Daytona International Speedway
Stats
Start: 7th
Stage 1: 12th
Stage 2: 22nd
Finish: 25th
Driver Points: 23rd
Owner Points: 26th
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FR8 208 at Atlanta Motor Speedway
Saturday, February 22nd, 1:30PM ET
Dawson Sutton kicked off the 2025 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season with a 25th-place finish in the Fresh from Florida 250 at Daytona International Speedway.
A late afternoon thunderstorm Thursday afternoon forced the cancellation of the series’ lone practice session, so drivers’ first laps on the track came during Friday’s qualifying session. After two rounds, Sutton qualified the No. 26 Rackley Roofing / W.A.R. Shocks Chevrolet seventh.
Despite a pair of multi-truck incidents in stage one, Sutton remained inside the top 10 for much of the first 20 laps before settling into a 12th-place finish at the end of stage one. Sutton lost some ground on pit road before an uneventful stage two went caution free.
Just a few laps into stage three, another competitor suffered an engine failure right in front of the driver of the No. 26 Chevrolet. The oil dropped on the track caused Sutton to spin, and after determining the tires were up, he made a pit stop to check for damage from the spin. The penalty for pitting before pit road was open sent him to the tail end of the field.
Sutton started his climb through the field after the restart but inside 15 laps to go, he was forced to make an unscheduled pit stop for a flat right front. A speeding penalty and the pass through that followed left him 25th and two laps down when the checkered flag flew.
Inside the helmet with Dawson Sutton
“I didn’t have much luck at New Smyrna during Speed Weeks, and I feel like it didn’t change much through the week. I had bad luck today but overall we’ll move on to Atlanta. We were competing in the front pack at the end there, but there was nothing we can do. Just bad luck. Hopefully we can get that out of the way and go contend for the win and have a good rest of the year.”
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ABOUT RACKLEY W.A.R:
Rackley W.A.R. offers motorsports competition, technology, development, marketing, management, and a suite of other industry-related services for professional race car drivers, race teams and industry sponsors. Rackley W.A.R. competes nationally in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series with driver Dawson Sutton as well as operating a championship driver development program that competes in premier, regional Super and Pro Late Model events. Rackley W.A.R. is headed and co-owned by Curtis Sutton (Rackley Roofing, Inc.) and Willie Allen (Willie Allen Racing and W.A.R. Shocks & Suspension).
ABOUT RACKLEY ROOFING:
For 2024 Rackley Roofing Co. Inc. is proud to celebrate 50 years in business! Established in 1974, Rackley Roofing has become one of the leading industrial and commercial roofing contractors in Tennessee. As a full-service roofing company, Rackley dedicates in-house crews who each focus on one specialty. The company only hires highly skilled, full-time roofing experts, enabling Rackley Roofing to offer unparalleled service that exceeds customer expectations.
Among numerous industry awards throughout the years that accolade Rackley’s commitment to safety, positive growth, diversity and excellence, the company was honored with the distinct recognition of Roofing Contractor of the Year in 2022, an industry benchmark.
