2022 XPEL 225
The 2022 XPEL 225 was the fourth stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the second iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 26, 2022, in Austin, Texas, at the Circuit of the Americas, a permanent road course. The race was run over 46 laps due to multiple overtime restarts. Zane Smith of Front Row Motorsports would win race, after taking the lead with two laps to go. This was Smith's fifth career truck series win, and his second of the season. To fill out the podium, John Hunter Nemechek and Kyle Busch of Kyle Busch Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.
Background
Circuit of the Americas is a grade 1 FIA-specification motorsports facility located within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Austin, Texas. It features a 3.426-mile road racing circuit. The facility is home to the Formula One United States Grand Prix, and the Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas, a round of the FIM Road Racing World Championship. It previously hosted the Supercars Championship, the FIA World Endurance Championship, the IMSA SportsCar Championship, and IndyCar Series.On September 30, 2020, it was announced that COTA would host a NASCAR Cup Series event for the first time on May 23, 2021. The lower Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series were also added as support events. On December 11, 2020, it was announced that NASCAR would run the full 3.41 mile course.
Entry list
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Practice
The only 30-minute practice session was held on Friday, March 25, at 2:00 PM CST. Sheldon Creed of Young's Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 2:17.104 seconds and a speed of.Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, March 25, at 2:30 PM CST. Since Circuit of the Americas is a road course, the qualifying system is a two group system, with two rounds. Drivers will be separated into two groups, Group A and Group B. Each driver will have a lap to set a time. The fastest 5 drivers from each group will advance to the final round. Drivers will also have one lap to set a time. The fastest driver to set a time in the round will win the pole.Sheldon Creed of Young's Motorsports scored the pole for the race with a time of 2:14.924 seconds and a speed of.
Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 12| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 19 | Derek Kraus | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 16 | Tyler Ankrum | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 25 | Matt DiBenedetto | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 98 | Christian Eckes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 51 | Kyle Busch ' | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 0 |
| 10 | 75 | Parker Kligerman | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 14
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 19 | Derek Kraus | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 51 | Kyle Busch ' | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 0 |
| 5 | 18 | Chandler Smith | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 25 | Matt DiBenedetto | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 42 | Carson Hocevar | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 75 | Parker Kligerman | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 15
Standings after the race
;Drivers' Championship standings- Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.