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No. 3 Nascar Camaro Now In Playoffs Thanks To Daytona August 2022 Win: Video

Austin Dillon, driver of the No. 3 Nascar Camaro ZL1, needed a win to get into the 16-driver Playoffs field – and that’s exactly what he did at Daytona International Speedway on August 28th.

The race was scheduled to occur on Saturday, August 27th, but was rained out until the following morning. With the threat of rain looming, the race began at 10 a.m. ET on Sunday. However, with 30 laps left, the rain came pouring down again, slicking the track and causing a massive pileup in Turn 1 that took out most of the field’s top competitors. Dillon guided the No. 3 Camaro through the mess and was scored leader when the red flag flew.

The race was held up for three hours while track drying efforts were underway. Once the track was dried and the drivers mounted back into their race cars, Dillon’s No. 3 Nascar Camaro rolled off the line behind the No. 2 Ford Mustang of Austin Cindric, this season’s Daytona 500 victor. Dillon, desperate to get to the front, threw his No. 3 Camaro across the No. 2 Mustang’s rear bumper, forcing Cindric to plummet through the field. With teammate Tyler Reddick’s No. 8 Camaro blocking behind him, Dillon galloped to the checkered flag and secured his Playoffs position.

“There was a lot going on there… I was afraid somebody would wreck behind us, so I wanted to go ahead and get the lead. We were able to get it,” Dillon said after the race. “I had a big run to (Cindric), and then I had my teammate, the 8 (Reddick), back there. I knew we were in good shape there to the end. He did a good job checking up any kind of run. Just a little too much push there and got him (Cindric) loose.”

Overall, out of 37 competitors who took the green flag, only 17 crossed the finish line. The others were involved in wrecks or suffered critical mechanical failures.

Dillon’s upset win gave Ryan Blaney, driver of the No. 12 Mustang, the final Playoffs position, bumping Martin Truex Jr., driver of the No. 19 Toyota TRD Camry, out of the championship by a mere three points. The 16 drivers currently eligible for championship contention in the final 10 races of the 2022 season are as follows:

  • Chase Elliott, No. 9 Chevy Camaro ZL1
  • Joey Logano, No. 22 Ford Mustang
  • Ross Chastain, No. 1 Chevy Camaro ZL1
  • Kyle Larson, No. 5 Chevy Camaro ZL1
  • William Byron, No. 24 Chevy Camaro ZL1
  • Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Toyota TRD Camry
  • Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Ford Mustang
  • Tyler Reddick, No. 8 Chevy Camaro ZL1
  • Kevin Harvick, No. 4 Ford Mustang
  • Christopher Bell, No. 20 Toyota TRD Camry
  • Kyle Busch, No. 18 Toyota TRD Camry
  • Chase Briscoe, No. 14 Ford Mustang
  • Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Camaro ZL1
  • Austin Cindric, No. 2 Ford Mustang
  • Alex Bowman, No. 48 Chevy Camaro ZL1
  • Austin Dillon, No. 3 Chevy Camaro ZL1
Cup Series Race Results, Daytona International Speedway, August 28, 2022
Finish Start Car Number Driver Team Laps Run Laps Led Car
1 21 3 Austin Dillon BREZTRI Chevrolet 160 10 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
2 6 8 Tyler Reddick Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet 160 13 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
3 14 2 Austin Cindric # Menards/Maytag Ford 160 13 Ford Mustang
4 35 77 Landon Cassill(i) Voyager: Crypto for All Chevrolet 160 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
5 37 62 * Noah Gragson(i) Beard Motorsports/Southpoint Chevrolet 160 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
6 33 51 Cody Ware Nurtec ODT Ford 160 0 Ford Mustang
7 36 78 BJ McLeod(i) NASCAR Rivals Ford 160 2 Ford Mustang
8 13 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota 160 1 Toyota TRD Camry
9 34 15 David Ragan Select Blinds/Jacob Companies Ford 160 0 Ford Mustang
10 22 18 Kyle Busch Interstate Batteries Toyota 160 7 Toyota TRD Camry
11 30 23 Bubba Wallace DoorDash Toyota 159 2 Toyota TRD Camry
12 3 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 158 14 Ford Mustang
13 23 45 Ty Gibbs(i) Monster Energy Toyota 158 0 Toyota TRD Camry
14 10 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 156 11 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
15 16 12 Ryan Blaney Advance Auto Parts Ford 154 0 Ford Mustang
16 15 41 Cole Custer Autodesk/HaasTooling.com Ford 153 0 Ford Mustang
17 11 43 Erik Jones FOCUSfactor Chevrolet 148 22 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
18 25 42 Ty Dillon Thorntons Chevrolet 144 1 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
19 29 21 Harrison Burton # Dex Imaging Ford 140 0 Ford Mustang
20 7 4 Kevin Harvick Mobil 1 Ford 139 0 Ford Mustang
21 27 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 138 0 Ford Mustang
22 20 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger/NOS Chevrolet 138 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
23 32 38 Todd Gilliland # First Phase Ford 138 0 Ford Mustang
24 4 99 Daniel Suarez Freeway Insurance Chevrolet 137 2 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
25 19 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Cares Toyota 137 13 Toyota TRD Camry
26 28 16 Daniel Hemric(i) Cirkul Chevrolet 137 0 Toyota TRD Camry
27 8 17 Chris Buescher Fifth Third Bank Ford 137 1 Ford Mustang
28 18 31 Justin Haley Celsius Chevrolet 137 8 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
29 2 9 Chase Elliott A SHOC Chevrolet 137 31 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
30 31 7 Corey LaJoie Built.com Chevrolet 137 6 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
31 26 14 Chase Briscoe Mahindra Tractors Ford 124 0 Ford Mustang
32 9 34 Michael McDowell Horizon Hobby Ford 101 2 Ford Mustang
33 12 1 Ross Chastain Jockey Chevrolet 101 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
34 17 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet 101 1 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
35 24 6 Brad Keselowski Castrol Ford 31 0 Ford Mustang
36 5 20 Christopher Bell Rheem Toyota 30 0 Toyota TRD Camry
37 1 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 14 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

# – 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. Another Chevy Win… No more need to say…😛

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