The NASCAR Ford teams had some strong Ford F-150 race trucks for the season-opening Truck Series race at Daytona on February 16th, 2024, but a series of wrecks got the better of them throughout the race.
Ben Rhodes, defending Truck Series champion and driver of the No. 99 NASCAR Ford, was running a decent race near the front of the field when he was wrapped up in an incident on Lap 68. Contact from Tyler Ankrum’s No. 18 Chevy Silverado RST cut Rhodes’ tire, forcing him to pit to swap the flat tire.
Unfortunately, he spun leaving the pits and wrecked as the field swerved to avoid him as he stalled in the center of the racing surface. Rhodes ended up having to retire to the garage, relegating him to a 24th-place finish.
The best Blue Oval team was that of Matt Crafton, who brought the No. 88 NASCAR Ford home in seventh, the only F-150 to finish in the top 10. The next-best Ford team was that of Jason White, as the No. 12 F-150 finished 12th.
Meanwhile, up front, Nick Sanchez’s No. 2 Silverado outran a dramatic last-lap wreck to earn his first Truck Series victory.
| Finish | Start | Car Number | Driver | Team | Laps Run | Laps Led | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 2 | Nick Sanchez | Gainbridge Chevrolet | 101 | 26 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 2 | 26 | 11 | Corey Heim | Safelite Toyota | 101 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 3 | 20 | 71 | Rajah Caruth | HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 101 | 1 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 4 | 19 | 32 | Bret Holmes | Precision Garage Door Chevrolet | 101 | 13 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 5 | 31 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | Tibbetts Lumber Chevrolet | 101 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 6 | 27 | 75 | Stefan Parsons | Ballpark Buns and Rolls Chevrolet | 101 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 7 | 11 | 88 | Matt Crafton | Ideal Door/Menards Ford | 101 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 8 | 33 | 56 | Timmy Hill | Coble Enterprises/UNITS Toyota | 101 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 9 | 29 | 28 | Bryan Dauzat | FDNY Racing/OB Builders Chevrolet | 101 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 10 | 25 | 19 | Christian Eckes | NAPA Auto Care Chevrolet | 101 | 1 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 11 | 5 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum | LiUNA! Chevrolet | 101 | 16 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 12 | 34 | 22 | Jason White | Powder Ventures Excavations Ford | 101 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 13 | 9 | 41 | Bayley Currey | AutoVentive/Precision Chevrolet | 101 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 14 | 17 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar International Toyota | 101 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 15 | 8 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Dead On Tools Toyota | 101 | 1 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 16 | 1 | 98 | Ty Majeski | Road Ranger 50th Store Ford | 101 | 6 | Ford F-150 |
| 17 | 22 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | Grant County Mulch Chevrolet | 101 | 2 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 18 | 23 | 91 | Jack Wood | Klotz Synthetics Chevrolet | 101 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 19 | 12 | 17 | Taylor Gray | JBL Toyota | 100 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 20 | 3 | 7 | Corey LaJoie(i) | Bluegreen Vacations Chevrolet | 100 | 5 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 21 | 7 | 43 | Daniel Dye | Champion Container Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 22 | 30 | 4 | Cory Roper | FlyAlliance/CarQuest Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 23 | 14 | 97 | Codie Rohrbaugh | Grant County Mulch Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 24 | 15 | 5 | Dean Thompson | David Mancini & Sons Toyota | 100 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 25 | 32 | 02 | Mason Massey | BRUNT Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 26 | 4 | 42 | Matt Mills | J.F. Electric/Utilitra Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 27 | 13 | 1 | Toni Breidinger | Celsius Toyota | 97 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 28 | 18 | 77 | Chase Purdy | Bama Buggies Chevrolet | 93 | 1 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 29 | 2 | 45 | Johnny Sauter | Niece/IEDA Chevrolet | 79 | 24 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 30 | 24 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | Ranch Fuel Energy Drink Ford | 71 | 5 | Ford F-150 |
| 31 | 36 | 27 | Keith McGee | More Core Ford | 44 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 32 | 35 | 33 | Lawless Alan | AUTOChargit Mobile Ford | 27 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 33 | 21 | 38 | Layne Riggs # | Love's RV Stops Ford | 13 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 34 | 16 | 13 | Jake Garcia | Quanta Services Ford | 6 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 35 | 28 | 25 | Ty Dillon | Rackley Roofing Chevrolet | 5 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 36 | 10 | 46 | Thad Moffitt # | Customers Bank Chevrolet | 5 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
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