UPDATE: We’re updating Sunday race results here.
Round 2 update: Austin Cindric has claimed the pole for Sunday’s race. Below are second round results to determine the top ten of the starting lineup. The full starting lineup is at the bottom of the page.
Austin Cindric: 41.226
Erik Jones: 41.342
Kyle Busch: 41.437
Denny Hamlin: 41.529
Daniel Hemric: 41.585
Ryan Blaney: 41.588
Joey Logano: 42.197
Brad Keselowski: DNF
William Byron: DNF
Chase Elliott: DNF
Round 1, Group B update: Group B has wrapped up and the five to advance are Chase Elliott, Ryan Blaney, Austin Cindric, Erik Jones, and William Byron.
Chase Elliott: 41.177
Ryan Blaney: 41.271
Austin Cindric: 41.31
Erik Jones: 41.316
William Byron: 41.478
Tyler Reddick: 41.516
Martin Truex, Jr.: 41.517
Kyle Larson: 41.594
Daniel Suarez: 41.636
Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.: 41.688
Ty Dillon: 41.777
Harrison Burton: 41.989
Todd Gilliland: 42.505
Cody Ware: 42.634
Garrett Smithley: 43.953
No attempt: Justin Haley, Kevin Harvick, Ross Chastain, Bubba Wallace, and Kurt Busch.
Round 1, Group A update: The first group of drivers wrapped and Joey Logano, Brad Keselowski, Daniel Hemric, and Denny Hamlin all advanced to the second round.
On Sunday, February 27th at 3:30 p.m. ET we will see the running of the 2022 WISE Power 400 from the Auto Club Speedway down in Fontana, California. This event was moved in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and was replaced with the O’Reilly Auto Parts 253.
Back in California, the third race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series will be held on the two-mile track for 200 slaps for a total of 400 miles. The defending champion of the race from 2020 is Alex Bowman. Kyle Larson is the pre-qualifying favorite to finish top three at DraftKings Sportsbook with even money odds. Kyle Busch and Chase Elliott follow at +195.
A two-round qualifying process will take place on Saturday afternoon at 2:35 p.m. ET. The circuit has brought back full qualifying after using a performance-metric formula for most races in 2021. The first round features every driver split into two groups and running one lap. The five fastest in each group advance to a second-round to determine the top ten racers.
Below is the full entry field. We’ll update with the starting lineup once it is finalized.
2022 Wise Power 400 starting lineup
| Order | Driver | Car # |
|---|---|---|
| Order | Driver | Car # |
| 1 | Austin Cindric | 2 |
| 2 | Erik Jones | 43 |
| 3 | Kyle Busch | 18 |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin | 11 |
| 5 | Daniel Hemric | 16 |
| 6 | Ryan Blaney | 12 |
| 7 | Joey Logano | 22 |
| 8 | Chase Elliott | 9 |
| 9 | Brad Keselowski | 6 |
| 10 | William Byron | 24 |
| 11 | Tyler Reddick | 8 |
| 12 | Martin Truex, Jr. | 19 |
| 13 | Kyle Larson | 5 |
| 14 | Alex Bowman | 48 |
| 15 | Daniel Suarez | 99 |
| 16 | Austin Dillon | 3 |
| 17 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | 47 |
| 18 | Ty Dillon | 42 |
| 19 | Christopher Bell | 20 |
| 20 | Chris Buescher | 17 |
| 21 | Cole Custer | 41 |
| 22 | Harrison Burton | 21 |
| 23 | Michael McDowell | 34 |
| 24 | Chase Briscoe | 14 |
| 25 | Corey LaJoie | 7 |
| 26 | Todd Gilliland | 38 |
| 27 | Cody Ware | 51 |
| 28 | Josh Bilicki | 77 |
| 29 | Garrett Smithley | 15 |
| 30 | B.J. McLeod | 78 |
| 31 | Aric Almirola | 10 |
| 32 | Kevin Harvick | 4 |
| 33 | Ross Chastain | 1 |
| 34 | Bubba Wallace | 23 |
| 35 | Justin Haley | 31 |
| 36 | Kurt Busch | 45 |