Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. 300, NextEra Energy 250 to Kick off Respective Seasons While the Wawa 250 Powered By Coca-Cola Will Again be Part of Exciting Summer Weekend; NASCAR Announces Full 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Schedules
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Sept. 29, 2021) – The 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series schedules were announced today, and like they have for many years, both series will kick off their respective seasons at iconic Daytona International Speedway.
The NextEra Energy 250 for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will go off on Friday, Feb. 18 while the Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. 300 will get the green flag on Saturday, Feb. 19 – both a part of DAYTONA Speedweeks Presented by AdventHealth. The races lead up to the 64th Annual DAYTONA 500 on Sunday, Feb. 20, President’s Day Weekend. It will mark the 41st straight time (dating back to 1982) The Great American Race has started off NASCAR’s Cup Series season.
While both NextEra Energy 250 and Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. 300 will be the first opportunity for drivers to win and become eligible for the 2022 NASCAR Playoffs, the Aug. 26 Wawa 250 Powered by Coca-Cola on the 2.5-mile venue again be a part of the track’s summer classic, set for the last weekend in August for the third consecutive year. Next year’s Wawa 250 Powered by Coca-Cola will be held the evening prior to the traditional Coke Zero Sugar 400 Cup Series race, set for Saturday, Aug. 27, the final regular season NASCAR Cup Series race.
Families attending the NextEra Energy 250, Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. 300 and Wawa 250 Powered by Coca-Cola at the World Center of Racing can take advantage of free grandstand admissions to all kids 12 years of age or younger. Tickets to all Daytona International Speedway events can be purchased by calling 1-800-PITSHOP or by visiting www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com.
The full ’22 NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and NASCAR Cup Series schedules can be found at www.nascar.com. Start times and television networks for all three series will be announced at a later date. The Lucas Oil 200 Driven by General Tire ARCA Menards Series race will also return to its traditional February spot, part of the Saturday, Feb. 19 doubleheader with the Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. 300.
Fans can stay connected with Daytona International Speedway on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for the latest speedway news.
About Daytona International Speedway
Daytona International Speedway is a state-of-the-art motorsports facility and was awarded the SportsBusiness Journal’s prestigious Sports Business Award for Sports Facility of the Year in 2016. Daytona International Speedway is the home of The Great American Race – the DAYTONA 500. Though the season-opening NASCAR Cup Series event garners most of the attention – as well as the largest audience in motorsports – the approximately 500-acre motorsports complex, also known as The World Center of Racing, boasts the most diverse schedule of racing on the globe. In addition to at least nine major event weekends, the Speedway grounds are also used extensively for events that include concerts, civic and social gatherings, car shows, photo shoots, production vehicle testing and police motorcycle training.
About NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the sanctioning body for the No. 1 form of motorsports in the United States and owner of 16 of the nation’s major motorsports entertainment facilities. NASCAR consists of three national series (NASCAR Cup Series™, NASCAR Xfinity Series™, and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series™), four regional series (ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East & West and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour), one local grassroots series (NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series) and three international series (NASCAR Pinty’s Series, NASCAR Peak Mexico Series, NASCAR Whelen Euro Series). The International Motor Sports Association™ (IMSA®) governs the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship™, the premier U.S. sports car series. NASCAR also owns Motor Racing Network, Racing Electronics and ONE DAYTONA. Based in Daytona Beach, Florida, with offices in eight cities across North America, NASCAR sanctions more than 1,200 races in more than 30 U.S. states, Canada, Mexico and Europe. For more information visit www.NASCAR.com and www.IMSA.com, and follow NASCAR on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat (‘NASCAR’).
