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NASCAR Truck Series Fresh From Florida 250 Entry List: Dates, Event Times At Daytona International Speedway
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Michael McDowell, the 2020 Daytona 500 champion, and Justin Haley continue preparations for making their NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut Friday night for Spire Motorsports’ All-Star entries at Daytona International Speedway.
The NASCAR Cup Series regulars will kick off the 2025 national series schedule by competing the Fresh From Florida 250. McDowell is pilot the newly formed No. 07 team.
Formerly of Front Row Motorsports, McDowell will return to the truck series for the first time since 2009. He has just two circuit starts.
Haley, who has not raced on the circuit since 2020, will drive the No. 7 machine.
Rajah Caruth, who earned a P3 during the 2024 event, and Andres Perez remain poised to run the series’ full-time schedule for Spire, the Mooresville, North Carolina-based organization.
#NASCAR News: Spire Motorsports announces that Michael McDowell (No. 07) and Justin Haley (No. 7) will get behind the wheel of its two all-star trucks in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season-opening race at Daytona.
— Toby Christie (@tobychristie.bsky.social) 2025-01-29T14:49:06.902Z
NASCAR Daytona Speedweeks Schedule
Here is a list of NASCAR National Series events this weekend at Daytona International Speedway (All Times ET):
Wednesday
- 10:05 a.m.: Cup Series Practice 1
- 12:30 p.m.: Media Day
- 8:15 p.m.: Cup Series qualifying
Thursday
- 4:05 p.m.: ARCA Menards Series practice
- 5:05 p.m.: Craftsman Truck Series practice
- 7 p.m.: Cup Series Duel 1 at Daytona
- 8:45 p.m.: Cup Series Duel 2 at Daytona
Friday
- 1:30 p.m.: ARCA Menards Series qualifying
- 3 p.m.: Craftsman Truck Series qualifying
- 4:35 p.m.: Xfinity Series practice
- 5:35 p.m.: Cup Practice 2
- 7:30 p.m.: Craftsman Truck Series Fresh From Florida 250 race
Saturday
- 10 a.m.: Xfinity Series qualifying
- Noon: ARCA Menards Series Daytona ARCA 200 race
- 3:05 p.m.: Cup Series Practice 3
- 5 p.m.: Xfinity Series United Rentals 300 race
Sunday
- 2:30 p.m.: Cup Series Daytona 500 race
From September 14, 2024 Daytona Beach FLI took the guided tour at Daytona International Speedway. Outside the ticket office is a bench dedicated to 10 time Daytona winner Richard Petty on his 80th birthday.#DIS #photography #photographer #CanonCameras #CanonSX740HS #DaytonaInternationalSpeedway
— Rick (@goingtopshelf.bsky.social) 2025-02-08T04:44:47.863Z
NASCAR Truck Series Fresh From Florida 250 Entry List
Entry, Driver, Team, Car No.
- 1, William Sawalich, TRICON Garage, No. 1 Toyota
- 2, TBA, Young’s Motorsports, No. 02 Chevrolet
- 3, Josh Reaume, Rev Racing, No. 2 Ford
- 4, Mason Maggio, Hettinger Racing, No. 4 Chevrolet
- 5, Toni Breidinger, TRICON Garage, No. 5 Toyota
- 6, Norm Benning, Norm Benning Racing, No. 6 Chevrolet
- 7, Michael McDowell, Spire Motorsports, No. 07 Chevrolet
- 8, Justin Haley, Spire Motorsports, No. 7 Chevrolet
- 9, Grant Enfinger, CR7 Motorsports, No. 9 Chevrolet
- 10, Corey Heim, TRICON Garage, No. 11 Toyota
- 11, Jake Garcia, ThorSport Racing, No. 13 Ford
- 12, Tanner Gray, TRICON Garage, No. 15 Toyota
- 13, Giovanni Ruggiero, TRICON Garage, No.17 Toyota
- 14, Tyler Ankrum, McAnally Hilgemann Racing, No. 18 Chevrolet
- 15, Daniel Hemric, McAnally Hilgemann Racing, No. 19 Chevrolet
- 16, Jason White, Reaume Brothers Racing, No. 22 Ford
- 17, Dawson Sutton, Rackley W.A.R., No. 26 Chevrolet
- 18, Bryan Dauzat, FDNY Racing, No. 28 Chevrolet
- 19, Frankie Muniz, Reaume Brothers Racing, No. 33 Ford
- 20, Layne Riggs, Front Row Motorsports, No. 34 Ford
- 21, Chandler Smith, Front Row Motorsports, No. 38 Ford
- 22, Matt Mills, Niece Motorsports, No. 42 Chevrolet
- 23, Bayley Currey, Niece Motorsports, No. 44 Chevrolet
- 24, Kaden Honeycutt, Niece Motorsports, No. 45 Chevrolet
- 25, Stewart Friesen, Halmar Friesen Racing, No. 52 Toyota
- 26, Timmy Hill, Hill Motorsports, No. 56 Toyota
- 27, Johnny Sauter, ThorSport Racing, No. 66 Ford
- 28, Rajah Caruth, Spire Motorsports, No. 71 Chevrolet
- 29, Parker Kligerman, Henderson Motorsports, No. 75 Chevrolet
- 30, Spencer Boyd, Freedom Racing Enterprises, No. 76 Chevrolet
- 31, Andres Perez de Lara, Spire Motorsports, No. 77 Chevrolet
- 32, Connor Mosack, McAnally Hilgemann Racing, No. 81 Chevrolet
- 33, TBA, ThorSport Racing, No. 88 Ford
- 34, Justin Carroll, Terry Carroll Motorsports, No. 90 Toyota
- 35, Jack Wood, McAnally Hilgemann Racing, No. 91 Chevrolet
- 36, Clay Greenfield, GK Racing, No. 95 Chevrolet
- 37, TBA, ThorSport Racing, No. 98 Ford
- 38, Ben Rhodes, ThorSport Racing, No. 99 Ford
.@BubbaWallace pulls @rajahcaruth_ aside to talk to him after his career-best 2nd-place finish from Daytona.
Wallace ends their conversation with a hug. #FreshFromFlorida250 #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/FcXclHPZ4L
— Peter Stratta (@peterstratta) February 17, 2024
