Daytona Race Results: February 17, 2023 (NASCAR Truck Series)

NASCAR race results from Daytona International Speedway

Tonight, the NASCAR Truck Series drivers are on the grid in Daytona Beach, Florida. The 2.5-mile of Daytona International Speedway is set to host the season opening race.

View the Daytona race results for NASCAR Truck Series below.

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Nick Sanchez and Ty Majeski set the front row. 100 laps of truck racing are up next…

Daytona Trucks
Stage 1 – Report

Laps: 20 (1-20 / 100)

Green flag, they run side by side into turn one. Chris Eckes shoves Majeski clear on the outside lane.

Lap 2, Majeski gets too far out front and they’re closing fast. Crafton shoves Eckes to the lead.

The caution is out for light rain.

Green, DiBenedetto shoves Eckes clear into turn one on the inside lane.

Lap 14, Majeski shoves Crafton to the lead on the outside. Crafton pulls off the inside lane to catch the bumper of his teammate, handing the lead to Eckes on the inside lane.

2 to go in stage one, Majeski is shoves to the lead on the outside. He leads by three truck lengths into turn one.

1 to go, Eckes has a run on the outside lane with a push from DiBenedetto. Majeski gets sideways off turn four with a push from Crafton. Majeski saves it but he falls through the field.

Christian Eckes wins stage one at Daytona International Speedway!

Daytona Race Results (Stage 1) : 1. Christian Eckes; 2. Matt Crafton; 3. Matt DiBenedetto; 4. Hailie Deegan; 5. Nicholas Sanchez; 6. Ty Majeski; 7. Carson Hocevar; 8. Tanner Gray; 9. Jack Wood; 10. Grant Enfinger;

Daytona Trucks
Stage 2 – Report

Laps: 20 (21-40 / 100)

Eckes leads the field to the pit lane. Ankrum wins the race to the pit exit. Stewart Friesen is the only driver who didn’t pit.

Green flag on stage two, Ankrum leads into turn one. Friesen fights back on the outside lane with help.

Lap 28, Colby Howards shoves Ankrum back to the race lead.

Lap 29, multiple trucks tangle in the tri-oval and the caution is out. Clay Greenfield got loose in the middle and spins across the track collecting, Daniel Dye, Hailie Deegan, Matt DiBenedetto and others.

The red flag is out due to rain.

Green, Ankrum and Colby Howard run side by side into turn one. Ankrum is clear off turn two via the inside lane.

Howard is shoves to the lead. Ankrum moves to the outside lane, he clears him, Ankrum back to the lead.

3 to go in stage two, Ankrum gets sideways off turn four with Howard in his bumper off turn four. He saves it.

2 to go, Stewart Friesen takes the lead.

1 to go, Ankrum works inside of Friesen into turn one. Ankrum to the lead. Friesen tries to block a run from Ben Rhodes. Friesen gets turned into the outside wall and many trucks are collected.

Tyler Ankrum wins stage two under yellow.

Daytona Race Results (Stage 2) : 1. Tyler Ankrum; 2. Chase Purdy; 3. Matt Crafton; 4. Nicholas Sanchez; 5. Christian Eckes; 6. Ty Majeski; 7. Ben Rhodes; 8. Grant Enfinger; 9. Jack Wood; 10. Carson Hocevar;

Daytona Trucks
Stage 3 – Report

Laps: 60 (41-100 / 100)

Ankrum leads most of the field to the pit lane, Crafton wins the race to the pit exit. A few trucks stay out, led by Corey LaJoie.

Green flag on stage three, Zane Smith is shoved to the lead via the outside lane into turn one. Ankrum has a run off turn two, Ankrum returns to the lead in turn four.

Lap 49, LaJoie shoves Eckes to the lead. LaJoie cuts to his inside and LaJoie leads in turn three.

Lap 51, LaJoie blocks a run from Zane Smith. Smith takes it to lane three and forces his way to the outside. LaJoie holds him off.

Lap 57

Rajah Curuth crashes in the NASCAR Truck Series - Daytona International Speedway
DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 17: Rajah Caruth, driver of the #24 Wendell Scott Foundation Chevrolet, and Matt DiBenedetto, driver of the #25 Rackley Roofing Chevrolet, spins after an on-track incident during the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series NextEra Energy 250 at Daytona International Speedway on February 17, 2023 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

Lap 57, Rajah Caruth takes it three wide but he gets sideways in the middle after Zane Smith pinches him off to take the lane away. Caruth spins and collects DiBenedetto, Dye and others.

Green, LaJoie leads off turn two. Smith dives to his inside as Ankrum rolls to his outside, they split LaJoie. Zane Smith pops out with the lead.

23 to go, caution as more rain has arrived.

An hour later, cars are back on track. However, it’s misting harder. NASCAR pulls the tracks back to the pit lane.

The race has been called. Zane Smith is the winner at Daytona International Speedway!

Daytona Race Results
February 17, 2023
NASCAR Truck Series

Zane Smith wins - NASCAR Truck Series - Daytona International Speedway
DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 17: Zane Smith, driver of the #38 Love’s/Speedco Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the rain-delayed NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series NextEra Energy 250 at Daytona International Speedway on February 17, 2023 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Pos | Driver

1. Zane Smith

2. Tanner Gray

3. Christian Eckes

4. Colby Howard

5. Grant Enfinger

6. Ty Majeski

7. Tyler Ankrum

8. Corey Heim

9. Matt Crafton

10. Chase Elliott

11. Ben Rhodes

12. Carson Hocevar

13. Travis Pastrana

14. Sammy Smith

15. Jason A White

16. Timmy Hill

17. Chase Purdy

18. Derek Kraus

19. Josh Reaume

20. Matt DiBenedetto

21. Jason M White

22. Kris Wright

23. Corey LaJoie

24. Mason Massey

25. Chris Hacker

26. Nick Sanchez

27. Jack Wood

28. Stewart Friesen

29. Rajah Caruth

30. Daniel Dye

31. Bret Holmes

32. Parker Kligerman

33. Codie Rohrbaugh

34. Clay Greenfield

35. Hailie Deegan

36. Dean Thompson

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