The 2022 Calypso Lemonade 150 was the sixth stock car race of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series season, the fifth race of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series East season, the second race of the 2022 Sioux Chief Showdown, and the 16th iteration of the event. The first part of the race was held on Saturday, June 11, 2022, but because of inclement weather, the rest of the race was held on Sunday, June 12. It was held in Newton, Iowa at Iowa Speedway, a 0.875 mile (1.408 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. Brandon Jones, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, took the lead away from Sammy Smith with 18 laps to go, and would earn his 7th career ARCA Menards Series win, his 2nd career ARCA Menards Series East win, and his second win of the season. To fill out the podium, Connor Mosack, driving for Bret Holmes Racing, would finish in 3rd, respectively.
Background Iowa Speedway is a 7/8-mile (1.4 km) paved oval motor racing track in Newton, Iowa, United States, approximately east of Des Moines. It has over 25,000 permanent seats as well as a unique multi-tiered RV viewing area along the backstretch.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor01Stephanie MoyerFast Track RacingToyotaEvergreenRacewayPark.com02Leland Honeyman (R)Young's MotorsportsChevroletLH Waterfront Construction2Nick SanchezRev RacingChevroletMax Siegel Inc.03Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.FordClubb Racing Inc.06Zachary TinkleWayne Peterson RacingChevroletPipe Works6Rajah Caruth (R)Rev RacingChevroletSt. Vincent & The Grenadines Tourism10Tanner AllenFast Track RacingToyotaStolte Farms, CDLJobs.com11Bryce HaugebergFast Track RacingChevroletMagnum Contracting, Haugeberg Farms12D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingToyotaAaron Kile Singer-Songwriter15Conner JonesVenturini MotorsportsToyotaJones Utilities17Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFordFord Performance18Sammy Smith (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaTMC Transportation20Jesse Love (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyotaYahoo!23Connor MosackBret Holmes RacingChevroletNic Tailor Custom Underwear25Toni Breidinger (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyotaHairClub27Tim RichmondRichmond MotorsportsChevroletCircle Track Warehouse30Amber Balcaen (R)Rette Jones RacingFordICON Direct35Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsFordCB Fabricating43Daniel Dye (R)GMS RacingChevroletGMS Racing44Ron Vandermeir Jr.Vanco RacingFordMak Rak Engineered Rack Repair48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevroletPSST...Copraya Websites55Jonathan ShaferVenturini MotorsportsToyotaChampion Power Equipment81Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaMorton Salt, MenardsOfficial entry list
Practice The only 45-minute practice session was held on Saturday, June 11, at 4:15 PM CST. Sammy Smith, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 24.307 seconds, and a speed of .
Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Sammy Smith (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota24.307129.592220Jesse Love (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota24.486128.645343Daniel Dye (R)GMS RacingChevrolet24.620127.945Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, June 11, at 6:00 PM CST. The qualifying system used is a multi car, one round system. Whoever sets the fastest time in the round wins the pole.
Jesse Love, driving for Venturini Motorsports, scored the pole for the race, with a time of 24.437 seconds, and a speed of .
Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed120Jesse Love (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota24.437128.903243Daniel Dye (R)GMS RacingChevrolet24.463128.766315Conner JonesVenturini MotorsportsToyota24.528128.425417Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord24.573128.189581Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota24.592128.090623Connor MosackBret Holmes RacingChevrolet24.606128.018755Jonathan ShaferVenturini MotorsportsToyota24.689127.58782Nick SanchezRev RacingChevrolet24.728127.386918Sammy Smith (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota24.798127.0261035Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsFord24.947126.268116Rajah Caruth (R)Rev RacingChevrolet25.027125.8641202Leland Honeyman (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet25.154125.2291344Ron Vandermeir Jr.Vanco RacingFord25.157125.2141430Amber Balcaen (R)Rette Jones RacingFord25.211124.9451525Toni Breidinger (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota25.313124.4421612D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingToyota26.395119.3411701Stephanie MoyerFast Track RacingToyota26.534118.7161811Bryce HaugebergFast Track RacingChevrolet26.620118.3321910Tanner AllenFast Track RacingToyota26.622118.3232006Zachary TinkleWayne Peterson RacingChevrolet27.208115.7752103Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford27.963112.6492248Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet28.297111.3192327Tim RichmondRichmond MotorsportsChevrolet - -Official qualifying results
Race results Fin.St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1581Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota15031Running472918Sammy Smith (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota15064Running443623Connor MosackBret Holmes RacingChevrolet1500Running414755Jonathan ShaferVenturini MotorsportsToyota1500Running405315Conner JonesVenturini MotorsportsToyota1500Running3961202Leland Honeyman (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet1500Running38782Nick SanchezRev RacingChevrolet1500Running3781035Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsFord1500Running3691344Ron Vandermeir Jr.Vanco RacingFord1500Running35101430Amber Balcaen (R)Rette Jones RacingFord1490Running34111525Toni Breidinger (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota1490Running3312116Rajah Caruth (R)Rev RacingChevrolet1480Running3213120Jesse Love (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota14555Battery33141811Bryce HaugebergFast Track RacingChevrolet1410Running30152248Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet1370Running29162103Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford1070Rear End2817243Daniel Dye (R)GMS RacingChevrolet880Oil Leak2718417Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord650Engine26191612D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingToyota530Battery25201910Tanner AllenFast Track RacingToyota520Overheating24211701Stephanie MoyerFast Track RacingToyota220Brakes23222006Zachary TinkleWayne Peterson RacingChevrolet160Brakes22232327Tim RichmondRichmond MotorsportsChevrolet20Suspension21Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Nick Sanchez 279 1 2 Rajah Caruth 279 3 Daniel Dye 267 (-12) 4 Toni Breidinger 234 (-45) 5 Amber Balcaen 230 (-49) 6 Greg Van Alst 225 (-54) 7 Zachary Tinkle 191 (-88) 1 8 Brad Smith 183 (-96) 1 9 Corey Heim 165 (-114) 5 10 Connor Mosack 155 (-124)
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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