# 2022 Stadium Super Trucks Series

The 2022 Stadium Super Trucks Series was the tenth season of the Stadium Super Trucks. The season began with the Grand Prix of Long Beach and concluded at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Matthew Brabham entered as the defending champion, though he only ran select races due to his commitment to Indy Lights. Gavin Harlien won his first championship.

## Drivers

| No. | Driver | Races |
| 007 | Fielding Shredder | 7–8 |
| .50 | Matt Carriker | 7–8 |
| 7 | Robby Gordon | 1–2, 7–8 |
| 12 | Shaun Richardson | 1–2 |
| 14 | Davey Hamilton Jr. | 1–2 |
| 21 | Zoey Edenholm | All |
| F26 | Stanton Barrett | 5–6 |
| 28 | Robert Stout | All |
| 32 | Ryan Arciero | 1–2 |
| 51 | Ryan Beat | 5–6 |
| 52 | Derek Bieri | 7–8 |
| 55 | Gavin Harlien | All |
| 57 | Bill Hynes | All |
| 61 | Cory Winner | 3–4 |
| 67 | Ben Maier | 3–8 |
| 77 | Max Gordon | All |
| 83 | Matthew Brabham | 1–2, 5–6 |
| 435 | Dave Kiley | 7–8 |
| 801 | Dave Sparks | 7–8 |
| 1776 | Garrett Mitchell | 1–2, 5–8 |
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## Schedule

Long Beach, which has hosted SST since the inaugural season in 2013, served as the season opener for the first time. Dates at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and the Music City Grand Prix took place in support of the IndyCar Series, while a round at Bristol Motor Speedway was added as part of Cleetus McFarland's Bristol 1000 weekend. Honda Indy Toronto was originally scheduled before being removed as Robby Gordon was away on business for his Speed UTV brand.
| Round | Track | Location | Date | Supporting |
| 1 | Streets of Long Beach | Long Beach, California | April 8–10 | Grand Prix of Long Beach |
| 2 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | July 1–3 | Honda Indy 200 |
| 3 | Nashville Street Circuit | Nashville, Tennessee | August 5–7 | Music City Grand Prix |
| 4 | Bristol Motor Speedway | Bristol, Tennessee | September 3–5 | Bristol 1000 |

## Season summary

The season opener at Long Beach saw the SST debuts of Ryan Arciero and Cleetus McFarland while Davey Hamilton Jr. made his return as a full-time driver after a three-year absence. The Gordon family swept the weekend as Max Gordon scored his first career win after holding off his father Robby, who won the second race after McFarland spun and hit the wall as he approached the finish.
The second round at Mid-Ohio saw the series debuts of Ben Maier and Cory Winner. Robby Gordon skipped the weekend due to overseas obligations with Speed UTV whereas Hamilton exited the series due to an injury he sustained in Long Beach. Gavin Harlien controversially won the first race after United States Auto Club officials accidentally extended the distance from 11 to 13 laps; although Robert Stout beat Harlien to the finish on the 13th lap, USAC restored the results after 11 laps and granted Harlien the victory. Harlien and Stout continued to be the top drivers in the second race, but a last-lap pass by Max Gordon enabled him to take the win.
At Nashville, Brabham won the Saturday race after holding off Harlien. While Indy Lights was also at the weekend, Brabham was able to run SST after rain forced the day's Lights activities to be canceled. Harlien returned the favor in the second race, though he was involved in a wreck with Stout and McFarland that caused the latter to flip.
The Bristol round was organized in support of McFarland's Bristol 1000, a race involving McFarland and multiple YouTubers. As a result, five of the 13 drivers racing SST were media personalities with no prior series experience: Derek Bieri of Vice Grip Garage, Matt Carriker of YouTube channel DemolitionRanch, Hyperdrive star Fielding Shredder, and the Diesel Brothers Dave Kiley and Dave Sparks. The series newcomers were scrutinized for their aggressive driving styles that impacted the full-time drivers competing for points, and Harlien's father confronted Sparks after the second race. Harlien and Stout won the round's two races.

## Results and standings
### Race results

| Round | Race | Event | Fastest qualifier | Pole position | Most laps led | Winning driver |
| 1 | 1 | Long Beach | Robby Gordon | Bill Hynes | Bill Hynes | Max Gordon |
| 1 | 2 | Long Beach | Robby Gordon | Ryan Arciero | Cleetus McFarland | Robby Gordon |
| 2 | 3 | Mid-Ohio | Gavin Harlien | Bill Hynes | Gavin Harlien Bill Hynes | Gavin Harlien |
| 2 | 4 | Mid-Ohio | Gavin Harlien | Max Gordon | Robert Stout | Max Gordon |
| 3 | 5 | Nashville | Robert Stout | Bill Hynes | Gavin Harlien | Matthew Brabham |
| 3 | 6 | Nashville | Robert Stout | Cleetus McFarland | Cleetus McFarland | Gavin Harlien |
| 4 | 7 | Bristol | Max Gordon | Bill Hynes | Bill Hynes | Gavin Harlien |
| 4 | 8 | Bristol | Max Gordon | Dave Kiley | Cleetus McFarland | Robert Stout |

### Drivers' championship

Legend :
| Rank Driver LBH MOH NSH BRI Points 1 Gavin Harlien 6 6 1* 2 2* 1 1 5 216 2 Max Gordon 1 3 7 1 3 7 6 2 191 3 Robert Stout 3 4 2 3* 8 10 4 1 183 4 Bill Hynes 7* 11 3* 7 9 6 2* 8 131 5 Robby Gordon 2 1 3 4 123 6 Matthew Brabham 4 2 1 2 117 7 Ben Maier 4 4 5 3 5 6 113 8 Zoey Edenholm 11 7 6 6 6 5 10 9 108 9 Cleetus McFarland 10 9* 10 9* 12 3* 84 10 Ryan Beat 4 8 34 11 Stanton Barrett 7 4 32 12 Cory Winner 5 5 32 13 Jerett Brooks 5 10 31 14 Fielding Shredder 7 10 29 15 Derek Bieri 9 7 26 16 Davey Hamilton Jr. 8 8 26 17 Ryan Arciero 12 5 25 18 Dave Sparks 8 13 21 19 Shaun Richardson 9 12 21 20 Matt Carriker 11 12 19 21 Dave Kiley 13 11 18 Rank Driver LBH MOH NSH BRI Points Source: | Legend Color Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green 4th–5th place (Top 5) Light Blue 6th–10th place (Top 10) Dark Blue Finished (Outside Top 10) Purple Did not finish (DNF) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Brown Withdrew (Wth) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled or abandoned (C) Blank Did not participate (DNP) Driver replacement (Rpl) Race not held (NH) Not competing In-Line Notation Bold Pole position Italics Ran fastest race lap * Led most race laps miscellaneous notation |
| Points | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position |
| Points | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
| Heat | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Final | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Bonuses :
| Most laps led | 3 |
| Position gained | 1 |
| Fastest qualifier | 1 |