Zane Smith, Ben Rhodes lead NCWTS standings; John Hunter Nemechek earns Texas pole
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Ben Rhodes leads the regular-season standings while Zane Smith leads the playoff standings, heading into the Friday, May 20 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series SpeedyCash.com 220 at Texas Motor Speedway.
Smith leads Rhodes by seven points in the playoff standings, while Rhodes leads Smith by 21 points in the regular-season standings.
Smith led 108 of 134 laps during the May 14 race at Kansas and earned his third win in eight races so far in 2022. Smith picked up six playoff points during the race – five for the race win and one for winning stage two.
In between them in the regular-season standings is John Hunter Nemechek, who starts on the pole Friday.
Nemechek is third in the playoff standings, nine behind Smith – and second in the regular-season standings, 20 behind Rhodes.
Rhodes starts eighth and Smith starts 15th Friday.
Matt Crafton retained his playoff spot after his Darlington disqualification was rescinded. Crafton then extended his advantage from 14 to 20 points over Tanner Gray for the playoff spot.
Crafton finished ninth overall and eighth in stage one and outside of the top 10 in stage two. Gray finished 18th overall, ninth in stage one and seventh in stage two.
Gray and Crafton start 12th and 21st, respectively.
Full starting lineup, playoff standings and top-20 in regular-season points are here:
| Position | Driver | Playoff Points | Base Points | Points for Regular-Season Points Position | Points for Race Wins | Stage Wins |
| 1 | Zane Smith | 2027 | 2000 | 8 (3rd) | 15 (Kansas, Daytona, COTA) | 4 (Kansas Stage 2, Martinsville Stage 1, COTA – Stages 1 & 2) |
| 2 | Ben Rhodes | 2020 | 2000 | 15 (1st) | 5 (Bristol Dirt) | 5 (Bristol Dirt – Stages 1 & 2, Martinsville –Stage 2, Las Vegas – Stages 1 & 2) |
| 3 | John Hunter Nemechek | 2018 | 2000 | 10 (2nd) | 5 (Darlington) | 3 (Atlanta – Stage 2, Daytona – Stages 1 & 2) |
| 4 | Chandler Smith | 2012 | 2000 | 7 (4th) | 5 (Las Vegas) | |
| 5 | Stewart Friesen | 2006 | 2000 | 5 (6th) | 1 (Atlanta – Stage 1) | |
| 6 | Ty Majeski | 2006 | 2000 | 6 (5th) | ||
| 7 | Carson Hocevar | 2005 | 2000 | 4 (7th) | 1 (Darlington – Stage 2) | |
| 8 | Christian Eckes | 2003 | 2000 | 3 (8th) | ||
| 9 | Grant Enfinger | 2002 | 2000 | 2 (9th) | ||
| 10 | Matt Crafton | 2001 | 2000 | 1 (10th) |
| 1 | Ben Rhodes | 319 | 1 win | |
| 2 | John Hunter Nemechek | 299 | -20 | 1 win |
| 3 | Zane Smith | 298 | -21 | 3 wins |
| 4 | Chandler Smith | 290 | -29 | 1 win |
| 5 | Ty Majeski | 271 | -48 | |
| 6 | Stewart Friesen | 264 | -55 | |
| 7 | Carson Hocevar | 251 | -68 | |
| 8 | Christian Eckes | 250 | -69 | |
| 9 | Grant Enfinger | 236 | -83 | |
| 10 | Matt Crafton | 232 | -87 | |
| 11 | Tanner Gray | 212 | -107 | |
| 12 | Derek Kraus | 195 | -124 | |
| 13 | Tyler Ankrum | 187 | -132 | |
| 14 | Parker Kligerman | 170 | -149 | ineligible |
| 15 | Matt DiBenedetto | 166 | -153 | |
| 16 | Timmy Hill | 137 | -182 | |
| 17 | Chase Purdy | 127 | -192 | |
| 18 | Austin Wayne Self | 125 | -194 | |
| 19 | Colby Howard | 123 | -196 | |
| 20 | Lawless Alan | 119 | -200 |
The SpeedyCash.com 220 goes green just after 8:30 p.m. ET at Texas Motor Speedway (TV: FS1; Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
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Jonathan Fjeld is the co-owner of the The Racing Experts, LLC. He has been with TRE since 2010.
A Twin Valley, MN, native, Fjeld became a motorsports fan at just three years old (first race was the 2002 Pennsylvania 500). He worked as a contributor and writer for TRE from 2010-18. Since then, he has stepped up and covered 24 NASCAR race weekends and taken on a larger role with TRE. He became the co-owner and managing editor in 2023 and has guided the site to massive growth in that time.
Fjeld has covered a wide array of stories and moments over the years, including Kevin Harvick's final Cup Series season, the first NASCAR national series disqualification in over 50 years, Shane van Gisbergen's stunning win in Chicago and the first Cup Series race at Road America in 66 years – as well as up-and-coming drivers' stories and stories from inside the sport, like the tech it takes for Hendrick Motorsports to remain a top-tier team.
Currently, he resides in Albuquerque, N.M., where he works for KOB 4, an NBC station. He works as a digital producer and does on-air reports. He loves spending time with friends and family, playing and listening to music, exploring new places, being outdoors, reading books and writing among other activities. You can email him at fjeldjonathan@gmail.com