2022 Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Race 8 of 36 in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series
The 2022 Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400 program cover.
Date	April 9, 2022 (2022-04-09)
Location	Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia
Course	Permanent racing facility 0.526 mi (0.847 km)
Distance	403 laps, 211.978 mi (341.341 km)
Scheduled Distance	400 laps, 210.4 mi (338.8 km)
Average speed	79.244 miles per hour (127.531 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports
Time	19.694
Most laps led
Driver	William Byron	Hendrick Motorsports
Laps	212
Winner
No. 24	William Byron	Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network	FS1
Announcers	Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Chad Knaus
Nielsen Ratings	1.10, 1.885 Million Viewers
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN
Booth Announcers	Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Rusty Wallace
Turn Announcers	Dave Moody (Backstretch)

The 2022 Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on April 9, 2022, at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. Contested over 403 laps – extended from 400 laps due to an overtime finish, on the 0.526 mile (0.847 km) paperclip-shaped short track, it was the eighth race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season. The Honorary starter for the race was Blue crew member Hunter Bowen and the Grand Marshal was Blue Crew member Whit Blattner

Martinsville Speedway is an NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948.

• (R) denotes rookie driver.
• (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

Chase Elliott was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 19.995 seconds and a speed of 94.704 mph (152.411 km/h).^[8]

Chase Elliott scored the pole for the race with a time of 19.694 and a speed of 96.151 mph (154.740 km/h).^[9]

Stage One Laps: 80

Stage Two Laps: 100

Stage Three Laps: 220

• Lead changes: 5 among 4 different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 4 for 36
• Red flags: 0
• Time of race: 2 hours, 40 minutes and 30 seconds
• Average speed: 79.244 miles per hour (127.531 km/h)

Fox Sports covered their 22nd race at the Martinsville Speedway. Mike Joy, 2018 Spring Martinsville winner Clint Bowyer and seven-time NASCAR Cup Series winning crew chief Chad Knaus called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled pit road for the television side. Larry McReynolds and Jamie McMurray provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.

MRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace called the race in the booth when the field raced down the frontstretch. Dave Moody called the race from a platform inside the backstretch when the field races down the backstretch. Steve Post and Kim Coon worked pit road for the radio side.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Chase Elliott 288 1 2 Ryan Blaney 285 (–3) 1 3 William Byron 276 (–12) 1 4 Joey Logano 261 (–27) 1 5 Ross Chastain 246 (–42) 1 6 Alex Bowman 237 (–51) 4 7 Martin Truex Jr. 237 (–51) 3 8 Aric Almirola 223 (–65) 1 9 Kevin Harvick 222 (–66) 10 Kyle Busch 221 (–67) 2 11 Chase Briscoe 220 (–68) 1 12 Tyler Reddick 202 (–86) 1 13 Kyle Larson 201 (–87) 1 14 Austin Cindric 201 (–87) 1 15 Austin Dillon 197 (–91) 2 16 Kurt Busch 187 (–101) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 296 2 Ford 274 (–22) 3 Toyota 268 (–28) Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. . – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.