The 2022 Menards 250 was the eighth stock car race of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series season, the fourth race of the 2022 Sioux Chief Showdown, and the seventh iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 25, 2022, in Elko New Market, Minnesota at Elko Speedway, a 0.375 mile (0.604 km) permanent oval racetrack. The race was contested over 250 laps. Sammy Smith, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, dominated the entire race, leading all but 17 laps for his 2nd career ARCA Menards Series win, and his second of the season. To fill out the podium, Jesse Love and Landon Pembelton, both driving for Venturini Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background Elko Speedway, is a 3/8 mile asphalt oval NASCAR-sanctioned race track located in Elko New Market, Minnesota. Elko Speedway is a track in the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series. The track is located in the former Elko portion of the merged city. The track divisions include Limited Late Models, Thunder Car, Legends, Power Stocks, and Bandoleros on regular Saturday Nights.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver #DriverTeamMakeSponsor01D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingChevroletFast Track Racing2Nick SanchezRev RacingChevroletMax Siegel Inc.03Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.FordClubb Racing Inc.6Rajah Caruth (R)Rev RacingChevroletSt. Vincent & The Grenadines Tourism7Colton CollinsCCM RacingChevroletRed Tide Canopies, Coble Enterprises10Zachary TinkleFast Track RacingToyotaFast Track Racing11Bryce HaugebergFast Track RacingChevroletUniversal Technical Institute12Willie MullinsFast Track RacingToyotaCW Metals, Crow Wing Recycling15Landon PembeltonVenturini MotorsportsToyotaMobil 117Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFordFord Performance18Sammy Smith (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaAllstate Peterbilt Group20Jesse Love (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyotaJBL25Toni Breidinger (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyotaPit Viper Sunglasses27Dallas FruehRichmond MotorsportsChevroletImmigration Law Center30Amber Balcaen (R)Rette Jones RacingFordICON Direct35Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsFordCB Fabricating43Daniel Dye (R)GMS RacingChevroletMartech Services Company48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevroletPSST...Copraya Websites55Tom Hessert IIIVenturini MotorsportsToyotaHessertCars.com66Ron Vandermeir Jr.Vanco RacingToyotaMac Rak Engineered Rak RepairOfficial entry list
Practice The only 45-minute practice session was held on Saturday, June 25, at 3:30 PM CST. Sammy Smith, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, was the fastest in the session, with a time of 14.545 seconds, and a speed of .
Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Sammy Smith (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota14.54592.815220Jesse Love (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota14.60092.466315Landon PembeltonVenturini MotorsportsToyota14.65992.094Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, June 25, at 5:00 PM CST. The qualifying system used is a single-car, two-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in the round wins the pole.
Sammy Smith, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, scored the pole for the race, with a time of 14.397 seconds, and a speed of .
Pos.#NameTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Sammy Smith (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota14.39793.770220Jesse Love (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota14.41093.685315Landon PembeltonVenturini MotorsportsToyota14.43393.536443Daniel Dye (R)GMS RacingChevrolet14.55692.745555Tom Hessert IIIVenturini MotorsportsToyota14.65792.106617Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord14.66492.062725Toni Breidinger (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota14.71291.76282Nick SanchezRev RacingChevrolet14.72491.687935Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsFord14.77991.3461012Willie MullinsFast Track RacingToyota14.80791.1731166Ron Vandermeir Jr.Vanco RacingToyota14.82491.069126Rajah Caruth (R)Rev RacingChevrolet14.89290.653137Colton CollinsCCM RacingChevrolet15.36387.8731411Bryce HaugebergFast Track RacingChevrolet15.49387.1361527Dallas FruehRichmond MotorsportsChevrolet15.72585.8511610Zachary TinkleFast Track RacingToyota15.86685.0881701D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingChevrolet16.01384.3071848Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet16.73180.6891930Amber Balcaen (R)Rette Jones RacingFord - -2003Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford - -Official qualifying results
Race results Fin.St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1118Sammy Smith (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota250233Running492220Jesse Love (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota25017Running433315Landon PembeltonVenturini MotorsportsToyota2500Running414617Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord2500Running405443Daniel Dye (R)GMS RacingChevrolet2500Running396555Tom Hessert IIIVenturini MotorsportsToyota2500Running387126Rajah Caruth (R)Rev RacingChevrolet2480Running378935Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsFord2480Running3691012Willie MullinsFast Track RacingToyota2460Running35101166Ron Vandermeir Jr.Vanco RacingToyota2460Running341182Nick SanchezRev RacingChevrolet2460Running3312725Toni Breidinger (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota2430Running3213137Colton CollinsCCM RacingChevrolet2380Running31141411Bryce HaugebergFast Track RacingChevrolet2230Running30152003Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford1330Running29161848Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet1160Overheating28171930Amber Balcaen (R)Rette Jones RacingFord560Engine27181610Zachary TinkleFast Track RacingToyota150Overheating26191701D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingChevrolet150Brakes25201527Dallas FruehRichmond MotorsportsChevrolet30Handling24Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Rajah Caruth 355 2 Nick Sanchez 350 (-5) 3 Daniel Dye 346 (-9) 4 Toni Breidinger 301 (-54) 1 5 Greg Van Alst 297 (-58) 1 6 Amber Balcaen 290 (-65) 7 Zachary Tinkle 248 (-107) 8 Brad Smith 245 (-110) 3 9 Sammy Smith 184 (-171) 10 D. L. Wilson 180 (-175)
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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