The 2022 Bush's Beans 200 was the 18th

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of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series season, the 8th and final race of the

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, the 10th and final race of the 2022 Sioux Chief Showdown and the 2nd iteration of the

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. The race was held on Thursday, September 15, 2022, in

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, a 0.533 mile (0.858 km) permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete.

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, driving for

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, dominated the entire race, leading 189 laps for his fourth career

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win, and his eighth career ARCA Menards Series East win, and his ninth win overall this season. To fill out the podium, Brandon Jones, driving for

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, and Taylor Gray, driving for

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, finished 2nd and 3rd, respectively. After Taylor Gray spun during the middle of the race, Smith would claim the

championship, along with the 2022 Sioux Chief Showdown championship. Although Gray ended up finishing in the third spot, he was too many points behind Smith to claim the title.

Background

, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a

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short track venue located in

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. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all-concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks. The track is billed as the "World's Fastest Half-Mile", even though that designation technically belongs to the

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dirt track.

Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver

Practice

The only 50-minute practice session was held on Thursday, September 15, at 2:30 PM EST.

, driving for

, was the fastest in the session, with a lap of 15.237, and an average speed of .

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Thursday, September 15, at 3:30 PM EST. The qualifying system used is a multiple-car, multiple-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in the round wins the pole.

, driving for

, scored the pole for the race, with a lap of 15.171, and an average speed of .

Race results

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings *Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

External links

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Bush's Beans 200 The Bush's Beans 200 is an annual 200-lap ARCA Menards Series and ARCA Menards Series East combination race held at Bristol Motor Speedway. It is held as part of the fall NASCAR weekend at the track. The event was run under the NASCAR K&N Pro S ...