2022 North Carolina Education Lottery 200

2022 North Carolina Education Lottery 200

Race details
Race 10 of 23 of the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Date	May 27, 2022
Official name	20th Annual North Carolina Education Lottery 200
Location	Concord, North Carolina, Charlotte Motor Speedway
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance	143 laps, 214.4 mi (345.204 km)
Scheduled Distance	134 laps, 201 mi (323.478 km)
Average speed	125.827 mph (202.499 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Ty Majeski	ThorSport Racing
Time	30.284
Most laps led
Driver	Carson Hocevar	Niece Motorsports
Laps	57
Winner
No. 41	Ross Chastain	Niece Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network	Fox Sports 1
Announcers	Vince Welch, Kurt Busch, Michael Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio	Motor Racing Network

The 2022 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 was the tenth stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the 20th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, May 27, 2022, in Concord, North Carolina at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval racetrack. The race was increased from 134 laps to 143 laps, due to several NASCAR overtime finishes, Ross Chastain, driving for Niece Motorsports, would take the win, after taking advantage of the lead on the final restart.^[1] It was his 4th career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, and his first of the season. To fill out the podium, Grant Enfinger of GMS Racing and John Hunter Nemechek of Kyle Busch Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsport complex located in Concord, North Carolina, 13 mi (21 km) outside Charlotte. The complex features a 1.5 mi (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend, and the Bank of America Roval 400. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports with Greg Walter as track president.

The 2,000 acres (810 ha) complex also features a state-of-the-art 0.25 mi (0.40 km) drag racing strip, ZMAX Dragway. It is the only all-concrete, four-lane drag strip in the United States and hosts NHRA events. Alongside the drag strip is a state-of-the-art clay oval that hosts dirt racing including the World of Outlaws finals among other popular racing events.

Entry list

• (R) denotes rookie driver.
• (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.

Practice

The only 30-minute was held on Friday, May 27, at 1:30 PM EST.^[2] Zane Smith of Front Row Motorsports was the fastest in the session, with a time of 30.519 seconds and a speed of 176.939 mph (284.756 km/h).

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, May 27, at 2:00 PM EST.^[2] Since Charlotte Motor 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.^[3]

Ty Majeski of ThorSport Racing scored the pole for the race, with a time of 30.284 and a speed of 178.312 mph (286.965 km/h).^[4]

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 30

Stage 2 Laps: 30

Stage 3 Laps: 83

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 John Hunter Nemechek 383 2 Ben Rhodes 376 (-7) 3 Zane Smith 358 (-25) 4 Chandler Smith 354 (-29) 5 Stewart Friesen 350 (-33) 6 Ty Majeski 345 (-38) 7 Christian Eckes 343 (-40) 8 Carson Hocevar 319 (-64) 9 Grant Enfinger 298 (-85) 10 Matt Crafton 281 (-102) Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

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