Austin Cindric Daytona 500 NASCAR 2022 Race Winner

 

Rookie Austin Cindric has been crowned the 2022 Daytona 500 champion after a thrilling season opener race. Just a few years ago, Cindric was a relative newcomer to NASCAR. He has become a very competent road racer but spent a lot of time finding a way to run fast on the oval. Then it clicked - and now he's written his name in Daytona 500 history.

With the help of the draft from Penske teammate Ryan Blaney, Austin Cindric beat three different opponents (Brad Keselowski, Bubba Wallace, and Ryan Blaney) in the final round of the Daytona 500 to claim his first win in the NASCAR Cup Series.

Currently, Cindric is the 9th driver to win his first Career Cup at the Daytona 500 and second in a row. Cindric now joins the team, including Tiny Lund (1963), Mario Andretti (1967), Pete Hamilton (1970), Derrike Cope (1990), Sterling Marlin (1994), Michael Waltrip (2001), Trevor Bayne (2011), and Michael McDowell (2021). Check the full NASCAR Daytona 500 race results 2022.

 

2022 Daytona 500 NASCAR Cup Series Results

 

Positions	Car #	Drivers	Laps	Time	Gap	Laps led
1	2	Austin Cindric	201	3:31'52.433		21
2	23	Bubba Wallace	201	3:31'52.469	0.036	12
3	14	Chase Briscoe	201	3:31'52.524	0.091
4	12	Ryan Blaney	201	3:31'52.563	0.130	36
5	10	Aric Almirola	201	3:31'52.573	0.140
6	18	Kyle Busch	201	3:31'52.602	0.169	28
7	34	Michael McDowell	201	3:31'52.689	0.256
8	15	David Ragan	201	3:31'52.710	0.277
9	6	Brad Keselowski	201	3:31'52.723	0.290	67
10	9	Chase Elliott	201	3:31'52.824	0.391