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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.
Ben Rhodes celebrates in victory lane
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NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
21 1 4 David Gilliland Toyota 35 16 18 1 95 30 6 1 3 Running
3 13 87 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 34 34 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 Running
1 2 21 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet 65 40 19 6 100 39 5 2 1 Running
32 32 50 Travis Kvapil Chevrolet 5 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 Engine
13 29 6 Norm Benning Chevrolet 24 24 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 Running
6 7 98 Grant Enfinger Ford 37 31 6 0 100 2 2 5 0 Running
19 6 88 Matt Crafton Ford 27 18 9 0 97 0 0 8 5 Running
28 26 75 Parker Kligerman Chevrolet 13 9 4 0 66 0 0 0 7 Accident
26 22 16 Brett Moffitt Toyota 11 11 0 0 72 0 0 0 0 Accident
2 12 24 Justin Haley Chevrolet 40 35 5 0 100 9 1 0 6 Running
25 14 8 John Hunter Nemechek Chevrolet 7 0 7 0 72 13 2 6 9 Accident
11 11 02 Austin Hill Chevrolet 26 26 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 Running
24 20 13 Myatt Snider Ford 17 13 4 0 73 0 0 7 0 Accident
23 5 18 Noah Gragson Toyota 16 14 2 0 79 1 1 9 0 Accident
14 25 15 Robby Lyons II Chevrolet 23 23 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 Running
16 19 7 Korbin Forrister Toyota 24 21 3 0 99 2 1 0 8 Running
5 18 20 Scott Lagasse Jr Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 Running
9 28 3 Jordan Anderson Toyota 28 28 0 0 100 1 1 0 0 Running
27 9 52 Stewart Friesen Chevrolet 19 10 9 0 72 1 1 0 2 Accident
4 24 41 Ben Rhodes Ford 33 33 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 Running
29 21 47 Chris Fontaine Chevrolet 8 8 0 0 65 0 0 0 0 Electrical
22 3 68 Clay Greenfield Chevrolet 22 15 7 0 81 0 0 4 0 Accident
31 27 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Chevrolet 6 6 0 0 54 0 0 0 0 Accident
12 30 49 Wendell Chavous Chevrolet 25 25 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 Running
17 10 2 Cody Coughlin Chevrolet 28 20 8 0 99 0 0 10 4 Running
8 4 25 Dalton Sargeant Chevrolet 37 29 8 0 100 2 2 3 0 Running
20 15 22 Austin Wayne Self Chevrolet 17 17 0 0 97 0 0 0 0 Running
10 17 45 Justin Fontaine Chevrolet 27 27 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 Running
18 23 28 Bryan Dauzat Chevrolet 19 19 0 0 99 0 0 0 0 Running
30 16 54 Bo LeMastus Toyota 7 7 0 0 63 0 0 0 0 Accident
7 8 51 Spencer Davis Toyota 31 30 1 0 100 0 0 0 10 Running
15 31 83 Scott Stenzel Chevrolet 22 22 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 Running

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.

Driver Infraction Penalty Lap Lap Assessed Flag
Jordan Anderson Pre-Race to the rear Unapproved adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Korbin Forrister Pre-Race to the rear Unapproved adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Wendell Chavous Pre-Race to the rear Unapproved adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Parker Kligerman Pre-Race to the rear Unapproved adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Jennifer Jo Cobb Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Tail End 22 25 Yellow
Grant Enfinger Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Tail End 22 25 Yellow
Brett Moffitt Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Tail End 22 25 Yellow
Jordan Anderson Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires Tail End 24 25 Yellow
Austin Hill Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 38 46 Yellow
Austin Wayne Self Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 40 46 Yellow
Wendell Chavous Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 41 46 Yellow
Korbin Forrister Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 42 46 Yellow
Joe Nemechek Running over/under equipment Tail End 43 46 Yellow
Joe Nemechek Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires Tail End 43 46 Yellow
Robby Lyons II Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Tail End 44 46 Yellow
Cody Coughlin Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 55 61 Yellow
Grant Enfinger Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 55 61 Yellow
Scott Lagasse Jr Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 55 61 Yellow
Parker Kligerman Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 56 61 Yellow
Dalton Sargeant Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 56 61 Yellow
Matt Crafton Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 58 61 Yellow
Chris Fontaine Tire violation-Removing outside tire acceptable/Rolling a tire(s) beyond the center of pit road Tail End 59 61 Yellow
Matt Crafton Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 65 69 Yellow
Matt Crafton Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Tail End 65 69 Yellow
Noah Gragson Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 65 69 Yellow
Parker Kligerman Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 65 69 Yellow
Grant Enfinger Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 65 69 Yellow
Cody Coughlin Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Tail End 73 82 Yellow
Noah Gragson Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 73 73 Yellow
Noah Gragson Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Tail End 73 81 Yellow
Myatt Snider Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 73 81 Yellow
Austin Wayne Self Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 73 81 Yellow
Cody Coughlin Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 73 81 Yellow
Korbin Forrister Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 82 86 Yellow
Austin Hill Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 83 86 Yellow
Matt Crafton Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 83 86 Yellow
Bryan Dauzat Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 83 86 Yellow
Matt Crafton Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area DVP 2 Laps 84 85 Yellow
Austin Wayne Self Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Pass Thru 90 95 Green