2022 Kansas Lottery 200


The 2022 Kansas Lottery 200 was the 19th stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the final race of the Round of 10, and the 2nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, September 9, 2022, in Kansas City, Kansas at Kansas Speedway, a permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 134 laps to complete. In an exciting battle on the final lap, John Hunter Nemechek, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, took over the lead from Carson Hocevar, and earned his 13th career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, and his second of the season. Nemechek dominated the entire race as well, leading 88 laps. Hocevar had attempted to win the race on fuel milage, but was unsuccessful as he ran out of fuel on the last lap. To fill out the podium, Ryan Preece, driving for David Gilliland Racing, would finish 3rd, respectively.
Zane Smith, Chandler Smith, John Hunter Nemechek, Grant Enfinger, Ben Rhodes, Stewart Friesen, Ty Majeski, Christian Eckes, would advance into the Round of 8. Hocevar and Matt Crafton would fail to advance.

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
  • ' - denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

Practice

The only 30-minute practice session was held on Friday, September 9, at 2:00 PM CST. Matt Crafton, driving for ThorSport Racing, was the fastest in the session, with a lap of 31.171, and an average speed of.

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, September 9, at 2:30 PM 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, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, scored the pole for the race, with a lap of 30.779, and an average speed of.

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 30
Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
14John Hunter NemechekKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota10
266Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingToyota9
398Christian EckesThorSport RacingToyota8
451Corey Heim 'Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota7
538Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord6
617Ryan PreeceDavid Gilliland RacingFord5
719Derek KrausMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet4
818Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota3
988Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota2
1015Tanner GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord1

Stage 2 Laps: 30
Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
14John Hunter NemechekKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota10
238Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord9
317Ryan PreeceDavid Gilliland RacingFord8
498Christian EckesThorSport RacingToyota7
551Corey Heim 'Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota6
666Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingToyota5
716Tyler AnkrumHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota4
819Derek KrausMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet3
988Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota2
1042Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1

Stage 3 ''Laps: 74''

Standings after the race

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