The 2022 Reese's 200 was the eleventh stock car race of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series season, the sixth race of the 2022 Sioux Chief Showdown, and the 14th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, July 29, 2022, in Brownsburg, Indiana at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, a 0.686 mile (1.104 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Chandler Smith, driving for Venturini Motorsports, dominated most of the race, and earned his 10th career ARCA Menards Series win, along with his first of the season.[1] Sammy Smith also dominated a portion of the race, leading 89 laps. To fill out the podium, Smith, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, and Taylor Gray, driving for David Gilliland Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

2022 Reese's 200
Race details
Race 11 of 20 of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series
Race 6 of 10 of the 2022 Sioux Chief Showdown
Date July 29, 2022
Official name 14th Annual Reese's 200
Location Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, Brownsburg, Indiana
Course Permanent racing facility
0.686 mi (1.104 km)
Distance 200 laps, 137.2 mi (220.8 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 137.2 mi (220.8 km)
Average speed 73.118 mph (117.672 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Kyle Busch Motorsports
Time 21.922
Most laps led
Driver Chandler Smith Venturini Motorsports
Laps 111
Winner
No. 15 Chandler Smith Venturini Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network Fox Sports 1
Announcers Jamie Little, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Background

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Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park (formerly Indianapolis Raceway Park, O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis, and Lucas Oil Raceway) is an auto racing facility in Brownsburg, Indiana, United States, about 10 miles (16 km) west of Downtown Indianapolis. It includes a 0.686-mile (1.104 km) oval track, a 2.5-mile (4.0 km) road course (which has fallen into disrepair and is no longer used), and a 4,400-foot (1,300 m) drag strip which is among the premier drag racing venues in the world. The complex receives about 500,000 visitors annually.[2]

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
01 Tim Monroe Fast Track Racing Chevrolet Universal Technical Institute
02 Dylan Smith Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Maestro's
2 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Chevrolet Gainbridge, Max Siegel Inc.
03 Alex Clubb Clubb Racing Inc. Ford Clubb Racing Inc.
06 Zachary Tinkle Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota GreatRailing.com
6 Rajah Caruth (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet Gainbridge, Max Siegel Inc.
7 Colton Collins CCM Racing Chevrolet Coble Enterprises
10 Chris Martin Jr. Fast Track Racing Toyota Glenwood Oil and Gas
11 Bryce Haugeberg Fast Track Racing Chevrolet Magnum Contracting
12 D. L. Wilson Fast Track Racing Toyota Fast Track Racing
15 Chandler Smith Venturini Motorsports Toyota QuickTie, Charge Me
17 Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford Ford Performance
18 Sammy Smith (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota TMC Transportation
20 Jesse Love (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota Crescent Tools
23 Connor Mosack Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet Nic Tailor Custom Underwear
25 Toni Breidinger (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota Pit Viper Sunglasses
30 Amber Balcaen (R) Rette Jones Racing Ford ICON Direct
35 Greg Van Alst Greg Van Alst Motorsports Ford CB Fabricating, Top Choice Fence
42 Christian Rose Cook Racing Technologies Chevrolet West Virginia Tourism
43 Daniel Dye (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet KIX County, Solar Fit
48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet PSST...Copraya Websites
55 Tom Hessert III Venturini Motorsports Toyota HessertCars.com
74 Mandy Chick Team Chick Motorsports Toyota Dynamic Drivelines
95 Dylan Fetcho MAN Motorsports Toyota Hunter Industrial Fans
Official entry list

Practice

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The only 45-minute practice session is scheduled to be held on Friday, July 29, at 12:30 PM EST.[3] Daniel Dye, driving for GMS Racing, was the fastest in the session, with a lap of 22.009, and an average speed of 112.214 mph (180.591 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 43 Daniel Dye (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 22.009 112.214
2 17 Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford 22.066 111.914
3 15 Chandler Smith Venturini Motorsports Toyota 22.079 111.848
Full practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Friday, July 29, at 2:15 PM EST. The qualifying system used is a single-car, two-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in the round wins the pole.[3] Sammy Smith, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, scored the pole for the race, with a lap of 21.923, and an average speed of 112.654 mph (181.299 km/h).[5]

Pos. # Name Team Make Time Speed
1 18 Sammy Smith (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 21.923 112.654
2 20 Jesse Love (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota 21.929 112.618
3 15 Chandler Smith Venturini Motorsports Toyota 22.001 112.244
4 17 Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford 22.008 112.209
5 2 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Chevrolet 22.026 112.107
6 43 Daniel Dye (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 22.077 111.858
7 6 Rajah Caruth (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 22.330 110.581
8 02 Dylan Smith Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 22.438 110.063
9 55 Tom Hessert III Venturini Motorsports Toyota 22.507 109.721
10 42 Christian Rose Cook Racing Technologies Chevrolet 22.578 109.381
11 23 Connor Mosack Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 22.651 109.019
12 95 Dylan Fetcho MAN Motorsports Toyota 22.718 108.702
13 35 Greg Van Alst Greg Van Alst Motorsports Ford 22.731 108.645
14 25 Toni Breidinger (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota 22.863 108.017
15 30 Amber Balcaen (R) Rette Jones Racing Ford 23.479 105.148
16 74 Mandy Chick Team Chick Motorsports Toyota 23.522 104.991
17 7 Colton Collins CCM Racing Chevrolet 23.695 104.229
18 11 Bryce Haugeberg Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 23.776 103.874
19 03 Alex Clubb Clubb Racing Inc. Ford 24.107 102.443
20 12 D. L. Wilson Fast Track Racing Toyota 24.824 99.484
21 10 Chris Martin Jr. Fast Track Racing Toyota 24.929 99.061
22 01 Tim Monroe Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 26.136 94.494
23 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet 28.613 86.307
24 06 Zachary Tinkle Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota - -
Official qualifying results

Race results

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Fin. St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 3 15 Chandler Smith Venturini Motorsports Toyota 200 111 Running 48
2 1 18 Sammy Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 200 89 Running 44
3 4 17 Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford 200 0 Running 41
4 6 43 Daniel Dye (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 200 0 Running 40
5 11 23 Connor Mosack Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 200 0 Running 39
6 2 20 Jesse Love (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota 200 0 Running 38
7 5 2 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Chevrolet 199 0 Running 37
8 7 6 Rajah Caruth (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 199 0 Running 36
9 8 02 Dylan Smith Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 Running 35
10 13 35 Greg Van Alst Greg Van Alst Motorsports Ford 198 0 Running 34
11 9 55 Tom Hessert III Venturini Motorsports Toyota 198 0 Running 33
12 12 95 Dylan Fetcho MAN Motorsports Toyota 198 0 Running 32
13 18 11 Bryce Haugeberg Fast Track Racing Toyota 197 0 Running 31
14 17 7 Colton Collins CCM Racing Chevrolet 193 0 Running 30
15 24 06 Zachary Tinkle Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota 179 0 Running 29
16 23 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet 125 0 Vibration 28
17 14 25 Toni Breidinger (R) Venturini Motorsports Toyota 122 0 Accident 27
18 16 74 Mandy Chick Team Chick Motorsports Toyota 120 0 Accident 26
19 20 12 D. L. Wilson Fast Track Racing Toyota 108 0 Radiator 25
20 10 42 Christian Rose Cook Racing Technologies Chevrolet 98 0 Accident 24
21 15 30 Amber Balcaen (R) Rette Jones Racing Ford 79 0 Accident 23
22 21 10 Chris Martin Jr. Fast Track Racing Toyota 45 0 Overheating 22
23 19 03 Alex Clubb Clubb Racing Inc. Ford 29 0 Overheating 21
24 22 01 Tim Monroe Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 3 0 Brakes 20
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Fenwick, Adam (2022-07-29). "Chandler Smith is untouchable for first ARCA victory of the year at IRP". ARCA. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  2. ^ "Most Popular Indianapolis-Area Attractions". Indianapolis Business Journal. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Schedule of events: Reese's 200 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park". ARCA. 2022-05-18. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
  4. ^ "Practice Results: Reese's 200 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park". ARCA. 2022-07-29. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  5. ^ "Qualifying Results: Reese's 200 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park". ARCA. 2022-07-29. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
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