2022 Daytona 500

2022 Daytona 500
Race details
Race 1 of 36 in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series
Date	February 20, 2022
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	Kyle Larson;
Time	49.680
Qualifying race winners
Duel 1 Winner	Brad Keselowski
Duel 2 Winner	Chris Buescher
Most laps led
Driver	Brad Keselowski
Laps	67
Winner
No. 2	Austin Cindric
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.

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

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