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Elliott Puts No. 9 Nascar Camaro In Victory Lane At Dover 2022: Video

Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 9 Nascar Camaro ZL1, nabbed his first victory of the 2022 Cup Series season at Dover Motor Speedway on Monday, after rain washed out Sunday’s event.

Elliott and the No. 9 Camaro showed the way for the last 53 laps after pulling past the No. 47 Camaro of Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Elliott didn’t look back once, and came home with a 2.577-second lead over the second place car of Stenhouse.

While Elliott clung to the first points position for much of 2022, the No. 9 team’s season has been far from storybook. “Just had some good circumstances, finally,” a relieved Elliott said in Victory Lane after the race. “Just really appreciate [crew chief] Alan [Gustafson] and our entire team for sticking with it. We had some tough races over the last four or five months and just great to get NAPA back to Victory Lane.”

Overall, Chevrolet had a decent day. Stenhouse in the No. 47 Camaro finished second, while last week’s winner, Ross Chastain in the No. 1 Camaro, took home third after battling hard for position with the No. 19 Toyota TRD Camry of Martin Truex Jr. On the last lap, Truex threw his No. 19 high in an attempt to make the pass for third, contacting the back of the No. 1 Camaro as Chastain moved to block him. While Chastain continued on, the contact caused Truex to get loose and spin out. Truex was scored 12th at the line.

“Just racing hard, and I crowded [Truex] up,” Chastain explained after the race. “I should have left him more of a lane.”

Overall, there were 12 cautions and 17 lead changes among 10 drivers during Monday’s race. Interestingly, Elliott’s victory at Dover marks his first oval track victory since taking the championship at Phoenix Raceway in November 2020. His two wins in 2021 were at road courses – he won at COTA and Road America, respectively.

Nascar Cup Series Results, Dover Motor Speedway, May 2, 2022
Finish Start Car Number Driver Team Laps Run Laps Led Car
1 4 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 400 73 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
2 15 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger/The Frozen Farmer Chevrolet 400 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
3 7 1 Ross Chastain Pitbull Tour 2022 Chevrolet 400 86 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
4 17 20 Christopher Bell DeWalt Toyota 400 0 Toyota TRD Camry
5 6 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 400 2 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
6 3 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 400 19 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
7 10 18 Kyle Busch M&M's Crunchy Cookie Toyota 400 103 Toyota TRD Camry
8 1 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 400 18 Ford Mustang
9 11 4 Kevin Harvick Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford 400 0 Ford Mustang
10 25 43 Erik Jones FOCUSfactor Chevrolet 400 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
11 14 31 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 400 19 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
12 18 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota 400 5 Toyota TRD Camry
13 23 14 Chase Briscoe Mahindra Tractors Ford 400 0 Ford Mustang
14 8 99 Daniel Suarez CommScope Chevrolet 400 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
15 30 41 Cole Custer Autodesk/HaasTooling.com Ford 400 0 Ford Mustang
16 9 23 Bubba Wallace leidos Toyota 399 0 Toyota TRD Camry
17 29 34 Michael McDowell Navage Nasal Care Ford 399 0 Ford Mustang
18 21 7 Corey LaJoie DuraMAX/Drydene Chevrolet 399 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
19 27 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield/Weis Ford 399 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
20 20 6 Brad Keselowski Kohler Generators Ford 399 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
21 2 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota 399 67 Toyota TRD Camry
22 33 24 William Byron RaptorTough.com Chevrolet 399 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
23 24 3 Austin Dillon BREZTRI Chevrolet 398 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
24 35 21 Harrison Burton # DEX Imaging Ford 398 0 Ford Mustang
25 13 15 Ryan Preece(i) United Rentals Ford 398 0 Ford Mustang
26 5 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Jack Links Ford 397 8 Ford Mustang
27 31 42 Ty Dillon Chevyliners.com Chevrolet 396 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
28 34 38 Todd Gilliland # The Pete Store Ford 396 0 Ford Mustang
29 22 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 396 0 Ford Mustang
30 26 8 Tyler Reddick Guaranteed Rate Chevrolet 390 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
31 16 45 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Toyota 388 0 Toyota TRD Camry
32 36 77 Josh Bilicki(i) Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet 381 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
33 19 16 AJ Allmendinger(i) Action Industries Chevrolet 321 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
34 28 51 Cody Ware Nurtec ODT Ford 238 0 Ford Mustang
35 32 78 BJ McLeod Superior Logistics Services Ford 167 0 Ford Mustang
36 12 2 Austin Cindric # Freightliner Ford 91 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. Kind of nice to see Chevy Camaro holding their own. I can’t remember where there any Toyota or Fords. No, I remember they all went to pit road to hide..

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