Contested over 400 laps on the 1-mile (1.6 km) concrete speedway, it was the 11th race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season.

The race began on Sunday, May 1, before rain delayed it to Monday, May 2, after 78 laps were complete.

In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the NTT IndyCar Series.

Austin Cindric was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 22.807 seconds and a speed of 157.846 mph (254.029 km/h).

Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer and Larry McReynolds called the race from the broadcast booth.