2022 O'Reilly Auto Parts 150 at Mid-Ohio
# 2022 O'Reilly Auto Parts 150 at Mid-Ohio

The 2022 O'Reilly Auto Parts 150 at Mid-Ohio was the 15th stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and the first iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 9, 2022, in Lexington, Ohio at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, a 2.400 miles (3.862 km) permanent road course. The race took it's scheduled 67 laps to complete. After an exciting battle with 3 laps to go, Parker Kligerman, driving for Henderson Motorsports, held off Zane Smith for his third career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, and his first of the season. Kligerman would also dominate the race in general, leading 56 laps. To fill out the podium, Carson Hocevar, driving for Niece Motorsports, would finish in 3rd, respectively.

This was the debut race for Trey Burke, Connor Mosack, Kenko Miura, and Stephen Mallozzi.

## Background

Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is a road course auto racing facility located in Troy Township, Morrow County, Ohio, United States, just outside the village of Lexington. Mid-Ohio has also colloquially become a term for the entire north-central region of the state, from south of Sandusky to the north of Columbus. It hosts a number of racing series such as IndyCar, IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship, NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the ARCA Menards Series, along with other club events such has SCCA and National Auto Sport Association.

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.

| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Hailie Deegan | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | Craftsman |
| 02 | Kaz Grala | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Ruedebusch Development |
| 4 | John Hunter Nemechek | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Mobil 1 |
| 7 | Dylan Lupton | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | Lupton Excavation Inc. |
| 9 | Blaine Perkins (R) | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | Raceline Brakes |
| 12 | Spencer Boyd | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Crowe Equipment |
| 15 | Tanner Gray | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | Ford Performance, ABC |
| 16 | Tyler Ankrum | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | Weins Auto Group, LiUNA! |
| 17 | Taylor Gray | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | Ford Performance |
| 18 | Chandler Smith | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Safelite |
| 19 | Derek Kraus | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | NAPA AutoCare |
| 20 | Trey Burke | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | RANDCO Industries |
| 22 | Austin Wayne Self | AM Racing | Chevrolet | AM Technical Solutions |
| 23 | Grant Enfinger | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Champion Power Equipment |
| 24 | Jack Wood (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Chevy Liners |
| 25 | Matt DiBenedetto | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | Rackley Roofing, W. A. R. Shocks |
| 32 | Connor Mosack | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | Nic Tailor Custom Underwear |
| 33 | Kenko Miura | Reaume Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 24 Needs 24 |
| 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | Boot Barn |
| 40 | Dean Thompson (R) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | Worldwide Express |
| 41 | Justin Marks | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | Worldwide Express |
| 42 | Carson Hocevar | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | Premier Security Solutions |
| 43 | Stephen Mallozzi | Reaume Brothers Racing | Toyota | CompKart, FulKrum Competition |
| 44 | Kris Wright | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | FNB Corporation |
| 45 | Lawless Alan (R) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | AutoChargIt.com |
| 46 | Mason Filippi | G2G Racing | Toyota | OpenFender.com |
| 51 | Corey Heim (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | JBL |
| 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | Halmar International |
| 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports | Toyota | Hill Motorsports |
| 61 | Chase Purdy | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | Bama Buggies |
| 66 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Cincinnati |
| 75 | Parker Kligerman | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | Food Country USA, Tide |
| 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Ideal Door, Menards |
| 91 | Colby Howard | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | Gates Hydraulics |
| 98 | Christian Eckes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Tsport, Curb Records |
| 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Tenda Care Products |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

The only 50-minute practice session was held on Friday, July 8, at 9:35 AM EST. Zane Smith, driving for Front Row Motorsports, was the fastest in the session, with a time of 1:27.605 seconds, and a speed of 92.789 mph (149.329 km/h).

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 1:27.605 | 92.789 |
| 2 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 1:27.735 | 92.652 |
| 3 | 75 | Parker Kligerman | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:27.754 | 92.632 |
| Full practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, July 8, at 3:35 PM EST. Since Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is a road course, the qualifying system used is a two group system, with two rounds. Drivers will be separated into two groups, Group A and Group B. Each driver will have a lap to set a time. The fastest 5 drivers from each group will advance to the final round. Drivers will also have one lap to set a time. The fastest driver to set a time in the round will win the pole.

Round 2 was cancelled due to inclement weather. Corey Heim, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, scored the pole for the race, after having the fastest time in Round 1, which was 1:57.500 seconds, and a speed of 69.181 mph (111.336 km/h).

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 51 | Corey Heim (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 1:57.500 | 69.181 |
| 2 | 75 | Parker Kligerman | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:58.032 | 68.869 |
| 3 | 42 | Carson Hocevar | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:58.414 | 68.647 |
| 4 | 4 | John Hunter Nemechek | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 1:58.738 | 68.460 |
| 5 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 1:59.165 | 68.215 |
| 6 | 25 | Matt DiBenedetto | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | 1:59.330 | 68.120 |
| 7 | 16 | Tyler Ankrum | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 1:59.995 | 67.743 |
| 8 | 41 | Justin Marks | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2:00.506 | 67.456 |
| 9 | 7 | Dylan Lupton | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2:00.914 | 67.228 |
| 10 | 17 | Taylor Gray | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 2:02.227 | 66.506 |
| 11 | 32 | Connor Mosack | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | 2:01.233 | 67.051 |
| 12 | 23 | Grant Enfinger | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 2:03.654 | 65.738 |
| 13 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 2:03.780 | 65.671 |
| 14 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | AM Racing | Chevrolet | 2:03.821 | 65.650 |
| 15 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 2:04.431 | 65.328 |
| 16 | 15 | Tanner Gray | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 2:05.409 | 64.818 |
| 17 | 02 | Kaz Grala | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2:05.495 | 64.774 |
| 18 | 20 | Trey Burke III | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2:05.911 | 64.560 |
| 19 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 2:06.057 | 64.485 |
| 20 | 98 | Christian Eckes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 2:06.640 | 64.188 |
| 21 | 66 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 2:06.937 | 64.038 |
| 22 | 61 | Chase Purdy | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 2:07.058 | 63.977 |
| 23 | 19 | Derek Kraus | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 2:07.115 | 63.948 |
| 24 | 46 | Mason Filippi | G2G Racing | Toyota | 2:07.614 | 63.698 |
| 25 | 9 | Blaine Perkins (R) | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2:07.911 | 63.550 |
| 26 | 24 | Jack Wood (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 2:08.345 | 63.336 |
| 27 | 45 | Lawless Alan (R) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2:08.722 | 63.150 |
| 28 | 1 | Hailie Deegan | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 2:08.932 | 63.047 |
| 29 | 40 | Dean Thompson (R) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2:09.345 | 62.846 |
| 30 | 91 | Colby Howard | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 2:09.391 | 62.824 |
| 31 | 18 | Chandler Smith | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 2:09.814 | 62.619 |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||
| 32 | 33 | Kenko Miura | Reaume Brothers Racing | Toyota | 2:21.379 | 57.497 |
| 33 | 44 | Kris Wright | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2:22.732 | 56.951 |
| 34 | 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports | Toyota | 2:23.234 | 56.752 |
| 35 | 12 | Spencer Boyd | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2:24.358 | 56.310 |
| 36 | 43 | Stephen Mallozzi | Reaume Brothers Racing | Toyota | 2:35.397 | 52.310 |
| Official qualifying results |||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 15

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 75 | Parker Kligerman | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 4 | John Hunter Nemechek | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 51 | Corey Heim (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 23 | Grant Enfinger | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 98 | Christian Eckes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 16 | Tyler Ankrum | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 42 | Carson Hocevar | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 41 | Justin Marks | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 1 |

Stage 2 Laps: 20

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 75 | Parker Kligerman | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 51 | Corey Heim (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 98 | Christian Eckes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 42 | Carson Hocevar | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 23 | Grant Enfinger | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 16 | Tyler Ankrum | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 02 | Kaz Grala | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 66 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 1 |

Stage 3 Laps: 32

| Fin. | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | 75 | Parker Kligerman | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 67 | 56 | Running | 59 |
| 2 | 13 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 67 | 8 | Running | 54 |
| 3 | 3 | 42 | Carson Hocevar | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | Running | 43 |
| 4 | 19 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 67 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 5 | 20 | 98 | Christian Eckes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 67 | 0 | Running | 44 |
| 6 | 31 | 18 | Chandler Smith | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 67 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 7 | 17 | 02 | Kaz Grala | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 8 | 23 | 19 | Derek Kraus | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 9 | 30 | 91 | Colby Howard | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 10 | 28 | 1 | Hailie Deegan | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 67 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 11 | 12 | 23 | Grant Enfinger | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 12 | 21 | 66 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 67 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 13 | 22 | 61 | Chase Purdy | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 67 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 14 | 14 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | AM Racing | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 15 | 10 | 17 | Taylor Gray | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 67 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 35 | 12 | Spencer Boyd | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 34 | 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports | Toyota | 67 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 5 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 67 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 6 | 25 | Matt DiBenedetto | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 16 | 15 | Tanner Gray | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 67 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 7 | 16 | Tyler Ankrum | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 67 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 22 | 36 | 43 | Stephen Mallozzi | Reaume Brothers Racing | Toyota | 67 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 15 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 66 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 27 | 45 | Lawless Alan (R) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 66 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 33 | 44 | Kris Wright | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | Accident | 12 |
| 26 | 1 | 51 | Corey Heim (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 60 | 3 | Transmission | 26 |
| 27 | 29 | 40 | Dean Thompson (R) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 4 | 4 | John Hunter Nemechek | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 57 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 29 | 26 | 24 | Jack Wood (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 54 | 0 | Accident | 8 |
| 30 | 25 | 9 | Blaine Perkins (R) | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 54 | 0 | Accident | 7 |
| 31 | 8 | 41 | Justin Marks | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 49 | 0 | Accident | 8 |
| 32 | 9 | 7 | Dylan Lupton | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 47 | 0 | Accident | 5 |
| 33 | 32 | 33 | Kenko Miura | Reaume Brothers Racing | Toyota | 42 | 0 | Running | 4 |
| 34 | 11 | 32 | Connor Mosack | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | 37 | 0 | Brakes | 3 |
| 35 | 18 | 20 | Trey Burke III | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 16 | 0 | Rear Gear | 2 |
| 36 | 24 | 46 | Mason Filippi | G2G Racing | Toyota | 9 | 0 | Engine | 1 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1 | Zane Smith | 584 |
| | 2 | John Hunter Nemechek | 526 (-58) |
| | 3 | Chandler Smith | 526 (-58) |
| | 4 | Stewart Friesen | 515 (-69) |
| | 5 | Ben Rhodes | 514 (-70) |
| | 6 | Ty Majeski | 503 (-81) |
| | 7 | Christian Eckes | 491 (-93) |
| | 8 | Carson Hocevar | 468 (-116) |
| | 9 | Grant Enfinger | 426 (-158) |
| | 10 | Matt Crafton | 398 (-186) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
