16th race of the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Motor car race
The 2022 CRC Brakleen 150 was the 16th stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series , the final race of the regular season, and the 13th iteration of the event . The race was held on Saturday, July 23, 2022, in Long Pond, Pennsylvania at Pocono Raceway , a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 60 laps to complete. Chandler Smith , driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports , held off Ryan Preece in the final few laps, and earned his fourth career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, and his second of the season. Smith would also dominate the race, leading 49 laps.[ 1] To fill out the podium, John Hunter Nemechek , driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports , would finish 3rd, respectively.
The ten drivers to qualify for the NASCAR playoffs are Zane Smith , Chandler Smith , Ben Rhodes , John Hunter Nemechek , Stewart Friesen , Christian Eckes , Ty Majeski , Carson Hocevar , Grant Enfinger , and Matt Crafton .[ 2] Zane Smith would also win the Regular Season Championship following the race.[ 1]
This race also marked the 800th and final NASCAR start for Todd Bodine .[ 3]
Background
Pocono Raceway (formerly Pocono International Raceway ), also known as The Tricky Triangle , is a superspeedway located in the Pocono Mountains in Long Pond, Pennsylvania . It is the site of three NASCAR national series races and an ARCA Menards Series event in July: a NASCAR Cup Series race with support events by the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series . From 1971 to 1989, and from 2013 to 2019, the track also hosted an Indy Car race, currently sanctioned by the IndyCar Series . Additionally, from 1982 to 2021, it hosted two NASCAR Cup Series races, with the traditional first date being removed for 2022.
Pocono is one of the few NASCAR tracks not owned by either NASCAR or Speedway Motorsports , the dominant track owners in NASCAR. Pocono CEO Nick Igdalsky and president Ben May are members of the family-owned Mattco Inc, started by Joseph II and Rose Mattioli.[ 4] Mattco also owns South Boston Speedway in South Boston, Virginia .
Outside NASCAR and IndyCar Series races, Pocono is used throughout the year by the Stock Car Experience, Bertil Roos Driving School, Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) as well as many other clubs and organizations. The triangular track also has three separate infield sections of racetrack – the north course, east course and south course. Each of these infield sections use separate portions of the track or can be combined for longer and more technical course configurations. In total Pocono Raceway has offers 22 different road course configurations ranging from .5 miles to 3.65 miles in length. During regular non-race weekends, multiple clubs or driving schools can use the track simultaneously by running on different infield sections. All of the infield sections can also be run in either clockwise or counter clockwise direction which doubles the 22 course configuration to 44 total course options.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
(i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
Starting lineup
Practice and qualifying were scheduled to be held on Friday, July 22, at 4:00 PM EST , and 4:30 PM EST , but were both cancelled to due to inclement weather.[ 5] The starting lineup would be determined by a performance-based metric system. As a result, Zane Smith , driving for Front Row Motorsports , would earn the pole.[ 6] Bryan Dauzat and Norm Benning would fail to qualify.
Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 15
Pos.
#
Driver
Team
Make
Pts
1
18
Chandler Smith
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Toyota
10
2
98
Christian Eckes
ThorSport Racing
Toyota
9
3
42
Carson Hocevar
Niece Motorsports
Chevrolet
8
4
52
Stewart Friesen
Halmar Friesen Racing
Toyota
7
5
19
Derek Kraus
McAnally-Hilgemann Racing
Chevrolet
6
6
38
Zane Smith
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
5
7
4
John Hunter Nemechek
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Toyota
4
8
16
Tyler Ankrum
Hattori Racing Enterprises
Toyota
3
9
88
Matt Crafton
ThorSport Racing
Toyota
2
10
51
Corey Heim (R)
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Toyota
1
Stage 2 Laps: 15
Pos.
#
Driver
Team
Make
Pts
1
98
Christian Eckes
ThorSport Racing
Toyota
10
2
16
Tyler Ankrum
Hattori Racing Enterprises
Toyota
9
3
88
Matt Crafton
ThorSport Racing
Toyota
8
4
4
John Hunter Nemechek
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Toyota
7
5
66
Ty Majeski
ThorSport Racing
Toyota
6
6
91
Colby Howard
McAnally-Hilgemann Racing
Chevrolet
5
7
61
Chase Purdy
Hattori Racing Enterprises
Toyota
4
8
38
Zane Smith
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
3
9
20
Jesse Little
Young's Motorsports
Chevrolet
2
10
23
Grant Enfinger
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
1
Stage 3 Laps: 30
Fin.
St
#
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Led
Status
Pts
1
2
18
Chandler Smith
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Toyota
60
49
Running
50
2
22
17
Ryan Preece
David Gilliland Racing
Ford
60
6
Running
35
3
12
4
John Hunter Nemechek
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Toyota
60
0
Running
45
4
17
51
Corey Heim (R)
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Toyota
60
0
Running
34
5
3
42
Carson Hocevar
Niece Motorsports
Chevrolet
60
0
Running
40
6
31
7
Austin Hill (i)
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
60
0
Running
0
7
6
66
Ty Majeski
ThorSport Racing
Toyota
60
0
Running
36
8
5
98
Christian Eckes
ThorSport Racing
Toyota
60
5
Running
48
9
7
19
Derek Kraus
McAnally-Hilgemann Racing
Chevrolet
60
0
Running
34
10
18
15
Tanner Gray
David Gilliland Racing
Ford
60
0
Running
27
11
15
61
Chase Purdy
Hattori Racing Enterprises
Toyota
60
0
Running
30
12
16
25
Matt DiBenedetto
Rackley WAR
Chevrolet
60
0
Running
25
13
1
38
Zane Smith
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
60
0
Running
32
14
4
52
Stewart Friesen
Halmar Friesen Racing
Toyota
60
0
Running
30
15
13
88
Matt Crafton
ThorSport Racing
Toyota
60
0
Running
32
16
14
16
Tyler Ankrum
Hattori Racing Enterprises
Toyota
60
0
Running
33
17
8
23
Grant Enfinger
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
60
0
Running
21
18
10
91
Colby Howard
McAnally-Hilgemann Racing
Chevrolet
60
0
Running
24
19
11
99
Ben Rhodes
ThorSport Racing
Toyota
60
0
Running
18
20
36
26
Tate Fogleman
Rackley WAR
Chevrolet
60
0
Running
17
21
27
22
Max Gutiérrez
AM Racing
Chevrolet
60
0
Running
16
22
23
45
Lawless Alan (R)
Niece Motorsports
Chevrolet
60
0
Running
15
23
9
02
Kaz Grala
Young's Motorsports
Chevrolet
60
0
Running
14
24
26
40
Dean Thompson (R)
Niece Motorsports
Chevrolet
60
0
Running
13
25
33
30
Kaden Honeycutt
On Point Motorsports
Toyota
60
0
Running
12
26
32
20
Jesse Little
Young's Motorsports
Chevrolet
60
0
Running
13
27
24
44
Kris Wright
Niece Motorsports
Chevrolet
60
0
Running
10
28
20
56
Timmy Hill
Hill Motorsports
Toyota
60
0
Running
9
29
28
9
Blaine Perkins (R)
CR7 Motorsports
Chevrolet
60
0
Running
8
30
35
5
Tyler Hill
Hill Motorsports
Toyota
60
0
Running
7
31
29
43
Armani Williams
Reaume Brothers Racing
Chevrolet
59
0
Running
6
32
21
12
Spencer Boyd
Young's Motorsports
Chevrolet
59
0
Running
5
33
19
1
Hailie Deegan
David Gilliland Racing
Ford
57
0
Brakes
4
34
30
33
Josh Reaume
Reaume Brothers Racing
Toyota
55
0
Running
3
35
25
24
Jack Wood (R)
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
18
0
Accident
2
36
34
62
Todd Bodine
Halmar Friesen Racing
Toyota
12
0
Accident
1
Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Pos
Driver
Points
1
Zane Smith
2,037
1
2
Chandler Smith
2,022 (-15)
2
3
Ben Rhodes
2,017 (-20)
2
4
John Hunter Nemechek
2,016 (-21)
1
5
Stewart Friesen
2,013 (-24)
1
6
Christian Eckes
2,007 (-30)
1
7
Ty Majeski
2,006 (-31)
8
Carson Hocevar
2,005 (-32)
9
Grant Enfinger
2,002 (-35)
10
Matt Crafton
2,001 (-36)
Official driver's standings
Note : Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
References
Networks Current programs Current commentators
Play-by-play announcers Color commentators Pit reporters Pre-race show Spanish Other commentators
Former commentators Music Daytona 500 Coca-Cola 600 Related articles