19th race of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series
Motor car race
The 2022 Herr's Snacks 200 was the 19th stock car race of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 26th iteration of the event . The race was held on Saturday, October 1, 2022, in Salem, Indiana at Salem Speedway , a 0.555 mile (0.893 km) permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Sammy Smith , driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports , captured the win in a dominating fashion, leading every lap for his fifth career ARCA Menards Series win, and his fifth of the season.[ 3] Jesse Love , driving for Venturini Motorsports , and Daniel Dye , driving for GMS Racing , would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background
Salem Speedway is a .555 miles (0.893 km) long paved oval motor racetrack in Washington Township, Washington County , near Salem, Indiana , approximately 100 miles (160 km) south of Indianapolis . The track has 33° degrees of banking in the corners. Major auto racing series that run at Salem are ARCA and USAC .
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driverTim Richmond was entered in the No. 06, but was replaced by Moeller after he crashed in qualifying.
Practice
The only 45-minute practice session was held on Saturday, October 1, at 12:30 PM EST .[ 4] Sammy Smith , driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports , and Jesse Love , driving for Venturini Motorsports , were both tied for the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 17.291, and an average speed of 115.551 mph (185.961 km/h).[ 5]
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Saturday, October 1, at 2:00 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.[ 4] Sammy Smith , driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports , scored the pole for the race, with a lap of 17.157, and an average speed of 116.454 mph (187.415 km/h).[ 6]
Race results
Fin.
St
#
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Led
Status
Pts
1
1
18
Sammy Smith (R)
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Toyota
200
200
Running
49
2
3
20
Jesse Love (R)
Venturini Motorsports
Toyota
200
0
Running
42
3
6
43
Daniel Dye (R)
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
200
0
Running
41
4
7
69
Will Kimmel
Kimmel Racing
Ford
200
0
Running
40
5
2
17
Taylor Gray
David Gilliland Racing
Ford
200
0
Running
39
6
5
2
Nick Sanchez
Rev Racing
Chevrolet
200
0
Running
38
7
10
35
Greg Van Alst
Greg Van Alst Motorsports
Ford
196
0
Running
37
8
11
25
Toni Breidinger (R)
Venturini Motorsports
Toyota
195
0
Running
36
9
19
30
Amber Balcaen (R)
Rette Jones Racing
Ford
194
0
Running
35
10
14
10
Bryce Haugeberg
Fast Track Racing
Toyota
179
0
Running
34
11
13
11
Ed Pompa
Fast Track Racing
Toyota
178
0
Running
33
12
16
03
Alex Clubb
Clubb Racing Inc.
Ford
170
0
Running
32
13
8
15
Conner Jones
Venturini Motorsports
Toyota
162
0
Suspension
31
14
17
48
Brad Smith
Brad Smith Motorsports
Chevrolet
162
0
Running
30
15
4
6
Rajah Caruth (R)
Rev Racing
Chevrolet
147
0
Suspension
29
16
9
44
Landon Huffman
Jeff McClure Racing
Ford
125
0
Suspension
28
17
12
12
Zachary Tinkle
Fast Track Racing
Ford
46
0
Radiator
27
18
15
01
Tim Monroe
Fast Track Racing
Ford
10
0
Carburetor
26
19
18
06
Nate Moeller
Wayne Peterson Racing
Toyota
1
0
Clutch
25
Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Note : Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
References
^ "Entry list: Herr's Snacks 200 at Salem Speedway" . ARCA . September 27, 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2022 .^ "2022 Herr's Snacks 200 - Race Results" . Racing-Reference . Retrieved October 3, 2022 .^ White, Brandon (October 1, 2022). "Sammy Smith leads them all for dominant victory at Salem Speedway" . ARCA . Retrieved October 3, 2022 . ^ a b "Schedule of events: Herr's Snacks 200 at Salem Speedway" . ARCA . March 17, 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2022 .^ White, Brandon (October 1, 2022). "Practice results: Herr's Snacks 200 at Salem Speedway" . ARCA . Retrieved October 3, 2022 . ^ White, Brandon (October 1, 2022). "Qualifying results: Herr's Snacks 200 at Salem Speedway" . ARCA . Retrieved October 3, 2022 .
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