2022 XPEL 225

2022 XPEL 225
Race details
Race 4 of 23 of the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
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Date March 26, 2022
Official name Second Annual XPEL 225
Location Austin, Texas, Circuit of the Americas
Course Permanent racing facility
3.426 mi (5.514 km)
Distance 46 laps, 156.860 mi (252.441 km)
Scheduled Distance 41 laps, 140.507 mi (226.115 km)
Average speed 64.908 mph (104.459 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Young's Motorsports
Time 2:14.924
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Motorsports
Laps 31
Winner
No. 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network Fox Sports 1
Announcers Vince Welch, Andy Lally, Michael Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 2022 XPEL 225 was the fourth stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the second iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 26, 2022, in Austin, Texas, at the Circuit of the Americas, a 3.426 miles (5.514 km) permanent road course. The race was run over 46 laps due to multiple overtime restarts. Zane Smith of Front Row Motorsports would win race, after taking the lead with two laps to go. This was Smith's fifth career truck series win, and his second of the season. To fill out the podium, John Hunter Nemechek and Kyle Busch of Kyle Busch Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

Circuit of the Americas (COTA) is a grade 1 FIA-specification motorsports facility located within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Austin, Texas. It features a 3.426-mile (5.514 km) road racing circuit. The facility is home to the Formula One United States Grand Prix, and the Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas, a round of the FIM Road Racing World Championship. It previously hosted the Supercars Championship, the FIA World Endurance Championship, the IMSA SportsCar Championship, and IndyCar Series.

On September 30, 2020, it was announced that COTA would host a NASCAR Cup Series event for the first time on May 23, 2021. The lower Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series were also added as support events. On December 11, 2020, it was announced that NASCAR would run the full 3.41 mile course.

Entry list

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Hailie Deegan David Gilliland Racing Ford Monster Energy
02 Kaz Grala Young's Motorsports Chevrolet RANDCO Industries
3 TBA** Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet TBA
4 John Hunter Nemechek Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota ROMCO Equipment
5 Tyler Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota Hill Motorsports
7 Alex Bowman (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet HendrickCars.com
9 Blaine Perkins (R) CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet Raceline Brakes
12 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Derm Dude
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 Safelite
19 Derek Kraus McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet NAPA Power Premium Plus
20 Sheldon Creed (i) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet WileyX
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 Chevrolet Truck Month
25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley WAR Chevrolet Rackley Roofing, WAR Shocks
30 Tate Fogleman On Point Motorsports Toyota Rangeline Group
33 Will Rodgers (i) Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota Levrack
37 Logan Bearden AM Racing Chevrolet Bearden Automotive
38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford Speedco
40 Dean Thompson (R) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Worldwide Express
42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet PlainsCapital Bank, MG Machinery
43 Brad Perez Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota GreenTech Energy, Kimberly Kirven
44 Kris Wright Niece Motorsports Chevrolet FNB Corporation
45 Lawless Alan (R) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet AutoParkIt.com
46 Matt Jaskol G2G Racing Toyota AutoParts4Less.com
47 Samuel LeComte (i) G2G Racing Toyota Mission Tortilla
51 Kyle Busch (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota JBL
52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota Halmar International
56 Timmy Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota Hill Motorsports
61 Chase Purdy Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota Bama Buggies
66 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Toyota American Racing Wheels
75 Parker Kligerman Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet Food Country USA
79 John Atwell Atwell Motorsports Chevrolet A&J LAB PORTAL
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
Official entry list
**Withdrew prior to the event

Practice

The only 30-minute practice session was held on Friday, March 25, at 2:00 PM CST. Sheldon Creed of Young's Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 2:17.104 seconds and a speed of 89.538 mph (144.097 km/h).

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 20 Sheldon Creed (i) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 2:17.104 89.538
2 51 Kyle Busch (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 2:17.450 89.313
3 18 Chandler Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 2:17.484 89.290
Full practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, March 25, at 2:30 PM CST. Since Circuit of the Americas is a road course, the qualifying system is a two group system, with two rounds. Drivers will be separated into two groups, Group A and Group B. Each driver will have a lap to set a time. The fastest 5 drivers from each group will advance to the final round. Drivers will also have one lap to set a time. The fastest driver to set a time in the round will win the pole.

Sheldon Creed of Young's Motorsports scored the pole for the race with a time of 2:14.924 seconds and a speed of 90.985 mph (146.426 km/h).

Full qualifying results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time (R1) Speed (R1) Time (R2) Speed (R2)
1 20 Sheldon Creed (i) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 2:15:084 90.877 2:14.924 90.985
2 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 2:15.379 90.488 2:15.213 90.790
3 7 Alex Bowman (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 2:15.189 90.806 2:15.409 90.659
4 75 Parker Kligerman Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet 2:15.485 90.108 2:15.685 90.474
5 51 Kyle Busch (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 2:14.940 90.974 2:15.705 90.461
6 42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 2:15.020 90.920 2:16.433 89.978
7 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 2:16.610 89.862 2:16.667 89.824
8 98 Christian Eckes ThorSport Racing Toyota 2:16.600 89.868 2:17.093 89.545
9 17 Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford 2:16.647 89.837 2:17.282 89.422
10 16 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 2:16.465 89.957 2:18.186 88.837
Eliminated from Round 1
11 4 John Hunter Nemechek Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 2:15.824 90.382
12 18 Chandler Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 2:16.059 90.226
13 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota 2:16.692 89.808
14 19 Derek Kraus McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 2:16.739 89.777
15 22 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet 2:17.139 89.515
16 23 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Chevrolet 2:17.141 89.514
17 44 Kris Wright Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 2:17.275 89.426
18 02 Kaz Grala Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 2:17.731 89.130
19 66 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Toyota 2:17.820 89.073
20 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 2:18.040 88.931
21 37 Logan Bearden AM Racing Chevrolet 2:18.078 88.906
22 61 Chase Purdy Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 2:18.106 88.888
23 1 Hailie Deegan David Gilliland Racing Ford 2:18.290 88.770
24 45 Lawless Alan (R) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 2:18.350 88.731
25 56 Timmy Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota 2:18.401 88.699
26 91 Colby Howard McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 2:18.755 88.472
27 24 Jack Wood (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 2:18.986 88.325
28 15 Tanner Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford 2:19.302 88.125
29 9 Blaine Perkins (R) CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 2:19.694 87.878
30 12 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 2:19.837 87.788
31 30 Tate Fogleman On Point Motorsports Toyota 2:20.029 87.668
Qualified by owner's points
32 43 Brad Perez Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota 2:21.330 86.745
33 40 Dean Thompson (R) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 2:21.687 86.642
34 33 Will Rodgers (i) Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota 2:22.050 86.417
35 46 Matt Jaskol G2G Racing Toyota 2:22.170 86.231
36 25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley WAR Chevrolet
Failed to qualify
37 79 John Atwell Atwell Motorsports Chevrolet 2:20.230 87.542
38 5 Tyler Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota 2:22.250 86.126
39 47 Samuel LeComte (i) G2G Racing Toyota 2:30.448 81.596
Official starting lineup

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 12

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 10
2 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 9
3 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota 8
4 19 Derek Kraus McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 7
5 16 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 6
6 25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley WAR Chevrolet 5
7 56 Timmy Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota 4
8 98 Christian Eckes ThorSport Racing Toyota 3
9 51 Kyle Busch (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 0
10 75 Parker Kligerman Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage 2 Laps: 14

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 10
2 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota 9
3 19 Derek Kraus McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 8
4 51 Kyle Busch (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 0
5 18 Chandler Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 6
6 25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley WAR Chevrolet 5
7 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 4
8 42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 56 Timmy Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota 2
10 75 Parker Kligerman Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 15

Fin. St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Points
1 2 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 46 11 Running 60
2 11 4 John Hunter Nemechek Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 46 1 Running 35
3 5 51 Kyle Busch (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 46 31 Running 0
4 13 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota 46 0 Running 50
5 12 18 Chandler Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 46 1 Running 38
6 8 98 Christian Eckes ThorSport Racing Toyota 46 0 Running 34
7 10 16 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 46 0 Running 36
8 6 42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 46 0 Running 32
9 7 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 46 0 Running 41
10 16 23 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Chevrolet 46 0 Running 27
11 24 45 Lawless Alan (R) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 46 0 Running 26
12 14 19 Derek Kraus McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 46 0 Running 40
13 20 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 46 0 Running 24
14 18 02 Kaz Grala (i) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 46 0 Running 23
15 17 44 Kris Wright Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 46 0 Running 22
16 22 61 Chase Purdy Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 46 0 Running 21
17 28 15 Tanner Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford 46 0 Running 20
18 31 30 Tate Fogleman On Point Motorsports Toyota 46 0 Running 19
19 4 75 Parker Kligerman Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet 46 1 Running 20
20 32 43 Brad Perez Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota 46 0 Running 17
21 34 33 Will Rodgers (i) Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota 46 0 Running 0
22 25 56 Timmy Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota 46 0 Running 21
23 30 12 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 46 0 Running 14
24 26 91 Colby Howard McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 46 0 Running 13
25 3 7 Alex Bowman (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 46 1 Running 0
26 9 17 Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford 46 0 Running 11
27 15 22 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet 45 0 Running 10
28 21 37 Logan Bearden AM Racing Chevrolet 42 0 Fuel Pump 9
29 33 40 Dean Thompson (R) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 40 0 Running 8
30 19 66 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Toyota 39 0 Running 7
31 36 25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley WAR Chevrolet 32 0 Rear Gear 16
32 27 24 Jack Wood (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 31 0 DVP 5
33 35 46 Matt Jaskol G2G Racing Toyota 30 0 Electrical 4
34 23 1 Hailie Deegan David Gilliland Racing Ford 29 0 Accident 3
35 29 9 Blaine Perkins (R) CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 3 0 Transmission 2
36 1 20 Sheldon Creed (i) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 1 0 Drivetrain 0
Official race results

Standings after the race


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