TRUCK Series Daytona International Speedway

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Race Lineup

The official 2018 NextEra Energy Resources 250 NASCAR TRUCK Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Daytona International Speedway.

NextEra Energy Resources 250

Friday, February 16th, 2018

Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL

  • 7 Toyota
  • 25 Chevrolet
  • 4 Ford

  • Daytona International Speedway
  • 19th Annual NextEra Energy Resources 250
  • Pole Winner: David Gilliland
  • Age: 41
  • Team : No. 4 - Pedigree Toyota
  • Owner: Kyle Busch Motorsports
  • Crew Chief: Marcus Richmond, II
  • David Gilliland won the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Pole Award for the 19th Annual NextEra Energy Resources 250 with a lap of 49.017 seconds, 183.610 mph.
  • This is his first pole in 11 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races.
  • This is his first pole and first top-10 start in 2018.
  • This is his first pole in two races at Daytona International Speedway.
  • Johnny Sauter (second) posted his first top-10 start of 2018 and his seventh in ten races at Daytona International Speedway.
  • Clay Greenfield (third) posted his first top-10 start at Daytona International Speedway.
  • Dalton Sargeant (fourth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Drivers Entered: 36
  • Laps Scheduled: 100
  • Margin of Victory: 0.098 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 4 Minutes 36 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 120.385
  • Cautions: 7 for 35 laps
  • Lead Changes: 21
  • Green Flag Passes: 2,750 (42.3 passes per green flag lap)

  • Daytona International Speedway
  • 19th Annual NextEra Energy Resources 250
  • Race Winner: Johnny Sauter
  • Age: 39
  • Team : No. 21 - Allegiant Airlines Chevrolet
  • Owner: GMS Racing
  • Crew Chief: Joe Shear Jr.
  • Johnny Sauter won the 19th Annual NextEra Energy Resources 250, his 18th victory in 222 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races.
  • This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in 2018.
  • This is his third victory and fifth top-10 finish in ten races at Daytona International Speedway. Sauter now leads the series in wins at Daytona.
  • Justin Haley (second) posted his first top-10 finish in his first start at Daytona International Speedway.
  • Joe Nemechek (third) posted his third top-10 finish in four races at Daytona International Speedway.
  • Dalton Sargeant (eighth) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Johnny Sauter leads the point standings by 19 points over Justin Haley.
  • GMS Racing scores their third consecutive win at Daytona - (2016 J. Sauter, 2017 K. Grala, 2018 J. Sauter).
  • GMS Racing is now tied with Bobby Hamilton Racing (2001, 2002, 2005) for the series-most wins at Daytona.
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Race lineup for the NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway
ST # DRIVER MAKE SPD TIME BHND SPONSOR TEAM CREW CHIEF
1 4 David Gilliland Toyota 183.610 49.017 0.000 Pedigree Kyle Busch Motorsports Marcus Richmond
2 21 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet 183.184 49.131 0.114 Allegiant Airlines Gms Racing Joe Shear
3 68 Clay Greenfield Chevrolet 182.882 49.212 0.195 AMVETS Please Stand Clay Greenfield Danny Gill
4 25 Dalton Sargeant Chevrolet 182.634 49.279 0.262 Performance Plus Motor Oil Gms Racing Doug Randolph
5 18 Noah Gragson Toyota 182.545 49.303 0.285 Safelite Autoglass Kyle Busch Motorsports Rudy Fugle
6 88 Matt Crafton Ford 181.932 49.469 0.452 Fisher Nuts / Menards Thorsport Racing Carl Joiner
7 98 Grant Enfinger Ford 181.862 49.488 0.471 Champion Power Equipment / Curb Rec… Thorsport Racing Jeff Hensley
8 51 Spencer Davis Toyota 181.474 49.594 0.577 JBL / Sirius XM Kyle Busch Motorsports Mike Hillman, Jr.
9 52 Stewart Friesen Chevrolet 181.422 49.608 0.590 We Build America Halmar Friesen Racing Trip Bruce
10 2 Cody Coughlin Chevrolet 181.411 49.611 0.593 JEGS.com Gms Racing Jerry Baxter
11 02 Austin Hill Chevrolet 181.357 49.626 0.608 GoShare.co Young's Motorsports Chad Kendrick
12 24 Justin Haley Chevrolet 180.730 49.798 0.781 Fraternal Order of Eagles Gms Racing Kevin Bellicourt
13 87 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 180.970 49.732 0.715 D.A.B. Constructors Inc. / Fleetwin… Nemco Motorsports Jim Mazza
14 8 John Hunter Nemechek Chevrolet 180.683 49.811 0.794 Fleetwing Corporation Nemco Motorsports Gere Kennon
15 22 Austin Wayne Self Chevrolet 180.357 49.901 0.884 Don'tMessWithTexas / AMTechSolution… Am Racing Joey Cohen
16 54 Bo LeMastus Toyota 180.238 49.934 0.916 Crosley Brands / DGR Crosley Dgr-crosley Bono Manion
17 45 Justin Fontaine Chevrolet 179.835 50.046 1.029 ProMatic Automation / Superior Esse… Niece Motorsports Darrell Morrow
18 20 Scott Lagasse Jr Chevrolet 179.795 50.057 1.040 AmericanCancerSociety / ScreenYourM… Young's Motorsports Andrew Abbott
19 7 Korbin Forrister Toyota 179.702 50.083 1.066 Tru Clear Global All Out Motorsports Doug George
20 13 Myatt Snider Ford 179.608 50.109 1.092 Liberty Tax Thorsport Racing Rich Lushes
21 47 Chris Fontaine Chevrolet 179.233 50.214 1.197 Glenden Enterprises Chris Fontaine Inc. Kevin Ingram
22 16 Brett Moffitt Toyota 179.147 50.238 1.221 AISIN Group Hattori Racing Scott Zipadelli
23 28 Bryan Dauzat Chevrolet 179.023 50.273 1.256 FDNY / American Genomics Fdny Racing Jim Rosenblum
24 41 Ben Rhodes Ford 178.987 50.283 1.266 Alpha Energy Solutions / Ride TV Thorsport Racing Eddie Troconis
25 15 Robby Lyons II Chevrolet 178.193 50.507 1.490 Troptions Premium Motorsports Scott Eggleston
26 75 Parker Kligerman Chevrolet 176.751 50.919 1.902 Food Country USA / Lopez Wealth Mgm… Henderson Motorsports Chris Carrier
27 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Chevrolet 176.215 51.074 2.057 Think Reality Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Tim Silva
28 3 Jordan Anderson Toyota 175.531 51.273 2.256 Jacob Companies / Bommarito.com Jordan Anderson Racing Dylan Corum
29 6 Norm Benning Chevrolet 173.987 51.728 2.711 Zomongo / H&H Transport Norm Benning Racing Angelo Calabrese
30 49 Wendell Chavous Chevrolet 172.924 52.046 3.029 SobrietyNation.org Premium Motorsports Brian Keselowski
31 83 Scott Stenzel Chevrolet 172.510 52.171 3.154 E2 Northeast Motorsports Copp Motorsports Jerry Kennedy
32 50 Travis Kvapil Chevrolet 170.898 52.663 3.646 Rhino Rush Energy Beaver Motorsports Rob Winfield
*33 63 Bobby Gerhart Chevrolet 176.156 51.091 2.074 Lucas Oil Mb Motorsports Robbie Freeman
*34 33 Josh Reaume Chevrolet 175.138 51.388 2.371 R-Coin Reaume Brothers Racing Danny Glad
*35 74 Cody Ware Chevrolet 172.008 52.323 3.306 Mike Harmon Racing Mike Harmon Racing Timothy Goulet
*36 1 BJ McLeod Chevrolet 164.477 54.719 5.702 Motorsports Safety Group Tjl Motorsports Teddy Brown

* Did Not Qualify (DNQ) for race.