The 2022 DoorDash 250 was the twelfth stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and the fifth iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 11, 2022, in Sonoma, California at Sonoma Raceway, a permanent road course. The race took the scheduled 75 laps to complete. At race's end, Kyle Busch, driving for his own team, Kyle Busch Motorsports, put on a dominant performance, leading 45 laps for his 62nd career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, and his first of the season. To fill out the podium, Zane Smith of Front Row Motorsports, and Ty Majeski of ThorSport Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
This was also the first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race held at Sonoma Raceway for the first time since 1998.
Background Sonoma Raceway is a road course and dragstrip located at Sears Point in the southern Sonoma Mountains of Sonoma County, California. The road course features 12 turns on a hilly course with of total elevation change. It is host to one of the few NASCAR races each year that are run on road courses. It has also played host to the IndyCar Series, the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, and several other auto races and motorcycle races such as the American Federation of Motorcyclists series. Sonoma Raceway continues to host amateur, or club racing events with some open to the public. The largest such car club is the Sports Car Club of America. The track is north of San Francisco and Oakland.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
#DriverTeamMake1Hailie DeeganDavid Gilliland RacingFord02Kaz GralaYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet4John Hunter NemechekKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota7Alex Bowman (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet9Blaine Perkins (R)CR7 MotorsportsChevrolet12Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet15Tanner GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord16Tyler AnkrumHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota17Harrison Burton (i)David Gilliland RacingFord18Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota19Derek KrausMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet20Austin Dillon (i)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet23Grant EnfingerGMS RacingChevrolet24Jack Wood (R)GMS RacingChevrolet25Matt DiBenedettoRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet30Josh Bilicki (i)On Point MotorsportsToyota33Jade Buford (i)Reaume Brothers RacingToyota38Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord40Dean Thompson (R)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet41Ross Chastain (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet42Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet43Brad PerezReaume Brothers RacingToyota44Kris WrightNiece MotorsportsChevrolet45Lawless Alan (R)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet46Stefan Parsons (i)G2G RacingToyota51Kyle Busch (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota52Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota56Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota61Chase PurdyHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota62Todd BodineHalmar Friesen RacingToyota66Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingToyota75Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota91Colby HowardMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet98Christian EckesThorSport RacingToyota99Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota Official entry list
Practice The only 50-minute practice session was held on Friday, June 10, at 3:05 PM PST. Christian Eckes, driving for ThorSport Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 1:21.040 seconds, and a speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed198Christian EckesThorSport RacingToyota1:21.04088.40127Alex Bowman (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet1:21.17788.252341Ross Chastain (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet1:21.17888.250 Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, June 11, at 10:05 AM PST. Since Sonoma Raceway is a road course, the qualifying system used 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.
Carson Hocevar, driving for Niece Motorsports, originally scored the pole for the race with a time of 1:18.609 seconds, and a speed of . However, shortly after making the lap, he would spin in turn 10, and collect the tire barriers. Hocevar will move to a backup truck, with Ross Chastain taking over the pole position.
Full qualifying results Pos#DriverTeamMakeTime ()Speed ()Time ()Speed ()142Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1:18.60791.1371:18.60991.135241Ross Chastain (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet1:19.11390.5541:19.16790.492351Kyle Busch (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1:18.86390.8411:19.22390.428466Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingToyota1:19.81289.7611:19.32890.309516Tyler AnkrumHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota1:19.88289.6821:19.55290.05467Alex Bowman (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet1:19.01690.6651:19.76689.81374John Hunter NemechekKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1:19.43790.1851:19.97389.580823Grant EnfingerGMS RacingChevrolet1:19.57090.0341:20.29889.21891Hailie DeeganDavid Gilliland RacingFord1:19.95789.5981:20.44489.0561052Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota1:19.97789.5761:20.59288.892 Eliminated from Round 11175Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet1:19.58990.012 - -1225Matt DiBenedettoRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet1:19.59290.009 - -1338Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord1:19.61089.989 - -1418Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1:19.81889.754 - -1519Derek KrausMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1:20.01489.534 - -1620Austin Dillon (i)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet1:20.19389.334 - -1799Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota1:20.23889.284 - -1898Christian EckesThorSport RacingToyota1:20.24289.280 - -1945Lawless Alan (R)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet1:20.30289.213 - -2002Kaz GralaYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1:20.32589.188 - -2156Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota1:20.49588.999 - -2291Colby HowardMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1:20.51388.979 - -2317Harrison Burton (i)David Gilliland RacingFord1:20.52388.968 - -2488Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota1:20.55688.932 - -2561Chase PurdyHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota1:20.60788.876 - -2630Josh Bilicki (i)On Point MotorsportsToyota1:20.78888.677 - -2715Tanner GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord1:20.95188.498 - -2824Jack Wood (R)GMS RacingChevrolet1:21.03688.405 - -299Blaine Perkins (R)CR7 MotorsportsChevrolet1:21.08088.357 - -3044Kris WrightNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1:21.10288.333 - -3162Todd BodineHalmar Friesen RacingToyota1:21.10688.329 - - Qualified by owner's points3243Brad PerezReaume Brothers RacingToyota1:22.03387.331 - -3340Dean Thompson (R)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet1:22.65186.678 - -3433Jade Buford (i)Reaume Brothers RacingToyota1:23.53785.758 - -3546Stefan Parsons (i)G2G RacingToyota1:24.06785.218 - -3612Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1:24.15685.128 - - Withdrew22Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet - - - -47Travis McCulloughG2G RacingToyota - - - - Official qualifying results Official starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 20 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts166Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingToyota10216Tyler AnkrumHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota934John Hunter NemechekKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota8423Grant EnfingerGMS RacingChevrolet7575Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet6625Matt DiBenedettoRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet5719Derek KrausMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet4838Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord3920Austin Dillon (i)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet0101Hailie DeeganDavid Gilliland RacingFord1
Stage 2 Laps: 25 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts199Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota10218Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota9361Chase PurdyHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota8402Kaz GralaYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet7542Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet6620Austin Dillon (i)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet0756Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota4840Dean Thompson (R)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet391Hailie DeeganDavid Gilliland RacingFord21062Todd BodineHalmar Friesen RacingToyota1
Stage 3 Laps: 30 Fin.St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1351Kyle Busch (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota7545Running021338Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord750Running383466Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingToyota754Running444241Ross Chastain (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet7519Running051418Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota750Running416142Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet750Running3771175Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet750Running36874John Hunter NemechekKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota750Running379516Tyler AnkrumHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota750Running37101225Matt DiBenedettoRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet750Running3211823Grant EnfingerGMS RacingChevrolet751Running33122317Harrison Burton (i)David Gilliland RacingFord750Running0132715Tanner GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord750Running24142002Kaz GralaYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet750Running30152561Chase PurdyHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota750Running30162824Jack Wood (R)GMS RacingChevrolet750Running21171620Austin Dillon (i)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet750Running0181799Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota756Running29192291Colby HowardMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet750Running18203162Todd BodineHalmar Friesen RacingToyota750Running1821299Blaine Perkins (R)CR7 MotorsportsChevrolet750Running16223243Brad PerezReaume Brothers RacingToyota750Running15233612Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet750Running14243340Dean Thompson (R)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet750Running16251945Lawless Alan (R)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet750Running12263044Kris WrightNiece MotorsportsChevrolet750Running11271519Derek KrausMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet740Running14282156Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota730Running132967Alex Bowman (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet710Accident0302630Josh Bilicki (i)On Point MotorsportsToyota700Accident0311052Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota700Accident63291Hailie DeeganDavid Gilliland RacingFord660Accident8333433Jade Buford (i)Reaume Brothers RacingToyota610Transmission0342488Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota540Transmission3351898Christian EckesThorSport RacingToyota260Accident2363546Stefan Parsons (i)G2G RacingToyota90Oil Cooler0 Official race results
Notes
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Ben Rhodes 444 2 Chandler Smith 439 (-5) 3 Zane Smith 432 (-12) 4 John Hunter Nemechek 430 (-14) 5 Ty Majeski 399 (-45) 6 Stewart Friesen 397 (-47) 7 Christian Eckes 383 (-61) 8 Carson Hocevar 374 (-70) 9 Grant Enfinger 344 (-100) 10 Matt Crafton 320 (-124) Official driver's standings
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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