2022 GEICO 500

2022 GEICO 500

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Race 10 of 36 in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series
The 2022 GEICO 500 program cover.
Date	April 24, 2022 (2022-04-24)
Location	Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama
Course	Permanent racing facility 2.66 mi (4.28 km)
Distance	188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.64 km)
Average speed	148.637 miles per hour (239.208 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing
Time	52.927
Most laps led
Driver	William Byron	Hendrick Motorsports
Laps	38
Winner
No. 1	Ross Chastain	Trackhouse Racing Team
Television in the United States
Network	Fox
Announcers	Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN
Booth Announcers	Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Rusty Wallace
Turn Announcers	Dave Moody (1 & 2), Mike Bagley (Backstretch), and Dillon Welch (3 & 4)

The 2022 GEICO 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on April 24, 2022, at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama. Contested over 188 laps on the 2.66 mile (4.28 km) superspeedway, it was the 10th race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season.

Talladega Superspeedway, formerly known as Alabama International Motor Speedway, is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. A tri-oval, the track was constructed in 1969 by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking. The track currently hosts NASCAR's Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval with a length of 2.66-mile-long (4.28 km) tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which is 2.5-mile-long (4.0 km).

• (R) denotes rookie driver.
• (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

Christopher Bell scored the pole for the race with a time of 52.927 and a speed of 180.928 mph (291.175 km/h).^[7]

Stage One Laps: 60

Stage Two Laps: 60

Stage Three Laps: 68

• Lead changes: 41 among 16 different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 6 for 28
• Red flags: 0
• Time of race: 3 hours, 21 minutes and 52 seconds
• Average speed: 148.637 miles per hour (239.208 km/h)

Fox Sports covered their 22nd race at the Talladega Superspeedway. Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer and six-time Talladega winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little, Regan Smith and Vince Welch handled pit road for the television side. Larry McReynolds and Jamie McMurray provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.

MRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Rusty Wallace called the race in the booth when the field raced through the tri-oval. Dave Moody called the race from the Sunoco spotters stand outside turn 2 when the field raced through turns 1 and 2. Mike Bagley called the race from a platform inside the backstretch when the field raced down the backstretch. Dillon Welch called the race from the Sunoco spotters stand outside turn 4 when the field races through turns 3 and 4. Steve Post, Jason Toy and Chris Wilner worked pit road for the radio side.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Chase Elliott 368 2 Ryan Blaney 347 (–21) 1 3 William Byron 334 (–34) 2 4 Kyle Busch 312 (–56) 5 Alex Bowman 309 (–59) 3 6 Joey Logano 308 (–60) 2 7 Kyle Larson 299 (–69) 1 8 Martin Truex Jr. 298 (–70) 1 9 Ross Chastain 292 (–76) 2 10 Aric Almirola 265 (–103) 2 11 Kevin Harvick 252 (–116) 2 12 Chase Briscoe 246 (–122) 4 13 Austin Dillon 245 (–123) 1 14 Christopher Bell 243 (–125) 4 15 Tyler Reddick 242 (–126) 2 16 Austin Cindric 238 (–130) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 371 1 2 Toyota 341 (–30) 1 3 Ford 337 (–34) Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. . – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.