2026 Fresh From Florida 250
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 of 25 of the 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | |||
| Date | February 13, 2026 | ||
| Location | Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.5 miles (4.023 km) | ||
| Distance | 102 laps, 255 mi (410.383 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 100 laps, 250 mi (402.336 km) | ||
| Average speed | 121.429 miles per hour (195.421 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | ThorSport Racing | ||
| Time | 50.881 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Drivers | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | |
| Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports | ||
| Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | ||
| Laps | 20 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Daniel Hemric | McAnally–Hilgemann Racing | |
| Time | 46.479 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 38 | Chandler Smith | Front Row Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Jamie Little, Kevin Harvick, Joey Logano, and Dana White (Stage 2) | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | NRN | ||
| Booth announcers | Alex Hayden and Mike Bagley | ||
| Turn announcers | Dave Moody (1 & 2), Kyle Rickey (Backstretch), and Tim Catalfamo (3 & 4) | ||
The 2026 Fresh From Florida 250 was a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race held on February 13, 2026, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Contested over 102 laps—extended from 100 laps due to an overtime finish on the 2.5-mile (4.0-kilometre) superspeedway, it was the first race of the 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season, and the 27th running of the event.
In the overtime finish, Chandler Smith, driving for Front Row Motorsports, made a four-wide tri-oval pass underneath John Hunter Nemechek on the final lap to earn his eighth career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his first of the season. Gio Ruggiero finished second, and Christian Eckes finished third. Ty Majeski and Nemechek rounded out the top five, while Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Brenden Queen, Kaden Honeycutt, Tyler Ankrum, and Stewart Friesen rounded out the top ten. The race also produced the most lead changes in series history, with 32 lead changes among 12 drivers.
This was the first race for Ram as a manufacturer since 2012, the first NASCAR sanctioned race for Tony Stewart since 2016 and first race without Matt Crafton since the 2000 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.