2022 Heart of America 200
The 2022 Heart of America 200 was the eighth stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the 24th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 14, 2022, in Kansas City, Kansas at Kansas Speedway, a permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race was contested over 134 laps. Zane Smith, driving for Front Row Motorsports, would have a dominant performance, leading 108 laps and earning his sixth career truck series win. It was his third win of the season. To fill out the podium, Ty Majeski of ThorSport Racing and Grant Enfinger of GMS Racing would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background
Kansas Speedway is a tri-oval race track in the Village West area near Kansas City, Kansas, United States. It was built in 2001 and it currently hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The IndyCar Series also held races at the venue until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by NASCAR.Entry list
' denotes rookie driver.- '
Practice
The only 30-minute practice session was held on Saturday, May 14, at 11:00 AM CST. Zane Smith of Front Row Motorsports was the fastest in the session, with a time of 30.960 seconds and a speed of.Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Saturday, May 14, at 11:30 AM CST. Since Kansas 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.John Hunter Nemechek of Kyle Busch Motorsports scored the pole for the race, with a time of 30.570 seconds and a speed of. Since 35 trucks are entered, no one would fail to qualify.
Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 30| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 51 | Corey Heim ' | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 66 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 18 | Chandler Smith | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 4 | John Hunter Nemechek | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 19 | Derek Kraus | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 15 | Tanner Gray | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 42 | Carson Hocevar | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 30
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 51 | Corey Heim ' | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 4 | John Hunter Nemechek | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 66 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 42 | Carson Hocevar | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 15 | Tanner Gray | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 19 | Derek Kraus | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 91 | Colby Howard | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 1 |
Stage 3 ''Laps: 74''
Standings after the race
;Drivers' Championship standings- Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.