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| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | |
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| Venue | Daytona International Speedway |
| Location | Daytona Beach, Florida, United States |
| Corporate sponsor | Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services[1] |
| First race | 2000 |
| Distance | 250 miles (400 km) |
| Laps | 100 Stages 1/2: 20 each Final stage: 60 |
| Previous names | Daytona 250 (2000) Florida Dodge Dealers 250 (2001–2005) GM Flex Fuel 250 (2006) Chevy Silverado HD 250 (2007–2008) NextEra Energy Resources 250 (2009–2018) NextEra Energy 250 (2019–2023) |
| Most wins (driver) | Johnny Sauter (3) |
| Most wins (team) | GMS Racing, Bobby Hamilton Racing & ThorSport Racing (3) |
| Most wins (manufacturer) | Toyota (10) |
| Circuit information | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 2.5 mi (4.0 km) |
| Turns | 4 |
The Fresh From Florida 250 is the first race of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season at Daytona International Speedway and as of 2004 has been held under the lights. It is the Truck Series event of Speedweeks – the series of races leading up to the Daytona 500.
Winners of the event include Mike Wallace, Joe Ruttman, Robert Pressley, Rick Crawford, Carl Edwards, Bobby Hamilton, Mark Martin, Jack Sprague, Todd Bodine (twice), Timothy Peters, Michael Waltrip, John King, Johnny Sauter (three times), Kyle Busch, Tyler Reddick, Kaz Grala, Austin Hill, and Zane Smith (twice).
The Truck Series does not run restrictor plates, devices used by the Xfinity and Cup stock cars to reduce horsepower and slow the cars down at Daytona and Talladega. However, a "spacer plate", and aerodynamic disadvantages in the trucks compensate for the lack of a restrictor plate.
Nick Sanchez was the 2024 winner of the event.
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