| Race details | |||
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| Race 8 of 23 of the2022 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 | ||
| Course length | 1.5 miles (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 | ||
The2022 Heart of America 200 was the eighthstock car race of the2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the 24th iteration of theevent. The race was held on Saturday, May 14, 2022, inKansas City, Kansas atKansas Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race was contested over 134 laps.Zane Smith, driving forFront 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 ofThorSport Racing andGrant Enfinger ofGMS Racing would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km)tri-oval race track in theVillage West area nearKansas City,Kansas,United States. It was built in 2001 and it currently hosts two annualNASCAR race weekends. TheIndyCar Series also held races at the venue until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by NASCAR.
The only 30-minute practice session was held on Saturday, May 14, at 11:00 AMCST.[3]Zane Smith ofFront 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 was held on Saturday, May 14, at 11:30 AMCST.[3] SinceKansas Speedway is anoval 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 ofKyle 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]
Stage 1Laps: 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 2Laps: 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 3Laps: 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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