Toni Breidinger, who will compete in her first full-time season in the ARCA Menards Series, paced the single practice session for the ARCA Menards Series at Daytona, putting down a lap time of 49.170 seconds to lead a Venturini sweep of the top-four positions.
Parker Chase posted the second-quickest lap of the session, with Corey Heim, Gus Dean, and Drew Dollar rounding out the top five. Christian Rose, Max Gutierrez, Nick Sanchez, Andy Jankowiak, and Scott Melton rounded out the top-10 in the session.
Greg Van Alst (13th), Rajah Caruth (14th), Daniel Dye (15th), Amber Balcaen (28th), and Brad Smith (33rd) marked the other full-time ARCA Menards Series drivers in the 50-minute session.
The series’ only practice session featured a single stoppage, not for the incident, but for debris laying in turn one. Even with multiple drafting sessions, no cars were involved in any incidents.
2022 ARCA Menards Series at Daytona – Practice 1 Results:
| Pos | # | Driver | Time | Diff | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | Toni Breidinger | 49.170 | 10 | |
| 2 | 15 | Parker Chase | 49.205 | -0.035 | 4 |
| 3 | 20 | Corey Heim | 49.216 | -0.046 | 4 |
| 4 | 55 | Gus Dean | 49.245 | -0.075 | 4 |
| 5 | 18 | Drew Dollar | 49.677 | -0.507 | 10 |
| 6 | 42 | Christian Rose | 49.733 | -0.563 | 13 |
| 7 | 32 | Max Gutierrez | 49.796 | -0.626 | 14 |
| 8 | 2 | Nick Sanchez | 49.846 | -0.676 | 12 |
| 9 | 73 | Andy Jankowiak | 49.908 | -0.738 | 10 |
| 10 | 69 | Scott Melton | 49.910 | -0.740 | 23 |
| 11 | 03 | Brayton Laster | 49.987 | -0.817 | 23 |
| 12 | 63 | Dave Mader, III | 49.996 | -0.826 | 4 |
| 13 | 35 | Greg Van Alst | 50.037 | -0.867 | 23 |
| 14 | 6 | Rajah Caruth | 50.058 | -0.888 | 17 |
| 15 | 43 | Daniel Dye | 50.065 | -0.895 | 10 |
| 16 | 10 | Jason White | 50.079 | -0.909 | 7 |
| 17 | 36 | Ryan Huff | 50.085 | -0.915 | 16 |
| 18 | 29 | Sean Corr | 50.125 | -0.955 | 22 |
| 19 | 27 | Tim Richmond | 50.128 | -0.958 | 18 |
| 20 | 60 | Michael Lira | 50.150 | -0.980 | 20 |
| 21 | 44 | Mason Diaz | 50.258 | -1.088 | 16 |
| 22 | 5 | Dale Quarterley | 50.473 | -1.303 | 10 |
| 23 | 11 | Chuck Hiers | 50.477 | -1.307 | 6 |
| 24 | 57 | Bryan Dauzat | 50.520 | -1.350 | 17 |
| 25 | 7 | Eric Caudell | 50.613 | -1.443 | 5 |
| 26 | 68 | Will Kimmel | 50.683 | -1.513 | 24 |
| 27 | 3 | Willie Mullins | 50.931 | -1.761 | 7 |
| 28 | 30 | Amber Balcaen | 51.027 | -1.857 | 8 |
| 29 | 12 | D.L. Wilson | 51.289 | -2.119 | 13 |
| 30 | 94 | Bryce Haugeberg | 51.351 | -2.181 | 12 |
| 31 | 97 | Jason Kitzmiller | 51.387 | -2.217 | 6 |
| 32 | 06 | Zachary Tinkle | 54.352 | -5.182 | 3 |
| 33 | 48 | Brad Smith | 55.000 | -5.83 | 4 |
| 34 | 0 | Con Nicolopoulos | 56.239 | -7.069 | 4 |
| 35 | 07 | Brian Kaltreider | 57.345 | -8.175 | 5 |
| 36 | 01 | Benny Chastain | NO TIME | -- | 0 |
| 37 | 02 | Chuck Walker | NO TIME | -- | 0 |
