Practice #1 : Daytona International Speedway
Fresh From Florida 250
Daytona International Speedway , Daytona Beach, FL
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- Daytona International Speedway
- Fresh From Florida 250
- Pole Winner: Ty Majeski
- Age: 31
- Team : No 88 - Ideal Door/Menards Ford
- Owner: ThorSport Racing
- Crew Chief: Joe Shear Jr
- Ty Majeski won the Kennametal Pole Award for the Fresh From Florida 250 with a lap of 50881 seconds, 176883 mph
- This is his 12th pole in 115 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races 12 poles are most among active full-time NCTS drivers
- This is his first pole and first top-10 start in 2026
- This is his third Daytona pole in his sixth start, he previously won poles in February 2022 and February 2024 And third career pole on a drafting track, most all-time
- Michael McDowell (second) posted his first top-10 start of 2026 and his first in two races at Daytona International Speedway
- Tanner Gray (third) posted his second top-10 start at Daytona International Speedway
- Brenden Queen (22nd) was the fastest qualifying rookie
- This is the 51st career pole for ThorSport Racing, 2nd most all-time Eight drivers account for their 51 career poles
- Tony Stewart (15th) first truck series start since 2005 and first NASCAR start since 2016
- Drivers Entered: 44 (8 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 100
- Laps Actual: 102 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: 0.044 Seconds
- Time of Race: 2 Hours 6 Minutes 0 Seconds
- Average Speed: 121.429
- Cautions: 6 for 31 laps
- Lead Changes: 32
- Green Flag Passes: 4,698 (66.2 passes per green flag lap)
- Daytona International Speedway
- Fresh From Florida 250
- Race Winner: Chandler Smith
- Age: 23
- Team : No 38 - TrophyCatch Ford
- Owner: Front Row Motorsports
- Crew Chief: Jon Leonard
- Chandler Smith won the Fresh From Florida 250, his eighth victory in 88 CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races
- This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in 2026
- This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in four races at Daytona International Speedway
- Giovanni Ruggiero (second) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at Daytona International Speedway It is his first top-10 finish in 2026
- Christian Eckes (third) posted his fourth top-10 finish in six races at Daytona International Speedway
- Brenden Queen (seventh) was the highest finishing rookie
- Chandler Smith leads the point standings by 19 points over Christian Eckes
