The 2022 Zinsser SmartCoat 200 was the seventh stock car race of the

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season, the third race of the 2022 Sioux Chief Showdown, and the 22nd iteration of the

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. The race was held on Saturday, June 18, 2022, in

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, a 0.438 mile (0.705 km) permanent tri-oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete.

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, driving for

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, dominated the entire race, leading 192 laps. After suffering a mechanical problem with ten laps to go,

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, driving for

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, would take over the lead, and earn his first career

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win in only his sixth start. To fill out the podium,

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and

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, both driving for

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, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

Background

Berlin Raceway is a 7/16 mile long paved oval race track in

, near

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. The track races weekly as part of

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. It currently hosts a race in the

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tour. The track has held touring series events on the

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National Tour, USAC Stock Cars, USAC Silver Crown,

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Sprint cars, and

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tours. The track opened in 1950. It was originally a horse track before

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. Berlin's current track record is 12.513 seconds, set by Brian Gerster in 2018 in a winged sprint car. Berlin Raceway takes its name from the city of Marne's original name "Berlin," which was changed due to Anti-German sentiment following

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Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver

Practice

The only 45-minute practice session was held on Saturday, June 18, at 4:15 PM EST.

, driving for

, would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 16.858 seconds, and a speed of .

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, June 18, at 6:00 PM EST. 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.

, driving for

, scored the pole for the race, with a time of 16.671 seconds, and a speed of .

Full qualifying results

Race results

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings *Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

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2022 ARCA Menards Series Zinsser SmartCoat 200 Zinsser SmartCoat 200 NASCAR races at Berlin Raceway