2022 Zinsser SmartCoat 200

The 2022 Zinsser SmartCoat 200 was the seventh stock car race of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series season, the third race of the 2022 Sioux Chief Showdown, and the 22nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 18, 2022, in Marne, Michigan at Berlin Raceway, a 0.438 mile (0.705 km) permanent tri-oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Daniel Dye, driving for GMS Racing, dominated the entire race, leading 192 laps. After suffering a mechanical problem with ten laps to go, Sammy Smith, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would take over the lead, and earn his first career ARCA Menards Series win in only his sixth start.[1] To fill out the podium, Tom Hessert III and Jesse Love, both driving for Venturini Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

2022 Zinsser SmartCoat 200
Race details
Race 7 of 20 of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series
Race 3 of 10 of the 2022 Sioux Chief Showdown
Date June 18, 2022
Official name 22nd Annual Zinsser SmartCoat 200
Location Berlin Raceway, Marne, Michigan
Course Permanent racing facility
0.438 mi (0.705 km)
Distance 200 laps, 87.6 mi (140.978 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 87.6 mi (140.978 km)
Average speed 64.716 mph (104.150 km/h)
Pole position
Driver GMS Racing
Time 16.671
Most laps led
Driver Daniel Dye GMS Racing
Laps 192
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

Background

edit

Berlin Raceway is a 7/16 mile long paved oval race track in Marne, Michigan,[2] near Grand Rapids. The track races weekly as part of NASCAR's Whelen All-American Series. It currently hosts a race in the ARCA Menards Series East tour.[3] The track has held touring series events on the ARCA Menards Series,[3] American Speed Association National Tour,[3] USAC Stock Cars, USAC Silver Crown, World of Outlaws Sprint cars, and World of Outlaws Late Model Series tours.

The track opened in 1950. It was originally a horse track before World War II. Berlin's current track record is 12.513 seconds, set by Brian Gerster in 2018 in a winged sprint car.[4] Berlin Raceway takes its name from the city of Marne's original name "Berlin," which was changed due to Anti-German sentiment following World War I.[5]

Entry list

edit
  • (R) denotes rookie driver
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
01 D. L. Wilson Fast Track Racing Toyota Wilson Traditional Metals
2 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Chevrolet Max Siegel Inc.
03 Rita Thomason Clubb Racing Inc. Chevrolet Clubb Racing Inc.
6 Rajah Caruth (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet St. Vincent & The Grenadines Tourism
10 Zachary Tinkle Fast Track Racing Chevrolet Fast Track Racing
11 Ed Pompa Fast Track Racing Ford Cen Pe Co, Double H Ranch
12 Tim Monroe Fast Track Racing Chevrolet Fast Track Racing
15 Tom Hessert III Venturini Motorsports Toyota Venturini Motorsports
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 Yahoo!
25 Toni Breidinger (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota HairClub
27 Dallas Frueh Richmond Motorsports Toyota Immigration Law Center
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 GMS Racing
48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet PSST...Copraya Websites
Official entry list

Practice

edit

The only 45-minute practice session was held on Saturday, June 18, at 4:15 PM EST.[6] Daniel Dye, driving for GMS Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 16.858 seconds, and a speed of 93.427 mph (150.356 km/h).[7]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 43 Daniel Dye (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 16.858 93.437
2 18 Sammy Smith (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 16.874 93.339
3 20 Jesse Love (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota 16.947 92.937
Full practice results

Qualifying

edit

Qualifying was held on Saturday, June 18, at 6:00 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.[6]

Daniel Dye, driving for GMS Racing, scored the pole for the race, with a time of 16.671 seconds, and a speed of 94.475 mph (152.043 km/h).[8]

Full qualifying results

edit
Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 43 Daniel Dye (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 16.671 94.475
2 18 Sammy Smith (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 16.711 94.249
3 20 Jesse Love (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota 16.735 94.114
4 17 Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford 16.755 94.002
5 15 Tom Hessert III Venturini Motorsports Toyota 16.833 93.566
6 2 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Chevrolet 16.841 93.522
7 6 Rajah Caruth (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 17.020 92.538
8 30 Amber Balcaen (R) Rette Jones Racing Ford 17.234 91.389
9 35 Greg Van Alst Greg Van Alst Motorsports Ford 17.337 90.846
10 25 Toni Breidinger (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota 17.504 89.979
11 10 Zachary Tinkle Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 17.934 87.822
12 12 Tim Monroe Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 18.680 84.315
13 27 Dallas Frueh Richmond Motorsports Chevrolet 18.881 83.417
14 01 D. L. Wilson Fast Track Racing Toyota 19.032 82.755
15 03 Rita Thomason Clubb Racing Inc. Chevrolet 19.350 81.395
16 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet 21.567 73.028
17 11 Ed Pompa Fast Track Racing Ford - -
Official qualifying results

Race results

edit
Fin. St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 2 18 Sammy Smith (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 200 8 Running 47
2 5 15 Tom Hessert III Venturini Motorsports Toyota 200 0 Running 42
3 3 20 Jesse Love (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota 200 0 Running 41
4 4 17 Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford 200 0 Running 40
5 7 6 Rajah Caruth (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 200 0 Running 39
6 6 2 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Chevrolet 199 0 Running 38
7 1 43 Daniel Dye (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 198 192 Electrical 40
8 9 35 Greg Van Alst Greg Van Alst Motorsports Ford 197 0 Running 36
9 10 25 Toni Breidinger (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota 194 0 Running 35
10 16 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet 136 0 Handling 34
11 8 30 Amber Balcaen (R) Rette Jones Racing Toyota 63 0 Accident 33
12 15 03 Rita Thomason Clubb Racing Inc. Chevrolet 41 0 Fuel Pump 32
13 11 10 Zachary Tinkle Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 38 0 Transmission 31
14 12 12 Tim Monroe Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 14 0 Brakes 30
15 14 01 D. L. Wilson Fast Track Racing Toyota 9 0 Brakes 29
16 13 27 Dallas Frueh Richmond Motorsports Chevrolet 3 0 Electrical 28
17 17 11 Ed Pompa Fast Track Racing Ford 0 0 Did Not Start 27
Official race results

Standings after the race

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ Fenwick, Adam (2022-06-19). "Sammy Smith earns maiden ARCA Menards Series win in stunning fashion at Berlin Raceway". ARCA.
  2. ^ "Berlin Raceway". Michigan. Michigan Economic Development Corporation. December 29, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Berlin Raceway Results". Racing Reference. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  4. ^ "Track Records". Berlin Raceway. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  5. ^ Romig, Walter (1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. p. 354. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.
  6. ^ a b "Schedule of events: Zinsser SmartCoat 200 at Berlin Raceway". ARCA. 2022-01-31. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
  7. ^ "Practice results: Zinsser SmartCoat 200 at Berlin Raceway". ARCA. 2022-06-18.
  8. ^ "Qualifying results: Zinsser SmartCoat 200 at Berlin Raceway". ARCA. 2022-06-18.


Previous race:
2022 Calypso Lemonade 150
ARCA Menards Series
2022 season
Next race:
2022 Menards 250