The 2022 Race to Stop Suicide 200 was an ARCA Menards Series East race that was held on February 15, 2022. It was contested over 200 laps on the 0.48-mile (0.77 km) short track. It was the first race of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series East season. Kyle Busch Motorsports driver Sammy Smith, the reigning champion, collected his first win of the season.
| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 of 7 in the 2022 ARCA Menards Series East season | |||
| Date | February 15, 2022 | ||
| Location | New Smyrna Speedway in New Smyrna Beach, Florida | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.48 mi (0.77 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 96.00 mi (154.497 km) | ||
| Average speed | 48.275 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Kyle Busch Motorsports | ||
| Time | 18.506 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Sammy Smith | Kyle Busch Motorsports | |
| Laps | 167 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 18 | Sammy Smith | Kyle Busch Motorsports | |
Background edit
Entry list edit
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice/Qualifying edit
Practice and qualifying were both combined into one 90-minute session, with a driver's fastest time counting as their qualifying lap.
Race results edit
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Pts | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 18 | Sammy Smith | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 200 | 167 | 49 | Running | |
| 2 | 2 | 17 | Taylor Gray | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 200 | 33 | 43 | Running | |
| 3 | 7 | 30 | Max Gutierrez | Rette Jones Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | 41 | Running | |
| 4 | 4 | 02 | Leland Honeyman | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | 40 | Running | |
| 5 | 3 | 74 | Donald Theetge | Visconti Motorsports | Toyota | 200 | 0 | 39 | Running | |
| 6 | 5 | 44 | Mason Diaz | Ferrier-McClure Racing | Ford | 199 | 0 | 38 | Running | |
| 7 | 6 | 60 | Logan Misuraca | Josh Williams Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | 37 | Running | |
| 8 | 8 | 11 | Willie Mullins | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 198 | 0 | 36 | Running | |
| 9 | 10 | 01 | Stephanie Moyer | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 193 | 0 | 35 | Running | |
| 10 | 11 | 10 | Ed Pompa | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 190 | 0 | 34 | Running | |
| 11 | 9 | 42 | Christian Rose | Cook Racing Technologies | Toyota | 145 | 0 | 33 | Crash | |
| 12 | 13 | 22 | Steve Austin | CCM Racing | Chevrolet | 122 | 0 | 32 | Brakes | |
| 13 | 15 | 95 | Caleb Costner | Costner Motorsports | Chevrolet | 47 | 0 | 31 | Overheating | |
| 14 | 12 | 12 | Tony Cosentino | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 21 | 0 | 30 | Brakes | |
| 15 | 14 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 | 0 | 29 | Engine | |
| 16 | 16 | 0 | Zachary Tinkle | Wayne Peterson Racing | Ford | 0 | 0 | 28 | Transmission | |
| Withdrew | ||||||||||
| WD | 14 | Andrew Tuttle | Last Chance Racing | Ford | ||||||
| WD | 49 | Ashton Higgins | ALH Motorsports | Toyota | ||||||
| Official race results | ||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Entry List". arcaracing.com. February 11, 2022. Retrieved February 12, 2022.