2022 Dawn 150

The 2022 Dawn 150 was the ninth stock car race of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series season, the fifth race of the 2022 Sioux Chief Showdown, and the third iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, July 8, 2022, in Lexington, Ohio at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, a 2.400 mile (3.862 km) permanent road course. The race took it's scheduled 42 laps to complete. In a chaotic race, Taylor Gray, driving for David Gilliland Racing, came home with the win, after making a move on Kris Wright with 3 laps to go.^[1] This was Gray's second career ARCA Menards Series win, and his second of the season. To fill out the podium, Parker Chase, driving for Venturini Motorsports, and Sammy Smith, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

2022 Dawn 150

Race details
Race 9 of 20 of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series Race 5 of 10 of the 2022 Sioux Chief Showdown
Date	July 8, 2022
Official name	Third Annual Dawn 150
Location	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	2.400 miles (3.862 km)
Distance	42 laps, 94.836 mi (152.62 km)
Scheduled distance	42 laps, 94.836 mi (152.62 km)
Pole position
Driver	John Hunter Nemechek	Venturini Motorsports
Time	1:27.616
Most laps led
Driver	John Hunter Nemechek	Venturini Motorsports
Laps	31
Winner
No. 17	Taylor Gray	David Gilliland Racing
Television in the United States
Network	Fox Sports 1
Announcers	Jamie Little, Phil Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio	Motor Racing Network

Background

Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is a road course auto racing facility located in Troy Township, Morrow County, Ohio, United States, just outside the village of Lexington. Mid-Ohio has also colloquially become a term for the entire north-central region of the state, from south of Sandusky to the north of Columbus. It hosts a number of racing series such as IndyCar, IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship, NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the ARCA Menards Series, along with other club events such has SCCA and National Auto Sport Association.

Entry list

• (R) denotes rookie driver

#	Driver	Team	Make	Sponsor
01	D. L. Wilson	Fast Track Racing	Ford	Universal Technical Institute
2	Nick Sanchez	Rev Racing	Chevrolet	Max Siegel Inc.
03	Rita Thomason	Clubb Racing Inc.	Chevrolet	Clubb Racing Inc.
3	Casey Carden	Mullins Racing	Ford	Beachy Blooms, Layne Denton Band
6	Rajah Caruth (R)	Rev Racing	Chevrolet	Max Siegel Inc., Special Smiles
7	Ed Bull	Bull Racing	Ford	Bayside Chiropractic
10	Arnout Kok	Fast Track Racing	Toyota	Brand South Africa, American Blast Systems
11	Stanton Barrett	Fast Track Racing	Toyota	Stanton Barrett Family Wines
12	Tony Cosentino	Fast Track Racing	Toyota	Double H Ranch
15	Parker Chase	Venturini Motorsports	Toyota	Vertical Bridge
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	JBL
21	Jack Wood	Bill McAnally Racing	Toyota	Cooks Collision
25	Toni Breidinger (R)	Venturini Motorsports	Toyota	FP Movement
27	Con Nicolopoulos	Richmond Motorsports	Chevrolet	Immigration Law Center
30	Amber Balcaen (R)	Rette Jones Racing	Ford	ICON Direct
32	Dale Quarterley	1/4 Ley Racing	Chevrolet	Van Dyk Recycling Solutions, Motul
35	Greg Van Alst	Greg Van Alst Motorsports	Ford	Top Choice Fencing, CB Fabricating
42	Kris Wright	Cook Racing Technologies	Chevrolet	Big Dog Energy
43	Daniel Dye (R)	GMS Racing	Chevrolet	Champion Container, Race to Stop Suicide
48	Brad Smith	Brad Smith Motorsports	Chevrolet	PSST...Copraya Websites
55	John Hunter Nemechek	Venturini Motorsports	Toyota	Mobil 1
91	Colby Howard	Bill McAnally Racing	Toyota	Gates Hydraulics
99	Blaine Perkins	Bill McAnally Racing	Chevrolet	Grant County Mulch
Official entry list

Practice/Qualifying

Practice and qualifying will be combined into one 60-minute session, with a driver's fastest time counting as their qualifying lap. It was held on Friday, July 8, at 2:00 PM EST.^[2]

John Hunter Nemechek, driving for Venturini Motorsports, scored the pole for the race, with a time of 1:27.616 seconds, and a speed of 92.778 mph (149.312 km/h).^[3]

Pos.	#	Name	Team	Make	Time	Speed
1	55	John Hunter Nemechek	Venturini Motorsports	Toyota	1:27.616	92.778
2	18	Sammy Smith (R)	Kyle Busch Motorsports	Toyota	1:27.738	92.649
3	2	Nick Sanchez	Rev Racing	Chevrolet	1:28.383	91.972
4	15	Parker Chase	Venturini Motorsports	Toyota	1:28.524	91.826
5	6	Rajah Caruth (R)	Rev Racing	Chevrolet	1:28.637	91.709
6	91	Colby Howard	Bill McAnally Racing	Toyota	1:28.913	91.424
7	42	Kris Wright	Cook Racing Technologies	Chevrolet	1:28.976	91.359
8	17	Taylor Gray	David Gilliland Racing	Ford	1:29.028	91.306
9	20	Jesse Love (R)	Venturini Motorsports	Toyota	1:29.765	90.556
10	32	Dale Quarterley	1/4 Ley Racing	Chevrolet	1:29.973	90.347
11	43	Daniel Dye (R)	GMS Racing	Chevrolet	1:30.433	89.888
12	35	Greg Van Alst	Greg Van Alst Motorsports	Ford	1:31.010	89.318
13	99	Blaine Perkins	Bill McAnally Racing	Chevrolet	1:31.214	89.118
14	11	Stanton Barrett	Fast Track Racing	Toyota	1:31.446	88.892
15	25	Toni Breidinger (R)	Venturini Motorsports	Toyota	1:33.615	86.832
16	21	Jack Wood	Bill McAnally Racing	Toyota	1:33.705	86.749
17	10	Arnout Kok	Fast Track Racing	Toyota	1:34.980	85.584
18	30	Amber Balcaen (R)	Rette Jones Racing	Ford	1:36.300	84.411
19	12	Tony Cosentino	Fast Track Racing	Toyota	1:38.104	82.859
20	7	Ed Bull	Bull Racing	Ford	1:45.570	76.999
21	3	Casey Carden	Mullins Racing	Ford	1:47.723	75.460
22	01	D. L. Wilson	Fast Track Racing	Ford	1:49.898	73.967
23	03	Rita Thomason	Clubb Racing Inc.	Chevrolet	1:53.048	71.906
24	27	Con Nicolopoulos	Richmond Motorsports	Chevrolet	2:00.461	67.481
25	48	Brad Smith	Brad Smith Motorsports	Chevrolet	2:15.176	60.135
Official practice/qualifying results

Race results

Fin.	St	#	Driver	Team	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Pts
1	8	17	Taylor Gray	David Gilliland Racing	Ford	42	3	Running	47
2	4	15	Parker Chase	Venturini Motorsports	Toyota	42	1	Running	43
3	2	18	Sammy Smith (R)	Kyle Busch Motorsports	Toyota	42	1	Running	42
4	1	55	John Hunter Nemechek	Venturini Motorsports	Toyota	42	31	Running	42
5	9	20	Jesse Love (R)	Venturini Motorsports	Toyota	42	0	Running	39
6	7	42	Kris Wright	Cook Racing Technologies	Chevrolet	42	3	Running	39
7	14	11	Stanton Barrett	Fast Track Racing	Toyota	42	0	Running	37
8	11	43	Daniel Dye (R)	GMS Racing	Chevrolet	41	0	Running	36
9	5	6	Rajah Caruth (R)	Rev Racing	Chevrolet	40	0	Running	35
10	10	32	Dale Quarterley	1/4 Ley Racing	Chevrolet	40	0	Running	34
11	3	2	Nick Sanchez	Rev Racing	Chevrolet	40	3	Running	34
12	12	35	Greg Van Alst	Greg Van Alst Motorsports	Ford	40	0	Running	32
13	15	25	Toni Breidinger (R)	Venturini Motorsports	Toyota	40	0	Running	31
14	17	10	Arnout Kok	Fast Track Racing	Toyota	38	0	Running	30
15	18	30	Amber Balcaen (R)	Rette Jones Racing	Ford	35	0	Running	29
16	20	7	Ed Bull	Bull Racing	Ford	35	0	Running	28
17	6	91	Colby Howard	Bill McAnally Racing	Toyota	32	0	Accident	27
18	13	99	Blaine Perkins	Bill McAnally Racing	Toyota	27	0	Brakes	26
19	23	03	Rita Thomason	Clubb Racing Inc.	Chevrolet	27	0	Mechanical	25
20	19	12	Tony Cosentino	Fast Track Racing	Toyota	8	0	Transmission	24
21	22	01	D. L. Wilson	Fast Track Racing	Chevrolet	5	0	Brakes	23
22	25	48	Brad Smith	Brad Smith Motorsports	Chevrolet	3	0	Ignition	22
23	21	3	Casey Carden	Mullins Racing	Ford	0	0	Did Not Start	21
24	24	27	Con Nicolopoulos	Richmond Motorsports	Chevrolet	0	0	Did Not Start	20
25	16	21	Jack Wood	Bill McAnally Racing	Toyota	0	0	Did Not Start	19
Official race results

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Rajah Caruth 390 2 Nick Sanchez 384 (-6) 3 Daniel Dye 382 (-8) 4 Toni Breidinger 332 (-58) 5 Greg Van Alst 329 (-61) 6 Amber Balcaen 319 (-71) 1 7 Brad Smith 267 (-123) 1 8 Zachary Tinkle 248 (-142) 9 Sammy Smith 226 (-164) 10 D. L. Wilson 203 (-187) Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.