The 2022 Heart of America 200 was the eighth stock car race of the

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and the 24th iteration of the

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. The race was held on Saturday, May 14, 2022, in

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at Kansas Speedway, a permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race was contested over 134 laps. Zane Smith, driving for

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, would have a dominant performance, leading 108 laps and earning his sixth career truck series win. It was his third win of the season. To fill out the podium,

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of ThorSport Racing and

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of GMS Racing would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

Background

Kansas Speedway is a

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race track in the

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area near

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. It was built in 2001 and it currently hosts two annual

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race weekends. The IndyCar Series also held races at the venue until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by NASCAR.

Entry list

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

Notes

Practice

The only 30-minute practice session was held on Saturday, May 14, at 11:00 AM CST. Zane Smith of

was the fastest in the session, with a time of 30.960 seconds and a speed of .

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, May 14, at 11:30 AM CST. Since Kansas 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. John Hunter Nemechek of Kyle Busch Motorsports scored the pole for the race, with a time of 30.570 seconds and a speed of . Since 35 trucks are entered, no one would fail to qualify.

Race results

Stage 1 ''Laps: 30'' Stage 2 ''Laps: 30'' Stage 3 ''Laps: 74''

Standings after the race

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

References

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