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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
BrakeBest Brake Pads 159 At DAYTONA Presented by O’Reilly
Daytona Road Course
February 19th, 2021
Race #2 of the 2021 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Season
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Scheduled: 44
- Extended to 51 laps
- Miles Raced : 181.6
- Time of Race : 02 Hours 44 minutes 46 seconds
- Average Speed: 67.044 mph
- Margin of Victory : Under caution
- Cautions: 10
- Caution Laps: 20
- Lead Changes: 9
- Cars in Race : 40
- Finished On Lead Lap: 26 (65%)
FIN | ST | Car # | Driver | Make | TOT PTS | F PTS | B PTS | PO PTS | Laps | Led | x Led | S1 | S2 | STUS |
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1 | 1 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | Toyota | 49 | 40 | 9 | 5 | 51 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Running |
2 | 5 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | Chevrolet | 40 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 51 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 8 | Running |
3 | 4 | 4 | John Hunter Nemechek | Toyota | 44 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 51 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Running |
4 | 32 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Ford | 39 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Running |
5 | 25 | 17 | Riley Herbst | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | Running |
6 | 9 | 88 | Matt Crafton | Toyota | 41 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | Running |
7 | 31 | 19 | Derek Kraus | Toyota | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
8 | 24 | 02 | Kaz Grala | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Running |
9 | 34 | 56 | Timmy Hill | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
10 | 16 | 98 | Christian Eckes | Toyota | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
11 | 30 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Toyota | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Running |
12 | 8 | 18 | Chandler Smith | Toyota | 33 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Running |
13 | 37 | 8 | Camden Murphy | Ford | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
14 | 3 | 42 | Carson Hocevar | Chevrolet | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
15 | 14 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | Chevrolet | 29 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Running |
16 | 7 | 9 | Codie Rohrbaugh | Chevrolet | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
17 | 38 | 41 | Dawson Cram | Chevrolet | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
18 | 19 | 13 | Johnny Sauter | Toyota | 23 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | Running |
19 | 28 | 12 | Tate Fogleman | Chevrolet | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
20 | 33 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Ford | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | Running |
21 | 26 | 26 | Tyler Ankrum | Chevrolet | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
22 | 29 | 23 | Chase Purdy | Chevrolet | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | Running |
23 | 22 | 51 | Parker Chase | Toyota | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
24 | 27 | 25 | Timothy Peters | Chevrolet | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
25 | 21 | 45 | Brett Moffitt | Chevrolet | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Running |
26 | 12 | 24 | Raphael Lessard | Chevrolet | 21 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 51 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Running |
27 | 13 | 3 | Bobby Reuse | Chevrolet | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
28 | 23 | 1 | Hailie Deegan | Ford | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Running |
29 | 35 | 44 | Jett Noland | Chevrolet | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
30 | 15 | 30 | Danny Bohn | Toyota | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
31 | 2 | 40 | Ryan Truex | Chevrolet | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | Running |
32 | 39 | 6 | Norm Benning | Chevrolet | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
33 | 20 | 16 | Austin Hill | Toyota | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | Running |
34 | 6 | 04 | Cory Roper | Ford | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fuel Pressure |
35 | 17 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Chevrolet | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
36 | 40 | 34 | Lawless Alan | Toyota | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
37 | 36 | 75 | Sam Mayer | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
38 | 18 | 33 | Jason A White | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
39 | 10 | 20 | Spencer Boyd | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Transmission |
40 | 11 | 21 | Zane Smith | Chevrolet | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Accident |
Race Infractions
BrakeBest Brake Pads 159 At DAYTONA Presented by O’Reilly at Daytona Road Course
Driver | Infraction | Penalty | Lap | Lap Assessed | Flag |
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Austin Hill | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 33 | 35 | Yellow |
Austin Hill | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area | Tail End | 40 | 44 | Yellow |
Bobby Reuse | Speeding on pit road | Tail End | 26 | 27 | Yellow |
Bobby Reuse | Speeding on pit road | Tail End | 34 | 35 | Yellow |
Camden Murphy | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 23 | 27 | Yellow |
Camden Murphy | Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon | Tail End | 23 | 27 | Yellow |
Camden Murphy | Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon | Tail End | 26 | 27 | Yellow |
Carson Hocevar | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 32 | 35 | Yellow |
Carson Hocevar | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area | Tail End | 44 | 47 | Yellow |
Chase Purdy | Safety violation | Tail End | 13 | 14 | Yellow |
Danny Bohn | Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon | Pass Thru | 19 | 27 | Green |
Jason A White | Unspecified Didn't serve Stop N Go after missing chicane | Pass Thru | 5 | 5 | Green |
Jason A White | Unspecified Serviced Vehicle While Under Penalty | Pass Thru | 5 | 7 | Green |
Jason A White | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area | Pass Thru | 5 | 7 | Green |
Jason A White | Unspecified Garage then served when vehicle returned to race | Pass Thru | 7 | 14 | Yellow |
Jennifer Jo Cobb | Speeding on pit road | Tail End | 10 | 11 | Yellow |
John Hunter Nemechek | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 23 | 27 | Yellow |
Johnny Sauter | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area | Tail End | 48 | 49 | Yellow |
Lawless Alan | Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon | Tail End | 10 | 11 | Yellow |
Norm Benning | Improper fueling | Tail End | 13 | 14 | Yellow |
Norm Benning | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 23 | 27 | Yellow |
Parker Chase | Speeding on pit road | Tail End | 10 | 11 | Yellow |
Raphael Lessard | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 45 | 47 | Yellow |
Ryan Truex | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 32 | 35 | Yellow |
Ryan Truex | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area 2 Lap Penalty was under DVP | Other - See Notes | 33 | 35 | Yellow |
Sam Mayer | Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon | Tail End | 10 | 11 | Yellow |
Sam Mayer | Unspecified Didn't drop to the rear while under penalty | Tail End | 10 | 14 | Yellow |
Tanner Gray | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 42 | 44 | Yellow |
Timothy Peters | Unspecified Equipment over the wall too soon | Tail End | 10 | 11 | Yellow |
Timothy Peters | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 31 | 35 | Yellow |
Todd Gilliland | Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon | Tail End | 10 | 11 | Yellow |
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Race Fast Facts
- DAYTONA Road Course
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- Race Winner: Ben Rhodes
- Age: 23
- Team : No. 99 - Bombardier LearJet 75 Toyota
- Owner: ThorSport Racing
- Crew Chief: Richard Lushes
- Ben Rhodes won the BrakeBest Brake Pads 159 at Daytona Presented by O?Reilly, his fifth victory in 121 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races.
- This is his second victory and second top-10 finish in 2021.
- This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in two races at the DAYTONA Road Course.
- Sheldon Creed (second) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at the DAYTONA Road Course. It is his second top-10 finish in 2021.
- John Hunter Nemechek (third) posted his first top-10 finish in his series debut at the DAYTONA Road Course.
- Chandler Smith (12th) was the highest finishing rookie.
- Ben Rhodes (Daytona, Daytona RC) becomes the third driver in series history to win the first two races of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season; joining Johnny Sauter (2013: Daytona, Martinsville) and Mark Martin (2006: Daytona, Auto Club)
- This is Toyota's 200th NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory.
Race Recap
Ben Rhodes wins first two races of NASCAR Camping World Truck season
February 20th, 2021
By Holly Cain - NASCAR Wire Service
Ben Rhodes wrapped up a perfect pair of race outings at Daytona International Speedway answering his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory on the oval last week with a dramatic win Friday night on the infield road course.
It took three overtime starts to secure the victory over 2020 series champion Sheldon Creed, but Rhodes' work in the No. 99 ThorSport Racing Toyota marked only the third time in series history a driver has opened the season with back-to-back wins. And it marked the 200th victory for Toyota in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.
Rhodes, 23, of Louisville, Ky., crossed the finish line .320-seconds ahead of Creed – the running order frozen, however, when a caution – one of 10 on the night – came out with a half-lap remaining in overtime.
John Hunter Nemechek, who won Stage 1 and led 14 laps on the night, finished third. Todd Gilliland, who started 31st, rallied to an impressive fourth-place finish and Riley Herbst rounded out the top five.
Matt Crafton, Derek Kraus, Kaz Grala, Timmy Hill and Christian Eckes completed the top 10. Rookie Hailie Deegan was running in the top-10 until a spin on the final lap of overtime. She finished 28th.
"Unbelievable, I don't even have words for it," Rhodes said after climbing out of this truck just below the flag-stand on the frontstretch. "I don't even know what to say, this is so cool.
"I just have to thank my team. The Bombardier Tundra was fast all day. ThorSport Racing gave me a truck that handled this year and we were fast. Rich (Lushes) is a really good crew chief. It's good to be paired up with him and all of the guys on my team. I'm just thrilled. I don't know what to say. I've been on cloud nine all week, so it's above that. I'm just so happy."
Certainly, Rhodes was in a celebratory mood following the race, but it was a tense finish. He was about 50-yards shy of the flag-stand on the first overtime period when a caution came out extending the race instead of earning him the trophy then.
He and Creed – who led a race best 17 laps – dueled for the lead multiple times in the closing laps – often exchanging the point during the infield series of turns of the road course.
"Never fun being the first loser," Creed said. "But my guys brought a fast truck and I felt like we were on top of the strategy there going to slicks early. Man, got hit by a lapper there leading and I don't think that did us any favors and got to the lead, saving fuel and then worked way back to the lead got pushed out the way on the restart, just doing everything I could there. Wished it could have stayed green."
The race started under wet conditions with teams having to decide when the track was dry enough to switch from rain tires to slicks or "dry" tires. Nemechek was the early leader – pacing the field for the opening 14 laps until his No. 4 Toyota suffered an oil pressure and fuel pick-up problem, leaving the Tundra on track and necessitating a caution. Later he ran out of gas and at one point was a lap down to the leaders before racing back to the front in the closing laps.
Rhodes had to deal with Creed and then ultimately Nemechek's comeback as well, to earn his fifth career victory.
"It was the most stressful race of my life for sure," said Rhodes. "There's been stressful races, but this was really stressful. I thought it was going to be taken away from us for sure.
"I'm not sure if they showed me throwing my hands up, I hope they didn't. Hope they didn't listen to the radio either. I was a little frustrated. Gosh, it all worked out now. So stressful, so stressful. I don't think I've had one that stressful before."