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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

Chevy Silverado 250

Talladega Superspeedway

October 1st, 2022

Race #21 of the 2022 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Season

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Laps Scheduled: 100
- Shortened to 95 laps
Miles Raced : 252.7
Time of Race : 02 Hours 12 minutes 40 seconds
Average Speed: 114.286 mph
Margin of Victory : Under caution
Cautions: 9
Caution Laps: 36
Lead Changes: 25
Cars in Race : 36
Finished On Lead Lap: 25 (69%)

Matt DiBenedetto celebrates with fans after winning — Talladega, Alabama - October 1st, 2022: Matt DiBenedetto, driver of the #25 Rackley Roofing Chevrolet, celebrates with fans after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chevy Silverado 250 at Talladega Superspeedway. Photo by Sean Gardner | Getty Images

FIN	ST	Car #	Driver	Make	TOT PTS	F PTS	B PTS	PO PTS	Laps	Led	x Led	S1	S2	STUS
1	30	25	Matt DiBenedetto	Chevrolet	40	40	0	5	95	0	0	0	0	Running
2	15	99	Ben Rhodes	Toyota	46	35	11	0	95	2	1	7	4	Running
3	23	32	Bret Holmes	Chevrolet	34	34	0	0	95	7	3	0	0	Running
4	10	17	Ryan Preece	Ford	33	33	0	0	95	0	0	0	0	Running
5	13	98	Christian Eckes	Toyota	38	32	6	0	95	25	7	10	6	Running
6	27	1	Hailie Deegan	Ford	31	31	0	0	95	0	0	0	0	Running
7	26	61	Chase Purdy	Toyota	30	30	0	0	95	6	3	0	0	Running
8	7	91	Colby Howard	Chevrolet	34	29	5	0	95	0	0	6	0	Running
9	21	75	Parker Kligerman	Toyota	28	28	0	0	95	0	0	0	0	Running
10	20	16	Tyler Ankrum	Toyota	33	27	6	0	95	0	0	9	7	Running
11	36	30	Kaden Honeycutt	Toyota	26	26	0	0	95	0	0	0	0	Running
12	25	84	Clay Greenfield	Toyota	25	25	0	0	95	0	0	0	0	Running
13	8	19	Derek Kraus	Chevrolet	24	24	0	0	95	3	1	0	0	Running
14	2	18	Chandler Smith	Toyota	40	23	17	1	95	17	2	4	1	Running
15	33	56	Timmy Hill	Toyota	22	22	0	0	95	0	0	0	0	Running
16	29	20	Parker Retzlaff	Chevrolet	0	0	0	0	95	0	0	0	0	Running
17	4	38	Zane Smith	Ford	31	20	11	0	95	1	1	2	9	Running
18	28	2	Kaz Grala	Chevrolet	19	19	0	0	95	0	0	0	0	Running
19	14	24	Jack Wood	Chevrolet	18	18	0	0	95	0	0	0	0	Running
20	18	52	Stewart Friesen	Toyota	25	17	8	0	95	0	0	0	3	Running
21	32	44	Bayley Currey	Chevrolet	0	0	0	0	95	0	0	0	0	Running
22	5	88	Matt Crafton	Toyota	15	15	0	0	95	1	1	0	0	Running
23	6	66	Ty Majeski	Toyota	15	14	1	0	95	1	1	0	10	Running
24	1	4	John Hunter Nemechek	Toyota	32	13	19	1	95	20	2	1	2	Running
25	19	13	Johnny Sauter	Toyota	12	12	0	0	95	0	0	0	0	Running
26	12	51	Corey Heim	Toyota	17	11	6	0	94	0	0	8	8	Accident
27	24	9	Blaine Perkins	Chevrolet	10	10	0	0	94	0	0	0	0	Accident
28	3	42	Carson Hocevar	Chevrolet	17	9	8	0	94	12	4	3	0	Running
29	16	23	Grant Enfinger	Chevrolet	14	8	6	0	94	0	0	0	5	Running
30	17	22	Austin Wayne Self	Chevrolet	7	7	0	0	78	0	0	0	0	Accident
31	11	15	Tanner Gray	Ford	12	6	6	0	78	0	0	5	0	Accident
32	31	10	Jennifer Jo Cobb	Ford	5	5	0	0	73	0	0	0	0	Clutch
33	34	45	Lawless Alan	Chevrolet	4	4	0	0	32	0	0	0	0	Accident
34	35	40	Dean Thompson	Chevrolet	3	3	0	0	32	0	0	0	0	Accident
35	22	28	Bryan Dauzat	Chevrolet	2	2	0	0	32	0	0	0	0	DVP
36	9	3	Jordan Anderson	Chevrolet	1	1	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	Accident

Race Infractions

Chevy Silverado 250 at Talladega Superspeedway

Driver	Infraction	Penalty	Lap	Lap Assessed	Flag
Kaden Honeycutt	Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments	Tail End	0	0	White
Johnny Sauter	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	22	28	Yellow
Bryan Dauzat	Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon	Tail End	22	28	Yellow
Colby Howard	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	27	31	Yellow
Bryan Dauzat	Pitting before pit road is open Garage	Tail End	32	0	Yellow
Bryan Dauzat	Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Garage	Tail End	32	0	Yellow
Zane Smith	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	40	45	Yellow
Zane Smith	Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area	Tail End	42	45	Yellow
Johnny Sauter	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	62	68	Yellow
Matt DiBenedetto	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	62	68	Yellow
Stewart Friesen	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	62	68	Yellow
Chase Purdy	Equipment Interference	Tail End	62	68	Yellow
Hailie Deegan	Tire violation	Tail End	62	68	Yellow
Colby Howard	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	72	76	Yellow
Johnny Sauter	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	78	84	Yellow
Grant Enfinger	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	78	84	Yellow
Austin Wayne Self	Pitting before pit road is open Garage	Tail End	78	0	Yellow
Jack Wood	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	79	84	Yellow
Carson Hocevar	Intentionally causing a caution	1 Lap	88	91	Green/Yellow
Carson Hocevar	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	90	93	Yellow
Grant Enfinger	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	91	93	Yellow

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Race Fast Facts

Talladega Superspeedway
17th Annual Chevy Silverado 250
Race Winner: Matt DiBenedetto
Age: 31
Team : No. 25 - Rackley Roofing Chevrolet
Owner: Curtis Sutton
Crew Chief: Chad Kendrick
Matt DiBenedetto won the 17th Annual Chevy Silverado 250, his first victory in 21 Camping World Truck Series races.
This is his first victory and seventh top-10 finish in 2022.
This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in one race at Talladega Superspeedway.
Ben Rhodes (second) posted his second top-10 finish in seven races at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his 11th top-10 finish in 2022.
Bret Holmes (third) posted his first top-10 finish in two races at Talladega Superspeedway.
Jack Wood (19th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Chandler Smith leads the point standings by 12 points over Zane Smith.

Race Recap

Matt DiBenedetto Wins At Talladega, His First Career NASCAR National Series Win

October 1st, 2022

By Holly Cain - NASCAR Wire Service

It took a lot of last lap gumption on the Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway high banks and an official "race finish review" afterward, but longtime competitor Matt DiBenedetto earned his first NASCAR national series race victory in Saturday's Chevy Silverado 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race.

Because the race ended under caution, NASCAR officials reviewed video to determine who was leading when an accident froze the field coming to the checkered flag. Ultimately, it marked the first and only lap the former NASCAR Cup Series driver DiBenedetto had ever led in the truck series - and it delivered his first trophy.

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship competitor Ben Rhodes was scored runner-up with young rookie - and Alabama native - Bret Holmes in third place.

It marked the fifth consecutive Talladega truck race that the winner led only the last lap.

"Oh man, it's been such a long time coming," said the 31-year old Californian DiBenedetto, who recently renewed his contract with the No. 25 Rackley WAR Chevrolet team. "I'm so thankful.

"It just seems so surreal," DiBenedetto added before offering good wishes to fellow driver Jordan Anderson, who was transported to the hospital after an accident on Lap 19.

"I think my heart rate was higher waiting for that than [taking] the white flag."

It was a typically competitive afternoon at Talladega - with 11 leaders and 25 lead changes in the 95-lap race - only to end with a dramatic push for the checkered flag in a green-white-checkered overtime finish.

The 25-year old Holmes - the 2020 ARCA Menards Series champion - led the white flag lap and thought he was ahead when the final yellow and checkered flags waved and pulled up to the trophy stand, where DiBenedetto later pulled alongside.

"It definitely showed we deserve to be here," Holmes said. "Tough to lose that one for sure."

Ryan Preece and Playoff driver Christian Eckes rounded out the Top-5. Hailie Deegan - the only full-time woman competitor in the series - earned a career best sixth-place finish. Chase Purdy, Colby Howard, Parker Kligerman and Tyler Ankrum rounded out the Top-10.

Anderson, who emerged from a fiery single-truck crash on Lap 19, was transported to a local hospital where he was reported awake and alert.

As for the Playoffs, only two driver championship contenders - Rhodes and Eckes - finished among the Top-10. With Ty Majeski's win at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sept. 15, he is the only driver to have already secured a position in the Championship 4.

Chandler Smith was 14th , Zane Smith, 17th and Stewart Friesen was 20th. Majeski finished 23rd and polesitter John Hunter Nemechek - who won Stage 1 - was 24th.

The Playoff standings continue to be very tight beyond Majeski. Chandler Smith holds a 12-point edge on Zane Smith with reigning series champion Ben Rhodes in that important fourth position, 27 points behind Chandler Smith.

Eckes and Friesen are both three points behind Rhodes. Nemechek is five points from the cutoff line and Grant Enfinger, who was involved in an accident on Saturday afternoon is now 26 points behind Rhodes.

While not running the season title this season, DiBenedetto will leave Talladega with a full heart and lots of hope for next year thanks to securing this memorable first victory.

"We've come so close so many times at this track, I've felt like Talladega - more than Bristol or any of those places - owes me one so pretty sweet," DiBenedetto said adding, "The wait was well worth it."

The final Playoff race to decide which four drivers advance to the series Championship will be Oct. 22 at Homestead-Miami Speedway (1 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). The trucks last raced at the South Florida track in June, 2020 where Kyle Busch earned his third series win at the track.