Eighth race of the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Motor car race
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.
Background
Kansas 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
(R) denotes rookie driver.
(i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
Notes
^ 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
The 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).
Qualifying
Qualifying 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
Stage 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
Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Note : Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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