Erik Jones scored his first victory of the 2022 NASCAR Cup season in the Southern500, as the playoffs got underway at Darlington. Leading title chaser Denny Hamlin was second as contenders Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick and Chase Elliott hit strife ⬇️
Petty GMS Motorsports driver Jones, who had run in in the top 10 for most of the 367-lap race, inherited the lead with 22 laps remaining when the engine blew on Kyle Busch's Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota under caution.
and came 55 years to the day for the last victory at Darlington scored by his current team's famous #43 car in the hands of team co-owner Richard Petty. “On that trophy twice, man. I was pumped to be on it once, but to have it on there twice – pretty cool.” Asked if there was anything different he could have done to get around Jones, Hamlin said: “Not without contact.”Motorsport Images
Busch had been challenging at the front for much of the race, taking victory in Stage 2 ahead of team-mate Martin Truex Jr, and moved ahead of the 2017 champion on lap 336 when Truex reported he had lost power steering and his engine was overheating.
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