2020 NextEra Energy 250 explained

Type:CUST
Network:FS1
First Team:ThorSport Racing
First Driver:Grant Enfinger
Car:98
Most Laps:41
Most Team:ThorSport Racing
Most Driver:Grant Enfinger
Pole Time:49.544
Pole Team:Kyle Busch Motorsports
Pole Driver:Riley Herbst
Distance Km:444
Details Ref:[1] [2]
Distance Mi:277.5
Distance Laps:106
Course Km:4
Course Mi:2.5
Location:Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida
Year:2020
Race Name:NextEra Energy 250
Description:Race 1 of 23 in the 2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series season
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 2.5miles 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

DriverTeamManufacturerSponsor
00Angela RuchReaume Brothers RacingChevroletDWF Flooring/Cabinets
02Tate Fogleman (R)Young's MotorsportsChevroletSolid Rock Carriers
2Sheldon CreedGMS RacingChevroletChevy.com /Trench Shoring
03Tim ViensMike Affarano MotorsportsChevroletTrump-Pence 2020/Race Fans for Trump
3Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevroletK-Seal / Bommarito.com
04Cory RoperRoper RacingFordJBL
4Raphaël Lessard (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaAlliance Aviation
6Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevroletH & H Transport
7Korbin ForristerAll Out MotorsportsToyota50 Egg Music
8John Hunter Nemechek (i)NEMCO MotorsportsFordNemco
9Codie RohrbaughCR7 MotorsportsChevroletGCM/CR7 Motorsports
10Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevroletDriven2Honor.org
13Johnny SauterThorSport RacingFordTenda Heal
15Tanner Gray (R)DGR-CrosleyFordFord | 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

First practice

Zane Smith was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 46.590 seconds and a speed of 193.175mph.[4]

PosDriverTeamManufacturerTime
121Zane Smith (R)GMS RacingChevrolet46.590193.175
251Riley Herbst (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota46.628193.017
345Ty Majeski (R)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet46.630193.009

Final practice

Johnny Sauter was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 46.565 seconds and a speed of 193.278mph.[5]

PosDriverTeamManufacturerTime
113Johnny SauterThorSport RacingFord46.565193.278
288Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord46.577193.228
316Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota46.718192.645

Qualifying

Riley Herbst scored the pole for the race with a time of 49.544 seconds and a speed of 181.657mph.[6]

Qualifying results

PosDriverTeamManufacturerTime
151Riley Herbst (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota49.544
223Brett MoffittGMS RacingChevrolet49.548
318Christian Eckes (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota49.551
440Ross Chastain (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet49.572
513Johnny SauterThorSport RacingFord49.664
621Zane Smith (R)GMS RacingChevrolet49.763
726Tyler AnkrumGMS RacingChevrolet49.873
84Raphaël Lessard (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota49.915
97Korbin ForristerAll Out MotorsportsToyota50.057
1088Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord50.073
1198Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord50.139
122Sheldon CreedGMS RacingChevrolet50.154
1399Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord50.167
1415Tanner Gray (R)DGR-CrosleyFord50.207
1516Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota50.311
1619Derek Kraus (R)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingToyota50.314
1745Ty Majeski (R)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet50.322
1802Tate Fogleman (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet50.392
1904Cory RoperRoper RacingFord50.452
2056Gus DeanHill MotorsportsChevrolet50.560
219Codie RohrbaughCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet50.657
2228Bryan DauzatFDNY RacingChevrolet50.674
233Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet50.676
2422Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet50.704
2538Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord50.708
2697Jesse Little (i)Diversified Motorsports EnterprisesChevrolet50.736
2730Brennan Poole (i)On Point MotorsportsToyota50.876
2852Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota50.954
2920Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet50.973
3044Natalie DeckerNiece MotorsportsChevrolet51.033
3133Jason WhiteReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet51.799
3200Angela RuchReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet52.140
Failed to qualify
3387Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsFord50.960
3410Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet51.015
358John Hunter Nemechek (i)NEMCO MotorsportsFord51.063
3668Clay GreenfieldClay Greenfield MotorsportsToyota51.082
3749Ray CiccarelliCMI MotorsportsChevrolet51.477
3896Todd PeckPeck MotorsportsChevrolet51.704
396Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet52.227
Withdrew
03Tim ViensMike Affarano RacingChevrolet0.000
34Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet0.000

Race

Race results

Stage Results

Stage OneLaps: 25

PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
151Riley Herbst (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota0
226Tyler AnkrumGMS RacingChevrolet9
318Christian Eckes (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota8
423Brett MoffittGMS RacingChevrolet7
513Johnny SauterThorSport RacingFord6
652Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota5
716Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota4
898Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord3
94Raphaël Lessard (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota2
1038Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord1
Stage Two Laps: 16
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
198Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord10
299Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord9
326Tyler AnkrumGMS RacingChevrolet8
416Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota7
551Riley Herbst (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota0
64Raphaël Lessard (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota5
752Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota4
813Johnny SauterThorSport RacingFord3
92Sheldon CreedGMS RacingChevrolet2
1015Tanner Gray (R)DGR-CrosleyFord1

Final Stage Results

Laps: 65

PosGridDriverTeamManufacturerLapsPoints
11198Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord10653
2233Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet10635
3219Codie RohrbaughCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet10634
41619Derek Kraus (R)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingToyota10633
53044Natalie DeckerNiece MotorsportsChevrolet10632
61516Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota10642
7513Johnny SauterThorSport RacingFord10639
8440Ross Chastain (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet1060
9122Sheldon CreedGMS RacingChevrolet10630
103133Jason WhiteReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet10627
11621Zane Smith (R)GMS RacingChevrolet10626
12151Riley Herbst (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1060
13223Brett MoffittGMS RacingChevrolet10631
141904Cory RoperRoper RacingFord10623
151088Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord10622
162538Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord10622
172730Brennan Poole (i)On Point MotorsportsToyota1060
1897Korbin ForristerAll Out MotorsportsToyota10619
192920Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet10518
2084Raphaël Lessard (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota10524
212852Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota10525
22318Christian Eckes (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota10523
231415Tanner Gray (R)DGR-CrosleyFord9815
242697Jesse Little (i)Diversified Motorsports EnterprisesChevrolet980
251399Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord9721
262056Gus DeanHill MotorsportsChevrolet9711
27726Tyler AnkrumGMS RacingChevrolet9727
283200Angela RuchReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet659
292228Bryan DauzatFDNY RacingChevrolet658
301802Tate Fogleman (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet627
312422Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet156
321745Ty Majeski (R)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet155

References

Notes and References

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

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