The 2022 Heart of America 200 was the eighth stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the 24th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 14, 2022, in Kansas City, Kansas at Kansas Speedway, a permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race was contested over 134 laps. Zane Smith, driving for Front Row Motorsports, would have a dominant performance, leading 108 laps and earning his sixth career truck series win. It was his third win of the season. To fill out the podium, Ty Majeski of ThorSport Racing and Grant Enfinger of GMS Racing would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background Kansas Speedway is a tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas, United States. It was built in 2001 and it currently hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The IndyCar Series also held races at the venue until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by NASCAR.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points. #DriverTeamMake1Hailie DeeganDavid Gilliland RacingFord02Jesse LittleYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet4John Hunter NemechekKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota5Tyler HillHill MotorsportsToyota9Blaine Perkins (R)CR7 MotorsportsChevrolet12Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet14Trey HutchensTrey Hutchens RacingChevrolet15Tanner GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord16Tyler AnkrumHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota17Riley Herbst (i)David Gilliland RacingFord18Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota19Derek KrausMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet20Matt Mills (i)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet22Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet23Grant EnfingerGMS RacingChevrolet24Jack Wood (R)GMS RacingChevrolet25Matt DiBenedettoRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet30Tate FoglemanOn Point MotorsportsToyota33Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingToyota38Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord40Dean Thompson (R)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet42Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet43Jesse Iwuji (i)Reaume Brothers RacingChevrolet44Kris WrightNiece MotorsportsChevrolet45Lawless Alan (R)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet46Ryan HuffG2G RacingToyota51Corey Heim (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota52Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota56Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota61Chase PurdyHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota66Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingToyota88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota91Colby HowardMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet98Christian EckesThorSport RacingToyota99Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota Official entry list
Notes
Practice The only 30-minute practice session was held on Saturday, May 14, at 11:00 AM CST. Zane Smith of Front Row Motorsports was the fastest in the session, with a time of 30.960 seconds and a speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed138Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord30.960174.419266Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingToyota31.213173.005388Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota31.322172.403 Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, May 14, at 11:30 AM CST. Since Kansas Speedway is an oval track, the qualifying system used is a single-car, one-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in the round wins the pole.
John Hunter Nemechek of Kyle Busch Motorsports scored the pole for the race, with a time of 30.570 seconds and a speed of . Since 35 trucks are entered, no one would fail to qualify.
Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed14John Hunter NemechekKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota30.570176.644251Corey Heim (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota30.688175.965366Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingToyota30.825175.182438Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord30.828175.165552Bubba Wallace (i)Halmar Friesen RacingToyota30.866174.950618Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota30.884174.848717Riley Herbst (i)David Gilliland RacingFord30.915174.672819Derek KrausMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet30.980174.306915Tanner GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord31.068173.8121091Colby HowardMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet31.147173.3711188Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota31.147173.3711225Matt DiBenedettoRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet31.181173.1821324Jack Wood (R)GMS RacingChevrolet31.187173.1491461Chase PurdyHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota31.197173.0941599Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota31.204173.0551642Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet31.215172.9941798Christian EckesThorSport RacingToyota31.240172.855181Hailie DeeganDavid Gilliland RacingFord31.241172.8501940Dean Thompson (R)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet31.257172.7612016Tyler AnkrumHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota31.296172.5462123Grant EnfingerGMS RacingChevrolet31.337172.3202202Jesse LittleYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet31.391172.0242322Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet31.663170.5462444Kris WrightNiece MotorsportsChevrolet31.684170.4332545Lawless Alan (R)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet31.825169.6782656Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota31.987168.819279Blaine Perkins (R)CR7 MotorsportsChevrolet32.016168.6662820Matt Mills (i)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet32.185167.7802933Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingToyota32.397166.6823012Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet32.519166.0573146Ryan HuffG2G RacingToyota32.696165.158 Qualified by owner's points3214Trey HutchensTrey Hutchens RacingChevrolet32.954163.865335Tyler HillHill MotorsportsToyota32.987163.7013443Jesse Iwuji (i)Reaume Brothers RacingChevrolet35.095153.8683530Tate FoglemanOn Point MotorsportsToyota—— Official qualifying results Official starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 30 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts151Corey Heim (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota10266Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingToyota9338Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord8418Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota754John Hunter NemechekKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota6619Derek KrausMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet5799Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota4888Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota3915Tanner GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord21042Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1 Stage 2 Laps: 30 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts138Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord10251Corey Heim (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota934John Hunter NemechekKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota8466Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingToyota7599Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota6642Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet5715Tanner GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord4819Derek KrausMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet3991Colby HowardMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet21052Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota1 Stage 3 Laps: 74 Fin.St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPoints1438Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord134108Running582366Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingToyota1341Running5132123Grant EnfingerGMS RacingChevrolet1340Running344618Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1340Running4051798Christian EckesThorSport RacingToyota1340Running32614John Hunter NemechekKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1343Running4571225Matt DiBenedettoRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet1340Running308819Derek KrausMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1340Running3791088Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota1340Running31101599Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota1344Running37111191Colby HowardMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1340Running2812717Riley Herbst (i)David Gilliland RacingFord1340Running0131461Chase PurdyHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota1340Running2414552Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota1340Running24151642Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1340Running28162016Tyler AnkrumHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota1340Running2117181Hailie DeeganDavid Gilliland RacingFord1340Running2018915Tanner GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord1340Running25192545Lawless Alan (R)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet1340Running18203530Tate FoglemanOn Point MotorsportsToyota1330Running1721335Tyler HillHill MotorsportsToyota1330Running16221940Dean Thompson (R)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet1330Running15232322Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet1330Running14242202Jesse LittleYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1320Running13252444Kris WrightNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1320Running12261324Jack Wood (R)GMS RacingChevrolet1310Running11272656Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota1300Running10283146Ryan HuffG2G RacingToyota1300Running9293214Trey HutchensTrey Hutchens RacingChevrolet1300Running8302933Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingToyota1290Running7313012Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1270Running632279Blaine Perkins (R)CR7 MotorsportsChevrolet1260Running533251Corey Heim (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota12418Running23342820Matt Mills (i)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet910Axle0353443Jesse Iwuji (i)Reaume Brothers RacingChevrolet240Too Slow0 Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Ben Rhodes 319 2 John Hunter Nemechek 299 (-20) 3 Zane Smith 298 (-21) 4 Chandler Smith 290 (-29) 5 Ty Majeski 271 (-48) 6 Stewart Friesen 264 (-55) 7 Carson Hocevar 251 (-68) 8 Christian Eckes 250 (-69) 9 Grant Enfinger 236 (-83) 10 Matt Crafton 232 (-87)Official driver's standings
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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