2022 Herr's Snacks 200

The 2022 Herr's Snacks 200 was the 19th stock car race of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 26th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 1, 2022, in Salem, Indiana at Salem Speedway, a 0.555 mile (0.893 km) permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Sammy Smith, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, captured the win in a dominating fashion, leading every lap for his fifth career ARCA Menards Series win, and his fifth of the season.[3] To fill out the podium, Jesse Love, driving for Venturini Motorsports, and Daniel Dye, driving for GMS Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

2022 Herr's Snacks 200
Race details[1][2]
Race 19 of 20 of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series
Date October 1, 2022
Official name 26th Annual Herr's Snacks 200
Location Salem Speedway, Salem, Indiana
Course Permanent racing facility
0.555 mi (0.893 km)
Distance 200 laps, 111 mi (179 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 111 mi (179 km)
Average speed 79.856 mph (128.516 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Kyle Busch Motorsports
Time 17.157
Most laps led
Driver Sammy Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports
Laps 200
Winner
No. 18 Sammy Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network MAVTV
Announcers Krista Voda, Jim Tretow
Radio in the United States
Radio ARCA Racing Network

Background

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Salem Speedway is a .555 miles (0.893 km) long paved oval motor racetrack in Washington Township, Washington County, near Salem, Indiana, approximately 100 miles (160 km) south of Indianapolis. The track has 33° degrees of banking in the corners. Major auto racing series that run at Salem are ARCA and USAC.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
01 Tim Monroe Fast Track Racing Ford Fast Track High Performance Driving School
2 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Chevrolet Gainbridge, Max Siegel Inc.
03 Alex Clubb Clubb Racing Inc. Ford Delma Cowart Throwback
06 Nate Moeller* Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota GreatRailing.com
6 Rajah Caruth (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet Max Siegel Inc.
10 Bryce Haugeberg Fast Track Racing Toyota Universal Technical Institute
11 Ed Pompa Fast Track Racing Toyota Hy Torc of New York, Double H Ranch
12 Zachary Tinkle Fast Track Racing Ford Racing for Rescues
15 Conner Jones Venturini Motorsports Toyota Jones Utilities
17 Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford Ford Performance
18 Sammy Smith (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota TMC Transportation
20 Jesse Love (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota Crescent Tools
25 Toni Breidinger (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota Pit Viper Sunglasses
30 Amber Balcaen (R) Rette Jones Racing Ford ICON Direct
35 Greg Van Alst Greg Van Alst Motorsports Ford CB Fabricating
43 Daniel Dye (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Halifax Health, SolarFit
44 Landon Huffman Jeff McClure Racing Ford Ferrier-McClure Racing
48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet PSST...Copraya Websites
69 Will Kimmel Kimmel Racing Ford Kimmel Racing
Official entry list
  • Tim Richmond was entered in the No. 06, but was replaced by Moeller after he crashed in qualifying.

Practice

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The only 45-minute practice session was held on Saturday, October 1, at 12:30 PM EST.[4] Sammy Smith, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, and Jesse Love, driving for Venturini Motorsports, were both tied for the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 17.291, and an average speed of 115.551 mph (185.961 km/h).[5]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 18 Sammy Smith (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 17.291 115.551
2 20 Jesse Love (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota 17.291 115.551
3 15 Conner Jones Venturini Motorsports Toyota 17.597 113.542
Full practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Saturday, October 1, at 2:00 PM EST. The qualifying system used is a single-car, two-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in the round wins the pole.[4] Sammy Smith, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, scored the pole for the race, with a lap of 17.157, and an average speed of 116.454 mph (187.415 km/h).[6]

Pos. # Name Team Make Time Speed
1 18 Sammy Smith (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 17.157 116.454
2 17 Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford 17.298 115.505
3 20 Jesse Love (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota 17.324 115.331
4 6 Rajah Caruth (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 17.352 115.145
5 2 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Chevrolet 17.410 114.762
6 43 Daniel Dye (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 17.454 114.472
7 69 Will Kimmel Kimmel Racing Ford 17.457 114.453
8 15 Conner Jones Venturini Motorsports Toyota 17.538 113.924
9 44 Landon Huffman Jeff McClure Racing Ford 17.771 112.430
10 35 Greg Van Alst Greg Van Alst Motorsports Ford 18.084 110.484
11 25 Toni Breidinger (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota 18.257 109.437
12 12 Zachary Tinkle Fast Track Racing Ford 18.518 107.895
13 11 Ed Pompa Fast Track Racing Toyota 18.907 105.675
14 10 Bryce Haugeberg Fast Track Racing Toyota 19.372 103.139
15 01 Tim Monroe Fast Track Racing Ford 20.100 99.403
16 03 Alex Clubb Clubb Racing Inc. Ford 21.138 94.522
17 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet 21.417 93.290
18 06 Nate Moeller Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota - -
19 30 Amber Balcaen (R) Rette Jones Racing Ford - -
Official qualifying results

Race results

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Fin. St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 1 18 Sammy Smith (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 200 200 Running 49
2 3 20 Jesse Love (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota 200 0 Running 42
3 6 43 Daniel Dye (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 200 0 Running 41
4 7 69 Will Kimmel Kimmel Racing Ford 200 0 Running 40
5 2 17 Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford 200 0 Running 39
6 5 2 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Chevrolet 200 0 Running 38
7 10 35 Greg Van Alst Greg Van Alst Motorsports Ford 196 0 Running 37
8 11 25 Toni Breidinger (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota 195 0 Running 36
9 19 30 Amber Balcaen (R) Rette Jones Racing Ford 194 0 Running 35
10 14 10 Bryce Haugeberg Fast Track Racing Toyota 179 0 Running 34
11 13 11 Ed Pompa Fast Track Racing Toyota 178 0 Running 33
12 16 03 Alex Clubb Clubb Racing Inc. Ford 170 0 Running 32
13 8 15 Conner Jones Venturini Motorsports Toyota 162 0 Suspension 31
14 17 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet 162 0 Running 30
15 4 6 Rajah Caruth (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 147 0 Suspension 29
16 9 44 Landon Huffman Jeff McClure Racing Ford 125 0 Suspension 28
17 12 12 Zachary Tinkle Fast Track Racing Ford 46 0 Radiator 27
18 15 01 Tim Monroe Fast Track Racing Ford 10 0 Carburetor 26
19 18 06 Nate Moeller Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota 1 0 Clutch 25
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "Entry list: Herr's Snacks 200 at Salem Speedway". ARCA. September 27, 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "2022 Herr's Snacks 200 - Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  3. ^ White, Brandon (October 1, 2022). "Sammy Smith leads them all for dominant victory at Salem Speedway". ARCA. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Schedule of events: Herr's Snacks 200 at Salem Speedway". ARCA. March 17, 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  5. ^ White, Brandon (October 1, 2022). "Practice results: Herr's Snacks 200 at Salem Speedway". ARCA. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  6. ^ White, Brandon (October 1, 2022). "Qualifying results: Herr's Snacks 200 at Salem Speedway". ARCA. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
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