2022 Baptist Health 200


The 2022 Baptist Health 200 was the 22nd stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the final race of the Round of 8, and the 26th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 22, 2022, in Homestead, Florida at Homestead–Miami Speedway, a permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 134 laps to complete. Ty Majeski, driving for ThorSport Racing, would take the lead during the middle of the race, and earned his second career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, along with his second of the season. Majeski mainly dominated the race as well, leading 67 laps. To fill out the podium, Zane Smith, driving for Front Row Motorsports, and Stewart Friesen, driving for Halmar Friesen Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
The four drivers to advance into the championship 4 are Ty Majeski, Zane Smith, Chandler Smith, and Ben Rhodes.

Background

Homestead–Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including NASCAR, the IndyCar Series, the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship series, and the Championship Cup Series.
From 2002 to 2019, Homestead–Miami Speedway hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series as Ford Championship Weekend: the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The races currently have the names Dixie Vodka 400, Contender Boats 250, and Baptist Health 200, respectively.

Entry list

denotes rookie driver.

Practice

The only 20-minute practice session was held on Friday, October 21, at 4:00 PM EST. Christian Eckes, driving for ThorSport Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 32.466, and an average speed of.

Qualifying

Qualifying was scheduled to be held on Friday, October 21, at 4:30 PM EST. Since Homestead–Miami 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.
Qualifying was cancelled due to inclement weather. The starting lineup would be determined by a performance-based metric system. As a result, Ryan Preece, driving for David Gilliland Racing, would earn the pole. Clay Greenfield would fail to qualify.

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 40
Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
199Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota10
238Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord9
352Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota8
466Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingToyota7
523Grant EnfingerGMS RacingChevrolet6
698Christian EckesThorSport RacingToyota5
718Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota4
888Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota3
975Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsToyota2
1017Ryan PreeceDavid Gilliland RacingFord1

Stage 2 Laps: 40
Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
138Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord10
266Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingToyota9
317Ryan PreeceDavid Gilliland RacingFord8
452Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota7
599Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota6
698Christian EckesThorSport RacingToyota5
723Grant EnfingerGMS RacingChevrolet4
891Colby HowardMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet3
951Corey Heim Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota2
1018Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1

Stage 3 ''Laps: 54''

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings
  • Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.