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M&M's Fan Appreciation 400

Sunday, July 24th, 2022

Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA

  • 15 Ford
  • 6 Toyota
  • 15 Chevrolet

  • Pocono Raceway
  • 49th Annual M&Ms Fan Appreciation 400
  • Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Denny Hamlin
  • Age: 41
  • Team : No. 11 - FedEx Office Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs Racing
  • Crew Chief: Christopher Gabehart
  • Denny Hamlin won the Pole Award for the 49th Annual M&Ms Fan Appreciation 400 with a lap of 52.944 seconds, 169.991 mph.
  • This is his 36th pole in 599 NASCAR Cup Series races.
  • This is his third pole and 11th top-10 start in 2022.
  • This is his fourth pole in 33 races at Pocono Raceway.
  • Kyle Busch (second) posted his ninth top-10 start of 2022 and his 22nd in 35 races at Pocono Raceway.
  • Chase Elliott (third) posted his fifth top-10 start at Pocono Raceway. It is his 12th in 21 races this season.
  • Austin Cindric (20th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

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Elliott wins Cup race at Pocono after Hamlin, Busch fail post-race inspection

Chase Elliott has been declared the winner of Sunday’s M&M’s Fan Appreciation 400 at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway after first and second place finishers, Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch were disqualified following post-race technical inspection.

It’s a series-best fourth race victory for the driver of the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, who now leads the championship standings by 105-points over Ross Chastain and 111-points over Ryan Blaney.

It is the first time this season a race winner has been disqualified.

"Yeah, unfortunately we were doing our post-race inspections, which we do," said NASCAR Cup Series managing director Brad Moran. "There were some issues discovered that affect aero of the vehicle. The part was the front fascia. There really was no reason why there was some material that was somewhere it shouldn't have been, and that does basically come down to a DQ. It is a penalty, both for the 11 of Denny Hamlin and the 18 of Kyle Busch have been DQed. Their vehicles are being loaded in the NASCAR hauler and they're going to go back to the R&D Center."

Hamlin won the pole position, led 21 laps, and ultimately crossed the finish line .927-second ahead of Busch for the apparent win in an action-packed afternoon at the 2.5-mile Pocono track.

But both of the JGR cars failed post-pace inspection leaving the victory to the 26-year-old 2020 series champion Elliott, who now has a series-best four victories – three wins and a pair of second-place finishes in the last five races alone.

The updated finishing order of the race includes a runner-up showing now for Richard Childress Racing’s Tyler Reddick. Trackhouse Racing’s Daniel Suarez, JGR’s Christopher Bell, and Hendrick Motorsports’ Kyle Larson – who won Stage 1 of the race - round out the top five.

Front Row Motorsports driver Michael McDowell was sixth, followed by JGR’s Martin Truex Jr., the Hamlin-owned 23XI Racing’s Bubba Wallace, Petty GMS Racing’s Erik Jones and RCR’s driver Austin Dillon.

  • Drivers Entered: 36
  • Laps Scheduled: 160
  • Margin of Victory: 0.927 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 3 Hours 15 Minutes 59 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 122.459
  • Cautions: 9 for 37 laps
  • Lead Changes: 15
  • Green Flag Passes: 3,176 (25.8 passes per green flag lap)

  • Kurt Busch did not race after a hard crash in qualifying. He did drive in practice. Ty Gibbs drove the complete race in the #45, his first career Cup start.
  • Pocono Raceway
  • 49th Annual M&Ms Fan Appreciation 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 49th Annual M&Ms Fan Appreciation 400, his 17th victory in 242 NASCAR Cup Series races.
  • This is his fourth victory and 15th top-10 finish in 2022.
  • This is his first victory and eighth top-10 finish in 14 races at Pocono Raceway.
  • Tyler Reddick (second) posted his second top-10 finish in six races at Pocono Raceway. It is his eighth top-10 finish in 2022.
  • Daniel Suarez (third) posted his fourth top-10 finish in 12 races at Pocono Raceway.
  • Harrison Burton (23rd) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • This is Chevrolet's 34th NASCAR Cup Series victory at Pocono Raceway.
  • The actual race winner is Denny Hamlin, followed by Kyle Busch.
  • Both Hamlin's 11 and Busch's 18 cars were DQ'd in post-race inspection.
Ty Gibbs poses with Monster Energy models on the grid
Long Pond, Pennsylvania - July 24, 2022 : Ty Gibbs, driver of the #45 McDonald's Toyota, poses with Monster Energy models on the grid prior to the NASCAR Cup Series M&M's Fan Appreciation 400 at Pocono Raceway.
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M&M's Fan Appreciation 400 at Pocono Raceway Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM CREW CHIEF
1 10 Aric Almirola Tampa, FL Mar 14, 1984 40 Ford Haas Automation Stewart-Haas Racing Drew Blickensderfer
2 6 Brad Keselowski Auburn Hills, MI Feb 12, 1984 40 Ford Kohler Generators RFK Racing Matt McCall
3 11 Denny Hamlin Chesterfield, VA Nov 18, 1980 43 Toyota FedEx Office Joe Gibbs Racing Chris Gabehart
4 15 JJ Yeley Phoenix, AZ Oct 5, 1976 48 Ford Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Rick Ware Racing Kevyn Rebolledo
5 22 Joey Logano Middleton, CT May 24, 1990 34 Ford Verizon Frontline Team Penske Paul Wolfe
6 4 Kevin Harvick Bakersfield, CA Dec 8, 1975 48 Ford Busch Light Apple #BuschTrickyTrivia Stewart-Haas Racing Rodney Childers
7 18 Kyle Busch Las Vegas, NV May 2, 1985 39 Toyota M&M's Joe Gibbs Racing Ben Beshore
8 19 Martin Truex Jr Mayetta, NJ Jun 29, 1980 44 Toyota DeWalt Joe Gibbs Racing James Small
9 34 Michael McDowell Phoenix, AZ Dec 21, 1984 39 Ford Fr8Auctions.com Front Row Motorsports Blake Harris
10 3 Austin Dillon Lewisville, NC Apr 27, 1990 34 Chevrolet BREZTRI Richard Childress Racing Justin Alexander
11 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Olive Branch, MS Oct 2, 1987 37 Chevrolet Kroger/ SweetLeaf JTG Daugherty Racing Brian Pattie
12 5 Kyle Larson Sacremento, CA Jul 31, 1992 32 Chevrolet HendrickCars.com Hendrick Motorsports Cliff Daniels
13 48 Alex Bowman Tuscon, AZ Apr 25, 1993 31 Chevrolet Ally Hendrick Motorsports Greg Ives
14 12 Ryan Blaney High Point, NC Dec 31, 1993 30 Ford Menards\Duracell Team Penske Jonathan Hassler
15 7 Corey Lajoie Kannapolis, NC Sep 25, 1991 33 Chevrolet WWE SummerSlam on Peacock Spire Motorsports Ryan Sparks
16 42 Ty Dillon Lewisville, NC Feb 27, 1992 32 Chevrolet Big Dog Energy Petty GMS Motorsports Jerame Donley
17 9 Chase Elliott Dawsonville, GA Nov 28, 1995 28 Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts Hendrick Motorsports Alan Gustafson
18 17 Chris Buescher Prosper, TX Oct 29, 1992 31 Ford Wyndham Rewards RFK Racing Travis Peterson
19 43 Erik Jones Byron, MI May 30, 1996 28 Chevrolet FOCUSfactor Petty GMS Motorsports Dave Elenz
20 78 BJ McLeod Wauchula, FL Nov 17, 1983 40 Ford Surface Sunscreen Live Fast Motorsports Lee Leslie
21 99 Daniel Suarez Monterrey, Mexico Jan 7, 1992 32 Chevrolet CommScope TrackHouse Racing Travis Mack
22 51 Cody Ware Greensboro, NC Nov 7, 1995 28 Ford Nurtec ODT Rick Ware Racing Billy Plourde
23 1 Ross Chastain Alva, FL Dec 4, 1992 31 Chevrolet Worldwide Express TrackHouse Racing Phil Surgen
24 23 Bubba Wallace Mobile, AL Oct 8, 1993 31 Toyota DoorDash 23XI Racing Bootie Barker
25 24 William Byron Charlotte, NC Nov 29, 1997 26 Chevrolet RaptorTough.com Hendrick Motorsports Rudy Fugle
26 41 Cole Custer Ladera Ranch, CA Jan 23, 1998 26 Ford HaasTooling.com Stewart-Haas Racing Mike Shiplett
27 77 Josh Bilicki Menomonee Falls, WI Jun 3, 1995 29 Chevrolet Zeigler Auto/Rich Mar Florist Spire Motorsports Kevin Bellicourt
28 8 Tyler Reddick Corning, CA Jan 11, 1996 28 Chevrolet Sheetz 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 Rheem Joe Gibbs Racing Adam Stevens
31 2 Austin Cindric Columbus, OH Sep 2, 1998 26 Ford Keystone Light 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 Motorcraft \ Quick Lane Wood Brothers Racing Brian Wilson
34 16 Noah Gragson Las Vegas, NV Jul 15, 1998 26 Chevrolet Gold Fish Casino Slots Kaulig Racing Matt Swiderski
35 45 Ty Gibbs Charlotte, NC Oct 4, 2002 22 Toyota McDonald's 23XI Racing Billy Scott
36 38 Todd Gilliland Sherrills Ford, NC May 15, 2000 24 Ford A&W Root Beer Float Front Row Motorsports Seth Barbour