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The 2022 XPEL 225 NASCAR TRUCK Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Circuit of The Americas race.

XPEL 225

Saturday, March 26th, 2022

Circuit of The Americas, Austin, Texas

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  • 16 Toyota
  • 19 Chevrolet
  • 4 Ford

  • Circuit of The Americas
  • 2nd Annual XPEL 225
  • Pole Winner: Sheldon Creed
  • Age: 24
  • Team : No. 20 - Wiley X Chevrolet
  • Owner: Young's Motorsports
  • Crew Chief: Andrew Abbott
  • Sheldon Creed won the Pole Award for the 2nd Annual XPEL 225 with a lap of 134.924 seconds, 90.985 mph.
  • This is his first pole in 76 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races.
  • This is his first pole and first top-10 start in 2022.
  • This is his first pole in two races at Circuit of The Americas.
  • Zane Smith (second) posted his second top-10 start of 2022 and his first in two races at Circuit of The Americas.
  • Alex Bowman (third) posted his first top-10 start at Circuit of The Americas.
  • Lawless Alan (24th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Saturday, March 26th, 2022
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Holly Cain
Zane Smith gets second Truck Series win of 2022 at Circuit of The Americas

Ultimately, Zane Smith was out front when it paid off Saturday afternoon at the Circuit of The Americas road course. He led only 11 of the 46 laps - winning Stage 1, Stage 2 and then took the race lead with two laps remaining in the second overtime period to earn the victory in the XPEL 225 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race.

It marked Smith's second win of the 2022 season - fifth of his career - and the second consecutive win at the 3.41-mile, 20-turn COTA circuit for his Front Row Motorsports team, who celebrated in Victory Lane last year with driver Todd Gilliland.

Veteran Kyle Busch - who led a race best 31 laps - led the vast majority of the race and held the point on the start of that final overtime. But his closest challengers Stewart Friesen and Alex Bowman went in hard to the Turn 11 hairpin turn making it a three-wide door-to-door-to-door trying to wrestle the lead from Busch, the series all-time winningest driver.

As that was happening, the 22-year-old Californian Smith simply drove under of the slowed trio, taking the lead and then holding off John Hunter Nemechek for the win by 3.529-seconds.

"Once I got back up there, I was doing my best to read how those guys were racing," said Smith, who drives the No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford.

"It happened like that in such dramatic fashion and had to come from the back, it's just a huge statement for this team really. Every single race this year I've been in contention to win.

"This whole team, just awesome to see how it all worked out," he added.

"Scored some awesome points today," Smith said.

Busch recovered to finish third, followed by 2021 series champion Ben Rhodes and Busch's teammate Chandler Smith. Christian Eckes, Tyler Ankrum, Carson Hocevar, Friesen, and Grant Enfinger rounded out the top-10.

Had his bold move to the front paid off, it would have been Friesen's first win in the series since 2019 and the first career victory for Hocevar, who was also running among the top three late in the race but got shuffled back in the wild restart action. Parker Kligerman, who had run among the top five all afternoon, also ran out of gas and ultimately finished 19th.

"Felt like we deserved that one, but it doesn't matter if you deserve it or not, you've got to be the first one to the checkered flag, and we were not," Busch said.

The race featured 10 lead changes among eight drivers and had eight caution periods.

"In races like this, you know it's never over till it's over and that [race] is the very definition of that," Smith said.

The top-five effort keeps championship leaders Smith and Rhodes close. Smith now holds a 15-point edge over Rhodes.

  • Drivers Entered: 39 (3 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 41
  • Laps Actual: 46 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: 03.529 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 25 Minutes 0 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 64.908
  • Cautions: 8 for 12 laps
  • Lead Changes: 10
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,664 (48.9 passes per green flag lap)

  • Circuit of The Americas
  • 2nd Annual XPEL 225
  • Race Winner: Zane Smith
  • Age: 22
  • Team : No. 38 - Speedco Ford
  • Owner: Front Row Motorsports
  • Crew Chief: Chris Lawson
  • Zane Smith won the 2nd Annual XPEL 225, his fifth victory in 50 Camping World Truck Series races.
  • This is his second victory and third top-10 finish in 2022.
  • This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in two races at Circuit of The Americas.
  • John Hunter Nemechek (second) posted his first top-10 finish in two races at Circuit of The Americas. It is his first top-10 finish in 2022.
  • Kyle Busch (third) posted his first top-10 finish in his series debut at Circuit of The Americas.
  • Lawless Alan (11th) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Chandler Smith leads the point standings by 15 points over Ben Rhodes.
Zane Smith celebrates in victory lane
Austin, Texas - March 26, 2022 : Zane Smith, driver of the #38 Speedco Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series - XPEL 225 at Circuit of The Americas.
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XPEL 225 at Circuit of The Americas results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
3 5 51 Kyle Busch Toyota 0 0 0 0 46 31 3 9 4 Running
10 16 23 Grant Enfinger Chevrolet 27 27 0 0 46 0 0 0 0 Running
13 20 88 Matt Crafton Toyota 24 24 0 0 46 0 0 0 0 Running
22 25 56 Timmy Hill Toyota 21 15 6 0 46 0 0 7 9 Running
19 4 75 Parker Kligerman Chevrolet 20 18 2 0 46 1 1 10 10 Running
25 3 7 Alex Bowman Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 46 1 1 0 0 Running
31 36 25 Matt DiBenedetto Chevrolet 16 6 10 0 32 0 0 6 6 Rear Gear
23 30 12 Spencer Boyd Chevrolet 14 14 0 0 46 0 0 0 0 Running
2 11 4 John Hunter Nemechek Toyota 35 35 0 0 46 1 1 0 0 Running
14 18 2 Kaz Grala Chevrolet 23 23 0 0 46 0 0 0 0 Running
24 26 91 Colby Howard Chevrolet 13 13 0 0 46 0 0 0 0 Running
36 1 20 Sheldon Creed Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Drivetrain
21 34 33 Will Rodgers Toyota 0 0 0 0 46 0 0 0 0 Running
1 2 38 Zane Smith Ford 67 40 20 7 46 11 3 1 1 Running
15 17 44 Kris Wright Chevrolet 22 22 0 0 46 0 0 0 0 Running
35 29 9 Blaine Perkins Chevrolet 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 Transmission
9 7 52 Stewart Friesen Toyota 41 28 13 0 46 0 0 2 7 Running
33 35 46 Matt Jaskol Toyota 4 4 0 0 30 0 0 0 0 Electrical
4 13 99 Ben Rhodes Toyota 50 33 17 0 46 0 0 3 2 Running
27 15 22 Austin Wayne Self Chevrolet 10 10 0 0 45 0 0 0 0 Running
7 10 16 Tyler Ankrum Toyota 36 30 6 0 46 0 0 5 0 Running
18 31 30 Tate Fogleman Toyota 19 19 0 0 46 0 0 0 0 Running
6 8 98 Christian Eckes Toyota 34 31 3 0 46 0 0 8 0 Running
16 22 61 Chase Purdy Toyota 21 21 0 0 46 0 0 0 0 Running
12 14 19 Derek Kraus Chevrolet 40 25 15 0 46 0 0 4 3 Running
30 19 66 Ty Majeski Toyota 7 7 0 0 39 0 0 0 0 Running
5 12 18 Chandler Smith Toyota 38 32 6 0 46 1 1 0 5 Running
8 6 42 Carson Hocevar Chevrolet 32 29 3 0 46 0 0 0 8 Running
17 28 15 Tanner Gray Ford 20 20 0 0 46 0 0 0 0 Running
34 23 1 Hailie Deegan Ford 3 3 0 0 29 0 0 0 0 Accident
11 24 45 Lawless Alan Chevrolet 26 26 0 0 46 0 0 0 0 Running
28 21 37 Logan Bearden Chevrolet 9 9 0 0 42 0 0 0 0 Fuel Pump
29 33 40 Dean Thompson Chevrolet 8 8 0 0 40 0 0 0 0 Running
32 27 24 Jack Wood Chevrolet 5 5 0 0 31 0 0 0 0 DVP
26 9 17 Taylor Gray Ford 11 11 0 0 46 0 0 0 0 Running
20 32 43 Brad Perez Chevrolet 17 17 0 0 46 0 0 0 0 Running

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.

Driver Infraction Penalty Lap Lap Assessed Flag
Sheldon Creed Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustment Tail End 0 0 White
John Hunter Nemechek Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustment Tail End 0 0 White
Kris Wright Pre-Race to the Rear Tail End 0 0 White
Kaz Grala Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustment Tail End 0 0 White
Logan Bearden Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustment Tail End 0 0 White
Lawless Alan Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustment Tail End 0 0 White
Matt Crafton Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustment Tail End 0 0 White
Jack Wood Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustment Tail End 0 0 White
Blaine Perkins Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustment Tail End 0 0 White
Tate Fogleman Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustment Tail End 0 0 White
Brad Perez Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustment Tail End 0 0 White
Will Rodgers Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustment Tail End 0 0 White
Matt Jaskol Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustment Tail End 0 0 White
Matt DiBenedetto Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustment Tail End 0 0 White
Matt Crafton Unspecified At Track Penalty Pass Thru 0 1 Green
Hailie Deegan Unspecified Short cut course Pass Thru 5 6 Green
Austin Wayne Self Speeding on pit road Tail End 13 14 Yellow
Brad Perez Speeding on pit road Tail End 16 17 Yellow
Dean Thompson Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Tail End 16 17 Yellow
Matt Crafton Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 20 24 Yellow
Tyler Ankrum Equipment Interference Tail End 20 24 Yellow
Taylor Gray Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Tail End 20 24 Yellow
John Hunter Nemechek Tire violation Tail End 23 29 Green/Yellow
Will Rodgers Improper fueling Tail End 26 29 Yellow
Lawless Alan Tire violation Tail End 26 29 Yellow
Dean Thompson Tire violation Tail End 26 29 Yellow
Taylor Gray Tire violation Tail End 33 35 Yellow