MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (February 17th, 2024) – Kales Truck & Heavy Equipment is excited to officially announce a partnership with NASCAR Driver B.J. McLeod, to sponsor the No. 78 Chevrolet Camaro in the NASCAR Xfinity Series United Rentals 300 at Daytona International Superspeedway on February 17th. The partnership was developed in conjunction with The Magnifyde Agency.
“We couldn’t be more excited to get back in NASCAR and partner with B.J. at Daytona. From our small beginnings, to now being on the biggest stage in motorsports, it is a testament to the hard work of our awesome staff. We’re grateful for this opportunity and are so excited to root on B.J. and the team,” said Kales Truck & Heavy Equipment Owners Phillip and Sam Kale.
For B.J. McLeod, Saturday’s race represents the opportunity for him to capture his first-career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and he couldn’t be more excited to have Kales Truck & Heavy Equipment on board. McLeod said, “We’re excited to partner with Kales Truck and Heavy Equipment for the first race of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series season.”
The race marks the second-straight season of sponsorship in NASCAR for Kales Truck & Heavy Equipment. The company began as a small grass roots heavy-duty repair business and has grown to become a national fleet maintenance specialist.
Kales Truck & Heavy Equipment has revolutionized the way companies manage maintenance with fixed R&M cost onsite models. Kales Truck & Heavy Equipment offers consulting, managing, and staffing, in an effort to become your maintenance partners.
Through the success of the company, they have also been able to give back to their local community, by donating and volunteering with many local charities in their home state of South Carolina.
Kales Truck & Heavy Equipment has grown to 36 locations across the U.S. and includes a team of 180 technicians, as well as 100 fleet service vehicles.
The United Rentals 300 will take place in Daytona Beach, FL. The No. 78 Kales Truck & Heavy Equipment Chevy Camaro hits the track this Saturday at 5p ET on FS1.
For more information on Kales Truck & Heavy Equipment, visit kalestruckheavyequipment.com.
ABOUT KALES TRUCK & HEAVY EQUIPMENT
Kale’s Truck and Heavy Equipment service was founded in 1999 in Dillon, S.C., with over 20 years in business. They have grown from a local heavy-duty maintenance specialist facility, to a national full-service on-site repair professional that specializes in consulting, managing and staffing as well as providing a fixed budget repair solution that has been proven to increase truck availability while working off of a fixed r&m budget. The company has grown from 15 technicians and one location, to over 200+ technicians servicing twelve states, utilizing our fixed fleet maintenance program, as well as continuing to provide maintenance solutions to the heavy-duty industry.
ABOUT B.J. MCLEOD MOTORSPORTS
B. J. McLeod Motorsports is an American professional stock car racing team that competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The team is based out of Mooresville, NC. and owned by B.J. McLeod and his wife, Jessica. The team currently fields the No. 78.
ABOUT THE MAGNIFYDE AGENCY
The Magnifyde Agency connects brands to exceptional marketing opportunities. After years of professional and personal experience, The Magnifyde Agency has not only found rapid success in growing brands through NASCAR’s demographics, but across a wide variety of marketing ventures.
Mikaela Ahlin-Kottulinsky (SWE) / Johan Kristoffersson (SWE), Rosberg X Racing Catie Munnings (GBR) / Timmy Hansen (SWE), Andretti Altawkilat Extreme E Laia Sanz (ESP) / Fraser McConnell (JAM), Acciona | Sainz XE Team Gray Leadbetter, (USA) / Travis Pastrana (USA), LEGACY MOTOR CLUB (LEGACY M.C.)
17 February 2024, London: Defending champions Rosberg X Racing (RXR) have carried their title-winning pace into 2024, coming out on top in Qualifying for Round 1 of the Desert X Prix in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Johan Kristoffersson and Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky have continued their successful partnership, this time taking the win in both of their Qualifying Heats to top the timesheets and make it into the first Grand Final of the season.
E.ON Veloce Racing and the ACCIONA | SAINZ XE Team (ASXE), who made up the championship top three with RXR last year, carried that momentum with them into Round 1 of 2024, each taking a Heat win to secure a spot in the Grand Final.
Rounding out the first Grand Final line-up of Season 4 are NEOM McLaren Extreme E Team. New teammates Cristina Gutiérrez and Mattias Ekström showed consistency on their debuts for the British squad, taking second place in both of their Qualifying Heats.
The remaining four teams will fight it out in the Redemption Race with even more at stake, as a change to the points system for Season 4 will see the winner awarded the same championship points as last place in the Grand Final.
Qualifying 1 – Heat 1
E.ON Veloce Racing’s Kevin Hansen got the best launch, taking the lead at the first turn. NEOM McLaren’s Mattias Ekström slotted into second, with JBXE’s Andreas Bakkerud and SUN Minimeal Team’s Klara Andersson in fourth.
While Hansen pulled seven seconds ahead of the pack, Andersson began to pressure Bakkerud for third as the teams headed into the Switch Zone. Taylor continued out in front throughout her two-lap run, with NEOM McLaren’s Cristina Gutiérrez maintaining second place.
An issue in the Switch Zone dropped JBXE down to fourth, with Timo Scheider taking third place on his debut as driver and Team Principal for SUN Minimeal Team. JBXE’s Dania Akeel, in her maiden Extreme E Qualifying Heat at her home event, rounded out the order.
Qualifying 1 – Heat 2
A great overtake from RXR’s Kristoffersson around the outside of Andretti Altawkilat Extreme E’s Catie Munnings, who got the better launch, ensured the Season 3 champions took the lead after the opening turn.
Munnings held second ahead of Gray Leadbetter for LEGACY MOTOR CLUB IN ASSOCIATION WITH JIMMIE JOHNSON’S (LEGACY M.C.), with ASXE’s Laia Sanz in fourth after a near-roll at the first corner. Sanz quickly got ahead of Leadbetter to begin ASXE’s recovery up the order, and a battle ensued between the Spaniard and Briton Munnings ahead.
Kristoffersson maintained a comfortable gap as the teams entered the Switch Zone for the driver change, with Åhlin-Kottulinsky preserving that advantage to win the Heat.
Andretti Altawkilat took second as Timmy Hansen stayed ahead of ASXE debutant Fraser McConnell, with LEGACY M.C.’s Travis Pastrana fourth in his first-ever racing run in the ODYSSEY 21.
Qualifying 2 – Heat 1
ASXE’s McConnell surged round the outside of the group to take the lead through the first corner. Behind the Jamaican, LEGACY M.C.’s Pastrana took second as E.ON Veloce Racing’s Taylor ran wide, with JBXE’s Akeel slotting into fourth.
The teams entered the Switch Zone in this order but, following the driver change, E.ON Veloce Racing’s Hansen set off to hunt down Leadbetter, in what was the American’s third-ever racing lap in the LEGACY M.C. ODYSSEY 21.
Hansen was quicker over a crest towards the end of their first lap, carrying his pace through the next two corners to secure second place, putting E.ON Veloce Racing alongside rivals RXR in the Grand Final.
First place in the Heat for ASXE proved enough for the 2023 runners-up to make it into the first Grand Final of Season 4 after a third place finish in their first Qualifying Heat. Third and fourth for LEGACY M.C. and JBXE, respectively, puts both teams into the Redemption Race.
Qualifying 2 – Heat 2
SUN Minimeal Team’s Scheider led at the start, while Andretti Altawkilat’s Hansen took second by passing RXR’s Åhlin-Kottulinsky at Turn 2. NEOM McLaren’s Gutiérrez ran in fourth as the group remained close through the opening lap.
Hansen’s charge continued, as the Swede eventually got the better of Scheider to take the lead, but the pack bunched up once more as the chasing drivers hit the brakes late into the Switch Zone. A smooth driver change saw RXR climb to second place. Kristoffersson, reading the situation well, used his ENOWA Hyperdrive at the Switch Zone exit to get ahead of Andretti Altawkilat’s Munnings and get in front.
This jump up the order into top spot saw RXR take the Heat win and first place in the Qualifying standings. Slightly further back, NEOM McLaren’s Ekström was also on the charge, and soon secured second place and a spot in the Grand Final for his new team.
Andretti Altawkilat and SUN Minimeal Team, having both had a share of the lead, only secured enough points for a spot in the Redemption Race despite showing good pace.
The Extreme E Season 4 opener in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, gets underway this weekend (17-18 February). The racing action will be live across ITV and STV in the UK, while outside of the UK please visit here for broadcaster details.
Q1 Heat 1:
E.ON Veloce Racing 10:53.341 mins
NEOM McLaren Extreme E Team +4.706s
SUN Minimeal Team +9.686s
JBXE +34.089s
Q1 Heat 2:
Rosberg X Racing 11:04.679 mins
Andretti Altawkilat Extreme E +4.261s
ACCIONA | SAINZ XE Team +8.230s
LEGACY MOTOR CLUB IN ASSOCIATION WITH JIMMIE JOHNSON +24.286s
Q2 Heat 1:
ACCIONA | SAINZ XE Team 10:56.533 mins
E.ON Veloce Racing +3.287s
LEGACY MOTOR CLUB IN ASSOCIATION WITH JIMMIE JOHNSON +11.496s
JBXE +43.833s
Q2 Heat 2:
Rosberg X Racing 11:11.797 mins
NEOM McLaren Extreme E Team +1.211s
Andretti Altawkilat Extreme E +6.615s
SUN Minimeal Team +15.382s
Qualifying Standings:
Rosberg X Racing: 20
E.ON Veloce Racing: 18
NEOM McLaren Extreme E Team: 16
ACCIONA | SAINZ XE Team: 16
Andretti Altawkilat Extreme E: 14
SUN Minimeal Team: 10
LEGACY MOTOR CLUB™ IN ASSOCIATION WITH JIMMIE JOHNSON: 10
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (February 17, 2024) – Gus Dean won a wild Daytona ARCA 200 on Saturday morning, outlasting a stout field of cars that was thinned by several multi-car incidents.
Dean, 29, from Bluffton, South Carolina, took the lead from Venturini Motorsports teammate Jake Finch on an overtime restart, and cruised to the victory when the race was slowed for a crash entering turn three which froze the field at the time of caution.
The first multi-car crash erupted on lap 4 after contact in the pack sent Dean out of control into his teammate Toni Breidinger. Breidinger lost control in front of the pack, sweeping up nearly a dozen cars in the aftermath including Chicago Street Race winner Shane Van Gisbergen. As the field slowed for the mid-race scheduled caution, Marco Andretti was spun out of the pack down the backstretch, sending several cars sliding into the infield grass. General Tire Pole Award winner Willie Mullins was also involved in a hard crash with Scott Melton just past the race’s midway point, and the final incident on the last lap involved Finch, 2023 series runner-up Andres Perez, Lavar Scott, Ryan Huff, and Andy Jankowiak, all of whom were battling inside the top five at the time.
“I came here with a purpose this week,” Dean said after the race. “I started racing when I was four years old at a tiny dirt track in Georgia, and my granddad came to every single race I ever ran. At every race, even right up to the very end, he told me at every race to get what I can. Tonight, we got what we could.”
Thomas Annunziata finished second in his ARCA Menards Series debut, followed by defending race winner Greg Van Alst, Christian Rose, and front row starter Tim Richmond. Jason Kitzmiller finished sixth, followed by Luxembourg native Gil Linster, Alex Clubb, Amber Balcaen, and Andy Jankowiak.
The race was moved up to Friday due to an unfavorable forecast on Saturday, eventually going green just before midnight on Friday evening. The numerous cautions, nine total, pushed the race to a conclusion just shy of 2 am ET on Saturday morning, holding the average speed to just 98.949 miles per hour. Dean’s margin of victory, under caution, was officially 0.441 seconds.
The next race for the ARCA Menards Series is the General Tire 150 at Phoenix Raceway, scheduled for Friday, March 6. The race will be televised live on FS1 starting at 8:30 pm ET; it will also be broadcast live nationwide on select affiliates of the MRN Radio network. ARCARacing.com will have live timing & scoring data throughout all on-track sessions; please follow @ARCA_Racing on X (formerly Twitter) for up-to-the-minute updates.
About ARCA
The Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA), founded in 1953 by John and Mildred Marcum in Toledo, Ohio, and acquired by NASCAR in April 2018, is the leading grassroots stock car sanctioning body in the United States. Bridging the gap between NASCAR’s top three national touring series and weekly racing all across the country, the organization administers more than 100 events annually, including the ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East, ARCA Menards Series West, plus weekly racing at Toledo and Flat Rock Speedways. For more information about ARCA visit www.arcaracing.com, or follow ARCA on Facebook (@ARCARacing) and Twitter (@ARCA_Racing).
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — With cars wrecking and flipping behind him in overtime, Nick Sanchez claimed the first NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series victory of his young NASCAR Cup Series career in Friday night’s Fresh From Florida 250 at Daytona International Speedway.
The race ended under caution on the second lap of the overtime after Rajah Caruth, running fourth, moved up the track and turned the No. 91 Chevrolet of Jack Wood in front of the field.
Sanchez and runner-up Corey Heim were clear of the chaos, and Caruth escaped with minimal damage to run third. But behind them, the Chevy of Daniel Dye launched the Toyota of Taylor Gray, which flipped in mid-air and landed upright on its tires in a gaggle of mangled cars.
All told 12 trucks were involved in the wreck, which caused the record 12th caution of the evening.
Coincidentally, Sanchez rallied from a 13-truck crash on Lap 6 to score the victory for his No. 2 Rev Racing Chevrolet team in his sophomore season.
“It’s huge,” Sanchez said. “We spent all of last year trying to get a win. I knew coming into this year I knew that I had to, right? What better race than to do it than Daytona? Honestly, out of every race, if I was going to do it, this would have been the last one (I expected), but happy to do it. It’s awesome.
“I just knew I had to lead at the white flag, because they were probably going to wreck. I’m glad they wrecked — if everyone is OK. I’m just happy.
“It’s huge. Obviously, we have a new technical partner in Spire (Motorsports)—our first race with them. What a better way to start a partnership. (Sponsor) Gainbridge has stuck with me. They were winless last year. They all deserve it, and they’re going to celebrate with me.”
Caruth was thankful for his third-place finish, but he rued the wreck that ended the race.
“I’m trying to play it back differently in the last laps, but thank you to everybody at Spire Motorsports, HendrickCars.com, the Hendrick Automotive Group, and Mr. H (Hendrick) for what they’ve done for me along with everybody at Spire and Chevy,” Carruth said.
“Man, I felt like I got a bad push there, and you’re already getting tight off of the corner, and everybody is going for all they have on the last lap. I feel terrible to see trucks like that torn up. I hope Taylor (Gray) is all right. But a good night to start the year.”
Fifty-one of the 101 laps were run under caution, and it didn’t take long for the action to start. The first major incident KO’d a handful of drivers.
On the backstretch on Lap 6 of a scheduled 100 circuits, a shove from Christian Eckes’ Chevrolet turned the Ford of three-time series champion Matt Crafton into the Ford of Layne Riggs, igniting a 13-truck accident that eliminated Ty Dillon, Thad Moffitt and Jake Garcia.
With his team unable to effect repairs on his No. 38 Ford F-150, Riggs took his Truck to the garage under caution on Lap 17.
“Chaos, a lot of craziness — everybody was just kind of all over the place,” Dillon said after a mandatory trip to the infield care center. “I’ve never seen anything look like that from behind the wheel four laps into a race.
“With my experience, I knew something like that was going to happen. That’s why I got myself to the bottom to hopefully have a spot to bail. And sure enough, it happened. I thought I got through… I hit the grass and it knocked the tires out of my hand, and I was trying to catch it with the throttle…
“Just hate to be taken out so early and not have a chance.”
The Lap 6 incident was a harbinger of the chaos to come.
Defending series champion Ben Rhodes saw a good night turn bad when Tyler Ankrum door-slammed his Ford on Lap 68. Rhodes pitted with a flat tire a lap later, but after leaving the pits, he spun and crashed as the lead packed tried to dodge the No. 99 Ford in the center of the track.
Rhodes exited the race, and soon after, Johhny Sauter was an innocent victim of a four-truck wreck off Turn 4—after leading 24 laps, second only to Sanchez’s 26.
Bret Holmes finished fourth, followed by Spencer Boyd. Stefan Parsons, Crafton, Timmy Hill, Bryan Dauzat and Eckes completed the top 10.
NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Race – Fresh From Florida 250 Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida Friday, February 16, 2024 (6) Nick Sanchez, Chevrolet, 101. (26) Corey Heim, Toyota, 101. (20) Rajah Caruth, Chevrolet, 101. (19) Bret Holmes, Chevrolet, 101. (31) Spencer Boyd, Chevrolet, 101. (27) Stefan Parsons, Chevrolet, 101. (11) Matt Crafton, Ford, 101. (33) Timmy Hill, Toyota, 101. (29) Bryan Dauzat, Chevrolet, 101. (25) Christian Eckes, Chevrolet, 101. (5) Tyler Ankrum, Chevrolet, 101. (34) Jason White, Ford, 101. (9) Bayley Currey, Chevrolet, 101. (17) Stewart Friesen, Toyota, 101. (8) Tanner Gray, Toyota, 101. (1) Ty Majeski, Ford, 101. (8) Tanner Gray, Toyota, 101. (22) Grant Enfinger, Chevrolet, 101. (23) Jack Wood, Chevrolet, 101. (12) Taylor Gray, Toyota, Accident, 100. (3) Corey LaJoie(i), Chevrolet, Accident, 100. (7) Daniel Dye, Chevrolet, Accident, 100. (30) Cory Roper, Chevrolet, Accident, 100. (14) Codie Rohrbaugh, Chevrolet, Accident, 100. (15) Dean Thompson, Toyota, Accident, 100. (32) Mason Massey, Chevrolet, 100. (4) Matt Mills, Chevrolet, 99. (13) Toni Breidinger, Toyota, 97. (18) Chase Purdy, Chevrolet, Accident, 93. (2) Johnny Sauter, Chevrolet, Accident, 79. (24) Ben Rhodes, Ford, Accident, 71. (36) Keith McGee, Ford, Accident, 44. (35) Lawless Alan, Ford, Overheating, 27. (21) Layne Riggs #, Ford, DVP, 13. (16) Jake Garcia, Ford, Accident, 6. (28) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, Accident, 5. (10) Thad Moffitt #, Chevrolet, Accident, 5.
Average Speed of Race Winner: 98.933 mph.
Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 33 Mins, 8 Secs. Margin of Victory: Under Caution Seconds.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): Nick Sanchez 3 times for 26 laps; Johnny Sauter 6 times for 24 laps; Tyler Ankrum 2 times for 16 laps; Bret Holmes 3 times for 13 laps; Ty Majeski 3 times for 6 laps; Ben Rhodes 1 time for 5 laps; Corey LaJoie(i) 1 time for 5 laps; Grant Enfinger 1 time for 2 laps; Tanner Gray 1 time for 1 lap; Rajah Caruth 1 time for 1 lap; Chase Purdy 1 time for 1 lap; Christian Eckes 1 time for 1 lap.
Nick Sanchez, No. 2 Rev Racing Silverado RST, took the checkered-flag in the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series’ season-opener at Daytona International Speedway – earning Chevrolet its milestone 100th all-time points-paying victory in the NASCAR national ranks at Daytona International Speedway.
The victory – Sanchez’s first career victory in the series – is Chevrolet’s fourth NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win at Daytona International Speedway, and the manufacturer’s series-leading 277th all-time win in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series competition.
Chevrolet – the winningest manufacturer in NASCAR history at Daytona International Speedway – has also earned a series-leading 50 all-time NASCAR Cup Series wins, including 25 Daytona 500 triumphs, and 46 all-time NASCAR Xfinity Series wins at the “World Center of Racing”.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 16, 2024) – As Nick Sanchez took his first career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory in the series’ season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway, he also became a pivotal part in Chevrolet’s history at the famed Florida superspeedway. Sanchez and the No. 2 Rev Racing Silverado RST team earned Chevrolet its milestone 100th all-time points-paying NASCAR win at Daytona International Speedway – further extending its record as the winningest manufacturer in NASCAR history at the track.
“To earn 100 NASCAR wins at Daytona International Speedway is a monumental achievement in Chevy’s storied racing history,” said Scott Bell, Vice President, Global Chevrolet. “On behalf of everyone at Chevrolet, thank you to all the drivers and teams who have contributed wins over the years that brought us to this milestone. Chevrolet is proud to be the winningest manufacturer at one of NASCAR’s most iconic venues.”
Chevrolet’s legacy at the “World Center of Racing” began early when Bob Welborn drove his 1959 Chevrolet to the win in NASCAR’s first-ever race at Daytona International Speedway. Now, over 60 years later, the Bowtie brand has accumulated 50 all-time NASCAR Cup Series wins, 46 all-time NASCAR Xfinity Series wins and four NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series wins at Daytona International Speedway – a combined record that continues to raise the mark for its manufacturer competitors. Sanchez is the 48th different driver to carry the Bowtie brand to victory lane in the NASCAR’s national ranks at Daytona International Speedway.
The 2024 NASCAR season-opening race weekend at Daytona International Speedway continues with Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series United Rentals 300, followed by the NASCAR Cup Series 66th running of the Daytona 500 on Sunday.
Chevrolet NCS Winners at DIS Jeff Gordon: 6 Dale Earnhardt Jr: 4 Tony Stewart: 4 Cale Yarborough: 3 Dale Earnhardt: 3 Jimmie Johnson: 3 Michael Waltrip: 3 Sterling Marlin: 3 Austin Dillon: 2 Ernie Irvan: 2 Junior Johnson: 2 Kevin Harvick: 2 Benny Parsons: 1 Bob Welborn: 1 Dale Jarrett: 1 Darrell Waltrip: 1 Derrike Cope: 1 Geoff Bodine: 1 Greg Sacks: 1 Jamie McMurray: 1 Johnny Rutherford: 1 Justin Haley: 1 Ricky Stenhouse Jr: 1 Tim Richmond: 1 William Byron: 1
Chevrolet NXS Winners at DIS Dale Earnhardt Jr: 6 Tony Stewart: 6 Dale Earnhardt: 5 Austin Hill: 2 Justin Haley: 2 Randy LaJoie: 2 Austin Dillon: 1 Chase Elliott: 1 Clint Bowyer: 1 Darrell Waltrip: 1 Geoff Bodine: 1 James Buescher: 1 Jeremy Clements: 1 Joe Nemechek: 1 Justin Allgaier: 1 Kasey Kahne: 1 Kevin Harvick: 1 Kurt Busch: 1 Kyle Busch: 1 Kyle Larson: 1 Martin Truex Jr: 1 Matt Kenseth: 1 Michael Annett: 1 Noah Gragson: 1 Regan Smith: 1 Ross Chastain: 1 Steve Grissom: 1 Tyler Reddick: 1 William Byron: 1
Chevrolet NCTS Winners at DIS Johnny Sauter: 2 Kaz Grala: 1 Nick Sanchez: 1
About Chevrolet
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HEIM KICKS OFF SEASON WITH TOP-FIVE FINISH Last season’s regular season champion delivers in Daytona opener
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (February 16, 2024) – Corey Heim continued his impressive run of success in the NASCAR Truck Series, finishing third to lead Toyota in an incident filled race at the Daytona International Speedway on Friday night.
Heim has now finished inside the top 10 in 22 of his last 25 Truck Series starts. The Toyota development driver has also scored back-to-back top-10 finishes at Daytona.
Fellow Toyota development driver, Taylor Gray, was battling for the win on the final lap, before being taken out in an accident, which caused the New Mexico-native to flip. Gray was evaluated and released from the Infield Care Center.
Toyota Racing Post-Race Recap NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Daytona International Speedway Race 1 of 23 – 100 Laps, 250 Miles
TOYOTA FINISHING POSITIONS 1st, Nick Sanchez* 2nd, Rajah Caruth* 3rd, COREY HEIM 4th, Bret Holmes* 5th, Spencer Boyd* 8th, TIMMY HILL 14th, STEWART FRIESEN 16th, TANNER GRAY 19th, TAYLOR GRAY 24th, DEAN THOMPSON 27th, TONI BREIDINGER *non-Toyota driver
Can you take us through the last restart and final laps?
“Just wrecking a lot. First of all, I hope everyone is okay from that wreck. It looked pretty brutal in my mirror. I hope everyone is okay. That was a tough one. I really do anything. I avoided wrecks the whole race and I was there at the end and finished third. I really didn’t contribute to the draft at all. I just avoided wrecks and I just kind of figured this is what was going to happen. I didn’t feel like we had a truck to win tonight but I could run top five and we did. Thank you to everyone at Toyota Racing, Safelite and TRICON Garage. We’ll move on to Atlanta.”
How aggressive was the racing out there tonight?
“It was tough. I just avoided a lot of wrecks during the race. I can’t believe I didn’t get caught up in one at one point. My truck is somehow pretty clean. It was brutal out there for sure. A lot of wrecks and I didn’t really contribute much to the draft at all. I was there at the end. I’m really grateful to Toyota Racing, Safelite and TRICON Garage for their contributions. I don’t think we had a winning truck tonight but our Tundra TRD Pro was good enough to end up third.”
TAYLOR GRAY, No. 17 JBL Toyota Tundra TRD Pro, TRICON Garage
Finishing Position: 19th
What happened out there?
“I watched the replay. I like Rajah (Caruth) a lot. I don’t know what he was doing. If you look at the replay, there is no hole to get in. The 91 (Jack Wood) is still at his right front. I don’t know if he is trying to stall a lane and just misjudged it. He just got the 91 in the left rear, and you saw it from there. I don’t know who hit me to flip me over like that. We had a really good JBL Toyota Tundra TRD Pro. It sucks really bad. We were in a really good position to win, and it got taken away from us.”
What is the feeling like when you are in the air?
“I think you are just happy to not get in the catchfence, honestly, at that point. I think when you are upside down you are just waiting to get up in the catchfence, so when you get back on four wheels, you are like thank goodness. I didn’t get up in the catchfence. The catchfence makes things a lot worse. It’s really not that bad. There’s been worse. I didn’t see the full flip, but I don’t think mine was that bad.”
DEAN THOMPSON, No. 5 David Mancini & Sons Toyota Tundra TRD Pro, TRICON Garage
Finishing Position: 24th
Do you feel the racing could’ve been less aggressive?
“Yeah, I do a lot of video review with my David Mancini & Sons TRICON Toyota boys, watching past races and more for the mistakes of others and trying to be better. I feel like that’s what got us up there. I just feel like there’s inexperience in the Truck Series – I’m not saying I’m the best but I’m certainly better than some out there. Just inexperience and aggressiveness.”
About Toyota
Toyota (NYSE:TM) has been a part of the cultural fabric in North America for more than 65 years, and is committed to advancing sustainable, next-generation mobility through our Toyota and Lexus brands, plus our more than 1,800 dealerships.
Toyota directly employs more than 63,000 people in North America who have contributed to the design, engineering, and assembly of nearly 45 million cars and trucks at our 13 manufacturing plants. By 2025, Toyota’s 14th plant in North Carolina will begin to manufacture automotive batteries for electrified vehicles. With more electrified vehicles on the road than any other automaker, Toyota currently offers 26 electrified options.
Ford Performance Notes and Quotes NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Fresh From Florida 250 | Friday, February 16, 2024
Unofficial Ford Finishing Results: 7th – Matt Crafton 12th – Jason White 15th – Ty Majeski 30th – Ben Rhodes 31st – Keith MdGee 32nd – Lawless Alan 33rd – Layne Riggs 34th – Jake Garcia
TY MAJESKI, No. 98 Road Ranger 50th Store Ford F-150 – “We had a fast Ford F-150. I mean, we had good stage points the first two stages and that was always a goal of ours coming in here was to get stage points so you can salvage your points day when the end turns out like that. It was probably a halfway decent points day. We’ll move on to Atlanta, do this all over again and then we’ll go racing in Vegas.”
WITH OVERTIME DO YOU EXPECT WHAT HAPPENED TO HAPPEN? “Yeah, 100 percent, especially with the people driving these trucks. Half of the field doesn’t know what they’re doing. They’re way too aggressive at different points of the racetrack and this is the result.”
MATT CRAFTON, No. 88 Ideal Door/Menards Ford F-150 – “It’s this way on all of the speedway racing. We could save the team owners a lot of money if we just went to a rental go-kart track and wrecked each other and drove through each other. They just shove each other until each other wrecks. They just don’t lift. There were times at the beginning of the race – somebody was pushing the 19 and the 19 got into the back of me and I was pushing the 15 and turned him. It’s just a product of this racing.”
IS IT A CASE WHERE ON THE LAST RESTART YOU ARE RUNNING SEVENTH OR EIGHTH AND ARE YOU JUST HOPING FOR AN OPENING? “Absolutely. They started wrecking and then I saw the seas part for just a second and then it closed up. I was like, ‘Well, there’s nothing I can do here.’ They told me to make sure I brought it home. I hit the grass and downshifted and kept it going, and I guess we brought home a top 10.”
BEN RHODES, No. 99 Ranch Fuel Energy Drink F-150 – WHAT HAPPENED ONCE YOU WENT BACK OUT ON THE TRACK AFTER THE TIRE WAS CHANGED? “They tried to clearance it after that initial contact while leading the inside line. The tire went down. They tried to clearance it and put a new set on and it just wasn’t enough. As soon as I got on the track I said it’s one or two corners more and it’s gonna go, but you don’t know that for certain so you keep going and keep going. Eventually, going into turn three I felt it start to let go. At that point, I was too far into the corner to get to the apron to get out of the groove, so I tried to take an audible and run straight to the wall to stay out of everybody’s way. Eckes split me and then I was stuck in the middle, so that was kind of embarrassing and definitely not ideal. I just tried to keep it to a minimum and it was too little, too late and then unfortunately I did collect some people with us, but we were trying to maximize what we had and not lose anymore laps and just try to stay out there, maybe a tire wouldn’t go down and it did at the worst point, so I feel sorry for all of my competitors. I’m thankful for Ranch Fuel, Ford and ThorSport Racing for everything they’ve done for us. Nothing is given at Daytona, you’ve got to earn it.”
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From being involved in an early multi-truck wreck to escaping a final lap multi-truck wreck, Nick Sanchez capped off his roller-coaster evening mired with on-track chaos to claim his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career victory in the Fresh From Florida 250 at Daytona International Speedway on Friday, February 16.
The 22-year-old Sanchez from Miami, Florida, led three times for a race-high 26 of 101 over-scheduled laps in an event where he was involved in a multi-truck wreck on the fifth lap. Despite sustaining cosmetic damage to his No. 2 Gainbridge Chevrolet Silverado RST, Sanchez managed to continue as he methodically remained within distance of the front-runners through the draft. Amid more carnages ensuing, he assumed the lead for the first time with nearly 40 laps remaining and managed to remain upfront amid four additional late-race restarts amid four on-track carnages.
Then during an overtime shootout, Sanchez, who briefly lost the lead to Rajah Caruth, reassumed the top spot with drafting help from Taylor Gray before the final lap. During the final lap, Caruth ignited a multi-truck wreck entering the backstretch that sent a multitude of competitors piling into one another and Gray flipping in the air and on top of two competitors before rolling back on all four wheels. With Sanchez managing to drive away from the field prior to the incident, he was able to cruise back to the frontstretch under a cautious pace and claim his first checkered flag in his 24th series start.
With on-track qualifying that determined the starting lineup occurring on Friday, Ty Majeski started on pole position after posting a pole-winning lap at 178.767 mph in 50.345 seconds. Joining him on the front row was Johnny Sauter, who clocked in the second-best qualifying lap at 178.703 mph in 50.363 seconds.
Prior to the event, the following names that included Spencer Boyd, Ben Rhodes and Jason White dropped to the rear of the field due to unapproved adjustments made to their respective entries.
When the green flag waved and the 2024 Craftsman Truck Series season commenced, Majeski and Sauter battled dead even for the lead through the first two turns and the backstretch amid two tight-packed lanes. With the front-runners continuing to battle amid two tight-packed lanes through Turns 3 and 4 and through the frontstretch, Sauter managed to lead the first lap by a hair over Majeski while receiving drafting help from teammate Matt Mills.
Through the next four laps and as the field started to fan out to three lanes amid the draft, Sauter and Majeski duked back and forth for the lead until Sauter managed to muscle his No. 45 Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado RST ahead of the pack with both lanes in his control. In the process, Majeski settled in second ahead of Corey LaJoie, Tyler Ankrum and Daniel Dye. Meanwhile, Mills, who sustained significant front nose damage to his No. 42 J.F. Electric/Utilitra Chevrolet Silverado RST by drafting Sauter hard in the early laps, was the lead competitor on the outside lane until he was shoved out of the draft amid a tight three-wide battle towards the front.
Then just past the fifth lap mark, the event’s first caution flew after Crafton, who was boxed in between Tanner Gray and Christian Eckes amid a stacked two-pack lane within the top 15, received a bump from Eckes into Gray that got Crafton’s No. 88 Menards Ford F-150 loose and bumping into the side of rookie Layne Riggs, which then carried forth into Crafton clipping Tanner Gray, who clipped Stewart Friesen, who then clipped Nick Sanchez through the backstretch. The chain reaction incident ended up triggering a multi-truck wreck that also included Ty Dillon, Thad Moffitt, Rajah Caruth, Lawless Alan, Keith McGee, Enfinger, and Jake Garcia. Amid the incident, Sauter was scored the leader ahead of Majeski, LaJoie, Ankrum and Daniel Dye while Bayley Currey, Taylor Gray, Bret Holmes, Toni Breidinger and Dean Thompson were running in the top 10.
During the caution period, some including Jason White, LaJoie, Grant Enfinger, Timmy Hill, Ben Rhodes, Crafton, Riggs, Mills and Tanner Gray pitted while the rest led by Sauter remained on the track.
When the race restarted under green on Lap 12, Sauter and Majeski dueled for the lead in front of two tight-packed lanes through the first two turns and the backstretch. They remained dead even for the lead through the frontstretch as Sauter tried to edge ahead before Majeski fought back on the inside lane. Amid the tight battle for the lead, Sauter had teammate Currey and Taylor Gray drafting him while Majeski had drafting help from Ankrum as he then muscled ahead with the lead through Turns 3 and 4 during the following lap. Majeski would continue to have both drafting lanes to himself with the lead and with drafting help from Ankrum by the Lap 15 mark.
Shortly after, the caution returned after Lawless Alan, who was involved in the event’s early multi-truck wreck, spun by himself below the apron entering Turns 1 and 2 after he blew a right-rear tire and damaged his front nose after his truck dug into the infield grass before he then spun back across the track and was dodged by oncoming traffic. During the caution period, some including Dye, Stefan Parsons, Cory Roper, Sanchez, Caruth, Codie Rohrbaugh and Boyd pitted while the rest led by Sauter remained on the track.
With a single remaining in the first stage period, the event restarted under green. At the start, Sauter and Majeski again dueled for the top spot through the first two turns until Sauter prevailed on the outside lane with drafting help from teammate Currey to assume the top spot for good through the backstretch. The field then fanned out through the backstretch as both Currey and Majeski tried to mount a late charge for the lead, but their momentum was not enough as Sauter managed to capture the first Truck stage victory of the 2024 season. Majeski and Currey duked for the runner-up spot while Ankrum, Taylor Gray, Holmes, Jack Wood, Eckes, Thompson and Heim were scored in the top 10.
Under the stage break, some led by Sauter pitted while the rest led by Majeski remained on the track.
The second stage period started on Lap 26 as Majeski and Ankrum occupied the front row. At the start, Majeski and Ankrum dueled for the lead until Ankrum muscled ahead with drafting help from teammate Eckes through Turns 1 and 2. With the field dispersed and the competitors trying to regather into a drafting file, Ankrum retained the lead over teammate Eckes and Rhodes while LaJoie, Crafton, Daniel Dye, Sanchez, Breidinger, Heim and Mills moved up the leaderboard as Majeski dropped out of the top 10.
At the Lap 30 mark, Ankrum retained the lead ahead of a hard-charging Rhodes, who received drafting help from LaJoie on the outside lane to challenge Ankrum for the lead through Turns 1 and 2 while Eckes continued to draft teammate Ankrum on the inside lane. Amid the stacked two-packed field, Crafton and Sanchez battled for fifth while Heim, Dye, Majeski and Breidinger were running in the top 10 ahead of Enfinger, Mills, Caruth, Sauter, Roper and Holmes.
A lap later and as both Ankrum and Rhodes continued to battle dead even for the lead, the caution flew due to debris in the form of a tire carcass from Stewart Friesen’s entry being spotted in Turn 3, with Friesen pitting for fresh tires. During the caution period, some including Sauter, Currey, Thompson, Tanner Gray, Breidinger, Mills and Holmes pitted while the rest led by Ankrum remained on the track.
During the following restart on Lap 37, Ankrum received another strong push from teammate Eckes to muscle ahead with the lead on the inside lane. Crafton and Dye would follow suit while Rhodes fell back into a side-by-side battle with teammate Majeski for fifth place amid the draft and two stacked lanes. With Rhodes picking up LaJoie as a drafting partner through the frontstretch, Ankrum maintained the lead ahead of teammate Eckes, Crafton and Dye through the proceeding lap.
The caution, however, would return on Lap 38 due to reports of mist around the superspeedway venue. With the field being directed to pit road and placed under a red flag period for more than seven minutes to await the track being dried, Ankrum was awarded the Stage 2 victory scheduled to conclude on Lap 40. Teammate Eckes settled in second while Crafton, Dye, Rhodes, Majeski, LaJoie, Enfinger, Sanchez and Heim were scored in the top 10.
Once the red flag lifted and the field proceeded under a cautious pace for the second stage break, nearly the entire field led by Ankrum pitted while the rest led by Bret Holmes and Sauter remained on the track. During the pit stops, Ankrum nearly collided with Spencer Boyd, who was trying to enter his pit stall. In addition, Jason White drove through multiple pit stalls while Majeski was penalized due to his pit crew jumping over his pit stall too soon.
With 56 laps remaining, the final stage commenced under green as Holmes and Sauter occupied the front row. At the start, Holmes marched ahead with the lead from Sauter, where the former moved in front of him to the inside lane before Tanner Gray gained a strong run amid the draft through the backstretch to claim the lead followed by Chase Purdy. Amid Gray’s early efforts, Holmes would maintain the lead amid the draft followed by Sauter for the next two laps before the caution returned as Keith McGee wrecked in Turn 4.
During the caution period, select names that included Sanchez, LaJoie and Cory Roper pitted while the rest led by Holmes remained on the track.
With the event restarting with 49 laps remaining, Sauter and Holmes engaged in another side-by-side battle for the lead and in front of two tight-packed lanes. Five laps later, however, the caution flew after Holmes slipped sideways while battling Sauter entering the frontstretch and spun towards the infield along with Currey, who spun off the front nose of Taylor Gray and made light contact with the inside wall towards the pit road entrance. This resulted in a majority of the field led by Sauter returning to pit road for service while the rest led by Enfinger pitted. Enfinger, however, would pit shortly after along with several other names during the caution period, thus handing the lead to Sanchez
With the event restarting with 39 laps remaining, Sanchez received a strong push from Taylor Gray to muscle away with the lead. As the field fanned out to two and three tight-packed lanes amid the draft, Sanchez had both lanes to his control as he retained the lead followed by Taylor Gray. Three laps later, however, Ben Rhodes received a strong shove from Eckes to march forward into the lead, where he would lead the next five laps before he was challenged by Sauter for the top spot.
Then with 30 laps remaining, Rhodes made an unscheduled pit stop under green due to a tire issue to his No. 99 Ranch Fuel Energy Drink Ford F-150 as a result of an earlier on-track contact with Ankrum, where Ankrum ran into the right side of Rhodes’ entry. Amid Rhodes’ issue, a three-way battle for the lead ensued between Chase Purdy, Sanchez and Eckes for the lead while LaJoie, Parsons, Taylor Gray, Ankrum and Jack Wood joined the battle amid two tight-packed lanes.
Two laps later, Rhodes’ event went from bad to worse after he slipped sideways and spun in Turn 4 while also making contact with Tanner Gray and Breidinger due to another tire issue to his entry. The issue occurred as Rhodes was lapped by the leaders entering Turns 3 and 4. With the damage to his entry, the reigning two-time Truck Series champion concluded his event in his pit stall.
During the proceeding restart with 23 laps remaining, Sanchez received a strong shove from Eckes to assume the lead from LaJoie as Taylor Gray followed suit in third place. Trouble, however, returned during the following lap when Eckes received a bump from LaJoie that sent his No. 19 NAPA Chevrolet Silverado RST sideways and into the side of Parsons while he also got rear-ended by Sauter, whose hood popped up as both he and Eckes spun entering the frontstretch.
The start of the next restart with 16 laps remaining featured Sanchez muscling away from the field on the inside lane with a strong push from Taylor Gray. They would be followed by Jack Wood while the rest of the field engaged to battling in two tight-packed lanes. The following lap, the caution returned after Dean Thompson ran into the rear of Mason Massey entering Turn 4 and slipped sideways while teammate Breidinger was also involved as she ran into the rear of Thompson, slipped up the track and spun her No. 1 Celsius Toyota Tundra TRD Pro.
During the following restart with nine laps remaining, Rajah Caruth received drafting help from teammate LaJoie to move into the lead entering the first two turns. Both Spire Motorsports competitors would muscle away from the field through the backstretch until Sanchez gained a massive draft to reassume the top spot with drafting help from Taylor Gray as they were followed by Wood, Ankrum and Purdy while Caruth and LaJoie briefly separated amid the draft.
Two laps later and as Sanchez and Taylor Gray started to battle dead even for the lead in front of the pack, the caution flew after Ankrum slipped sideways off the front nose of Purdy, with both collecting Eckes before spinning through the backstretch’s grass. The incident was enough to send the event into overtime as Sanchez was scored the leader ahead of Caruth, Taylor Gray, Wood, LaJoie and Crafton.
At the start of the first overtime attempt, Sanchez and Caruth battled dead even for the lead through the first two turns until Caruth assumed the lead from the outside lane as both he and LaJoie rocketed ahead from the outside lane. They then maintained the lead through the backstretch until Sanchez and Taylor Gray gained a run to the outside lane towards Turns 3 and 4, which was enough for Sanchez to reassume the lead entering the frontstretch.
When the white flag waved and the final lap started, Sanchez was leading ahead of Taylor Gray, Wood, Caruth and Heim as the field started to fan out to three lanes through the first two turns. Then entering the backstretch, a fiery multi-truck ignited after Caruth drove up the track and turned Wood into Taylor Gray, which sent Gray spinning and wrecking against the backstretch’s outside wall before he was T-boned by Daniel Dye and sent upside-down on top of Eckes and Tanner Gray before his No. 17 JBL Toyota Tundra TRD Pro rolled back on all four wheels. With the caution flag flying to end the event as nearly the entire field wrecked in the backstretch, Sanchez, who drove away from the incident, was scored the leader and declared the winner for his first series’ career victory.
With the victory, Sanchez, who claimed the 2023 Truck Series Rookie-of-the-Year title and just missed the Championship 4 cutline amid a winless season, became the 123rd competitor overall to achieve a victory in the Craftsman Truck Series and the seventh to do so at Daytona International Speedway. He also recorded the first victory across NASCAR’s top three national touring series for Rev Racing and the 100th points-paying victory in NASCAR at Daytona for the Chevrolet nameplate, with the Chevrolet nameplate also racking up its fourth victory at Daytona.
Photo by Patrick Sue-Chan for SpeedwayMedia.com.
“[The win]’s Pretty surreal, especially with how the race started,” Sanchez said on FS1. “A big thanks to my team, sticking with me all last year. We were winless. It hurt. We should’ve won, but we redeemed ourselves in the first race possible. [It’s] Definitely gonna be a good year.”
Amid the carnage, Corey Heim ended uo in second place followed by Rajah Caruth, who navigated his damaged No. 71 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Silverado RST to a strong top-three result while Bret Holmes and Spencer Boyd ended up in the top five. Parsons, Crafton, Timmy Hill, Bryan Dauzat and Eckes finished in the top 10.
Taylor Gray, who ended up 19th following his final-lap upside-down wreck, emerged uninjured, though he, LaJoie, Dye, Roper, Thompson and Rohrbaugh were unable to finish.
There were 24 lead changes for 12 different leaders. The race featured 12 cautions for 52 laps.
Following the first event of the 2024 Truck Series season, Tyler Ankrum, who finished 11th at Daytona, leads the regular-season standings by a single point over Sanchez, four over Eckes, five over both Holmes and Crafton, seven over both Heim and Majeski and eight over Caruth.
Results.
1. Nick Sanchez, 26 laps led
2. Corey Heim
3. Rajah Caruth, one lap led
4. Bret Holmes, 13 laps led
5. Spencer Boyd
6. Stefan Parsons
7. Matt Crafton
8. Timmy Hill
9. Bryan Dauzat
10. Christian Eckes, one lap led
11. Tyler Ankrum, 16 laps led, Stage 2 winner
12. Jason White
13. Bayley Currey
14. Stewart Friesen
15. Ty Majeski, six laps led
16. Tanner Gray, one lap led
17. Grant Enfinger, two laps led
18. Jack Wood
19. Taylor Gray – OUT, Accident
20. Corey LaJoie – OUT, Accident, five laps led
21. Daniel Dye – OUT, Accident
22. Cory Roper – OUT, Accident
23. Codie Rohrbaugh – OUT, Accident
24. Dean Thompson – OUT, Accident
25. Mason Massey, one lap down
26. Matt Mills, two laps down
27. Tony Breidinger, four laps down
28. Chase Purdy – OUT, Accident, one lap led
29. Johnny Sauter – OUT, Accident, 24 laps led, Stage 1 winner
30. Ben Rhodes, – OUT, Accident, five laps led
31. Keith McGee – OUT, Accident
32. Lawless Alan – OUT, Overheating
33. Layne Riggs – OUT, DVP
34. Jake Garcia – OUT, Accident
35. Ty Dillon – OUT, Accident
36. Thad Moffitt – OUT, Accident
With the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season underway, the next event on the schedule is the Fr8 208 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. The event is scheduled to occur next Saturday, February 24, and air at 2 p.m. ET on FS1.
DAYTONA 500 – Practice 1 Daytona Beach, Florida – February 16, 2024
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY – NASCAR 101
Following Thursday night’s action-packed Duels at Daytona, the NASCAR Cup Series was back on-track Friday evening for the first of two 50-minute practices this week as manufacturers worked together in the draft. Ryan Blaney and the No. 12 team were able to get their first laps in the backup car after being collected in a multi-car incident in the second Duel race and posted the best 10 consecutive lap average in the field. Austin Cindric posted the second-fastest 10 consecutive lap average, followed by DAYTONA 500 pole sitter Joey Logano in fifth as the Team Penske Ford Mustangs traded places in the draft throughout the run.
Austin Cindric, driver, No. 2 Discount Tire Ford Mustang 10th
Ryan Blaney, driver, No. 12 Menards/Peak Ford Mustang 13th
Joey Logano, driver, No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Ford Mustang 14th
HEAR FROM BLANEY: “The backup car felt just like my car last night [in the Duels] so that’s always great. It’s a huge testament to the prep work these guys do and the effort they put in to make sure, in a worst-case scenario, that you can kind of plug something in and make it very similar. Everything felt very similar to last night so no issues there. We’ll just have to find a way to work our way forward come Sunday.” SATURDAY SLATE IN DAYTONA: The NASCAR Cup Series returns on-track Saturday at 10:30 a.m. ET for the final practice session leading into Sunday’s DAYTONA 500. The 50-minute session will be broadcast live on FS1 on MRN. TEAM PENSKE AT DAYTONA: Team Penske has started 154 races at Daytona International Speedway, 77 of which were in the league’s marquee event, the DAYTONA 500. Of the organization’s three wins in The Great American Race, the most recent came in 2022 when Cindric, driver of the No. 2 Discount Tire Ford Mustang, etched his name in history as the first rookie to win the crown jewel event. Ryan Newman recorded Team Penske’s first win in the event in 2008, followed by Logano in 2015.
