2022 Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 200

Race details
Race 5 of 23 of the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Date	April 7, 2022
Official name	Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 200
Location	Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, Virginia
Course	Permanent racing facility 0.526 mi (0.847 km)
Distance	200 laps, 105.2 mi (169.302 km)
Scheduled Distance	200 laps, 105.2 mi (169.302 km)
Average speed	58.662 mph (94.407 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Zane Smith	Front Row Motorsports
Time	Set by qualifying matrix
Most laps led
Driver	William Byron	Spire Motorsports
Laps	94
Winner
No. 7	William Byron	Spire Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network	Fox Sports 1
Announcers	Vince Welch, Phil Parsons, Michael Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio	Motor Racing Network

The 2022 Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 200 was the fifth stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the 20th iteration of the event. The race was held on Thursday, April 7, 2022, in Martinsville, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 miles (0.847 km) permanent oval-shaped short track. The race was run over 200 laps. William Byron of Spire Motorsports would win the race after leading 94 laps.^[1] This was Byron's eighth career truck series win, and his first of the season. This was also the second win for Spire Motorsports in NASCAR. To fill out the podium, Johnny Sauter of ThorSport Racing and Kyle Busch of Kyle Busch Motorsports would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

Several drivers would make their debut in this race: Dillon Steuer,^[2] Chase Janes,^[3] Blake Lothian,^[4] and Kaden Honeycutt.^[5] Due to practice and qualifying being cancelled from inclement weather, and having no owner points, Justin Carroll and Jake Garcia would not qualify for the race, therefore not being able to make their first start.

Background

Martinsville Speedway is an NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 mi (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948.

Practice/Qualifying

Practice and qualifying was scheduled to be held on Thursday, April 7, but was both cancelled due to inclement weather.^[6] The starting lineup would be based on a qualifying matrix. Zane Smith would score the pole for the race.^[7]

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 50

Stage 2 Laps: 50

Stage 3 Laps: 100

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Ben Rhodes 205 2 Chandler Smith 201 (-4) 3 Zane Smith 184 (-21) 4 Stewart Friesen 180 (-25) 5 John Hunter Nemechek 161 (-44) 6 Christian Eckes 161 (-44) 7 Tanner Gray 158 (-47) 8 Ty Majeski 153 (-52) 9 Matt Crafton 132 (-73) 10 Tyler Ankrum 132 (-73) Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

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