# 2022 XPEL 225

The 2022 XPEL 225 was the fourth stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the second iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 26, 2022, in Austin, Texas, at the Circuit of the Americas, a 3.426 miles (5.514 km) permanent road course. The race was run over 46 laps due to multiple overtime restarts. Zane Smith of Front Row Motorsports would win race, after taking the lead with two laps to go. This was Smith's fifth career truck series win, and his second of the season. To fill out the podium, John Hunter Nemechek and Kyle Busch of Kyle Busch Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

Circuit of the Americas (COTA) is a grade 1 FIA-specification motorsports facility located within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Austin, Texas. It features a 3.426-mile (5.514 km) road racing circuit. The facility is home to the Formula One United States Grand Prix, and the Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas, a round of the FIM Road Racing World Championship. It previously hosted the Supercars Championship, the FIA World Endurance Championship, the IMSA SportsCar Championship, and IndyCar Series.
On September 30, 2020, it was announced that COTA would host a NASCAR Cup Series event for the first time on May 23, 2021. The lower Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series were also added as support events. On December 11, 2020, it was announced that NASCAR would run the full 3.41 mile course.

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 1 | Hailie Deegan | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | Monster Energy |
| 02 | Kaz Grala | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | RANDCO Industries |
| 3 | TBA** | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | TBA |
| 4 | John Hunter Nemechek | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | ROMCO Equipment |
| 5 | Tyler Hill | Hill Motorsports | Toyota | Hill Motorsports |
| 7 | Alex Bowman (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | HendrickCars.com |
| 9 | Blaine Perkins (R) | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | Raceline Brakes |
| 12 | Spencer Boyd | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Derm Dude |
| 15 | Tanner Gray | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | Ford Performance |
| 16 | Tyler Ankrum | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | LiUNA |
| 17 | Taylor Gray | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | Ford Performance |
| 18 | Chandler Smith | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Safelite |
| 19 | Derek Kraus | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | NAPA Power Premium Plus |
| 20 | Sheldon Creed (i) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | WileyX |
| 22 | Austin Wayne Self | AM Racing | Chevrolet | AM Technical Solutions |
| 23 | Grant Enfinger | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Champion Power Equipment |
| 24 | Jack Wood (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Chevrolet Truck Month |
| 25 | Matt DiBenedetto | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | Rackley Roofing, WAR Shocks |
| 30 | Tate Fogleman | On Point Motorsports | Toyota | Rangeline Group |
| 33 | Will Rodgers (i) | Reaume Brothers Racing | Toyota | Levrack |
| 37 | Logan Bearden | AM Racing | Chevrolet | Bearden Automotive |
| 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | Speedco |
| 40 | Dean Thompson (R) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | Worldwide Express |
| 42 | Carson Hocevar | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | PlainsCapital Bank, MG Machinery |
| 43 | Brad Perez | Reaume Brothers Racing | Toyota | GreenTech Energy, Kimberly Kirven |
| 44 | Kris Wright | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | FNB Corporation |
| 45 | Lawless Alan (R) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | AutoParkIt.com |
| 46 | Matt Jaskol | G2G Racing | Toyota | AutoParts4Less.com |
| 47 | Samuel LeComte (i) | G2G Racing | Toyota | Mission Tortilla |
| 51 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | JBL |
| 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | Halmar International |
| 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports | Toyota | Hill Motorsports |
| 61 | Chase Purdy | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | Bama Buggies |
| 66 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | American Racing Wheels |
| 75 | Parker Kligerman | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | Food Country USA |
| 79 | John Atwell | Atwell Motorsports | Chevrolet | A&J LAB PORTAL |
| 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Ideal Door, Menards |
| 91 | Colby Howard | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | Gates Hydraulics |
| 98 | Christian Eckes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | TSport, Curb Records |
| 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Tenda |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

The only 30-minute practice session was held on Friday, March 25, at 2:00 PM CST. Sheldon Creed of Young's Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 2:17.104 seconds and a speed of 89.538 mph (144.097 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 20 | Sheldon Creed (i) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2:17.104 | 89.538 |
| 2 | 51 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 2:17.450 | 89.313 |
| 3 | 18 | Chandler Smith | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 2:17.484 | 89.290 |
| Full practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, March 25, at 2:30 PM CST. Since Circuit of the Americas is a road course, the qualifying system 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.
Sheldon Creed of Young's Motorsports scored the pole for the race with a time of 2:14.924 seconds and a speed of 90.985 mph (146.426 km/h).

### Full qualifying results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) |
| 1 | 20 | Sheldon Creed (i) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2:15:084 | 90.877 | 2:14.924 | 90.985 |
| 2 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 2:15.379 | 90.488 | 2:15.213 | 90.790 |
| 3 | 7 | Alex Bowman (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2:15.189 | 90.806 | 2:15.409 | 90.659 |
| 4 | 75 | Parker Kligerman | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2:15.485 | 90.108 | 2:15.685 | 90.474 |
| 5 | 51 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 2:14.940 | 90.974 | 2:15.705 | 90.461 |
| 6 | 42 | Carson Hocevar | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2:15.020 | 90.920 | 2:16.433 | 89.978 |
| 7 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 2:16.610 | 89.862 | 2:16.667 | 89.824 |
| 8 | 98 | Christian Eckes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 2:16.600 | 89.868 | 2:17.093 | 89.545 |
| 9 | 17 | Taylor Gray | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 2:16.647 | 89.837 | 2:17.282 | 89.422 |
| 10 | 16 | Tyler Ankrum | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 2:16.465 | 89.957 | 2:18.186 | 88.837 |
| Eliminated from Round 1 |||||||||
| 11 | 4 | John Hunter Nemechek | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 2:15.824 | 90.382 | — | — |
| 12 | 18 | Chandler Smith | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 2:16.059 | 90.226 | — | — |
| 13 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 2:16.692 | 89.808 | — | — |
| 14 | 19 | Derek Kraus | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 2:16.739 | 89.777 | — | — |
| 15 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | AM Racing | Chevrolet | 2:17.139 | 89.515 | — | — |
| 16 | 23 | Grant Enfinger | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 2:17.141 | 89.514 | — | — |
| 17 | 44 | Kris Wright | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2:17.275 | 89.426 | — | — |
| 18 | 02 | Kaz Grala | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2:17.731 | 89.130 | — | — |
| 19 | 66 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 2:17.820 | 89.073 | — | — |
| 20 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 2:18.040 | 88.931 | — | — |
| 21 | 37 | Logan Bearden | AM Racing | Chevrolet | 2:18.078 | 88.906 | — | — |
| 22 | 61 | Chase Purdy | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 2:18.106 | 88.888 | — | — |
| 23 | 1 | Hailie Deegan | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 2:18.290 | 88.770 | — | — |
| 24 | 45 | Lawless Alan (R) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2:18.350 | 88.731 | — | — |
| 25 | 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports | Toyota | 2:18.401 | 88.699 | — | — |
| 26 | 91 | Colby Howard | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 2:18.755 | 88.472 | — | — |
| 27 | 24 | Jack Wood (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 2:18.986 | 88.325 | — | — |
| 28 | 15 | Tanner Gray | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 2:19.302 | 88.125 | — | — |
| 29 | 9 | Blaine Perkins (R) | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2:19.694 | 87.878 | — | — |
| 30 | 12 | Spencer Boyd | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2:19.837 | 87.788 | — | — |
| 31 | 30 | Tate Fogleman | On Point Motorsports | Toyota | 2:20.029 | 87.668 | — | — |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||
| 32 | 43 | Brad Perez | Reaume Brothers Racing | Toyota | 2:21.330 | 86.745 | — | — |
| 33 | 40 | Dean Thompson (R) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2:21.687 | 86.642 | — | — |
| 34 | 33 | Will Rodgers (i) | Reaume Brothers Racing | Toyota | 2:22.050 | 86.417 | — | — |
| 35 | 46 | Matt Jaskol | G2G Racing | Toyota | 2:22.170 | 86.231 | — | — |
| 36 | 25 | Matt DiBenedetto | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | — | — | — | — |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||
| 37 | 79 | John Atwell | Atwell Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2:20.230 | 87.542 | — | — |
| 38 | 5 | Tyler Hill | Hill Motorsports | Toyota | 2:22.250 | 86.126 | — | — |
| 39 | 47 | Samuel LeComte (i) | G2G Racing | Toyota | 2:30.448 | 81.596 | — | — |
| Official starting lineup |||||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 12
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 19 | Derek Kraus | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 16 | Tyler Ankrum | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 25 | Matt DiBenedetto | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 98 | Christian Eckes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 51 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 0 |
| 10 | 75 | Parker Kligerman | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 14
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 19 | Derek Kraus | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 51 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 0 |
| 5 | 18 | Chandler Smith | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 25 | Matt DiBenedetto | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 42 | Carson Hocevar | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 75 | Parker Kligerman | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 15
| Fin. | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
| 1 | 2 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 46 | 11 | Running | 60 |
| 2 | 11 | 4 | John Hunter Nemechek | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 46 | 1 | Running | 35 |
| 3 | 5 | 51 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 46 | 31 | Running | 0 |
| 4 | 13 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 46 | 0 | Running | 50 |
| 5 | 12 | 18 | Chandler Smith | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 46 | 1 | Running | 38 |
| 6 | 8 | 98 | Christian Eckes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 46 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 7 | 10 | 16 | Tyler Ankrum | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 46 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 8 | 6 | 42 | Carson Hocevar | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 46 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 9 | 7 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 46 | 0 | Running | 41 |
| 10 | 16 | 23 | Grant Enfinger | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 46 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 11 | 24 | 45 | Lawless Alan (R) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 46 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 12 | 14 | 19 | Derek Kraus | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 46 | 0 | Running | 40 |
| 13 | 20 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 46 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 14 | 18 | 02 | Kaz Grala (i) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 46 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 15 | 17 | 44 | Kris Wright | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 46 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 22 | 61 | Chase Purdy | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 46 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 28 | 15 | Tanner Gray | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 46 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 31 | 30 | Tate Fogleman | On Point Motorsports | Toyota | 46 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 4 | 75 | Parker Kligerman | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 46 | 1 | Running | 20 |
| 20 | 32 | 43 | Brad Perez | Reaume Brothers Racing | Toyota | 46 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 34 | 33 | Will Rodgers (i) | Reaume Brothers Racing | Toyota | 46 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 22 | 25 | 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports | Toyota | 46 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 23 | 30 | 12 | Spencer Boyd | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 46 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 26 | 91 | Colby Howard | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 46 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 3 | 7 | Alex Bowman (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 46 | 1 | Running | 0 |
| 26 | 9 | 17 | Taylor Gray | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 46 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 15 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | AM Racing | Chevrolet | 45 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 21 | 37 | Logan Bearden | AM Racing | Chevrolet | 42 | 0 | Fuel Pump | 9 |
| 29 | 33 | 40 | Dean Thompson (R) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 40 | 0 | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 19 | 66 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 39 | 0 | Running | 7 |
| 31 | 36 | 25 | Matt DiBenedetto | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | 32 | 0 | Rear Gear | 16 |
| 32 | 27 | 24 | Jack Wood (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 31 | 0 | DVP | 5 |
| 33 | 35 | 46 | Matt Jaskol | G2G Racing | Toyota | 30 | 0 | Electrical | 4 |
| 34 | 23 | 1 | Hailie Deegan | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 29 | 0 | Accident | 3 |
| 35 | 29 | 9 | Blaine Perkins (R) | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 | 0 | Transmission | 2 |
| 36 | 1 | 20 | Sheldon Creed (i) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | Drivetrain | 0 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Chandler Smith | 170 |
| | 2 | Ben Rhodes | 155 (-15) |
| | 3 | Stewart Friesen | 147 (-23) |
| | 4 | Zane Smith | 139 (-31) |
| | 5 | Tanner Gray | 139 (-31) |
| | 6 | Christian Eckes | 122 (-48) |
| | 7 | Ty Majeski | 122 (-48) |
| | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | 115 (-55) |
| | 9 | Tyler Ankrum | 104 (-66) |
| | 10 | Derek Kraus | 104 (-66) |
| Official driver's standings ||||