the season is officially scheduled to get underway on Sunday, february 20 with the 64th annual Daytona 500 at the Daytona international speedway,
but will the 2022 daytona 500 be the first of its kind to fail to produce a 40-car field?
This year might be the first of 64 Daytona races to not produce a full, 40-car field.
There are only 39 confirmed entries this year, with only 3 non- chartered entries
Last year say 37 full-time entries alone, with another 7 non-chartered entries, making a 44 car feild
There are still several opportunities for non-chartered entries for the 200-lap Daytona500