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The 2022 NC Education Lottery 200 NASCAR TRUCK Series practice results offer insights into driver performance, including lap times, top speeds, and practice session leaders at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

NC Education Lottery 200

Friday, May 27th, 2022

Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC

  • 15 Toyota
  • 15 Chevrolet
  • 4 Ford

  • Charlotte Motor Speedway
  • 19th Annual North Carolina Education Lottery 200
  • Pole Winner: Ty Majeski
  • Age: 27
  • Team : No. 66 - American Racing Wheels Toyota
  • Owner: Duke Thorson
  • Crew Chief: Joe Shear Jr.
  • Ty Majeski won the Pole Award for the 19th Annual North Carolina Education Lottery 200 with a lap of 30.284 seconds, 178.312 mph.
  • This is his second pole in 30 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races.
  • This is his second pole and eighth top-10 start in 2022.
  • This is his first pole in three races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
  • Zane Smith (second) posted his sixth top-10 start of 2022 and his second in three races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
  • Kyle Busch (third) posted his 13th top-10 start at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It is his fourth in four races this season.
  • Jack Wood (19th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Friday, May 27th, 2022
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Reid Spencer
Ross Chastain triumphs at Charlotte after Late wreck KOs Carson Hocevar

When fate dealt Carson Hocevar another heartache Friday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Niece Motorsport teammate Ross Chastain took full advantage—with a serendipitous push from Grant Enfinger.

On the final lap of the second overtime in the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series contest, Chastain raced side-by-side on the backstretch with John Hunter Nemechek, before the timely push from Enfinger propelled him forward and enabled him to clear Nemechek’s No. 4 Toyota.

Chastain crossed the finish line .102 seconds ahead of Enfinger, with Nemechek running third, .413 seconds behind the race winner.

When he climbed out of his No. 41 Chevrolet on the frontstretch, however, Chastain could talk only of Hocevar, who dominated the event, only to see it slip away after a devastating late caution.

“I hate it so much for Carson,” said Chastain, who won for the first time this season, the first time at Charlotte and the fourth time in his career. “I didn’t give him the push he needed to win (on the first attempt at overtime)… Man, I’m so proud of Carson Hocevar.

“I’ll say that over and over. That guy’s a future star. He’s such a goofy kid, but I love him. He learns so quick.”

Hocevar, who lost the lead four laps short of the finish and ran second at Bristol’s Dirt Track in April, learned a painful lesson on Friday night after leading a race-high 57 laps. 

He held an advantage that had stabilized at slightly more than six seconds when Jesse Little’s Chevrolet broke loose over the bumps in Turn 3 and carried Tyler Ankrum Toyota into the outside wall.

The 19-year-old Hocevar chose the inside lane for the final restart, and Ryan Preece, in the outside lane, nosed ahead past the start/finish line when Chastain spun his tires and failed to provide Hocevar with a push.

Running beside Preece on Lap 136 in the first attempt at overtime, Hocevar lost control and slid up the track into Preece’s No. 17 Ford, damaging both vehicles. 

“A dumbass move by myself,” acknowledged Hocevar, who climbed from his No. 42 Chevrolet after the race and sat on the pavement, his head between his hands. “It sucks. I mean I tried really hard—I tried too hard.

“I didn’t get a good restart. I tried too hard, tried to wash (Preece) up and just crashed myself. I feel like just crying.”

Preece finished 11th after pitting with a flat tire—thanks to the wreck. He didn’t mince words on pit lane.

“Don’t wreck the guy on the outside of you trying to win your first race,” Preece said pointedly. “Don’t do it.”

After finishing second, Enfinger feels he has an IOU from Chastain.

“I’m glad to push my buddy Ross to a win,” Enfinger said. “In my book, he owes me one.”

Christian Eckes ran fourth, followed by Zane Smith, who led 52 laps and won the first stage. Tanner Gray, Kyle Busch, Chandler Smith, Stewart Friesen and Ben Rhodes completed the top 10. 

Rhodes won Stage 2 by staying out on old tires and catching an opportune caution when Matt Mills crashed with Jack Wood in Turn 4 three laps short of the send of the 30-lap stage.

Ultimately, Hocevar came home 16th, the last driver on the lead lap. Mexican driver Max Gutierrez finished 26th in his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut.

  • Drivers Entered: 35
  • Laps Scheduled: 134
  • Laps Actual: 143 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: 0.102 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 1 Hours 42 Minutes 17 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 125.827
  • Cautions: 5 for 25 laps
  • Lead Changes: 15
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,453 (12.3 passes per green flag lap)

  • Charlotte Motor Speedway
  • 19th Annual North Carolina Education Lottery 200
  • Race Winner: Ross Chastain
  • Age: 29
  • Team : No. 41 - Worldwide Express Chevrolet
  • Owner: Al Niece
  • Crew Chief: Cody Efaw
  • Ross Chastain won the 19th Annual North Carolina Education Lottery 200, his fourth victory in 99 Camping World Truck Series races.
  • This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in 2022.
  • This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in six races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
  • Grant Enfinger (second) posted his third top-10 finish in six races at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It is his sixth top-10 finish in 2022.
  • John Hunter Nemechek (third) posted his fourth top-10 finish in six races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
  • Lawless Alan (22nd) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • John Hunter Nemechek leads the point standings by 7 points over Ben Rhodes.
Carson Hocevar waits on the grid
Concord, North Carolina - May 27, 2022 : Carson Hocevar, driver of the #42 Premier Security Solutions Chevrolet, waits on the grid prior to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
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NC Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway Practice results
# DRIVER MAKE RNK SPD TME BHND LAP LAPS 5- 10- 15- 20- 25- 30- 10-LAP FRM TO
38 Zane Smith Ford 1 176.939 30.519 0.000 1 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
25 Matt DiBenedetto Chevrolet 2 176.471 30.600 0.081 1 9 30.969 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
42 Carson Hocevar Chevrolet 3 175.547 30.761 0.242 2 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
88 Matt Crafton Toyota 4 175.399 30.787 0.268 2 16 31.811 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
19 Derek Kraus Chevrolet 5 175.200 30.822 0.303 2 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
15 Tanner Gray Ford 6 175.035 30.851 0.332 2 16 32.129 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
23 Grant Enfinger Chevrolet 7 174.887 30.877 0.358 2 15 31.888 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
66 Ty Majeski Toyota 8 174.684 30.913 0.394 2 19 31.141 31.273 0 0 0 0 172.692 9 18
41 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 9 174.610 30.926 0.407 13 18 31.602 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
91 Colby Howard Chevrolet 10 174.469 30.951 0.432 1 19 31.607 31.854 0 0 0 0 169.555 1 10
51 Kyle Busch Toyota 11 174.413 30.961 0.442 6 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
52 Stewart Friesen Toyota 12 173.516 31.121 0.602 2 11 32.158 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
98 Christian Eckes Toyota 13 173.366 31.148 0.629 1 14 32.115 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
4 John Hunter Nemechek Toyota 14 173.066 31.202 0.683 1 18 31.721 31.931 0 0 0 0 169.133 5 14
16 Tyler Ankrum Toyota 15 172.331 31.335 0.816 2 20 31.668 32.178 0 0 0 0 167.831 8 17
61 Chase Purdy Toyota 16 172.166 31.365 0.846 2 21 32.304 32.422 0 0 0 0 166.565 9 18
24 Jack Wood Chevrolet 17 172.123 31.373 0.854 2 18 31.628 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
20 Matt Mills Chevrolet 18 172.123 31.373 0.854 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
1 Hailie Deegan Ford 19 172.084 31.380 0.861 2 19 32.336 32.575 0 0 0 0 165.795 8 17
02 Jesse Little Chevrolet 20 171.942 31.406 0.887 2 14 32.166 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
99 Ben Rhodes Toyota 21 171.816 31.429 0.910 5 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
18 Chandler Smith Toyota 22 171.597 31.469 0.950 2 15 32.104 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
17 Ryan Preece Ford 23 171.472 31.492 0.973 1 16 31.690 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
30 Tate Fogleman Toyota 24 171.206 31.541 1.022 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
40 Dean Thompson Chevrolet 25 170.989 31.581 1.062 2 13 31.819 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
22 Austin Wayne Self Chevrolet 26 170.702 31.634 1.115 3 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
46 Brennan Poole Toyota 27 170.638 31.646 1.127 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
44 Kris Wright Chevrolet 28 170.309 31.707 1.188 8 14 31.815 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
9 Blaine Perkins Chevrolet 29 169.742 31.813 1.294 2 18 32.302 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
56 Timmy Hill Toyota 30 169.417 31.874 1.355 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
12 Spencer Boyd Chevrolet 31 167.910 32.160 1.641 4 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
37 Max Gutierrez 32 166.533 32.426 1.907 6 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
33 Josh Reaume Toyota 33 165.858 32.558 2.039 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
45 Lawless Alan Chevrolet 34 165.781 32.573 2.054 8 18 32.817 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
43 Keith McGee Toyota 35 161.832 33.368 2.849 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0