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Ally 400

Sunday, June 26th, 2022

Nashville Superspeedway, Lebanon, TN

  • 15 Chevrolet
  • 15 Ford
  • 6 Toyota

  • Nashville Superspeedway
  • 2nd Annual Ally 400
  • Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Denny Hamlin
  • Age: 41
  • Team : No. 11 - FedEx Office Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs Racing
  • Crew Chief: Samuel McAulay
  • Denny Hamlin won the Pole Award for the 2nd Annual Ally 400 with a lap of 29.848 seconds, 160.416 mph.
  • This is his 35th pole in 595 NASCAR Cup Series races.
  • This is his second pole and 10th top-10 start in 2022.
  • This is his first pole in two races at Nashville Superspeedway.
  • Joey Logano (second) posted his 10th top-10 start of 2022 and his second in two races at Nashville Superspeedway.
  • Kyle Larson (third) posted his second top-10 start at Nashville Superspeedway. It is his 11th in 17 races this season.
  • Austin Cindric (24th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Sunday, June 26th, 2022
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Reid Spencer
Chase Elliott charges to NASCAR Cup victory at Nashville Superspeedway

In a race twice delayed by lightning, Chase Elliott stole the thunder from a contingent of Toyota drivers who showed early dominance.

After a late caution slowed the action in Sunday’s Ally 400, Elliott remained on the track and led the field to a restart with four laps left at Nashville Superspeedway.

Elliott pulled away from runner-up Kurt Busch and powered his No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet across the finish line with a margin of .551 seconds.

In fashioning his second NASCAR Cup Series victory of the season, his first at Nashville and the 15th of his career, Elliott overcame a long pit stop on Lap 120 that dropped him to 25th in the running order.

“I’m so proud of our team,” Elliott said. “We had a setback about halfway, but we were able to get the NAPA Chevy dialed back in and get back in the mix. It was a long day, a fun day… I’m so proud of our team. We’ve had a pretty rough month, month-and-a-half. It’s just nice to get back going in the right direction.

“Getting a win is always huge. To do it in a really cool city like Nashville is even better. I’m looking forward to that guitar (trophy).”

Elliott beat three Toyota drivers—pole winner Denny Hamlin, Martin Truex Jr. and Kyle Busch—who collectively led 250 of the 300 laps at the 1.33-mile concrete track.

It might be more accurate to say that the Toyota drivers beat themselves by pitting during the 10th and final caution on Lap 291, the result of a blown engine in Josh Bilicki’s Chevrolet.

While Elliott and Kurt Busch stayed out under caution, along with eight other drivers, Kyle Busch, Truex and Hamlin all came to pit road for tires. Of the three, only Hamlin advanced over the final four laps, finishing sixth behind Ryan Blaney, Kyle Larson and Ross Chastain.

Kyle Busch and Truex ran afoul of heavy traffic on the final lap and came home 21st and 22nd, respectively.

Hamlin, who led a race-high 114 laps, was out front for the first 41 circuits before lightning halted the action for one hour 27 seconds. After the resumption and two more cautions, Truex passed Hamlin for the lead on lap 66 and help through the end of Stage 1.

Truex, who led six times for 82 laps, also won the second stage, but Elliott’s car came to life in the final third of the race. Elliott had a one-second lead over Kyle Busch, with Hamlin and Truex trailing in third and fourth place, when Bilicki’s engine failure caused the final caution with nine laps remaining.

Kurt Busch’s only regret about his runner-up finish was not being more aggressive on the final restart.

“I wanted to throw some fenders, but I didn’t get the job done,” said the driver of the No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota. “Everybody will be smiling, but I let them down. I should have come up with a better plan.

“We were going to stay out no matter what, and I needed to start throwing fenders to move people around. I didn’t get after it, and I made too many mistakes and didn’t stick with our strength. I’m not going to say what our strength was, but we did a lot of things good.

“We didn’t have one exceptional item. We’re second with our Toyota Camry. I want to do it over, but you don’t get those at this elite level and Chase got the job done.”

The second lightning delay, which also brought rain and necessitated track drying, lasted two hours, eight minutes. It occurred on Lap 139, just 11 laps short of halfway.

Austin Cindric, Christopher Bell, Joey Logano and Kevin Harvick ran sixth through 10th, respectively. Elliott leads the series standings by 30 points over Chastain.

  • Drivers Entered: 36
  • Laps Scheduled: 300
  • Margin of Victory: 0.551 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 3 Hours 35 Minutes 15 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 111.220
  • Cautions: 10 for 57 laps
  • Lead Changes: 18
  • Green Flag Passes: 2,470 (10.2 passes per green flag lap)

  • Nashville Superspeedway
  • 2nd Annual Ally 400
  • Race Winner: Chase Elliott
  • Age: 26
  • Team : No. 9 - NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet
  • Owner: Hendrick Motorsports
  • Crew Chief: Alan Gustafson
  • Chase Elliott won the 2nd Annual Ally 400, his 15th victory in 238 Cup Series races.
  • This is his second victory and 11th top-10 finish in 2022.
  • This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in two races at Nashville Superspeedway.
  • Kurt Busch (second) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at Nashville Superspeedway. It is his seventh top-10 finish in 2022.
  • Ryan Blaney (third) posted his first top-10 finish in two races at Nashville Superspeedway.
  • Austin Cindric (seventh) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Chase Elliott leads the point standings by 30 points over Ross Chastain.
Kyle Larson celebrates in victory lane
Lebanon, Tennessee - June 20, 2021 : Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 Valvoline Chevrolet,celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway on June 20, 2021 in Lebanon, Tennessee.
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Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM CREW CHIEF
1 16 AJ Allmendinger Los Gatos, CA Dec 16, 1981 42 Chevrolet Gold Fish Casino Slots Kaulig Racing Matt Swiderski
2 10 Aric Almirola Tampa, FL Mar 14, 1984 40 Ford Haas Automation Stewart-Haas Racing Drew Blickensderfer
3 6 Brad Keselowski Auburn Hills, MI Feb 12, 1984 40 Ford King's Hawaiian RFK Racing Matt McCall
4 11 Denny Hamlin Chesterfield, VA Nov 18, 1980 43 Toyota FedEx Office Joe Gibbs Racing Chris Gabehart
5 15 JJ Yeley Phoenix, AZ Oct 5, 1976 48 Ford Rick Ware Racing Rick Ware Racing Kevyn Rebolledo
6 22 Joey Logano Middleton, CT May 24, 1990 34 Ford Shell Pennzoil Team Penske Paul Wolfe
7 4 Kevin Harvick Bakersfield, CA Dec 8, 1975 48 Ford Busch Light Apple Stewart-Haas Racing Rodney Childers
8 45 Kurt Busch Las Vegas, NV Aug 4, 1978 46 Toyota Monster Energy 23XI Racing Billy Scott
9 18 Kyle Busch Las Vegas, NV May 2, 1985 39 Toyota Pedigree Joe Gibbs Racing Ben Beshore
10 19 Martin Truex Jr Mayetta, NJ Jun 29, 1980 44 Toyota Bass Pro Shops Joe Gibbs Racing James Small
11 34 Michael McDowell Phoenix, AZ Dec 21, 1984 39 Ford Love's Travel Stops Front Row Motorsports Blake Harris
12 3 Austin Dillon Lewisville, NC Apr 27, 1990 34 Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops /TRACKER Off Road Richard Childress Racing Justin Alexander
13 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Olive Branch, MS Oct 2, 1987 37 Chevrolet Kroger/ Entenmann's JTG Daugherty Racing Brian Pattie
14 5 Kyle Larson Sacremento, CA Jul 31, 1992 32 Chevrolet HendrickCars.com Hendrick Motorsports TBA
15 48 Alex Bowman Tuscon, AZ Apr 25, 1993 31 Chevrolet Ally Music City Hendrick Motorsports Greg Ives
16 12 Ryan Blaney High Point, NC Dec 31, 1993 30 Ford Advance Auto Parts Team Penske Jonathan Hassler
17 7 Corey Lajoie Kannapolis, NC Sep 25, 1991 33 Chevrolet Schluter Systems Spire Motorsports Ryan Sparks
18 42 Ty Dillon Lewisville, NC Feb 27, 1992 32 Chevrolet Black Rifle Coffee Company Petty GMS Motorsports Jerame Donley
19 9 Chase Elliott Dawsonville, GA Nov 28, 1995 28 Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts 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 FOCUSfactor Petty GMS Motorsports Dave Elenz
22 78 BJ McLeod Wauchula, FL Nov 17, 1983 40 Ford Motorsport Games XBOX Live Fast Motorsports Lee Leslie
23 99 Daniel Suarez Monterrey, Mexico Jan 7, 1992 32 Chevrolet Tootsies Orchid Lounge TrackHouse Racing Travis Mack
24 51 Cody Ware Greensboro, NC Nov 7, 1995 28 Ford Rick Ware Racing Rick Ware Racing Billy Plourde
25 1 Ross Chastain Alva, FL Dec 4, 1992 31 Chevrolet Jockey TrackHouse Racing Phil Surgen
26 23 Bubba Wallace Mobile, AL Oct 8, 1993 31 Toyota Root Insurance 23XI Racing Bootie Barker
27 24 William Byron Charlotte, NC Nov 29, 1997 26 Chevrolet Valvoline Hendrick Motorsports Rudy Fugle
28 41 Cole Custer Ladera Ranch, CA Jan 23, 1998 26 Ford Dixie Vodka Stewart-Haas Racing Mike Shiplett
29 77 Josh Bilicki Menomonee Falls, WI Jun 3, 1995 29 Chevrolet Zeigler Auto Group Spire Motorsports Kevin Bellicourt
30 8 Tyler Reddick Corning, CA Jan 11, 1996 28 Chevrolet 3CHI Richard Childress Racing Randall Burnett
31 31 Justin Haley Winamac, IN Apr 28, 1999 25 Chevrolet LeafFilter Gutter Protection Kaulig Racing Trent Owens
32 20 Christopher Bell Norman, OK Dec 16, 1994 29 Toyota DeWalt Joe Gibbs Racing Adam Stevens
33 2 Austin Cindric Columbus, OH Sep 2, 1998 26 Ford Menards / Duracell Team Penske Jeremy Bullins
34 14 Chase Briscoe Mitchell, IN Dec 15, 1994 29 Ford Mahindra Tractors Stewart-Haas Racing Johnny Klausmeier
35 21 Harrison Burton Huntersville, NC Oct 9, 2000 24 Ford Dex Imaging Wood Brothers Racing Brian Wilson
36 38 Todd Gilliland Sherrills Ford, NC May 15, 2000 24 Ford Boot Barn Front Row Motorsports Seth Barbour