The 2022 Herr's Snacks 200 was the 19th stock car race of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 26th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 1, 2022, in Salem, Indiana at Salem Speedway, a 0.555 mile (0.893 km) permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Sammy Smith, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, captured the win in a dominating fashion, leading every lap for his fifth career ARCA Menards Series win, and his fifth of the season. To fill out the podium, Jesse Love, driving for Venturini Motorsports, and Daniel Dye, driving for GMS Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background Salem Speedway is a long paved oval motor racetrack in Washington Township, Washington County, near Salem, Indiana, approximately south of Indianapolis. The track has 33° degrees of banking in the corners. Major auto racing series that run at Salem are ARCA and USAC.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor01Tim MonroeFast Track RacingFordFast Track High Performance Driving School2Nick SanchezRev RacingChevroletGainbridge, Max Siegel Inc.03Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.FordDelma Cowart Throwback06Nate Moeller*Wayne Peterson RacingToyotaGreatRailing.com6Rajah Caruth (R)Rev RacingChevroletMax Siegel Inc.10Bryce HaugebergFast Track RacingToyotaUniversal Technical Institute11Ed PompaFast Track RacingToyotaHy Torc of New York, Double H Ranch12Zachary TinkleFast Track RacingFordRacing for Rescues15Conner JonesVenturini MotorsportsToyotaJones Utilities17Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFordFord Performance18Sammy Smith (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaTMC Transportation20Jesse Love (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyotaCrescent Tools25Toni Breidinger (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyotaPit Viper Sunglasses30Amber Balcaen (R)Rette Jones RacingFordICON Direct35Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsFordCB Fabricating43Daniel Dye (R)GMS RacingChevroletHalifax Health, SolarFit44Landon HuffmanJeff McClure RacingFordFerrier-McClure Racing48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevroletPSST...Copraya Websites69Will KimmelKimmel RacingFordKimmel RacingOfficial entry list
Tim Richmond was entered in the No. 06, but was replaced by Moeller after he crashed in qualifying.
Practice The only 45-minute practice session was held on Saturday, October 1, at 12:30 PM EST. Sammy Smith, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, and Jesse Love, driving for Venturini Motorsports, were both tied for the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 17.291, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Sammy Smith (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota17.291115.551220Jesse Love (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota17.291115.551315Conner JonesVenturini MotorsportsToyota17.597113.542Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, October 1, at 2:00 PM EST. The qualifying system used is a single-car, two-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in the round wins the pole. Sammy Smith, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, scored the pole for the race, with a lap of 17.157, and an average speed of . Pos.#NameTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Sammy Smith (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota17.157116.454217Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord17.298115.505320Jesse Love (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota17.324115.33146Rajah Caruth (R)Rev RacingChevrolet17.352115.14552Nick SanchezRev RacingChevrolet17.410114.762643Daniel Dye (R)GMS RacingChevrolet17.454114.472769Will KimmelKimmel RacingFord17.457114.453815Conner JonesVenturini MotorsportsToyota17.538113.924944Landon HuffmanJeff McClure RacingFord17.771112.4301035Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsFord18.084110.4841125Toni Breidinger (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota18.257109.4371212Zachary TinkleFast Track RacingFord18.518107.8951311Ed PompaFast Track RacingToyota18.907105.6751410Bryce HaugebergFast Track RacingToyota19.372103.1391501Tim MonroeFast Track RacingFord20.10099.4031603Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford21.13894.5221748Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet21.41793.2901806Nate MoellerWayne Peterson RacingToyota - -1930Amber Balcaen (R)Rette Jones RacingFord - -Official qualifying results
Race results Fin.St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1118Sammy Smith (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota200200Running492320Jesse Love (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota2000Running423643Daniel Dye (R)GMS RacingChevrolet2000Running414769Will KimmelKimmel RacingFord2000Running405217Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord2000Running39652Nick SanchezRev RacingChevrolet2000Running3871035Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsFord1960Running3781125Toni Breidinger (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota1950Running3691930Amber Balcaen (R)Rette Jones RacingFord1940Running35101410Bryce HaugebergFast Track RacingToyota1790Running34111311Ed PompaFast Track RacingToyota1780Running33121603Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford1700Running3213815Conner JonesVenturini MotorsportsToyota1620Suspension31141748Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet1620Running301546Rajah Caruth (R)Rev RacingChevrolet1470Suspension2916944Landon HuffmanJeff McClure RacingFord1250Suspension28171212Zachary TinkleFast Track RacingFord460Radiator27181501Tim MonroeFast Track RacingFord100Carburetor26191806Nate MoellerWayne Peterson RacingToyota10Clutch25Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Nick Sanchez 882 2 Daniel Dye 880 (-2) 3 Rajah Caruth 843 (-39) 4 Greg Van Alst 756 (-126) 1 5 Sammy Smith 754 (-128) 1 6 Toni Breidinger 744 (-138) 7 Amber Balcaen 690 (-192) 8 Brad Smith 630 (-252) 9 Taylor Gray 566 (-316) 1 10 Jesse Love 559 (-323)
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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