COTA Race Results: March 26, 2022 (NASCAR Truck Series)

Many trucks will drop to the rear after unapproved adjustments. Alex Bowman and Zane Smith line up on the front row. 42 laps of road course racing are up next…

COTA Truck Race
Stage 1 – Report

Laps: 12 (1-12 / 42)

Green flag, Bowman gets the jump and leads into turn one. Smith fights to his outside into turn two but Bowman holds him off.

Austin Wayne Self and Taylor Gray tangle on lap 1, no caution.

Lap 2, Kyle Busch dives to the inside of Alex Bowman in turn 12. Kyle Busch to the lead.

Lap 3, Sheldon Creed pulls to the garage after climbing from the back of the field and into the top 10.

Penalty: Hailie Deegan serves a pass through for cutting the esses.

5 to go in stage one, Kyle Busch leads Parker Kligerman by 3 seconds.

3 to go, Kyle Busch pits from the race lead. Bowman and others follow.

2 to go, Parker Kligerman pits from the lead.

Zane Smith wins stage 1 at Circuit of the Americas!

COTA Race Results (Stage 1) : 1. Zane Smith; 2. Stewart Friesen; 3. Ben Rhodes; 4. Derek Kraus; 5. Tyler Ankrum; 6. Matt DiBenedetto; 7. Timmy Hill; 8. Christian Eckes; 9. Kyle Busch; 10. Parker Kligerman

COTA Truck Race
Stage 2 – Report

Laps: 14 (13-26 / 42)

The rest of the field returns to the pit lane. Kyle Busch cycles back to the race lead.

Green flag on stage two, Busch and Kligerman run even into turn one. Kligerman hangs to his inside into turn two but Busch holds him off.

Kligerman dives to his inside in turn 11. Busch crosses under him off the corner. Busch retakes the lead in turn 12.

Lap 15, Dean Thompson stalls and the caution is out.

Green, Kyle Busch leads out of turn one as they run three wide behind him. Alex Bowman takes 2nd away. Tanner Gray and Kaz Grala spin in separate incidents, no caution.

7 to go in stage two

7 to go in stage two, Chase Purdy and Matt Crafton fight inside the top 5. They both spin and Crafton is stuck in the gravel, caution.

Kyle Busch and the rest of the leaders head for the pit lane under the yellow. Busch restarts in 12th as many stay out.

Green, John Hunter Nemechek and Zane Smith run side by side into turn one, Nemechek leads by turn two.

Smith throws a huge block on Smith. Smith leans on his rear bumper and sends him into the corner. Nemechek spins, no caution.

Matt Crafton retaliates on Chase Purdy and sends him around.

Pit Penalty: John Hunter Nemechek will serve a pass through for an uncontrolled tire.

Zane Smith drives to the win in stage two at Circuit of the Americas!

COTA Race Results (Stage 2) : 1. Zane Smith; 2. Ben Rhodes; 3. Derek Kraus; 4. Kyle Busch; 5. Chandler Smith; 6. Matt DiBenedetto; 7. Stewart Friesen; 8. Carson Hocevar; 9. Timmy Hill; 10. Parker Kligerman;

COTA Truck Race
Stage 3 – Report

Laps: 16 (27-42 / 42)

Smith and others head for the pit lane. Kyle Busch cycles back to the race lead.

Green flag on stage three, Kyle Busch and Chandler Smith run near even into turn one. Busch gets the launch off the corner and leads into turn two. Jack Wood, Hailie Deegan and Kris Wright spin behind them. Deegan is parked and the caution is out.

Green, Busch is clear before turn one. Carson Hocevar drives it deep to his inside into turn one but Busch holds him off. Hocevar holds 2nd.

9 to go, Zane Smith gets turned. Matt DiBenedetto stalls with a broken driveshaft and the caution is out.

Green, Busch is clear before turn one. Friesen drives it deep under braking and works to his inside. Friesen leans on the door of Busch through the corner bu Busch holds the lead.

6 to go

6 to go, Busch leads Friesen by two truck lengths.

Bowman closes on Friesen and takes 2nd away.

3 to go, Kraus locks up into turn one. Tyler Ankrum gets into his bumper and Kraus is around into turn one, no caution.

Christian Eckes gets turned by Hocevar and Matt Jaskol is stalled, caution.

Green, Busch leads into turn one. Bowman holds 2nd. Chase Purdy spins, no caution.

Colby Howard and Kaz Grala spin in the esses, no caution.

2 to go, Bowman has a run on Busch and looks to his inside. Caution, as Grala is stuck in the sand.

Green, Busch is clear into turn one. Friesen leans on Bowman, Friesen to 2nd.

Bowman looks inside of Friesen into turn 12. Friesen drives it deep on defense and they both work inside of Busch. All three trucks slam doors. Zane Smith drives by all three of them and takes the lead!

1 to go, Smith leads Bowman by 10 truck lengths. Nemechek takes 2nd away from Bowman on the outside of turn two.

Zane Smith wins at Circuit of the Americas!

COTA Race Results
March 26, 2022
NASCAR Truck Series

Pos | Driver

1. Zane Smith
2. John Hunter Nemechek
3. Kyle Busch
4. Ben Rhodes
5. Chandler Smith
6. Christian Eckes
7. Tyler Ankrum
8. Carson Hocevar
9. Stewart Friesen
10. Grant Enfinger
11. Lawless Alan
12. Derek Kraus
13. Matt Crafton
14. Kaz Grala
15. Kris Wright
16. Chase Purdy
17. Tanner Gray
18. Tate Fogleman
19. Parker Kligerman
20. Brad Perez
21. Will Rodgers
22. Timmy Hill
23. Spencer Boyd
24. Colby Howard
25. Alex Bowman
26. Taylor Gray
27. Austin Wayne Self
28. Logan Bearden
29. Dean Thompson
30. Ty Majeski
31. Matt DiBenedetto
32. Jack Wood
33. Matt Jaskol
34. Hailie Deegan
35. Blaine Perkins
36. Sheldon Creed

NASCAR Truck Series
Point Standings

After: COTA (Mar 26, 2022)

Pos | Driver | Points | Wins

1. Zane Smith
2 Wins | 12PP

2. Chandler Smith
1 Win | 5PP

3. Ben Rhodes
+53 | 2 PP

4. Stewart Friesen
+45 | 1PP

5. Tanner Gray
+37

6. Christian Eckes
+20

7. Ty Majeski
+20

8. John Hunter Nemechek
+13 | 3PP

9. Tyler Ankrum
+2

10. Derek Kraus
+2

— Playoff Cutline —

11. Matt Crafton
-2

12. Carson Hocevar
-2

13. Austin Wayne Self
-10

14. Grant Enfinger
-16

Circuit of the Americas
Video Highlights
March 26, 2022
NASCAR Truck Series

Links

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