Race Lineup

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.
Denny Hamlin poses for photos after winning the pole
Lebanon, Tennessee - June 25, 2022 : Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Office Toyota, poses for photos after winning the pole award during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway.
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Race lineup for the Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway
START VEH # DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR TEAM CREW CHIEF
1 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Office Joe Gibbs Racing Chris Gabehart
2 22 Joey Logano Ford Shell Pennzoil Team Penske Paul Wolfe
3 5 Kyle Larson Chevrolet HendrickCars.com Hendrick Motorsports TBA
4 9 Chase Elliott Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts Hendrick Motorsports Alan Gustafson
5 99 Daniel Suarez Chevrolet Tootsies Orchid Lounge Trackhouse Racing Travis Mack
6 12 Ryan Blaney Ford Advance Auto Parts Team Penske Jonathan Hassler
7 1 Ross Chastain Chevrolet Jockey Trackhouse Racing Phil Surgen
8 4 Kevin Harvick Ford Busch Light Apple Stewart-haas Racing Rodney Childers
9 20 Christopher Bell Toyota DeWalt Joe Gibbs Racing Adam Stevens
10 19 Martin Truex Jr Toyota Bass Pro Shops Joe Gibbs Racing James Small
11 10 Aric Almirola Ford Haas Automation Stewart-haas Racing Drew Blickensderfer
12 48 Alex Bowman Chevrolet Ally Music City Hendrick Motorsports Greg Ives
13 24 William Byron Chevrolet Valvoline Hendrick Motorsports Rudy Fugle
14 16 AJ Allmendinger Chevrolet Gold Fish Casino Slots Kaulig Racing Matt Swiderski
15 17 Chris Buescher Ford Fastenal Rfk Racing Scott Graves
16 8 Tyler Reddick Chevrolet 3CHI Richard Childress Racing Randall Burnett
17 41 Cole Custer Ford Dixie Vodka Stewart-haas Racing Mike Shiplett
18 34 Michael McDowell Ford Love's Travel Stops Front Row Motorsports Blake Harris
19 45 Kurt Busch Toyota Monster Energy 23xi Racing Billy Scott
20 3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops /TRACKER Off Road Richard Childress Racing Justin Alexander
21 31 Justin Haley Chevrolet LeafFilter Gutter Protection Kaulig Racing Trent Owens
22 7 Corey Lajoie Chevrolet Schluter Systems Spire Motorsports Ryan Sparks
23 43 Erik Jones Chevrolet FOCUSfactor Petty Gms Motorsports Dave Elenz
24 2 Austin Cindric Ford Menards / Duracell Team Penske Jeremy Bullins
25 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Chevrolet Kroger/ Entenmann's Jtg Daugherty Racing Brian Pattie
26 21 Harrison Burton Ford Dex Imaging Wood Brothers Racing Brian Wilson
27 6 Brad Keselowski Ford King's Hawaiian Rfk Racing Matt McCall
28 14 Chase Briscoe Ford Mahindra Tractors Stewart-haas Racing Johnny Klausmeier
29 42 Ty Dillon Chevrolet Black Rifle Coffee Company Petty Gms Motorsports Jerame Donley
30 23 Bubba Wallace Toyota Root Insurance 23xi Racing Bootie Barker
31 51 Cody Ware Ford Rick Ware Racing Rick Ware Racing Billy Plourde
32 15 JJ Yeley Ford Rick Ware Racing Rick Ware Racing Kevyn Rebolledo
33 38 Todd Gilliland Ford Boot Barn Front Row Motorsports Seth Barbour
34 77 Josh Bilicki Chevrolet Zeigler Auto Group Spire Motorsports Kevin Bellicourt
35 78 BJ McLeod Ford Motorsport Games XBOX Live Fast Motorsports Lee Leslie
36 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Pedigree Joe Gibbs Racing Ben Beshore