by Dale Earnhardt Jr officiates at the famous event at Florence Motor Speedway
Florence Motor Speedway is a 4/10 mile asphalt oval in cool Timmonsville, South Carolina. Tonight the track hosts the famous South Carolina 400.
Check out the full 2022 South Carolina 400 results below.
South Carolina 400
18 Nov | Nov 19
Dale Earnhardt Jr. achieved his goal of making the show and he will start from 27th position. Sam Yarbrough and Mason Diaz took the front row. 200 laps later Model racing is next…
South Carolina 400
Stage 1 – Report
Rounds: 75 (1-75 / 200)
Green flag, they’re running side by side into turn one. Yarbrough wins the race at turn two from the inside lane. Matt Cox follows him to second place.
Lap 8, Conner Jones works right behind Yarbrough. He drives by to take the lead!
Lap 10, several cars tangle and go over the bank of turn two. The caution is over.
Green, Jones and Yarbrough run side by side into turn one. Yarbrough takes the lead down the inside lane.
Lap 22, Jones continues to work on the outside lane. He works right behind Yarbrough and returns to the front of the race.
round 25
Lap 25, caution as bonnet on the circuit.
Green, Yarbrough and Jones run side by side into the first corner. Jones wins the battle on the outside lane as most of the leaders are behind him on the inside lane.
Lap 40, Dexter Canipe and Katie Hettinger battle it out at turn one. Canipe bounces off the inner wall and rips off the front end. Eleven cars get tangled in turn one! Dale Earnhardt Jr. pulls up short of the scene and drives away unscathed as the crowd cheers.
Green, Connor Jones and Ryan Millington run side-by-side into turn one. A few laps later, Jones wins the fight on the outside lane.
Lap 60, Matt Cox works his way into Jones in battle for the lead. He sniffs the line ahead. A few laps later, Cox Jones finally clears the field and takes the lead in the race.
Matt Cox wins stage one of the South Carolina 400!
Florence Motor Speedway (Stage 1) results: 1. Matt Cox; 2. Sam Jarbrough; 3. Connor Jones; 4. Matthew Craig; 5. Zack Miracle; 6.Ryan Millington; 7.Carson Kvapil; 8.Mark Wertz; 9. Mason Diaz; 10. Kaden Honeycutt; (Note: Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 18th)
South Carolina 400
Stage 2 – Report
Rounds: 75 (76-150/200)
The entire field hits the pit lane. The field is frozen while teams make adjustments and change tires.
Green flag on stage two, Cox and Yarbrough race side-by-side for the lead into Turn One. Cox holds the lead on the inside while Yarbrough tucks right on his rear bumper.
Lap 85, Cox washes off bottom lane. Yarbrough fills the hole and he returns to the top.
Lap 100, Connor Jones falls quickly through the field.
Lap 120, Yarbrough working with heavy lap traffic. Cox is all over his bumper.
Lap 125, Dale Earnhardt Jr. has moved into the top 10.
Lap 135, Averitt Lucas spins and caution is over.
Green, Yarbrough and Cox run side-by-side into turn one as they pull away from third-place Carson Kvapil. Laps later, Yarbrough completes the pass to hold the lead.
Kaden Honeycutt misses the bottom while running under Mason Diaz in 4th place and Honeycutt spins at turn three. Several riders spin behind them and the caution is off!
Sam Yarbrough wins stage two as it finishes under yellow!
Florence Motor Speedway (Stage 2) results: 1. Sam Jarbrough; 2. Matt Cox; 3.Carson Kvapil; 4. Jacob Heafner; 5. Dale Earnhardt Jr.; 6. Brendan Queen; 7. Doug Barnes; 8. Matthew Craig; 9. Casey Kelly; 10.Landon Pembleton;
South Carolina 400
Stage 3 – Report
Rounds: 50 (151-200/200)
The field returns to the pit lane for the last time as positions are frozen. It’s the last chance for tires and adjustments.
Green flag on the final stage, Cox and Yarbrough run side-by-side into turn one. Cox is clear about the outside lane.
44 to go, Queen moves Earnhardt Jr. off the inside lane and he takes the spot.
37 to go, 12-year-old Tristan McKee slams the inside wall after Ryan Glenski jacked him up on the front stretch and caution is off. After the incident, Glenski parks himself.
Coming onto the green, Jacob Heafner runs out of line from 4th place and issues a caution.
Penalty: Heafner thought he had a flat tire. The crew changed the tire but the officer stated the tire was not blown.
Green, Yarbrough clears Cox from turn two!
36 to go, Anthony Adams has gone off track and caution is off.
Green, Yarbrough is clear into turn one. Cox and Kvapil rub fenders for 2nd place, Kvapil wins this fight while Cox collects it.
33 to go, Mason Diaz works within Earnhardt Jr for 5th place. Diaz attacked from behind after the fall at the end of stage two.
25 to go
With 25 to go, Yarbrough drives away from the rest of the field. He cuts through the traffic in a hurry.
20 to go, Diaz leans on Kvapil’s bumper and he takes away 3rd place.
18 to go, Doug Barnes and Brandon Pierce get tangled and the caution is off.
Green, Yarbrough and Cox rub fenders for the turn one lead! Cox leads while Diaz takes away 2nd place.
17 to go, Diaz looking into Cox for the lead into turn three. Cox tries to close the door but he’s already there. They’re in light contact, Cox is sideways and Diaz is charging through the field to take the lead in the race!
13 to go, Dale Earnhardt Jr spins Cox out of turn two, caution.
Penalty: Dale Earnhardt Jr. was penalized and pushed to the back of the field.
Green, Diaz and Yarbrough are running side by side for the lead. A lap later, Diaz breaks loose on the inside but stays on the gas as they rub the doors for the lead.
11 to go, Diaz rubs Yarbrough wide out of turn two. Yarbrough almost spins in the grass and caution is off.
Yarbrough cautiously pulls past Diaz. The two drivers carefully rub the doors.
As per the rules, Yarbrough will restart in 2nd place as he never fully rotated. Timing goes back to the previous lap.
Green, Yarbough goes deep inside at turn two. Diaz crosses under him and takes the lead.
12 to go
With 12 to go, Yarbrough crashed into Diaz’s bumper at turn three. Diaz spins and the caution is off.
Penalty: Yarbrough is sent backwards.
Mason Diaz has his car parked on the front track. “You can tow my car,” Diaz said.
Green, Kvapil and Brendan Queen rub doors for the lead.
Queen wins the battle for leadership. Zack Miracle and Kvapil make contact with 2nd place. Miracle goes sideways and several cars are collected, be careful.
Green with a 9 to go, Queen and Kvapil run side by side into turn one. Queen wins the fight over the outside lane at turn two.
5 to go, Queen leads Kvapil by 1 car length.
3 to go, Dale Earnhardt Jr. breaks free on the bumps under Landon Pembleton. Pembleton spins and the caution is off.
Penalty: Dale Earnhardt Jr. sent back a second time.
Green, Queen and Kvapil even run into turn one and out of turn two. Queen clears him from round four! Kvapil puts on his bumper.
1 to go, Queen has opened the gap.
Brendan Queen Wins the South Carolina 400 at Florence Motor Speedway!
South Carolina 400
race results
Florence Motor Speedway
November 19, 2022
The following includes the Late Model Stock division:
qualification
1. Sam Jarbrough; 2. Mason Diaz; 3. Landon Pembleton; 4. Matt Cox; 5. Kaden Honeycutt; 6. Doug Barnes; 7. Zack Miracle; 8. Conner Jones; 9.Carson Kvapil; 10.Ryan Millington;
11.Mark Wertz; 12. Matt Craig; 13. Katie Hettinger; 14. Trent Barnes; 15. Cody Kelley; 16. Jacob Heafner; 17. Brendan Queen; 18.Justin Hicks; 19. Casey Kelly; 20. Dexter Canipe Jr.;
21.Riley Gentry; 22. Tristian McKee; 23.Justin Whitaker; 24.Michael Bumgarner; 25. Landon Huffman; 26. Dale Earnhardt Jr.; 27.Brandon Pierce; 28. Heath Causey; 29.Isabella Robusto; 30. Kade Brown;
31.Justin Milliken; 32. Ryley Music; 33. Bryant Barnhill; 34.Ryan Glenski; 35. Ross-Dalton; 36.Whitney Meggs; 37. Anthony Adams; 38. Blaise Brinkley; 39.Austin Somero; 40.Jamie York; 41.Jamie Weatherford; 42. Averitt Lucas;
main event
200 rounds | $12,000 up for grabs
1. Brendan Queen
2.Carson Kvapil
3.Isabella Rubusto
4. Cody Kelley
5. Matthew Craig
6. Bryant Barnhill
7. Doug Barnes
8. BooBoo Dalton
9. Dale Earnhardt Jr
10. Casey Kelly
11. Heath Causey
12. Averitt Lucas
13. Landon Pembleton
14. Kade Brown
15. Anthony Adams
16.Justin Whitaker
17.Riley Gentry
18.Brandon Pierce
19. Whitney Meggs
20. Sam Yarbrough
21. Zack Miracle
22. Connor Jones
23. Mason Diaz
24. Matt Cox
25. Katie Hettinger
26. Jacob Heafner
27.Tristan McKee
28.Ryan Glenski
29. Mark Wertz
30. Kaden Honeycutt
31.Justin Milliken
32.Ryan Millington
33. Austin Somero
34.Michael Bumgarner
35. Blaise Brinkley
36. Dexter Canipe Jr
37. Trent Barnes
38. Landon Huffman
39. Jamie York
40.Justin Hicks
41. Ryley Music
42.Jamie Weatherford
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