2022 Daytona 500

2022 Daytona 500
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
Race 1 of 36 in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series
Date February 20, 2022 (2022-02-20)
Location Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4 km)
Distance 201 laps, 502.5 mi (804 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 500 mi (800 km)
Average speed 142.295 miles per hour (229.002 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Hendrick Motorsports
Time 49.680
Qualifying race winners
Duel 1 Winner Brad Keselowski RFK Racing
Duel 2 Winner Chris Buescher RFK Racing
Most laps led
Driver Brad Keselowski RFK Racing
Laps 67
Winner
No. 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Tony Stewart
Nielsen Ratings 4.7, 8.868 Million viewers
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Rusty Wallace
Turn Announcers Dave Moody (1 & 2), Mike Bagley (Backstretch), and Kyle Rickey (3 & 4)

The 2022 Daytona 500 was the first stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series and the 64th running of the event. The race was held on Sunday, February 20, 2022, in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5-mile (4.0 km) asphalt superspeedway. In a green-white-checker finish, rookie Austin Cindric, driving for Team Penske, led 21 of the final 45 laps and held off challenges from teammate Ryan Blaney, RFK Racing's Brad Keselowski and eventual second-place finisher Bubba Wallace of 23XI Racing to win his first career NASCAR Cup Series race. Chase Briscoe of Stewart-Haas Racing finished third. Team Penske dedicated their Daytona 500 win to legendary sportscaster Bob Jenkins after the race. Jenkins used to broadcast NASCAR Races on ESPN from 1981 to 2000.[14]

This race marked the point race debut of the Next Gen car, which replaced the previous Generation 6 car body.

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