2024 Fresh From Florida 250
The 2024 Fresh From Florida 250 was the 1st stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the 25th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, February 16, 2024, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent tri-oval shaped asphalt superspeedway. The race was originally scheduled to be contested over 100 laps, but was extended to 101 laps due to a NASCAR overtime finish. In a wild race that saw several crashes, Nick Sanchez, driving for Rev Racing, would win his first career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race when a multi-truck accident occurred on the final lap with him in the lead when the caution was thrown. Sanchez was a consistent presence during the race, leading a race-high 26 laps, despite his involvement in an earlier accident. To fill out the podium, Corey Heim, driving for Tricon Garage, and Rajah Caruth, driving for Spire Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 of 23 of the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | |||
| Date | February 16, 2024 | ||
| Official name | 25th Annual Fresh From Florida 250 | ||
| Location | Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.0 km) | ||
| Distance | 101 laps, 252 mi (405 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 100 laps, 250 mi (402 km) | ||
| Average speed | 98.933 mph (159.217 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
| ThorSport Racing | |
| Time | 50.345 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Nick Sanchez | Rev Racing | |
| Laps | 26 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 2 | Nick Sanchez | Rev Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
On the final lap of the race, a significant pileup occurred exiting turn two after Rajah Caruth drifted up the track into the side of Jack Wood, spinning him out and collecting numerous trucks. Tricon Garage driver Taylor Gray was turned into the outside wall and went airborne after being hit almost head-on at high speed by Daniel Dye, doing a complete backwards barrell roll on top of other trucks before coming rest on all four tires. He exited under his own power and was taken and released from the infield care center shortly after.