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2020 NextEra Energy 250

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2020 NextEra Energy 250
Race details[1][2]
Race 1 of 23 in the 2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series season
Date February 14, 2020 (2020-02-14)
Location Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4 km)
Distance 106 laps, 277.5 mi (444 km)
Pole position
Driver Kyle Busch Motorsports
Time 49.544
Most laps led
Driver Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing
Laps 41
Winner
No. 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

The 2020 NextEra Energy 250 was a NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series race held on February 14, 2020. Contested over 106 laps due to an overtime finish, on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) asphalt superspeedway. It was the first race of the 2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series season. This race is known for being the closest Daytona finish in the truck series, as Grant Enfinger beat Jordan Anderson by 0.010 of a second.[3]

Entry list

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No. Driver Team Manufacturer Sponsor
00 Angela Ruch Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet DWF Flooring/Cabinets
02 Tate Fogleman (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Solid Rock Carriers
2 Sheldon Creed GMS Racing Chevrolet Chevy.com /Trench Shoring
03 Tim Viens* Mike Affarano Motorsports Chevrolet Trump-Pence 2020/Race Fans for Trump
3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet K-Seal / Bommarito.com
04 Cory Roper Roper Racing Ford JBL
4 Raphaël Lessard (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Alliance Aviation
6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet H & H Transport
7 Korbin Forrister All Out Motorsports Toyota 50 Egg Music
8 John Hunter Nemechek (i) NEMCO Motorsports Ford Nemco
9 Codie Rohrbaugh CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet GCM/CR7 Motorsports
10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet Driven2Honor.org
13 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Ford Tenda Heal
15 Tanner Gray (R) DGR-Crosley Ford Ford | Ford Performance
16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota United Rentals
18 Christian Eckes (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Safelite Auto Glass
19 Derek Kraus (R) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Toyota SHOCKWAVE
20 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet CuraLife
21 Zane Smith (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet ICON Vehicle Dynamics
22 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet GO TEXAN
23 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet CMRroofing.com
26 Tyler Ankrum GMS Racing Chevrolet Liuna!
28 Bryan Dauzat FDNY Racing Chevrolet FDNY /AMERICAN GENOMICS
30 Brennan Poole (i) On Point Motorsports Toyota Spartan Mosquito
33 Jason White Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet Your GMC Truck Store
34 Josh Reaume* Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet Motorsports Safety Grp
38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford Black's Tire
40 Ross Chastain (i) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Plan B Sales
44 Natalie Decker Niece Motorsports Chevrolet N29 Technologies
45 Ty Majeski (R) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Plan B Sales
49 Ray Ciccarelli CMI Motorsports Chevrolet CMI Motorsports
51 Riley Herbst (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Mobil 1
52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota Halmar International
56 Gus Dean Hill Motorsports Chevrolet MASHONIT
68 Clay Greenfield Clay Greenfield Motorsports Toyota Rackley Roofing
87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Ford Berrys Bullets
88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford Fisher Nutts/ Menards
96 Todd Peck Peck Motorsports Chevrolet Holla Vodka
97 Jesse Little (i) Diversified Motorsports Enterprises Chevrolet Teletrac Navman
98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford ThorSport Racing/ Curb Records
99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford Havoline

*Withdrew.

Practice

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First practice

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Zane Smith was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 46.590 seconds and a speed of 193.175 mph (310.885 km/h).[4]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 21 Zane Smith (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 46.590 193.175
2 51 Riley Herbst (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 46.628 193.017
3 45 Ty Majeski (R) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 46.630 193.009

Final practice

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Johnny Sauter was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 46.565 seconds and a speed of 193.278 mph (311.051 km/h).[5]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 13 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Ford 46.565 193.278
2 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 46.577 193.228
3 16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 46.718 192.645

Qualifying

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Riley Herbst scored the pole for the race with a time of 49.544 seconds and a speed of 181.657 mph (292.349 km/h).[6]

Qualifying results

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Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Time
1 51 Riley Herbst (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 49.544
2 23 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet 49.548
3 18 Christian Eckes (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 49.551
4 40 Ross Chastain (i) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 49.572
5 13 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Ford 49.664
6 21 Zane Smith (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 49.763
7 26 Tyler Ankrum GMS Racing Chevrolet 49.873
8 4 Raphaël Lessard (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 49.915
9 7 Korbin Forrister All Out Motorsports Toyota 50.057
10 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 50.073
11 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 50.139
12 2 Sheldon Creed GMS Racing Chevrolet 50.154
13 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 50.167
14 15 Tanner Gray (R) DGR-Crosley Ford 50.207
15 16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 50.311
16 19 Derek Kraus (R) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Toyota 50.314
17 45 Ty Majeski (R) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 50.322
18 02 Tate Fogleman (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 50.392
19 04 Cory Roper Roper Racing Ford 50.452
20 56 Gus Dean Hill Motorsports Chevrolet 50.560
21 9 Codie Rohrbaugh CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 50.657
22 28 Bryan Dauzat FDNY Racing Chevrolet 50.674
23 3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 50.676
24 22 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet 50.704
25 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 50.708
26 97 Jesse Little (i) Diversified Motorsports Enterprises Chevrolet 50.736
27 30 Brennan Poole (i) On Point Motorsports Toyota 50.876
28 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 50.954
29 20 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 50.973
30 44 Natalie Decker Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 51.033
31 33 Jason White Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 51.799
32 00 Angela Ruch Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 52.140
Failed to qualify
33 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Ford 50.960
34 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 51.015
35 8 John Hunter Nemechek (i) NEMCO Motorsports Ford 51.063
36 68 Clay Greenfield Clay Greenfield Motorsports Toyota 51.082
37 49 Ray Ciccarelli CMI Motorsports Chevrolet 51.477
38 96 Todd Peck Peck Motorsports Chevrolet 51.704
39 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 52.227
Withdrew
03 Tim Viens Mike Affarano Racing Chevrolet 0.000
34 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 0.000

Race

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Race results

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Stage Results

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Stage One Laps: 25

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 51 Riley Herbst (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 0
2 26 Tyler Ankrum GMS Racing Chevrolet 9
3 18 Christian Eckes (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 8
4 23 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet 7
5 13 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Ford 6
6 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 5
7 16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 4
8 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 3
9 4 Raphaël Lessard (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 2
10 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 1

Stage Two Laps: 16

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 10
2 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 9
3 26 Tyler Ankrum GMS Racing Chevrolet 8
4 16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 7
5 51 Riley Herbst (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 0
6 4 Raphaël Lessard (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 5
7 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 4
8 13 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Ford 3
9 2 Sheldon Creed GMS Racing Chevrolet 2
10 15 Tanner Gray (R) DGR-Crosley Ford 1

Final Stage Results

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Laps: 65

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 11 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 106 53
2 23 3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 106 35
3 21 9 Codie Rohrbaugh CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 106 34
4 16 19 Derek Kraus (R) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Toyota 106 33
5 30 44 Natalie Decker Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 106 32
6 15 16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 106 42
7 5 13 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Ford 106 39
8 4 40 Ross Chastain (i) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 106 0
9 12 2 Sheldon Creed GMS Racing Chevrolet 106 30
10 31 33 Jason White Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 106 27
11 6 21 Zane Smith (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 106 26
12 1 51 Riley Herbst (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 106 0
13 2 23 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet 106 31
14 19 04 Cory Roper Roper Racing Ford 106 23
15 10 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 106 22
16 25 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 106 22
17 27 30 Brennan Poole (i) On Point Motorsports Toyota 106 0
18 9 7 Korbin Forrister All Out Motorsports Toyota 106 19
19 29 20 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 105 18
20 8 4 Raphaël Lessard (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 105 24
21 28 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 105 25
22 3 18 Christian Eckes (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 105 23
23 14 15 Tanner Gray (R) DGR-Crosley Ford 98 15
24 26 97 Jesse Little (i) Diversified Motorsports Enterprises Chevrolet 98 0
25 13 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 97 21
26 20 56 Gus Dean Hill Motorsports Chevrolet 97 11
27 7 26 Tyler Ankrum GMS Racing Chevrolet 97 27
28 32 00 Angela Ruch Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 65 9
29 22 28 Bryan Dauzat FDNY Racing Chevrolet 65 8
30 18 02 Tate Fogleman (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 62 7
31 24 22 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet 15 6
32 17 45 Ty Majeski (R) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 15 5

References

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  1. ^ "2020 Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Schedule". February 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "NextEra Energy Resources 250 Entry List". February 11, 2020.
  3. ^ Taranto, Steven (February 14, 2020). "Grant Enfinger wins Truck Series race at Daytona in photo finish".
  4. ^ "Smith Fastest in First Truck Practice". February 13, 2020.
  5. ^ "Sauter Tops Final Truck Practice". February 13, 2020.
  6. ^ "NextEra Energy 250 Starting Lineup". February 14, 2020.
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