2018 NextEra Energy Resources 250

The 2018 NextEra Energy Resources 250 was the first stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season, and the 19th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, February 16, 2018 in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) triangle-shaped superspeedway racetrack. The race would take 100 laps to complete. In a wreck filled race, Johnny Sauter driving for GMS Racing would survive and hold off the field to win the race.[1] To fill out the podium, Justin Haley of GMS Racing and Joe Nemechek, driving for his own team NEMCO Motorsports would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

2018 NextEra Energy Resources 250
Race details
Race 1 of 23 of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Date February 16
Official name NextEra Energy Resources 250
Location Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Distance 100 laps, 250 mi (402.336 km)
Scheduled Distance 100 laps, 250 mi (402.336 km)
Average speed 120.385 miles per hour (193.741 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Kyle Busch Motorsports
Time 49.017
Most laps led
Driver Johnny Sauter GMS Racing
Laps 39
Winner
No. 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox Sports 1
Announcers Vince Welch, Phil Parsons, Michael Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The race was the debut for Bo LeMastus and Jordan Anderson Racing.[2]

Background

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Background

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The layout of Daytona International Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

Daytona International Speedway is one of two superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other being Talladega Superspeedway.[3] The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long.[4] The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.[4]

Entry list

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# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 B. J. McLeod TJL Motorsports Chevrolet Motorsports Safety Group
2 Cody Coughlin GMS Racing Chevrolet Jegs High Performance
02 Austin Hill Young's Motorsports Chevrolet GoShare
3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Toyota Jacob Companies
4 David Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Pedigree
6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet Zomongo
7 Korbin Forrister All Out Motorsports Toyota All Secure Document Disposal, Tru Clear Global
8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet Fleetwing
10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet Driven2Honor.org[permanent dead link], ThinkRealty.com
13 Myatt Snider ThorSport Racing Ford Liberty Tax "You Do Life, We Do Taxes"
15 Robby Lyons Premium Motorsports Chevrolet Troptions
16 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota Aisin
18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Safelite Auto Glass
20 Scott Lagasse Jr. Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Screen Your Machine, American Cancer Society
21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet Allegiant Air
22 Austin Wayne Self Niece Motorsports Chevrolet AM Technical Solutions, GO TEXAN. "Don't mess with Texas"
24 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet Fraternal Order of Eagles
25 Dalton Sargeant GMS Racing Chevrolet Performance Plus Motor Oil
28 Bryan Dauzat FDNY Racing Chevrolet New York City Fire Department, American Genomics
33 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet Rugged Cross Blinds, R-Coin
41 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford Alpha Energy Solutions
45 Justin Fontaine Niece Motorsports Chevrolet ProMatic Automation
47 Chris Fontaine Glenden Enterprises Chevrolet Glenden Enterprises
49 Wendell Chavous Premium Motorsports Chevrolet SobrietyNation.org
50 Travis Kvapil Beaver Motorsports Chevrolet Rhino Rush Energy
51 Spencer Davis Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Sirius XM, JBL
52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet Halmar "We Build America"
54 Bo LeMastus DGR-Crosley Toyota Crosley Brands
63 Bobby Gerhart Bobby Gerhart Racing Chevrolet Lucas Oil
68 Clay Greenfield Clay Greenfield Motorsports Chevrolet AMVETS #PLEASESTAND
74 Cody Ware Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet Mike Harmon Racing
75 Parker Kligerman Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet Food Country USA, Lay's
83 Scott Stenzel Copp Motorsports Chevrolet E2 Northeast Motorsports
87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet Fleetwing, D. A. B. Constructors, Inc.
88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford Menards, Fisher Nuts
98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford Champion Power Equipment "Powering Your Life."
Official entry list

†In partnership with MB Motorsports.[5]

Practice

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1st practice

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The first practice was held on Thursday, February 15 at 1:00 PM EST. Grant Enfinger of ThorSport Racing would set the fastest time in practice with a 46.867 and an average speed of 192.033 miles per hour (309.047 km/h).[6]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 46.867 192.033
2 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 46.932 191.767
3 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 46.959 191.657
Full 1st practice results

2nd practice

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The second practice was held on Thursday, February 15 at 3:32 PM EST. Ben Rhodes of ThorSport Racing would set the fastest time in practice with a 46.657 and an average speed of 192.897 miles per hour (310.438 km/h).[7]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 41 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 46.657 192.897
2 24 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet 46.855 192.082
3 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 47.025 191.388
Full second practice results

3rd and final practice

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The third and final practice was held on Thursday, February 15 at 5:28 PM EST. Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing would set the fastest time in practice with a 49.397 and an average speed of 182.197 miles per hour (293.218 km/h).[8]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 49.397 182.197
2 68 Clay Greenfield Clay Greenfield Motorsports Chevrolet 49.410 182.149
3 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 49.596 181.466
Full final practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Friday, February 16 at 5:49 PM EST. Qualifying was held in two rounds, both consisting of two lap runs. The first round included every driver, and the second would take the 12 fastest qualifiers from the first round and make them run another two lap run; whoever was fastest won the pole. David Gilliland driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports would run the fastest time in both rounds and win the pole, with a time of 49.017 and an average speed of 183.610 miles per hour (295.492 km/h) in the second round.[9]

Bobby Gerhart, Josh Reaume, Cody Ware, and B. J. McLeod would all fail to qualify.

Qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time (R1) Speed (R1) Time (R2) Speed (R2)
1 4 David Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 48.966 183.801 49.017 183.610
2 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 49.184 182.986 49.131 183.184
3 68 Clay Greenfield Clay Greenfield Motorsports Chevrolet 49.364 182.319 49.212 182.882
4 25 Dalton Sargeant GMS Racing Chevrolet 49.238 182.786 49.279 182.634
5 18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 49.466 181.943 49.303 182.545
6 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 49.480 181.892 49.469 181.932
7 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 49.627 181.353 49.488 181.862
8 51 Spencer Davis Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 49.635 181.324 49.594 181.474
9 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 49.670 181.196 49.608 181.422
10 2 Cody Coughlin GMS Racing Chevrolet 49.462 181.958 49.611 181.411
11 02 Austin Hill Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 49.652 181.262 49.626 181.357
12 24 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet 49.684 181.145 49.798 180.730
Eliminated in Round 1
13 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 49.732 180.970
14 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 49.811 180.683
15 22 Austin Wayne Self Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 49.901 180.357
16 54 Bo LeMastus DGR-Crosley Toyota 49.934 180.238
17 45 Justin Fontaine Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 50.046 179.835
18 20 Scott Lagasse Jr. Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 50.057 179.795
19 7 Korbin Forrister All Out Motorsports Toyota 50.083 179.702
20 13 Myatt Snider ThorSport Racing Ford 50.109 179.608
21 47 Chris Fontaine Glenden Enterprises Chevrolet 50.214 179.233
22 16 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 50.238 179.147
23 28 Bryan Dauzat FDNY Racing Chevrolet 50.273 179.023
24 41 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 50.283 178.987
25 15 Robby Lyons Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 50.507 178.193
26 75 Parker Kligerman Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet 50.919 176.751
27 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 51.074 176.215
Qualified by owner's points
28 3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Toyota 51.273 175.531
29 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 51.728 173.987
30 49 Wendell Chavous Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 52.046 172.924
31 83 Scott Stenzel Copp Motorsports Chevrolet 52.171 172.510
Champion's Provisional
32 50 Travis Kvapil Beaver Motorsports Chevrolet 52.663 170.898
Failed to qualify
33 63 Bobby Gerhart Bobby Gerhart Racing Chevrolet 51.091 176.156
34 33 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 51.388 175.138
35 74 Cody Ware Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 52.323 172.008
36 1 B. J. McLeod TJL Motorsports Chevrolet 54.719 164.477
Official first and second round qualifying results

Race

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Pre-race ceremonies

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Race recap

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Post-race driver comments

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Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 20

Fin # Driver Team Make Pts
1 4 David Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 10
2 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 9
3 25 Dalton Sargeant GMS Racing Chevrolet 8
4 68 Clay Greenfield Clay Greenfield Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 6
6 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 13 Myatt Snider ThorSport Racing Ford 4
8 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 3
9 18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 2
10 2 Cody Coughlin GMS Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 2 Laps: 20

Fin # Driver Team Make Pts
1 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 10
2 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 9
3 4 David Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 8
4 2 Cody Coughlin GMS Racing Chevrolet 7
5 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 6
6 24 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet 5
7 75 Parker Kligerman Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 7 Korbin Forrister All Out Motorsports Toyota 3
9 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 0
10 51 Spencer Davis Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 1

Stage 3 Laps: 60

Fin[10] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 2 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 100 39 running 59
2 12 24 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet 100 9 running 40
3 13 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 100 0 running 34
4 24 41 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 100 0 running 33
5 18 20 Scott Lagasse Jr. Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 100 0 running 0
6 7 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 100 2 running 37
7 8 51 Spencer Davis Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 100 0 running 31
8 4 25 Dalton Sargeant GMS Racing Chevrolet 100 2 running 37
9 28 3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Toyota 100 1 running 28
10 17 45 Justin Fontaine Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 100 0 running 27
11 11 02 Austin Hill Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 100 0 running 26
12 30 49 Wendell Chavous Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 100 0 running 25
13 25 15 Robby Lyons Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 100 0 running 24
14 29 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 100 0 running 23
15 31 83 Scott Stenzel Copp Motorsports Chevrolet 100 0 running 22
16 19 7 Korbin Forrister All Out Motorsports Toyota 99 2 running 24
17 10 2 Cody Coughlin GMS Racing Chevrolet 99 0 running 28
18 23 28 Bryan Dauzat FDNY Racing Chevrolet 99 0 running 19
19 6 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 97 0 running 27
20 15 22 Austin Wayne Self Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 97 0 running 17
21 1 4 David Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 95 30 running 34
22 3 68 Clay Greenfield Clay Greenfield Motorsports Chevrolet 81 0 crash 22
23 5 18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 79 1 crash 16
24 20 13 Myatt Snider ThorSport Racing Ford 73 0 crash 17
25 14 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 72 13 crash 0
26 22 16 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 72 0 crash 11
27 9 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 72 1 crash 19
28 26 75 Parker Kligerman Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet 66 0 crash 13
29 21 47 Chris Fontaine Glenden Enterprises Chevrolet 65 0 electrical 8
30 16 54 Bo LeMastus DGR-Crosley Toyota 63 0 crash 7
31 27 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 54 0 crash 6
32 32 50 Travis Kvapil Beaver Motorsports Chevrolet 2 0 engine 5
Failed to qualify
33 63 Bobby Gerhart Bobby Gerhart Racing Chevrolet
34 33 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet
35 74 Cody Ware Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet
36 1 B. J. McLeod TJL Motorsports Chevrolet

References

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  1. ^ "Johnny Sauter Wins NextEra Energy Solutions 250 at Daytona - MRN". MRN - Motor Racing Network. 2018-02-17. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  2. ^ Fan4Racing (2018-02-15). "Bo LeMastus and David Gilliland Team Up for Driver Development with DGR-Crosley". Fan4Racing Blog and Radio. Retrieved 2021-10-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "NASCAR.COM : Tracks". 2010-08-11. Archived from the original on 2010-08-11. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  4. ^ a b "Daytona International Speedway: The World Center of Racing". 2010-08-30. Archived from the original on 2010-08-30. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  5. ^ "MB Motorsports Advance: NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona". SP Air USA. 2018-02-22. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  6. ^ Wolkin, Joseph (2018-02-15). "Grant Enfinger Paces Opening Truck Series Practice At Daytona". www.frontstretch.com. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  7. ^ Albino, Dustin (2018-02-15). "Ben Rhodes Leads Second Truck Series Practice At Daytona". www.frontstretch.com. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  8. ^ Albino, Dustin (2018-02-15). "Johnny Sauter Leads Final Truck Series Practice At Daytona". www.frontstretch.com. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  9. ^ McFadin, Daniel (2018-02-16). "David Gilliland wins pole for Truck Series opener at Daytona". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  10. ^ "2018 NextEra Energy Resources 250 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
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