Zane Smith scored a win in the rain-shorted NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series opener at Daytona International Speedway on Friday night, Feb. 17.
Smith earns his second victory in a row at the track, having also won the season opener in 2022.
“I know there’s about a million ways to get one at Daytona, but we’re proving that,” Smith told FOX Sports 1 after the race. “Obviously wanted to go back racing there somewhat to duke it out with good friends of mine, actually. But hey, we’ll take a win at Daytona.”
Tanner Gray came home second, while Christian Eckes finished third, with Colby Howard (fourth) and Grant Enfinger (fifth) next in line.
Ty Majeski, Tyler Ankrum, Corey Heim, Matt Crafton and Chase Elliott rounded out the top 10.
The race was slowed and stopped multiple times throughout the night not just for crashes but also due to inclement weather, with a sizable stoppage with 27 laps to go that resulted in a red flag. After another six laps under caution, the race was red-flagged again with 21 left.
Though Nick Sanchez scored the pole, Majeski immediately took the lead of the race, followed by Eckes.
Though there was trading of the lead back and forth from there amid multiple cautions due to rain, Eckes eventually won the first stage.
Stage two was more eventful from an attrition standpoint, as lap 29 saw a seven-truck wreck after Clay Greenfield got loose and collected multiple competitors, resulting in a red flag.
Eleven laps later, a six-driver wreck occurred on the backstretch, with Stewart Friesen spun into the outside wall. The crash marked the end of stage two, with Ankrum the stage winner.
Stage three also had its fireworks before the red flag for rain, chiefly via a five-truck accident after Rajah Caruth spun due to getting loose in the middle lane, collecting teammate Daniel Dye and more.
The Truck Series returns after a one-week break at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 3, with coverage beginning at 9 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1.
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