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Nascar Chevy Teams Come Up Short In 2022 Championship Race: Video

Two drivers from the Nascar Chevy stable took to Phoenix Raceway on November 6th, 2022 with sights set on the Cup Series championship. However, neither Ross Chastain in the No. 1 Camaro ZL1 or Chase Elliott in the No. 9 Camaro could seal the deal.

In fact, on a restart on Lap 205, the two Bow Tie racers made contact, ending Elliott’s bid for the championship early. Elliott’s No. 9 Camaro restarted just ahead of Chastain’s No. 1 Camaro, but as both drivers checked down at the same time, Elliott’s No. 9 Camaro spun off the nose of Chastain’s No. 1 Camaro and slammed the inside wall. Elliott went on to lose a lap while his crew attended to the damaged No. 9 Camaro, and then another as he was passed by competitors. He ultimately finished 28th.

“Yeah, just disappointed, obviously, ended our day and ended our chance at a win or a championship,” Elliott said after the race. “Just disappointing.”

Chastain explained his perspective of the incident after the race. “William [Byron, No. 24 Camaro] didn’t get going quite as well as he wanted to, and I got to the left of him,” Chastain said. “And I saw an erratic move he [Elliott] made to cover it, and I was already there. Yeah, it’s not how I want to race him or those guys.”

Chastain’s No. 1 Camaro, meanwhile, came to life as the laps ticked down as he attempted to track down eventual winner Joey Logano in the No. 22 Ford Mustang. Chastain’s No. 1 Nascar Chevy was consistently faster than Logano’s No. 22 Mustang, but just didn’t have enough time to close on him.

“I had a car fast enough to chase him down at the end,” Chastain said. “I think we did everything we could. That was a heck of a drive for us.” He ultimately finished third in the race and second in the Cup Series championship, rallying from a 25th-place starting position.

Christopher Bell’s No. 20 Toyota TRD Camry challenged the No. 22 Mustang of Logano for the lead and the championship for a few laps, but he was felled by a bad pit stop. Logano’s No. 22 Mustang held off the No. 12 Mustang of Ryan Blaney to take the victory at Phoenix and ultimately the Cup Series championship. Logano also won the championship in 2018.

Nascar Cup Series Race Results, Phoenix Raceway, November 6, 2022
Pos Car Number Driver Team Time Speed Car
1 22 Joey Logano (P) Shell Pennzoil Ford 26.788 134.389 Ford Mustang
2 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Dutch Boy Ford 26.791 134.373 Ford Mustang
3 14 Chase Briscoe Mahindra Tractors Ford 26.825 134.203 Ford Mustang
4 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 26.897 133.844 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
5 9 Chase Elliott (P) NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 26.979 133.437 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
6 21 Harrison Burton # Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 27.011 133.279 Ford Mustang
7 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Light Ford 27.056 133.057 Ford Mustang
8 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet 27.09 132.89 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
9 41 Cole Custer HaasTooling.com Ford 27.125 132.719 Ford Mustang
10 23 Ty Gibbs(i) Monster Energy Toyota 27.175 132.475 Toyota TRD Camry
11 8 Tyler Reddick Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet 26.831 134.173 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
12 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota 26.846 134.098 Toyota TRD Camry
13 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 26.873 133.963 Ford Mustang
14 2 Austin Cindric # Discount Tire Ford 26.874 133.958 Ford Mustang
15 3 Austin Dillon Get Bioethanol Chevrolet 26.877 133.944 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
16 9 Chase Elliott Hooters Chevrolet 32.941 136.608 C
16 16 AJ Allmendinger(i) Celsius Chevrolet 26.88 133.929 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
17 20 Christopher Bell (P) DeWalt Toyota 26.881 133.924 Toyota TRD Camry
18 6 Brad Keselowski Kohler Generators Ford 26.903 133.814 Ford Mustang
20 4 Kevin Harvick #BuschLightPolite Ford 33.019 136.285 C
19 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 26.932 133.67 Ford Mustang
22 38 Todd Gilliland # First Phase Ford 33.055 136.137 C
20 34 Michael McDowell Love's Travel Stops Ford 26.943 133.615 Ford Mustang
21 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 27.009 133.289 Toyota TRD Camry
22 18 Kyle Busch M&M's Thank You Fans! Toyota 27.015 133.259 Toyota TRD Camry
23 45 Bubba Wallace McDonald's Toyota 27.021 133.23 Toyota TRD Camry
24 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 27.025 133.21 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
25 1 Ross Chastain (P) Worldwide Express/Advent Health Chevrolet 27.064 133.018 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
26 31 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 27.071 132.984 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
27 7 Corey LaJoie Schluter Systems Chevrolet 27.085 132.915 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
28 99 Daniel Suarez Freeway Insurance/CommScope Chevrolet 27.114 132.773 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
29 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fry's/Nature Valley Chevrolet 27.143 132.631 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
30 43 Erik Jones FOCUSfactor Chevrolet 27.226 132.227 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
31 38 Todd Gilliland # Boot Barn Ford 27.256 132.081 Ford Mustang
32 42 Ty Dillon Black Rifle Coffee Company Chevrolet 27.292 131.907 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
33 78 BJ McLeod(i) Pala Casino Ford 27.561 130.619 Ford Mustang
34 51 Cody Ware Nurtec ODT (Rimegepant) Ford 27.718 129.88 Ford Mustang
35 15 Garrett Smithley(i) Jacob Companies Ford 27.787 129.557 Ford Mustang
36 77 Landon Cassill(i) Mutoh/General Formulations Chevrolet 28.414 126.698 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
P – Playoffs eligible

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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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Comments

  1. Was a boring race. No passing. Chevys lost on Saturday, too.

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  2. Chastain is a little piece of crap that that can only wreck cars.

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  3. Maybe this crazy points system is causing all this ‘I don’t lift’ mentality? Old Days guys didn’t want to crash cause most of them had to fix what they wrecked.

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