2022 Bush's Beans 200

Race details[1][2]
Race 18 of 20 of the2022 ARCA Menards Series Race 7 of 7 of the2022 ARCA Menards Series East Race 10 of 10 of the2022 Sioux Chief Showdown
Date	September 15, 2022
Official name	3rd Annual Bush's Beans 200
Location	Bristol Motor Speedway,Bristol, Tennessee
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	0.533 miles (0.858 km)
Distance	200 laps, 106.6 mi (171.556 km)
Scheduled distance	200 laps, 106.6 mi (171.556 km)
Average speed	68.248 mph (109.835 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Sammy Smith	Kyle Busch Motorsports
Time	15.171
Most laps led
Driver	Sammy Smith	Kyle Busch Motorsports
Laps	189
Winner
No. 18	Sammy Smith	Kyle Busch Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network	Fox Sports 1
Announcers	Jamie Little andPhil Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio	Motor Racing Network

The2022 Bush's Beans 200 was the 18thstock car race of the2022 ARCA Menards Series season, the 7th and final race of the2022 ARCA Menards Series East, the 10th and final race of the2022 Sioux Chief Showdown and the 2nd iteration of theevent. The race was held on Thursday, September 15, 2022, inBristol, Tennessee atBristol Motor Speedway, a 0.533 mile (0.858 km) permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete.Sammy Smith, driving forKyle Busch Motorsports, dominated the entire race, leading 189 laps for his fourth careerARCA Menards Series win, and his eighth careerARCA Menards Series East win, and his ninth win overall this season.^[3] To fill out the podium,Brandon Jones, driving forJoe Gibbs Racing, andTaylor Gray, driving forDavid Gilliland Racing, finished 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

AfterTaylor Gray spun during the middle of the race, Smith would claim the2022 ARCA Menards Series East championship, along with the2022 Sioux Chief Showdown championship.^[3][4][5] Although Gray ended up finishing in the third spot, he was too many points behind Smith to claim the title.

Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known asBristol International Raceway andBristol Raceway, is aNASCARshort track venue located inBristol,Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all-concrete surface, twopit roads, andstadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks. The track is billed as the "World's Fastest Half-Mile", even though that designation technically belongs to theVolusia Speedway Park dirt track.

• (R) denotes rookie driver

The only 50-minute practice session was held on Thursday, September 15, at 2:30 PMEST.^[6]Sammy Smith, driving forKyle Busch Motorsports, was the fastest in the session, with a lap of 15.237, and an average speed of 125.930 mph (202.665 km/h).^[7]

Qualifying was held on Thursday, September 15, at 3:30 PMEST. The qualifying system used is a multiple-car, multiple-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in the round wins the pole.^[6]Sammy Smith, driving forKyle Busch Motorsports, scored the pole for the race, with a lap of 15.171, and an average speed of 126.478 mph (203.547 km/h).^[8]

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Nick Sanchez 844 2 Daniel Dye 839 (-5) 3 Rajah Caruth 814 (-30) 4 Greg Van Alst 719 (-125) 5 Toni Breidinger 708 (-136) 6 Sammy Smith 706 (-138) 7 Amber Balcaen 655 (-189) 8 Brad Smith 600 (-244) 1 9 Taylor Gray 527 (-317) 1 10 Zachary Tinkle 519 (-325) Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

• 2022 ARCA Menards Series
• 2022 ARCA Menards Series East
• NASCAR races at Bristol Motor Speedway
• September 2022 sports events in the United States
• 2022 in sports in Tennessee

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