All day at Road America, it was the Nascar Camaro show as Chase Elliott’s No. 9 Chevy and Tyler Reddick’s No. 8 Chevy dueled it out for the win. When it was all said and done, Reddick made the pass and never looked back, winning his first Cup Series race with more than 30 car-lengths over Elliott, who is one of the winningest road course racers in the modern era.
Elliott’s No. 9 Camaro was the car to beat in the first stages of the race after winning the pole position, and was poised to score a win for the second week in a row after winning at Nashville, and would have also been his second consecutive win at Road America. It wasn’t meant to be, though, as Reddick’s No. 8 Camaro tracked him down after the competitors made their final pit stop.
“I definitely knew he was fast, but we could stay with [Elliott] on the long run,” Reddick explained. Initially, his strategy came down to the final pit stop, which he’d hoped would put him ahead of Elliott’s No. 9 Nascar Camaro. However, Elliott exited Pit Road first, but as the laps ticked by, the No. 9 Camaro lost some of its speed and opened the door for Reddick’s No. 8 Camaro to take control of the race.
“We were within reach,” Reddick went on. “Thankfully, just waited for the right opportunity and was able to take advantage of it in Turn 6.”
Elliott was understandably dejected after finishing second, but recognized what a win it was for his competitor. “First off, congrats to [Reddick],” he said. “I know he’s been super close to that first win, and I’ve been down that road, and it can be a rocky one. I’m happy for those guys. They deserve it … I feel like we were good enough to win, so those always hurt.”
All around, it was a good day to be behind the wheel of a Nascar Camaro, as they swept the top five positions. Kyle Larson’s No. 5 Chevy came in third, followed by Ross Chastain’s No. 1 Chevy, and the No. 99 of Daniel Suarez took home fifth. Meanwhile, Nascar Ford teams were non-factors at Road America.
Reddick’s victory makes him the fifth first-time Cup Series winner in the 2022 season, which continues on Sunday, July 10th at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
| Finish | Start | Car Number | Driver | Team | Laps Run | Laps Led | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | 3CHI Chevrolet | 62 | 16 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 2 | 1 | 9 | Chase Elliott | NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 62 | 36 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | Kyle Larson | HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 4 | 12 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Advent Health Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 5 | 17 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Jockey Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 6 | 7 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Fastenal Ford | 62 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Austin Cindric # | Discount Tire Ford | 62 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 8 | 6 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Love's Travel Stops Ford | 62 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 9 | 21 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger(i) | Gold Fish Casino Slots Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 10 | 28 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Busch Light Apple Ford | 62 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 11 | 19 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Menards/Dutch Boy Ford | 62 | 4 | Ford Mustang |
| 12 | 8 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Ally Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 13 | 15 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops Red White Blue Toyota | 62 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 14 | 2 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | HighPoint.com Ford | 62 | 4 | Ford Mustang |
| 15 | 10 | 41 | Cole Custer | HaasTooling.com Ford | 62 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 16 | 29 | 24 | William Byron | RaptorTough.com Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 17 | 14 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express Toyota | 62 | 1 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 18 | 16 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Yahoo! Toyota | 62 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 19 | 33 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Pick'n Save/Velveeta Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 20 | 30 | 42 | Ty Dillon | Allegiant Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 21 | 9 | 15 | Joey Hand | FordPro.com Ford | 62 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 22 | 23 | 21 | Harrison Burton # | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford | 62 | 1 | Ford Mustang |
| 23 | 22 | 45 | Kurt Busch | Monster Energy Toyota | 62 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 24 | 34 | 31 | Justin Haley | LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 25 | 32 | 38 | Todd Gilliland # | Ruedebusch Dev & Construction Ford | 62 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 26 | 27 | 43 | Erik Jones | U.S. Air Force Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 27 | 18 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil Ford | 62 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 28 | 24 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Haas Automation Ford | 62 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 29 | 13 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Skittles America Mix Toyota | 62 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 30 | 37 | 78 | Kyle Tilley | Patriot Military Family FDN Ford | 61 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 31 | 20 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Dow Salutes Veterans Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 32 | 31 | 51 | Cody Ware | Nurtec ODT Military Salutes Ford | 59 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 33 | 11 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | Kohler Generators Ford | 58 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 34 | 35 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Built.com Chevrolet | 57 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 35 | 25 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | Columbia Sportswear Company Toyota | 54 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 36 | 26 | 77 | Josh Bilicki(i) | Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet | 52 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 37 | 36 | 27 | * Loris Hezemans(i) | Hezeberg Engineering Systems Ford | 9 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
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Comments
Sure, nice to see a first-time winner. Better yet it’s a Camaro No EV’s Here. 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Except for the motors and a few other parts, none of these cars are Camaros, Mustangs, Camreys, etc. Standard Nascar chassis, sheet metal with a front facia and decals of headlights and tail lights to make them look like the street car. I quit turning on NASCAR for my Sunday evening nap years ago.
Sorry to hear that Davy. Yes they are not Chevys of Fords or Toyotas but still are very exciting and ultra COMPETITIVE.
After a 498 miles run, many times we do not know who will win. That keeps the public at the edge of their seats. Go look at F1: only the perennial top 6 have a chance to win. The rest are chasers; that must be very frustrating as any race driver puts its life in the line at every race and not having a chance to win.
Hopefully your nap does not last 3 hours….
Ya me imagino manejando un Camaro, qué chulada lástima que solo sea un sueño