The 2022 Heart of America 200 was the eighth stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the 24th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 14, 2022, in Kansas City, Kansas at Kansas Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race was contested over 134 laps. Zane Smith, driving for Front Row Motorsports, would have a dominant performance, leading 108 laps and earning his sixth career truck series win.[1] It was his third win of the season. To fill out the podium, Ty Majeski of ThorSport Racing and Grant Enfinger of GMS Racing would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
| Race details | |||
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| Race 8 of 23 of the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series | |||
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| Date | May 14, 2022 | ||
| Official name | 24th Annual Heart of America 200 | ||
| Location | Kansas City, Kansas, Kansas Speedway | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 134 laps, 250.5 mi (403.1 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 134 laps, 250.5 mi (403.1 km) | ||
| Average speed | 127.709 mph (205.528 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Kyle Busch Motorsports | ||
| Time | 30.570 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | |
| Laps | 108 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox Sports 1 | ||
| Announcers | Vince Welch, Kurt Busch, Michael Waltrip | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
Background
editKansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval race track in the Village West area near Kansas City, Kansas, United States. It was built in 2001 and it currently hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The IndyCar Series also held races at the venue until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by NASCAR.
Entry list
edit- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
Notes
edit- ^ Due to flight cancellations, Bubba Wallace will pilot Friesen's No. 52 truck for practice and qualifying. Friesen however, made it to the race on time.[2]
Practice
editThe only 30-minute practice session was held on Saturday, May 14, at 11:00 AM CST.[3] Zane Smith of Front Row Motorsports was the fastest in the session, with a time of 30.960 seconds and a speed of 174.419 mph (280.700 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 30.960 | 174.419 |
| 2 | 66 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 31.213 | 173.005 |
| 3 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 31.322 | 172.403 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
editQualifying was held on Saturday, May 14, at 11:30 AM CST.[3] Since Kansas Speedway is an oval track, the qualifying system used is a single-car, one-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in the round wins the pole.[4]
John Hunter Nemechek of Kyle Busch Motorsports scored the pole for the race, with a time of 30.570 seconds and a speed of 176.644 mph (284.281 km/h). Since 35 trucks are entered, no one would fail to qualify.[5]
Race results
editStage 1 Laps: 30
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51 | Corey Heim (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 66 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 18 | Chandler Smith | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 4 | John Hunter Nemechek | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 19 | Derek Kraus | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 15 | Tanner Gray | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 42 | Carson Hocevar | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 30
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 51 | Corey Heim (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 4 | John Hunter Nemechek | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 66 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 42 | Carson Hocevar | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 15 | Tanner Gray | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 19 | Derek Kraus | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 91 | Colby Howard | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 74
| Fin. | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 134 | 108 | Running | 58 |
| 2 | 3 | 66 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 134 | 1 | Running | 51 |
| 3 | 21 | 23 | Grant Enfinger | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 4 | 6 | 18 | Chandler Smith | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 134 | 0 | Running | 40 |
| 5 | 17 | 98 | Christian Eckes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 134 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 6 | 1 | 4 | John Hunter Nemechek | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 134 | 3 | Running | 45 |
| 7 | 12 | 25 | Matt DiBenedetto | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 8 | 8 | 19 | Derek Kraus | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 9 | 10 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 134 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 10 | 15 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 134 | 4 | Running | 37 |
| 11 | 11 | 91 | Colby Howard | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 12 | 7 | 17 | Riley Herbst (i) | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 134 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 13 | 14 | 61 | Chase Purdy | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 134 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 14 | 5 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 134 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 15 | 16 | 42 | Carson Hocevar | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 16 | 20 | 16 | Tyler Ankrum | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 134 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 18 | 1 | Hailie Deegan | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 134 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 9 | 15 | Tanner Gray | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 134 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 19 | 25 | 45 | Lawless Alan (R) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 35 | 30 | Tate Fogleman | On Point Motorsports | Toyota | 133 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 33 | 5 | Tyler Hill | Hill Motorsports | Toyota | 133 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 19 | 40 | Dean Thompson (R) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 23 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | AM Racing | Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 22 | 02 | Jesse Little | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 132 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 24 | 44 | Kris Wright | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 132 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 13 | 24 | Jack Wood (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 131 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 26 | 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports | Toyota | 130 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 31 | 46 | Ryan Huff | G2G Racing | Toyota | 130 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 32 | 14 | Trey Hutchens | Trey Hutchens Racing | Chevrolet | 130 | 0 | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 29 | 33 | Josh Reaume | Reaume Brothers Racing | Toyota | 129 | 0 | Running | 7 |
| 31 | 30 | 12 | Spencer Boyd | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 127 | 0 | Running | 6 |
| 32 | 27 | 9 | Blaine Perkins (R) | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 126 | 0 | Running | 5 |
| 33 | 2 | 51 | Corey Heim (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 124 | 18 | Running | 23 |
| 34 | 28 | 20 | Matt Mills (i) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 91 | 0 | Axle | 0 |
| 35 | 34 | 43 | Jesse Iwuji (i) | Reaume Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 24 | 0 | Too Slow | 0 |
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Standings after the race
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References
edit- ^ Spencer, Reid (May 14, 2022). "Zane Smith cruises to Truck Series win at Kansas Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Wire Service.
- ^ Srigley, Joseph (May 14, 2022). "UPDATE: Bubba Wallace Practicing No. 52 Truck After Flight Cancellation Issues for Stewart Friesen". TobyChristie.com.
- ^ a b "2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Kansas Race Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
- ^ "NASCAR announces practice, qualifying return in 2022". Official Site Of NASCAR. 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
- ^ Srigley, Joseph (May 14, 2022). "John Hunter Nemechek Secures Second Straight Pole, KBM Locks Out Front Row at Kansas". TobyChristie.com.