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 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. 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.

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

Background

Background

Daytona International Speedway is one of two superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other being Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) 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 #DriverTeamMakeSponsor1B. J. McLeodTJL MotorsportsChevroletMotorsports Safety Group2Cody CoughlinGMS RacingChevroletJegs High Performance02Austin HillYoung's MotorsportsChevroletGoShare3Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingToyotaJacob Companies4David GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaPedigree6Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevroletZomongo7Korbin ForristerAll Out MotorsportsToyotaAll Secure Document Disposal, Tru Clear Global8John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevroletFleetwing10Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevroletDriven2Honor.org, ThinkRealty.com13Myatt SniderThorSport RacingFordLiberty Tax "You Do Life, We Do Taxes"15Robby LyonsPremium MotorsportsChevroletTroptions16Brett MoffittHattori Racing EnterprisesToyotaAisin18Noah GragsonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaSafelite Auto Glass20Scott Lagasse Jr.Young's MotorsportsChevroletScreen Your Machine, American Cancer Society21Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevroletAllegiant Air22Austin Wayne SelfNiece MotorsportsChevroletAM Technical Solutions, GO TEXAN. "Don't mess with Texas"24Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevroletFraternal Order of Eagles25Dalton SargeantGMS RacingChevroletPerformance Plus Motor Oil28Bryan DauzatFDNY RacingChevroletNew York City Fire Department, American Genomics33Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingChevroletRugged Cross Blinds, R-Coin41Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFordAlpha Energy Solutions45Justin FontaineNiece MotorsportsChevroletProMatic Automation47Chris FontaineGlenden EnterprisesChevroletGlenden Enterprises49Wendell ChavousPremium MotorsportsChevroletSobrietyNation.org50Travis KvapilBeaver MotorsportsChevroletRhino Rush Energy51Spencer DavisKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaSiriusXM, JBL52Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevroletHalmar "We Build America"54Bo LeMastusDGR-CrosleyToyotaCrosley Brands63Bobby GerhartBobby Gerhart Racing †ChevroletLucas Oil68Clay GreenfieldClay Greenfield MotorsportsChevroletAMVETS #PLEASESTAND74Cody WareMike Harmon RacingChevroletMike Harmon Racing75Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevroletFood Country USA, Lay's83Scott StenzelCopp MotorsportsChevroletE2 Northeast Motorsports87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevroletFleetwing, D. A. B. Constructors, Inc.88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFordMenards, Fisher Nuts98Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFordChampion Power Equipment "Powering Your Life."Official entry list †In partnership with MB Motorsports.

Practice

1st practice 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 . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed198Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord46.867192.033221Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet46.932191.767388Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord46.959191.657Full 1st practice results

2nd practice 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 . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed141Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord46.657192.897224Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevrolet46.855192.082321Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet47.025191.388Full second practice results

3rd and final practice 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 . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed121Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet49.397182.197268Clay GreenfieldClay Greenfield MotorsportsChevrolet49.410182.149388Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord49.596181.466Full final practice results

Qualifying 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 in the second round.

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

Qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)14David GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota48.966183.801 49.017183.610221Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet49.184182.98649.131183.184368Clay GreenfieldClay Greenfield MotorsportsChevrolet49.364182.31949.212182.882425Dalton SargeantGMS RacingChevrolet49.238182.78649.279182.634518Noah GragsonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota49.466181.94349.303182.545688Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord49.480181.89249.469181.932798Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord49.627181.35349.488181.862851Spencer DavisKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota49.635181.32449.594181.474952Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet49.670181.19649.608181.422102Cody CoughlinGMS RacingChevrolet49.462181.95849.611181.4111102Austin HillYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet49.652181.26249.626181.3571224Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevrolet49.684181.14549.798180.730Eliminated in Round 11387Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet49.732180.970——148John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet49.811180.683——1522Austin Wayne SelfNiece MotorsportsChevrolet49.901180.357——1654Bo LeMastusDGR-CrosleyToyota49.934180.238——1745Justin FontaineNiece MotorsportsChevrolet50.046179.835——1820Scott Lagasse Jr.Young's MotorsportsChevrolet50.057179.795——197Korbin ForristerAll Out MotorsportsToyota50.083179.702——2013Myatt SniderThorSport RacingFord50.109179.608——2147Chris FontaineGlenden EnterprisesChevrolet50.214179.233——2216Brett MoffittHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota50.238179.147——2328Bryan DauzatFDNY RacingChevrolet50.273179.023——2441Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord50.283178.987——2515Robby LyonsPremium MotorsportsChevrolet50.507178.193——2675Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet50.919176.751——2710Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet51.074176.215——Qualified by owner's points283Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingToyota51.273175.531——296Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet51.728173.987——3049Wendell ChavousPremium MotorsportsChevrolet52.046172.924——3183Scott StenzelCopp MotorsportsChevrolet52.171172.510——Champion's Provisional3250Travis KvapilBeaver MotorsportsChevrolet52.663170.898——Failed to qualify3363Bobby GerhartBobby Gerhart RacingChevrolet51.091176.156——3433Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet51.388175.138——3574Cody WareMike Harmon RacingChevrolet52.323172.008——361B. J. McLeodTJL MotorsportsChevrolet54.719164.477——Official first and second round qualifying results

Race

Pre-race ceremonies

Race recap

Post-race driver comments

Race results Stage 1 Laps: 20 Fin#DriverTeamMakePts14David GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota10221Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet9325Dalton SargeantGMS RacingChevrolet8468Clay GreenfieldClay Greenfield MotorsportsChevrolet7598Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord668John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet5713Myatt SniderThorSport RacingFord4888Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord3918Noah GragsonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota2102Cody CoughlinGMS RacingChevrolet1 Stage 2 Laps: 20 Fin#DriverTeamMakePts121Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet10252Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet934David GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota842Cody CoughlinGMS RacingChevrolet7588Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord6624Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevrolet5775Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet487Korbin ForristerAll Out MotorsportsToyota398John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet01051Spencer DavisKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1 Stage 3 Laps: 60 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1221Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet10039running5921224Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevrolet1009running4031387Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet1000running3442441Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord1000running3351820Scott Lagasse Jr.Young's MotorsportsChevrolet1000running06798Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord1002running377851Spencer DavisKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1000running318425Dalton SargeantGMS RacingChevrolet1002running379283Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingToyota1001running28101745Justin FontaineNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1000running27111102Austin HillYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1000running26123049Wendell ChavousPremium MotorsportsChevrolet1000running25132515Robby LyonsPremium MotorsportsChevrolet1000running2414296Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet1000running23153183Scott StenzelCopp MotorsportsChevrolet1000running2216197Korbin ForristerAll Out MotorsportsToyota992running2417102Cody CoughlinGMS RacingChevrolet990running28182328Bryan DauzatFDNY RacingChevrolet990running1919688Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord970running27201522Austin Wayne SelfNiece MotorsportsChevrolet970running172114David GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota9530running3422368Clay GreenfieldClay Greenfield MotorsportsChevrolet810crash2223518Noah GragsonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota791crash16242013Myatt SniderThorSport RacingFord730crash1725148John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet7213crash0262216Brett MoffittHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota720crash1127952Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet721crash19282675Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet660crash13292147Chris FontaineGlenden EnterprisesChevrolet650electrical8301654Bo LeMastusDGR-CrosleyToyota630crash7312710Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet540crash6323250Travis KvapilBeaver MotorsportsChevrolet20engine5Failed to qualify3363Bobby GerhartBobby Gerhart RacingChevrolet3433Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet3574Cody WareMike Harmon RacingChevrolet361B. J. McLeodTJL MotorsportsChevrolet

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