2022 NextEra Energy 250

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2022 NextEra Energy 250
Race details
Race 1 of 23 of the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
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DateFebruary 18, 2022
Official name NextEra Energy 250
Location Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4 km)
Distance 106 laps, 265 mi (426.476 km)
Scheduled Distance 100 laps, 250 mi (402.336 km)
Television in the United States
Network Fox Sports 1
Announcers Vince Welch, Michael Waltrip, Kurt Busch
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 2022 NextEra Energy 250 was the first stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season and was the 23rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, February 18, 2022, in Daytona Beach, Florida, at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 mile (4 km) permanent asphalt superspeedway. The race was extended from 100 laps to 106 laps due to a NASCAR overtime finish. At race's end, the race was won by Zane Smith under caution after a wreck had occurred on the final lap. [1] The win was Smith's fourth career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win and his first win of the season. To fill out the podium, Ben Rhodes and Christian Eckes of ThorSport Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

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Background

Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. [2] The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees. [3]

Entry list

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
1 Hailie Deegan David Gilliland Racing Ford Monster Energy
02 Jesse Little Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Shriners Hospital for Children
3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet Dometic Outdoor
4 John Hunter Nemechek Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Pye-Barker Fire & Safety
7 Austin Hill (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet United Rentals
9 Blaine Perkins (R) CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet Raceline Brakes
10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet Fastener Supply Company
12 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet RimTyme
15 Tanner Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford Black's Tire
16 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota LiUNA
17 Riley Herbst (i) David Gilliland Racing Ford Mechanix Wear
18 Chandler Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Safelite
19 Derek Kraus McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet Shockwave
20 Danny Bohn Young's Motorsports Chevrolet North American Motor Car
22 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet AM Technical Solutions, AIRBOX
23 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Chevrolet Champion Power Equipment
24 Jack Wood (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Make An Impact Foundation
25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley WAR Chevrolet Rackley Roofing, WAR Shocks
28 Bryan Dauzat FDNY Racing Chevrolet FDNY, O.B. Builders
30 Tate Fogleman On Point Motorsports Toyota Rangeline Group
32 Bret Holmes Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet Southern States Bank
33 Jason White Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota Powder Ventures Excavations
38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford Love's Travel Stops
40 Dean Thompson (R) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Worldwide Express
42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Premier Security
43 Thad Moffitt Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet STP
44 Kris Wright Niece Motorsports Chevrolet F.N.B. Corporation
45 Lawless Alan (R) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet AutoParkIt.com
46 Matt Jaskol G2G Racing Toyota AutoParts4Less.com
47 Johnny Sauter G2G Racing Toyota LiftKits4Less.com
51 Corey Heim (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota JBL
52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota Halmar International
56 Timmy Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota Coble Enterprises
61 Chase Purdy Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota David S. Gray Music
66 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Toyota Cincinnati, Inc.
75 Parker Kligerman Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet Food Country USA
84 Clay Greenfield Cook Racing Technologies Toyota Backyard Blues Pools
88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota Menards, Mold Armor
91 Colby Howard McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet Gates Hydraulics
97 Jason Kitzmiller* CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet A.L.L. Construction
98 Christian Eckes ThorSport Racing Toyota AHI Facility Services, Inc., Curb Records
99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota HairClub
Official entry list

*Withdrew due to wrecking in the practice session. [4]

Practice

The only 50-minute practice session was held on Thursday, February 17, at 4:35 PM EST. [5] Grant Enfinger was fastest in the session, with a time of 48.117 seconds and a speed of 187.044 mph (301.018 km/h). [6]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
123 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Chevrolet 48.117187.044
219 Derek Kraus McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 48.131186.990
338 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 48.136186.970
Full practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, February 18, at 3:00 PM EST. [5] Since Daytona International Speedway is a superspeedway, the qualifying system used is a single-car, single-lap system with two rounds. In the first round, drivers have one lap to set a time. The fastest ten drivers from the first round move on to the second round. Whoever sets the fastest time in Round 2 wins the pole. [7]

Ty Majeski of ThorSport Racing would win the pole, setting a lap of 50.245 and an average speed of 179.122 miles per hour (288.269 km/h) in the second round. [8]

Five drivers would fail to qualify: Jordan Anderson, Jennifer Jo Cobb, Matt Jaskol, Chase Purdy, and Clay Greenfield.

Full qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)
166 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Toyota 50.277179.00850.245179.122
24 John Hunter Nemechek Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 50.179179.35850.308178.898
318 Chandler Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 50.593177.89050.660177.655
416 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 50.533178.10150.719177.448
552 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 50.673177.60950.736177.389
651 Corey Heim (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 50.586177.91550.749177.343
723 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Chevrolet 50.564177.99250.751177.336
817 Riley Herbst (i) David Gilliland Racing Ford 50.720177.44551.044176.318
902 Jesse Little Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 50.705177.49751.055176.280
1045 Lawless Alan (R) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 50.712177.473——
Eliminated in Round 1
1124 Jack Wood (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 50.727177.420——
1244 Kris Wright Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 50.755177.322——
137 Austin Hill (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 50.781177.232——
1498 Christian Eckes ThorSport Racing Toyota 50.785177.218——
1512 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 50.795177.183——
1622 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet 50.813177.120——
1740 Dean Thompson (R) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 50.831177.057——
1891 Colby Howard McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 50.839177.029——
199 Blaine Perkins (R) CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 50.841177.022——
2038 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 50.879176.890——
2132 Bret Holmes Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 50.883176.876——
2242 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 50.891176.849——
2325 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley WAR Chevrolet 50.893176.842——
2415 Tanner Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford 50.914176.769——
2528 Bryan Dauzat FDNY Racing Chevrolet 50.947176.654——
261 Hailie Deegan David Gilliland Racing Ford 50.950176.644——
2799 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota 50.951176.640——
2820 Danny Bohn Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 51.046176.312——
2988 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 51.110176.091——
3019 Derek Kraus McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 51.155175.936——
3175 Parker Kligerman Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet 51.212175.740——
Qualified by owner's points
3230 Tate Fogleman On Point Motorsports Toyota 51.610174.385——
3333 Jason White Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota 52.344171.939——
3443 Thad Moffitt Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 53.848167.137——
3556 Timmy Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota 54.774164.312——
Champion's Provisional
3647 Johnny Sauter G2G Racing Toyota 52.553171.256——
Failed to qualify
373 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 51.221175.709——
3810 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 51.349175.271——
3946 Matt Jaskol G2G Racing Toyota 51.399175.101——
4061 Chase Purdy Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 51.411175.060——
4184 Clay Greenfield Cook Racing Technologies Toyota 52.415171.707——
Withdrew
WD97 Jason Kitzmiller CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet ————
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 20

Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
14John Hunter NemechekKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota10
218Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota9
352Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota8
451Corey Heim (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota7
538Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord6
623Grant EnfignerGMS RacingChevrolet5
766Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingToyota4
815Tanner GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord3
932Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet2
1016Tyler AnkrumHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota1

Stage 2 Laps: 20

Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
14John Hunter NemechekKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota10
299Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota9
318Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota8
498Christian EckesThorSport RacingToyota7
588Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota6
622Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet5
716Tyler AnkrumHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota4
819Derek KrausMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet3
97Austin Hill (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet0
1066Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingToyota1

Stage 3 Laps: 66

Fin. [9] St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
12038 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 1063running46
22799 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota 1066running44
31498 Christian Eckes ThorSport Racing Toyota 1069running41
42415 Tanner Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford 1060running36
53175 Parker Kligerman Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet 1060running32
6902 Jesse Little Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 1060running31
7166 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Toyota 10621running35
82820 Danny Bohn Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 1060running29
92242 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 1060running28
102325 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley WAR Chevrolet 1060running27
111512 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 1060running26
12817 Riley Herbst (i) David Gilliland Racing Ford 1060running0
131622 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet 1060running29
143556 Timmy Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota 1060running23
15137 Austin Hill (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 1061running0
16552 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 1062running29
17261 Hailie Deegan David Gilliland Racing Ford 1060running20
183443 Thad Moffitt Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 1060running19
191244 Kris Wright Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 1060running18
203333 Jason White Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota 1050accident17
21318 Chandler Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 1050running33
223330 Tate Fogleman On Point Motorsports Toyota 1050running15
232528 Bryan Dauzat FDNY Racing Chevrolet 1050running14
2424 John Hunter Nemechek Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 10450running33
251045 Lawless Alan (R) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 1030accident12
263019 Derek Kraus McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 1011accident14
272988 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 1000accident16
28416 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 994accident14
29723 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Chevrolet 990accident13
301891 Colby Howard McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 999accident7
31199 Blaine Perkins (R) CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 990accident6
32651 Corey Heim (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 910accident12
331124 Jack Wood (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 630accident4
343647 Johnny Sauter G2G Racing Toyota 600electrical3
352132 Bret Holmes Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 440clutch4
361740 Dean Thompson (R) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 360brakes1
Failed to qualify or withdrew
373 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet
3810 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet
3946 Matt Jaskol G2G Racing Toyota
4061 Chase Purdy Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota
4184 Clay Greenfield Cook Racing Technologies Toyota
WD97 Jason Kitzmiller CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet
Official race results

Standings after the race

References

  1. ↑ "Zane Smith wins in overtime in Truck Series opener at Daytona". Official Site Of NASCAR. February 19, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  2. ↑ "NASCAR.COM : Tracks". August 11, 2010. Archived from the original on August 11, 2010. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Daytona International Speedway: The World Center of Racing". August 30, 2010. Archived from the original on August 30, 2010. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Jason Kitzmiller, No. 97 CR7 Motorsports Team Done For Speedweeks After Practice Crash". TobyChristie.com. February 17, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  5. 1 2 "2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Daytona Race Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Practice 1 Results: 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series NextEra Energy 250 at Daytona". February 17, 2022.
  7. ↑ "NASCAR announces practice, qualifying return in 2022". Official Site Of NASCAR. November 19, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Ty Majeski Storms to Pole Position at Daytona, Toyota Sweeps Top-Six Positions". TobyChristie.com. February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  9. ↑ "2022 NextEra Energy 250 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
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