2022 Bush's Beans 200

Race details[1][2]
Race 18 of 20 of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series Race 8 of 8 of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series East Race 10 of 10 of the 2022 Sioux Chief Showdown
Date	September 15, 2022
Official name	3rd Annual Bush's Beans 200
Location	Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee
Course	Permanent racing facility 0.533 mi (0.858 km)
Distance	200 laps, 106.6 mi (171.556 km)
Scheduled Distance	200 laps, 106.6 mi (171.556 km)
Average speed	68.248 mph (109.835 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Sammy Smith	Kyle Busch Motorsports
Time	15.171
Most laps led
Driver	Sammy Smith	Kyle Busch Motorsports
Laps	189
Winner
No. 18	Sammy Smith	Kyle Busch Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network	Fox Sports 1
Announcers	Jamie Little and Phil Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio	Motor Racing Network

The 2022 Bush's Beans 200 was the 18th stock car race of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series season, the 8th and final race of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series East, the 10th and final race of the 2022 Sioux Chief Showdown and the 2nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Thursday, September 15, 2022, in Bristol, Tennessee at Bristol Motor Speedway, a 0.533 mile (0.858 km) permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Sammy Smith, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, dominated the entire race, leading 189 laps for his fourth career ARCA Menards Series win, and his eighth career ARCA Menards Series East win, and his ninth win overall this season.^[3] To fill out the podium, Brandon Jones, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, and Taylor Gray, driving for David Gilliland Racing, finished 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

After Taylor Gray spun during the middle of the race, Smith would claim the 2022 ARCA Menards Series East championship, along with the 2022 Sioux Chief Showdown championship.^[3][4][5] Although Gray ended up finishing in the third spot, he was too many points behind Smith to claim the title.

Background

Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all-concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks. The track is billed as the "World's Fastest Half-Mile", even though that designation technically belongs to the Volusia Speedway Park dirt track.

Practice

The only 50-minute practice session was held on Thursday, September 15, at 2:30 PM EST.^[6] Sammy Smith, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, was the fastest in the session, with a lap of 15.237, and an average speed of 125.930 mph (202.665 km/h).^[7]

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Thursday, September 15, 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.^[6] Sammy Smith, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, scored the pole for the race, with a lap of 15.171, and an average speed of 126.478 mph (203.547 km/h).^[8]

Race results

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Nick Sanchez 844 2 Daniel Dye 839 (-5) 3 Rajah Caruth 814 (-30) 4 Greg Van Alst 719 (-125) 5 Toni Breidinger 708 (-136) 6 Sammy Smith 706 (-138) 7 Amber Balcaen 655 (-189) 8 Brad Smith 600 (-244) 1 9 Taylor Gray 527 (-317) 1 10 Zachary Tinkle 519 (-325) Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

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