2022 Ambetter 301
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 20 of 36 in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
| Date | July 17, 2022 | ||
| Location | New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.058 miles (1.703 km) | ||
| Distance | 301 laps, 318.458 mi (512.603 km) | ||
| Average speed | 98.113 miles per hour (157.898 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 29.964 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 173 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | USA | ||
| Announcers | Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Burton, and Steve Letarte | ||
| Nielsen ratings | 1.45 (2,403,000 viewers) | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | PRN | ||
| Booth announcers | Doug Rice and Mark Garrow | ||
| Turn announcers | Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Doug Turnbull (3 & 4) | ||
The 2022 Ambetter 301 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on July 17, 2022, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. Contested over 301 laps, on the 1.058-mile (1.703 km) speedway. It was the 20th race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season.
This race was the last start for 2004 champion Kurt Busch, as Busch suffered a concussion during the second qualifying round for the next race, and the injuries from that crash ended up being career-ending; he announced on August 26, 2023 that he was officially retiring.