2022 Xfinity 500

2022 Xfinity 500
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Race 35 of 36 in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series
Date October 30, 2022 (2022-10-30)
Location Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia
Course Permanent racing facility
.526 mi (.847 km)
Distance 500 laps, 263 mi (423.5 km)
Weather Clouded sky
Average speed 113.5 mph (182.7 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Hendrick Motorsports
Time 19.709
Most laps led
Driver Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 203
Winner
No. 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network NBC
Announcers Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace
Turn Announcers Dave Moody (Backstretch)

The 2022 Xfinity 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on October 30, 2022, at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. Contested over 500 laps on the .526 mile (.847 km) short track, it was the 35th race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season, the ninth race of the Playoffs, and final race of the Round of 8.

This race, won by Christopher Bell, was noted for Ross Chastain's "Hail Melon" finish, in which Chastain rode the wall in a move described as similar to those done in racing video games to secure a fourth-place finish that locked him to the Championship 4 race. Chastain's move also set an all-new track record.[8][9]

  1. ^ "2022 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  2. ^ "Martinsville Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 25, 2017. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. October 24, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
  4. ^ "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. October 29, 2022. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  5. ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. October 29, 2022. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  6. ^ "Xfinity 500 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. October 30, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  7. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. October 30, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
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