2022 New Smyrna Visitors Bureau 200
# 2022 New Smyrna Visitors Bureau 200

The 2022 New Smyrna Visitors Bureau 200 was an NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race that was held on February 12, 2022. It was contested over 200 laps on the 0.48-mile (0.77 km) short track. It was the first race of the 2022 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season. Matt Hirschman, driving for owner Roy Hall, collected his first victory of the season.

## Report

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

| No. | Driver | Owner |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Melissa Fifield | Kenneth Fifield |
| 02 | Joey Coulter | Joey Coulter |
| 2 | J. R. Bertuccio Jr. | Joseph Bertuccio |
| 3 | Ryan Preece | Jan Boehler |
| 5 | Kyle Ebersole | Bob Ebersole |
| 07 | Patrick Emerling | Jennifer Emerling |
| 7 | Mike Christopher Jr. | Tommy Baldwin |
| 16 | Ron Silk | Ron Silk |
| 18 | Ken Heagy | Robert Pollifrone |
| 20 | Edward McCarthy | Edward McCarthy Jr. |
| 21 | Jimmy Blewett | Jon Bertuccio |
| 22 | Kyle Bonsignore | Kyle Bonsignore |
| 24 | Andrew Krause | Diane Krause |
| 26 | Gary McDonald | Sean McDonald |
| 28 | Paul Charette | Shawn Brule |
| 29 | Spencer Davis | Spencer Davis |
| 32 | Tyler Rypkema | Dean Rypkema |
| 34 | J. B. Fortin | Nicole Fortin |
| 36 | David Sapienza | Judy Thilberg |
| 49 | Chris Young | Chris Young |
| 50 | Ron Williams Jr. | Paul Les |
| 51 | Justin Bonsignore | Kenneth Massa |
| 54 | Tommy Catalano | David Catalano |
| 55 | Jeremy Gerstner | Dawn Gerstner |
| 58 | Eric Goodale | Edgar Goodale |
| 59 | Matt Kimball | Jody Lauzon |
| 60 | Matt Hirschman | Roy Hall |
| 64 | Austin Beers | Mike Murphy |
| 70 | Dylan Slepian | Steve Seuss |
| 79 | Jon McKennedy | Tim Lepine |
| 82 | Craig Lutz | Danny Watts Jr. |
| Official entry list |||

## Practice

| Pos | No. | Driver | Owner | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 51 | Justin Bonsignore | Kenneth Massa | Chevrolet | 17.691 | 101.747 |
| 2 | 79 | Jon McKennedy | Tim Lepine | Chevrolet | 17.703 | 101.678 |
| 3 | 16 | Ron Silk | Ron Silk | Chevrolet | 17.714 | 101.615 |
| Official first practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

### Qualifying results

| Pos | No | Driver | Owner | Manufacturer | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 60 | Matt Hirschman | Roy Hall | Chevrolet | 17.462 |
| 2 | 3 | Ryan Preece | Jan Boehler | Chevrolet | 17.522 |
| 3 | 22 | Kyle Bonsignore | Kyle Bonsignore | Chevrolet | 17.540 |
| 4 | 50 | Ronnie Williams | Paul Les | Ford | 17.572 |
| 5 | 51 | Justin Bonsignore | Kenneth Massa | Chevrolet | 17.584 |
| 6 | 79 | Jon McKennedy | Tim Lepine | Chevrolet | 17.597 |
| 7 | 2 | J. R. Bertuccio | Joseph Bertuccio | Chevrolet | 17.625 |
| 8 | 64 | Austin Beers | Mike Murphy | Toyota | 17.633 |
| 9 | 7 | Mike Christopher Jr. | Tommy Baldwin | Chevrolet | 17.633 |
| 10 | 34 | J. B. Fortin | Nicole Fortin | Chevrolet | 17.646 |
| 11 | 36 | Dave Sapienza | Judy Thilberg | Chevrolet | 17.669 |
| 12 | 32 | Tyler Rypkema | Dean Rypkema | Chevrolet | 17.688 |
| 13 | 58 | Eric Goodale | Edgar Goodale | Chevrolet | 17.698 |
| 14 | 82 | Craig Lutz | Danny Watts Jr. | Chevrolet | 17.719 |
| 15 | 21 | Jimmy Blewett | Jon Bertuccio | Chevrolet | 17.737 |
| 16 | 49 | Chris Young | Chris Young | Chevrolet | 17.751 |
| 17 | 07 | Patrick Emerling | Jennifer Emerling | Chevrolet | 17.755 |
| 18 | 54 | Tommy Catalano | David Catalano | Chevrolet | 17.761 |
| 19 | 16 | Ron Silk | Ron Silk | Chevrolet | 17.803 |
| 20 | 29 | Spencer Davis | Spencer Davis | Ford | 17.808 |
| 21 | 70 | Dylan Slepian | Steve Seuss | Chevrolet | 17.826 |
| 22 | 5 | Kyle Ebersole | Bob Ebersole | Ford | 17.827 |
| 23 | 28 | Paul Charette | Shawn Brule | Chevrolet | 17.895 |
| 24 | 02 | Joey Coulter | Joey Coulter | Chevrolet | 17.939 |
| 25 | 20 | Ed McCarthy | Ed McCarthy Jr. | Chevrolet | 18.023 |
| 26 | 24 | Andrew Krause | Diane Krause | Chevrolet | 18.093 |
| 27 | 18 | Ken Heagy | Robert Pollifrone | Chevrolet | 18.093 |
| 28 | 59 | Matt Kimball | Jody Lauzon | Dodge | 18.110 |
| 29 | 55 | Jeremy Gerstner | Dawn Gerstner | Chevrolet | 18.143 |
| 30 | 26 | Gary McDonald | Sean McDonald | Chevrolet | 18.430 |
| 31 | 01 | Melissa Fifield | Kenneth Fifield | Chevrolet | 18.430 |
| Official qualifying results ||||||

## Race

Laps: 200

| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Owner | Manufacturer | Laps | Points | Status |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | 60 | Matt Hirschman | Roy Hall | Chevrolet | 200 | 48 | Running |
| 2 | 13 | 58 | Eric Goodale | Edgar Goodale | Chevrolet | 200 | 42 | Running |
| 3 | 8 | 7 | Mike Christopher Jr. | Tommy Baldwin | Chevrolet | 200 | 42 | Running |
| 4 | 6 | 79 | Jon McKennedy | Tim Lepine | Chevrolet | 200 | 40 | Running |
| 5 | 12 | 32 | Tyler Rypkema | Dean Rypkema | Chevrolet | 200 | 40 | Running |
| 6 | 14 | 82 | Craig Lutz | Danny Watts Jr. | Chevrolet | 200 | 38 | Running |
| 7 | 19 | 16 | Ron Silk | Ron Silk | Chevrolet | 200 | 38 | Running |
| 8 | 18 | 54 | Tommy Catalano | David Catalano | Chevrolet | 200 | 36 | Running |
| 9 | 17 | 07 | Patrick Emerling | Jennifer Emerling | Chevrolet | 200 | 35 | Running |
| 10 | 2 | 3 | Ryan Preece | Jan Boehler | Chevrolet | 200 | 35 | Running |
| 11 | 9 | 64 | Austin Beers | Mike Murphy | Toyota | 200 | 33 | Running |
| 12 | 4 | 50 | Ronnie Williams | Paul Les | Ford | 200 | 32 | Running |
| 13 | 15 | 21 | Jimmy Blewett | Jon Bertuccio | Chevrolet | 200 | 31 | Running |
| 14 | 10 | 34 | J. B. Fortin | Nicole Fortin | Chevrolet | 199 | 30 | Running |
| 15 | 3 | 22 | Kyle Bonsignore | Kyle Bonsignore | Chevrolet | 199 | 29 | Running |
| 16 | 20 | 29 | Spencer Davis | Spencer Davis | Ford | 199 | 28 | Running |
| 17 | 11 | 36 | Dave Sapienza | Judy Thillberg | Chevrolet | 198 | 27 | Running |
| 18 | 7 | 2 | J. R. Bertuccio | Joseph Bertuccio | Chevrolet | 198 | 26 | Running |
| 19 | 28 | 59 | Matt Kimball | Jody Lauzon | Dodge | 197 | 25 | Running |
| 20 | 25 | 20 | Eddie McCarthy | Ed McCarthy Jr. | Chevrolet | 197 | 24 | Running |
| 21 | 21 | 70 | Dylan Slepian | Steve Seuss | Chevrolet | 197 | 23 | Running |
| 22 | 27 | 18 | Ken Heagy | Robert Pollifrone | Chevrolet | 195 | 22 | Running |
| 23 | 23 | 28 | Paul Charette | Shawn Brule | Chevrolet | 194 | 21 | Running |
| 24 | 30 | 26 | Gary McDonald | Sean McDonald | Chevrolet | 191 | 20 | Running |
| 25 | 24 | 02 | Joey Coulter | Joey Coulter | Chevrolet | 149 | 19 | Electrical |
| 26 | 22 | 5 | Kyle Ebersole | Bob Ebersole | Ford | 148 | 18 | Crash |
| 27 | 31 | 55 | Jeremy Gerstner | Dawn Gerstner | Chevrolet | 147 | 17 | Crash |
| 28 | 16 | 49 | Chris Young | Chris Young | Chevrolet | 142 | 16 | Crash |
| 29 | 26 | 24 | Andrew Krause | Diane Krause | Chevrolet | 140 | 15 | Crash |
| 30 | 29 | 01 | Melissa Fifield | Kenneth Fifield | Chevrolet | 94 | 14 | Handling |
| 31 | 5 | 51 | Kyle Bonsignore | Kenneth Massa | Chevrolet | 32 | 13 | Overheating |
| Official race results |||||||||

### Race statistics

* Lead changes: 6
* Cautions/Laps: 5 for 31 laps
* Time of race: 1:36:07
* Average speed: 62.424 mph
