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NASCAR Cup Series race
Motor car race
The
2022 Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400
was a
NASCAR Cup Series
race
held on April 9, 2022, at
Martinsville Speedway
in
Ridgeway, Virginia
. Contested over 403 laps ? extended from 400 laps due to an
overtime finish
, on the 0.526 mile (0.847 km) paperclip-shaped short track, it was the eighth race of the
2022 NASCAR Cup Series
season. The Honorary starter for the race was Blue crew member Hunter Bowen and the Grand Marshal was Blue Crew member Whit Blattner
Report
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Background
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Martinsville Speedway
is an
NASCAR
-owned stock car racing track located in
Henry County
, in
Ridgeway, Virginia
, just to the south of
Martinsville
. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the
NASCAR Cup Series
. The track was also one of the first paved
oval tracks
in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by
H. Clay Earles
. It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948.
Entry list
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- (R)
denotes rookie driver.
- (i)
denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
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Chase Elliott
was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 19.995 seconds and a speed of 94.704 mph (152.411 km/h).
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Practice results
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Qualifying
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Chase Elliott
scored the pole for the race with a time of 19.694 and a speed of 96.151 mph (154.740 km/h).
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Qualifying results
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Race
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Stage Results
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Stage One
Laps:
80
Pos
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Driver
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Team
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Manufacturer
|
Points
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1
|
9
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Chase Elliott
|
Hendrick Motorsports
|
Chevrolet
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10
|
2
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24
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William Byron
|
Hendrick Motorsports
|
Chevrolet
|
9
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3
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41
|
Cole Custer
|
Stewart-Haas Racing
|
Ford
|
8
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4
|
20
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Christopher Bell
|
Joe Gibbs Racing
|
Toyota
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7
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5
|
10
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Aric Almirola
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Stewart-Haas Racing
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Ford
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6
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6
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4
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Kevin Harvick
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Stewart-Haas Racing
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Ford
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5
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7
|
12
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Ryan Blaney
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Team Penske
|
Ford
|
4
|
8
|
22
|
Joey Logano
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Team Penske
|
Ford
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3
|
9
|
2
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Austin Cindric
(R)
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Team Penske
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Ford
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2
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10
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45
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Kurt Busch
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23XI Racing
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Toyota
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1
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Official stage one results
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Stage Two
Laps:
100
Pos
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Driver
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Team
|
Manufacturer
|
Points
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1
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9
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Chase Elliott
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Hendrick Motorsports
|
Chevrolet
|
10
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2
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24
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William Byron
|
Hendrick Motorsports
|
Chevrolet
|
9
|
3
|
22
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Joey Logano
|
Team Penske
|
Ford
|
8
|
4
|
12
|
Ryan Blaney
|
Team Penske
|
Ford
|
7
|
5
|
41
|
Cole Custer
|
Stewart-Haas Racing
|
Ford
|
6
|
6
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3
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Austin Dillon
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Richard Childress Racing
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Chevrolet
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5
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7
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10
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Aric Almirola
|
Stewart-Haas Racing
|
Ford
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4
|
8
|
2
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Austin Cindric
(R)
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Team Penske
|
Ford
|
3
|
9
|
20
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Christopher Bell
|
Joe Gibbs Racing
|
Toyota
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2
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10
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4
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Kevin Harvick
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Stewart-Haas Racing
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Ford
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1
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Official stage two results
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Final Stage Results
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Stage Three
Laps:
220
Pos
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Grid
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Driver
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Team
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Manufacturer
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Laps
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Points
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1
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5
|
24
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William Byron
|
Hendrick Motorsports
|
Chevrolet
|
403
|
58
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2
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14
|
22
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Joey Logano
|
Team Penske
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Ford
|
403
|
46
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3
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23
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3
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Austin Dillon
|
Richard Childress Racing
|
Chevrolet
|
403
|
39
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4
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12
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12
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Ryan Blaney
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Team Penske
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Ford
|
403
|
44
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5
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27
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1
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Ross Chastain
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Trackhouse Racing Team
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Chevrolet
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403
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32
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6
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18
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45
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Kurt Busch
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23XI Racing
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Toyota
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403
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32
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7
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11
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18
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Kyle Busch
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Joe Gibbs Racing
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Toyota
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403
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30
|
8
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2
|
10
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Aric Almirola
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Stewart-Haas Racing
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Ford
|
403
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39
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9
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19
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14
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Chase Briscoe
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Stewart-Haas Racing
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Ford
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403
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28
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10
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1
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9
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Chase Elliott
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Hendrick Motorsports
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Chevrolet
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403
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47
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11
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13
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2
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Austin Cindric
(R)
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Team Penske
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Ford
|
403
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31
|
12
|
15
|
48
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Alex Bowman
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Hendrick Motorsports
|
Chevrolet
|
403
|
25
|
13
|
24
|
43
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Erik Jones
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Petty GMS Motorsports
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Chevrolet
|
403
|
24
|
14
|
6
|
4
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Kevin Harvick
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Stewart-Haas Racing
|
Ford
|
403
|
29
|
15
|
4
|
17
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Chris Buescher
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RFK Racing
|
Ford
|
403
|
22
|
16
|
21
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23
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Bubba Wallace
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23XI Racing
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Toyota
|
403
|
21
|
17
|
9
|
6
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Brad Keselowski
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RFK Racing
|
Ford
|
403
|
20
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18
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22
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8
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Tyler Reddick
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Richard Childress Racing
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Chevrolet
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403
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19
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19
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8
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5
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Kyle Larson
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Hendrick Motorsports
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Chevrolet
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403
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18
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20
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7
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20
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Christopher Bell
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Joe Gibbs Racing
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Toyota
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402
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26
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21
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3
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41
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Cole Custer
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Stewart-Haas Racing
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Ford
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402
|
30
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22
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20
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19
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Martin Truex Jr.
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Joe Gibbs Racing
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Toyota
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401
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15
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23
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34
|
42
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Ty Dillon
|
Petty GMS Motorsports
|
Chevrolet
|
401
|
14
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24
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36
|
16
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A. J. Allmendinger
(i)
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Kaulig Racing
|
Chevrolet
|
401
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0
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25
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16
|
34
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Michael McDowell
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Front Row Motorsports
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Ford
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400
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12
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26
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29
|
21
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Harrison Burton
(R)
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Wood Brothers Racing
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Ford
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400
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11
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27
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28
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47
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Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
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JTG Daugherty Racing
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Chevrolet
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400
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10
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28
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25
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11
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Denny Hamlin
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Joe Gibbs Racing
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Toyota
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400
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9
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29
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30
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99
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Daniel Suarez
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Trackhouse Racing Team
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Chevrolet
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399
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8
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30
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10
|
38
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Todd Gilliland
(R)
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Front Row Motorsports
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Ford
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399
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7
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31
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17
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31
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Justin Haley
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Kaulig Racing
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Chevrolet
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398
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6
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32
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26
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7
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Corey LaJoie
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Spire Motorsports
|
Chevrolet
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397
|
5
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33
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35
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51
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Cody Ware
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Rick Ware Racing
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Ford
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394
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4
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34
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32
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15
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J. J. Yeley
(i)
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Rick Ware Racing
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Ford
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392
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0
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35
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31
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77
|
Josh Bilicki
(i)
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Spire Motorsports
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Chevrolet
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391
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0
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36
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33
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78
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B. J. McLeod
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Live Fast Motorsports
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Ford
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132
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1
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Official race results
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Race statistics
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- Lead changes: 5 among 4 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 4 for 36
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 2 hours, 40 minutes and 30 seconds
- Average speed: 79.244 miles per hour (127.531 km/h)
Media
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Television
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Fox Sports
covered their 22nd race at the
Martinsville Speedway
.
Mike Joy
, 2018 Spring Martinsville winner
Clint Bowyer
and seven-time
NASCAR Cup Series
winning crew chief
Chad Knaus
called the race from the broadcast booth.
Jamie Little
and
Regan Smith
handled pit road for the television side.
Larry McReynolds
and
Jamie McMurray
provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.
Radio
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MRN
had the radio call for the race which was also simulcasted on
Sirius XM
NASCAR Radio
. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and
Rusty Wallace
called the race in the booth when the field raced down the frontstretch.
Dave Moody
called the race from a platform inside the backstretch when the field races down the backstretch. Steve Post and Kim Coon worked pit road for the radio side.
MRN
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Booth announcers
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Turn announcers
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Pit reporters
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Lead announcer:
Alex Hayden
Announcer:
Jeff Striegle
Announcer:
Rusty Wallace
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Backstretch:
Dave Moody
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Steve Post
Kim Coon
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Standings after the race
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- Drivers' Championship standings
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- Manufacturers' Championship standings
- Note
: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
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? Driver has clinched a position in the
NASCAR Cup Series playoffs
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References
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- ^
"2022 schedule"
.
Jayski.com
.
Jayski's Silly Season Site
. Retrieved
March 7,
2022
.
- ^
"Martinsville Speedway"
.
NASCAR.com
. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from
the original
on April 25, 2017
. Retrieved
March 7,
2022
.
- ^
"Entry List"
(PDF)
.
Jayski.com
.
Jayski's Silly Season Site
. April 4, 2022
. Retrieved
April 4,
2022
.
- ^
"Practice Results"
.
NASCAR.com
.
NASCAR
. April 8, 2022
. Retrieved
April 8,
2022
.
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"Qualifying Results"
.
NASCAR.com
.
NASCAR
. April 8, 2022
. Retrieved
April 8,
2022
.
- ^
"Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400 Results"
.
NASCAR.com
.
NASCAR
. April 9, 2022
. Retrieved
April 9,
2022
.
- ^
"Points standings"
(PDF)
.
Jayski.com
.
Jayski's Silly Season Site
. April 9, 2022
. Retrieved
April 9,
2022
.
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Utter, Jim (April 8, 2022).
"Chase Elliott leads Kyle Busch in Martinsville Cup practice"
.
Motorsport.com
.
Ridgeway, Virginia
:
Motorsport Network
. Retrieved
April 8,
2022
.
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Utter, Jim (April 8, 2022).
"Chase Elliott rockets to the pole for Martinsville Cup race"
.
Motorsport.com
.
Ridgeway, Virginia
:
Motorsport Network
. Retrieved
April 8,
2022
.