2022 ARCA Menards Series East
Sammy Smith, the current points leader and defending ARCA Menards Series East champion.
The 2022 ARCA Menards Series East is be the 36th season of the ARCA Menards Series East, a regional stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. The season began on February 15 with the Race to Stop Suicide 200 at New Smyrna Speedway and will end on September 15 with the Bush's Beans 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Sammy Smith entered the season as the defending champion. He moved up to the main ARCA Series to replace Ty Gibbs in Joe Gibbs Racing's No. 18 car in most of the races after he turns 18 (the minimum age to race at all tracks) on June 4, 2022. Although he competed in the season-opener at New Smyrna, it is unclear if Smith will still run full-time in the East Series in the JGR No. 18.[1][2]
Teams and drivers[]
Complete schedule[]
| Manufacturer | Team | No. | Driver | Crew chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet | Young's Motorsports | 02 | Leland Honeyman (R) | Andrew Abbott |
| Ford | David Gilliland Racing | 17 | Taylor Gray[3] | Chad Johnston |
| Toyota | Cook Racing Technologies | 42 | Christian Rose | Sean Samuels |
| Fast Track Racing[4] | 01 | Stephanie Moyer | Mike Sroufe | |
| Kyle Busch Motorsports | 18 | Sammy Smith[1][2] | Mark McFarland[2] | |
| Visconti Motorsports | 74 | Donald Theetge 2[5] | John Visconti III | |
| 5 | ||||
| Chevrolet 1 Ford 1 |
CCM Racing | 22 | Steve Austin (R)[6] | Jeremy Petty |
| Chevrolet 1 Ford 1 |
Josh Williams Motorsports with Lira Motorsports[7] |
60 | Logan Misuraca 1[N 1] | Tony Furr 1 John Holmes 1 |
| 6[7] |
Limited schedule[]
| Manufacturer | Team | No. | Driver | Crew chief | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet | Brad Smith Motorsports | 48 | Brad Smith[8] | Terry Strange 1 Carlos Leon 1 |
5 |
| Bret Holmes Racing | 23 | Bret Holmes[9] | Shane Huffman[10] | 1 | |
| Connor Mosack[10] | 3 | ||||
| Costner Motorsports | 95 | Caleb Costner | Brian Bibeau | 1 | |
| GMS Racing | 43 | Daniel Dye[11] | Chad Bryant[2] | 3 | |
| Phoenix Racing | 1 | Jake Finch | Johnny Allen | 1 | |
| Rev Racing | 2 | Nick Sanchez[12] | Matt Bucher | 3 | |
| 6 | Rajah Caruth[12] | Brad Parrott[13] | 3 | ||
| Ford | Ferrier-McClure Racing | 44 | Mason Diaz | Jeff McClure | 1 |
| 1 | |||||
| Greg Van Alst Motorsports | 35 | Greg Van Alst | Jim Long | 3 | |
| Rette Jones Racing | 30 | Max Gutiérrez | Mark Rette | 1 | |
| Amber Balcaen[14] | 3 | ||||
| Vanco Racing | 66 | TBA | 2 | ||
| Wayne Peterson Racing | 0 | Zachary Tinkle | Michael Peterson | 1 | |
| 10 | [N 2] | Wayne Peterson | 1 | ||
| Toyota | Fast Track Racing | Ed Pompa | Dick Doheny | 1 | |
| Benny Chastain | 1 | ||||
| TBA | TBA | 3 | |||
| Higgins Racing | 49 | Tony Ponkauskas | 1 | ||
| MAN Motorsports | 95 | [15] | TBA | 1 | |
| Richmond Motorsports | 27 | Tim Richmond | Darrell Phillips | 3 | |
| TC Motorsports | 91 | Justin Carroll[16] | TBA | TBA | |
| Venturini Motorsports | 15 | Jonathan Shafer[17] | Kevin Reed | 2 | |
| [18] | 1 | ||||
| Parker Chase[19] | 1 | ||||
| 20 | Jesse Love[20] | Shannon Rursch[20] | 3 | ||
| 25 | Toni Breidinger[21] | Kevin Reed Jr. | 3 | ||
| 55 | Conner Jones[22] | Dave Leiner | 2 | ||
| Jonathan Shafer[17] | 1 | ||||
| TBA | Clubb Racing Inc.[23] | 03 | Alex Clubb[23] | TBA | 2[23] |
| Josh White[24] | 1 | ||||
| Toyota 2 TBA 3 |
Fast Track Racing | 11 | Willie Mullins[N 3] | Robert Bruce | 2 |
| TBA | TBA | 3 | |||
| Toyota 1 Chevrolet 1 TBA 3 |
12 | Tony Cosentino | Tony Cosentino | 1 | |
| Tim Monroe | Tim Monroe | 1 | |||
| TBA | TBA | 3 | |||
| Toyota TBA Ford TBA |
Last Chance Racing | 85 | Ryan Roulette | TBA | 3 |
Notes[]
- ^ Daniel Escoto was initially entered in the car, but was replaced by Misuraca for the race due to illness.
- ^ drove at Pensacola in March with the No. 10. Benny Chastain, the driver of the No. 10 Toyota for Fast Track Racing, crashed in practice and did not have a backup car. Moeller, who did qualify for the race, took over the No. 10 and was able to start with his (previously No. 06) Wayne Peterson Racing Ford.
- ^ Entries were fielded in a collaboration with Mullins Racing.
Silly Season news and updates[]
Confirmed changes[]
Teams[]
- On August 30, 2021, Rev Racing confirmed that they will not field any full-time East Series cars in 2022 as they will now field 2 cars full-time in the main ARCA Series.[25]
- On November 5, 2021, Alex Clubb announced that he would be starting his own ARCA team after having previously been a driver/co-owner of Tim Richmond's ARCA team until late in the 2021 season. His part-time schedule in his No. 03 car includes the combination races at Iowa and Milwaukee.[23]
Drivers[]
- On July 26, 2021, Taylor Gray stated to Mark Kristl from Frontstretch that he will return to the David Gilliland Racing No. 17 car full-time in 2022. Although he had plans to drive the car full-time in 2021, he only ran part-time after suffering an injury during the season.[3]
- On August 30, 2021, it was announced that Rajah Caruth would drive full-time for Rev Racing in the main ARCA Series after driving full-time in the East Series in 2021.[12]
- On October 29, 2021, GMS Racing announced that Daniel Dye would drive full-time in the main ARCA Series for the team after driving full-time in the East Series in 2021 for both them and Ben Kennedy Racing.[11]
- On December 6, 2021, Steve Austin tweeted that he would be driving in the East Series for CCM Racing in the No. 22 car. He did not specify whether it would be full-time or part-time,[6] although he has indicated that he and the team are trying to find sponsorship for him to run full-time and for Rookie of the Year.[26][27]
Crew chiefs[]
- On January 11, 2022, it was announced that Brad Parrott would be the crew chief for Rajah Caruth's No. 6 car for Rev Racing in 2022.[13]
Manufacturers[]
- On October 7, 2021, a Frontstretch article revealed that Rev Racing will receive manufacturer support from Chevrolet in 2022, which they did not have in 2021 despite being a Chevrolet team.[2]
Schedule[]
Dover Motor Speedway announced their 2022 race date in a tweet on September 29.[28] The rest of the schedule was announced on November 19.[29]
Note: Races highlighted in gold are combination events with the ARCA Menards Series.
| No | Race title | Track | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Race to Stop Suicide 200 presented by Place of Hope | New Smyrna Speedway, New Smyrna Beach, Florida | February 15 |
| 2 | Pensacola 200 | Five Flags Speedway, Pensacola, Florida | March 19 |
| 3 | TBA | Dover Motor Speedway, Dover, Delaware | April 29 |
| 4 | TBA | Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, Nashville, Tennessee | May 7 |
| 5 | TBA | Iowa Speedway, Newton, Iowa | June 11 |
| 6 | TBA | Milwaukee Mile, West Allis, Wisconsin | August 28 |
| 7 | Bush's Beans 200 | Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee | September 15 |
Schedule changes[]
- The race at Southern National Motorsports Park was taken off the schedule and not replaced with another race at a different track, so there are now 7 races on the schedule instead of 8.
- The race at Five Flags Speedway moves from February to March.
- The race at Dover Motor Speedway moves two weeks earlier along with the weekend's Cup Series race, making it the third race of the season which makes the race at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway (which is on the same weekend in 2022 that it was in 2021) the fourth race of the season.
- The combination race at Iowa Speedway moves from July to June.
Broadcasting[]
The TV lineup is similar to what it looked like in 2021, with NBC airing all of the non-combination races on tape delay, MAVTV airing the combination races at Iowa and Milwaukee, and Fox airing the season-finale at Bristol (which is also a combination race). However, USA Network will be the channel that the NBC races are aired on instead of NBCSN, which was shut down at the end of 2021.[30]
NBC Sports TrackPass, which previously had the streaming rights to all of the NBC and MAVTV races, lost the rights to FloRacing. The Fox Sports App will stream the Bristol race.[31]
Results and standings[]
Race results[]
| No. | Race | Pole position | Most laps led | Winning driver | Manufacturer | No. | Winning team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Race to Stop Suicide 200 | Sammy Smith | Sammy Smith | Sammy Smith | Toyota | 18 | Kyle Busch Motorsports |
| 2 | Pensacola 200 | Leland Honeyman | Sammy Smith | Sammy Smith | Toyota | 18 | Kyle Busch Motorsports |
Drivers' championship[]
Notes:
- The pole winner also receives 1 bonus point, similar to the previous ARCA points system used until 2019 and unlike NASCAR.
(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led.
| Pos | Driver | NSM | FIF | Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sammy Smith | 1* | 1* | 97 | |||||
| 2 | Taylor Gray | 2 | 3 | 85 | |||||
| 3 | Leland Honeyman (R) | 4 | 2 | 84 | |||||
| 4 | Willie Mullins | 8 | 5 | 75 | |||||
| 5 | Donald Theetge | 5 | 9 | 74 | |||||
| 6 | Stephanie Moyer | 9 | 12 | 67 | |||||
| 7 | Christian Rose | 11 | 10 | 67 | |||||
| 8 | Steve Austin (R) | 12 | 11 | 65 | |||||
| 9 | Brad Smith | 15 | 14 | 59 | |||||
| 10 | Max Gutiérrez | 3 | 41 | ||||||
| 11 | 4 | 40 | |||||||
| 12 | Mason Diaz | 6 | 38 | ||||||
| 13 | 6 | 38 | |||||||
| 14 | Logan Misuraca | 7 | 37 | ||||||
| 15 | 7 | 37 | |||||||
| 16 | Jake Finch | 8 | 36 | ||||||
| 17 | Ed Pompa | 10 | 34 | ||||||
| 18 | Caleb Costner | 13 | 31 | ||||||
| 19 | Tim Monroe | 13 | 31 | ||||||
| 20 | Tony Cosentino | 14 | 30 | ||||||
| 21 | 15 | 29 | |||||||
| 22 | Zachary Tinkle | DNS | 28 | ||||||
| Benny Chastain | Wth |
See also[]
- 2022 NASCAR Cup Series
- 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series
- 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
- 2022 ARCA Menards Series
- 2022 ARCA Menards Series West
- 2022 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
- 2022 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series
- 2022 SRX Series
References[]
- ^ a b Kristl, Mark (August 29, 2021). "Sammy Smith Leaves Milwaukee Wanting More". Frontstretch. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Kristl, Mark (October 7, 2021). "Analyzing What We Know About ARCA's Silly Season". Frontstretch. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
- ^ a b Kristl, Mark (July 26, 2021). "Taylor Gray Racing Part Time Trucks, ARCA in 2022". Frontstretch. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
- ^ Moyer, Stephanie (December 22, 2021). "Stephanie Moyer 2022 Announcement – #Poweredbyfans". Stephanie Moyer Racing. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ Koelle, Christian (January 21, 2022). "Donald Theetge Set for Two Races with Visconti Motorsports in East Series". Kickin' the Tires. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- ^ a b "(Twitter post)". Twitter. Steve Austin. December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
A special thank you to one of the newest sponsors of the #22 CCM Racing chevrolet "Coble Enterprises" in the @ARCA_Racing East series. CCM Racing has opportunities available for primary & associate sponsorship, please contact @EricCaudell for details.
- ^ a b Christie, Toby (March 15, 2022). "Daniel Escoto Running Five Flags, Remainder of 2022 ARCA East Schedule For Josh Williams Motorsports". TobyChristie.com.
- ^ Kristl, Mark (October 14, 2021). "ARCA Underdogs Brad Smith, Tony Cosentino, Andy Hillenburg Soldier On". Frontstretch. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
- ^ Srigley, Joseph (February 16, 2022). "Bret Holmes Racing Planning Partial Truck and ARCA Schedule in 2022, Adding Connor Mosack to ARCA Driver Lineup". TobyChristie.com.
- ^ a b Kristl, Mark (January 11, 2022). "Connor Mosack Joins Holmes for Part-Time ARCA Slate". Frontstretch.
- ^ a b Srigley, Joseph (October 29, 2021). "Daniel Dye Running Full ARCA Schedule for GMS Racing in 2022". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
- ^ a b c Kristl, Mark (August 30, 2021). "Nick Sanchez, Rajah Caruth Running Full ARCA Schedule in 2022". Frontstretch. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
- ^ a b "Crew chief Brad Parrott joins Rev Racing as team prepares for upcoming Daytona test". Rev Racing. January 11, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ Srigley, Joseph (January 3, 2022). "Amber Balcaen Running Full ARCA Schedule for Rette Jones Racing". TobyChristie.com.
- ^ "Tanner Arms to Make ARCA Menards Series East Debut at Nashville Home Track". Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway. March 1, 2022. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ^ "Justin Carroll Planning Truck Series Debut at Martinsville Speedway". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. March 9, 2022.
- ^ a b Srigley, Joseph (January 4, 2022). "Jonathan Shafer Signs Five-Race ARCA Deal with Venturini Motorsports". TobyChristie.com.
- ^ Srigley, Joseph (January 6, 2022). "Landon Pembelton Joins Venturini Motorsports for Four ARCA Events". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ Srigley, Joseph (January 10, 2022). "Parker Chase Returning to Venturini Motorsports for 10 ARCA Events in 2022". TobyChristie.com.
- ^ a b Srigley, Joseph (January 3, 2022). "Corey Heim and Jesse Love Sharing Ventuirini Motorsports No. 20 in 2022". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ Srigley, Joseph (January 13, 2022). "Toni Breidinger Running for 2022 ARCA Championship with Venturini Motorsports". TobyChristie.com.
- ^ Srigley, Joseph (January 5, 2022). "Conner Jones Joining Venturini Motorsports for Three ARCA Races in 2022". TobyChristie.com.
- ^ a b c d Kristl, Mark (November 5, 2021). "Alex Clubb Fielding His Own ARCA Team, Hopeful to Run Full Season". Frontstretch. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
- ^ Catanzareti, Zach (January 1, 2022). "U.S. Marine Josh White Returns to ARCA in '22". Kickin' the Tires. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
- ^ "(Twitter post)". Twitter. Joseph Srigley. August 30, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
NEWS: @RevRacin has confirmed to me that both @Nicksanchez080 and @rajahcaruth_ will run full-time in the @ARCA_Racing Series in 2022. The organization will not be fielding an entry in the ARCA Menards Series East in 2022.
- ^ "(Twitter post)". Steve Austin. November 26, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
Primary & associate sponsorship opportunities are available with CCM Racing. Full season, multiple & single race packages available for the @ARCA_Racing series. Contact myself or @EricCaudell
- ^ "(Twitter post)". Steve Austin. December 11, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
Talk about strange facts, it appears that I have the opportunity to become the oldest ROTY in the @ARCA_Racing east series in 2022 at 56
- ^ Haislop, Tadd (September 29, 2021). "Multiple tracks announce ARCA Menards Series race dates for 2022 schedule". ARCARacing.com. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
- ^ "ARCA Menards Series East and West schedules for 2022 announced". ARCARacing.com. November 19, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
- ^ "ARCA Menards Series announces 2022 broadcast schedule". ARCARacing.com. December 15, 2021. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
- ^ "NASCAR, FloSports announce landmark streaming partnership". ARCARacing.com. December 2, 2021. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
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