Starting from 15th place Truck 38 Zane Smith Love’s/Speedco Ford won the NextEra Energy 250, his 8th win in 70 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 2023. This is his 2nd win & 2nd Top 10 finish in 4 races at Daytona International Speedway. Zane Smith becomes the third reigning NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series champion to win the following season’s opener at Daytona International Speedway; joining 2004 champion Bobby Hamilton and 2009 champion Todd Bodine. 2nd Place Truck 15 Tanner Gray Dead On Tools Toyota, started from 19th place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 4 races at Daytona International Speedway. It is his 1st Top 10 finish in 2023. 3rd Place Truck 19 Christian Eckes NAPA AutoCare Chevrolet, started from 4th place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 4 races at Daytona International Speedway.
4th Place Truck 9 Colby Howard Grant County Mulch Chevrolet, started from 21st place followed by 5th place Truck 23 Grant Enfinger Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet, started from 16th place. 6th Place Truck 98 Ty Majeski Road Ranger Ford, started from 2nd place followed by 7th place Truck 16 Tyler Ankrum LiUNA! Toyota, started from 27th place. 8th Place Truck 11 Corey Heim Safelite Toyota, started from 13th place followed by 9th place Truck 88 Matt Crafton Mold-Armor/Menards Ford, started from 6th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Truck 35 Chase Elliott(i) Gates Hydraulics Chevrolet, started from 14th place. Canadian Truck 52 Stewart Friesen Aim Autism/Halmar Toyota finished in 28th place. Nick Sanchez (26th) was the highest finishing rookie.
The race had 7 Cautions for 40 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 03 for Weather. 2nd Caution on lap 8 for Weather. 3rd Caution on lap 22 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 30 for #43, 84, 5, 13, 25, 15, 22, 32 Crash on the Frontstretch [Red Flag 1: 00:09:06] [Red Flag 2: 00:02:57]. 5th Caution on lap 41 for #52, 32, 97, 75, 9, 99 Crash on the Backstretch / Stage 2 Conclusion. 6th Caution on lap 59 for #25, 43, 24, 98, 11, 15 Crash in Turn 3. 7th Caution on lap 69 for Weather [Red Flag: 01:00:54].
The race had 20 Lead Changes among 9 drivers; N. Sanchez # 0; T. Majeski 1; C. Eckes 2-12; M. Crafton 13-14; C. Eckes 15-18; T. Majeski 19; C. Eckes 20-22; T. Ankrum 23-25; S. Friesen 26; T. Ankrum 27-36; C. Howard 37-38; S. Friesen 39; T. Ankrum 40-41; C. Purdy 42; C. LaJoie(i) 43-46; Z. Smith 47; C. Eckes 48; C. LaJoie(i) 49-52; Z. Smith 53; C. LaJoie(i) 54-64; Z. Smith 65-79.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 19, 88, 25, 13, 2, 98, 42, 15, 51, 23
Stage 2 Top 10: 16, 4, 88, 2, 19, 98, 99, 23, 51, 42
NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Race Number 1
Race Results for the NextEra Energy 250 – Friday, February 17, 2023
Daytona International Speedway – Daytona Beach, FL – 2.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 79 Laps – 197.5 Miles
Finish Start Truck Team Laps Status
1. 15. Truck 38 Zane Smith Love’s/Speedco Ford 79 Running 2. 19. Truck 15 Tanner Gray Dead On Tools Toyota 79 Running 3. 4. Truck 19 Christian Eckes NAPA AutoCare Chevrolet 79 Running 4. 21. Truck 9 Colby Howard Grant County Mulch Chevrolet 79 Running 5. 16. Truck 23 Grant Enfinger Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet 79 Running 6. 2. Truck 98 Ty Majeski Road Ranger Ford 79 Running 7. 27. Truck 16 Tyler Ankrum LiUNA! Toyota 79 Running 8. 13. Truck 11 Corey Heim Safelite Toyota 79 Running 9. 6. Truck 88 Matt Crafton Mold-Armor/Menards Ford 79 Running 10. 14. Truck 35 Chase Elliott(i) Gates Hydraulics Chevrolet 79 Running 11. 26. Truck 99 Ben Rhodes Clarks Pump-N-Shop Ford 79 Running 12. 9. Truck 42 Carson Hocevar Worldwide Express Chevrolet 79 Running 13. 25. Truck 41 Travis Pastrana(i) Worldwide Express/BRCC Chevrolet 79 Running 14. 20. Truck 17 Sammy Smith(i) Mobil 1 Toyota 79 Running 15. 7. Truck 1 Jason A White Celsius Toyota 79 Running 16. 32. Truck 56 Timmy Hill Coble Enterprises Toyota 79 Running 17. 10. Truck 4 Chase Purdy Bama Buggies Chevrolet 79 Running 18. 11. Truck 20 Derek Kraus Hardscape Construction Inc Chevrolet 79 Running 19. 34. Truck 22 Josh Reaume JAG Metals Ford 79 Running 20. 8. Truck 25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley Roofing Chevrolet 79 Running 21. 36. Truck 34 Jason M White Powder Ventures Excavations Toyota 79 Running 22. 30. Truck 02 Kris Wright F.N.B. Corporation Chevrolet 79 Running 23. 5. Truck 7 Corey LaJoie(i) Schluter Systems Chevrolet 79 Running 24. 35. Truck 33 Mason Massey Brunt Ford 79 Running 25. 33. Truck 30 Chris Hacker Morgan & Morgan P.A. Toyota 79 Running 26. 1. Truck 2 Nick Sanchez # Gainbridge Chevrolet 79 Running 27. 3. Truck 51 Jack Wood Eberlestock Chevrolet 79 Running 28. 23. Truck 52 Stewart Friesen Aim Autism/Halmar Toyota 74 Running – Canadian 29. 17. Truck 24 Rajah Caruth # Wendell Scott Foundation Chevrolet 57 Accident 30. 29. Truck 43 Daniel Dye # Giuseppe’s Steel City Pizza Chevrolet 57 Accident 31. 22. Truck 32 Bret Holmes # Pate Holdings Chevrolet 49 Brakes 32. 24. Truck 75 Parker Kligerman(i) Purina/Food Country USA Chevrolet 45 DVP 33. 28. Truck 97 Codie Rohrbaugh Grant County Mulch Chevrolet 39 Accident 34. 31. Truck 84 Clay Greenfield Backyard Blues Pools Toyota 28 Accident 35. 12. Truck 13 Hailie Deegan Ford Performance Ford 28 Accident 36. 18. Truck 5 Dean Thompson Thompson Pipe Group Toyota 28 Accident
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reason indicated: Nos. 4, 7, 84, 34, 22 (unapproved adjustments), No. 43 (transmission change), No. 30 (engine change). Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 9 Mins, 23 Secs. Average Speed: 115.935 MPH, Margin of Victory: Under Caution. Failed to Qualify: (6) 45 Lawless Alan, 28 Bryan Dauzat, 96 Todd Peck, 12 Spencer Boyd, 04 Kaden Honeycutt, 46 Norm Benning. Caution Flags: 7 for 40 laps. Lead Changes: 20 among 9 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: March 3, 2023 – Las Vegas Motor Speedway
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