The 2022 Dead On Tools 200 was the seventh stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the third iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, May 6, 2022, in Darlington, South Carolina at Darlington Raceway, a permanent egg-shaped racetrack. The race was increased from 147 to 149 laps, due to a overtime finish. At race's end, John Hunter Nemechek of Kyle Busch Motorsports would win, after holding off Carson Hocevar in the final restart. He would also lead the most laps. This was Nemechek's 12th career truck series win, and his first of the season. To fill out the podium, Grant Enfinger of GMS Racing would finish 3rd, respectively. Matt Crafton was going to be awarded with a 5th-place finish, but was disqualified after post-race inspection, due to the front of the truck being too low to the ground. However, a few days later, ThorSport Racing won their appeal over NASCAR, and Crafton was able to keep his 5th-place position.
Background
Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends.
First held in 2001, the spring Darlington race was taken off the schedule after 2004, then it returned from 2010 to 2011. The race returned to the Truck Series schedule once again in 2020. On December 11, Darlington Raceway announced its highly popular NASCAR Throwback weekend would move to the new May 7–9 weekend, effectively making a lineal swap of the two race meetings at the track.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
# Driver Team MakeThrowback 1 Hailie Deegan David Gilliland Racing Ford Bobby Allison's 1975 No. 16 Coca-Cola Cup paint scheme. 02 Jesse Little Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 4 John Hunter Nemechek Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 9 Blaine Perkins (R) CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet Crew chief Doug George's 1996 No. 21 Ortho paint scheme. 12 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Michael Waltrip's 1985 No. 23 Hawaiian Punch Cup paint scheme. 15 Tanner Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford 16 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota Mike Skinner's 2000s No. 5 Toyota Tundra paint scheme. 17 Ryan Preece David Gilliland Racing Ford Tribute to Modified Tour legend Reggie Ruggiero. 18 Chandler Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Tribute to Safelite's pre-2013 white livery. 19 Derek Kraus McAnally–Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet Bill McAnally's 1990 late model championship paint scheme. 20 Danny Bohn Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Darrell Waltrip's 1981 No. 11 Mountain Dew Cup paint scheme. 22 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet 23 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Chevrolet 24 Jack Wood (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley W.A.R. Chevrolet Sterling Marlin's 2000 No. 40 Coors Light Cup paint scheme. 30 Tate Fogleman On Point Motorsports Toyota 33 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota Dale Earnhardt's 1988-2001 No. 3 Goodwrench Cup paint scheme. 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 40 Dean Thompson (R) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Tribute to sprint car legend Dean Thompson (unrelated).41Ross Chastain (i) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Travis Pastrana's 2012 No. 99 Boost Mobile Xfinity paint scheme. 43 Akinori Ogata Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota Mike Skinner's 2000s No. 5 Toyota Tundra paint scheme. 44 Kris Wright Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Ron Hornaday Jr.'s 2009 No. 33 VFW paint scheme. 45 Lawless Alan (R) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Jeff Gordon's 2007 No. 24 Department of Defense/DuPont Cup paint scheme. 46 Brennan Poole G2G Racing ToyotaDays of Thunder Cole Trickle scheme 51 Corey Heim (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota Tribute to Modified Tour legend "Jumpin'" Jack Johnson. 56 Timmy Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota 61 Chase Purdy Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota Darrell Waltrip's 2005 No. 12 final Truck start paint scheme. 62 Todd Bodine Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 66 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Toyota 75 Parker Kligerman Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 91 Colby Howard McAnally–Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet J. T. Gordon's 1970s No. 29 Cup paint scheme. 98 Christian Eckes ThorSport Racing Toyota 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota Official entry list
Practice The only 30-minute practice session is scheduled to be held on Friday, May 6, at 3:00 PM EST. John Hunter Nemechek of Kyle Busch Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 29.608 seconds and a speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed 1 4 John Hunter Nemechek Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 29.608 166.090 2 23 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Chevrolet 29.672 165.732 3 66 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Toyota 29.697 165.592 Official practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, May 6, at 3:30 PM EST. Since Darlington is an oval track, the qualifying system used is a single-car, single-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in the round wins the pole.
John Hunter Nemechek of Kyle Busch Motorsports scored the pole for the race, with a time of 28.719 seconds and a speed of . No one would fail to qualify. Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed14John Hunter NemechekKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota28.719171.232266Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingToyota29.151168.694323Grant EnfingerGMS RacingChevrolet29.161168.636438Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord29.221168.290551Corey Heim (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota29.322167.710642Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet29.343167.590788Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota29.403167.248825Matt DiBenedettoRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet29.429167.100975Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsToyota29.431167.0891041Ross Chastain (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet29.432167.0831198Christian EckesThorSport RacingToyota29.444167.0151216Tyler AnkrumHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota29.450166.9811317Ryan PreeceDavid Gilliland RacingFord29.457166.9421419Derek KrausMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet29.459166.9301599Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota29.466166.8911602Jesse LittleYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet29.487166.7721715Tanner GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord29.488166.7661862Todd BodineHalmar Friesen RacingToyota29.515166.6141991Colby HowardMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet29.516166.6082024Jack Wood (R)GMS RacingChevrolet29.564166.3372144Kris WrightNiece MotorsportsChevrolet29.788165.0872261Chase PurdyHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota29.793165.0592352Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota29.853164.7272456Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota29.889164.529251Hailie DeeganDavid Gilliland RacingFord29.891164.5182645Lawless Alan (R)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet29.943164.2322746Brennan Poole (i)G2G RacingToyota30.063163.5762818Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota30.137163.1752920Danny BohnYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet30.222162.716309Blaine Perkins (R)CR7 MotorsportsChevrolet30.270162.4583122Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet30.342162.072 Qualified by owner's points3212Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet30.528161.0853340Dean Thompson (R)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet30.665160.3653430Tate FoglemanOn Point MotorsportsToyota30.726160.0473543Akinori OgataReaume Brothers RacingToyota30.791159.7093633Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingToyota32.082153.282 Official qualifying results Official starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 35 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts175Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsToyota10241Ross Chastain (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet0342Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet8423Grant EnfingerGMS RacingChevrolet7518Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota664John Hunter NemechekKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota5715Tanner GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord4899Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota3988Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota21052Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota1 Stage 2 Laps: 55 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts142Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet10241Ross Chastain (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet0375Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsToyota8423Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingChevrolet754John Hunter NemechekKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota6698Christian EckesThorSport RacingToyota5788Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota4817Ryan PreeceDavid Gilliland RacingFord3999Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota21018Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1 Stage 3 Laps: 62 Fin.St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPoints114John Hunter NemechekKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota14969Running512642Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1499Running533323Grant EnfingerGMS RacingChevrolet1491Running484266Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingToyota1490Running345788Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota1490Running386975Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsToyota1499Running5071317Ryan PreeceDavid Gilliland RacingFord1490Running358438Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord1499Running3091216Tyler AnkrumHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota1490Running29101862Todd BodineHalmar Friesen RacingToyota1493Running2811825Matt DiBenedettoRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet1490Running27122352Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota1490Running28131991Colby HowardMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1491Running25141602Jesse LittleYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1490Running24153340Dean Thompson (R)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet1490Running23162456Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota1490Running22171198Christian EckesThorSport RacingToyota1492Running26182024Jack Wood (R)GMS RacingChevrolet1490Running20191419Derek KrausMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1490Running19202645Lawless Alan (R)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet1490Running18212818Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1490Running25222920Danny BohnYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1490Running1623551Corey Heim (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1490Running16243212Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1490Running14251599Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota1480Running19261041Ross Chastain (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet14846Running0273122Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet1470Running11283633Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingToyota1470Running1029251Hailie DeeganDavid Gilliland RacingFord1370Accident9302746Brennan Poole (i)G2G RacingToyota1250Running031309Blaine Perkins (R)CR7 MotorsportsChevrolet1240Accident7323430Tate FoglemanOn Point MotorsportsToyota1230Accident6332144Kris WrightNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1050Accident5341715Tanner GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord980Accident8352261Chase PurdyHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota970Accident3363543Akinori OgataReaume Brothers RacingToyota540Engine2 Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Ben Rhodes 284 2 John Hunter Nemechek 254 (–30) 3 Chandler Smith 252 (–32) 4 Stewart Friesen 242 (–42) 5 Zane Smith 241 (–43) 6 Carson Hocevar 223 (–61) 7 Ty Majeski 221 (–63) 8 Christian Eckes 219 (–65) 9 Grant Enfinger 202 (–82) 10 Tanner Gray 188 (–96) Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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