The 2022 Herr's Snacks 200 was the 19th stock car race of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 26th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 1, 2022, in Salem, Indiana at Salem Speedway, a 0.555 mile (0.893 km) permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Sammy Smith, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, captured the win in a dominating fashion, leading every lap for his fifth career ARCA Menards Series win, and his fifth of the season.^[3] To fill out the podium, Jesse Love, driving for Venturini Motorsports, and Daniel Dye, driving for GMS Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

Salem Speedway is a .555 miles (0.893 km) long paved oval motor racetrack in Washington Township, Washington County, near Salem, Indiana, approximately 100 miles (160 km) south of Indianapolis. The track has 33° degrees of banking in the corners. Major auto racing series that run at Salem are ARCA and USAC.

The only 45-minute practice session was held on Saturday, October 1, at 12:30 PM EST.^[4] Sammy Smith, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, and Jesse Love, driving for Venturini Motorsports, were both tied for the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 17.291, and an average speed of 115.551 mph (185.961 km/h).^[5]

Qualifying was held on Saturday, October 1, at 2:00 PM EST. The qualifying system used is a single-car, two-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in the round wins the pole.^[4] Sammy Smith, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, scored the pole for the race, with a lap of 17.157, and an average speed of 116.454 mph (187.415 km/h).^[6]