Grant Enfinger Paces Opening Practice in Return to GMS Racing at Daytona

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Welcome back to GMS Racing, Grant Enfinger.

The six-time NASCAR Camping World Truck Series winner paced the series’ only practice session of the weekend at Daytona International Speedway, getting his return to GMS Racing started with a bang.

Enfinger – driving the No. 23 Chevrolet Silverado — posted the fastest lap of the session while in a pack, recording a time of 48.117 seconds (187.044mph). Derek Kraus was second, with Zane Smith, Tanner Gray, and Hailie Deegan rounding out the top-five.

Riley Herbst, Austin Wayne Self, Jesse Little, Johnny Sauter, and John Hunter Nemechek rounded out the top-10 in the 50-minute session.

The series’ first practice of 2022 was slowed dramatically by three separate stoppages, two of which were related to on-track incidents.

Just five minutes into the opening practice, Jason Kitzmiller – attempting to make his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut in a second CR7 Motorsports entry — crashed exiting the tri-oval.

Kitzmiller’s attempted debut wouldn’t even make it to qualifying, as the organization confirmed to TobyChristie.com that the No. 97 would withdraw from the NextEra Energy 250.

Jason Kitzmiller, No. 97 CR7 Motorsports Team Done For Speedweeks After Practice Crash

Not long after Kitzmiller’s accident was cleaned up and the track returned to green-flag condition, Bret Holmes’s No. 32 Chevrolet Silverado cut a tire, sending the 2020 ARCA Menards Series champion spinning in turn two.

Qualifying for the NextEra Energy 250 at Daytona International Speedway will take place on Friday, February 18 at 3:00 pm / ET on FOX Sports 1. The top-31 in speed will lock into the field, with the remaining five spots being handed out through owner-point provisionals.

For more information on qualifying and who is in danger of missing the series’ season-opening event visit TobyChristie.com’s ‘Making The Field’ story:

Making The Field: 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series NextEra Energy 250 at Daytona

2022 NextEra Energy 250 at Daytona – Practice Results:

Ps	Car	Driver	Best Time	Diff	Laps
1	23	Grant Enfinger	48.117		8
2	19	Derek Kraus	48.131	-0.014	9
3	38	Zane Smith	48.136	-0.019	12
4	15	Tanner Gray	48.181	-0.064	6
5	1	Hailie Deegan	48.215	-0.098	7
6	17	Riley Herbst(i)	48.233	-0.116	12
7	22	Austin Wayne Self	48.317	-0.200	9
8	02	Jesse Little	48.391	-0.274	14
9	47	Johnny Sauter	48.443	-0.326	11
10	4	John Hunter Nemechek	48.465	-0.348	11
11	91	Colby Howard	48.566	-0.449	11
12	98	Christian Eckes	48.615	-0.498	14
13	66	Ty Majeski	48.635	-0.518	15
14	99	Ben Rhodes	48.696	-0.579	13
15	88	Matt Crafton	48.724	-0.607	9
16	52	Stewart Friesen	48.829	-0.712	5
17	44	Kris Wright	48.852	-0.735	14
18	40	Dean Thompson	48.871	-0.754	16
19	45	Lawless Alan	48.874	-0.757	13
20	42	Carson Hocevar	48.875	-0.758	11
21	28	Bryan Dauzat	48.886	-0.769	15
22	33	Jason White	49.510	-1.393	9
23	61	Chase Purdy	49.738	-1.621	7
24	16	Tyler Ankrum	49.784	-1.667	6
25	24	Jack Wood	50.203	-2.086	7
26	25	Matt Dibenedetto	50.262	-2.145	8
27	18	Chandler Smith	50.282	-2.165	7
28	12	Spencer Boyd	50.429	-2.312	4
29	97	Jason Kitzmiller	50.512	-2.395	1
30	75	Parker Kligerman	50.596	-2.479	5
31	9	Blaine Perkins	50.697	-2.580	4
32	51	Corey Heim	50.699	-2.582	8
33	84	Clay Greenfield	50.812	-2.695	5
34	46	Matt Jaskol	50.861	-2.744	6
35	7	Austin Hill	50.902	-2.785	3
36	10	Jennifer Jo Cobb	51.066	-2.949	5
37	3	Jordan Anderson	51.159	-3.042	8
38	20	Danny Bohn	51.432	-3.315	4
39	30	Tate Fogleman	51.435	-3.318	6
40	56	Timmy Hill	52.062	-3.945	2
41	43	Thad Moffitt	53.228	-5.111	7
42	32	Bret Holmes	NO TIME	--	--

Joseph Srigley

Joseph maintains the role of Managing Editor for TobyChristie.com, while also working as an Editor for Racing America. Additionally, Joseph graduated from the University of Windsor in 2022 with a Business Administration degree, a specialization in Supply Chain Management and Data Analytics, and a minor in Mathematics.