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Race Results

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

NextEra Energy 250

Daytona International Speedway

February 18th, 2022

Race #1 of the 2022 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Season

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Laps Scheduled: 100
- Extended to 106 laps
Miles Raced : 265.0
Time of Race : 02 Hours 03 minutes 07 seconds
Average Speed: 129.146 mph
Margin of Victory : Under caution
Cautions: 7
Caution Laps: 27
Lead Changes: 18
Cars in Race : 36
Finished On Lead Lap: 19 (53%)

John Hunter Nemechek, Tyler Ankrum, and Derek Kraus spin after an on-track incident — Daytona Beach, Florida - February 18th, 2022: John Hunter Nemechek, driver of the #4 Pye-Barker Fire & Safety Toyota, Tyler Ankrum, driver of the #16 LiUNA! Toyota, andDerek Kraus, driver of the #19 Shockwave Chevrolet, spins after an on-track incident as Zane Smith, driver of the #38 Love's Travel Stops Ford, Christian Eckes, driver of the #98 AHI Facility Services/Curb Records Toyota, and Ben Rhodes, driver of the #99 EXT Extreme Hair Therapy Toyota, lead the field during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series NextEra Energy 250 at Daytona International Speedway. Photo by James Gilbert | Getty Images

FIN	ST	Car #	Driver	Make	TOT PTS	F PTS	B PTS	PO PTS	Laps	Led	x Led	S1	S2	STUS
1	20	38	Zane Smith	Ford	46	40	6	5	106	3	2	5	0	Running
2	27	99	Ben Rhodes	Toyota	44	35	9	0	106	6	1	0	2	Running
3	14	98	Christian Eckes	Toyota	41	34	7	0	106	9	1	0	4	Running
4	24	15	Tanner Gray	Ford	36	33	3	0	106	0	0	8	0	Running
5	31	75	Parker Kligerman	Toyota	32	32	0	0	106	0	0	0	0	Running
6	9	2	Jesse Little	Chevrolet	31	31	0	0	106	0	0	0	0	Running
7	1	66	Ty Majeski	Toyota	35	30	5	0	106	21	2	7	10	Running
8	28	20	Danny Bohn	Chevrolet	29	29	0	0	106	0	0	0	0	Running
9	22	42	Carson Hocevar	Chevrolet	28	28	0	0	106	0	0	0	0	Running
10	23	25	Matt DiBenedetto	Chevrolet	27	27	0	0	106	0	0	0	0	Running
11	15	12	Spencer Boyd	Chevrolet	26	26	0	0	106	0	0	0	0	Running
12	8	17	Riley Herbst	Ford	0	0	0	0	106	0	0	0	0	Running
13	16	22	Austin Wayne Self	Chevrolet	29	24	5	0	106	0	0	0	6	Running
14	35	56	Timmy Hill	Chevrolet	23	23	0	0	106	0	0	0	0	Running
15	13	7	Austin Hill	Chevrolet	0	0	0	0	106	1	1	0	9	Running
16	5	52	Stewart Friesen	Toyota	29	21	8	0	106	2	1	3	0	Running
17	26	1	Hailie Deegan	Ford	20	20	0	0	106	0	0	0	0	Running
18	34	43	Thad Moffitt	Chevrolet	19	19	0	0	106	0	0	0	0	Running
19	12	44	Kris Wright	Chevrolet	18	18	0	0	106	0	0	0	0	Running
20	33	33	Jason A White	Toyota	17	17	0	0	105	0	0	0	0	Accident
21	3	18	Chandler Smith	Toyota	33	16	17	0	105	0	0	2	3	Running
22	32	30	Tate Fogleman	Toyota	15	15	0	0	105	0	0	0	0	Running
23	25	28	Bryan Dauzat	Chevrolet	14	14	0	0	105	0	0	0	0	Running
24	2	4	John Hunter Nemechek	Toyota	33	13	20	2	104	50	5	1	1	Running
25	10	45	Lawless Alan	Chevrolet	12	12	0	0	103	0	0	0	0	Accident
26	30	19	Derek Kraus	Toyota	14	11	3	0	101	1	1	0	8	Accident
27	29	88	Matt Crafton	Toyota	16	10	6	0	100	0	0	0	5	Accident
28	4	16	Tyler Ankrum	Toyota	14	9	5	0	99	4	2	10	7	Accident
29	7	23	Grant Enfinger	Chevrolet	13	8	5	0	99	0	0	6	0	Accident
30	18	91	Colby Howard	Toyota	7	7	0	0	99	9	3	0	0	Accident
31	19	9	Blaine Perkins	Chevrolet	6	6	0	0	99	0	0	0	0	Accident
32	6	51	Corey Heim	Toyota	12	5	7	0	91	0	0	4	0	Accident
33	11	24	Jack Wood	Chevrolet	4	4	0	0	63	0	0	0	0	Accident
34	36	47	Johnny Sauter	Toyota	3	3	0	0	60	0	0	0	0	Electrical
35	21	32	Bret Holmes	Chevrolet	4	2	2	0	44	0	0	9	0	Clutch
36	17	40	Dean Thompson	Chevrolet	1	1	0	0	36	0	0	0	0	Brakes

Race Infractions

NextEra Energy 250 at Daytona International Speedway

Driver	Infraction	Penalty	Lap	Lap Assessed	Flag
Timmy Hill	Pre-Race to the Rear Engine Change	Tail End	0	0	White
Parker Kligerman	Pre-Race to the Rear Missing Driver Introductions	Tail End	0	0	White
Austin Wayne Self	Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments	Tail End	0	0	White
Tate Fogleman	Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments	Tail End	0	0	White
Bryan Dauzat	Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon	Pass Thru	13	16	Green
Tate Fogleman	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	21	26	Yellow
Bryan Dauzat	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	38	46	Yellow
Dean Thompson	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	40	46	Yellow
Dean Thompson	Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area	Tail End	40	46	Yellow
Riley Herbst	Tire violation Uncontrolled Tire	Tail End	43	46	Yellow
Blaine Perkins	Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon	Tail End	43	46	Yellow
Jason A White	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	44	46	Yellow
Austin Hill	Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area	Tail End	45	46	Yellow
Kris Wright	Speeding on pit road	1 Lap	65	67	Yellow
Tate Fogleman	Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area	Tail End	65	67	Yellow
Tanner Gray	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	65	67	Yellow
Corey Heim	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	80	84	Yellow
Jason A White	Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area	Tail End	82	84	Yellow
Kris Wright	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	85	89	Yellow
Tate Fogleman	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	85	89	Yellow
Matt Crafton	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	100	104	Yellow
Spencer Boyd	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	100	104	Yellow
John Hunter Nemechek	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	100	104	Yellow
Riley Herbst	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	100	104	Yellow
Blaine Perkins	Pitting before pit road is open Garage	Tail End	100	0	Yellow
Austin Wayne Self	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	100	104	Yellow
Derek Kraus	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	100	104	Yellow
Hailie Deegan	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	100	104	Yellow
Lawless Alan	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	100	104	Yellow
Thad Moffitt	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	100	104	Yellow
Timmy Hill	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	101	104	Yellow
Kris Wright	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	101	104	Yellow
Chandler Smith	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	101	104	Yellow
Stewart Friesen	Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area	Tail End	102	104	Yellow

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Race Fast Facts

Daytona International Speedway
23rd Annual NextEra Energy 250
Race Winner: Zane Smith
Age: 22
Team : No. 38 - Love's Travel Stops Ford
Owner: Front Row Motorsports
Crew Chief: Chris Lawson
Zane Smith won the 23rd Annual NextEra Energy 250, his fourth victory in 47 Camping World Truck Series races.
This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in 2022.
This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in three races at Daytona International Speedway.
Ben Rhodes (second) posted his fourth top-10 finish in seven races at Daytona International Speedway. It is his first top-10 finish in 2022.
Christian Eckes (third) posted his first top-10 finish in three races at Daytona International Speedway.
Lawless Alan (25th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Front Row Motorsports has become the second organization to win both the Daytona 500 and the season-opening NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Daytona International Speedway joining Roush Fenway Keslowski Racing.

Race Recap

Zane Smith wins wild Camping World Truck Series season-opener at Daytona

February 18th, 2022

By Holly Cain - NASCAR Wire Service

A 19-car incident as the field approached the white flag signaling one lap to go instead sent Friday night's NextEra Energy 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season-opener into overtime where 22-year old Californian Zane Smith won under caution over defending series champion Ben Rhodes.

A nearly 16-minute red flag was needed to clean up all the debris from the frontstretch melee, which happened only a few feet before the start/finish line and littered much of the track's tri-oval. Had Smith - the leader at the time - crossed the line before the wreck began, the race would have ended. Instead, the remaining cars that were able to continue, continued.

So Smith had to do it all over again. He lined up alongside Eckes for the final two-lap run to the checkered. A sturdy nudge from behind from Parker Kligerman sent Smith's No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford-150 to the front and he was able to pull away - taking the white flag before caution flew on the final lap. He led only three laps on the night - including the important last two.

"It's something else, man," Smith said of winning at the iconic Daytona International Speedway. "This place is its own, I'll tell you that. Literally my heart hurt during that red flag. I thought we had it.

"Just hats off to this whole group. They've really put the work in and it's so damn cool to see when it pays off. Man, this is going to be a really fun year and I'm going to try and make it a record year for myself."

Eckes finished third. Former National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) standout Tanner Gray and Kligerman rounded out the top-five. Carson Hocevar, Jesse Little, polesitter Ty Majeski, Danny Bohn and former NASCAR Cup Series driver Matt DiBenedetto rounded out the top-10. This was DiBenedetto's career first start in the series.

Kligerman, who was the last driver to qualify for the race on speed, started 31st and rallied into the top five ultimately giving that winning push to Smith, who now has four victories and was championship runner-up last year. It was the kind of dramatic racing - there were 18 lead changes - and finish that fans have come to expect of Truck races on the 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway high banks and it did not disappoint.

"This is just huge to get this momentum," said Kligerman, a part-time series competitor who also does national racing broadcast work for NBC.

He was particular proud of Friday's effort considering his truck team has only one fulltime employee.

"It's just such an honor" Kligerman said. "I'm so grateful to have the chance to just show up here, let alone go out there and compete and reel off a top five. We're just firing on all cylinders."

While the ending was certainly exciting, last year's five-race winner John Hunter Nemechek really dominated the early-going. He led a race best 50 of the 106 laps and won both Stage 1 and Stage 2. He was caught up in the massive incident while running in the top-five and ultimately settled for a 24th-place showing.