2022 TSport 200

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2022 TSport 200
Race details
Race 17 of 23 of the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Indianapolis Raceway Park-Oval.svg
DateJuly 29, 2022
Official name 18th Annual TSport 200
Location Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, Brownsburg, Indiana
Course Permanent racing facility
0.686 mi (1.104 km)
Distance 207 laps, 142.002 mi (228.530 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 137.2 mi (220.801 km)
Average speed 69.961 mph (112.591 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Kyle Busch Motorsports
Time 22.211
Most laps led
Driver John Hunter Nemechek Kyle Busch Motorsports
Laps 75
Winner
No. 23 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox Sports 1
Announcers Vince Welch, Phil Parsons, Michael Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 2022 TSport 200 was the 17th stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the first race of the Round of 10, and the 18th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, July 29, 2022, in Brownsburg, Indiana at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, a 0.686 miles (1.104 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race was increased from 200 to 207 laps, due to a NASCAR overtime finish. In the final laps of the race, Grant Enfinger, driving for GMS Racing, took home the victory, after holding off the rest of the field with 2 laps to go. This was Enfinger's 7th career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, and his first win since 2020. [1] He would also earn a spot in the next round of the playoffs. John Hunter Nemechek and Ty Majeski mainly dominated the race, leading 75 and 71 laps, respectively. To fill out the podium, Ben Rhodes, driving for ThorSport Racing, and Zane Smith, driving for Front Row Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

Contents

This was the debut race for the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series driver, Layne Riggs. Riggs would go on to finish 7th in his first ever start. [2]

Background

Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park (formerly Indianapolis Raceway Park, O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis, and Lucas Oil Raceway) is an auto racing facility in Brownsburg, Indiana, United States, about 10 miles (16 km) west of Downtown Indianapolis. It includes a 0.686-mile (1.104 km) oval track, a 2.5-mile (4.0 km) road course (which has fallen into disrepair and is no longer used), and a 4,400-foot (1,300 m) drag strip which is among the premier drag racing venues in the world. The complex receives about 500,000 visitors annually. [3]

Entry list

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
1 Hailie Deegan David Gilliland Racing Ford Wastequip
02 Kaz Grala Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Ruedebusch Development
4 John Hunter Nemechek Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Yahoo!
9 Blaine Perkins (R) CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet Raceline Brakes
12 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Derm Dude
13 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Toyota Protect the Harvest
15 Tanner Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford Ford Performance
16 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota LiUNA!
17 Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford Ford Performance
18 Chandler Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota ChargeMe
19 Derek Kraus McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet Adaptive One Caliper
20 Jesse Little Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Shriner's
22 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet AM Technical Solutions
23 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Chevrolet Champion Power Equipment
24 Jack Wood (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Chevy Liners
25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley WAR Chevrolet Rackley Roofing, W. A. R. Shocks
30 Chris Hacker On Point Motorsports Toyota TJ's Team Foundation
33 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota Levrack
35 Jake Garcia McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet Quanta Services
38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford Boot Barn
40 Dean Thompson (R) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Worldwide Express
41 Chad Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet AGvantageConsulting.com
42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Premier Security Solutions
43 Blake Lothian Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet Reaume Brothers Racing
44 Kris Wright Niece Motorsports Chevrolet iHeartRadio
45 Lawless Alan (R) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet AutoPartIt.com
51 Corey Heim (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Crescent Tools
52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota Halmar International
56 Timmy Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota Hill Motorsports
61 Chase Purdy Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota AISIN
62 Layne Riggs Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota Valvoline, Infinity Communications Group, Puryear Tank Lines
66 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Toyota ThorSport Racing
88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota Ideal Door, Menards
91 Colby Howard McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet Gates Hydraulics
98 Christian Eckes ThorSport Racing Toyota TSport, Curb Records
99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota Tenda Care Products

Practice

The only 50-minute practice session was held on Friday, July 29, at 11:05 AM EST. [4] Grant Enfinger, driving for GMS Racing, was the fastest in the session, with a lap of 22.538, and an average speed of 109.575 mph (176.344 km/h). [5]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
123 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Chevrolet 22.538109.575
24 John Hunter Nemechek Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 22.615109.202
318 Chandler Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 22.659108.990
Full practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, July 29, at 5:05 PM EST. [4] Since Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park is an oval track, 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] John Hunter Nemechek, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, scored the pole for the race, with a lap of 22.211, and an average speed of 111.188 mph (178.940 km/h). [7]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
14 John Hunter Nemechek Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 22.211111.188
218 Chandler Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 22.249110.998
398 Christian Eckes ThorSport Racing Toyota 22.347110.511
451 Corey Heim (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 22.378110.358
523 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Chevrolet 22.383110.334
666 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Toyota 22.407110.216
742 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 22.420110.152
852 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 22.431110.098
999 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota 22.494109.789
1019 Derek Kraus McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 22.532109.604
1116 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 22.581109.366
1291 Colby Howard McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 22.596109.294
1317 Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford 22.598109.284
1415 Tanner Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford 22.621109.173
1513 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Toyota 22.711108.740
1688 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 22.712108.735
171 Hailie Deegan David Gilliland Racing Ford 22.760108.506
1825 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley WAR Chevrolet 22.872107.975
1924 Jack Wood (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 22.908107.805
2022 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet 22.961107.556
2138 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 22.971107.509
2245 Lawless Alan (R) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 23.047107.155
2362 Layne Riggs Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 23.054107.122
2435 Jake Garcia McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 23.094106.937
2540 Dean Thompson (R) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 23.122106.807
269 Blaine Perkins (R) CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 23.130106.770
2702 Kaz Grala Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 23.271106.124
2844 Kris Wright Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 23.289106.041
2912 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 23.429105.408
3041 Chad Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 23.485105.156
3156 Timmy Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota 23.496105.107
Qualified by owner's points
3243 Blake Lothian Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 24.191102.088
3361 Chase Purdy Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota --
3430 Chris Hacker On Point Motorsports Toyota --
3533 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota --
3620 Jesse Little Young's Motorsports Chevrolet --
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Stage 1Laps: 60

Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
14John Hunter NemechekKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota10
218Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota9
342Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet8
452Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota7
523Grant EnfingerGMS RacingChevrolet6
699Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota5
751Corey Heim (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota4
866Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingToyota3
938Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord2
1098Christian EckesThorSport RacingToyota1

Stage 2Laps: 60

Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
166Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingToyota10
223Grant EnfingerGMS RacingChevrolet9
399Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota8
442Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet7
538Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord6
651Corey Heim (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota5
752Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota4
818Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota3
916Tyler AnkrumHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota2
1091Colby HowardMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1

Stage 3Laps: 87

Fin.St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
1523Grant EnfingerGMS RacingChevrolet20713Running55
2999Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota2070Running48
32138Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord2070Running42
4852Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota2070Running44
5451Corey Heim (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota2070Running41
61116Tyler AnkrumHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota2070Running33
72362Layne RiggsHalmar Friesen RacingToyota2070Running30
8666Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingToyota20771Running42
91688Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota2070Running28
1014John Hunter NemechekKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota20775Running37
111825Matt DiBenedettoRackley WARChevrolet2070Running26
121513Johnny SauterThorSport RacingToyota2070Running25
13171Hailie DeeganDavid Gilliland RacingFord2070Running24
141019Derek KrausMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet2070Running23
153620Jesse LittleYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet2070Running22
16398Christian EckesThorSport RacingToyota2070Running22
173156Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota2070Running20
18218Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota20713Running31
192022Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet2070Running18
202702Kaz GralaYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet2070Running17
21742Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet20734Running31
221317Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord2071Running15
231415Tanner GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord2070Running14
243430Chris HackerOn Point MotorsportsToyota2070Running13
251924Jack Wood (R)GMS RacingChevrolet2070Running12
26269Blaine Perkins (R)CR7 MotorsportsChevrolet2070Running11
273361Chase PurdyHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota2060Running10
282435Jake GarciaMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet2060Running9
292540Dean Thompson (R)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet2040Running8
303041Chad ChastainNiece MotorsportsChevrolet2040Running7
312844Kris WrightNiece MotorsportsChevrolet2040Running6
321291Colby HowardMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1900Accident6
333533Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingToyota1530Too Slow4
342245Lawless Alan (R)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet1470Accident3
353243Blake LothianReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet720Driveshaft2
362912Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet90Accident1
Official race results

Standings after the race

References

  1. "Grant Enfinger powers to dramatic Truck Series victory at IRP". NASCAR.com. July 29, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  2. "Layne Riggs to Make Truck Debut at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. July 19, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  3. "Most Popular Indianapolis-Area Attractions". Indianapolis Business Journal. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  4. 1 2 "2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Indianapolis Race Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  5. Srigley, Joseph (July 29, 2022). "Grant Enfinger Paces Opening Practice from Truck Series Playoff Opener at IRP". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  6. "NASCAR announces practice, qualifying return in 2022". Official Site Of NASCAR. November 19, 2021. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  7. Srigley, Joseph (July 29, 2022). "John Hunter Nemechek Launches Playoff Run with Truck Series Pole at IRP". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
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