Tyler Reddick, driver of the #19 DrawTite Ford, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway on February 20, 2015 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Starting from 3rd place Truck 19 Tyler Reddick DrawTite Ford won the 16th Annual NextEra Energy Resources 250, his 1st win in 18 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races. This is Reddick’s 1st win and 1st Top 10 finish in 2015. This is also his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in two races at Daytona International Speedway. It was a close race with a Margin of Victory: 0.173 Seconds & 4 trucks wide behind him. Tyler Reddick leads the point standings by 6 points over Erik Jones.
2nd Place was Truck 4 Erik Jones Toyota Toyota starting from 7th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish at Daytona International Speedway. It is his 1st Top 10 finish in 2015 & was the highest finishing rookie. 3rd Place was Truck 20 Scott Lagasse Jr. Alert Today FL/Boy Scouts of America Chevrolet starting from 9th place posted his first Top 10 finish in two races at Daytona International Speedway.
4th Place was Truck 29 Austin Theriault Cooper Standard Careers for Veterans Ford starting from 4th place followed by 5th place Truck 07 Ray Black Jr. ScubaLife.com Chevrolet starting from 15th place. 6th Place was Truck 92 David Gilliland BlacksTire/GoodyearFleetHQ/TimCooksey/Wynns starting from 13th place followed by 7th place was Truck 99 Bryan Silas Kapoya Pemium Energy Drink Chevrolet starting from 28th place. 8th Place was Truck 88 Matt Crafton DampRid/Menards Toyota starting
from 31st place followed by 9th place Truck 51 Daniel Suarez ARRIS Toyota starting from 30th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Truck 98 Johnny Sauter Smokey Mountain/Curb Records Toyota in 10th place, starting from 19th place, had a great effort to come back after being in the big crash.
The race had lots of action with 6 Cautions for 21 Laps, 2 of the Cautions were big crashes. 1st Caution on lap 15 for Truck 82 Austin Hill A&D Welding Ford, Truck 11 Ben Kennedy Local Motors Toyota, Truck 08 Korbin Forrister Tilted Kilt Chevrolet, 1 Truck 1 Donnie Neuenberger Eagle Convenience Stores Chevrolet, Truck 35 Justin Marks American Born Moonshine/GoProMotorplex, Truck 13 Cameron Hayley Cabinets by Hayley Toyota, Truck 54 Justin Boston BitPay Toyota, Truck 07 Ray Black Jr. ScubaLife.com Chevrolet, Truck 40 Todd Peck Arthritis Foundation Chevrolet, Truck 8 Joe Nemechek swmtx.com/D.A.B. Constructors Inc. Chevrolet crash in Turn 1. 2nd
Caution on lap 27 for Truck 54 Justin Boston BitPay Toyota crash on the Backstretch. 3rd Caution on lap 50 for Truck 98 Johnny Sauter Smokey Mountain/Curb Records Toyota, Truck 05 John Wes Townley Zaxby’s Chevrolet, Truck 29 Austin Theriault Cooper Standard Careers for Veterans Ford, Truck 28 Ryan Ellis FDNY Chevrolet, Truck 23 Spencer Gallagher Allegiant Travel Chevrolet, Truck 84 Chris Fontaine Chris Fontaine Inc. Toyota, Truck 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota, Truck 13 Cameron Hayley Cabinets by Hayley Toyota, Truck 14 Daniel Hemric California Clean Power Chevrolet, Truck 40 Todd Peck Arthritis Foundation Chevrolet, Truck 31 James Buescher GunBroker.com Chevrolet, Truck 11 Ben Kennedy Local Motors Toyota Big Crash in Turn 3. 4th Caution on lap 66 for Truck 25 Matt Tifft Federated Auto Parts Toyota Spin in Turn 2. 5th Caution on lap 85 for Debris on Backstretch. 6th Caution on lap for 92 for Truck 28 Ryan Ellis FDNY Chevrolet Stalled On The Track.
An on track-incident collects a pack of trucks during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway on February 20, 2015 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Lead Changes: 14 among 7 drivers: T. Dillon(i) 1-16; M. Crafton 17; T. Dillon(i) 18-21; T. Reddick 22; T. Dillon(i) 23-24; T. Reddick 25-31; T. Dillon(i) 32; T. Reddick 33-36; T. Dillon(i) 37-50; T. Reddick 51; D. Suarez(i) 52-56; A. Theriault # 57-65; T. Young 66; D. Gilliland(i) 67; T. Reddick 68-100. Top 10 Driver Points: (1) T. Reddick 48;(2) E. Jones # 42;(3) A. Theriault # 41;(4) R. Black Jr. # 39;(5) B. Silas 37;(6) M. Crafton 37;(7) J. Sauter 34;(8) K. Forrister # 32;(9) T. Young 32;(10) N. Benning 30.
Ty Dillon, driver of the #33 Rheem/Gemaire Chevrolet, leads Tyler Reddick, driver of the #19 DrawTite Ford, and James Buescher, driver of the #31 GunBroker.com Chevrolet, during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway on February 20, 2015 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
It was an exciting race with 4 trucks trying to catch the leader Truck 19 Tyler Reddick DrawTite Ford at the checkered flag. Truck 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Driven2Honor.org Chevrolet was in the pits with no fuel, so the team used ether to start it, which caused a fire. On the track a truck was going slow likely for being out of fuel, the leaders slowed down for the other truck causing the big crash. Tough luck for Truck 13 Cameron Hayley Cabinets by Hayley Toyota, as earlier during qualifying his fastest time was disallowed due to being pushed. Hayley from Calgary Alberta starting his 1st race with his full time ride in the series, with no fault to him was then in the Big Crash. Cameron Hayley staeted, “That’s not the way I wanted to end the day… Great tundra but bad luck. I am 100% okay and ready to get to Atlanta next
week”
Tyler Reddick, driver of the #19 DrawTite Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway on February 20, 2015 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race Number 1
Unofficial Race Results for the 16Th Annual Nextera Energy Resources 250
– Friday, February 20, 2015
Daytona International Speedway – Daytona Beach, FL – 2.5 Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 100 Laps – 250 Miles – Purse: $806,373
Finishing Position Starting Position Truck # Driver Team Laps Status
1. 3. Truck 19 Tyler Reddick DrawTite Ford 100 Running
2. 7. Truck 4 Erik Jones Toyota Toyota 100 Running
3. 9. Truck 20 Scott Lagasse Jr. Alert Today FL/Boy Scouts of America Chevrolet 100 Running
4. 4. Truck 29 Austin Theriault Cooper Standard Careers for Veterans Ford 100 Running
5. 15. Truck 07 Ray Black Jr. ScubaLife.com Chevrolet 100 Running
6. 13. Truck 92 David Gilliland BlacksTire/GoodyearFleetHQ/TimCooksey/Wynns Ford 100 Running
7. 28. Truck 99 Bryan Silas Kapoya Pemium Energy Drink Chevrolet 100 Running
8. 31. Truck 88 Matt Crafton DampRid/Menards Toyota 100 Running
9. 30. Truck 51 Daniel Suarez ARRIS Toyota 100 Running
10. 19. Truck 98 Johnny Sauter Smokey Mountain/Curb Records Toyota 100 Running
11. 1. Truck 33 Ty Dillon Rheem/Gemaire Chevrolet 100 Running
12. 23. Truck 08 Korbin Forrister Tilted Kilt Chevrolet 100 Running
13. 29. Truck 02 Tyler Young AKL Insurance Group/Randco Chevrolet 100 Running
14. 22. Truck 6 Norm Benning Chevrolet 100 Running
15. 2. Truck 94 Travis Kvapil Chargebacks 911 Chevrolet 93 Running
16. 21. Truck 28 Ryan Ellis FDNY Chevrolet 87 Accident
17. 5. Truck 31 James Buescher GunBroker.com Chevrolet 85 Running
18. 11. Truck 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Driven2Honor.org Chevrolet 77 Running
19. 16. Truck 25 Matt Tifft Federated Auto Parts Toyota 64 Rear Hub
20. 18. Truck 8 Joe Nemechek swmtx.com/D.A.B. Constructors Inc. Chevrolet 62 Running
21. 10. Truck 23 Spencer Gallagher Allegiant Travel Chevrolet 61 Running
22. 26. Truck 05 John Wes Townley Zaxby’s Chevrolet 48 Accident
23. 14. Truck 13 Cameron Hayley Cabinets by Hayley Toyota 48 Accident
24. 32. Truck 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota 48 Accident
25. 8. Truck 84 Chris Fontaine Chris Fontaine Inc. Toyota 48 Accident
26. 20. Truck 14 Daniel Hemric California Clean Power Chevrolet 48 Accident
27. 24. Truck 40 Todd Peck Arthritis Foundation Chevrolet 48 Accident
28. 6. Truck 11 Ben Kennedy Local Motors Toyota 20 Accident
29. 25. Truck 54 Justin Boston BitPay Toyota 18 Accident
30. 17. Truck 82 Austin Hill A&D Welding Ford 13 Accident
31. 12. Truck 1 Donnie Neuenberger Eagle Convenience Stores Chevrolet 13 Accident
32. 27. Truck 35 Justin Marks American Born Moonshine/GoProMotorplex Toyota 12 Accident
Race Comments: Tyler Reddick won the NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway, his first victory in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Prior to the start of the race, the following trucks dropped to the rear of the field: #17 (backup car), #6, #51 (unapproved adjustments during impound). Failed to Qualify: (5) 15 Mason Mingus, 63 Justin Jennings, 50 Cody Ware, 68 Clay Greenfield, 74 Jordan Anderson. Time of Race: 01 Hrs, 56 Mins, 45 Secs. Average Speed: 128.480 MPH.
Keystone Light Pole Award: Ty Dillon, #33 188.774 mph Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Roush Yates Engines, #19 Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Erik Jones, #4 Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Erik Jones, #4
Next Race: Feb. 28, 2015 – Atlanta Motor Speedway
Ty Dillon, driver of the #33 Rheem/Gemaire Chevrolet, and Travis Kvapil, driver of the #94 Chargebacks 911 Chevrolet, lead the field to the green flag for the running of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway on February 20, 2015 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
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