NASCAR Truck Series at Richmond

Richmond Raceway — August 13, 2022

Chandler Smith

Winner

250

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Chandler Smith won the 2022 NASCAR Truck Series at Richmond at Richmond Raceway on August 13, 2022, leading 176 of 250 laps. John Hunter Nemechek finished second; Ty Majeski rounded out the podium. The race featured 3 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Saturday, August 13, 2022

Track

Richmond Raceway

Season

2022

Winner

Chandler Smith

Leaders

3 drivers

Sort by

Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	2	+1	Chandler Smith	250	—	Running	176	58
2	7	+5	John Hunter Nemechek	250	—	Running	1	53
3	1	-2	Ty Majeski	250	—	Running	73	51
4	5	+1	Grant Enfinger	250	—	Running	—	47
5	16	+11	Corey Heim	250	—	Running	—	38
6	24	+18	Taylor Gray	250	—	Running	—	37
7	15	+8	Matt Crafton	250	—	Running	—	37
8	9	+1	Christian Eckes	250	—	Running	—	31
9	6	-3	Zane Smith	250	—	Running	—	30
10	12	+2	Carson Hocevar	250	—	Running	—	27
11	3	-8	Stewart Friesen	250	—	Running	—	37
12	18	+6	Derek Kraus	250	—	Running	—	25
13	11	-2	Tyler Ankrum	250	—	Running	—	30
14	8	-6	Chase Purdy	250	—	Running	—	23
15	31	+16	Bret Holmes	249	—	Running	—	22
16	19	+3	Tanner Gray	248	—	Running	—	21
17	10	-7	Matt DiBenedetto	248	—	Running	—	20
18	14	-4	Ben Rhodes	248	—	Running	—	19
19	4	-15	Layne Riggs	248	—	Running	—	21
20	17	-3	Jake Garcia	248	—	Running	—	17
21	21	—	Kaden Honeycutt	247	—	Running	—	16
22	26	+4	Kaz Grala	247	—	Running	—	15
23	25	+2	Jack Wood	247	—	Running	—	14
24	27	+3	Lawless Alan	247	—	Running	—	13
25	28	+3	Rajah Caruth	247	—	Running	—	12
26	20	-6	Hailie Deegan	247	—	Running	—	11
27	13	-14	Austin Wayne Self	247	—	Running	—	10
28	22	-6	Colby Howard	246	—	Running	—	9
29	30	+1	Joey Gase	246	—	Running	—	0
30	33	+3	Chad Chastain	246	—	Running	—	7
31	36	+5	Timmy Hill	245	—	Running	—	6
32	32	—	Spencer Boyd	244	—	Running	—	5
33	35	+2	Mason Maggio	242	—	Running	—	4
34	23	-11	Blaine Perkins	224	—	Running	—	3
35	29	-6	Dean Thompson	223	—	Running	—	2
36	34	-2	Nick Leitz	209	—	DNF	—	1

Model Performance

How well did the NR-Rating model predict this race? Across 7 matched drivers, the model averaged 10.3 positions off — worse than the season average of 8.5. Below Average

Pos	Driver	Predicted	Actual	Delta	Conf.
2	John Hunter Nemechek	20.1	2	+18.1	Moderate
5	Corey Heim	20.1	5	+15.1	Moderate
9	Zane Smith	20.2	9	+11.2	Moderate
10	Carson Hocevar	14.7	10	+4.7	Coinflip
12	Derek Kraus	21.3	12	+9.3	High Confidence
29	Joey Gase	22.0	29	-7.0	High Confidence
31	Timmy Hill	24.3	31	-6.7	High Confidence

Predicted finish from NR-Rating model. Delta = predicted − actual (positive = driver beat prediction). Confidence: High Confidence = low variance (stdDev ≤ 9), Moderate = medium variance, Coinflip = high variance.

Historical Context

Chandler Smith: has 7 career starts at Richmond Raceway with a 6.4 avg finish (3 wins) — the model may have underweighted this track history.
Carson Hocevar: was the model’s top pick based on 7 career starts at Richmond Raceway with a 13.4 avg finish (1 win), finishing P10 on the day.
John Hunter Nemechek: was the biggest surprise, finishing P2 vs predicted P20. Track history: 8 starts, 13.9 avg finish.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the 2022 NASCAR Truck Series at Richmond?

Chandler Smith won the 2022 NASCAR Truck Series at Richmond at Richmond Raceway.

Where was the 2022 NASCAR Truck Series at Richmond held?

The 2022 NASCAR Truck Series at Richmond was held at Richmond Raceway on August 13, 2022.