Federated Auto Parts 400

Richmond Raceway — August 14, 2022

Kevin Harvick
Winner
400
Laps
39
Entries
9
Leaders

Kevin Harvick won the 2022 Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond Raceway on August 14, 2022, leading 55 of 400 laps. Christopher Bell finished second; Chris Buescher rounded out the podium. The race featured 9 different leaders.

Race Details
Date
Sunday, August 14, 2022
Season
2022
Winner
Leaders
9 drivers
Pos Start +/- Driver
1 23 +22 Kevin Harvick
2 22 +20 Christopher Bell
3 13 +10 Chris Buescher
4 8 +4 Denny Hamlin
5 6 +1 Chase Elliott
6 2 -4 Joey Logano
7 15 +8 Martin Truex, Jr.
8 25 +17 Aric Almirola
9 18 +9 Kyle Busch
10 14 +4 Ryan Blaney
11 3 -8 William Byron
12 11 -1 Austin Cindric
13 19 +6 Bubba Wallace
14 9 -5 Kyle Larson
15 1 -14 Brad Keselowski
16 7 -9 Austin Dillon
17 32 +15 Ty Dillon
18 12 -6 Ross Chastain
19 10 -9 Daniel Suarez
20 17 -3 Alex Bowman
21 Austin Cindric
22 21 -1 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
23 Noah Gragson
24 Cole Custer
25 Ty Dillon
26 24 -2 Cole Custer
27 Michael McDowell
28 Harrison Burton
29 Mike Rockenfeller
30 Todd Gilliland
31 Josh Williams
32 J.J. Yeley
33 Loris Hezemans
34 Conor Daly
35 Kyle Larson
36 Daniel Suarez
37 Ross Chastain
38 Joey Hand
39 Daniil Kvyat
Stage Results
Driver Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage Pts
Ross Chastain 5 2 15
William Byron 6 3 13
Daniel Suarez 4 5 13
Joey Logano 3 8 11
Ryan Blaney 20 1 10
Kyle Larson 1 13 10
Brad Keselowski 8 4 10
Denny Hamlin 2 11 9
Austin Cindric 9 7 6
Austin Dillon 15 6 5
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 7 14 4
Martin Truex, Jr. 17 9 2
Austin Cindric
Noah Gragson
Cole Custer
Ty Dillon
Michael McDowell
Harrison Burton
Mike Rockenfeller
Todd Gilliland
Josh Williams
J.J. Yeley
Loris Hezemans
Conor Daly
Kyle Larson
Daniel Suarez
Ross Chastain
Joey Hand
Daniil Kvyat
Model Performance

How well did the NR-Rating model predict this race? Across 24 matched drivers, the model averaged 4.6 positions off — better than the season average of 8.5. Excellent

Pos Driver Predicted Actual Delta
2 Christopher Bell 8.6 2 +6.6
3 Chris Buescher 10.3 3 +7.3
4 Denny Hamlin 6.8 4 +2.8
5 Chase Elliott 8.3 5 +3.3
6 Joey Logano 12.1 6 +6.1
7 Martin Truex, Jr. 13.8 7 +6.8
9 Kyle Busch 15.6 9 +6.6
10 Ryan Blaney 6.8 10 -3.2
11 William Byron 10.3 11 -0.7
12 Austin Cindric 17.0 12 +5.0
13 Bubba Wallace 14.0 13 +1.0
14 Kyle Larson 8.6 14 -5.4
15 Brad Keselowski 12.0 15 -3.0
16 Austin Dillon 17.0 16 +1.0
17 Ty Dillon 24.3 17 +7.3
18 Ross Chastain 13.8 18 -4.2
19 Daniel Suarez 15.6 19 -3.4
20 Alex Bowman 14.0 20 -6.0
22 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 20.1 22 -1.9
23 Noah Gragson 23.0 23 0.0

(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

  • Kevin Harvick: has 36 career starts at Richmond Raceway with a 7.9 avg finish (5 wins) — the model may have underweighted this track history.
  • Denny Hamlin: was the model’s top pick based on 27 career starts at Richmond Raceway with a 9.8 avg finish (3 wins), finishing P4 on the day.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the 2022 Federated Auto Parts 400?
Kevin Harvick won the 2022 Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond Raceway driving for Stewart-Haas Racing.
Where was the 2022 Federated Auto Parts 400 held?
The 2022 Federated Auto Parts 400 was held at Richmond Raceway on August 14, 2022.