A chaotic race resulted in decent results overall for The Blue Oval, with three Nascar Ford Cup Series rookies taking home top five finishes.
Daytona 500 winner and rookie Austin Cindric’s No. 2 Ford Mustang scored second, though he technically crossed the finish line in third. This was because Ross Chastain’s No. 1 Chevy Camaro ZL1 was penalized for deviating from the designated course on the final restart, relegating him to a 27th-place finish and bumping Cindric’s No. 2 Mustang to second behind race winner Tyler Reddick’s No. 8 Camaro.
“On paper, it looks good – started second and finished second,” Cindric said after the race. “But it’s a lot deeper than that. I had a lot of toe damage from the restart prior… last time I’ve been involved in something like that, it was in rally cross.”
Cup series rookies playing the long game today 🤣 2nd, 3rd, 4th
GG boys 🤝 @ToddGilliland_ @HBurtonRacing pic.twitter.com/y3oPpMYSOI
— Austin Cindric (@AustinCindric) July 31, 2022
Harrison Burton, rookie driver of the No. 21 Mustang, survived several chaotic restarts and charged to a third-place finish. “We all kinda struggled,” he said, “but we were closer to our stride today. Showing that progression for [the No. 21 Ford team] is so huge. Proud of our group because I didn’t do a perfect job today.” Fourth was rookie Todd Gilliland, driver of the No. 38 Ford Mustang.
Meanwhile, the No. 12 Mustang of Ryan Blaney was dominant for much of the race, and even led 17 laps. He was involved in a late-race incident that put him out of contention for the win and resulted in a 26th-place finish. While Blaney won the All-Star Race at Texas, that victory did not count toward the Playoffs, and the No. 12 Mustang is in danger of not making the postseason championship. Currently, he holds the penultimate championship slot, 25 points ahead of Martin Truex Jr., driver of the No. 19 Toyota TRD Camry, who is also winless in 2022.
| Finish | Start | Car Number | Driver | Team | Laps Run | Laps Led | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | 3CHI Chevrolet | 86 | 38 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Austin Cindric # | Discount Tire Ford | 86 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 3 | 13 | 21 | Harrison Burton # | DEX Imaging Ford | 86 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 4 | 9 | 38 | Todd Gilliland # | Ruedebusch Dev. & Construction Ford | 86 | 4 | Ford Mustang |
| 5 | 19 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | Embrace Home Loans Toyota | 86 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 6 | 5 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil Ford | 86 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 7 | 20 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger(i) | Gold Fish Casino Slots Chevrolet | 86 | 3 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 8 | 7 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Horizon Hobby Ford | 86 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 9 | 24 | 41 | Cole Custer | HaasTooling.com Ford | 86 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 10 | 16 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Violet Defense Ford | 86 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 11 | 10 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Peanut Butter Toyota | 86 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 12 | 4 | 20 | Christopher Bell | CRAFTSMAN Racing for a Miracle Toyota | 86 | 17 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 13 | 38 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Kroger/GO-GURT Chevrolet | 86 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 14 | 15 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express Toyota | 86 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 15 | 35 | 43 | Erik Jones | FOCUSfactor Chevrolet | 86 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 16 | 8 | 9 | Chase Elliott | NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 86 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 17 | 26 | 45 | Ty Gibbs(i) | Monster Energy Toyota | 86 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 18 | 31 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Fraternal Order of Eagles Chevrolet | 86 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 19 | 17 | 31 | Justin Haley | LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet | 86 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 20 | 12 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | Castrol Ford | 86 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 21 | 25 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Auto-Owners/MTJF Sherry Strong Toyota | 86 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 22 | 32 | 77 | Josh Bilicki(i) | Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet | 86 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 23 | 3 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | HighPoint.com Ford | 86 | 5 | Ford Mustang |
| 24 | 33 | 51 | Cody Ware | Nurtec ODT Ford | 86 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 25 | 37 | 78 | Josh Williams(i) | Alloy Employer Services Ford | 86 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 26 | 6 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Menards/Moen Ford | 86 | 17 | Ford Mustang |
| 27 | 21 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Worldwide Express Chevrolet | 86 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 28 | 11 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Freeway Insurance Chevrolet | 86 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 29 | 27 | 15 | Joey Hand | Built Ford Proud Ford | 85 | 2 | Ford Mustang |
| 30 | 29 | 3 | Austin Dillon | BetMGM Chevrolet | 85 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 31 | 23 | 24 | William Byron | Acronis Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 32 | 28 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Ally Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 33 | 18 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | GEARWRENCH Ford | 64 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 34 | 30 | 42 | Ty Dillon | Ferris Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 35 | 22 | 5 | Kyle Larson | HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 57 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 36 | 36 | 26 | * Daniil Kvyat | Hezeberg Systems Toyota | 43 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 37 | 34 | 27 | * Loris Hezemans(i) | Sherfick Companies Ford | 34 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 38 | 14 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Mobil 1/GEARWRENCH Ford | 24 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
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