2022 Heart of America 200

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.

2022 Heart of America 200
Race details
Race 8 of 23 of the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
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

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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.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Hailie Deegan David Gilliland Racing Ford Built Ford Tough
02 Jesse Little Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Young's Building Systems
4 John Hunter Nemechek Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Mobil 1
5 Tyler Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota Hill Motorsports
9 Blaine Perkins (R) CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet Raceline Brakes
12 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Freedom Warranty
14 Trey Hutchens Trey Hutchens Racing Chevrolet Trey Hutchens Racing
15 Tanner Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford Ford Performance
16 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota LiUNA
17 Riley Herbst (i) David Gilliland Racing Ford Monster Energy
18 Chandler Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota ChargeMe
19 Derek Kraus McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet NAPA Adaptive One Caliper
20 Matt Mills (i) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet J. F. Electric
22 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet AM Technical Solutions
23 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Chevrolet Champion Power Equipment
24 Jack Wood (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Chevy Liners
25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley WAR Chevrolet Rackley Roofing, W. A. R. Shocks
30 Tate Fogleman On Point Motorsports Toyota Rangeline Group
33 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota Reaume Brothers Racing
38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford Speedco
40 Dean Thompson (R) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Worldwide Express
42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Flint Police, Premier Security
43 Jesse Iwuji (i) Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet Equity Prime Mortgage
44 Kris Wright Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Big Dog Energy
45 Lawless Alan (R) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet AutoPartIt.com
46 Ryan Huff G2G Racing Toyota G2G Racing
51 Corey Heim (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota JBL
52 Stewart Friesen[N 1] Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota Halmar International
56 Timmy Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota Capillus, HairClub
61 Chase Purdy Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota Bama Buggies
66 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Toyota American Racing Wheels
88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota Ideal Door, Menards
91 Colby Howard McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet Gates Hydraulics
98 Christian Eckes ThorSport Racing Toyota Tsport, Curb Records
99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota Tenda Care Products
Official entry list

Notes

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  1. ^ 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).

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

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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]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 4 John Hunter Nemechek Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 30.570 176.644
2 51 Corey Heim (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 30.688 175.965
3 66 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Toyota 30.825 175.182
4 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 30.828 175.165
5 52 Bubba Wallace (i) Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 30.866 174.950
6 18 Chandler Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 30.884 174.848
7 17 Riley Herbst (i) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.915 174.672
8 19 Derek Kraus McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 30.980 174.306
9 15 Tanner Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford 31.068 173.812
10 91 Colby Howard McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 31.147 173.371
11 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 31.147 173.371
12 25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley WAR Chevrolet 31.181 173.182
13 24 Jack Wood (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 31.187 173.149
14 61 Chase Purdy Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 31.197 173.094
15 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota 31.204 173.055
16 42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 31.215 172.994
17 98 Christian Eckes ThorSport Racing Toyota 31.240 172.855
18 1 Hailie Deegan David Gilliland Racing Ford 31.241 172.850
19 40 Dean Thompson (R) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 31.257 172.761
20 16 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 31.296 172.546
21 23 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Chevrolet 31.337 172.320
22 02 Jesse Little Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 31.391 172.024
23 22 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet 31.663 170.546
24 44 Kris Wright Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 31.684 170.433
25 45 Lawless Alan (R) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 31.825 169.678
26 56 Timmy Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota 31.987 168.819
27 9 Blaine Perkins (R) CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 32.016 168.666
28 20 Matt Mills (i) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 32.185 167.780
29 33 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota 32.397 166.682
30 12 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 32.519 166.057
31 46 Ryan Huff G2G Racing Toyota 32.696 165.158
Qualified by owner's points
32 14 Trey Hutchens Trey Hutchens Racing Chevrolet 32.954 163.865
33 5 Tyler Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota 32.987 163.701
34 43 Jesse Iwuji (i) Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 35.095 153.868
35 30 Tate Fogleman On Point Motorsports Toyota
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

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 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

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References

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  1. ^ Spencer, Reid (May 14, 2022). "Zane Smith cruises to Truck Series win at Kansas Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Wire Service.
  2. ^ Srigley, Joseph (May 14, 2022). "UPDATE: Bubba Wallace Practicing No. 52 Truck After Flight Cancellation Issues for Stewart Friesen". TobyChristie.com.
  3. ^ a b "2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Kansas Race Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  4. ^ "NASCAR announces practice, qualifying return in 2022". Official Site Of NASCAR. 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  5. ^ Srigley, Joseph (May 14, 2022). "John Hunter Nemechek Secures Second Straight Pole, KBM Locks Out Front Row at Kansas". TobyChristie.com.
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