledo
5 22 Joey Logano Middleton, CT May 24, 1990 34 Ford Shell Pennzoil Team Penske Paul Wolfe
6 4 Kevin Harvick Bakersfield, CA Dec 8, 1975 48 Ford Busch Latte Stewart-Haas Racing Rodney Childers
7 45 Kurt Busch Las Vegas, NV Aug 4, 1978 46 Toyota Monster Energy 23XI Racing Billy Scott
8 18 Kyle Busch Las Vegas, NV May 2, 1985 39 Toyota Mars Crunchy Cookie Joe Gibbs Racing Ben Beshore
9 19 Martin Truex Jr Mayetta, NJ Jun 29, 1980 44 Toyota Auto-Owners Insurance Joe Gibbs Racing James Small
10 34 Michael McDowell Phoenix, AZ Dec 21, 1984 39 Ford Love's Travel Stops Front Row Motorsports Blake Harris
11 3 Austin Dillon Lewisville, NC Apr 27, 1990 34 Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Off Road Richard Childress Racing Justin Alexander
12 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Olive Branch, MS Oct 2, 1987 37 Chevrolet Kroger/ Irish Spring JTG Daugherty Racing Brian Pattie
13 77 Justin Allgaier Riverton, IL Jun 6, 1986 38 Chevrolet BRANDT Spire Motorsports Kevin Bellicourt
14 5 Kyle Larson Sacremento, CA Jul 31, 1992 32 Chevrolet HendrickCars.com Hendrick Motorsports Cliff Daniels
15 48 Alex Bowman Tuscon, AZ Apr 25, 1993 31 Chevrolet Ally Hendrick Motorsports Greg Ives
16 12 Ryan Blaney High Point, NC Dec 31, 1993 30 Ford Menards / Dutch Boy Team Penske Jonathan Hassler
17 7 Corey Lajoie Kannapolis, NC Sep 25, 1991 33 Chevrolet Nations Guard Spire Motorsports Ryan Sparks
18 42 Ty Dillon Lewisville, NC Feb 27, 1992 32 Chevrolet Food City / Gain Petty GMS Motorsports Jerame Donley
19 9 Chase Elliott Dawsonville, GA Nov 28, 1995 28 Chevrolet Kelley Blue Book Hendrick Motorsports Alan Gustafson
20 17 Chris Buescher Prosper, TX Oct 29, 1992 31 Ford Fastenal RFK Racing Scott Graves
21 43 Erik Jones Byron, MI May 30, 1996 28 Chevrolet Food City / Tide Petty GMS Motorsports Dave Elenz
22 99 Daniel Suarez Monterrey, Mexico Jan 7, 1992 32 Chevrolet Tootsies Orchid Lounge TrackHouse Racing Travis Mack
23 51 Cody Ware Greensboro, NC Nov 7, 1995 28 Ford Nurtec ODT Rick Ware Racing Billy Plourde
24 1 Ross Chastain Alva, FL Dec 4, 1992 31 Chevrolet Advent Health TrackHouse Racing Phil Surgen
25 23 Bubba Wallace Mobile, AL Oct 8, 1993 31 Toyota Columbia Sportswear Company 23XI Racing Dave Rogers
26 24 William Byron Charlotte, NC Nov 29, 1997 26 Chevrolet Liberty University Hendrick Motorsports Rudy Fugle
27 41 Cole Custer Ladera Ranch, CA Jan 23, 1998 26 Ford Jacob Construction / HaasTooling Stewart-Haas Racing Mike Shiplett
28 8 Tyler Reddick Corning, CA Jan 11, 1996 28 Chevrolet 3CHI Richard Childress Racing Randall Burnett
29 31 Justin Haley Winamac, IN Apr 28, 1999 25 Chevrolet LeafFilter Gutter Protection Kaulig Racing Trent Owens
30 20 Christopher Bell Norman, OK Dec 16, 1994 29 Toyota DeWalt Joe Gibbs Racing Adam Stevens
31 2 Austin Cindric Columbus, OH Sep 2, 1998 26 Ford Discount Tire Team Penske Jeremy Bullins
32 14 Chase Briscoe Mitchell, IN Dec 15, 1994 29 Ford HighPoint.com Stewart-Haas Racing Johnny Klausmeier
33 21 Harrison Burton Huntersville, NC Oct 9, 2000 24 Ford Dex Imaging Wood Brothers Racing Brian Wilson
34 78 Josh Williams Port Charlotte, FL Aug 3, 1993 31 Ford Alloy Employment Services Live Fast Motorsports Lee Leslie
35 16 Noah Gragson Las Vegas, NV Jul 15, 1998 26 Chevrolet Chevy Truck Month Kaulig Racing Matt Swiderski
36 38 Todd Gilliland Sherrills Ford, NC May 15, 2000 24 Ford First Phase Credit Card Front Row Motorsports Seth Barbour