Cup - 2022 - YellaWood 500
Date: 2022-10-02 | Track: Talladega Superspeedway
Three ways to measure this race
| Official winner | TLS leader | Best ARP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | Chase Elliott (#9) | Ross Chastain (P) (#1) | Ross Chastain (P) (#1) |
| Finish | P1 | P4 | P4 |
| TLS points | 5681 | 5962 | 5962 |
| ARP | 7.94 | 6.46 | 6.46 |
| Laps led | 10 | 36 | 36 |
Three different ways to measure a race — and they often point to different drivers.
Official winner — Chase Elliott (#9): where the car was at the checkered flag (P1). Led 10 laps with 7.94 average running position and 5,681 TLS points.
TLS leader — Ross Chastain (P) (#1): most position-weighted points across every scored lap (5,962 points). Finished P4 with 36 laps led and 6.46 ARP. TLS rewards running up front all afternoon, not only the final lap.
Best ARP — same as the TLS leader (6.46). The official winner ran a worse average position (7.94).
The checkered flag reflects who survived the final seconds. TLS reflects where drivers ran across the whole race. ARP tells you the typical running spot — but not who banked the most valuable laps.
| Finish Position | Points Position | Driver | Car Number | Manufacturer | Team | Start Position | Laps Led | ARP | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Chase Elliott (P) | 9 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 16 | 10 | 7.94 | 5681 |
| 2 | 7 | Ryan Blaney (P) | 12 | Ford | Team Penske | 19 | 31 | 11.28 | 5050 |
| 3 | 20 | Michael McDowell | 34 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 29 | 0 | 19.81 | 3438 |
| 4 | 1 | Ross Chastain (P) | 1 | Chevrolet | TrackHouse Racing | 6 | 36 | 6.46 | 5962 |
| 5 | 10 | Denny Hamlin (P) | 11 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 3 | 20 | 12.87 | 4749 |
| 6 | 2 | Erik Jones | 43 | Chevrolet | Petty GMS | 12 | 23 | 7.25 | 5811 |
| 7 | 8 | Todd Gilliland # | 38 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 34 | 1 | 11.49 | 5010 |
| 8 | 11 | Daniel Suarez (P) | 99 | Chevrolet | TrackHouse Racing | 14 | 2 | 12.92 | 4740 |
| 9 | 19 | Austin Cindric # (P) | 2 | Ford | Team Penske | 17 | 0 | 17.79 | 3820 |
| 10 | 18 | Chase Briscoe (P) | 14 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 5 | 0 | 17.65 | 3846 |
| 11 | 31 | Landon Cassill(i) | 77 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 33 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 12 | 9 | William Byron (P) | 24 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 9 | 1 | 12.83 | 4758 |
| 13 | 26 | Austin Dillon | 3 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 20 | 0 | 24.35 | 2580 |
| 14 | 4 | Aric Almirola | 10 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 4 | 36 | 9.25 | 5433 |
| 15 | 17 | Justin Haley | 31 | Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 21 | 0 | 17.58 | 3859 |
| 16 | 23 | Bubba Wallace (P) | 45 | Toyota | 23XI Racing | 27 | 0 | 21.12 | 3191 |
| 17 | 15 | Christopher Bell (P) | 20 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 1 | 0 | 16.16 | 4127 |
| 18 | 6 | Kyle Larson (P) | 5 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 2 | 8 | 10.87 | 5127 |
| 19 | 31 | Noah Gragson(i) (P) | 48 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 20 | 5 | Kyle Busch | 18 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 26 | 3 | 10.59 | 5180 |
| 21 | 12 | Cole Custer | 41 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 28 | 2 | 13.78 | 4577 |
| 22 | 14 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | Chevrolet | JTG Daugherty Racing | 25 | 0 | 15.97 | 4163 |
| 23 | 25 | Ty Dillon | 42 | Chevrolet | Petty GMS | 30 | 0 | 21.86 | 3051 |
| 24 | 21 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | Ford | RFK Racing | 18 | 0 | 20.44 | 3318 |
| 25 | 22 | Chris Buescher | 17 | Ford | RFK Racing | 23 | 1 | 21.02 | 3209 |
| 26 | 27 | Martin Truex Jr. | 19 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 22 | 1 | 28.72 | 1754 |
| 27 | 24 | Joey Logano (P) | 22 | Ford | Team Penske | 11 | 0 | 21.26 | 3164 |
| 28 | 16 | Tyler Reddick | 8 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 8 | 11 | 16.57 | 4029 |
| 29 | 13 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 24 | 0 | 14.05 | 4502 |
| 30 | 31 | Justin Allgaier(i) | 62 | Chevrolet | Beard Motorsports | 31 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 31 | 31 | JJ Yeley(i) | 15 | Ford | Rick Ware Racing | 36 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 32 | 28 | Cody Ware | 51 | Ford | Rick Ware Racing | 37 | 0 | 31.32 | 1236 |
| 33 | 31 | BJ McLeod(i) | 78 | Ford | Live Fast Motorsports | 35 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 34 | 31 | Daniel Hemric(i) | 16 | Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 13 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 35 | 29 | Corey LaJoie | 7 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 32 | 1 | 22.58 | 694 |
| 36 | 30 | Harrison Burton # | 21 | Ford | Wood Brothers Racing | 15 | 0 | 14.75 | 558 |
| 37 | 31 | Ty Gibbs(i) | 23 | Toyota | 23XI Racing | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Season Points Standings (Up to This Race)
| Rank | Driver | Car Number | Season Points | Average Running Position | Total Laps Led | Points this race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joey Logano (P) | 22 | 208154 | 11.80 | 538 | 3164 |
| 2 | Chase Elliott (P) | 9 | 207028 | 9.72 | 773 | 5681 |
| 3 | Ross Chastain (P) | 1 | 206245 | 10.92 | 621 | 5962 |
| 4 | Christopher Bell (P) | 20 | 203194 | 11.53 | 417 | 4127 |
| 5 | Kyle Larson (P) | 5 | 202675 | 10.86 | 368 | 5127 |
| 6 | William Byron (P) | 24 | 202187 | 11.41 | 714 | 4758 |
| 7 | Ryan Blaney (P) | 12 | 200163 | 10.89 | 488 | 5050 |
| 8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 19 | 196888 | 12.30 | 544 | 1754 |
| 9 | Denny Hamlin (P) | 11 | 196396 | 12.61 | 412 | 4749 |
| 10 | Kevin Harvick (P) | 4 | 187007 | 13.92 | 115 | 4502 |
| 11 | Kyle Busch (P) | 18 | 185581 | 12.06 | 627 | 5180 |
| 12 | Erik Jones | 43 | 170983 | 15.61 | 146 | 5811 |
| 13 | Tyler Reddick (P) | 8 | 169697 | 12.89 | 450 | 4029 |
| 14 | Daniel Suarez (P) | 99 | 162804 | 15.35 | 249 | 4740 |
| 15 | Alex Bowman (P) | 48 | 162419 | 14.85 | 136 | 0 |
| 16 | Chase Briscoe (P) | 14 | 160052 | 17.02 | 238 | 3846 |
| 17 | Chris Buescher | 17 | 159293 | 16.22 | 194 | 3209 |
| 18 | Aric Almirola | 10 | 159061 | 18.16 | 81 | 5433 |
| 19 | Bubba Wallace (P) | 45 | 158814 | 16.94 | 121 | 3191 |
| 20 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | 152972 | 18.53 | 224 | 3318 |
| 21 | Austin Cindric # (P) | 2 | 147341 | 15.98 | 78 | 3820 |
| 22 | Michael McDowell | 34 | 145230 | 17.94 | 67 | 3438 |
| 23 | Austin Dillon (P) | 3 | 144107 | 17.84 | 24 | 2580 |
| 24 | Cole Custer | 41 | 134918 | 19.05 | 12 | 4577 |
| 25 | Justin Haley | 31 | 129300 | 21.22 | 28 | 3859 |
| 26 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | 128184 | 19.65 | 76 | 4163 |
| 27 | Ty Dillon | 42 | 111722 | 21.98 | 2 | 3051 |
| 28 | Harrison Burton # | 21 | 109052 | 21.76 | 35 | 558 |
| 29 | Kurt Busch | 45 | 108527 | 15.75 | 182 | 0 |
| 30 | Todd Gilliland # | 38 | 107673 | 22.76 | 11 | 5010 |
| 31 | Corey LaJoie | 7 | 89237 | 24.33 | 31 | 694 |
| 32 | Cody Ware | 51 | 55780 | 30.07 | 1 | 1236 |
| 33 | BJ McLeod(i) | 78 | 19548 | 31.99 | 8 | 0 |
| 34 | David Ragan | 15 | 11849 | 25.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Joey Hand | 15 | 7457 | 20.71 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | * Greg Biffle(i) | 44 | 6825 | 29.41 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Garrett Smithley(i) | 15 | 3837 | 32.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | * Jacques Villeneuve | 27 | 2143 | 29.66 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Mike Rockenfeller | 77 | 1342 | 25.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | * Kimi Raikkonen | 91 | 963 | 18.60 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | * Daniil Kvyat | 26 | 520 | 34.23 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Scott Heckert | 78 | 512 | 32.35 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Kyle Tilley | 78 | 463 | 34.32 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | * Boris Said | 66 | 390 | 34.43 | 0 | 0 |