2021 NextEra Energy 250

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2021 NextEra Energy 250
Race details[1][2]
Race 1 of 23 in the 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season
Date February 12, 2021 (2021-02-12)
Location Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4 km)
Distance 101 laps, 252.5 mi (406.323 km)
Scheduled Distance 100 laps, 250 mi (804.672 km)
Pole position
Driver
ThorSport Racing
Time 49.733
Most laps led
Driver Chandler Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports
Laps 22
Winner
No. 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Vince Welch, Michael Waltrip, Jamie McMurray
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

The 2021 NextEra Energy 250 was a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race held on February 12, 2020. Contested over 101 laps due to an overtime finish, on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) asphalt superspeedway. It was the first race of the 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season. Ben Rhodes of ThorSport Racing would win the race passing Cory Roper on the final lap.

Entry list[]

No. Driver Team Manufacturer Sponsor
1 Hailie Deegan (R) David Gilliland Racing Ford Monster Energy
02 Kris Wright (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet F.N.B. Corporation
2 Sheldon Creed GMS Racing Chevrolet International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers,
3 Jordan Anderson (i) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet "Security Made Smarter"
04 Cory Roper Roper Racing Ford
4 John Hunter Nemechek Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota
6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet
8 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Ford
9 Codie Rohrbaugh CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet , In Loving Memory of Mark Huff
10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet
11 Spencer Davis Spencer Davis Motorsports Toyota
12 Tate Fogleman Young's Motorsports Chevrolet
13 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Toyota Vivitar
15 Tanner Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford Ford Performance
16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota United Rentals
17 David Gilliland David Gilliland Racing Ford ,
18 Chandler Smith (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Safelite Auto Glass
19 Derek Kraus McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Toyota
20 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet ,
21 Zane Smith GMS Racing Chevrolet
22 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet , GO TEXAN.
23 Chase Purdy (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet
24 Raphaël Lessard GMS Racing Chevrolet
25 Timothy Peters Rackley WAR Chevrolet
26 Tyler Ankrum GMS Racing Chevrolet LiUNA!
28 Bryan Dauzat FDNY Racing Chevrolet FDNY,
30 Danny Bohn On Point Motorsports Toyota
33 Jason White Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet ,
34 Jesse Iwuji Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota
38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford
40 Ryan Truex Niece Motorsports Chevrolet "The ULTIMATE Hot Tub Experience!"
41 Dawson Cram Cram Racing Enterprises Chevrolet
42 Carson Hocevar (R) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet ,
44 James Buescher Niece Motorsports Chevrolet ,
45 Brett Moffitt Niece Motorsports Chevrolet
49 Ray Ciccarelli CMI Motorsports Chevrolet
51 Drew Dollar Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota JBL
52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota
56 Gus Dean Hill Motorsports Chevrolet Hill Motorsports
68 Clay Greenfield Clay Greenfield Motorsports Toyota
75 Parker Kligerman Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet , Tide
83 Tim Viens CMI Motorsports Chevrolet
88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota Menards,
96 Todd Peck Peck Motorsports Chevrolet
98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Toyota "Powering Your Life"
99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota Bombardier Learjet 75

Practice[]

Chandler Smith was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 47.458 seconds and a speed of 189.641 mph (305.198 km/h).[3]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 18 Chandler Smith (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 47.458 189.641
2 16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 47.465 189.613
3 13 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Toyota 47.477 189.565

Qualifying[]

Johnny Sauter scored the pole for the race with a time of 49.733 seconds and a speed of 180.966 mph (291.237 km/h).[4]

Tim Viens would not set a time after his car's driveshaft fell off the car as the team was pushing the car onto pit road, causing him to not qualify for the race.

Qualifying results[]

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Time
1 13 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Toyota 49.733
2 2 Sheldon Creed GMS Racing Chevrolet 49.920
3 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Toyota 50.012
4 23 Chase Purdy (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 50.015
5 24 Raphaël Lessard GMS Racing Chevrolet 50.069
6 18 Chandler Smith (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 50.099
7 4 John Hunter Nemechek Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 50.183
8 21 Zane Smith GMS Racing Chevrolet 50.204
9 1 Hailie Deegan (R) David Gilliland Racing Ford 50.214
10 25 Timothy Peters Rackley WAR Chevrolet 50.296
11 26 Tyler Ankrum GMS Racing Chevrolet 50.301
12 42 Carson Hocevar (R) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 50.308
13 17 David Gilliland David Gilliland Racing Ford 50.308
14 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 50.333
15 45 Brett Moffitt Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 50.355
16 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 50.371
17 51 Drew Dollar Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 50.388
18 16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 50.447
19 22 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet 50.491
20 3 Jordan Anderson (i) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 50.504
21 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 50.536
22 15 Tanner Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford 50.536
23 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota 50.610
24 20 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 50.668
25 40 Ryan Truex Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 50.687
26 9 Codie Rohrbaugh CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 50.707
27 02 Kris Wright (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 50.748
28 28 Bryan Dauzat FDNY Racing Chevrolet 50.778
29 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 50.794
30 12 Tate Fogleman Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 50.856
31 04 Cory Roper Roper Racing Ford 50.864
32 30 Danny Bohn On Point Motorsports Toyota 50.881
33 19 Derek Kraus McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Toyota 51.153
34 56 Gus Dean Hill Motorsports Chevrolet 51.191
35 33 Jason White Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 51.733
36 44 James Buescher Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 0.000
Failed to qualify
37 75 Parker Kligerman Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet 50.932
38 8 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Ford 51.156
39 96 Todd Peck Peck Motorsports Chevrolet 51.360
40 11 Spencer Davis Spencer Davis Motorsports Toyota 51.367
41 41 Dawson Cram Cram Racing Enterprises Chevrolet 51.473
42 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 51.948
43 34 Jesse Iwuji Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota 52.273
44 49 Ray Ciccarelli CMI Motorsports Chevrolet 52.284
45 68 Clay Greenfield Clay Greenfield Motorsports Toyota 0.000
46 83 Tim Viens CMI Motorsports Chevrolet 0.000

Race[]

Race results[]

Stage Results[]

Stage One Laps: 21

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 24 Raphaël Lessard GMS Racing Chevrolet 10
2 2 Sheldon Creed GMS Racing Chevrolet 9
3 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Toyota 8
4 4 John Hunter Nemechek Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 7
5 13 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Toyota 6
6 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota 5
7 18 Chandler Smith (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 4
8 17 David Gilliland David Gilliland Racing Ford 3
9 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 2
10 25 Timothy Peters Rackley WAR Chevrolet 1

Stage Two Laps: 25

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 4 John Hunter Nemechek Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 10
2 24 Raphaël Lessard GMS Racing Chevrolet 9
3 13 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Toyota 8
4 2 Sheldon Creed GMS Racing Chevrolet 7
5 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota 6
6 18 Chandler Smith (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 5
7 16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 4
8 25 Timothy Peters Rackley WAR Chevrolet 3
9 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Toyota 2
10 26 Tyler Ankrum GMS Racing Chevrolet 1

Final Stage Results[]

Laps: 61

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 23 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota 101 51
2 20 3 Jordan Anderson (i) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 101 0
3 31 04 Cory Roper Roper Racing Ford 101 34
4 25 40 Ryan Truex Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 101 33
5 12 42 Carson Hocevar (R) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 101 32
6 2 2 Sheldon Creed GMS Racing Chevrolet 101 47
7 7 4 John Hunter Nemechek Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 101 47
8 26 9 Codie Rohrbaugh CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 101 29
9 6 18 Chandler Smith (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 101 37
10 17 51 Drew Dollar Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 101 27
11 3 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Toyota 101 36
12 27 02 Kris Wright (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 101 25
13 24 20 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 101 24
14 13 17 David Gilliland David Gilliland Racing Ford 101 26
15 14 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 101 22
16 8 21 Zane Smith GMS Racing Chevrolet 101 21
17 32 30 Danny Bohn On Point Motorsports Toyota 101 20
18 16 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 101 19
19 28 28 Bryan Dauzat FDNY Racing Chevrolet 101 18
20 35 33 Jason White Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 101 17
21 19 22 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet 100 16
22 18 16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 99 19
23 5 24 Raphaël Lessard GMS Racing Chevrolet 99 33
24 9 1 Hailie Deegan (R) David Gilliland Racing Ford 98 13
25 15 45 Brett Moffitt Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 96 12
26 10 25 Timothy Peters Rackley WAR Chevrolet 95 15
27 1 13 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Toyota 94 24
28 11 26 Tyler Ankrum GMS Racing Chevrolet 94 10
29 4 23 Chase Purdy (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 91 8
30 30 12 Tate Fogleman Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 73 7
31 21 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 71 6
32 29 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 71 7
33 33 19 Derek Kraus McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Toyota 56 4
34 34 56 Gus Dean Hill Motorsports Chevrolet 1 3
35 22 15 Tanner Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford 0 2
36 36 44 James Buescher Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 0 1

References[]

  1. ^ Tomlinson, Joy (February 10, 2021). "Entry List: 2021 NextEra Energy 250". Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Schedule". Official Site of NASCAR. February 12, 2021.
  3. ^ "2021 NCWTS Daytona NextEra Energy 250 Practice". February 11, 2021.
  4. ^ "2021 NCWTS Daytona NextEra Energy 250 Qualifying". February 11, 2021.


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