The 2022 General Tire Delivers 200 was the tenth stock car race of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 37th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, July 22, 2022, in Long Pond, Pennsylvania at Pocono Raceway, a 2.5 mile (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped racetrack. The race was decreased from 80 laps to 64 laps, due to increasing darkness. Taylor Gray, driving for David Gilliland Racing, would win the race, after leading the race when the final caution came out with 16 laps to go, which was a spin from Jesse Love. Gray would also lead 38 laps. This was Gray's third career ARCA Menards Series, and his third of the season. To fill out the podium, Nick Sanchez, driving for Rev Racing, and Brandon Jones, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background Pocono Raceway (formerly Pocono International Raceway), also known as The Tricky Triangle, is a superspeedway located in the Pocono Mountains in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. It is the site of three NASCAR national series races and an ARCA Menards Series event in July: a NASCAR Cup Series race with support events by the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. From 1971 to 1989, and from 2013 to 2019, the track also hosted an Indy Car race, currently sanctioned by the IndyCar Series. Additionally, from 1982 to 2021, it hosted two NASCAR Cup Series races, with the traditional first date being removed for 2022.
Pocono is one of the few NASCAR tracks not owned by either NASCAR or Speedway Motorsports, the dominant track owners in NASCAR. Pocono CEO Nick Igdalsky and president Ben May are members of the family-owned Mattco Inc, started by Joseph II and Rose Mattioli.Pocono Raceway Staff Mattco also owns South Boston Speedway in South Boston, Virginia.
Outside NASCAR and IndyCar Series races, Pocono is used throughout the year by the Stock Car Experience, Bertil Roos Driving School, Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) as well as many other clubs and organizations. The triangular track also has three separate infield sections of racetrack – the north course, east course and south course. Each of these infield sections use separate portions of the track or can be combined for longer and more technical course configurations. In total Pocono Raceway has offers 22 different road course configurations ranging from .5 miles to 3.65 miles in length. During regular non-race weekends, multiple clubs or driving schools can use the track simultaneously by running on different infield sections. All of the infield sections can also be run in either clockwise or counter clockwise direction which doubles the 22 course configuration to 44 total course options.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor01Stephanie MoyerFast Track RacingToyotaWeGotUsed.com02Kris WrightYoung's MotorsportsChevroletBig Dog Energy2Nick SanchezRev RacingChevroletMax Siegel Inc.03Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.FordClubb Racing Inc.06Zachary TinkleWayne Peterson RacingChevroletPipe Works6Rajah Caruth (R)Rev RacingChevroletMax Siegel Inc.8Sean CorrEmpire RacingChevroletThe Trans Group10Jon GarrettFast Track RacingChevroletRock Creek Distillery11Bryce HaugebergFast Track RacingChevroletMagnum Contracting12D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingChevroletDansby’s Tokio Store15Parker ChaseVenturini MotorsportsToyotaVertical Bridge17Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFordFord Performance18Sammy Smith (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaTMC Transportation20Jesse Love (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyotaCrescent Tools23Connor MosackBret Holmes RacingChevroletNic Tailor Custom Underwear25Toni Breidinger (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyotaHairClub30Amber Balcaen (R)Rette Jones RacingFordICON Direct35Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsFordCB Fabricating42Christian RoseCook Racing TechnologiesChevroletWest Virginia Tourism43Daniel Dye (R)GMS RacingChevroletChampion Container44Ed PompaFast Track RacingToyotaVampire State LLC, Double H Ranch48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevroletPSST...Copraya Websites55Jake FinchVenturini MotorsportsToyotaPhoenix Construction57Bryan DauzatBrother-In-Law RacingChevroletBrother-In-Law Racing69Scott MeltonKimmel RacingToyotaMelton McFadden Insurance, Donna’s Donuts73Andy JankowiakJankowiak MotorsportsToyotaPlanter Box81Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaWatts, Menards97Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevroletA. L. L. ConstructionOfficial entry list
Pre-race practice A pre-race practice session was held on Thursday, July 21, at 9:00 AM EST, and would last for five hours. Nick Sanchez, driving for Rev Racing, was the fastest in the session, with a lap of 54.059, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed12Nick SanchezRev RacingChevrolet54.059166.485218Sammy Smith (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota54.375165.51736Rajah Caruth (R)Rev RacingChevrolet54.446165.301Full pre-race practice results
Practice The official 35-minute practice session was held on Friday, July 22, at 2:45 PM EST. Sammy Smith, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, was the fastest in the session, with a lap of 53.618 seconds, and an average speed of .
Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Sammy Smith (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota53.610167.879217Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord54.005166.651320Jesse Love (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota54.386165.484Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was scheduled to be held on Friday, July 22, at 3:30 PM EST. The qualifying system used is a multiple-car, multiple-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in the round wins the pole.
Qualifying was cancelled due to inclement weather. The startling lineup would be based on the times from practice. As a result, Sammy Smith, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would earn the pole. Pos.#NameTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Sammy Smith (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota53.610167.879217Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord54.005166.651320Jesse Love (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota54.386165.48446Rajah Caruth (R)Rev RacingChevrolet54.759164.35752Nick SanchezRev RacingChevrolet54.770164.324681Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota55.008163.613723Connor MosackBret Holmes RacingChevrolet55.037163.526855Jake FinchVenturini MotorsportsToyota55.043163.509943Daniel Dye (R)GMS RacingChevrolet55.565161.9721002Kris WrightYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet55.650161.7251130Amber Balcaen (R)Rette Jones RacingFord55.958160.8351215Parker ChaseVenturini MotorsportsToyota56.166160.2391335Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsFord56.310159.8301442Christian RoseCook Racing TechnologiesToyota56.330159.7731573Andy JankowiakJankowiak MotorsportsFord56.581159.0641697Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet56.932158.083178Sean CorrEmpire RacingChevrolet57.285157.1091825Toni Breidinger (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota57.776155.7741969Scott MeltonKimmel RacingToyota57.794155.7262057Bryan DauzatBrother-in-Law RacingChevrolet58.255154.4932110Jon GarrettFast Track RacingChevrolet58.633153.4972211Bryce HaugebergFast Track RacingChevrolet59.074152.3512301Stephanie MoyerFast Track RacingToyota59.287151.8042444Ed PompaFast Track RacingToyota59.662150.8502506Zachary TinkleWayne Peterson RacingChevrolet1:00.144149.6412648Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet1:03.246142.3012703Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford1:03.429141.8912812D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingChevrolet1:03.782141.106Official starting lineup
Race results Fin.St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1217Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord6438Running48252Nick SanchezRev RacingChevrolet6413Running433681Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota640Running41446Rajah Caruth (R)Rev RacingChevrolet640Running405943Daniel Dye (R)GMS RacingChevrolet640Running396723Connor MosackBret Holmes RacingChevrolet645Running397855Jake FinchVenturini MotorsportsToyota640Running3781002Kris WrightYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet640Running3691697Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet640Running35101825Toni Breidinger (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota640Running34111969Scott MeltonKimmel RacingToyota640Running3312118Sammy Smith (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota630Running3213320Jesse Love (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota638Running32142110Jon GarrettFast Track RacingChevrolet620Running30151335Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsFord620Running29162211Bryce HaugebergFast Track RacingChevrolet610Running28172648Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet600Running27181215Parker ChaseVenturini MotorsportsToyota580Running26192301Stephanie MoyerFast Track RacingToyota580Running25202444Ed PompaFast Track RacingToyota520Accident24211130Amber Balcaen (R)Rette Jones RacingFord490Accident2322178Sean CorrEmpire RacingChevrolet490Accident22231573Andy JankowiakJankowiak MotorsportsFord490Accident21241442Christian RoseCook Racing TechnologiesChevrolet320Electrical20252812D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingChevrolet320Electrical19262506Zachary TinkleWayne Peterson RacingChevrolet190Accident18272057Bryan DauzatBrother-in-Law RacingChevrolet70Radiator17282703Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford70Oil Cooler16Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Rajah Caruth 430 2 Nick Sanchez 428 (-2) 3 Daniel Dye 421 (-9) 4 Toni Breidinger 366 (-64) 5 Greg Van Alst 358 (-72) 6 Amber Balcaen 342 (-88) 7 Brad Smith 294 (-136) 8 Zachary Tinkle 266 (-164) 9 Sammy Smith 258 (-172) 1 10 Taylor Gray 249 (-181)
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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