Grant Enfinger & Jordan Anderson were bumping each other on the last lap, in the last corner on the way to the checkered flag. Both drivers kept their foot on the gas as Codie Rohrbaugh dived to the bottom making it three wide to the finish, giving Enfinger the win with 0.010 Seconds.
Starting from 11th place Truck 98 Grant Enfinger Champion/Curb Records Ford won the 21st Annual NextEra Energy 250, his 3rd win in 84 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series races. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 2020. This is his 1st win & 3rd Top 10 finish in 6 races at Daytona International Speedway. 2nd Place Truck 3 Jordan Anderson K-Seal/Bommarito.com Chevrolet, started from 23rd place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 4 races at Daytona International Speedway. It is his 1st Top 10 finish in 2020. 3rd Place Truck 9 Codie Rohrbaugh GCM/CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet, started from 21st place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in his 1st start at Daytona International Speedway.
4th Place Truck 19 Derek Kraus SHOCKWAVE Toyota, started from 16th place was the highest finishing rookie. 5th Place Truck 44 Natalie Decker N29 Technologies LLC Chevrolet, started from 30th place becomes highest finishing female in NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series history with her Top 5 finish at Daytona. Previous record was held by Jennifer Jo Cobb (sixth) at Daytona in 2011. 6th Place Truck 16 Austin Hill United Rentals Toyota, started from 15th place followed by 7th place Truck 13 Johnny Sauter Tenda Ford, started from 5th place. 8th Place Truck 40 Ross Chastain Plan B Sales Chevrolet, started from 4th place followed by 9th place Truck 2 Sheldon Creed Chevy.com/Trench Shoring Chevrolet, started from 12th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Truck 33 Jason White Your GMC Truck Store Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 31st place. 21st Place Truck 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar International Toyota was the highest finishing Canadian.
The race had 5 Cautions for 26 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 17 for #45, 02, 22, 38, 40, 21, 15, 30, 23 Crash on the Frontstretch {Red: 7:59}. 2nd Caution on lap 22 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 42 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 67 for #02, 28, 00, 23, 18, 2, 19, 7, 2, 44, 51, 30 Big Crash Turn 2. 5th Caution on lap 99 for #26, 13, 52, 99, 15, 51, 16, 2, 38, 18, 97, 7, 56, 88 Big Crash Turn 2.
The race had 15 Lead Changes among 7 drivers; R. Herbst(i) 1-21; G. Enfinger 22-33; S. Creed 34; G. Enfinger 35-41; T. Ankrum 42; B. Rhodes 43-45; A. Hill 46-55; G. Enfinger 56-67; A. Hill 68; S. Friesen 69-80; B. Rhodes 81; S. Friesen 82; B. Rhodes 83-89; S. Creed 90; B. Rhodes 91-96; G. Enfinger 97-106.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 51, 26, 18, 23, 13, 52, 16, 98, 4, 38
Stage 2 Top 10: 98, 99, 26, 16, 51, 4, 52, 13, 2, 15
NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Race No. 1
Race Results for the 21st Annual NextEra Energy 250 – Friday, February 14, 2020. Daytona International Speedway – Daytona Beach, FL – 2.5 – Mile Paved. Total Race Length – 106 Laps – 265. Miles
Finish Start Truck Driver Team Laps Status
1. 11. Truck 98 Grant Enfinger Champion/Curb Records Ford 106 Running |
2. 23. Truck 3 Jordan Anderson K-Seal/Bommarito.com Chevrolet 106 Running |
3. 21. Truck 9 Codie Rohrbaugh GCM/CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 106 Running |
4. 16. Truck 19 Derek Kraus # SHOCKWAVE Toyota 106 Running |
5. 30. Truck 44 Natalie Decker N29 Technologies LLC Chevrolet 106 Running |
6. 15. Truck 16 Austin Hill United Rentals Toyota 106 Running |
7. 5. Truck 13 Johnny Sauter Tenda Ford 106 Running |
8. 4. Truck 40 Ross Chastain(i) Plan B Sales Chevrolet 106 Running |
9. 12. Truck 2 Sheldon Creed Chevy.com/Trench Shoring Chevrolet 106 Running |
10. 31. Truck 33 Jason White Your GMC Truck Store Chevrolet 106 Running |
11. 6. Truck 21 Zane Smith # ICON Vehicle Dynamics Chevrolet 106 Running |
12. 1. Truck 51 Riley Herbst(i) Mobil 1 Toyota 106 Running |
13. 2. Truck 23 Brett Moffitt CMRroofing.com Chevrolet 106 Running |
14. 19. Truck 04 Cory Roper Alliance Aviation Ford 106 Running |
15. 10. Truck 88 Matt Crafton Mold Armor/Menards Ford 106 Running |
16. 25. Truck 38 Todd Gilliland Black’s Tire & Wheel Ford 106 Running |
17. 27. Truck 30 Brennan Poole(i) Spartan Mosquito Toyota 106 Running |
18. 9. Truck 7 Korbin Forrister 50 Egg Music Toyota 106 Running |
19. 29. Truck 20 Spencer Boyd CuraLife Chevrolet 105 Running |
20. 8. Truck 4 Raphael Lessard # JBL Toyota 105 Running |
21. 28. Truck 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar International Toyota 105 Running – Canadian |
22. 3. Truck 18 Christian Eckes # Safelite AutoGlass Toyota 105 Running |
23. 14. Truck 15 Tanner Gray # Ford/Ford Performance Ford 98 Accident |
24. 26. Truck 97 Jesse Little(i) Teletrac Navman Chevrolet 98 Accident |
25. 13. Truck 99 Ben Rhodes Food Lion/Carolina Nut Ford 97 Accident |
26. 20. Truck 56 Gus Dean MASHONIT Chevrolet 97 Accident |
27. 7. Truck 26 Tyler Ankrum Liuna! Chevrolet 97 Accident |
28. 32. Truck 00 Angela Ruch DFW Flooring & Cabinets Chevrolet 65 Accident |
29. 22. Truck 28 Bryan Dauzat FDNY/AMERICAN GENOMICS Chevrolet 65 Accident |
30. 18. Truck 02 Tate Fogleman # Solid Rock Carriers Chevrolet 62 Accident |
31. 24. Truck 22 Austin Wayne Self AM Technical Solutions/GOTEXAN Chevrolet 15 |
32. 17. Truck 45 Ty Majeski # Plan B Sales Chevrolet 15 Accident |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following truck(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: Nos. 44, 33 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: (7) 87 Joe Nemechek, 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb, 8 John Hunter Nemechek(i), 68 Clay Greenfield, 49 Ray Ciccarelli, 96 Todd Peck, 6 Norm Benning. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 4 Mins, 53 Secs. Average Speed: 127.319 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.010 Seconds. Caution Flags: 5 for 26 laps. Lead Changes: 15 among 7 drivers. Cometic Gasket Pole Award: Riley Herbst, #51. Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Grant Enfinger, #98.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: February 21, 2020 – Las Vegas Motor Speedway
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