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[[Christopher Bell (racing driver)|Christopher Bell]] started the race from the pole position. The race had 41 lead changes among 16 drivers. [[Bubba Wallace]] won the first stage of the race. During a restart in the second stage, a multicar wreck occurred that involved [[Joey Logano]], [[Daniel Suárez]], [[Ty Dillon]], and [[Harrison Burton]]. [[William Byron (racing driver)|William Byron]], who led the most laps in the race, won the second stage of the race. [[Erik Jones]] was leading late in the race. On the final lap, [[Kyle Larson]] attempted to pass Jones for the lead while Jones blocked Larson. [[Ross Chastain]] was able to pass both cars and win the race, his second win of the season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cain|first=Holly|url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2022/04/24/results-cup-series-2022-talladega-geico-500-race-recap/ |title=Ross Chastain converts last-lap pass, wins Talladega thriller |website=NASCAR |date=April 24, 2022 |access-date=May 3, 2022}}</ref>

* This was Kyle Larson's best finish at a Superspeedway.

'''Round 11: [[2022 DuraMAX Drydene 400|DuraMAX Drydene 400]]'''

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[[Christopher Bell (racing driver)|Christopher Bell]] won the pole position. [[Chase Briscoe]] spun on lap 6, bringing out the first caution. Many cars suffered punctures in the left-rear tire, including [[Daniel Suárez]] with 19 laps to go in Stage 1. The stage was eventually won by [[Kyle Busch]]. [[William Byron (racing driver)|William Byron]] and [[Martin Truex Jr.]] also had left-rear punctures, the latter with two laps to go for the end of stage 2; which was won by [[Kurt Busch]]. In the final stage, Kurt Busch fought with [[Kyle Larson]] for the lead. With 86 laps to go, the pair were side by side and Larson slid; but kept his car from spinning out. Later, [[Chase Elliott]] also had a left rear puncture, bringing out the seventh caution. Larson and Kurt Busch continued to fight for the win, with Kurt Busch emerging as the eventual winner. Elliott retained the points lead.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2022/05/15/kurt-busch-earns-first-win-of-2022-with-23xi-racing-at-kansas-speedway/ |title=Kurt Busch earns first win of 2022 with 23XI Racing at Kansas Speedway |last=Spencer |first=Reid |website=NASCAR |date=May 15, 2022 |access-date=May 16, 2022}}</ref>

* This was Kurt Busch's final win.

'''Exhibition: [[2022 NASCAR All-Star Race|NASCAR All-Star Race]]'''

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[[Martin Truex Jr.]] won the pole. [[Alex Bowman]] got into the wall after contact with [[Ty Dillon]] and collected [[Josh Bilicki]]. [[Corey LaJoie]] got into the wall after contact with [[Harrison Burton]]. Truex dominated and won both stages. Truex fell back as [[Chase Elliott]] took the lead after the final round of green flag pit stops. [[Christopher Bell (racing driver)|Christopher Bell]] took the lead from Elliott on lap 259 and pulled away to his second career win.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mrn.com/2022/07/17/bell-victorious-at-magic-mile/ |title=Bell Scores Second Career Win at The Magic Mile |last=Spencer |first=Reid |website=NASCAR |date=July 17, 2022 |access-date=September 5, 2022}}</ref>

* This was Kurt Busch's final start.

'''Round 21: [[2022 M&M's Fan Appreciation 400|M&M's Fan Appreciation 400]]'''

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[[Joey Logano]] won the pole. Logano won the first stage while [[Ryan Blaney]] won the second stage. [[Chase Elliott]] spun and got into the wall after contact with [[Ross Chastain]]. [[Brad Keselowski]] got a flat tire and the car caught fire. Logano took the lead from spring winner [[Chase Briscoe]] and held off Blaney to win the race and become the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Champion.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://m.nascar.com/news-media/2022/11/06/joey-logano-joins-elite-group-by-winning-second-cup-series-championship/ |title=22 in 22: Joey Logano Dominates Phoenix En Route to Second Cup Championship |first=Zach|last=Sturniolo |website=NASCAR.com |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC |date=November 6, 2022}}</ref>

* This was Kyle Busch's final race with Joe Gibbs Racing. He finished seventh.

==Results and standings==