Creed Earns $50,000 Bonus at Daytona

Pictured at Kentycky, Sheldon Creed won his second race of the season at Daytona

(DAYTONA BEACH, FL - AUG 16, 2020 - RIS) Sheldon Creed withstood a green-white-checker overtime restart challenge from fellow GMS Racing driver Brett Moffitt to win his second race of the season.

Today's event is the first race of the Triple Truck Challenge. A $50,000 bonus goes to the day's winner, then the challenge continues at Dover International Speedway next weekend and again at World Wide Technology Raceway. If a driver wins two of the races, they earn a $150,000 paycheck. A driver winning all three events would earn a $500,000 bonus.

Zane Smith led the Sunoco 150 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series under the green flag but he overshot the first turn and dropped well back in teh field. The first caution in the race came out for Mark Smith's stalled truck and the end of Stage One with Brett Moffitt taking the bonus points for the stage 'win.' Sheldon Creed, Christian Eckes, Austin Hill and Todd Gilliland rounded out the top five at the end of the stage.

Leader Matt Crafton wheel hopped on the entry to Turn Six, the exit from the infield, fading back in the field as the second stage wound down. Sheldon Creed led but guest driver Alex Tagliani moved up to third in the field, and Creed came within a fraction of giving the stage lead away to Austin Hill when he slowed, thinking that the stage was over before his crew radioed to him to keep going.

Raphael Lessard had the lead on the restart for the final stage with Alex Tagliani challenging on the outside entering the infield but Lessard held off the challenge, leading until he locked up and slid into the front straight chicane and gave up several positions with the error. Matt Crafton took the lead, chased by Brett Moffitt with Tagliani, Parker Kligerman and Sheldon Creed the rest of the top five.

Moffitt passed Crafton down the back straight just before a caution flew for Jordan Anderson's stalled truck. Kennedy started feeling ill during the race and Josh Reaume was at the wheel when the truck stopped.

Creed opened up a lead of over six seconds before the caution flew with five laps left for Derek Kraus' stalled truck in the infield. He held the lead on the restart with three laps left, chased by Moffitt and Crafton. Multiple spins on the first lap were self-clearing but 17-year-old Carson Hocevar coasted to a halt in the infield grass with damage to the right rear, bringing out a caution and an overtime finish with the teammates Creed and Moffitt on the front row.

Creed held onto the lead over Moffitt with less than a length between the trucks entering the chicanes but he seemed able to open the gap on the straights. Creed ran a near-flawless last lap to beat out Moffitt and earn his second career win as a Christian Eckes and Stewart Friesen crashed on the front straight while more trucks spun in the final chicane approaching the checkered flag. Raphael Lessard followed the teammates across the line in third, followed by Matt Crafton and Austin Hill.

"Brett's really good on road courses and he's helped me so much on the simulator..." said Creed after the race. "It was all about not making a mistake there and he tried to cross me up a few times in three and five and I just stopped mid corner so he couldn't get his run."

Unofficial Results, Sunoco 159, Daytona International Speedway Road Course, 3.61 mile

Fin, Str, Driver, Truck, Laps, St1, St2, Tms Led, Laps Led, Playoff Pts, Pts, Status
1) 14, Sheldon Creed, No. 2 Chevy Accessories Chevrolet, 46, 2, 1, 2, 19, 6, 59, Running
2) 3, Brett Moffitt, No. 23 CMR Roofing Chevrolet, 46, 1, 9, 2, 13, 1, 47, Running
3) 10, Raphael Lessard #, No. 4 Mobil 1 Toyota, 46, , 7, 1, 3, , 38, Running
4) 12, Matt Crafton, No. 88 Ideal Door/Menards Ford, 46, , , 3, 7, , 33, Running
5) 4, Austin Hill, No. 16 Toyota Racing Development Toyota, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1, , 48, Running
6) 5, Tyler Ankrum, No. 26 Railblaza Chevrolet, 46, 7, 3, , , , 43, Running
7) 17, Grant Enfinger, No. 98 Champion Power Equipment/Curb Records Ford, 46, , , , , , 30, Running
8) 16, Parker Kligerman, No. 75 Food Country USA Chevrolet, 46, , , , , , 29, Running
9) 30, Scott Lagasse Jr., No. 30 Brantley Gilbert Fire & Brimstone Toyota, 46, , , , , , 28, Running
10) 22, Stewart Friesen, No. 52 Halmar Racing To Beat Hunger Toyota, 46, , , , , , 27, Running
11) 23, Austin Wayne Self, No. 22 AIRBOX Air Purifiers Chevrolet, 46, 9, , , , , 28, Running
12) 2, Christian Eckes #, No. 18 Safelite AutoGlass Toyota, 46, 3, , 1, 3, , 33, Running
13) 1, Zane Smith #, No. 21 LaPaz Chevrolet, 46, , 4, , , , 31, Running
14) 8, Ben Rhodes, No. 99 Tenda Pet Products Ford, 46, 6, , , , , 28, Running
15) 7, Tanner Gray #, No. 15 Place of Hope Ford, 46, 8, , , , , 25, Running
16) 19, Tyler Hill, No. 56 Hill Motorsports Chevrolet, 46, , , , , , 21, Running
17) 24, Spencer Boyd, No. 20 Dan-o's Seasoning Chevrolet, 46, , , , , , 20, Running
18) 34, Bryan Collyer, No. 33 Crunch Construction Chevrolet, 46, , , , , , 19, Running
19) 15, Tate Fogleman #, No. 02 Solid Rock Carriers Chevrolet, 46, , , , , , 18, Running
20) 29, Natalie Decker, No. 44 N29 Capital Partners LLC Chevrolet, 46, , , , , , 17, Running
21) 11, Johnny Sauter, No. 13 Vivitar Ford, 46, , , , , , 16, Running
22) 21, Alex Tagliani, No. 51 RONA/VIAGRA Toyota, 46, , 8, , , , 18, Running
23) 37, Mike Skeen, No. 8 D.A.B. Constructors Inc Chevrolet, 46, , , , , , 14, Running
24) 38, Tim Viens, No. 83 Trump 2020 Chevrolet, 46, , , , , , 13, Running
25) 26, Kris Wright, No. 24 FNB Corporation Chevrolet, 46, , 5, , , , 18, Running
26) 20, Cory Roper, No. 04 Preferred Industrial Contractors Inc. Ford, 45, , , , , , 11, Running
27) 32, Norm Benning, No. 6 H&H Transport Chevrolet, 42, , , , , , 10, Running
28) 27, Carson Hocevar, No. 40 Scott's Chevrolet, 41, , , , , , 9, Accident
29) 18, Codie Rohrbaugh, No. 9 Pray for Joshua Chevrolet, 41, , , , , , 8, Running
30) 9, Derek Kraus #, No. 19 ENEOS Toyota, 40, 10, , , , , 8, Electrical
31) 28, Jennifer Jo Cobb, No. 10 Fastener Supply Company Chevrolet, 38, , , , , , 6, Running
32) 13, Ty Majeski #, No. 45 Niece Chevrolet, 36, , 10, , , , 6, Overheating
33) 6, Todd Gilliland, No. 38 Frontline Enterprises Inc Ford, 36, 5, , , , , 11, Electrical
34) 31, Spencer Davis #, No. 11 ChaLew Performance Toyota, 35, , 6, , , , 10, Brakes
35) 25, Jordan Anderson, No. 3 Lucas Oil/Bommarito.com Chevrolet, 31, , , , , , 5, Drivetrain
36) 35, Mark Smith, No. 42 St Lucie Battery & Tire Chevrolet, 31, , , , , , 5, Brakes
37) 33, Bobby Kennedy, No. 00 SRI Performance Chevrolet, 15, , , , , , 5, Ignition
38) 36, Roger Reuse, No. 49 WCIPARTS.COM Chevrolet, 0, , , , , , 5, Clutch
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series, (#) Rookie

Race Length: 46 Laps, 166.06 Miles

Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 2 Mins, 21 Secs.
Average Speed: 81.435 MPH
Margin of Victory: 0.743 Seconds

Stage 1 Top 10: 23, 2, 18, 16, 38, 99, 26, 15, 22, 19
Stage 2 Top 10: 2, 16, 26, 21, 24, 11, 4, 51, 23, 45

Race Comments: Sheldon Creed won the Sunoco 159 at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course, his second victory in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series.

Caution Flags: 5 for 7 laps;
Laps: 12-14 (No. 42 Stopped In Turn 6 / Stage 1 Conclusion [83]);
27-27 (Stage 2 Conclusion [52]);
34-34 (No. 3 Stopped In Turn 8 [83]);
41-41 (No. 19 Stopped In Turn 3 [83]);
44-44 (No. 40 Stopped In Turn 5 [04]).

Lead Changes: 10 among 6 drivers;
Z. Smith # 0;
B. Moffitt 1-12;
C. Eckes # 13-15;
M. Crafton 16-18;
S. Creed 19-25;
A. Hill 26;
R. Lessard # 27-29;
M. Crafton 30-31;
B. Moffitt 32;
M. Crafton 33-34;
S. Creed 35-46.

Cometic Gaskets Pole Award:  Zane Smith, No. 21

Mobil 1 Driver of the Race:  Sheldon Creed, No. 2 

Sunoco Rookie of the Race:  Raphael Lessard, No. 4