2022 O'Reilly Auto Parts 150 at Mid-Ohio

2022 O'Reilly Auto Parts 150 at Mid-Ohio

Race details
Race 15 of 23 of the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Date	July 9, 2022
Official name	First Annual O'Reilly Auto Parts 150 at Mid-Ohio
Location	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio
Course	Permanent racing facility 2.400 mi (3.862 km)
Distance	67 laps, 151 mi (243 km)
Scheduled Distance	67 laps, 151 mi (243 km)
Average speed	65.116 mph (104.794 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Corey Heim	Kyle Busch Motorsports
Time	1:57.500
Most laps led
Driver	Parker Kligerman	Henderson Motorsports
Laps	56
Winner
No. 75	Parker Kligerman	Henderson Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network	Fox Sports 1
Announcers	Vince Welch, Phil Parsons, Andy Lally
Radio in the United States
Radio	Motor Racing Network

The 2022 O'Reilly Auto Parts 150 at Mid-Ohio was the 15th stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and the first iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 9, 2022, in Lexington, Ohio at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, a 2.400 miles (3.862 km) permanent road course. The race took it's scheduled 67 laps to complete. After an exciting battle with 3 laps to go, Parker Kligerman, driving for Henderson Motorsports, held off Zane Smith for his third career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, and his first of the season.^[1] Kligerman would also dominate the race in general, leading 56 laps. To fill out the podium, Carson Hocevar, driving for Niece Motorsports, would finish in 3rd, respectively.

This was the debut race for Trey Burke,^[2] Connor Mosack,^[3] Kenko Miura,^[4] and Stephen Mallozzi.^[5]

Background[edit]

Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is a road course auto racing facility located in Troy Township, Morrow County, Ohio, United States, just outside the village of Lexington. Mid-Ohio has also colloquially become a term for the entire north-central region of the state, from south of Sandusky to the north of Columbus. It hosts a number of racing series such as IndyCar, IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship, NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the ARCA Menards Series, along with other club events such has SCCA and National Auto Sport Association.

Entry list[edit]

• (R) denotes rookie driver.

Practice[edit]

The only 50-minute practice session was held on Friday, July 8, at 9:35 AM EST.^[6] Zane Smith, driving for Front Row Motorsports, was the fastest in the session, with a time of 1:27.605 seconds, and a speed of 92.789 mph (149.329 km/h).^[7]

Qualifying[edit]

Qualifying was held on Friday, July 8, at 3:35 PM EST.^[6] Since Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 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.^[8]

Round 2 was cancelled due to inclement weather. Corey Heim, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, scored the pole for the race, after having the fastest time in Round 1, which was 1:57.500 seconds, and a speed of 69.181 mph (111.336 km/h).^[9]

Race results[edit]

Stage 1 Laps: 15

Stage 2 Laps: 20

Stage 3 Laps: 32

Standings after the race[edit]

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Zane Smith 584 2 John Hunter Nemechek 526 (-58) 3 Chandler Smith 526 (-58) 4 Stewart Friesen 515 (-69) 5 Ben Rhodes 514 (-70) 6 Ty Majeski 503 (-81) 7 Christian Eckes 491 (-93) 8 Carson Hocevar 468 (-116) 9 Grant Enfinger 426 (-158) 10 Matt Crafton 398 (-186) Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

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