TRUCK Series Daytona International Speedway

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The post-race loop data for the 2018 NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway includes in-depth driver stats, average speeds, and key performance metrics from the NASCAR TRUCK Series race.

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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NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway : Loop Data Box Score results
DRIVER ST MID CLO FIN HI LOW ARP PL DIF GFP GFxP PD QPS % QPS FST % T15 LED % LED LAPS DR TOT PTS
Johnny Sauter 2 4 5 1 1 23 3.4 1 103 87 16 99 96.12 3 97.0 39 39.0 100 127.50 59
Justin Haley 12 8 1 2 1 16 7.0 10 143 131 12 135 94.41 3 99.0 9 9.0 100 101.90 40
Joe Nemechek 13 26 7 3 2 28 12.2 10 145 132 13 121 83.45 3 77.0 0 0.0 100 85.60 34
Ben Rhodes 24 10 6 4 2 31 13.0 20 121 112 9 80 66.12 4 69.0 0 0.0 100 79.80 33
Scott Lagasse Jr 18 13 3 5 2 27 11.5 13 140 136 4 108 77.14 4 69.0 0 0.0 100 85.50 0
Grant Enfinger 7 1 11 6 1 30 13.6 1 137 117 20 123 89.78 3 67.0 2 2.0 100 98.30 37
Spencer Davis 8 6 4 7 1 17 7.4 1 150 153 -3 144 96.00 2 100.0 0 0.0 100 91.00 31
Dalton Sargeant 4 3 8 8 1 30 11.7 -4 125 107 18 98 78.40 2 65.0 2 2.0 100 89.80 37
Jordan Anderson 28 29 9 9 1 31 19.8 19 79 73 6 42 53.16 2 33.0 1 1.0 100 55.10 28
Justin Fontaine 17 20 13 10 10 27 18.8 7 38 62 -24 9 23.68 1 24.0 0 0.0 100 60.50 27
Austin Hill 11 24 15 11 2 31 14.4 0 115 129 -14 92 80.00 5 67.0 0 0.0 100 68.10 26
Wendell Chavous 30 27 14 12 12 31 23.3 18 25 30 -5 6 24.00 0 23.0 0 0.0 100 44.80 25
Robby Lyons II 25 28 16 13 6 32 22.4 12 21 38 -17 2 9.52 1 14.0 0 0.0 100 47.30 23
Norm Benning 29 19 12 14 6 29 18.0 15 88 94 -6 14 15.91 6 32.0 0 0.0 100 61.30 24
Scott Stenzel 31 30 17 15 10 31 23.4 16 28 38 -10 2 7.14 0 17.0 0 0.0 100 38.20 22
Korbin Forrister 19 25 19 16 1 31 17.5 3 82 73 9 40 48.78 2 35.0 2 2.0 99 59.30 24
Cody Coughlin 10 12 10 17 2 26 12.0 -7 146 136 10 134 91.78 2 80.0 0 0.0 99 73.30 28
Bryan Dauzat 23 21 20 18 5 31 20.9 5 66 96 -30 12 18.18 0 15.0 0 0.0 99 38.30 19
Matt Crafton 6 23 21 19 2 29 13.9 -13 74 65 9 53 71.62 1 47.0 0 0.0 97 75.30 27
Austin Wayne Self 15 31 18 20 10 31 21.6 -5 51 64 -13 20 39.22 0 7.0 0 0.0 97 43.20 17
David Gilliland 1 5 2 21 1 21 4.5 -20 110 127 -17 109 99.09 2 93.0 30 31.6 95 86.70 34
Clay Greenfield 3 18 22 22 1 30 16.2 -19 91 96 -5 50 54.95 1 34.0 0 0.0 81 67.60 22
Noah Gragson 5 14 23 23 1 28 15.3 -18 91 97 -6 71 78.02 2 55.0 1 1.3 79 79.10 16
Myatt Snider 20 11 24 24 2 22 14.0 -4 100 99 1 88 88.00 0 60.0 0 0.0 73 69.80 17
John Hunter Nemechek 14 2 25 25 1 14 10.6 -11 94 92 2 94 100.00 0 72.0 13 18.1 72 95.00 0
Brett Moffitt 22 7 26 26 2 29 19.6 -4 68 77 -9 33 48.53 1 29.0 0 0.0 72 56.10 11
Stewart Friesen 9 15 27 27 1 17 12.5 -18 103 97 6 95 92.23 1 71.0 1 1.4 72 87.10 19
Parker Kligerman 26 9 28 28 3 28 19.8 -2 89 73 16 56 62.92 5 29.0 0 0.0 66 68.50 13
Chris Fontaine 21 22 29 29 13 28 22.1 -8 34 38 -4 12 35.29 0 10.0 0 0.0 65 52.80 8
Bo LeMastus 16 16 30 30 7 31 24.1 -14 31 39 -8 6 19.35 1 10.0 0 0.0 63 45.50 7
Jennifer Jo Cobb 27 17 31 31 16 31 25.1 -4 57 45 12 0 0.00 4 0.0 0 0.0 54 54.00 6
Travis Kvapil 32 32 32 32 24 32 30.2 0 5 4 1 0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 23.20 5