2022 Elko 250

Category:2022 NASCAR Touring Series
Category:NASCAR races at Elko Speedway
2022 Elko 250 	2022 Elko 250
Race details 	Race details
Race 13 of 28 races in the 2022 NASCAR Touring Series	Race 13 of 28 races in the 2022 NASCAR Touring Series
 	
Date 	May 28, 2022
Location 	Elko Speedway in Elko New Market, Minnesota
Course 	0.375 miles (0.6035 km)
Distance 	250 laps, 93.75 mi (150.876 km)
Pole position 	Pole position
Driver 	Kyle Little (#22)
Time 	14.417 secs
Most laps led 	Most laps led
Driver 	Brandon Walker (#28)
Laps 	99
Winner 	Winner
#5 	Dennis Stewart, Jr. (JR Motorsports)
Television in the United States 	Television in the United States
Network 	ESPN+
Announcers 	Jeff Walton, Lincoln Walker, Geoff Ramsay, Brian Williams
The 2022 Elko 250 presented by Target was a NASCAR Little Caesars Touring Series race held on May 28, 2022 at Elko Speedway in Elko New Market, Minnesota. Contested over 250 laps and 93.75-miles (150.876 km), it was the thirteenth of twenty-eight races of the 2022 NASCAR Touring Series season. Dennis Stewart, Jr. won the race for JR Motorsports, his first of the season. FormatThe Elko 250 was a two day event that included NASCAR practice, qualifying and heat races on Friday and three divisions of local racing followed by the 250 lap main event on Saturday. On Friday, single car qualifying will determine the starting lineups for four 25-lap heat races with the top four advancing to the main event. The fastest in qualifying will earn the pole and not have to compete in the heat races. The remaining cars will compete in two 50-lap Last Chance Qualifiers with the top four in each advancing to the main event.
The local classes preceding the Elko 250 on Saturday include:
*Power Stocks: 30 laps
*Thunder Cars: 30 laps
*Late Models: 40 laps
Entry listThirty seven drivers attempted to qualify for this event with only twenty-five qualifying for the main event.
# 	No.	Driver 	Team 	Manufacturer	Sponsor
1 	00 	Richard Collins 	Dillon McKinney Racing	Toyota 	Gatorade
2 	04 	Riley Evans 	Six Star Motorsports 	Ford 	McDonald's
3 	1 	Douglas Green 	JR Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	UniFirst
4 	2 	Earl Richardson 	Team Penske Racing 	Dodge 	Keystone Light
5 	3 	Raven Ray (R) 	BlackStorm Motorsports	Honda 	Target
6 	5 	Dennis Stewart Jr 	JR Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	Notre Dame
7 	7 	Nicole Diaz 	JR Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	US Navy
8 	8 	Ryan Henderson 	JR Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	Hellmann's
9 	9 	Chris Wood 	JR Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	Axalta
10	10 	Dillon McKinney 	Dillon McKinney Racing	Toyota 	Nesquik
11	11 	James Butler 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	SportClips
12	12 	Scott Wilson 	Team Penske Racing 	Dodge 	Pennzoil
13	15 	Gracie Trotter (R) 	Venturini Motorsports 	Toyota 	ENEOS
14	17 	Chris Miller, Jr. 	Miller Family Racing 	Ford 	GoDaddy
15	18 	Corey Haim 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	Interstate Batteries
16	19 	Johnathan Powell 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	FedEx Trade Networks
17	20 	Katherine Thompson (R)	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	Arris
18	22 	Kyle Little 	Team Penske Racing 	Dodge 	Discount Tire
19	23 	Steve Barnes 	Petty GMS Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	5-Hour Energy
20	24 	Jack Wood (R) 	Petty GMS Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	Chevy Accessories
21	25 	Marie Washington 	BlackStorm Motorsports	Honda 	Krispy Kreme FUNdraising
22	26 	Russell Ward 	Petty GMS Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	Albertsons
23	28 	Brandon Walker 	BlackStorm Motorsports	Honda 	Taco Bell
24	37 	Dave Ramsay 	Ramsay-Manley Racing 	Dodge 	Dodge Motorsports
25	43 	Thad Moffitt (R) 	Petty GMS Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	Performance Plus
26	44 	Joseph Strickland 	Six Star Motorsports 	Ford 	Fastenal
27	45 	Rebecca Smith 	Six Star Motorsports 	Ford 	Gaia Medical
28	52 	Brittney Zamora 	Brittney Zamora Racing	Ford 	NAPA Auto Parts
29	54 	Craig Rogers (R) 	Kyle Busch Motorsports	Toyota 	Rowdy Energy
30	55 	Mandy Chick (R) 	Venturini Motorsports 	Toyota 	Aero Race Wheels
31	64 	Robert Dauterive 	Dauterive Racing 	Dodge 	Duck Donuts
32	71 	Gary Wilson 	Miller Family Racing 	Ford 	Miller Family Wine Co.
33	76 	Frank Perry (R) 	Polygon Motorsports 	Honda 	US Army
34	79 	Anthony Rodriguez (R) 	Polygon Motorsports 	Honda 	National Guard Memorial Day
35	83 	Ryan White 	Red Bull Junior Team 	Honda 	Red Bull
36	91 	Bruce Smith (R) 	Ramsay-Manley Racing 	Dodge 	Dodge Motorsports
37	95 	Robert Cooper 	Red Bull Junior Team 	Honda 	Red Bull
PracticeThere will be one practice session held on May . This session lasted one hour.
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Team 	Time
1 	3 	Raven Ray 	BlackStorm Motorsports	14.392
2 	23 	Steve Barnes 	Petty GMS Motorsports 	14.413
3 	5 	Dennis Stewart Jr	JR Motorsports 	14.430
QualifyingThe starting lineups for the heat races are determined by single-car qualifying.
# 	No.	Driver 	Team 	Time
1 	22 	Kyle Little 	Team Penske Racing 	14.417
2 	12 	Scott Wilson 	Team Penske Racing 	14.427
3 	8 	Ryan Henderson 	JR Motorsports 	14.455
4 	04 	Riley Evans 	Six Star Motorsports 	14.479
5 	54 	Craig Rogers (R) 	Kyle Busch Motorsports	14.485
6 	83 	Ryan White 	Red Bull Junior Team 	14.488
7 	20 	Katherine Thompson (R)	Joe Gibbs Racing 	14.489
8 	45 	Rebecca Smith 	Six Star Motorsports 	14.489
9 	43 	Thad Moffitt (R) 	Petty GMS Motorsports 	14.494
10	2 	Earl Richardson 	Team Penske Racing 	14.500
11	11 	James Butler 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	14.504
12	55 	Mandy Chick (R) 	Venturini Motorsports 	14.505
13	5 	Dennis Stewart Jr 	JR Motorsports 	14.508
14	71 	Gary Wilson 	Miller Family Racing 	14.518
15	28 	Brandon Walker 	BlackStorm Motorsports	14.531
16	19 	Johnathan Powell 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	14.541
17	44 	Joseph Strickland 	Six Star Motorsports 	14.542
18	15 	Gracie Trotter (R) 	Venturini Motorsports 	14.552
19	23 	Steve Barnes 	Petty GMS Motorsports 	14.579
20	1 	Douglas Green 	JR Motorsports 	14.605
21	95 	Robert Cooper 	Red Bull Junior Team 	14.615
22	52 	Brittney Zamora 	Brittney Zamora Racing	14.634
23	25 	Marie Washington 	BlackStorm Motorsports	14.643
24	7 	Nicole Diaz 	JR Motorsports 	14.662
25	24 	Jack Wood (R) 	Petty GMS Motorsports 	14.685
26	3 	Raven Ray (R) 	BlackStorm Motorsports	14.700
27	17 	Chris Miller, Jr. 	Miller Family Racing 	14.701
28	79 	Anthony Rodriguez (R) 	Polygon Motorsports 	14.716
29	76 	Frank Perry (R) 	Polygon Motorsports 	14.747
30	64 	Robert Dauterive 	Dauterive Racing 	14.761
31	10 	Dillon McKinney 	Dillon McKinney Racing	14.809
32	9 	Chris Wood 	JR Motorsports 	14.831
33	26 	Russell Ward 	Petty GMS Motorsports 	14.854
34	18 	Corey Haim 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	15.038
35	91 	Bruce Smith (R) 	Ramsay-Manley Racing 	15.117
36	37 	Dave Ramsay 	Ramsay-Manley Racing 	15.234
37	00 	Richard Collins 	Dillon McKinney Racing	15.256
== Heat Races ==
=== Heat 1 ===
=== OFFICIAL STANDINGS ===
F	S	# 	DRIVER 	INTERVAL	LAPS	LED	POINTS	STATUS
1	1	12	S Wilson 	98.154 	25 	25*	185 	Running
2	3	2 	E Richardson	-0.51 	25 	0 	170 	Running
3	5	15	G Trotter 	-2.53 	25 	0 	165 	Running
4	2	83	R White 	-3.69 	25 	0 	160 	Running
5	7	3 	R Cabrales 	-4.37 	25 	0 	155 	Running
6	9	18	C Haim 	-5.01 	25 	0 	150 	Running
7	4	71	G Wilson 	-6.54 	25 	0 	146 	Running
8	8	64	R Dauterive 	-8.56 	25 	0 	142 	Running
9	6	52	B Zamora 	-9.13 	25 	0 	138 	Running
=== Heat 2 ===
=== OFFICIAL STANDINGS ===
F	S	# 	DRIVER 	INTERVAL	LAPS	LED	POINTS	STATUS
1	1	20	K Thompson 	98.241 	25 	25*	185 	Running
2	2	8 	R Henderson 	-0.96 	25 	0 	170 	Running
3	4	28	B Waugh 	-2.57 	25 	0 	165 	Running
4	5	23	S Barnes 	-3.40 	25 	0 	160 	Running
5	3	11	J Butler 	-4.41 	25 	0 	155 	Running
6	7	17	C Miller, Jr.	-7.04 	25 	0 	150 	Running
7	8	10	D McKinney 	-7.85 	25 	0 	146 	Running
8	6	25	M Washington 	-8.05 	25 	0 	142 	Running
9	9	91	B Smith 	-9.13 	25 	0 	138 	Running
=== Heat 3 ===
=== OFFICIAL STANDINGS ===
F	S	# 	DRIVER 	INTERVAL	LAPS	LED	POINTS	STATUS
1	1	04	R Evans 	98.601 	25 	25*	185 	Running
2	4	19	J Powell 	-0.58 	25 	0 	170 	Running
3	2	45	R Harper 	-1.67 	25 	0 	165 	Running
4	7	79	A Rodriguez	-4.34 	25 	0 	160 	Running
5	5	1 	D Green 	-4.79 	25 	0 	155 	Running
6	3	55	M Chick 	-5.49 	25 	0 	150 	Running
7	8	9 	C Wood 	-6.23 	25 	0 	146 	Running
8	6	7 	N Diaz 	-6.92 	25 	0 	142 	Running
9	9	37	D Ramsay 	-8.35 	25 	0 	138 	Running
=== Heat 4 ===
=== OFFICIAL STANDINGS ===
F	S	# 	DRIVER 	INTERVAL	LAPS	LED	POINTS	STATUS
1	3	5 	D Stewart, Jr.	98.751 	25 	25*	185 	Running
2	1	54	C Rogers 	-1.79 	25 	0 	170 	Running
3	2	43	T Moffitt 	-2.83 	25 	0 	165 	Running
4	5	95	R Cooper 	-4.32 	25 	0 	160 	Running
5	6	24	J Wood 	-7.79 	25 	0 	155 	Running
6	9	00	R Collins 	-8.59 	25 	0 	150 	Running
7	7	76	F Perry 	-10.20 	25 	0 	146 	Running
8	4	44	J Strickland 	-10.44 	25 	0 	142 	Running
9	8	26	R Ward 	-11.16 	25 	0 	138 	Running
== Last Chance Qualifiers ==
=== LCQ 1 ===
=== OFFICIAL STANDINGS ===
F 	S 	# 	DRIVER 	INTERVAL	LAPS	LED	POINTS	STATUS
1 	1 	3 	R Cabrales 	98.521 	50 	50*	185 	Running
2 	3 	18	C Haim 	-0.76 	50 	0 	170 	Running
3 	5 	71	G Wilson 	-3.01 	50 	0 	165 	Running
4 	2 	1 	D Green 	-3.55 	50 	0 	160 	Running
5 	4 	55	M Chick 	-4.68 	50 	0 	155 	Running
6 	6 	9 	C Wood 	-5.38 	50 	0 	150 	Running
7 	8 	7 	N Diaz 	-6.30 	50 	0 	146 	Running
8 	7 	64	R Dauterive	-12.02 	50 	0 	142 	Running
9 	10	37	D Ramsay 	-12.53 	50 	0 	138 	Running
10	9 	52	B Zamora 	-13.64 	50 	0 	134 	Running
=== LCQ 2 ===
=== OFFICIAL STANDINGS ===
F 	S 	# 	DRIVER 	INTERVAL	LAPS	LED	POINTS	STATUS
1 	1 	11	J Butler 	98.426 	50 	50*	185 	Running
2 	2 	24	J Wood 	-5.46 	50 	0 	170 	Running
3 	5 	10	D McKinney 	-6.78 	50 	0 	165 	Running
4 	8 	44	J Strickland 	-7.00 	50 	0 	160 	Running
5 	3 	17	C Miller, Jr.	-7.82 	50 	0 	155 	Running
6 	7 	25	M Washington 	-8.54 	50 	0 	150 	Running
7 	4 	00	R Collins 	-9.63 	50 	0 	146 	Running
8 	10	26	R Ward 	-10.11 	50 	0 	142 	Running
9 	9 	91	B Smith 	-11.40 	50 	0 	138 	Running
10	6 	76	F Perry 	-13.14 	50 	0 	134 	Running
== Starting lineup ==
# 	No.	Driver 	Team 	Notes
1 	22 	Kyle Little 	Team Penske Racing 	Pole Sitter
2 	12 	Scott Wilson 	Team Penske Racing 	Heat 1 winner
3 	20 	Katherine Thompson (R)	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Heat 2 winner
4 	04 	Riley Evans 	Six Star Motorsports 	Heat 3 winner
5 	5 	Dennis Stewart Jr 	JR Motorsports 	Heat 4 winner
6 	2 	Earl Richardson 	Team Penske Racing 	2nd in Heat 1
7 	8 	Ryan Henderson 	JR Motorsports 	2nd in Heat 2
8 	19 	Johnathan Powell 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	2nd in Heat 3
9 	54 	Craig Rogers (R) 	Kyle Busch Motorsports	2nd in Heat 4
10	15 	Gracie Trotter (R) 	Venturini Motorsports 	3rd in Heat 1
11	28 	Brandon Walker 	BlackStorm Motorsports	3rd in Heat 2
12	45 	Rebecca Smith 	Six Star Motorsports 	3rd in Heat 3
13	43 	Thad Moffitt (R) 	Petty GMS Motorsports 	3rd in Heat 4
14	83 	Ryan White 	Red Bull Junior Team 	4th in Heat 1
15	23 	Steve Barnes 	Petty GMS Motorsports 	4th in Heat 2
16	79 	Anthony Rodriguez (R) 	Polygon Motorsports 	4th in Heat 3
17	95 	Robert Cooper 	Red Bull Junior Team 	4th in Heat 4
18	3 	Raven Ray (R) 	BlackStorm Motorsports	LCQ 1 winner
19	11 	James Butler 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	LCQ 2 winner
20	18 	Corey Haim 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	2nd in LCQ 1
21	24 	Jack Wood (R) 	Petty GMS Motorsports 	2nd in LCQ 2
22	71 	Gary Wilson 	Miller Family Racing 	3rd in LCQ 1
23	10 	Dillon McKinney 	Dillon McKinney Racing	3rd in LCQ 2
24	1 	Douglas Green 	JR Motorsports 	4th in LCQ 1
25	44 	Joseph Strickland 	Six Star Motorsports 	4th in LCQ 2
Race reportThe main event is a 250-lap race.Results
F 	S 	# 	Driver 	Interval	Laps	Led	Points	Status
1 	5 	5 	D Stewart, Jr.	85.212 	250 	51 	180 	Running
2 	20	18	C Haim 	-1.37 	250 	0 	170 	Running
3 	11	28	B Waugh 	-3.00 	250 	99*	175 	Running
4 	1 	22	K Little 	-3.55 	250 	19 	165 	Running
5 	10	15	G Trotter 	-4.26 	250 	0 	155 	Running
6 	19	11	J Butler 	-4.46 	250 	0 	150 	Running
7 	17	95	R Cooper 	-5.10 	250 	0 	146 	Running
8 	2 	12	S Wilson 	-5.97 	250 	67 	147 	Running
9 	7 	8 	R Henderson 	-6.54 	250 	14 	143 	Running
10	9 	54	C Rogers 	-6.56 	250 	0 	134 	Running
11	14	83	R White 	-7.08 	250 	0 	130 	Running
12	3 	20	K Thompson 	-7.16 	250 	0 	127 	Running
13	13	43	T Moffitt 	-1L 	249 	0 	124 	Running
14	18	3 	R Cabrales 	-1L 	249 	0 	121 	Running
15	21	24	J Wood 	-1L 	249 	0 	118 	Running
16	16	79	A Rodriguez 	-1L 	249 	0 	115 	Running
17	15	23	S Barnes 	-1L 	249 	0 	112 	Running
18	4 	04	R Evans 	-2L 	248 	0 	109 	Running
19	8 	19	J Powell 	-2L 	248 	0 	106 	Running
20	24	1 	D Green 	-2L 	248 	0 	103 	Running
21	12	45	R Harper 	-2L 	248 	0 	100 	Running
22	25	44	J Strickland 	-3L 	247 	0 	97 	Running
23	6 	2 	E Richardson 	-3L 	247 	0 	94 	Running
24	23	10	D McKinney 	-3L 	247 	0 	91 	Running
25	22	71	G Wilson 	-123L 	127 	0 	88 	Accident
=== Caution Flags: 6 (30 laps) ===
=== Lead Changes: 7 (5 drivers) ===
=== Weather: Clear, 80 °F, South 17 mph ===
=== Pitstop Frequency: 1x ===
=== AI Strength: 105% ===