Starting from 2nd place Truck 38 Zane Smith Speedco Ford won the 2nd Annual XPEL 225, his 5th win in 50 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races. This is his 2nd win & 3rd Top 10 finish in 2022. This is his 1st win & 2nd Top 10 finish in 2 races at Circuit of The Americas. 2nd Place Truck 4 John Hunter Nemechek ROMCO Toyota, started from 11th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 2 races at Circuit of The Americas. It is his 1st Top 10 finish in 2022. 3rd Place Truck 51 Kyle Busch Safelite Toyota, started from 5th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in his series debut at Circuit of The Americas.
4th Place Truck 99 Ben Rhodes Tenda Toyota, started from 13th place followed by 5th place Truck 18 Chandler Smith Safelite AutoGlass Toyota, started from 12th place. 6th Place Truck 98 Christian Eckes TSPORT/Curb Records Toyota, started from 8th place followed by 7th place Truck 16 Tyler Ankrum LiUNA! Toyota, started from 10th place. 8th Place Truck 42 Carson Hocevar PlainsCapital Bank/MG Machinery Chevrolet, started from 6th place followed by 9th place Canadian Truck 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar International Toyota, started from 7th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Truck 23 Grant Enfinger Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 16th place. Lawless Alan (11th) was the highest finishing rookie. Chandler Smith leads the point standings by 15 points over Ben Rhodes.
The race 8 Cautions for 12 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 14 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 16 for #40 Stopped on Track. 3rd Caution on lap 22 for #88 Stuck in Turn 19 Gravel Trap. 4th Caution on lap 28 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 31 for #1 Stopped in Turn 8. 6th Caution on lap 35 for #25 Stopped on course in Turn 17. 7th Caution on lap 41 for #46 Stopped on track in Turn 2. 8th Caution on lap 44 for #2 stuck in the Turn 6 gravel trap.
The race had 10 Lead Changes among 6 drivers; S. Creed(i) 0; A. Bowman(i) 1; K. Busch(i) 2-8; P. Kligerman 9; Z. Smith 10-13; K. Busch(i) 14-20; C. Smith 21; J. Nemechek 22; Z. Smith 23-27; K. Busch(i) 28-44; Z. Smith 45-46.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 38, 52, 99, 19, 16, 25, 56, 98, 51, 75
Stage 2 Top 10: 38, 99, 19, 51, 18, 25, 52, 42, 56, 75
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race Number 4
Race Results for the 2nd Annual XPEL 225 – Saturday, March 26, 2022
Circuit of The Americas – Austin, TX – 3.41 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 46 Laps – 156.86 Miles
Finish Start Truck Team Laps Status
| 1. 2. Truck 38 Zane Smith Speedco Ford 46 Running |
| 2. 11. Truck 4 John Hunter Nemechek ROMCO Toyota 46 Running |
| 3. 5. Truck 51 Kyle Busch(i) Safelite Toyota 46 Running |
| 4. 13. Truck 99 Ben Rhodes Tenda Toyota 46 Running |
| 5. 12. Truck 18 Chandler Smith Safelite AutoGlass Toyota 46 Running |
| 6. 8. Truck 98 Christian Eckes TSPORT/Curb Records Toyota 46 Running |
| 7. 10. Truck 16 Tyler Ankrum LiUNA! Toyota 46 Running |
| 8. 6. Truck 42 Carson Hocevar PlainsCapital Bank/MG Machinery Chevrolet 46 Running |
| 9. 7. Truck 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar International Toyota 46 Running – Canadian |
| 10. 16. Truck 23 Grant Enfinger Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet 46 Running |
| 11. 24. Truck 45 Lawless Alan # AUTOParkIt.com Chevrolet 46 Running |
| 12. 14. Truck 19 Derek Kraus NAPA Power Premium Plus Chevrolet 46 Running |
| 13. 20. Truck 88 Matt Crafton Ideal Door/Menards Toyota 46 Running |
| 14. 18. Truck 02 Kaz Grala RANDCO Industries Chevrolet 46 Running |
| 15. 17. Truck 44 Kris Wright F.N.B. Corporation Chevrolet 46 Running |
| 16. 22. Truck 61 Chase Purdy Bama Buggies Toyota 46 Running |
| 17. 28. Truck 15 Tanner Gray Ford Performance Ford 46 Running |
| 18. 31. Truck 30 Tate Fogleman Rangeline Group Toyota 46 Running |
| 19. 4. Truck 75 Parker Kligerman Food Country USA Chevrolet 46 Running |
| 20. 32. Truck 43 Brad Perez GreenTech Energy Toyota 46 Running |
| 21. 34. Truck 33 Will Rodgers(i) Levrack Toyota 46 Running |
| 22. 25. Truck 56 Timmy Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota 46 Running |
| 23. 30. Truck 12 Spencer Boyd Derm Dude Chevrolet 46 Running |
| 24. 26. Truck 91 Colby Howard Gates Hydraulics Chevrolet 46 Running |
| 25. 3. Truck 7 Alex Bowman(i) HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 46 Running |
| 26. 9. Truck 17 Taylor Gray Ford Performance Ford 46 Running |
| 27. 15. Truck 22 Austin Wayne Self AM Technical Solutions Chevrolet 45 Running |
| 28. 21. Truck 37 Logan Bearden Bearden Automotive Chevrolet 42 Fuel Pump |
| 29. 33. Truck 40 Dean Thompson # Worldwide Express Chevrolet 40 Running |
| 30. 19. Truck 66 Ty Majeski American Racing Wheels Toyota 39 Running |
| 31. 36. Truck 25 Matt Dibenedetto Rackley Roofing/WAR Shocks Chevrolet 32 Rear Gear |
| 32. 27. Truck 24 Jack Wood # Chevrolet Truck Month Chevrolet 31 DVP |
| 33. 35. Truck 46 Matt Jaskol AutoParts4Less.com Toyota 30 Electrical |
| 34. 23. Truck 1 Hailie Deegan Monster Energy Ford 29 Accident |
| 35. 29. Truck 9 Blaine Perkins # Raceline Chevrolet 3 Transmission |
| 36. 1. Truck 20 Sheldon Creed(i) Wiley X Chevrolet 1 Drivetrain |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reason(s) indicated: Nos. 20, 4, 44, 02, 88, 37, 45, 24, 9, 30, 43, 33, 46, 25 (Unapproved Adjustments). Failed to Qualify: (3) 79 John Atwell, 5 Tyler Hill, 47 Samuel Lecomte. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 25 Mins, 0 Secs. Average Speed: 64.908 MPH. Margin of Victory: 3.529 Seconds. Caution Flags: 8 for 12 laps. Lead Changes: 10 among 6 driver. Cometic Gasket: Sheldon Creed, #20. Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Zane Smith, #38. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Lawless Alan, #45.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: April 7, 2022 – Martinsville Speedway
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