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Three Nascar Ford Rookies Finish Top Five At Indy Road Course 2022: Video

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.”

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.

Nascar Cup Series Race Results, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course, July 31, 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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Alexandra is a Colorado-based journalist with a passion for all things involving horsepower, be it automotive or equestrian.

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  1. CHARLES STEMPLE

    Nascar is really boring and the new car is a joke. It also appears that safety is an issue with these cars.

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