Kyle Busch Wins First Truck Race of 2022 in Final Start of Year at Sonoma: Kyle Busch held off Zane Smith in a frantic two-lap push to the finish at Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway to earn his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory of the year; extending his record career total to 62 series victories and a streak of 10 consecutive years with at least one series win. (Read More)(6-11-2022)
On a green-white-checkered finish, #51-Kyle Busch won the DoorDash 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Sonoma Raceway. The win is Busch’s first at Sonoma and the 62nd of his career. He’s won in 17 different seasons.
#38-Zane smith finished runner-up, as Stage 1 winner #66-Ty Majeski finished third. #41-Ross Chastain led 19 laps en route to a fourth-place finish, with #18-Chandler Smith rounding out the top five.
#42-Carson Hocevar is credited with a sixth-place finish, despite Daniel Suarez climbing aboard the Niece Motorsports Chevrolet on lap 11. #75-Parker Kligerman, #4-John Hunter Nemechek, #16-Tyler Ankrum and #25-Matt DiBenedetto made up the rest of the top 10.
Majeski won the aforementioned first stage, while #99-Ben Rhodes picked up his eighth stage win of the season in the second stage.
There were 10 lead changes among five drivers and six cautions for 17 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was 68.612 mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Points Standings, Owner Points Standings, Cumulative Race report, Penalty Report
Race Fast Facts – Sonoma
Kyle Busch(i) won the Inaugural DoorDash 250, his 62nd victory in 165 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races – a winning percentage of 37.5%.
This is his first victory and fifth top-10 finish in 2022. The 2022 season is the 10th straight year Busch has won at least one race in the series.
This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in his series track debut at Sonoma Raceway.
Zane Smith (second) posted his first top-10 finish in his series track debut at Sonoma Raceway. It is his 10th top-10 finish in 2022.
Ty Majeski (third) posted his first top-10 finish in his series track debut at Sonoma Raceway.
Jack Wood (16th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Three manufacturers have won in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Sonoma Raceway, led by Ford with three wins, followed by Toyota and Chevrolet (each have one win).
Thie is Kyle Busch Motorsports first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win at Sonoma Raceway
(NASCAR)(6-11-2022)
Truck Series Driver Point Standings after Sonoma:
1) #38-Zane Smith, 3 wins
2) #99-Ben Rhodes, 1 win (regular season championship leader, 444 points)
3) #18-Chandler Smith, 1 win
4) #4-John Hunter Nemechek, 1 win
5) #52-Stewart Friesen, 1 win
6) #66-Ty Majeski 399, +112
7) #98-Christian Eckes 383, +96
8) #42-Carson Hocevar 374, +87
9) #23-Grant Enfinger 344, +57
10) #88-Matt Crafton 320, +33
Outside of the Playoffs:
11) #15-Tanner Gray 287, -33
12) #25-Matt DiBenedetto 284, -36
See the Driver Points Standings and the Owner Points Standings.
Trucks to the rear: #42-Carson Hocevar, #46-Stefan Parsons (unapproved adjustments)
Pitstalls
With a speed of 91.135 mph, #42-Carson Hocevar won the Cometic Gasket pole for the DoorDash 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Sonoma Raceway. It’s his first career pole. Unfortunately, Hocevar will have to start at the rear for going to a backup truck after wrecking following his pole lap.
#41-Ross Chastain (90.492 mph) put up the second best speed, followed by #51-Kyle Busch (90.428 mph), #66-Ty Majeski (90.309 mph) and #16-Tyler Ankrum (90.054 mph) rounding out the top five.
#7-Alex Bowman, #4-John Hunter Nemechek, #23-Grant Enfinger, #1-Hailie Deegan and #52-Stewart Friesen make up the top 10.
DNQ: #47-Stefan Parsons withdrew from the event.
See the complete Sonoma 250 Starting Lineup and check out the complete Qualifying Results.(6-11-2022)
Sonoma Raceway – Qualifying Fast Facts:
arson Hocevar won the Cometic Gasket Pole Award for the Inaugural DoorDash 250 with a lap of
78.609 seconds, 91.135 mph.
This is his first pole in 43 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races.
This is his first pole and seventh top-10 start in 2022.
This is his first pole in his series debut at Sonoma Raceway.
Ross Chastain(i) (second) posted his third top-10 start of 2022 and his first at Sonoma Raceway.
Kyle Busch(i) (third) posted his first top-10 start at Sonoma Raceway. It is his fifth in five races this season.
Lawless Alan (19th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
This is the first pole for Niece Motorsports this season and second all-time for the organization in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.
Hailie Deegan (starting ninth) has set a new NASCAR Camping World Truck Series record for best
starting position by a female competitor on a road course. Previous record was held by Jennifer Jo
Cobb (17th at Daytona RC).
Deegan also becomes the first female competitor to compete in a NASCAR Camping World Truck
Series race at Sonoma Raceway.
(NASCAR Statistics)(6-11-2022)
Practice for the DoorDash 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Sonoma Raceway is over, after 50 scheduled minutes, the top-five, slowest and notes:
#98-Christian Eckes 88.401 mph
#7-Alex Bowman 88.252 mph
#41-Ross Chastain 88.251 mph
#25-Matt DiBenedetto 88.062 mph
#75-Parker Kligerman 87.933 mph
Slowest: #46-Mason Filippi 82.439 mph
Most laps run: #61-Chase Purdy, 23
Notes: There were no incidents during the session. #42-Carson Hocevar and Daniel Suarez split the ride, turning the seventh quickest lap.
See complete results on the Practice speeds page.(6-11-2022)
Crew Rosters
The Entry List for the DoorDash 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Sonoma Raceway has been released. There are 38 drivers/teams for 36 spots. Since 38 teams are entered, two will miss the race.
Notes: #02-Kaz Grala, #7-Alex Bowman, #17-Harrison Burton, #20-Austin Dillon, #33-Jade Buford, #41-Ross Chastain, #43-Brad Perez, #51-Kyle Busch, #62-Todd Bodine, #75-Parker Kligerman.
See the complete Entry List page
Goodyear Tire Notes
Truck Series TandemDraft Stats-Sonoma
2022 Qualifying Procedures
