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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
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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
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- (R)
denotes rookie driver.
- (i)
denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
Notes
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- ^
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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Official race results
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Standings after the race
[
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- Drivers' Championship standings
- Note
: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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References
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Networks
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Current
programs
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Current
commentators
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Color commentators
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Pit reporters
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Pre-race show
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Spanish
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Other commentators
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Former
commentators
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Music
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Daytona 500
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