2022 NextEra Energy 250
# 2022 NextEra Energy 250

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

| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 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.

## 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 187.044 mph (301.018 km/h).

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 23 | Grant Enfinger | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 48.117 | 187.044 |
| 2 | 19 | Derek Kraus | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 48.131 | 186.990 |
| 3 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 48.136 | 186.970 |
| Full 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 179.122 miles per hour (288.269 km/h) 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. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 66 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 50.277 | 179.008 | 50.245 | 179.122 |
| 2 | 4 | John Hunter Nemechek | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 50.179 | 179.358 | 50.308 | 178.898 |
| 3 | 18 | Chandler Smith | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 50.593 | 177.890 | 50.660 | 177.655 |
| 4 | 16 | Tyler Ankrum | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 50.533 | 178.101 | 50.719 | 177.448 |
| 5 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 50.673 | 177.609 | 50.736 | 177.389 |
| 6 | 51 | Corey Heim (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 50.586 | 177.915 | 50.749 | 177.343 |
| 7 | 23 | Grant Enfinger | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 50.564 | 177.992 | 50.751 | 177.336 |
| 8 | 17 | Riley Herbst (i) | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 50.720 | 177.445 | 51.044 | 176.318 |
| 9 | 02 | Jesse Little | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.705 | 177.497 | 51.055 | 176.280 |
| 10 | 45 | Lawless Alan (R) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.712 | 177.473 | — | — |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||
| 11 | 24 | Jack Wood (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 50.727 | 177.420 | — | — |
| 12 | 44 | Kris Wright | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.755 | 177.322 | — | — |
| 13 | 7 | Austin Hill (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.781 | 177.232 | — | — |
| 14 | 98 | Christian Eckes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 50.785 | 177.218 | — | — |
| 15 | 12 | Spencer Boyd | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.795 | 177.183 | — | — |
| 16 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | AM Racing | Chevrolet | 50.813 | 177.120 | — | — |
| 17 | 40 | Dean Thompson (R) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.831 | 177.057 | — | — |
| 18 | 91 | Colby Howard | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 50.839 | 177.029 | — | — |
| 19 | 9 | Blaine Perkins (R) | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.841 | 177.022 | — | — |
| 20 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 50.879 | 176.890 | — | — |
| 21 | 32 | Bret Holmes | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | 50.883 | 176.876 | — | — |
| 22 | 42 | Carson Hocevar | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.891 | 176.849 | — | — |
| 23 | 25 | Matt DiBenedetto | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | 50.893 | 176.842 | — | — |
| 24 | 15 | Tanner Gray | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 50.914 | 176.769 | — | — |
| 25 | 28 | Bryan Dauzat | FDNY Racing | Chevrolet | 50.947 | 176.654 | — | — |
| 26 | 1 | Hailie Deegan | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 50.950 | 176.644 | — | — |
| 27 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 50.951 | 176.640 | — | — |
| 28 | 20 | Danny Bohn | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51.046 | 176.312 | — | — |
| 29 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 51.110 | 176.091 | — | — |
| 30 | 19 | Derek Kraus | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 51.155 | 175.936 | — | — |
| 31 | 75 | Parker Kligerman | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51.212 | 175.740 | — | — |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||
| 32 | 30 | Tate Fogleman | On Point Motorsports | Toyota | 51.610 | 174.385 | — | — |
| 33 | 33 | Jason White | Reaume Brothers Racing | Toyota | 52.344 | 171.939 | — | — |
| 34 | 43 | Thad Moffitt | Reaume Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 53.848 | 167.137 | — | — |
| 35 | 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports | Toyota | 54.774 | 164.312 | — | — |
| Champion's Provisional |||||||||
| 36 | 47 | Johnny Sauter | G2G Racing | Toyota | 52.553 | 171.256 | — | — |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||
| 37 | 3 | Jordan Anderson | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 51.221 | 175.709 | — | — |
| 38 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 51.349 | 175.271 | — | — |
| 39 | 46 | Matt Jaskol | G2G Racing | Toyota | 51.399 | 175.101 | — | — |
| 40 | 61 | Chase Purdy | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 51.411 | 175.060 | — | — |
| 41 | 84 | Clay Greenfield | Cook Racing Technologies | Toyota | 52.415 | 171.707 | — | — |
| Withdrew |||||||||
| WD | 97 | Jason Kitzmiller | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | — | — | — | — |
| Official qualifying results |||||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 20

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 4 | John Hunter Nemechek | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 18 | Chandler Smith | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 51 | Corey Heim (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 23 | Grant Enfigner | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 66 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 15 | Tanner Gray | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 32 | Bret Holmes | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 16 | Tyler Ankrum | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 1 |

Stage 2 Laps: 20

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 4 | John Hunter Nemechek | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 18 | Chandler Smith | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 98 | Christian Eckes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | AM Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 16 | Tyler Ankrum | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 19 | Derek Kraus | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 7 | Austin Hill (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 10 | 66 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 1 |

Stage 3 Laps: 66

| Fin. | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 20 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 106 | 3 | running | 46 |
| 2 | 27 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 106 | 6 | running | 44 |
| 3 | 14 | 98 | Christian Eckes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 106 | 9 | running | 41 |
| 4 | 24 | 15 | Tanner Gray | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 106 | 0 | running | 36 |
| 5 | 31 | 75 | Parker Kligerman | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 106 | 0 | running | 32 |
| 6 | 9 | 02 | Jesse Little | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 106 | 0 | running | 31 |
| 7 | 1 | 66 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 106 | 21 | running | 35 |
| 8 | 28 | 20 | Danny Bohn | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 106 | 0 | running | 29 |
| 9 | 22 | 42 | Carson Hocevar | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 106 | 0 | running | 28 |
| 10 | 23 | 25 | Matt DiBenedetto | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | 106 | 0 | running | 27 |
| 11 | 15 | 12 | Spencer Boyd | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 106 | 0 | running | 26 |
| 12 | 8 | 17 | Riley Herbst (i) | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 106 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 16 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | AM Racing | Chevrolet | 106 | 0 | running | 29 |
| 14 | 35 | 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports | Toyota | 106 | 0 | running | 23 |
| 15 | 13 | 7 | Austin Hill (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 106 | 1 | running | 0 |
| 16 | 5 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 106 | 2 | running | 29 |
| 17 | 26 | 1 | Hailie Deegan | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 106 | 0 | running | 20 |
| 18 | 34 | 43 | Thad Moffitt | Reaume Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 106 | 0 | running | 19 |
| 19 | 12 | 44 | Kris Wright | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 106 | 0 | running | 18 |
| 20 | 33 | 33 | Jason White | Reaume Brothers Racing | Toyota | 105 | 0 | accident | 17 |
| 21 | 3 | 18 | Chandler Smith | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 105 | 0 | running | 33 |
| 22 | 33 | 30 | Tate Fogleman | On Point Motorsports | Toyota | 105 | 0 | running | 15 |
| 23 | 25 | 28 | Bryan Dauzat | FDNY Racing | Chevrolet | 105 | 0 | running | 14 |
| 24 | 2 | 4 | John Hunter Nemechek | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 104 | 50 | running | 33 |
| 25 | 10 | 45 | Lawless Alan (R) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 103 | 0 | accident | 12 |
| 26 | 30 | 19 | Derek Kraus | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 101 | 1 | accident | 14 |
| 27 | 29 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 100 | 0 | accident | 16 |
| 28 | 4 | 16 | Tyler Ankrum | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 99 | 4 | accident | 14 |
| 29 | 7 | 23 | Grant Enfinger | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | accident | 13 |
| 30 | 18 | 91 | Colby Howard | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 99 | 9 | accident | 7 |
| 31 | 19 | 9 | Blaine Perkins (R) | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | accident | 6 |
| 32 | 6 | 51 | Corey Heim (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 91 | 0 | accident | 12 |
| 33 | 11 | 24 | Jack Wood (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 63 | 0 | accident | 4 |
| 34 | 36 | 47 | Johnny Sauter | G2G Racing | Toyota | 60 | 0 | electrical | 3 |
| 35 | 21 | 32 | Bret Holmes | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | 44 | 0 | clutch | 4 |
| 36 | 17 | 40 | Dean Thompson (R) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 36 | 0 | brakes | 1 |
| Failed to qualify or withdrew ||||||||||
| 37 | | 3 | Jordan Anderson | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | | | | |
| 38 | | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | | | | |
| 39 | | 46 | Matt Jaskol | G2G Racing | Toyota | | | | |
| 40 | | 61 | Chase Purdy | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | | | | |
| 41 | | 84 | Clay Greenfield | Cook Racing Technologies | Toyota | | | | |
| WD | | 97 | Jason Kitzmiller | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | | | | |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | 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 ||||
