The NASCAR Truck Series takes center stage Friday night of Speedweek with the NextEra Energy 250. Front Row Motorsports-Ford’s Zane Smith is the reigning Truck Series Champion. But with the start of a season comes new challengers and a clean sheet of NASCAR standings
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season begins at the home of American motorsports, the Daytona International Speedway, during NASCAR’s season-opening Speeedweek.
We’re going to get you primed and ready for Friday’s race, but reviewing the NASCAR odds and making our picks in our NextEra Energy 250 betting preview.
NASCAR Truck Series: NextEra Energy 250 Odds
Not all sportsbooks are created equal. Keep that in mind for your NextEra Energy 250 betting choices. Not all sportsbooks list NASCAR Truck Series betting lines, while others might not list the odds until closer to the race.
If you are interested in NASCAR Truck prop bets, you might have a harder time finding the betting lines or a shorter notice to make your bets.
However, according to the NextEra Energy 250 odds we’ve found online, five drivers share an equal chance of taking home the checkered flag on Friday Night:
- #11 Corey Heim – Tricon Garage (+1000)
- #99 Ben Rhodes – ThorSport Racing (+1000)
- #23 Grant Efinger – GMS Racing (+1000)
- #38 Zane Smith – Front Row Motorsports (+1000)
- #98 Ty Majeski – ThorSport Racing (+1000)
There is a second group of drivers all hovering around within +400 odds of each other that could break through:
- #19 Christian Eckes – McAnally-Hilgermann Racing (+1400)
- #52 Stewart Friesen – Halmar Friesen Racing (+1500)
- #42 Carson Hocevar – Niece Motorsports (+1600)
- #25 Matt DiBenedetto – Rackley WAR (+1500)
- #75 Parker Kligerman – Henderson Motorsports (+2000)
The rest of the field is listed at +4000 or higher in NextEra Energy 250 betting odds and would be great paying long shots if they won.
NASCAR Truck Series: NextEra Energy 250 Information
NASCAR Truck Series: NextEra Energy 250: 100 laps (250 miles)
Location of the Game: Daytona International Speedway. Daytona Beach, FL.
Date and Time: Friday, February 17th, 2023, 7:30 PM ET.
How to Watch: FS1
NASCAR Truck Series: NextEra Energy 250 Analysis
The NASCAR schedule annually with Speedweek at the Daytona Internation Speedway. While the Cup Series gets all the shine on Wednesday, with single-lap qualifying, and Thursday, with the Duels at Daytona, Friday of Speedweek, the trucks take the spotlight.
Reging NASCAR cup series champion Zane Smith will try to move from preseason and NASCAR NextEra Energy 250 betting favorite to the first back-to-back series champion since Matt Crafton won consecutive championships in 2013 – 2014.
Smith will have 2021 Truck Series Champion Ben Rhodes in pursuit. Rhodes finished second behind Smith for NASCAR Trucks championship in 2022. Both men will be trying to become two-time Truck Series champions in 2023.
Smith and Rhodes will also be aiming to replicate the start of their 2022 seasons by finishing 1-2 at Daytona. Smith won the 2022 NextEra Energy 250 at Daytona.
Smith’s ThorSport teammate Ty Majeski finished seventh in last year’s race seventh and finished fourth overall in the NASCAR Truck Series Standings. Majeski won two races last season and aims to make it back to the top four again in 2023.
McAnally-Hilgermann Racing’s Christian Eckes finished eighth in the Truck Series in 2023 but third in the 2022 NextEra Energy 250. Eckes’ form in 2022, from the Heart of America 200 to the Toyota 200, was very impressive and has us favoring him from the second tier of drivers who will be among our potential Nextra Energy 250 betting picks.
Tricon Garage’s Cody Heim is among the betting favorites, speaking to odds maker’s belief that he will be improved over last year and will score more wins, adding to his wins at the 2022 Fr8Auctions 208 and the Toyota 200.
Heim was very impressive in 2022 and could start 2023 with a big win at Daytona.
NASCAR Truck Series: NextEra Energy 250 Betting Picks
While we don’t have much to work with from, 2023 of the trucks running to make our NextEra Energy 250 picks on, we’re still going to make a few suggestions on who we’ll take.
However, we strongly recommend watching qualifying earlier in the day to see each driver and truck’s performance before making your final NextEra Energy 250 betting selection.
Our pick is between Cody Heim (+1000) to start his season with a huge win or Christian Eckes (+1400) from a little further back.
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