Zane Smith Wins his Second Straight NASCAR Truck Series Season Opener at Daytona

Zane Smith wins his second straight NASCAR Truck Series season opener at Daytona International Speedway in the NextEra Energy 250 on Friday night.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — On the fifth try, the rain finally got the better of Daytona International Speedway—and that was perfectly all right with reigning NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series champion Zane Smith. NASCAR called Friday night’s NextEra Energy 250 after 79 of a scheduled 100 laps, making Smith the winner when the fifth rain shower of the evening thwarted track-drying efforts.

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2023 Daytona NASCAR Weekend Preview and Hot Topics on Fan4Racing Radio

Join host Sharon Burton and co-host Jay Husmann on Fan4Racing Radio for our Championship NASCAR Weekend Preview and Hot Topics Sound Off with the Fan4Racing crew!

Join host Sharon Burton and co-host Jay Husmann on Fan4Racing Radio for our 2023 Daytona NASCAR Weekend Preview and Hot Topics Sound off with the Fan4Racing Crew!

In this episode…

We’ll start with some Short Track news, then preview the ARCA Menards Series season opener at Daytona International Speedway. We’ll include a brief preview of the ARCA East and West for the 2023 season. 

Next, we preview the NASCAR season-opening races for the NASCAR Truck, Xfinity, and Cup Series at Daytona

Then, stay tuned in for our Hot Topics Sound-Off discussion with the Fan4Racing crew.

As Always…Thanks for listening!

2023 Pre-Season Power Ranking for the NASCAR Cup Series

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 05: The #14 Mahindra Tractors Ford, driven by Chase Briscoe sit parked on the track prior to the NASCAR Clash at the Coliseum at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on February 05, 2023, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)

NASCAR is about to begin its 2023 season at Daytona International Speedway after a successful Clash at the LA Coliseum exhibition race earlier this month. Following is the pre-season power ranking for the NASCAR Cup Series before the season-opening race this Sunday, February 19th.

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