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Race 35 of 36 in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
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Date | October 30, 2022 | ||
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]
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