AdventHealth 400

Kansas Speedway, May 15, 2022

Kurt Busch
Winner
267
Laps
36
Entries
10
Leaders

Kurt Busch won the 2022 AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway on May 15, 2022, leading 116 of 267 laps. Kyle Larson finished second; Kyle Busch rounded out the podium. The race featured 10 different leaders.

Race Details
Date
Sunday, May 15, 2022
Season
2022
Winner
Leaders
10 drivers
Pos Start +/- Driver
1 5 +4 Kurt Busch
2 3 +1 Kyle Larson
3 6 +3 Kyle Busch
4 18 +14 Denny Hamlin
5 1 -4 Christopher Bell
6 9 +3 Martin Truex, Jr.
7 11 +4 Ross Chastain
8 36 +28 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
9 8 -1 Alex Bowman
10 24 +14 Bubba Wallace
11 4 -7 Austin Cindric
12 10 -2 Ryan Blaney
13 21 +8 Austin Dillon
14 30 +16 Brad Keselowski
15 23 +8 Kevin Harvick
16 13 -3 William Byron
17 34 +17 Joey Logano
18 28 +10 Noah Gragson
19 20 +1 Corey LaJoie
20 17 -3 Ty Dillon
21 26 +5 Harrison Burton
22 16 -6 Cole Custer
23 25 +2 Michael McDowell
24 12 -12 Chase Briscoe
25 31 +6 Todd Gilliland
26 7 -19 Aric Almirola
27 35 +8 Chris Buescher
28 33 +5 Josh Bilicki
29 14 -15 Chase Elliott
30 2 -28 Tyler Reddick
31 27 -4 J.J. Yeley
32 22 -10 Erik Jones
33 19 -14 Daniel Suarez
34 29 -5 Cody Ware
35 15 -20 Justin Haley
36 32 -4 B.J. McLeod
Stage Results
Driver Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage Pts
Kyle Busch 1 2 19
Chase Elliott 3 5 14
Ross Chastain 2 7 13
Kurt Busch 1 10
Ryan Blaney 9 3 10
Austin Cindric 4 7
Tyler Reddick 4 7
William Byron 5 6
Kyle Larson 6 5
Martin Truex, Jr. 6 5
Bubba Wallace 7 10 5
Denny Hamlin 8 3
Erik Jones 8 3
Joey Logano 9 2
Alex Bowman 10 1
Christopher Bell
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Austin Dillon
Brad Keselowski
Kevin Harvick
Noah Gragson
Corey LaJoie
Ty Dillon
Harrison Burton
Cole Custer
Michael McDowell
Chase Briscoe
Todd Gilliland
Aric Almirola
Chris Buescher
Josh Bilicki
J.J. Yeley
Daniel Suarez
Cody Ware
Justin Haley
B.J. McLeod
Model Performance

How well did the NR-Rating model predict this race? Across 31 matched drivers, the model averaged 8.6 positions off — close to the season average of 8.5. Average

Pos Driver Predicted Actual Delta
2 Kyle Larson 13.1 2 +11.1
4 Denny Hamlin 6.2 4 +2.2
5 Christopher Bell 9.2 5 +4.2
6 Martin Truex, Jr. 15.4 6 +9.4
7 Ross Chastain 14.5 7 +7.5
8 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 19.9 8 +11.9
9 Alex Bowman 16.2 9 +7.2
10 Bubba Wallace 12.7 10 +2.7
11 Austin Cindric 15.4 11 +4.4
12 Ryan Blaney 8.2 12 -3.8
13 Austin Dillon 19.9 13 +6.9
14 Brad Keselowski 15.4 14 +1.4
16 William Byron 10.7 16 -5.3
17 Joey Logano 11.9 17 -5.1
18 Noah Gragson 22.9 18 +4.9
19 Corey LaJoie 22.2 19 +3.2
20 Ty Dillon 22.9 20 +2.9
22 Cole Custer 22.0 22 0.0
23 Michael McDowell 16.9 23 -6.1
24 Chase Briscoe 7.8 24 -16.2

(showing top 20 finishers)

Predicted finish from NR-Rating model. Delta = predicted − actual (positive = driver beat prediction). Confidence: High Confidence = low variance (stdDev ≤ 9), Moderate = medium variance, Coinflip = high variance.

Historical Context

  • Kurt Busch: has 33 career starts at Kansas Speedway with a 15.1 avg finish (1 win) — the model may have underweighted this track history.
  • Denny Hamlin: was the model’s top pick based on 40 career starts at Kansas Speedway with a 12.4 avg finish (5 wins), finishing P4 on the day.
  • Cody Ware: was the biggest surprise, finishing P34 vs predicted P57. Track history: 9 starts, 32.7 avg finish.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the 2022 AdventHealth 400?
Kurt Busch won the 2022 AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway driving for Richard Childress Racing.
Where was the 2022 AdventHealth 400 held?
The 2022 AdventHealth 400 was held at Kansas Speedway on May 15, 2022.