2022 North Carolina Education Lottery 200

The 2022 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 was the tenth stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the 20th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, May 27, 2022, in Concord, North Carolina at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval racetrack. The race was increased from 134 laps to 143 laps, due to several NASCAR overtime finishes, Ross Chastain, driving for Niece Motorsports, would take the win, after taking advantage of the lead on the final restart.^[1] It was his 4th career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, and his first of the season. To fill out the podium, Grant Enfinger of GMS Racing and John Hunter Nemechek of Kyle Busch Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.

2022 North Carolina Education Lottery 200

Race details
Race 10 of 23 of the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Date	May 27, 2022
Official name	20th Annual North Carolina Education Lottery 200
Location	Concord, North Carolina, Charlotte Motor Speedway
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Distance	143 laps, 214.4 mi (345.204 km)
Scheduled distance	134 laps, 201 mi (323.478 km)
Average speed	125.827 mph (202.499 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Ty Majeski	ThorSport Racing
Time	30.284
Most laps led
Driver	Carson Hocevar	Niece Motorsports
Laps	57
Winner
No. 41	Ross Chastain	Niece Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network	Fox Sports 1
Announcers	Vince Welch, Kurt Busch, Michael Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio	Motor Racing Network

Background

Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsport complex located in Concord, North Carolina, 13 mi (21 km) outside Charlotte. The complex features a 1.5 mi (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend, and the Bank of America Roval 400. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports with Greg Walter as track president.

The 2,000 acres (810 ha) complex also features a state-of-the-art 0.25 mi (0.40 km) drag racing strip, ZMAX Dragway. It is the only all-concrete, four-lane drag strip in the United States and hosts NHRA events. Alongside the drag strip is a state-of-the-art clay oval that hosts dirt racing including the World of Outlaws finals among other popular racing events.

Entry list

• (R) denotes rookie driver.
• (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.

#	Driver	Team	Make	Sponsor
1	Hailie Deegan	David Gilliland Racing	Ford	Wastequip
02	Jesse Little	Young's Motorsports	Chevrolet	Race City Sports Memorabilia
4	John Hunter Nemechek	Kyle Busch Motorsports	Toyota	Pye-Barker Fire & Safety
9	Blaine Perkins (R)	CR7 Motorsports	Chevrolet	Raceline Brakes
12	Spencer Boyd	Young's Motorsports	Chevrolet	Derm Dude
15	Tanner Gray	David Gilliland Racing	Ford	Black's Tire Service
16	Tyler Ankrum	Hattori Racing Enterprises	Toyota	LiUNA
17	Ryan Preece	David Gilliland Racing	Ford	RaceChoice.com
18	Chandler Smith	Kyle Busch Motorsports	Toyota	Safelite
19	Derek Kraus	McAnally-Hilgemann Racing	Chevrolet	NAPA AutoCare
20	Matt Mills (i)	Young's Motorsports	Chevrolet	J. F. Electric
22	Austin Wayne Self	AM Racing	Chevrolet	AM Technical Solutions
23	Grant Enfinger	GMS Racing	Chevrolet	Champion Power Equipment
24	Jack Wood (R)	GMS Racing	Chevrolet	ChannelAdvisor
25	Matt DiBenedetto	Rackley WAR	Chevrolet	Rackley Roofing, W. A. R. Shocks
30	Tate Fogleman	On Point Motorsports	Toyota	Rangeline Group
33	Josh Reaume	Reaume Brothers Racing	Toyota	RRHOID RAGE
37	Max Gutiérrez	AM Racing	Chevrolet	Toughbuilt, Distributed Ledger
38	Zane Smith	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	RTA gigFAST
40	Dean Thompson (R)	Niece Motorsports	Chevrolet	Worldwide Express
41	Ross Chastain (i)	Niece Motorsports	Chevrolet	Worldwide Express
42	Carson Hocevar	Niece Motorsports	Chevrolet	Premier Security Solutions
43	Keith McGee	Reaume Brothers Racing	Toyota	Barstool Sports
44	Kris Wright	Niece Motorsports	Chevrolet	FNB Corporation
45	Lawless Alan (R)	Niece Motorsports	Chevrolet	AutoParkIt.com
46	Brennan Poole (i)	G2G Racing	Toyota	Thank You Military
51	Kyle Busch (i)	Kyle Busch Motorsports	Toyota	Safelite
52	Stewart Friesen	Halmar Friesen Racing	Toyota	Halmar International
56	Timmy Hill	Hill Motorsports	Toyota	Coble Enterprises, Leith Cars
61	Chase Purdy	Hattori Racing Enterprises	Toyota	Bama Buggies
66	Ty Majeski	ThorSport Racing	Toyota	American Racing Wheels
88	Matt Crafton	ThorSport Racing	Toyota	Ideal Door, Menards
91	Colby Howard	McAnally-Hilgemann Racing	Chevrolet	Gates Hydraulics
98	Christian Eckes	ThorSport Racing	Toyota	Curb Records
99	Ben Rhodes	ThorSport Racing	Toyota	Tenda Care Products
Official entry list

Practice

The only 30-minute was held on Friday, May 27, at 1:30 PM EST.^[2] Zane Smith of Front Row Motorsports was the fastest in the session, with a time of 30.519 seconds and a speed of 176.939 mph (284.756 km/h).

Pos.	#	Driver	Team	Make	Time	Speed
1	38	Zane Smith	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	30.519	176.939
2	25	Matt DiBenedetto	Rackley WAR	Chevrolet	30.600	176.471
3	42	Carson Hocevar	Niece Motorsports	Chevrolet	30.761	175.547
Full practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, May 27, at 2:00 PM EST.^[2] Since Charlotte Motor 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.^[3]

Ty Majeski of ThorSport Racing scored the pole for the race, with a time of 30.284 and a speed of 178.312 mph (286.965 km/h).^[4]

Pos.	#	Driver	Team	Make	Time	Speed
1	66	Ty Majeski	ThorSport Racing	Toyota	30.284	178.312
2	38	Zane Smith	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	30.290	178.277
3	51	Kyle Busch (i)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	30.364	177.842
4	42	Carson Hocevar	Niece Motorsports	Chevrolet	30.405	177.602
5	41	Ross Chastain (i)	Niece Motorsports	Chevrolet	30.405	177.602
6	15	Tanner Gray	David Gilliland Racing	Ford	30.483	177.148
7	18	Chandler Smith	Kyle Busch Motorsports	Toyota	30.500	177.049
8	17	Ryan Preece	David Gilliland Racing	Ford	30.516	176.956
9	98	Christian Eckes	ThorSport Racing	Toyota	30.586	176.551
10	25	Matt DiBenedetto	Rackley WAR	Chevrolet	30.643	176.223
11	23	Grant Enfinger	GMS Racing	Chevrolet	30.654	176.160
12	99	Ben Rhodes	ThorSport Racing	Toyota	30.743	175.650
13	52	Stewart Friesen	Halmar Friesen Racing	Toyota	30.846	175.063
14	02	Jesse Little	Young's Motorsports	Chevrolet	30.925	174.616
15	4	John Hunter Nemechek	Kyle Busch Motorsports	Toyota	30.995	174.222
16	19	Derek Kraus	McAnally-Hilgemann Racing	Chevrolet	31.052	173.902
17	61	Chase Purdy	Hattori Racing Enterprises	Toyota	31.074	173.779
18	88	Matt Crafton	ThorSport Racing	Toyota	31.115	173.550
19	24	Jack Wood (R)	GMS Racing	Chevrolet	31.140	173.410
20	91	Colby Howard	McAnally-Hilgemann Racing	Chevrolet	31.174	173.221
21	30	Tate Fogleman	On Point Motorsports	Toyota	31.263	172.728
22	44	Kris Wright	Niece Motorsports	Chevrolet	31.389	172.035
23	20	Matt Mills (i)	Young's Motorsports	Chevrolet	31.523	171.303
24	40	Dean Thompson (R)	Niece Motorsports	Chevrolet	31.535	171.238
25	16	Tyler Ankrum	Hattori Racing Enterprises	Toyota	31.600	170.886
26	22	Austin Wayne Self	AM Racing	Chevrolet	31.625	170.751
27	12	Spencer Boyd	Young's Motorsports	Chevrolet	31.652	170.605
28	46	Brennan Poole (i)	G2G Racing	Toyota	31.661	170.557
29	9	Blaine Perkins (R)	CR7 Motorsports	Chevrolet	31.670	170.508
30	56	Timmy Hill	Hill Motorsports	Toyota	31.850	169.545
31	37	Max Gutiérrez	AM Racing	Chevrolet	31.980	168.856
Qualified by owner's points
32	33	Josh Reaume	Reaume Brothers Racing	Toyota	32.006	168.718
33	45	Lawless Alan (R)	Niece Motorsports	Chevrolet	32.036	168.560
34	43	Keith McGee	Reaume Brothers Racing	Toyota	33.192	162.690
35	1	Hailie Deegan	David Gilliland Racing	Ford	-	-
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 30

Pos.	#	Driver	Team	Make	Pts
1	38	Zane Smith	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	10
2	66	Ty Majeski	ThorSport Racing	Toyota	9
3	17	Ryan Preece	David Gilliland Racing	Ford	8
4	42	Carson Hocevar	Niece Motorsports	Chevrolet	7
5	41	Ross Chastain (i)	Niece Motorsports	Chevrolet	0
6	51	Kyle Busch (i)	Kyle Busch Motorsports	Toyota	0
7	25	Matt DiBenedetto	Rackley WAR	Chevrolet	4
8	98	Christian Eckes	ThorSport Racing	Toyota	3
9	88	Matt Crafton	ThorSport Racing	Toyota	2
10	23	Grant Enfinger	GMS Racing	Chevrolet	1

Stage 2 Laps: 30

Pos.	#	Driver	Team	Make	Pts
1	99	Ben Rhodes	ThorSport Racing	Toyota	10
2	98	Christian Eckes	ThorSport Racing	Toyota	9
3	17	Ryan Preece	David Gilliland Racing	Ford	8
4	42	Carson Hocevar	Niece Motorsports	Chevrolet	7
5	4	John Hunter Nemechek	Kyle Busch Motorsports	Toyota	6
6	38	Zane Smith	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	5
7	25	Matt DiBenedetto	Rackley WAR	Chevrolet	4
8	41	Ross Chastain (i)	Niece Motorsports	Chevrolet	0
9	66	Ty Majeski	ThorSport Racing	Toyota	2
10	19	Derek Kraus	McAnally-Hilgemann Racing	Chevrolet	1

Stage 3 Laps: 83

Fin.	St	#	Driver	Team	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Pts
1	5	41	Ross Chastain (i)	Niece Motorsports	Chevrolet	143	4	Running	0
2	11	23	Grant Enfinger	GMS Racing	Chevrolet	143	0	Running	36
3	15	4	John Hunter Nemechek	Kyle Busch Motorsports	Toyota	143	0	Running	40
4	9	98	Christian Eckes	ThorSport Racing	Toyota	143	5	Running	45
5	2	38	Zane Smith	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	143	52	Running	47
6	6	15	Tanner Gray	David Gilliland Racing	Ford	143	0	Running	31
7	3	51	Kyle Busch (i)	Kyle Busch Motorsports	Toyota	143	0	Running	0
8	7	18	Chandler Smith	Kyle Busch Motorsports	Toyota	143	0	Running	29
9	13	52	Stewart Friesen	Halmar Friesen Racing	Toyota	143	0	Running	28
10	12	99	Ben Rhodes	ThorSport Racing	Toyota	143	5	Running	37
11	8	17	Ryan Preece	David Gilliland Racing	Ford	143	9	Running	42
12	16	19	Derek Kraus	McAnally-Hilgemann Racing	Chevrolet	143	2	Running	26
13	1	66	Ty Majeski	ThorSport Racing	Toyota	143	4	Running	35
14	20	91	Colby Howard	McAnally-Hilgemann Racing	Chevrolet	143	0	Running	23
15	17	61	Chase Purdy	Hattori Racing Enterprises	Toyota	143	0	Running	22
16	4	42	Carson Hocevar	Niece Motorsports	Chevrolet	143	57	Running	35
17	10	25	Matt DiBenedetto	Rackley WAR	Chevrolet	142	0	Running	28
18	18	88	Matt Crafton	ThorSport Racing	Toyota	142	5	Running	21
19	22	44	Kris Wright	Niece Motorsports	Chevrolet	142	0	Running	18
20	25	16	Tyler Ankrum	Hattori Racing Enterprises	Toyota	142	0	Running	17
21	30	56	Timmy Hill	Hill Motorsports	Toyota	141	0	Running	16
22	33	45	Lawless Alan (R)	Niece Motorsports	Chevrolet	141	0	Running	15
23	19	24	Jack Wood (R)	GMS Racing	Chevrolet	141	0	Running	14
24	27	12	Spencer Boyd	Young's Motorsports	Chevrolet	141	0	Running	13
25	26	22	Austin Wayne Self	AM Racing	Chevrolet	141	0	Running	12
26	31	37	Max Gutiérrez	AM Racing	Chevrolet	140	0	Running	11
27	35	1	Hailie Deegan	David Gilliland Racing	Ford	140	0	Running	10
28	24	40	Dean Thompson (R)	Niece Motorsports	Chevrolet	139	0	Running	9
29	21	30	Tate Fogleman	On Point Motorsports	Toyota	139	0	Running	8
30	29	9	Blaine Perkins (R)	CR7 Motorsports	Chevrolet	139	0	Running	7
31	32	33	Josh Reaume	Reaume Brothers Racing	Toyota	138	0	Running	6
32	14	02	Jesse Little	Young's Motorsports	Chevrolet	128	0	Accident	5
33	34	43	Keith McGee	Reaume Brothers Racing	Toyota	67	0	Suspension	4
34	23	20	Matt Mills (i)	Young's Motorsports	Chevrolet	57	0	Accident	0
35	28	46	Brennan Poole	G2G Racing	Toyota	38	0	Driveshaft	2
Official race results

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 John Hunter Nemechek 383 2 Ben Rhodes 376 (-7) 3 Zane Smith 358 (-25) 4 Chandler Smith 354 (-29) 5 Stewart Friesen 350 (-33) 6 Ty Majeski 345 (-38) 7 Christian Eckes 343 (-40) 8 Carson Hocevar 319 (-64) 9 Grant Enfinger 298 (-85) 10 Matt Crafton 281 (-102) Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.