The 2022 NextEra Energy 250 was the first

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season and was the 23rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, February 18, 2022, in

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, at

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, a 2.5 mile (4 km) permanent asphalt

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. The race was extended from 100 laps to 106 laps due to a

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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

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win and his first win of the season. To fill out the podium, Ben Rhodes and

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would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

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races, the other two being

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and

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. 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

*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.

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was fastest in the session, with a time of 48.117 seconds and a speed of .

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, February 18, at 3:00 PM EST. Since

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, 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.

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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:

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, Matt Jaskol,

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, and

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Full qualifying results

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 20 Stage 2 Laps: 20 Stage 3 Laps: 66

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings *Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

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