The fourth win of Zane Smith’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career came at the 2022 series opener at Daytona International Speedway.
Smith’s win came after a 19-truck incident that occurred as the field was heading to take the white flag. After a 16 minute delay the race resumed in overtime.
“It’s something else, man,” Smith said after winning the race. “This place is its own, I’ll tell you that. Literally my heart hurt during that red flag. I thought we had it.
“Just hats off to this whole group. They’ve really put the work in and it’s so damn cool to see when it pays off. Man, this is going to be a really fun year, and I’m going to try and make it a record year for myself.”
Truck Series at Daytona Results
February 18, 2022
1. (20) Zane Smith, Ford, 106.
2. (27) Ben Rhodes, Toyota, 106.
3. (14) Christian Eckes, Toyota, 106.
4. (24) Tanner Gray, Ford, 106.
5. (31) Parker Kligerman, Chevrolet, 106.
6. (9) Jesse Little, Chevrolet, 106.
7. (1) Ty Majeski, Toyota, 106.
8. (28) Danny Bohn, Chevrolet, 106.
9. (22) Carson Hocevar, Chevrolet, 106.
10. (23) Matt DiBenedetto, Chevrolet, 106.
11. (15) Spencer Boyd, Chevrolet, 106.
12. (8) Riley Herbst(i), Ford, 106.
13. (16) Austin Wayne Self, Chevrolet, 106.
14. (35) Timmy Hill, Toyota, 106.
15. (13) Austin Hill(i), Chevrolet, 106.
16. (5) Stewart Friesen, Toyota, 106.
17. (26) Hailie Deegan, Ford, 106.
18. (34) Thad Moffitt, Chevrolet, 106.
19. (12) Kris Wright, Chevrolet, 106.
20. (33) Jason White, Toyota, Accident, 105.
21. (3) Chandler Smith, Toyota, 105.
22. (32) Tate Fogleman, Toyota, 105.
23. (25) Bryan Dauzat, Chevrolet, 105.
24. (2) John Hunter Nemechek, Toyota, 104.
25. (10) Lawless Alan #, Chevrolet, Accident, 103.
26. (30) Derek Kraus, Chevrolet, Accident, 101.
27. (29) Matt Crafton, Toyota, Accident, 100.
28. (4) Tyler Ankrum, Toyota, Accident, 99.
29. (7) Grant Enfinger, Chevrolet, Accident, 99.
30. (18) Colby Howard, Chevrolet, Accident, 99.
31. (19) Blaine Perkins #, Chevrolet, Accident, 99.
32. (6) Corey Heim #, Toyota, Accident, 91.
33. (11) Jack Wood #, Chevrolet, Accident, 63.
34. (36) Johnny Sauter, Toyota, Electrical, 60.
35. (21) Bret Holmes, Chevrolet, Clutch, 44.
36. (17) Dean Thompson #, Chevrolet, Brakes, 36.
Average Speed of Race Winner: 129.146 mph.
Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 3 Mins, 7 Secs. Margin of Victory: Under Caution Seconds.
Caution Flags: 7 for 27 laps.
Lead Changes: 18 among 10 drivers.
Lap Leaders: T. Majeski 1-18;J. Nemechek 19-29;S. Friesen 30-31;T. Majeski 32-34;D. Kraus 35;T. Ankrum 36-37;J. Nemechek 38-43;A. Hill(i) 44;C. Howard 45-51;J. Nemechek 52-64;Z. Smith 65;J. Nemechek 66-67;C. Howard 68;T. Ankrum 69-70;C. Howard 71;J. Nemechek 72-89;B. Rhodes 90-95;C. Eckes 96-104;Z. Smith 105-106.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): John Hunter Nemechek 5 times for 50 laps; Ty Majeski 2 times for 21 laps; Colby Howard 3 times for 9 laps; Christian Eckes 1 time for 9 laps; Ben Rhodes 1 time for 6 laps; Tyler Ankrum 2 times for 4 laps; Zane Smith 2 times for 3 laps; Stewart Friesen 1 time for 2 laps; Derek Kraus 1 time for 1 lap; Austin Hill(i) 1 time for 1 lap.
Stage #1 Top Ten: 4,18,52,51,38,23,66,15,32,16
Stage #2 Top Ten: 4,99,18,98,88,22,16,19,7,66
