The 2022 XPEL 225 was the fourth stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the second iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 26, 2022, in Austin, Texas, at the Circuit of the Americas, a permanent road course. The race was run over 46 laps due to multiple overtime restarts. Zane Smith of Front Row Motorsports would win race, after taking the lead with two laps to go. This was Smith's fifth career truck series win, and his second of the season. To fill out the podium, John Hunter Nemechek and Kyle Busch of Kyle Busch Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.
Background Circuit of the Americas (COTA) is a grade 1 FIA-specification motorsports facility located within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Austin, Texas. It features a 3.426-mile (5.514 km) road racing circuit. The facility is home to the Formula One United States Grand Prix, and the Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas, a round of the FIM Road Racing World Championship. It previously hosted the Supercars Championship, the FIA World Endurance Championship, the IMSA SportsCar Championship, and IndyCar Series.
On September 30, 2020, it was announced that COTA would host a NASCAR Cup Series event for the first time on May 23, 2021. The lower Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series were also added as support events. On December 11, 2020, it was announced that NASCAR would run the full 3.41 mile course.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points. #DriverTeamMake1Hailie DeeganDavid Gilliland RacingFord02Kaz GralaYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet4John Hunter NemechekKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota5Tyler HillHill MotorsportsToyota7Alex Bowman (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet9Blaine Perkins (R)CR7 MotorsportsChevrolet12Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet15Tanner GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord16Tyler AnkrumHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota17Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord18Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota19Derek KrausMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet20Sheldon Creed (i)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet22Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet23Grant EnfingerGMS RacingChevrolet24Jack Wood (R)GMS RacingChevrolet25Matt DiBenedettoRackley WARChevrolet30Tate FoglemanOn Point MotorsportsToyota33Will Rodgers (i)Reaume Brothers RacingToyota37Logan BeardenAM RacingChevrolet38Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord40Dean Thompson (R)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet42Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet43Brad PerezReaume Brothers RacingToyota44Kris WrightNiece MotorsportsChevrolet45Lawless Alan (R)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet46Matt JaskolG2G RacingToyota47Samuel LeComte (i)G2G RacingToyota51Kyle Busch (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota52Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota56Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota61Chase PurdyHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota66Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingToyota75Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet79John AtwellAtwell MotorsportsChevrolet88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota91Colby HowardMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet98Christian EckesThorSport RacingToyota99Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyotaOfficial entry list Practice The only 30-minute practice session was held on Friday, March 25, at 2:00 PM CST. Sheldon Creed of Young's Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 2:17.104 seconds and a speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed120Sheldon Creed (i)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet2:17.10489.538251Kyle Busch (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota2:17.45089.313318Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota2:17.48489.290Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, March 25, at 2:30 PM CST. Since Circuit of the Americas is a road course, the qualifying system is a two group system, with two rounds. Drivers will be separated into two groups, Group A and Group B. Each driver will have a lap to set a time. The fastest 5 drivers from each group will advance to the final round. Drivers will also have one lap to set a time. The fastest driver to set a time in the round will win the pole.
Sheldon Creed of Young's Motorsports scored the pole for the race with a time of 2:14.924 seconds and a speed of .
Full qualifying results PosDriverTeamManufacturerTime ()Speed ()Time ()Speed ()120Sheldon Creed (i)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet2:15:08490.8772:14.92490.985238Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord2:15.37990.4882:15.21390.79037Alex Bowman (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet2:15.18990.8062:15.40990.659475Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet2:15.48590.1082:15.68590.474551Kyle Busch (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota2:14.94090.9742:15.70590.461642Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet2:15.02090.9202:16.43389.978752Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota2:16.61089.8622:16.66789.824898Christian EckesThorSport RacingToyota2:16.60089.8682:17.09389.545917Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord2:16.64789.8372:17.28289.4221016Tyler AnkrumHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota2:16.46589.9572:18.18688.837Eliminated from Round 1114John Hunter NemechekKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota2:15.82490.382——1218Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota2:16.05990.226——1399Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota2:16.69289.808——1419Derek KrausMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet2:16.73989.777——1522Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet2:17.13989.515——1623Grant EnfingerGMS RacingChevrolet2:17.14189.514——1744Kris WrightNiece MotorsportsChevrolet2:17.27589.426——1802Kaz Grala Young's MotorsportsChevrolet2:17.73189.130——1966Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingToyota2:17.82089.073——2088Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota2:18.04088.931——2137Logan BeardenAM RacingChevrolet2:18.07888.906——2261Chase PurdyHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota2:18.10688.888——231Hailie DeeganDavid Gilliland RacingFord2:18.29088.770——2445Lawless Alan (R)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet2:18.35088.731——2556Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota2:18.40188.699——2691Colby HowardMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet2:18.75588.472——2724Jack Wood (R)GMS RacingChevrolet2:18.98688.325——2815Tanner GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord2:19.30288.125——299Blaine Perkins (R)CR7 MotorsportsChevrolet2:19.69487.878——3012Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet2:19.83787.788——3130Tate FoglemanOn Point MotorsportsToyota2:20.02987.668——Qualified by owner's points3243Brad PerezReaume Brothers RacingToyota2:21.33086.745——3340Dean Thompson (R)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet2:21.68786.642——3433Will Rodgers (i)Reaume Brothers RacingToyota2:22.05086.417——3546Matt JaskolG2G RacingToyota2:22.17086.231——3625Matt DiBenedettoRackley WARChevrolet————Failed to qualify3779John AtwellAtwell MotorsportsChevrolet2:20.23087.542——385Tyler HillHill MotorsportsToyota2:22.25086.126——3947Samuel LeComte (i)G2G RacingToyota2:30.44881.596——Official starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 12 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts138Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord10252Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota9399Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota8419Derek KrausMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet7516Tyler AnkrumHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota6625Matt DiBenedettoRackley WARChevrolet5756Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota4898Christian EckesThorSport RacingToyota3951Kyle Busch (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota01075Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet1 Stage 2 Laps: 14 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts138Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord10299Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota9319Derek KrausMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet8451Kyle Busch (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota0518Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota6625Matt DiBenedettoRackley WARChevrolet5752Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota4842Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet3956Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota21075Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet1 Stage 3 Laps: 15 Fin.St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPoints1238Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord4611Running602114John Hunter NemechekKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota461Running353551Kyle Busch (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota4631Running041399Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota460Running5051218Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota461Running386898Christian EckesThorSport RacingToyota460Running3471016Tyler AnkrumHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota460Running368642Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet460Running329752Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota460Running41101623Grant EnfingerGMS RacingChevrolet460Running27112445Lawless Alan (R)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet460Running26121419Derek KrausMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet460Running40132088Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota460Running24141802Kaz Grala (i)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet460Running23151744Kris WrightNiece MotorsportsChevrolet460Running22162261Chase PurdyHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota460Running21172815Tanner GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord460Running20183130Tate FoglemanOn Point MotorsportsToyota460Running1919475Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet461Running20203243Brad PerezReaume Brothers RacingToyota460Running17213433Will Rodgers (i)Reaume Brothers RacingToyota460Running0222556Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota460Running21233012Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet460Running14242691Colby HowardMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet460Running132537Alex Bowman (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet461Running026917Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord460Running11271522Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet450Running10282137Logan BeardenAM RacingChevrolet420Fuel Pump9293340Dean Thompson (R)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet400Running8301966Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingToyota390Running7313625Matt DiBenedettoRackley WARChevrolet320Rear Gear16322724Jack Wood (R)GMS RacingChevrolet310DVP5333546Matt JaskolG2G RacingToyota300Electrical434231Hailie DeeganDavid Gilliland RacingFord290Accident335299Blaine Perkins (R)CR7 MotorsportsChevrolet30Transmission236120Sheldon Creed (i)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet10Drivetrain0Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Chandler Smith 170 2 Ben Rhodes 155 (-15) 3 Stewart Friesen 147 (-23) 4 Zane Smith 139 (-31) 5 Tanner Gray 139 (-31) 6 Christian Eckes 122 (-48) 7 Ty Majeski 122 (-48) 8 John Hunter Nemechek 115 (-55) 9 Tyler Ankrum 104 (-66) 10 Derek Kraus 104 (-66)Official driver's standings
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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