2022 CRC Brakleen 150 Last updated June 18, 2025 16th race of the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Motor car race
The 2022 CRC Brakleen 150 was the 16th stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series , the final race of the regular season, and the 13th iteration of the event . The race was held on Saturday, July 23, 2022, in Long Pond, Pennsylvania at Pocono Raceway , a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 60 laps to complete. Chandler Smith , driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports , held off Ryan Preece in the final few laps, and earned his fourth career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, and his second of the season. Smith would also dominate the race, leading 49 laps. [ 1] To fill out the podium, John Hunter Nemechek , driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports , would finish 3rd, respectively.
The ten drivers to qualify for the NASCAR playoffs are Zane Smith , Chandler Smith , Ben Rhodes , John Hunter Nemechek , Stewart Friesen , Christian Eckes , Ty Majeski , Carson Hocevar , Grant Enfinger , and Matt Crafton . [ 2] Zane Smith would also win the Regular Season Championship following the race. [ 1]
This race also marked the 800th and final NASCAR start for Todd Bodine . [ 3]
Background Pocono Raceway (formerly Pocono International Raceway ), also known as The Tricky Triangle superspeedway located in the Pocono Mountains in Long Pond, Pennsylvania . It is the site of three NASCAR national series races and an ARCA Menards Series event in July: a NASCAR Cup Series race with support events by the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series . From 1971 to 1989, and from 2013 to 2019, the track also hosted an Indy Car race, currently sanctioned by the IndyCar Series . Additionally, from 1982 to 2021, it hosted two NASCAR Cup Series races, with the traditional first date being removed for 2022.
Pocono is one of the few NASCAR tracks not owned by either NASCAR or Speedway Motorsports , the dominant track owners in NASCAR. Pocono CEO Nick Igdalsky and president Ben May are members of the family-owned Mattco Inc, started by Joseph II and Rose Mattioli. [ 4] Mattco also owns South Boston Speedway in South Boston, Virginia .
Outside NASCAR and IndyCar Series races, Pocono is used throughout the year by the Stock Car Experience, Bertil Roos Driving School, Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) as well as many other clubs and organizations. The triangular track also has three separate infield sections of racetrack – the north course, east course and south course. Each of these infield sections use separate portions of the track or can be combined for longer and more technical course configurations. In total Pocono Raceway has offers 22 different road course configurations ranging from .5 miles to 3.65 miles in length. During regular non-race weekends, multiple clubs or driving schools can use the track simultaneously by running on different infield sections. All of the infield sections can also be run in either clockwise or counter clockwise direction which doubles the 22 course configuration to 44 total course options.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver.(i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.Starting lineup Practice and qualifying were scheduled to be held on Friday, July 22, at 4:00 PM EST , and 4:30 PM EST , but were both cancelled due to inclement weather. [ 5] The starting lineup would be determined by a performance-based metric system. As a result, Zane Smith , driving for Front Row Motorsports , would earn the pole. [ 6] Bryan Dauzat and Norm Benning would fail to qualify.
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 15
Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts 1 18 Chandler Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 10 2 98 Christian Eckes ThorSport Racing Toyota 9 3 42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 8 4 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 7 5 19 Derek Kraus McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 6 6 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 5 7 4 John Hunter Nemechek Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 4 8 16 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 3 9 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 2 10 51 Corey Heim (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 1
Stage 2 Laps: 15
Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts 1 98 Christian Eckes ThorSport Racing Toyota 10 2 16 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 9 3 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 8 4 4 John Hunter Nemechek Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 7 5 66 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Toyota 6 6 91 Colby Howard McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 5 7 61 Chase Purdy Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 4 8 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 3 9 20 Jesse Little Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 2 10 23 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Chevrolet 1
Stage 3 Laps: 30
Fin. St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts 1 2 18 Chandler Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 60 49 Running 50 2 22 17 Ryan Preece David Gilliland Racing Ford 60 6 Running 35 3 12 4 John Hunter Nemechek Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 60 0 Running 45 4 17 51 Corey Heim (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 60 0 Running 34 5 3 42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 60 0 Running 40 6 31 7 Austin Hill (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 60 0 Running 0 7 6 66 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Toyota 60 0 Running 36 8 5 98 Christian Eckes ThorSport Racing Toyota 60 5 Running 48 9 7 19 Derek Kraus McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 60 0 Running 34 10 18 15 Tanner Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford 60 0 Running 27 11 15 61 Chase Purdy Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 60 0 Running 30 12 16 25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley WAR Chevrolet 60 0 Running 25 13 1 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 60 0 Running 32 14 4 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 60 0 Running 30 15 13 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 60 0 Running 32 16 14 16 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 60 0 Running 33 17 8 23 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Chevrolet 60 0 Running 21 18 10 91 Colby Howard McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 60 0 Running 24 19 11 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota 60 0 Running 18 20 36 26 Tate Fogleman Rackley WAR Chevrolet 60 0 Running 17 21 27 22 Max Gutiérrez AM Racing Chevrolet 60 0 Running 16 22 23 45 Lawless Alan (R) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 60 0 Running 15 23 9 02 Kaz Grala Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 60 0 Running 14 24 26 40 Dean Thompson (R) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 60 0 Running 13 25 33 30 Kaden Honeycutt On Point Motorsports Toyota 60 0 Running 12 26 32 20 Jesse Little Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 60 0 Running 13 27 24 44 Kris Wright Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 60 0 Running 10 28 20 56 Timmy Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota 60 0 Running 9 29 28 9 Blaine Perkins (R) CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 60 0 Running 8 30 35 5 Tyler Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota 60 0 Running 7 31 29 43 Armani Williams Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 59 0 Running 6 32 21 12 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 59 0 Running 5 33 19 1 Hailie Deegan David Gilliland Racing Ford 57 0 Brakes 4 34 30 33 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota 55 0 Running 3 35 25 24 Jack Wood (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 18 0 Accident 2 36 34 62 Todd Bodine Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 12 0 Accident 1 Official race results
Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Zane Smith 2,037 1 2 Chandler Smith 2,022 (-15) 2 3 Ben Rhodes 2,017 (-20) 2 4 John Hunter Nemechek 2,016 (-21) 1 5 Stewart Friesen 2,013 (-24) 1 6 Christian Eckes 2,007 (-30) 1 7 Ty Majeski 2,006 (-31) 8 Carson Hocevar 2,005 (-32) 9 Grant Enfinger 2,002 (-35) 10 Matt Crafton 2,001 (-36) Official driver's standings
Note : Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
References 1 2 "Chandler Smith wins at Pocono; Zane Smith crowned Regular Season Champion" . NASCAR.com . July 23, 2022. Retrieved July 23, 2022 . ↑ "2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series playoff field set" . NASCAR.com . July 23, 2022. Retrieved July 23, 2022 . ↑ "Todd Bodine hopes to hit 800 career starts in 2022 thanks to Camping World CEO: UPDATE" . Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site . December 13, 2021. Retrieved July 18, 2022 . ↑ Pocono Raceway Staff ↑ "2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Pocono Race Page" . Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site . Retrieved July 18, 2022 . ↑ Narváez, Matt (July 22, 2022). "Zane Smith to Start Pocono Truck Race From Front After Weather Wipes Out Practice and Qualifying" . TobyChristie.com . Retrieved July 22, 2022 .
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