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

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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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Zane Smith Wins Wild Truck Series Season Opener at Daytona

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DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 18: Zane Smith, driver of the #38 Love’s Travel Stops Ford, celebrates in the Ruoff Mortgage victory lane after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series NextEra Energy 250 at Daytona International Speedway on February 18, 2022 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

Zane Smith Wins Wild Truck Series Season Opener at Daytona International Speedway in the NextEra Energy 250 on Friday night.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – A 19-car incident as the field approached the white flag signaling one lap to go instead sent Friday night’s NextEra Energy 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season-opener into overtime where 22-year-old Californian Zane Smith won under caution over defending series champion Ben Rhodes.

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Ben Rhodes Charges to Dramatic Overtime Victory at Daytona

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Ben Rhodes charges to victory in a dramatic overtime NASCAR Truck Series NextEra Energy 250 at Daytona International Speedway on Friday night.

Ben Rhodes charges to victory in a dramatic overtime NASCAR Truck Series NextEra Energy 250 at Daytona International Speedway on Friday night.

With a gaggle of trucks wrecking behind him as the field approached the finish line, Ben Rhodes shot past Cory Roper in the tri-oval at Daytona International Speedway to win Friday night’s NextEra Energy 250, the 2021 season-opener for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.

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Grant Enfinger wins a nail-biter in Trucks opener at Daytona

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Grant Enfinger celebrates in Victory Lane at Daytona International Speedway
DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 14: Grant Enfinger, driver of the #98 Champion/Curb Records Ford, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series NextEra Energy 250 at Daytona International Speedway on February 14, 2020, in Daytona Beach, Florida. Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Grant Enfinger held off charging Jordan Anderson on the final lap of overtime Friday night at Daytona International Speedway to win the NextEra Energy 250 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series race by 0.010 seconds.

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Natalie Decker Makes NASCAR Truck Series history

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Natalie Decker in the No. 44 for Niece Motorsports
DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 14: Natalie Decker, driver of the #44 N29 Technologies LLC Chevrolet, qualifies for the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series NextEra Energy 250 at Daytona International Speedway on February 14, 2020, in Daytona Beach, Florida. Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Niece Motorsport’s Natalie Decker was grinning widely before she even arrived at the many microphones and reporters ready to interview the Wisconsin driver following her historical run in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series season-opener Friday night at Daytona International Speedway.

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