The 2022 Toyota 200 presented by CK Power was the eleventh
stock car race of the
2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
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and the 22nd iteration of the
event. The race was held on Saturday, June 4, 2022, in
Madison, Illinois
Madison is a city in Madison and St. Clair counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 3,891 at the 2010 census. It is home to World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway and the first Bulgarian Orthodox church in the United States.
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at
World Wide Technology Raceway, a permanent quad-oval racetrack. The race was increased from 160 laps to 165 laps, due to a
NASCAR overtime
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finish.
Corey Heim, driving for
Kyle Busch Motorsports, would take advantage of the lead on the final restart, and win the race after the caution came out on the last lap. This was Heim's second career
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a pickup truck racing series owned and operated by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, and is the only series in NASCAR to race production pickup truck based stock cars. The series is one of th ...
win, and his second of the season. To fill out the podium,
Christian Eckes of
ThorSport Racing and
Chandler Smith of
Kyle Busch Motorsports would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Three drivers made their debut in this race:
Rajah Caruth,
Mason Maggio, and
Jake Garcia
Jacob J. Garcia (born March 3, 2005) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 35 Chevrolet Silverado for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing.
Racing career
Garcia made ...
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Justin Carroll
Justin S. Carroll (born December 8, 1995) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes part-time for his family-owned team, TC Motorsports, in both the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 90 Toyota Tundra, and in t ...
was scheduled to make his debut as well, but would fail to qualify.
Background
World Wide Technology Raceway (formerly Gateway International Raceway and Gateway Motorsports Park) is a motorsport racing facility in
Madison, Illinois
Madison is a city in Madison and St. Clair counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 3,891 at the 2010 census. It is home to World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway and the first Bulgarian Orthodox church in the United States.
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, just east of
St. Louis,
Missouri,
United States, close to the
Gateway Arch. It features a oval that hosts the
NASCAR Cup Series
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,
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
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, and the
NTT IndyCar Series, a infield road course used by the
SCCA,
Porsche Club of America, and various car clubs, and a quarter-mile drag strip that hosts the annual
NHRA Midwest Nationals event.
Entry list
* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
The only 30-minute practice session was held on Friday, June 3, at 5:00 PM
CST.
of
ThorSport Racing was the fastest in the session, with a time of 33.312 seconds, and a speed of .
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, June 3, at 5:30 PM
CST.
Since
World Wide Technology Raceway 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.
Corey Heim of
Kyle Busch Motorsports scored the pole for the race, with a time of 32.554 seconds, and a speed of .
Race results
Stage 1 ''Laps: 55''
Stage 2 ''Laps: 55''
Stage 3 ''Laps: 55''
Standings after the race
;Drivers' Championship standings
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Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
References
{{2022 NASCAR Truck Series
2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
NASCAR races at Gateway Motorsports Park
Toyota 200
The Toyota 200 presented by CK Power is a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway (formerly Gateway Motorsports Park). The race has been held each year since 1998 except for 2011, 2012 and 2013. The tra ...
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