The 2022 Lucas Oil 200 Driven by General Tire was the first stock car race of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series season and will be the 59th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, February 19, 2022, in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 mile (4 km) permanent asphalt superspeedway. The race was run over 80 laps. Corey Heim of Venturini Motorsports would win the race after leading the most laps. This was Heim's eighth career ARCA Menards Series win, and his third superspeedway win.
| Race details | |||
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| Race 1 of 20 of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series | |||
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| Date | February 19, 2022 | ||
| Official name | Lucas Oil 200 Driven by General Tire | ||
| Location | Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4 km) | ||
| Distance | 80 laps, 200 mi (321.84 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 80 laps, 200 mi (321.84 km) | ||
| Average speed | 126.783 mph (204.037 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Venturini Motorsports | ||
| Time | 49.150 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Corey Heim | Venturini Motorsports | |
| Laps | 74 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 20 | Corey Heim | Venturini Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox Sports 1 | ||
| Announcers | Jamie Little, Chase Briscoe, Phil Parsons | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
Background
Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway.[1] 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.[2]
Entry list
Notes
Practice
First and final practice
Toni Breidinger was fastest in practice with a time of 49.170 seconds and a speed of 183.038 mph (294.571 km/h).[3]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | Toni Breidinger (R) | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 49.170 | 183.038 |
| 2 | 15 | Parker Chase | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 49.205 | 182.908 |
| 3 | 20 | Corey Heim | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 49.216 | 182.867 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Corey Heim scored the pole for the race with a time of 49.150 seconds and a speed of 183.113 mph (294.692 km/h).[4]
Race results
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 20 | Corey Heim | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 80 | 74 | Running | 49 |
| 2 | 3 | 15 | Parker Chase | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 80 | 0 | Running | 42 |
| 3 | 14 | 43 | Daniel Dye (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 80 | 0 | Running | 41 |
| 4 | 5 | 29 | Sean Corr | Empire Racing | Chevrolet | 80 | 6 | Running | 41 |
| 5 | 2 | 55 | Gus Dean | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 80 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 6 | 12 | 73 | Andy Jankowiak | Jankowiak Motorsports | Ford | 80 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 7 | 4 | 44 | Mason Diaz | Ferrier-McClure Racing | Chevrolet | 80 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 8 | 24 | 63 | Dave Mader III | Spraker Racing Enterprises | Chevrolet | 80 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 9 | 11 | 25 | Toni Breidinger (R) | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 80 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 10 | 26 | 36 | Ryan Huff | Huff Racing | Ford | 80 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 11 | 21 | 6 | Rajah Caruth (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 80 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 12 | 15 | 5 | Dale Quarterley | Bobby Gerhart Racing | Chevrolet | 80 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 13 | 17 | 03 | Brayton Laster | Mullins Racing | Ford | 80 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 14 | 8 | 3 | Willie Mullins | Mullins Racing | Ford | 80 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 15 | 10 | 11 | Chuck Hiers | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 80 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 16 | 22 | 30 | Amber Balcaen (R) | Rette Jones Racing | Ford | 80 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 17 | 25 | 10 | Jason White | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | 80 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 18 | 7 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Richmond Motorsports | Toyota | 80 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 19 | 9 | 18 | Drew Dollar | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 79 | 0 | Accident | 25 |
| 20 | 23 | 2 | Nick Sanchez | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 21 | 18 | 60 | Michael Lira | Josh Williams Motorsports | Ford | 79 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 22 | 6 | 35 | Greg Van Alst | Greg Van Alst Motorsports | Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 23 | 29 | 12 | D. L. Wilson | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | 78 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 24 | 32 | 06 | Zachary Tinkle | Wayne Peterson Racing | Chevrolet | 78 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 25 | 35 | 01 | Benny Chastain | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 78 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 26 | 16 | 57 | Bryan Dauzat | Brother-in-Law Racing | Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 27 | 36 | 07 | Brian Kaltreider | Kaltreider Motorsports | Ford | 76 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 28 | 34 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Chevrolet | 76 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 29 | 33 | 0 | Con Nicolopoulos | Wayne Peterson Racing | Ford | 76 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 30 | 30 | 69 | Scott Melton | Kimmel Racing | Ford | 75 | 0 | Electrical | 14 |
| 31 | 20 | 42 | Christian Rose | Cook Racing Technologies | Chevrolet | 73 | 0 | Transmission | 13 |
| 32 | 19 | 32 | Max Gutiérrez | AM Racing | Chevrolet | 63 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 33 | 31 | 94 | Bryce Haugeberg | Haugeberg Racing | Toyota | 61 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 34 | 13 | 97 | Jason Kitzmiller | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51 | 0 | Accident | 10 |
| 35 | 27 | 68 | Will Kimmel | Kimmel Racing | Ford | 50 | 0 | Accident | 9 |
| 36 | 28 | 7 | Eric Caudell | CCM Racing | Ford | 21 | 0 | Accident | 8 |
| Official race results | |||||||||
Standings after the race
- Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.