The 2022 UNOH 200 presented by Ohio Logistics was the 20th
stock car race
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of the
2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
The 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series was the 28th season of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, a stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. The season started with the NextEra Energy 250 on February 18 at ...
, the first race of the Round of 8, and the 25th iteration of the
event
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. The race was held on Thursday, September 15, 2022, in
Bristol, Tennessee
Bristol is a city in the State of Tennessee. Located in Sullivan County, its population was 26,702 at the 2010 census. It is the twin city of Bristol, Virginia, which lies directly across the state line between Tennessee and Virginia. The ...
at
Bristol Motor Speedway
Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Bristol is among the m ...
, a permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete.
Ty Majeski
Tyler B. Majeski (born August 18, 1994) is an American professional stock car racing driver who mainly competes in late model racing. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 66 Ford F-150 for ThorSport ...
, driving for
ThorSport Racing
ThorSport Racing is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. The team was founded in 1996 as SealMaster Racing and is based in Sandusky, Ohio. Owned by Duke Thorson and his wife ...
, dominated during the end of the final stages, and earned his first career
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win. He would also earn a spot in the championship 4.
Chandler Smith
Chandler Smith Sr. (born June 26, 2002) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 16 Chevrolet Camaro for Kaulig Racing. He was a member of Toyota Racing Development's ...
dominated a majority of the race, leading 89 laps. To fill out the podium,
Zane Smith, driving for
Front Row Motorsports
Front Row Motorsports is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The team began running part-time in 2004 as Means-Jenkins Motorsports under a partne ...
, and
Parker Kligerman
Parker L. Kligerman (born August 8, 1990) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series driving the No. 48 Chevrolet Camaro for Big Machine Racing. Kligerman is a former development driver ...
, driving for
Henderson Motorsports
Henderson Motorsports is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, fielding the No. 75 Chevrolet Silverado part-time for Parker Kligerman. The team previously competed in the Wins ...
, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
This was the debut race for the full-time
ARCA Menards Series East
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driver,
Leland Honeyman
Leland Honeyman Jr. (born February 23, 2005) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the Nos. 43/44/45 Chevrolet Camaros for Alpha Prime Racing, the No. 35 Chevrolet Camaro ...
.
Background
Bristol Motor Speedway
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, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a
NASCAR
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short track venue located in
Bristol
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,
Tennessee
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. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all-concrete surface, two
pit roads, and
stadium
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-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks. The track is billed as the "World's Fastest Half-Mile", even though that designation technically belongs to the
Volusia Speedway Park
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It currently operates as a 1/2-mile dirt oval and a 1/5-mile dirt oval ...
dirt track.
Entry list
* (R) - denotes rookie driver
* (i) - denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
For practice, drivers will be separated into two groups, Group A and B. Both sessions will be 15 minutes long, and was held on Thursday, September 15, at 4:30 PM
EST.
Matt DiBenedetto
Matthew Guido DiBenedetto (born July 27, 1991) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 25 Chevrolet Silverado for Rackley WAR.
Racing career Early car ...
, driving for
Rackley WAR
Rackley-Willie Allen Racing (shortened to Rackley-W.A.R.) is an American stock car racing team that competes in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Super Late Model, and Pro Late Model. They currently field the No. 25 Chevrolet Silverado full-ti ...
, was the fastest driver in total, with a lap of 15.574, and an average speed of .
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Thursday, September 15, at 5:05 PM
EST.
Since
Bristol Motor Speedway
Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Bristol is among the m ...
is a
short 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.
Derek Kraus
Derek K. Kraus (born September 1, 2001) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competed full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 19 Chevrolet Silverado for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing. The Stratford, Wisco ...
, driving for
McAnally-Hilgemann Racing
McAnally–Hilgemann Racing (MHR) is an American professional stock car racing team that competes full-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The team is based in Roseville, California, and is owned by Bill McAnally (in Truck, is co-own ...
, scored the pole for the race, with a lap of 15.276, and an average speed of .
Race results
Stage 1 ''Laps: 55''
Stage 2 ''Laps: 55''
Stage 3 ''Laps: 90''
Standings after the race
;Drivers' Championship standings
*
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
References
{{2022 NASCAR Truck Series
2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
NASCAR races at Bristol Motor Speedway
UNOH 200
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