Johnny Sauter won his seventh Truck Series race at
Daytona on Friday evening, thanks to a timely caution on the final lap of the NextEra Energy Resources 250 that kept him safe from any last minute attacks from Kyle Busch and Ron Hornaday Jr.
Brennan Newberry had led the field to the green after earlier winning his first series pole position in 11 Truck starts, but it was Justin Lofton who quickly usurped him up front. Lofton himself fell victim to Ty Dillon six laps later, who went on to lead for a total of 56 of the 100 laps of the race. Sauter himself bided his time until the last 16 laps of the race before taking control.
The biggest accident of the evening was on lap 54 when Brendan Gaughan went for a gap that didn't exist and sparked a 14-truck wreck that sidelined himself, Newberry, Bryan Silas and Chris Fontaine. Later in the race, an accident for Ryan Truex on lap 93 brought out the fifth caution of the day and set up a five-lap shootout once the green came back out. Any last-lap attempts to dethrone Sauter were then foiled by an accident involving defending series champion James Buescher, Joey Coulter, John King and Jeff Agnew that took place after Sauter had already passed the white flag for the final lap, freezing the field.
Race results1.
#98 Johnny Sauter Toyota
100 laps 1hrs 45mins 56 secs (47pts) 2.
#51 Kyle Busch Toyota
100 laps + 0.430 (0pts)3.
#9 Ron Hornaday Jr. Chevrolet
100 laps + 1.021 (41pts)4.
#6 Justin Lofton Chevrolet
100 laps + 2.259 (41pts)5.
#4 Jeb Burton Chevrolet
100 laps + 2.555 (39pts)6.
#3 Ty Dillon Chevrolet
100 laps + 2.693 (40pts)7.
#32 Miguel Paludo Chevrolet
100 laps + 3.494 (37pts)8.
#29 Ryan Blaney Ford
100 laps + 3.662 (36pts)9.
#88 Matt Crafton Toyota
100 laps + 4.266 (35pts)10.
#39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet
100 laps + 3.823 (34pts)11.
#13 Todd Bodine Toyota
100 laps + 3.868 (34pts)12.
#54 Darrell Wallace Jr. Toyota
100 laps + 4.167 (32pts)13.
#31 James Buescher Chevrolet
100 laps + 4.900 (32pts)14.
#19 Ross Chastain Ford
100 laps + 5.725 (30pts)15.
#07 Chris Cockrum Toyota
100 laps + 6.508 (29pts)16.
#5 Tim George Jr. Ford
100 laps + 6.753 (28pts)17.
#57 Norm Benning Chevrolet
100 laps + 7.287 (27pts)18.
#33 John King Chevrolet
100 laps + 12.819 (26pts)19.
#60 Dakoda Armstrong Chevrolet
100 laps + 7.601 (25pts)20.
#1 Dusty Davis Chevrolet
100 laps + 10.726 (24pts)21.
#7 John Wes Townley Toyota
100 laps + 14.206 (23pts)22.
#18 Joey Coulter Toyota
100 laps + 53.639 (22pts)23.
#27 Jeff Agnew Chevrolet
99 laps Accident (21pts)24.
#8 Max Gresham Chevrolet
99 laps Accident (20pts)25.
#77 German Quiroga Toyota
97 laps + 3 Laps (19pts)26.
#68 Clay Greenfield RAM
95 laps + 5 Laps (18pts)27.
#17 Timothy Peters Toyota
92 laps Accident (17pts) 28.
#30 Ryan Truex Chevrolet
91 laps Accident (16pts) 29.
#62 Brendan Gaughan Chevrolet
74 laps Running (15pts) 30.
#93 Jason White Chevrolet
61 laps Accident (0pts) 31.
#81 David Starr Toyota
58 laps Suspension (13pts) 32.
#99 Bryan Silas Ford
54 laps Accident (12pts) 33.
#14 Brennan Newberry Chevrolet
54 laps Accident (11pts) 34.
#84 Chris Fontaine Toyota
53 laps Accident (10pts) 35.
#10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Chevrolet
37 laps Engine (9pts) 36.
#92 Scott Riggs Chevrolet
25 laps Engine (8pts) Qualifying times1.
#14 Brennan Newberry Chevrolet
50.797s (Pole) 177.176mph2.
#6 Justin Lofton Chevrolet
50.915s (+ 0.118s) 176.765mph3.
#31 James Buescher Chevrolet
50.919s (+ 0.122s) 176.751mph4.
#9 Ron Hornaday Jr. Chevrolet
50.930s (+ 0.133s) 176.713mph5.
#3 Ty Dillon Chevrolet
50.952s (+ 0.155s) 176.637mph6.
#51 Kyle Busch Toyota
50.997s (+ 0.200s) 176.481mph7.
#4 Jeb Burton Chevrolet
50.999s (+ 0.202s) 176.474mph8.
#32 Miguel Paludo Chevrolet
51.151s (+ 0.354s) 175.950mph9.
#30 Ryan Truex Chevrolet
51.196s (+ 0.399s) 175.795mph10.
#18 Joey Coulter Toyota
51.205s (+ 0.408s) 175.764mph11.
#29 Ryan Blaney Ford
51.210s (+ 0.413s) 175.747mph12.
#8 Max Gresham Chevrolet
51.214s (+ 0.417s) 175.733mph13.
#60 Dakoda Armstrong Chevrolet
51.227s (+ 0.430s) 175.689mph14.
#54 Darrell Wallace Jr. Toyota
51.292s (+ 0.495s) 175.466mph15.
#62 Brendan Gaughan Chevrolet
51.293s (+ 0.496s) 175.463mph16.
#19 Ross Chastain Ford
51.406s (+ 0.609s) 175.077mph17.
#88 Matt Crafton Toyota
51.548s (+ 0.751s) 174.595mph18.
#92 Scott Riggs Chevrolet
51.571s (+ 0.774s) 174.517mph19.
#68 Clay Greenfield RAM
51.573s (+ 0.776s) 174.510mph20.
#77 German Quiroga Toyota
51.621s (+ 0.824s) 174.348mph21.
#33 John King Chevrolet
51.624s (+ 0.827s) 174.338mph22.
#84 Chris Fontaine Toyota
51.639s (+ 0.842s) 174.287mph23.
#17 Timothy Peters Toyota
51.668s (+ 0.871s) 174.189mph24.
#5 Tim George Jr. Ford
51.724s (+ 0.927s) 174.000mph25.
#98 Johnny Sauter Toyota
51.793s (+ 0.996s) 173.769mph26.
#13 Todd Bodine Toyota
51.802s (+ 1.005s) 173.738mph27.
#99 Bryan Silas Ford
51.872s (+ 1.075s) 173.504mph28.
#7 John Wes Townley Toyota
51.915s (+ 1.118s) 173.360mph29.
#93 Jason White Chevrolet
52.178s (+ 1.381s) 172.486mph30.
#27 Jeff Agnew Chevrolet
52.234s (+ 1.437s) 172.302mph31.
#39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet
52.374s (+ 1.577s) 171.841mph32.
#57 Norm Benning Chevrolet
52.464s (+ 1.667s) 171.546mph33.
#07 Chris Cockrum Toyota
52.629s (+ 1.832s) 171.008mph34.
#81 David Starr Toyota
52.935s (+ 2.138s) 170.020mph35.
#10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Chevrolet
53.539s (+ 2.742s) 168.102mph36.
#1 Dusty Davis Chevrolet
52.237s (+ 1.440s) 172.292mphDid not qualify#82 Sean Corr Ford
52.267s (+ 1.470s) 172.193mph#50 Rick Crawford Chevrolet
52.587s (+ 1.790s) 171.145mph#63 Scott Stenzel Ford
53.195s (+ 2.398s) 169.189mphPractice 21.
#68 Clay Greenfield RAM
47.457s (Leader) 189.645mph (15 laps)
2.
#4 Jeb Burton Chevrolet
47.624s (-0.167s) 188.980mph (13 laps)
3.
#32 Miguel Paludo Chevrolet
47.651s (-0.194s) 188.873mph (12 laps)
4.
#30 Ryan Truex Chevrolet
47.667s (-0.210s) 188.810mph (21 laps)
5.
#14 Brennan Newberry Chevrolet
47.687s (-0.230s) 188.731mph (17 laps)
6.
#98 Johnny Sauter Toyota
47.718s (-0.261s) 188.608mph (16 laps)
7.
#17 Timothy Peters Toyota
47.774s (-0.317s) 188.387mph (12 laps)
8.
#50 Rick Crawford Chevrolet
47.799s (-0.342s) 188.288mph (14 laps)
9.
#27 Jeff Agnew Chevrolet
47.820s (-0.363s) 188.206mph (30 laps)
10.
#88 Matt Crafton Toyota
47.828s (-0.371s) 188.174mph (18 laps)
11.
#3 Ty Dillon Chevrolet
47.878s (-0.421s) 187.978mph (20 laps)
12.
#62 Brendan Gaughan Chevrolet
47.884s (-0.427s) 187.954mph (14 laps)
13.
#31 James Buescher Chevrolet
47.897s (-0.440s) 187.903mph (4 laps)
14.
#8 Max Gresham Chevrolet
47.940s (-0.483s) 187.735mph (18 laps)
15.
#93 Jason White Chevrolet
47.949s (-0.492s) 187.699mph (19 laps)
16.
#39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet
47.975s (-0.518s) 187.598mph (30 laps)
17.
#6 Justin Lofton Chevrolet
47.985s (-0.528s) 187.559mph (20 laps)
18.
#9 Ron Hornaday Jr. Chevrolet
48.076s (-0.619s) 187.204mph (12 laps)
19.
#29 Ryan Blaney Ford
48.090s (-0.633s) 187.149mph (13 laps)
20.
#51 Kyle Busch Toyota
48.150s (-0.693s) 186.916mph (7 laps)
21.
#77 German Quiroga Toyota
48.170s (-0.713s) 186.838mph (10 laps)
22.
#7 John Wes Townley Toyota
48.182s (-0.725s) 186.792mph (11 laps)
23.
#18 Joey Coulter Toyota
48.214s (-0.757s) 186.668mph (18 laps)
24.
#60 Dakoda Armstrong Chevrolet
48.216s (-0.759s) 186.660mph (28 laps)
25.
#5 Tim George Jr. Ford
48.243s (-0.786s) 186.556mph (36 laps)
26.
#13 Todd Bodine Toyota
48.245s (-0.788s) 186.548mph (26 laps)
27.
#19 Ross Chastain Ford
48.406s (-0.949s) 185.927mph (11 laps)
28.
#84 Chris Fontaine Toyota
48.442s (-0.985s) 185.789mph (25 laps)
29.
#54 Darrell Wallace Jr. Toyota
48.738s (-1.281s) 184.661mph (19 laps)
30.
#92 Scott Riggs Chevrolet
48.855s (-1.398s) 184.219mph (12 laps)
31.
#33 John King Chevrolet
49.155s (-1.698s) 183.094mph (8 laps)
32.
#1 Dusty Davis Chevrolet
49.166s (-1.709s) 183.053mph (16 laps)
33.
#07 Chris Cockrum Toyota
49.171s (-1.714s) 183.035mph (14 laps)
34.
#99 Bryan Silas Ford
50.046s (-2.589s) 179.835mph (13 laps)
35.
#63 Scott Stenzel Ford
50.110s (-2.653s) 179.605mph (10 laps)
36.
#57 Norm Benning Chev
50.680s (-3.223s) 177.585mph (7 laps)
37.
#82 Sean Corr Ford
51.520s (-4.063s) 174.689mph (8 laps)
38.
#81 David Starr Toyota
51.605s (-4.148s) 174.402mph (11 laps)
39.
#10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Chevrolet
61.564s (-14.107s) 146.189mph (2 laps)
Practice 11.
#4 Jeb Burton Chevrolet
49.982s (Leader) 180.065mph (6 laps)
2.
#54 Darrell Wallace Jr. Toyota
50.098s (-0.116s) 179.648mph (4 laps)
3.
#31 James Buescher Chevrolet
50.155s (-0.173s) 179.444mph (8 laps)
4.
#84 Chris Fontaine Toyota
50.253s (-0.271s) 179.094mph (5 laps)
5.
#68 Clay Greenfield RAM
50.367s (-0.385s) 178.688mph (4 laps)
6.
#39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet
50.434s (-0.452s) 178.451mph (12 laps)
7.
#93 Jason White Chevrolet
50.451s (-0.469s) 178.391mph (11 laps)
8.
#32 Miguel Paludo Chevrolet
50.507s (-0.525s) 178.193mph (8 laps)
9.
#6 Justin Lofton Chevrolet
50.585s (-0.603s) 177.918mph (6 laps)
10.
#33 John King Chevrolet
50.596s (-0.614s) 177.880mph (6 laps)
11.
#14 Brennan Newberry Chevrolet
50.750s (-0.768s) 177.340mph (11 laps)
12.
#30 Ryan Truex Chevrolet
50.818s (-0.836s) 177.103mph (6 laps)
13.
#51 Kyle Busch Toyota
50.879s (-0.897s) 176.890mph (5 laps)
14.
#18 Joey Coulter Toyota
50.897s (-0.915s) 176.828mph (6 laps)
15.
#5 Tim George Jr. Ford
51.091s (-1.109s) 176.156mph (5 laps)
16.
#88 Matt Crafton Toyota
51.135s (-1.153s) 176.005mph (5 laps)
17.
#62 Brendan Gaughan Chevrolet
51.141s (-1.159s) 175.984mph (7 laps)
18.
#3 Ty Dillon Chevrolet
51.154s (-1.172s) 175.939mph (5 laps)
19.
#77 German Quiroga Toyota
51.209s (-1.227s) 175.750mph (8 laps)
20.
#57 Norm Benning Chev
51.386s (-1.404s) 175.145mph (1 laps)
21.
#29 Ryan Blaney Ford
51.390s (-1.408s) 175.131mph (6 laps)
22.
#8 Max Gresham Chevrolet
51.405s (-1.423s) 175.080mph (5 laps)
23.
#17 Timothy Peters Toyota
51.509s (-1.527s) 174.727mph (7 laps)
24.
#13 Todd Bodine Toyota
51.567s (-1.585s) 174.530mph (10 laps)
25.
#7 John Wes Townley Toyota
51.639s (-1.657s) 174.287mph (8 laps)
26.
#19 Ross Chastain Ford
51.649s (-1.667s) 174.253mph (2 laps)
27.
#92 Scott Riggs Chevrolet
51.659s (-1.677s) 174.219mph (7 laps)
28.
#9 Ron Hornaday Jr. Chevrolet
51.711s (-1.729s) 174.044mph (3 laps)
29.
#99 Bryan Silas Ford
51.782s (-1.800s) 173.806mph (7 laps)
30.
#27 Jeff Agnew Chevrolet
51.842s (-1.860s) 173.604mph (9 laps)
31.
#60 Dakoda Armstrong Chevrolet
51.914s (-1.932s) 173.364mph (2 laps)
32.
#81 David Starr Toyota
52.318s (-2.336s) 172.025mph (5 laps)
33.
#82 Sean Corr Ford
52.323s (-2.341s) 172.008mph (5 laps)
34.
#07 Chris Cockrum Toyota
52.726s (-2.744s) 170.694mph (3 laps)
35.
#63 Scott Stenzel Ford
0.000s (-0.000s) 0.000mph (0 laps)
Camping World Truck Series standings1. (--)
Johnny Sauter 47pts2. (--)
Ron Hornaday Jr. 41pts (-6pts)3. (--)
Justin Lofton 41pts (-6pts)4. (--)
Ty Dillon 40pts (-7pts)5. (--)
Jeb Burton # 39pts (-8pts)6. (--)
Miguel Paludo 37pts (-10pts)7. (--)
Ryan Blaney # 36pts (-11pts)8. (--)
Matt Crafton 35pts (-12pts)9. (--)
Ryan Sieg 34pts (-13pts)10. (--)
Todd Bodine 34pts (-13pts)11. (--)
Darrell Wallace Jr. # 32pts (-15pts)12. (--)
James Buescher 32pts (-15pts)13. (--)
Ross Chastain 30pts (-17pts)14. (--)
Chris Cockrum 29pts (-18pts)15. (--)
Tim George Jr. 28pts (-19pts)16. (--)
Norm Benning 27pts (-20pts)17. (--)
John King 26pts (-21pts)18. (--)
Dakoda Armstrong 25pts (-22pts)19. (--)
Dusty Davis 24pts (-23pts)20. (--)
John Wes Townley 23pts (-24pts)21. (--)
Joey Coulter 22pts (-25pts)22. (--)
Jeff Agnew 21pts (-26pts)23. (--)
Max Gresham 20pts (-27pts)24. (--)
German Quiroga # 19pts (-28pts)25. (--)
Clay Greenfield 18pts (-29pts)26. (--)
Timothy Peters 17pts (-30pts)27. (--)
Ryan Truex # 16pts (-31pts)28. (--)
Brendan Gaughan 15pts (-32pts)29. (--)
David Starr 13pts (-34pts)30. (--)
Bryan Silas 12pts (-35pts)31. (--)
Brennan Newberry # 11pts (-36pts)32. (--)
Chris Fontaine 10pts (-37pts)33. (--)
Jennifer Jo Cobb 9pts (-38pts)34. (--)
Scott Riggs 8pts (-39pts)35. (--)
Kyle Busch(i) 0pts (-47pts)36. (--)
Jason White(i) 0pts (-47pts)37. (--)
Sean Corr 0pts (-47pts)38. (--)
Scott Stenzel 0pts (-47pts)39. (--)
Rick Crawford 0pts (-47pts)