2022 Goodyear 400

The 2022 Goodyear 400 is an upcoming NASCAR Cup Series race that will be held on May 8, 2022, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. It is contested over 293 laps on the 1.366-mile (2.198 km) egg-shaped oval, it will be the 12th race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season.

2022 Goodyear 400
Race details[1][2]
Race 12 of 36 in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series
Date May 8, 2022 (2022-05-08)
Location Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
1.366 mi (2.198 km)
Distance 293 laps, 400.238 mi (644.121 km)
Television in the United States
Network Fox Sports 1
Announcers Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, Richard Petty (Stage 1), Bobby Labonte (Stage 2) and Bill Elliott (Stage 3)
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace
Turn Announcers Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Mike Bagley (3 & 4)

Report

Background
Darlington Raceway where the race will be held.

Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends.

On December 11, 2020, Darlington Raceway announced its highly popular NASCAR Throwback weekend would move to the new May 7-9 weekend, effectively making a lineal swap of the two race meetings at the track.[3]

Entry list
  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer Sponsor or Throwback
1Ross ChastainTrackhouse Racing TeamChevroletTBA
2Austin Cindric (R)Team PenskeFordLibman/Menards – Rusty Wallace's 2005 No. 2 Miller Lite final season "Last Call" paint scheme.[4][5]
3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevroletHuk Fishing[6]
4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFordRheem – Harvick's 2011-12 No. 29 Rheem "Chasing a Cure" paint scheme[7][8][4][5]
5Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevroletHendrick Chevrolet – Tim Richmond's 1984 Miller Time 300 No. 0 Hendrick Honda Busch Grand National paint scheme.[9][4][5]
6Brad KeselowskiRFK RacingFordSocios.com – Mark Martin's 2004 Pfizer paint scheme.[10][4][8][5]
7Corey LaJoieSpire MotorsportsChevroletStacking Pennies with Corey LaJoie – Marty Robbins' No. 777 paint scheme.[11][4][8][5]
8Tyler ReddickRichard Childress RacingChevroletTBA
9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevroletNAPA Auto Parts – Jimmy Means' 1993 No. 52 paint scheme[12][4][5]
10Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFordTBA
11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaTBA
12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFordTBA
14Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas RacingFordMahindra Group – themed on Tony Stewart's 2001 Indianapolis 500 car, as it was the second time Stewart did double-duty at Indy and Charlotte.[4][8][5]
15TBARick Ware RacingFordTBA
16Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevroletTBA
17Chris BuescherRFK RacingFordSocios.com – Matt Kenseth's 2004 DeWalt paint scheme.[4][8][5]
18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaM&M's – Ernie Irvan's 1998 No. 36 paint scheme. Won a fan vote, as this is slated to be the final year of Mars, Incorporated's NASCAR sponsorship.[4][8][5]
19Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyotaTBA
20Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaSirius XM[13]
21Harrison Burton (R)Wood Brothers RacingFordDEX Imaging – Jeff Burton's 2000 No. 99 Exide paint scheme.[14][4][5]
22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFordTBA
23Bubba Wallace23XI RacingToyotaMoneyLion[5]
24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevroletAxalta – Jeff Gordon's 2007 paint scheme from the company.[15][4][8][5]
31Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevroletTBA
34Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFordTBA
38Todd Gilliland (R)Front Row MotorsportsFordBlack's Tire[16]
41Cole CusterStewart-Haas RacingFordHaas Tooling – Jason Leffler's 2004 No. 0 NetZero paint scheme from Xfinity.[4][8][5]
42Ty DillonPetty GMS MotorsportsChevroletTBA
43Erik JonesPetty GMS MotorsportsChevroletTBA
45Kurt Busch23XI RacingToyotaMcDonald's – Bill Elliott's 1996 No. 94 paint scheme.[17][4][5]
47Ricky Stenhouse Jr.JTG Daugherty RacingChevroletTBA
48Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevroletAlly – Mark Martin's 1993 No. 6 Valvoline paint scheme.[18][8][5]
51Cody WareRick Ware RacingFordTBA
77TBASpire MotorsportsChevroletTBA
78TBALive Fast MotorsportsFordTBA
99Daniel SuárezTrackhouse Racing TeamChevroletTBA

Media

Television

The race will be carried by Fox Sports 1 in the United States. Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer will call the race from the broadcast booth. Richard Petty, Bobby Labonte, and Bill Elliott will swap through the booth in stage 1, 2, and 3. Jamie Little and Regan Smith will handle pit road for the television side. Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.

FS1
Booth announcersPit reportersIn-race analyst
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer
Color-commentator: Richard Petty (stage 1)
Color-commentator: Bobby Labonte (stage 2)
Color-commentator: Bill Elliott (stage 3).		Jamie Little
Regan Smith		Larry McReynolds

Radio

MRN have the radio call for the race, which will also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

MRN Radio
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Announcer: Rusty Wallace		Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody
Turns 3 & 4: Mike Bagley		Steve Post
Kim Coon

References
  1. "2022 schedule". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  2. "Darlington Raceway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 30, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  3. "NASCAR Throwback Weekend at Darlington shifts to May". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. December 11, 2020.
  4. "2022 Darlington throwback paint schemes". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 28, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  5. "NASCAR Cup Series Throwback Fan Vote". Darlington Raceway. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  6. "Huk Enhances Partnership with Richard Childress Racing". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. March 30, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  7. "Kevin Harvick to Run Rheem's Chasing a Cure Campaign Paint Scheme at Darlington". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 20, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  8. "Here Are the 2022 Darlington Throwback Schemes". Frontstretch.com. April 19, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  9. "Tim Richmond Throwback for Kyle Larson". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 28, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  10. "Brad Keselowski Unveils Mark Martin Themed Darlington Throwback Scheme". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. March 9, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  11. "Corey LaJoie, Spire Motorsports Paying Tribute to Marty Robbins at Darlington". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 20, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  12. "First look: Chase Elliott Darlington throwback paint scheme". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 21, 2022. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  13. "SiriusXM to Sponsor Christopher Bell and Kurt Busch". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. February 2, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  14. "Harrison Burton to Run Throwback Scheme Inspired by Dad Jeff Burton at Darlington Raceway". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 20, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  15. "William Byron Gives Nod to Jeff Gordon with Darlington Raceway Scheme". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 19, 2022. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  16. "Black's Tire Sponsoring Todd Gilliland at Richmond, Darlington". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 1, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  17. "Kurt Busch to Honor Bill Elliott with Darlington Throwback". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 28, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  18. Albert, Zack (April 12, 2022). "Alex Bowman unveils Mark Martin-themed Darlington throwback". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
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