2022 Stadium Super Trucks Series

2022 Stadium Super Trucks

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The 2022 Stadium Super Trucks Series was the tenth season of the Stadium Super Trucks. The season began with the Grand Prix of Long Beach and concluded at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Matthew Brabham entered as the defending champion, though he only ran select races due to his commitment to Indy Lights. Gavin Harlien won his first championship.

Drivers

No.	Driver	Races
007	Fielding Shredder	7–8
.50	Matt Carriker	7–8
7	Robby Gordon	1–2, 7–8
12	Shaun Richardson	1–2
14	Davey Hamilton Jr.	1–2
21	Zoey Edenholm	All
F26	Stanton Barrett	5–6
28	Robert Stout	All
32	Ryan Arciero	1–2
51	Ryan Beat	5–6
52	Derek Bieri	7–8
55	Gavin Harlien	All
57	Bill Hynes	All
61	Cory Winner	3–4
67	Ben Maier	3–8
77	Max Gordon	All
83	Matthew Brabham	1–2, 5–6
435	Dave Kiley	7–8
801	Dave Sparks	7–8
1776	Cleetus McFarland	1–2, 5–8
Sources: [lower-alpha 1]

Schedule

Long Beach, which has hosted SST since the inaugural season in 2013, served as the season opener for the first time. ^[5] Dates at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and the Music City Grand Prix took place in support of the IndyCar Series, while a round at Bristol Motor Speedway was added as part of Cleetus McFarland's Bristol 1000 weekend. ^{[6] [7]} Honda Indy Toronto was originally scheduled before being removed as Robby Gordon was away on business for his Speed UTV brand. ^[8]

Round	Track	Location	Date	Supporting
1	Streets of Long Beach	Long Beach, California	April 8–10	Grand Prix of Long Beach
2	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Lexington, Ohio	July 1–3	Honda Indy 200
3	Nashville Street Circuit	Nashville, Tennessee	August 5–7	Music City Grand Prix
4	Bristol Motor Speedway	Bristol, Tennessee	September 3–5	Bristol 1000

Season summary

The season opener at Long Beach saw the SST debuts of Ryan Arciero and Cleetus McFarland while Davey Hamilton Jr. made his return as a full-time driver after a three-year absence. ^{[1] [9]} The Gordon family swept the weekend as Max Gordon scored his first career win after holding off his father Robby, who won the second race after McFarland spun and hit the wall as he approached the finish. ^{[10] [11]}

The second round at Mid-Ohio saw the series debuts of Ben Maier and Cory Winner. Robby Gordon skipped the weekend due to overseas obligations with Speed UTV whereas Hamilton exited the series due to an injury he sustained in Long Beach. ^{[8] [12]} Gavin Harlien controversially won the first race after United States Auto Club officials accidentally extended the distance from 11 to 13 laps; although Robert Stout beat Harlien to the finish on the 13th lap, USAC restored the results after 11 laps and granted Harlien the victory. ^[13] Harlien and Stout continued to be the top drivers in the second race, but a last-lap pass by Max Gordon enabled him to take the win. ^[14]

At Nashville, Brabham won the Saturday race after holding off Harlien. While Indy Lights was also at the weekend, Brabham was able to run SST after rain forced the day's Lights activities to be canceled. ^[15] Harlien returned the favor in the second race, though he was involved in a wreck with Stout and McFarland that caused the latter to flip. ^[16]

The Bristol round was organized in support of McFarland's Bristol 1000, a race involving McFarland and multiple YouTubers. As a result, five of the 13 drivers racing SST were media personalities with no prior series experience: Derek Bieri of Vice Grip Garage, Matt Carriker of YouTube channel DemolitionRanch, Hyperdrive star Fielding Shredder, and the Diesel Brothers Dave Kiley and Dave Sparks. ^[4] The series newcomers were scrutinized for their aggressive driving styles that impacted the full-time drivers competing for points, and Harlien's father confronted Sparks after the second race. Harlien and Stout won the round's two races. ^{[17] [18]}

Results and standings

Race results

Round	Race	Event	Fastest qualifier	Pole position	Most laps led	Winning driver	Ref
1	1	Long Beach	Robby Gordon	Bill Hynes	Bill Hynes	Max Gordon	[19]
	2			Ryan Arciero	Cleetus McFarland	Robby Gordon	[20]
2	3	Mid-Ohio	Gavin Harlien	Bill Hynes	Gavin Harlien Bill Hynes	Gavin Harlien	[21]
	4			Max Gordon	Robert Stout	Max Gordon	[22]
3	5	Nashville	Robert Stout	Bill Hynes	Gavin Harlien	Matthew Brabham	[23]
	6			Cleetus McFarland	Cleetus McFarland	Gavin Harlien	[24]
4	7	Bristol	Max Gordon	Bill Hynes	Bill Hynes	Gavin Harlien	[25]
	8			Dave Kiley	Cleetus McFarland	Robert Stout	[26]

Drivers' championship

Rank Driver LBH MOH NSH BRI Points 1 Gavin Harlien 6 6 1* [lower-alpha 2] 2 2* 1 1 5 216 2 Max Gordon 1 3 7 1 3 7 6 2 191 3 Robert Stout 3 4 2 [lower-alpha 3] 3* 8 10 4 1 183 4 Bill Hynes 7* 11 3* 7 9 6 2* 8 131 5 Robby Gordon 2 1 3 4 123 6 Matthew Brabham 4 2 1 2 117 7 Ben Maier 4 4 5 3 5 6 113 8 Zoey Edenholm 11 7 6 6 6 5 10 9 108 9 Cleetus McFarland 10 9* 10 9* 12 3* 84 10 Ryan Beat 4 8 34 11 Stanton Barrett 7 4 32 12 Cory Winner 5 5 32 13 Jerett Brooks 5 10 31 14 Fielding Shredder 7 10 29 15 Derek Bieri 9 7 26 16 Davey Hamilton Jr. 8 8 26 17 Ryan Arciero 12 5 25 18 Dave Sparks 8 13 21 19 Shaun Richardson 9 12 21 20 Matt Carriker 11 12 19 21 Dave Kiley 13 11 18 Rank Driver LBH MOH NSH BRI Points Source: [27]

Legend Color Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green 4th–5th place (Top 5) Light Blue 6th–10th place (Top 10) Dark Blue Finished (Outside Top 10) Purple Did not finish (DNF) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Brown Withdrew (Wth) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled or abandoned (C) Blank Did not participate (DNP) Driver replacement (Rpl) Race not held (NH) Not competing In-Line Notation Bold Pole position Italics Ran fastest race lap * Led most race laps miscellaneous notation

Points Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th Heat 12 10 8 7 5 4 3 2 1 Final 25 22 20 18 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6

Bonuses Most laps led 3 Position gained 1 Fastest qualifier 1

Notes

1. Entry lists:
   • Long Beach (Races 1–2) ^[1]
   • Mid-Ohio (Races 3–4) ^[2]
   • Nashville (Races 5–6) ^[3]
   • Bristol (Races 7–8) ^[4]
2. Harlien finished Mid-Ohio Race 1 in second due to a scoring error that extended the race from 11 to 13 laps. The official results use the running order after the original 11 laps, when Harlien was first.
3. Stout finished Mid-Ohio Race 2 in first due to a scoring error that extended the race from 11 to 13 laps. The official results use the running order after the original 11 laps, when Stout was second.

References

1. "2022 Long Beach Entry List". Stadium Super Trucks . April 5, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
2. "2022 Mid-Ohio Entry List & Weekend Schedule". Stadium Super Trucks . June 29, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
3. "2022 Nashville Entry List". Stadium Super Trucks . August 5, 2022. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
4. Nguyen, Justin (September 1, 2022). "Influencers dominate SST Bristol grid". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
5. Nguyen, Justin (January 28, 2022). "2022 SST season opener pencilled in for Long Beach, no KOH". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
6. "2022 TENTATIVE US Schedule". Stadium Super Trucks . Retrieved June 29, 2022.
7. "Cleetus McFarland Presents Cleetus & Cars and the Bristol 1000". Bristol Motor Speedway . Retrieved August 3, 2022.
8. Nguyen, Justin (June 29, 2022). "Seven form SST Mid-Ohio grid". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
9. Nguyen, Justin (March 25, 2022). "Davey Hamilton Jr. running full 2022 SST season". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
10. Henderson, Martin (April 9, 2022). "Local product Colton Herta wins pole position for Grand Prix of Long Beach". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved April 14, 2022.
11. Dottore, Damian (April 10, 2022). "Max Gordon following, closely, in father's racing footsteps". Press-Telegram . Retrieved April 14, 2022.
12. Hoffman, David (June 30, 2022). "Injury Not Slowing Down Hamilton Jr". Speed Sport . Retrieved July 5, 2022.
13. Nguyen, Justin (July 2, 2022). "Gavin Harlien nets SST Mid-Ohio Race 1 win despite lap confusion". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
14. Nguyen, Justin (July 3, 2022). "Max Gordon steals SST Mid-Ohio Race 2 victory". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
15. Nguyen, Justin (August 7, 2022). "Matt Brabham beats Harlien in SST Nashville Race 1". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
16. Atadero, Julybien (August 9, 2022). "Watch Cleetus McFarland Wreck His Stadium Super Truck While Racing In Nashville". HotCars. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
17. Nguyen, Justin (September 4, 2022). "Gavin Harlien wins SST Bristol Race 1". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
18. Nguyen, Justin (September 5, 2022). "Robert Stout beats McFarland for SST Bristol Race 2 win". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
19. "Round 1 – Long Beach – 4/9/22". Stadium Super Trucks . Retrieved April 17, 2022.
20. "Round 2 – Long Beach – 4/10/22". Stadium Super Trucks . Retrieved April 17, 2022.
21. "Round 3 – Mid-Ohio – 7/2/22". Stadium Super Trucks . Retrieved July 6, 2022.
22. "Round 4 – Mid-Ohio – 7/3/22". Stadium Super Trucks . Retrieved July 6, 2022.
23. "Round 5 – Nashville – 8/6/22". Stadium Super Trucks . Retrieved August 9, 2022.
24. "Round 6 – Nashville – 8/7/22". Stadium Super Trucks . Retrieved August 9, 2022.
25. "Round 7 – Bristol – 9/3/22". Stadium Super Trucks . Retrieved November 14, 2022.
26. "Round 8 – Bristol – 9/4/22". Stadium Super Trucks . Retrieved November 14, 2022.
27. "2022 Overall Point Standings". Stadium Super Trucks . Retrieved August 9, 2022.