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. 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.
Background Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. 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.
Entry list #DriverTeamMake1Hailie DeeganDavid Gilliland RacingFord02Jesse LittleYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet3Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet4John Hunter NemechekKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota7Austin Hill (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet9Blaine Perkins (R)CR7 MotorsportsChevrolet10Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet12Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet15Tanner GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord16Tyler AnkrumHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota17Riley Herbst (i)David Gilliland RacingFord18Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota19Derek KrausMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet20Danny BohnYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet22Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet23Grant EnfingerGMS RacingChevrolet24Jack Wood (R)GMS RacingChevrolet25Matt DiBenedettoRackley WARChevrolet28Bryan DauzatFDNY RacingChevrolet30Tate FoglemanOn Point MotorsportsToyota32Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet33Jason WhiteReaume Brothers RacingToyota38Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord40Dean Thompson (R)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet42Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet43Thad MoffittReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet44Kris WrightNiece MotorsportsChevrolet45Lawless Alan (R)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet46Matt JaskolG2G RacingToyota47Johnny SauterG2G RacingToyota51Corey Heim (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota52Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota56Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota61Chase PurdyHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota66Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingToyota75Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet84Clay GreenfieldCook Racing TechnologiesToyota88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota91Colby HowardMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet97Jason Kitzmiller*CR7 MotorsportsChevrolet98Christian EckesThorSport RacingToyota99Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyotaOfficial entry list *Withdrew due to wrecking in the practice session.
Practice The only 50-minute practice session was held on Thursday, February 17, at 4:35 PM EST. Grant Enfinger was fastest in the session, with a time of 48.117 seconds and a speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed123Grant EnfingerGMS RacingChevrolet48.117187.044219Derek KrausMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet48.131186.990338Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord48.136186.970Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, February 18, at 3:00 PM EST. 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.
Ty Majeski of ThorSport Racing would win the pole, setting a lap of 50.245 and an average speed of in the second round.
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)166Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingToyota50.277179.00850.245179.12224John Hunter NemechekKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota50.179179.35850.308178.898318Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota50.593177.89050.660177.655416Tyler AnkrumHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota50.533178.10150.719177.448552Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota50.673177.60950.736177.389651Corey Heim (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota50.586177.91550.749177.343723Grant EnfingerGMS RacingChevrolet50.564177.99250.751177.336817Riley Herbst (i)David Gilliland RacingFord50.720177.44551.044176.318902Jesse LittleYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet50.705177.49751.055176.2801045Lawless Alan (R)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet50.712177.473——Eliminated in Round 11124Jack Wood (R)GMS RacingChevrolet50.727177.420——1244Kris WrightNiece MotorsportsChevrolet50.755177.322——137Austin Hill (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet50.781177.232——1498Christian EckesThorSport RacingToyota50.785177.218——1512Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet50.795177.183——1622Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet50.813177.120——1740Dean Thompson (R)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet50.831177.057——1891Colby HowardMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet50.839177.029——199Blaine Perkins (R)CR7 MotorsportsChevrolet50.841177.022——2038Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord50.879176.890——2132Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet50.883176.876——2242Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet50.891176.849——2325Matt DiBenedettoRackley WARChevrolet50.893176.842——2415Tanner GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord50.914176.769——2528Bryan DauzatFDNY RacingChevrolet50.947176.654——261Hailie DeeganDavid Gilliland RacingFord50.950176.644——2799Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota50.951176.640——2820Danny BohnYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet51.046176.312——2988Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota51.110176.091——3019Derek KrausMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet51.155175.936——3175Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet51.212175.740——Qualified by owner's points3230Tate FoglemanOn Point MotorsportsToyota51.610174.385——3333Jason WhiteReaume Brothers RacingToyota52.344171.939——3443Thad MoffittReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet53.848167.137——3556Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota54.774164.312——Champion's Provisional3647Johnny SauterG2G RacingToyota52.553171.256——Failed to qualify373Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet51.221175.709——3810Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet51.349175.271——3946Matt JaskolG2G RacingToyota51.399175.101——4061Chase PurdyHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota51.411175.060——4184Clay GreenfieldCook Racing TechnologiesToyota52.415171.707——WithdrewWD97Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet————Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 20 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts1 4 John Hunter Nemechek Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 102 18 Chandler Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 93 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 84 51 Corey Heim (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 75 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 66 23 Grant Enfigner GMS Racing Chevrolet 57 66 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Toyota 48 15 Tanner Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford 39 32 Bret Holmes Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 210 16 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 1 Stage 2 Laps: 20 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts14John Hunter NemechekKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota10299Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota9318Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota8498Christian EckesThorSport RacingToyota7588Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota6622Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet5716Tyler AnkrumHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota4819Derek KrausMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet397Austin Hill (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet01066Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingToyota1 Stage 3 Laps: 66 Fin.St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts12038Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord1063running4622799Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota1066running4431498Christian EckesThorSport RacingToyota1069running4142415Tanner GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord1060running3653175Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet1060running326902Jesse LittleYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1060running317166Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingToyota10621running3582820Danny BohnYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1060running2992242Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1060running28102325Matt DiBenedettoRackley WARChevrolet1060running27111512Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1060running2612817Riley Herbst (i)David Gilliland RacingFord1060running0131622Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet1060running29143556Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota1060running2315137Austin Hill (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet1061running016552Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota1062running2917261Hailie DeeganDavid Gilliland RacingFord1060running20183443Thad MoffittReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet1060running19191244Kris WrightNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1060running18203333Jason WhiteReaume Brothers RacingToyota1050accident1721318Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1050running33223330Tate FoglemanOn Point MotorsportsToyota1050running15232528Bryan DauzatFDNY RacingChevrolet1050running142424John Hunter NemechekKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota10450running33251045Lawless Alan (R)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet1030accident12263019Derek KrausMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1011accident14272988Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota1000accident1628416Tyler AnkrumHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota994accident1429723Grant EnfingerGMS RacingChevrolet990accident13301891Colby HowardMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet999accident731199Blaine Perkins (R)CR7 MotorsportsChevrolet990accident632651Corey Heim (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota910accident1233 11 24 Jack Wood (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 63 0accident 434 36 47 Johnny Sauter G2G Racing Toyota 60 0electrical 335 21 32 Bret Holmes Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 44 0clutch 436 17 40 Dean Thompson (R) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet36 0brakes 1Failed to qualify or withdrew373Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet3810Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet3946Matt JaskolG2G RacingToyota4061Chase PurdyHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota4184Clay GreenfieldCook Racing TechnologiesToyotaWD97Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevroletOfficial race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Zane Smith 46 2 Ben Rhodes 44 (-2) 3 Christian Eckes 41 (-5) 4 Tanner Gray 36 (-10) 5 Ty Majeski 35 (-11) 6 Chandler Smith 33 (-13) 7 John Hunter Nemechek 33 (-13) 8 Parker Kligerman 32 (-14) 9 Jesse Little 31 (-15) 10 Danny Bohn 29 (-17)Official driver's standings
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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