The 2022 Zinsser SmartCoat 200 was the seventh stock car race of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series season, the third race of the 2022 Sioux Chief Showdown, and the 22nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 18, 2022, in Marne, Michigan at Berlin Raceway, a 0.438 mile (0.705 km) permanent tri-oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Daniel Dye, driving for GMS Racing, dominated the entire race, leading 192 laps. After suffering a mechanical problem with ten laps to go, Sammy Smith, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would take over the lead, and earn his first career ARCA Menards Series win in only his sixth start. To fill out the podium, Tom Hessert III and Jesse Love, both driving for Venturini Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background Berlin Raceway is a 7/16 mile long paved oval race track in Marne, Michigan, near Grand Rapids. The track races weekly as part of NASCAR's Whelen All-American Series. It currently hosts a race in the ARCA Menards Series East tour. The track has held touring series events on the ARCA Menards Series, American Speed Association National Tour, USAC Stock Cars, USAC Silver Crown, World of Outlaws Sprint cars, and World of Outlaws Late Model Series tours.
The track opened in 1950. It was originally a horse track before World War II. 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 World War I.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor01D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingToyotaWilson Traditional Metals2Nick SanchezRev RacingChevroletMax Siegel Inc.03Rita ThomasonClubb Racing Inc.ChevroletClubb Racing Inc.6Rajah Caruth (R)Rev RacingChevroletSt. Vincent & The Grenadines Tourism10Zachary TinkleFast Track RacingChevroletFast Track Racing11Ed PompaFast Track RacingFordCen Pe Co, Double H Ranch12Tim MonroeFast Track RacingChevroletFast Track Racing15Tom Hessert IIIVenturini MotorsportsToyotaVenturini Motorsports17Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFordFord Performance18Sammy Smith (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaTMC Transportation20Jesse Love (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyotaYahoo!25Toni Breidinger (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyotaHairClub27Dallas FruehRichmond MotorsportsToyotaImmigration Law Center30Amber Balcaen (R)Rette Jones RacingFordICON Direct35Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsFordCB Fabricating43Daniel Dye (R)GMS RacingChevroletGMS Racing48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevroletPSST...Copraya WebsitesOfficial entry list
Practice The only 45-minute practice session was held on Saturday, June 18, at 4:15 PM EST. Daniel Dye, driving for GMS Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 16.858 seconds, and a speed of .
Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed143Daniel Dye (R)GMS RacingChevrolet16.85893.437218Sammy Smith (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota16.87493.339320Jesse Love (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota16.94792.937Full practice results
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.
Daniel Dye, driving for GMS Racing, scored the pole for the race, with a time of 16.671 seconds, and a speed of .
Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed143Daniel Dye (R)GMS RacingChevrolet16.67194.475218Sammy Smith (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota16.71194.249320Jesse Love (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota16.73594.114417Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord16.75594.002515Tom Hessert IIIVenturini MotorsportsToyota16.83393.56662Nick SanchezRev RacingChevrolet16.84193.52276Rajah Caruth (R)Rev RacingChevrolet17.02092.538830Amber Balcaen (R)Rette Jones RacingFord17.23491.389935Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsFord17.33790.8461025Toni Breidinger (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota17.50489.9791110Zachary TinkleFast Track RacingChevrolet17.93487.8221212Tim MonroeFast Track RacingChevrolet18.68084.3151327Dallas FruehRichmond MotorsportsChevrolet18.88183.4171401D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingToyota19.03282.7551503Rita ThomasonClubb Racing Inc.Chevrolet19.35081.3951648Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet21.56773.0281711Ed PompaFast Track RacingFord - -Official qualifying results
Race results Fin.St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1218Sammy Smith (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota2008Running472515Tom Hessert IIIVenturini MotorsportsToyota2000Running423320Jesse Love (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota2000Running414417Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord2000Running40576Rajah Caruth (R)Rev RacingChevrolet2000Running39662Nick SanchezRev RacingChevrolet1990Running387143Daniel Dye (R)GMS RacingChevrolet198192Electrical408935Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsFord1970Running3691025Toni Breidinger (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota1940Running35101648Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet1360Handling3411830Amber Balcaen (R)Rette Jones RacingToyota630Accident33121503Rita ThomasonClubb Racing Inc.Chevrolet410Fuel Pump32131110Zachary TinkleFast Track RacingChevrolet380Transmission31141212Tim MonroeFast Track RacingChevrolet140Brakes30151401D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingToyota90Brakes29161327Dallas FruehRichmond MotorsportsChevrolet30Electrical28171711Ed PompaFast Track RacingFord00Did Not Start27Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Rajah Caruth 318 1 2 Nick Sanchez 317 (-1) 3 Daniel Dye 307 (-11) 4 Toni Breidinger 269 (-49) 5 Amber Balcaen 263 (-55) 6 Greg Van Alst 261 (-57) 7 Zachary Tinkle 222 (-96) 8 Brad Smith 217 (-101) 9 Corey Heim 165 (-153) 3 10 D. L. Wilson 155 (-163)
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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