# 2018 NextEra Energy Resources 250

The 2018 NextEra Energy Resources 250 was the first stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season, and the 19th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, February 16, 2018 in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) triangle-shaped superspeedway racetrack. The race would take 100 laps to complete. In a wreck filled race, Johnny Sauter driving for GMS Racing would survive and hold off the field to win the race. To fill out the podium, Justin Haley of GMS Racing and Joe Nemechek, driving for his own team NEMCO Motorsports would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
The race was the debut for Bo LeMastus and Jordan Anderson Racing.

## Background
### Background

Daytona International Speedway is one of two superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other being Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.

### Entry list

| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 1 | B. J. McLeod | TJL Motorsports | Chevrolet | Motorsports Safety Group |
| 2 | Cody Coughlin | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Jegs High Performance |
| 02 | Austin Hill | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | GoShare |
| 3 | Jordan Anderson | Jordan Anderson Racing | Toyota | Jacob Companies |
| 4 | David Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Pedigree |
| 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | Zomongo |
| 7 | Korbin Forrister | All Out Motorsports | Toyota | All Secure Document Disposal, Tru Clear Global |
| 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | Fleetwing |
| 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | Driven2Honor.org, ThinkRealty.com |
| 13 | Myatt Snider | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Liberty Tax "You Do Life, We Do Taxes" |
| 15 | Robby Lyons | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | Troptions |
| 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | Aisin |
| 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Safelite Auto Glass |
| 20 | Scott Lagasse Jr. | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Screen Your Machine, American Cancer Society |
| 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Allegiant Air |
| 22 | Austin Wayne Self | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | AM Technical Solutions, GO TEXAN. "Don't mess with Texas" |
| 24 | Justin Haley | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Fraternal Order of Eagles |
| 25 | Dalton Sargeant | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Performance Plus Motor Oil |
| 28 | Bryan Dauzat | FDNY Racing | Chevrolet | New York City Fire Department, American Genomics |
| 33 | Josh Reaume | Reaume Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | Rugged Cross Blinds, R-Coin |
| 41 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Alpha Energy Solutions |
| 45 | Justin Fontaine | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | ProMatic Automation |
| 47 | Chris Fontaine | Glenden Enterprises | Chevrolet | Glenden Enterprises |
| 49 | Wendell Chavous | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | SobrietyNation.org |
| 50 | Travis Kvapil | Beaver Motorsports | Chevrolet | Rhino Rush Energy |
| 51 | Spencer Davis | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Sirius XM, JBL |
| 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | Halmar "We Build America" |
| 54 | Bo LeMastus | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | Crosley Brands |
| 63 | Bobby Gerhart | Bobby Gerhart Racing † | Chevrolet | Lucas Oil |
| 68 | Clay Greenfield | Clay Greenfield Motorsports | Chevrolet | AMVETS #PLEASESTAND |
| 74 | Cody Ware | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | Mike Harmon Racing |
| 75 | Parker Kligerman | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | Food Country USA, Lay's |
| 83 | Scott Stenzel | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | E2 Northeast Motorsports |
| 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | Fleetwing, D. A. B. Constructors, Inc. |
| 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Menards, Fisher Nuts |
| 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Champion Power Equipment "Powering Your Life." |
| Official entry list |||||
†In partnership with MB Motorsports.

## Practice
### 1st practice

The first practice was held on Thursday, February 15 at 1:00 PM EST. Grant Enfinger of ThorSport Racing would set the fastest time in practice with a 46.867 and an average speed of 192.033 miles per hour (309.047 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 46.867 | 192.033 |
| 2 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 46.932 | 191.767 |
| 3 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 46.959 | 191.657 |
| Full 1st practice results |||||||

### 2nd practice

The second practice was held on Thursday, February 15 at 3:32 PM EST. Ben Rhodes of ThorSport Racing would set the fastest time in practice with a 46.657 and an average speed of 192.897 miles per hour (310.438 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 41 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 46.657 | 192.897 |
| 2 | 24 | Justin Haley | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 46.855 | 192.082 |
| 3 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 47.025 | 191.388 |
| Full second practice results |||||||

### 3rd and final practice

The third and final practice was held on Thursday, February 15 at 5:28 PM EST. Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing would set the fastest time in practice with a 49.397 and an average speed of 182.197 miles per hour (293.218 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 49.397 | 182.197 |
| 2 | 68 | Clay Greenfield | Clay Greenfield Motorsports | Chevrolet | 49.410 | 182.149 |
| 3 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 49.596 | 181.466 |
| Full final practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, February 16 at 5:49 PM EST. Qualifying was held in two rounds, both consisting of two lap runs. The first round included every driver, and the second would take the 12 fastest qualifiers from the first round and make them run another two lap run; whoever was fastest won the pole. David Gilliland driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports would run the fastest time in both rounds and win the pole, with a time of 49.017 and an average speed of 183.610 miles per hour (295.492 km/h) in the second round.
Bobby Gerhart, Josh Reaume, Cody Ware, and B. J. McLeod would all fail to qualify.

### Qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) |
| 1 | 4 | David Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 48.966 | 183.801 | 49.017 | 183.610 |
| 2 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 49.184 | 182.986 | 49.131 | 183.184 |
| 3 | 68 | Clay Greenfield | Clay Greenfield Motorsports | Chevrolet | 49.364 | 182.319 | 49.212 | 182.882 |
| 4 | 25 | Dalton Sargeant | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 49.238 | 182.786 | 49.279 | 182.634 |
| 5 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 49.466 | 181.943 | 49.303 | 182.545 |
| 6 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 49.480 | 181.892 | 49.469 | 181.932 |
| 7 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 49.627 | 181.353 | 49.488 | 181.862 |
| 8 | 51 | Spencer Davis | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 49.635 | 181.324 | 49.594 | 181.474 |
| 9 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 49.670 | 181.196 | 49.608 | 181.422 |
| 10 | 2 | Cody Coughlin | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 49.462 | 181.958 | 49.611 | 181.411 |
| 11 | 02 | Austin Hill | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 49.652 | 181.262 | 49.626 | 181.357 |
| 12 | 24 | Justin Haley | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 49.684 | 181.145 | 49.798 | 180.730 |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||
| 13 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 49.732 | 180.970 | — | — |
| 14 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 49.811 | 180.683 | — | — |
| 15 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 49.901 | 180.357 | — | — |
| 16 | 54 | Bo LeMastus | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | 49.934 | 180.238 | — | — |
| 17 | 45 | Justin Fontaine | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.046 | 179.835 | — | — |
| 18 | 20 | Scott Lagasse Jr. | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.057 | 179.795 | — | — |
| 19 | 7 | Korbin Forrister | All Out Motorsports | Toyota | 50.083 | 179.702 | — | — |
| 20 | 13 | Myatt Snider | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 50.109 | 179.608 | — | — |
| 21 | 47 | Chris Fontaine | Glenden Enterprises | Chevrolet | 50.214 | 179.233 | — | — |
| 22 | 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 50.238 | 179.147 | — | — |
| 23 | 28 | Bryan Dauzat | FDNY Racing | Chevrolet | 50.273 | 179.023 | — | — |
| 24 | 41 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 50.283 | 178.987 | — | — |
| 25 | 15 | Robby Lyons | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.507 | 178.193 | — | — |
| 26 | 75 | Parker Kligerman | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.919 | 176.751 | — | — |
| 27 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 51.074 | 176.215 | — | — |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||
| 28 | 3 | Jordan Anderson | Jordan Anderson Racing | Toyota | 51.273 | 175.531 | — | — |
| 29 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 51.728 | 173.987 | — | — |
| 30 | 49 | Wendell Chavous | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 52.046 | 172.924 | — | — |
| 31 | 83 | Scott Stenzel | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | 52.171 | 172.510 | — | — |
| Champion's Provisional |||||||||
| 32 | 50 | Travis Kvapil | Beaver Motorsports | Chevrolet | 52.663 | 170.898 | — | — |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||
| 33 | 63 | Bobby Gerhart | Bobby Gerhart Racing | Chevrolet | 51.091 | 176.156 | — | — |
| 34 | 33 | Josh Reaume | Reaume Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 51.388 | 175.138 | — | — |
| 35 | 74 | Cody Ware | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 52.323 | 172.008 | — | — |
| 36 | 1 | B. J. McLeod | TJL Motorsports | Chevrolet | 54.719 | 164.477 | — | — |
| Official first and second round qualifying results |||||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 20
| Fin | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 4 | David Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 25 | Dalton Sargeant | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 68 | Clay Greenfield | Clay Greenfield Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 13 | Myatt Snider | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 2 | Cody Coughlin | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 20
| Fin | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 4 | David Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | Cody Coughlin | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 24 | Justin Haley | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 75 | Parker Kligerman | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 7 | Korbin Forrister | All Out Motorsports | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 10 | 51 | Spencer Davis | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 60
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 2 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 39 | running | 59 |
| 2 | 12 | 24 | Justin Haley | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 9 | running | 40 |
| 3 | 13 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | running | 34 |
| 4 | 24 | 41 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 100 | 0 | running | 33 |
| 5 | 18 | 20 | Scott Lagasse Jr. | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 7 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 100 | 2 | running | 37 |
| 7 | 8 | 51 | Spencer Davis | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 100 | 0 | running | 31 |
| 8 | 4 | 25 | Dalton Sargeant | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 2 | running | 37 |
| 9 | 28 | 3 | Jordan Anderson | Jordan Anderson Racing | Toyota | 100 | 1 | running | 28 |
| 10 | 17 | 45 | Justin Fontaine | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | running | 27 |
| 11 | 11 | 02 | Austin Hill | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | running | 26 |
| 12 | 30 | 49 | Wendell Chavous | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | running | 25 |
| 13 | 25 | 15 | Robby Lyons | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | running | 24 |
| 14 | 29 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | running | 23 |
| 15 | 31 | 83 | Scott Stenzel | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | running | 22 |
| 16 | 19 | 7 | Korbin Forrister | All Out Motorsports | Toyota | 99 | 2 | running | 24 |
| 17 | 10 | 2 | Cody Coughlin | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | running | 28 |
| 18 | 23 | 28 | Bryan Dauzat | FDNY Racing | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | running | 19 |
| 19 | 6 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 97 | 0 | running | 27 |
| 20 | 15 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 97 | 0 | running | 17 |
| 21 | 1 | 4 | David Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 95 | 30 | running | 34 |
| 22 | 3 | 68 | Clay Greenfield | Clay Greenfield Motorsports | Chevrolet | 81 | 0 | crash | 22 |
| 23 | 5 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 79 | 1 | crash | 16 |
| 24 | 20 | 13 | Myatt Snider | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 73 | 0 | crash | 17 |
| 25 | 14 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 72 | 13 | crash | 0 |
| 26 | 22 | 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 72 | 0 | crash | 11 |
| 27 | 9 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 72 | 1 | crash | 19 |
| 28 | 26 | 75 | Parker Kligerman | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 66 | 0 | crash | 13 |
| 29 | 21 | 47 | Chris Fontaine | Glenden Enterprises | Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | electrical | 8 |
| 30 | 16 | 54 | Bo LeMastus | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | 63 | 0 | crash | 7 |
| 31 | 27 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 54 | 0 | crash | 6 |
| 32 | 32 | 50 | Travis Kvapil | Beaver Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 | 0 | engine | 5 |
| Failed to qualify ||||||||||
| 33 | | 63 | Bobby Gerhart | Bobby Gerhart Racing | Chevrolet | | | | |
| 34 | | 33 | Josh Reaume | Reaume Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | | | | |
| 35 | | 74 | Cody Ware | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | | | | |
| 36 | | 1 | B. J. McLeod | TJL Motorsports | Chevrolet | | | | |