2022 Herr's Snacks 200
# 2022 Herr's Snacks 200

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 .555 miles (0.893 km) long paved oval motor racetrack in Washington Township, Washington County, near Salem, Indiana, approximately 100 miles (160 km) 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

| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 01 | Tim Monroe | Fast Track Racing | Ford | Fast Track High Performance Driving School |
| 2 | Nick Sanchez | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | Gainbridge, Max Siegel Inc. |
| 03 | Alex Clubb | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford | Delma Cowart Throwback |
| 06 | Nate Moeller* | Wayne Peterson Racing | Toyota | GreatRailing.com |
| 6 | Rajah Caruth (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | Max Siegel Inc. |
| 10 | Bryce Haugeberg | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | Universal Technical Institute |
| 11 | Ed Pompa | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | Hy Torc of New York, Double H Ranch |
| 12 | Zachary Tinkle | Fast Track Racing | Ford | Racing for Rescues |
| 15 | Conner Jones | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | Jones Utilities |
| 17 | Taylor Gray | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | Ford Performance |
| 18 | Sammy Smith (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | TMC Transportation |
| 20 | Jesse Love (R) | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | Crescent Tools |
| 25 | Toni Breidinger (R) | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | Pit Viper Sunglasses |
| 30 | Amber Balcaen (R) | Rette Jones Racing | Ford | ICON Direct |
| 35 | Greg Van Alst | Greg Van Alst Motorsports | Ford | CB Fabricating |
| 43 | Daniel Dye (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Halifax Health, SolarFit |
| 44 | Landon Huffman | Jeff McClure Racing | Ford | Ferrier-McClure Racing |
| 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Chevrolet | PSST...Copraya Websites |
| 69 | Will Kimmel | Kimmel Racing | Ford | Kimmel Racing |
| Official 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 115.551 mph (185.961 km/h).

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 18 | Sammy Smith (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 17.291 | 115.551 |
| 2 | 20 | Jesse Love (R) | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 17.291 | 115.551 |
| 3 | 15 | Conner Jones | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 17.597 | 113.542 |
| Full 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 116.454 mph (187.415 km/h).

| Pos. | # | Name | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 18 | Sammy Smith (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 17.157 | 116.454 |
| 2 | 17 | Taylor Gray | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 17.298 | 115.505 |
| 3 | 20 | Jesse Love (R) | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 17.324 | 115.331 |
| 4 | 6 | Rajah Caruth (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 17.352 | 115.145 |
| 5 | 2 | Nick Sanchez | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 17.410 | 114.762 |
| 6 | 43 | Daniel Dye (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 17.454 | 114.472 |
| 7 | 69 | Will Kimmel | Kimmel Racing | Ford | 17.457 | 114.453 |
| 8 | 15 | Conner Jones | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 17.538 | 113.924 |
| 9 | 44 | Landon Huffman | Jeff McClure Racing | Ford | 17.771 | 112.430 |
| 10 | 35 | Greg Van Alst | Greg Van Alst Motorsports | Ford | 18.084 | 110.484 |
| 11 | 25 | Toni Breidinger (R) | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 18.257 | 109.437 |
| 12 | 12 | Zachary Tinkle | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 18.518 | 107.895 |
| 13 | 11 | Ed Pompa | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 18.907 | 105.675 |
| 14 | 10 | Bryce Haugeberg | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 19.372 | 103.139 |
| 15 | 01 | Tim Monroe | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 20.100 | 99.403 |
| 16 | 03 | Alex Clubb | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford | 21.138 | 94.522 |
| 17 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Chevrolet | 21.417 | 93.290 |
| 18 | 06 | Nate Moeller | Wayne Peterson Racing | Toyota | - | - |
| 19 | 30 | Amber Balcaen (R) | Rette Jones Racing | Ford | - | - |
| Official qualifying results |||||||

## Race results

| Fin. | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | 18 | Sammy Smith (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 200 | 200 | Running | 49 |
| 2 | 3 | 20 | Jesse Love (R) | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 200 | 0 | Running | 42 |
| 3 | 6 | 43 | Daniel Dye (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 41 |
| 4 | 7 | 69 | Will Kimmel | Kimmel Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | Running | 40 |
| 5 | 2 | 17 | Taylor Gray | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Nick Sanchez | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 7 | 10 | 35 | Greg Van Alst | Greg Van Alst Motorsports | Ford | 196 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 8 | 11 | 25 | Toni Breidinger (R) | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 195 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 9 | 19 | 30 | Amber Balcaen (R) | Rette Jones Racing | Ford | 194 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 10 | 14 | 10 | Bryce Haugeberg | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 179 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 11 | 13 | 11 | Ed Pompa | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 178 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 12 | 16 | 03 | Alex Clubb | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford | 170 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 13 | 8 | 15 | Conner Jones | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 162 | 0 | Suspension | 31 |
| 14 | 17 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Chevrolet | 162 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 15 | 4 | 6 | Rajah Caruth (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | Suspension | 29 |
| 16 | 9 | 44 | Landon Huffman | Jeff McClure Racing | Ford | 125 | 0 | Suspension | 28 |
| 17 | 12 | 12 | Zachary Tinkle | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 46 | 0 | Radiator | 27 |
| 18 | 15 | 01 | Tim Monroe | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 10 | 0 | Carburetor | 26 |
| 19 | 18 | 06 | Nate Moeller | Wayne Peterson Racing | Toyota | 1 | 0 | Clutch | 25 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | 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) |
