DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series takes its first green flag of the season in Friday night’s Fresh From Florida 250 (7:30 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
Although defending race winner Nick Sanchez has moved into the NASCAR Xfinity Series fulltime, there is a robust entry list for the season-opener from reigning series champion, Ty Majeski to perennial title contenders Grant Enfinger, Corey Heim, Ben Rhodes and Stewart Friesen to talented young drivers such as Layne Riggs, Rajah Caruth and Jake Garcia and veterans like Johnny Sauter, Parker Kligerman and former NASCAR Xfinity Series champ Daniel Hemric, who will race trucks fulltime this year in the No. 19 McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet.
As with the other two marquee series, Daytona has traditionally presented wide-open competition for the trucks with 21 different winners in 25 races. Former series champion Sauter is the only driver entered this weekend with multiple wins – his three trophies most all-time at Daytona.
Lately, this race has been dominated by younger drivers. Five of the last six Daytona truck races have been won by drivers 24 years old or younger.
Interestingly, the last Daytona race to finish on the scheduled distance was in 2018. Five of the last six races required overtime and the other was shortened because of rain.
Qualifying is set for 3 p.m. Friday of FS1. Majeski is the defending polesitter.
Source: Holly Cain | NASCAR Wire Service
