Wise Power 400 results: Kyle Larson edges Austin Dillon and Erik Jones to take his first victory in 2022

Wise Power 400 results: Kyle Larson edges Austin Dillon and Erik Jones to take his first victory in 2022

Kyle Larson celebrating Wise power 400 win with his team

Defending NASCAR Cup series champion Kyle Larson secured his first win in 2022 at Auto Club Speedway, Fontana winning the Wise Power 400 edging Austin Dillon and Erik Jones in the last lap. Kyle Larson had to survive 12 cautions and restarts to secure his win with a less fast car compared to some of the other front runners.  

Kyle Larson topped Daniel Suarez, who took the lead from him in the final restart with 3 laps to go, using a run off the high side with 2 laps remaining. Kyle Larson was forced to start at the rear after an unapproved adjustment to his troublesome ignition switch and finished In the top 5 which comprises Austin Dillon, Erik Jones, Daniel Suarez, and Joey Logano finishing in the respective order.

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Kyle Larson wasn’t the dominant driver on the field though it was the Tyler Reddick who gave his opponents the chance to get back to the race after he blew up his left-rear tire from the race lead after leading 70 of the 130 laps raced then. With only 49 laps to go the rest of the field went all out as  Tyler Reddick limped back into the pits and crashed with William Byron earning him a P24 finish.

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Wise Power 400 final results

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Aric Almirola P6 ahead of  Kevin Harvick finished and Veteran Kurt Busch finished P8 after he climbed up from the rear end of the grid producing an impressive drive. Kurt Busch was successful in the challenges presented in front of him in terms of starting in the rear, a speeding penalty, overheating issues, and a collision with Chase Briscoe.

His teammate Bubba Wallace finished at P19 whereas Kurt Busch’s younger brother and NASCAR legend Kyle Busch finished at P14. Chevrolet was the top manufacturer with 6 drivers finishing in the top ten and 4 of them at the top 4 whereas Ford saw 3 drivers finishing at the top 10 in their car with Joey Logano fishing the highest at P5. Kurt Busch was the highest finishing and only Toyota at Top 10.

RankNameCarStarting positionTime
1Kyle LarsonChevrolet • #513*3:30:07.179
2Austin DillonChevrolet • #3163:30:07.374
3Erik JonesChevrolet • #4323:30:07.624
4Daniel SuarezChevrolet • #99153:30:08.947
5Joey LoganoFord • #2273:30:09.107
6Aric AlmirolaFord • #10313:30:09.288
7Kevin HarvickFord • #4323:30:09.334
8Kurt BuschToyota • #45363:30:09.418
9Daniel HemricChevrolet • #1653:30:09.595
10Ricky StenhouseChevrolet • #47173:30:09.596
11Cole CusterFord • #41213:30:09.760
12Austin CindricFord • #213:30:10.698
13Martin TruexToyota • #19123:30:10.843
14Kyle BuschToyota • #1833:30:10.959
15Denny HamlinToyota • #1143:30:11.268
16Chase BriscoeFord • #14243:30:11.394
17Ty DillonChevrolet • #42183:30:11.981
18Ryan BlaneyFord • #1263:30:12.208
19Bubba WallaceToyota • #23343:30:13.064
20Todd GillilandFord • #38263:30:13.069
21Garrett SmithleyFord • #15293:30:22.560
22BJ McLeodFord • #78303:30:24.894
23Justin HaleyChevrolet • #31353:30:44.212
24Tyler ReddickChevrolet • #8113:30:16.313
25Alex BowmanChevrolet • #48143:30:20.319
26Chase ElliottChevrolet • #983:30:15.319
27Brad KeselowskiFord • #693:30:17.244
28Corey LajoieChevrolet • #7253:30:18.289
29Ross ChastainChevrolet • #1333:30:20.358
30Josh BilickiChevrolet • #77283:30:21.147
31Michael McDowell                    Ford • #34233:22:27.968
32Cody WareFord • #51273:30:23.250
33Harrison BurtonFord • #21222:39:37.816
34William ByronChevrolet • #24102:30:46.518
34Chris BuescherFord • #17201:50:36.027
36Christopher BellToyota • #20191:40:08.310
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