The 2024 Fresh From Florida 250 was the 1st stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the 25th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, February 16, 2024, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, a permanent tri-oval shaped asphalt superspeedway. The race was originally scheduled to be contested over 100 laps, but was extended to 101 laps due to a NASCAR overtime finish. In a wild race that saw several crashes, Nick Sanchez, driving for Rev Racing, would win his first career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race when a multi-truck accident occurred on the final lap with him in the lead when the caution was thrown. Sanchez was a consistent presence during the race, leading a race-high 26 laps, despite his involvement in an earlier accident. To fill out the podium, Corey Heim, driving for Tricon Garage, and Rajah Caruth, driving for Spire Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
On the final lap of the race, a significant pileup occurred exiting turn two after Rajah Caruth drifted up the track into the side of Jack Wood, spinning him out and collecting numerous trucks. Tricon Garage driver Taylor Gray was turned into the outside wall and went airborne after being hit almost head-on at high speed by Daniel Dye, doing a complete backwards barrell roll on top of other trucks before coming rest on all four tires. He exited under his own power and was taken and released from the infield care center shortly after.
Report Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida that is one of five superspeedways, the others being Pocono Raceway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Michigan International Speedway, and Talladega Superspeedway.
Background
Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Atlanta Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
#DriverTeamMake1Toni BreidingerTricon GarageToyota02Mason MasseyYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet2Nick SanchezRev RacingChevrolet04Cory RoperRoper RacingChevrolet5Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota7Corey LaJoie (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet9Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet10Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet11Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota13Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord15Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota17Taylor GrayTricon GarageToyota18Tyler AnkrumMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet19Christian EckesMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet21Mason MaggioFloridian MotorsportsToyota22Jason WhiteReaume Brothers RacingFord25Ty DillonRackley WARChevrolet27Keith McGeeReaume Brothers RacingFord28Bryan DauzatFDNY RacingChevrolet32Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet33Lawless AlanReaume Brothers RacingFord36Ryan HuffRyan Huff MotorsportsToyota38Layne Riggs (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord41Bayley CurreyNiece MotorsportsChevrolet42Matt MillsNiece MotorsportsChevrolet43Daniel DyeMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet45Johnny SauterNiece MotorsportsChevrolet46Thad Moffitt (R)Faction46Chevrolet52Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota56Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota71Rajah CaruthSpire MotorsportsChevrolet75Stefan ParsonsHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet76Spencer BoydFreedom Racing EnterprisesChevrolet77Chase PurdySpire MotorsportsChevrolet88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord91Jack WoodMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet95Clay GreenfieldGK RacingChevrolet97Codie RohrbaughCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet98Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord99Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFordOfficial entry list
Practice The first and only practice session was held on Thursday, February 15, at 5:05 PM EST, and would last for 50 minutes. Johnny Sauter, driving for Niece Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 47.258, and a speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed145Johnny SauterNiece MotorsportsChevrolet47.258190.444215Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota47.285190.335325Ty DillonRackley WARChevrolet47.310190.235Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, February 16, at 3:00 PM EST. Since Daytona International Speedway is a superspeedway, the qualifying system used is a single-car, single-lap system with two rounds. In the first round, drivers have one lap to set a time. The fastest ten drivers from the first round will move on to the second round. Whoever sets the fastest time in Round 2 will win the pole.
Ty Majeski, driving for ThorSport Racing, would advance from the preliminary round and set the fastest time in Round 2, with a lap of 50.345, and a speed of .
Four drivers would fail to qualify: Mason Maggio, Clay Greenfield, Jennifer Jo Cobb, and Ryan Huff.
Qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)198Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord50.496178.23250.345178.767245Johnny SauterNiece MotorsportsChevrolet50.497178.22850.363178.70337Corey LaJoie (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet50.490178.25350.443178.419442Matt MillsNiece MotorsportsChevrolet50.470178.32450.491178.250518Tyler AnkrumMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet50.516178.16150.576177.95062Nick SanchezRev RacingChevrolet50.631177.75750.602177.859743Daniel DyeMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet50.749177.34350.641177.722815Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota50.698177.52250.694177.536941Bayley CurreyNiece MotorsportsChevrolet50.678177.59250.884176.8731046Thad Moffitt (R)Faction46Chevrolet50.733177.39951.021176.398Eliminated in Round 11188Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord50.768177.277——1217Taylor GrayTricon GarageToyota50.770177.270——131Toni BreidingerTricon GarageToyota50.862176.949——1497Codie RohrbaughCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet50.887176.862——155Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota50.904176.803——1613Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord50.907176.793——1752Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota50.922176.741——1877Chase PurdySpire MotorsportsChevrolet50.936176.692——1932Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet50.944176.665——2071Rajah CaruthSpire MotorsportsChevrolet50.962176.602——2138Layne Riggs (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord50.967176.585——229Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet50.991176.502——2391Jack WoodMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet50.994176.491——2499Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord51.028176.374——2519Christian EckesMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet51.077176.205——2611Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota51.080176.194——2775Stefan ParsonsHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet51.124176.043——2825Ty DillonRackley WARChevrolet51.161175.915——2928Bryan DauzatFDNY RacingChevrolet51.163175.908——3004Cory RoperRoper RacingChevrolet51.208175.754——3176Spencer BoydFreedom Racing EnterprisesChevrolet51.210175.747——Qualified by owner's points3202Mason MasseyYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet51.310175.404——3356Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota51.343175.292——3422Jason WhiteReaume Brothers RacingFord51.405175.080——3533Lawless AlanReaume Brothers RacingFord51.477174.835——3627Keith McGeeReaume Brothers RacingFord52.192172.440——Failed to qualify3721Mason MaggioFloridian MotorsportsToyota51.289175.476——3895Clay GreenfieldGK RacingChevrolet51.362175.227——3910Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet51.437174.971——4036Ryan HuffRyan Huff MotorsportsToyota52.338171.959——Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 20 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts145Johnny SauterNiece MotorsportsChevrolet10298Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord9341Bayley CurreyNiece MotorsportsChevrolet8418Tyler AnkrumMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet7517Taylor GrayTricon GarageToyota6632Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet5791Jack WoodMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet4819Christian EckesMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet395Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota21011Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota1 Stage 2 Laps: 20 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts118Tyler AnkrumMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet10219Christian EckesMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet9388Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord8443Daniel DyeMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet7599Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord6698Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord577Corey LaJoie (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet089Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet392Nick SanchezRev RacingChevrolet21011Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota1 Stage 3 Laps: 61 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts162Nick SanchezRev RacingChevrolet10126Running4222611Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota1010Running3732071Rajah CaruthSpire MotorsportsChevrolet1011Running3441932Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet10113Running3853176Spencer BoydFreedom Racing EnterprisesChevrolet1010Running3262775Stefan ParsonsHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet1010Running3171188Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord1010Running3883356Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota1010Running2992928Bryan DauzatFDNY RacingChevrolet1010Running28102519Christian EckesMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1011Running3911518Tyler AnkrumMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet10116Running43123422Jason WhiteReaume Brothers RacingFord1010Running2513941Bayley CurreyNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1010Running32141752Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota1010Running2315815Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota1011Running2216198Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord1016Running3517229Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet1012Running23182391Jack WoodMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1010Running23191217Taylor GrayTricon GarageToyota1000Accident242037Corey LaJoie (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet1005Accident021743Daniel DyeMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1000Accident23223004Cory RoperRoper RacingChevrolet1000Accident15231497Codie RohrbaughCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet1000Accident1424155Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota1000Accident15253202Mason MasseyYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1000Running1226442Matt MillsNiece MotorsportsChevrolet990Running1127131Toni BreidingerTricon GarageToyota970Running10281877Chase PurdySpire MotorsportsChevrolet931Accident929245Johnny SauterNiece MotorsportsChevrolet7924Accident18302499Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord715Accident13313627Keith McGeeReaume Brothers RacingFord440Accident6323533Lawless AlanReaume Brothers RacingFord270Overheating5332138Layne Riggs (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord130DVP4341613Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord60Accident3352825Ty DillonRackley WARChevrolet50Accident2361046Thad Moffitt (R)Faction46Chevrolet50Accident1Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Tyler Ankrum 43 2 Nick Sanchez 42 (-1) 3 Christian Eckes 39 (–4) 4 Bret Holmes 38 (–5) 5 Matt Crafton 38 (–5) 6 Corey Heim 37 (–6) 7 Ty Majeski 35 (–8) 8 Rajah Caruth 34 (–9) 9 Spencer Boyd 32 (–11) 10 Bayley Currey 32 (–11)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 40 2 Toyota 34 (–6) 3 Ford 29 (–11) Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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