David Gilliland won the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Pole Award for the 19th Annual NextEra Energy Resources 250 with a lap of 49.017 seconds, 183.610 mph.
This is his first pole in 11 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races.
This is his first pole and first top-10 start in 2018.
This is his first pole in two races at Daytona International Speedway.
Johnny Sauter (second) posted his first top-10 start of 2018 and his seventh in ten races at Daytona International Speedway.
Clay Greenfield (third) posted his first top-10 start at Daytona International Speedway.
Dalton Sargeant (fourth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
Drivers Entered: 36
Laps Scheduled: 100
Margin of Victory: 0.098 Seconds
Time of Race: 2 Hours 4 Minutes 36 Seconds
Average Speed: 120.385
Cautions: 7 for 35 laps
Lead Changes: 21
Green Flag Passes: 2,750 (42.3 passes per green flag lap)
Daytona International Speedway
19th Annual NextEra Energy Resources 250
Race Winner: Johnny Sauter
Age: 39
Team : No. 21 - Allegiant Airlines Chevrolet
Owner: GMS Racing
Crew Chief: Joe Shear Jr.
Johnny Sauter won the 19th Annual NextEra Energy Resources 250, his 18th victory in 222 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races.
This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in 2018.
This is his third victory and fifth top-10 finish in ten races at Daytona International Speedway. Sauter now leads the series in wins at Daytona.
Justin Haley (second) posted his first top-10 finish in his first start at Daytona International Speedway.
Joe Nemechek (third) posted his third top-10 finish in four races at Daytona International Speedway.
Dalton Sargeant (eighth) was the highest finishing rookie.
Johnny Sauter leads the point standings by 19 points over Justin Haley.
GMS Racing scores their third consecutive win at Daytona - (2016 J. Sauter, 2017 K. Grala, 2018 J. Sauter).
GMS Racing is now tied with Bobby Hamilton Racing (2001, 2002, 2005) for the series-most wins at Daytona.
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