Tyler Reddick Draws Daytona Checkered Flag

(DAYTONA BEACH, FL – FEB 20, 2015 – RIS) Tyler Reddick raced his No. 19 DrawTite Ford to Victory Lane in Friday evening’s NextEra Energy Resources 250 for his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win. Starting third, he outlasted pole winner Ty Dillon who faded to 11th at the finish and held off Erik Jones and Scott Lagasse Jr after a late race caution when Ryan Ellis’ truck stalled on the track.

The race was slowed by 28 laps under six cautions with two of them for multiple truck incidents.

Fin, St, Driver, Truck, Margin, Laps, Last Lap, Best Lap, Best Speed
1, 3, Tyler Reddick, No. 19 DrawTite Ford, Leader, 100, 48.888, 47.323, 190.182
2, 7, Erik Jones #, No. 4Toyota, 0.174, 100, 48.711, 47.310, 190.235
3, 9, Scott Lagasse Jr.(i), No. 20AlertTodayFl/Boy Scouts of America Chevrolet, 0.033, 100, 48.817, 47.319, 190.198
4, 4, Austin Theriault #, No. 29 Cooper Standard Careers for Veterans Ford, 0.000, 100, 48.970, 47.314, 190.219
5, 15, Ray Black Jr. #, No. 07 ScubaLife.com Chevrolet, 0.039, 100, 48.661, 47.180, 190.759
6, 13, David Gilliland(i), No. 92 Blacks Tire/Goodyear Fleet HQ Ford, 0.017, 100, 48.418, 46.868, 192.029
7, 28, Bryan Silas, No. 99 Kapoya Premium Energy Drink Chevrolet, 0.131, 100, 48.396, 46.752, 192.505
8, 31, Matt Crafton, No. 88 DampRid/Menards Toyota, 0.098, 100, 48.383, 46.784, 192.373
9, 30, Daniel Suarez(i), No. 51 ARRIS Toyota, 0.390, 100, 49.174, 46.760, 192.472
10, 19, Johnny Sauter, No. 98 Smokey Mountain/Curb Records Toyota, 0.006, 100, 48.159, 46.709, 192.682
11, 1, Ty Dillon(i), No. 33 Rheem/Gemaire Chevrolet, 0.056, 100, 48.203, 47.090, 191.123
12, 23, Korbin Forrister #, No. 08 Tilted Kilt Chevrolet, 0.035, 100, 48.110, 46.775, 192.410
13, 29, Tyler Young, No. 02 AKL Insurance Group/Randco Chevrolet, 0.084, 100, 48.176, 47.343, 190.102
14, 22, Norm Benning, No. 6 Chevrolet, 0.511, 100, 48.578, 47.419, 189.797
15, 2, Travis Kvapil, No. 94 Chargebacks 911 Chevrolet, -, 93, 49.326, 46.741, 192.550
16, 21, Ryan Ellis(i), No. 28 FDNY Chevrolet, -, 87, 52.375, 47.291, 190.311
17, 5, James Buescher, No. 31 Gunbroker.com Chevrolet, -, 85, 57.285, 47.308, 190.243
18, 11, Jennifer Jo Cobb, No. 10 Driven2Honor.org Chevrolet, -, 77, 52.291, 47.302, 190.267
19, 16, Matt Tifft, No. 25 Federated Auto Parts Toyota, -, 64, 50.722, 46.792, 192.341
20, 18, Joe Nemechek, No. 8 swmtx.com/DAB Constructors Chevrolet, -, 62, 52.146, 47.125, 190.981
21, 10, Spencer Gallagher #, No. 23 Allegiant Travel Chevrolet, -, 61, 55.043, 47.131, 190.957
22, 26, John Wes Townley, No. 05 Zaxby’s Chevrolet, -, 48, 47.822, 47.268, 190.404
23, 14, Cameron Hayley, No. 13 Cabinets by Hayley Toyota, -, 48, 47.802, 47.256, 190.452
24, 32, Timothy Peters, No. 17 Red Horse Racing Toyota, -, 48, 47.823, 46.732, 192.588
25, 8, Chris Fontaine, No. 84 Chris Fontaine Inc Toyota, -, 48, 47.831, 47.121, 190.998
26, 20, Daniel Hemric #, No. 14 California Clean Power Chevrolet, -, 48, 47.809, 47.120, 191.002
27, 24, Todd Peck, No. 40 Arthritis Foundation Chevrolet, -, 48, 48.277, 47.275, 190.375
28, 6, Ben Kennedy, No. 11 Local Motors Toyota, -, 20, 1:33.934, 47.596, 189.092
29, 25, Justin Boston #, No. 54 BitPay Toyota, -, 18, 1:26.457, 47.318, 190.202
30, 17, Austin Hill, No. 82 A&D Welding Ford, -, 13, 47.656, 47.581, 189.151
31, 12, Donnie Neuenberger, No. 1 No. 1 Eagle Convenience Stores Chevrolet, -, 13, 47.292, 47.292, 190.307
32, 27, Justin Marks(i), No. 35 AmericanBornMoonshine/GoPro Toyota, -, 12, 47.816, 47.816, 188.222
(i) Ineligible for points in this series
#: Rookie

Race Comments: Tyler Reddick won the NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway, his first victory in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Prior to the start of the race, the following trucks dropped to the rear of the field: #17 (backup car), #6, #51 (unapproved adjustments during impound).

 Failed to Qualify:      (5) 15 Mason Mingus, 63 Justin Jennings, 50 Cody Ware, 68 Clay Greenfield, 74 Jordan Anderson.

 Time of Race:            01 Hrs, 56 Mins, 45 Secs.     Average Speed:         128.480 MPH            Margin of Victory:     0.173 Seconds

Top 10 Driver Points:           (1) T. Reddick 48;(2) E. Jones # 42;(3) A. Theriault # 41;(4) R. Black Jr. # 39;(5) B. Silas 37;(6) M. Crafton 37;(7) J. Sauter 34;(8) K. Forrister # 32;(9) T. Young 32;(10) N. Benning 30.

Keystone Light Pole Award  : Ty Dillon, #33 188.774 mph         Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race  : Roush Yates Engines, #19

Mobil 1 Driver of the Race   : Erik Jones, #4          Sunoco Rookie of the Race   : Erik Jones, #4

Leaders
Truck Times            Laps
33       5          37
19       5          46
29       1          9
92       1          1
02       1          1
51       1          5
88       1          1

Lead Changes
Truck Start   End     Total
19       68       100     33
92       67       67       1
02       66       66       1
29       57       65       9
51       52       56       5
19       51       51       1
33       37       50       14
19       33       36       4
33       32       32       1
19       25       31       7
33       23       24       2
19       22       22       1
33       18       21       4
88       17       17       1
33       1          16       16

Cautions
#          Lap     Beneficiary   Reason
1          0                     
2          13                   #82, 11, 8, 1, 35, 13, 54, 07, 40, 08 Accident Turn 1
3          25       94       #54 Accident Backstretch
4          48       10       #98, 05, 29, 28, 23, 84, 17, 13, 14, 40, 31, 11 Accident Turn 3
5          64       98       #25 Spin Turn 2
6          83       99       Debris Backstretch
7          90       99       #28 Stalled On The Track

Victory Lane photo by Jeff Zelevansky/NASCAR via Getty Images

John Davison

Long-time RIS staffer, beginning in the mid-80s. Charlotte, NC area local contact.

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