# 2024 Fresh From Florida 250

The 2024 Fresh From Florida 250 was the 1st stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the 25th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, February 16, 2024, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent tri-oval shaped asphalt superspeedway. The race was originally scheduled to be contested over 100 laps, but was extended to 101 laps due to a NASCAR overtime finish. In a wild race that saw several crashes, Nick Sanchez, driving for Rev Racing, would win his first career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race when a multi-truck accident occurred on the final lap with him in the lead when the caution was thrown. Sanchez was a consistent presence during the race, leading a race-high 26 laps, despite his involvement in an earlier accident. To fill out the podium, Corey Heim, driving for Tricon Garage, and Rajah Caruth, driving for Spire Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
On the final lap of the race, a significant pileup occurred exiting turn two after Rajah Caruth drifted up the track into the side of Jack Wood, spinning him out and collecting numerous trucks. Tricon Garage driver Taylor Gray was turned into the outside wall and went airborne after being hit almost head-on at high speed by Daniel Dye, doing a complete backwards barrell roll on top of other trucks before coming rest on all four tires. He exited under his own power and was taken and released from the infield care center shortly after.

## Report

Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida that is one of five superspeedways, the others being Pocono Raceway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Michigan International Speedway, and Talladega Superspeedway.

### Background

Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Atlanta Motor Speedway and 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

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 1 | Toni Breidinger | Tricon Garage | Toyota | Celsius |
| 02 | Mason Massey | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | BRUNT Workwear |
| 2 | Nick Sanchez | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | Gainbridge |
| 04 | Cory Roper | Roper Racing | Chevrolet | Fly Alliance / Carquest |
| 5 | Dean Thompson | Tricon Garage | Toyota | David Mancini & Sons |
| 7 | Corey LaJoie (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | Bluegreen Vacations |
| 9 | Grant Enfinger | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | Grant County Mulch |
| 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing |
| 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | Safelite |
| 13 | Jake Garcia | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Quanta Services |
| 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | Dead On Tools |
| 17 | Taylor Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | JBL |
| 18 | Tyler Ankrum | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | LiUNA! |
| 19 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Care |
| 21 | Mason Maggio | Floridian Motorsports | Toyota | East Coast Lumber & Supply |
| 22 | Jason White | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | Powder Ventures Excavations |
| 25 | Ty Dillon | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | Rackley Roofing |
| 27 | Keith McGee | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | More Core |
| 28 | Bryan Dauzat | FDNY Racing | Chevrolet | FDNY Racing / O. B. Builders |
| 32 | Bret Holmes | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | Precision Garage Doors |
| 33 | Lawless Alan | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | AutoChargIt.com |
| 36 | Ryan Huff | Ryan Huff Motorsports | Toyota | Ryan Huff Motorsports |
| 38 | Layne Riggs (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | Love's RV Stop |
| 41 | Bayley Currey | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | AutoVentive / Precision |
| 42 | Matt Mills | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | J. F. Electric / Utilitra |
| 43 | Daniel Dye | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | Champion Container |
| 45 | Johnny Sauter | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | Niece / IEDA |
| 46 | Thad Moffitt (R) | Faction46 | Chevrolet | Customers Bank |
| 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | Halmar International |
| 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports | Toyota | Coble Enterprises / UNITS |
| 71 | Rajah Caruth | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | HendrickCars.com |
| 75 | Stefan Parsons | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | BallPark Buns and Rolls |
| 76 | Spencer Boyd | Freedom Racing Enterprises | Chevrolet | Tibbetts Lumber |
| 77 | Chase Purdy | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | Bama Buggies |
| 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Ideal Door / Menards |
| 91 | Jack Wood | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | Klotz Synthetics |
| 95 | Clay Greenfield | GK Racing | Chevrolet | Backyard Blues Pools |
| 97 | Codie Rohrbaugh | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | Grant County Mulch |
| 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Road Ranger 50th Store |
| 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Ranch Fuel Energy Drink |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Thursday, February 15, at 5:05 PM EST, and would last for 50 minutes. Johnny Sauter, driving for Niece Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 47.258, and a speed of 190.444 mph (306.490 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 45 | Johnny Sauter | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 47.258 | 190.444 |
| 2 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 47.285 | 190.335 |
| 3 | 25 | Ty Dillon | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | 47.310 | 190.235 |
| Full practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, February 16, at 3:00 PM EST. Since Daytona International Speedway is a superspeedway, the qualifying system used is a single-car, single-lap system with two rounds. In the first round, drivers have one lap to set a time. The fastest ten drivers from the first round will move on to the second round. Whoever sets the fastest time in Round 2 will win the pole.
Ty Majeski, driving for ThorSport Racing, would advance from the preliminary round and set the fastest time in Round 2, with a lap of 50.345, and a speed of 178.767 mph (287.698 km/h).
Four drivers would fail to qualify: Mason Maggio, Clay Greenfield, Jennifer Jo Cobb, and Ryan Huff.

### Qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) |
| 1 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 50.496 | 178.232 | 50.345 | 178.767 |
| 2 | 45 | Johnny Sauter | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.497 | 178.228 | 50.363 | 178.703 |
| 3 | 7 | Corey LaJoie (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.490 | 178.253 | 50.443 | 178.419 |
| 4 | 42 | Matt Mills | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.470 | 178.324 | 50.491 | 178.250 |
| 5 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 50.516 | 178.161 | 50.576 | 177.950 |
| 6 | 2 | Nick Sanchez | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 50.631 | 177.757 | 50.602 | 177.859 |
| 7 | 43 | Daniel Dye | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 50.749 | 177.343 | 50.641 | 177.722 |
| 8 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 50.698 | 177.522 | 50.694 | 177.536 |
| 9 | 41 | Bayley Currey | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.678 | 177.592 | 50.884 | 176.873 |
| 10 | 46 | Thad Moffitt (R) | Faction46 | Chevrolet | 50.733 | 177.399 | 51.021 | 176.398 |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||
| 11 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 50.768 | 177.277 | — | — |
| 12 | 17 | Taylor Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 50.770 | 177.270 | — | — |
| 13 | 1 | Toni Breidinger | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 50.862 | 176.949 | — | — |
| 14 | 97 | Codie Rohrbaugh | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.887 | 176.862 | — | — |
| 15 | 5 | Dean Thompson | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 50.904 | 176.803 | — | — |
| 16 | 13 | Jake Garcia | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 50.907 | 176.793 | — | — |
| 17 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 50.922 | 176.741 | — | — |
| 18 | 77 | Chase Purdy | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.936 | 176.692 | — | — |
| 19 | 32 | Bret Holmes | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | 50.944 | 176.665 | — | — |
| 20 | 71 | Rajah Caruth | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.962 | 176.602 | — | — |
| 21 | 38 | Layne Riggs (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 50.967 | 176.585 | — | — |
| 22 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.991 | 176.502 | — | — |
| 23 | 91 | Jack Wood | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 50.994 | 176.491 | — | — |
| 24 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 51.028 | 176.374 | — | — |
| 25 | 19 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 51.077 | 176.205 | — | — |
| 26 | 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 51.080 | 176.194 | — | — |
| 27 | 75 | Stefan Parsons | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51.124 | 176.043 | — | — |
| 28 | 25 | Ty Dillon | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | 51.161 | 175.915 | — | — |
| 29 | 28 | Bryan Dauzat | FDNY Racing | Chevrolet | 51.163 | 175.908 | — | — |
| 30 | 04 | Cory Roper | Roper Racing | Chevrolet | 51.208 | 175.754 | — | — |
| 31 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | Freedom Racing Enterprises | Chevrolet | 51.210 | 175.747 | — | — |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||
| 32 | 02 | Mason Massey | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51.310 | 175.404 | — | — |
| 33 | 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports | Toyota | 51.343 | 175.292 | — | — |
| 34 | 22 | Jason White | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 51.405 | 175.080 | — | — |
| 35 | 33 | Lawless Alan | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 51.477 | 174.835 | — | — |
| 36 | 27 | Keith McGee | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 52.192 | 172.440 | — | — |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||
| 37 | 21 | Mason Maggio | Floridian Motorsports | Toyota | 51.289 | 175.476 | — | — |
| 38 | 95 | Clay Greenfield | GK Racing | Chevrolet | 51.362 | 175.227 | — | — |
| 39 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 51.437 | 174.971 | — | — |
| 40 | 36 | Ryan Huff | Ryan Huff Motorsports | Toyota | 52.338 | 171.959 | — | — |
| Official qualifying results |||||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 20
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 45 | Johnny Sauter | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 41 | Bayley Currey | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 17 | Taylor Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 32 | Bret Holmes | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 91 | Jack Wood | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 19 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 5 | Dean Thompson | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 20
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 19 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 43 | Daniel Dye | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 7 | Corey LaJoie (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 8 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 2 | Nick Sanchez | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 61
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 6 | 2 | Nick Sanchez | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 101 | 26 | Running | 42 |
| 2 | 26 | 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 101 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 3 | 20 | 71 | Rajah Caruth | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 101 | 1 | Running | 34 |
| 4 | 19 | 32 | Bret Holmes | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | 101 | 13 | Running | 38 |
| 5 | 31 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | Freedom Racing Enterprises | Chevrolet | 101 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 6 | 27 | 75 | Stefan Parsons | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 101 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 7 | 11 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 101 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 8 | 33 | 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports | Toyota | 101 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 9 | 29 | 28 | Bryan Dauzat | FDNY Racing | Chevrolet | 101 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 10 | 25 | 19 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 101 | 1 | Running | 39 |
| 11 | 5 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 101 | 16 | Running | 43 |
| 12 | 34 | 22 | Jason White | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 101 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 13 | 9 | 41 | Bayley Currey | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 101 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 14 | 17 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 101 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 15 | 8 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 101 | 1 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 1 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 101 | 6 | Running | 35 |
| 17 | 22 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 101 | 2 | Running | 23 |
| 18 | 23 | 91 | Jack Wood | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 101 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 19 | 12 | 17 | Taylor Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 100 | 0 | Accident | 24 |
| 20 | 3 | 7 | Corey LaJoie (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 5 | Accident | 0 |
| 21 | 7 | 43 | Daniel Dye | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Accident | 23 |
| 22 | 30 | 04 | Cory Roper | Roper Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Accident | 15 |
| 23 | 14 | 97 | Codie Rohrbaugh | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Accident | 14 |
| 24 | 15 | 5 | Dean Thompson | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 100 | 0 | Accident | 15 |
| 25 | 32 | 02 | Mason Massey | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 4 | 42 | Matt Mills | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 13 | 1 | Toni Breidinger | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 97 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 18 | 77 | Chase Purdy | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 93 | 1 | Accident | 9 |
| 29 | 2 | 45 | Johnny Sauter | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 79 | 24 | Accident | 18 |
| 30 | 24 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 71 | 5 | Accident | 13 |
| 31 | 36 | 27 | Keith McGee | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 44 | 0 | Accident | 6 |
| 32 | 35 | 33 | Lawless Alan | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 27 | 0 | Overheating | 5 |
| 33 | 21 | 38 | Layne Riggs (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 13 | 0 | DVP | 4 |
| 34 | 16 | 13 | Jake Garcia | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 6 | 0 | Accident | 3 |
| 35 | 28 | 25 | Ty Dillon | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | 5 | 0 | Accident | 2 |
| 36 | 10 | 46 | Thad Moffitt (R) | Faction46 | Chevrolet | 5 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Tyler Ankrum | 43 |
| | 2 | Nick Sanchez | 42 (-1) |
| | 3 | Christian Eckes | 39 (–4) |
| | 4 | Bret Holmes | 38 (–5) |
| | 5 | Matt Crafton | 38 (–5) |
| | 6 | Corey Heim | 37 (–6) |
| | 7 | Ty Majeski | 35 (–8) |
| | 8 | Rajah Caruth | 34 (–9) |
| | 9 | Spencer Boyd | 32 (–11) |
| | 10 | Bayley Currey | 32 (–11) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Chevrolet | 40 |
| 2 | Toyota | 34 (–6) |
| 3 | Ford | 29 (–11) |