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NASCAR race
The
BrakeBest Select 159 presented by O'Reilly
, also known as the
BrakeBest Brake Pads 159
, was a
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
race held at the
Daytona International Speedway
infield road course in
Daytona Beach, Florida
. Originally created in 2020 as a temporary event in response to races canceled by the
COVID-19 pandemic
, the race returned in 2021 for the same reason. The race didn’t return to the schedule in 2022.
Ben Rhodes
is the last race winner of the race. The race ran in support of the
NASCAR Cup Series
'
O'Reilly Auto Parts 253
.
History
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The Daytona infield road course, which includes parts of the 2.5 mi (4.0 km) speedway oval, is most notably used for the
24 Hours of Daytona
sports car race and
Daytona 200
motorcycle race. In March 2020, NASCAR announced the
NASCAR Cup Series
'
Busch Clash
exhibition race would use the road course rather than the oval starting in 2021.
[1]
Prior to schedule changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the
Chevrolet Silverado 250
at
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
served as the Truck Series' lone road course race; due to the pandemic, it was canceled in July.
[2]
A new race on the Daytona road course was organized, which officially replaced the also-canceled event at
Iowa Speedway
.
[3]
Known as the Sunoco 159, it was the first leg of the
Triple Truck Challenge
that provided monetary rewards for the winner.
[4]
Although much of the road course layout remained the same as the sports car configuration, NASCAR added a frontstretch chicane exiting the oval's turn four to allow trucks to slow down entering the braking-heavy turn one.
[5]
Sheldon Creed
, driving a
Chevrolet
, won the inaugural event in 2020, his second victory of the season to that point.
[6]
While the event was intended to be just a temporary race for 2020, it returned in 2021 after the Cup and Xfinity Series races at
Auto Club Speedway
were canceled due to concerns related to COVID-19.
[7]
Although the Trucks did not have an Auto Club race, their round at
Homestead?Miami Speedway
was replaced for logistics reasons as the Homestead weekend was moved back one week in order to keep the teams in Daytona a second consecutive week.
[8]
The race became one of four Truck road course events, the most in series history.
[9]
O'Reilly Auto Parts
became the title sponsor for the weekend's races, which renamed the Truck event to the BrakeBest Select 159.
[10]
Ben Rhodes
won after holding off Creed on three
overtime starts
; the race began under "wet" conditions due to rain before the start, which allowed teams to strategize when to switch from
rain tires
to dry-weather
racing slicks
.
[11]
The race was not renewed for 2022.
[12]
Past winners
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Notes
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Manufacturer wins
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See also
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References
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Cain, Holly (March 4, 2020).
"NASCAR's season-opening Busch Clash moving to Daytona road course in 2021"
.
NASCAR
. Retrieved
January 4,
2021
.
- ^
"CTMP cancels NASCAR Trucks and CSBK events for 2020"
. Inside Track Motorsport News. July 8, 2020
. Retrieved
January 4,
2021
.
- ^
"First time in history: NASCAR's three top-tier series, ARCA to compete on Daytona International Speedway's iconic road course, August 14-16, 2020"
.
Daytona International Speedway
. July 8, 2020
. Retrieved
August 9,
2020
.
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Cain, Holly (August 13, 2020).
"Triple Truck Challenge kicks off at Daytona Road Course"
.
NASCAR
. Retrieved
January 4,
2021
.
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Crandall, Kelly (July 30, 2020).
"NASCAR adds chicane for Daytona road course"
.
Racer
. Retrieved
January 4,
2021
.
- ^
Cain, Holly (August 16, 2020).
"Sheldon Creed Takes NASCAR Trucks Race at Daytona Road Course"
.
Autoweek
. Retrieved
January 15,
2021
.
- ^
Estrada, Chris (December 8, 2020).
"Schedule shuffle: Fontana races move to Daytona road course"
.
NBC Sports
. Retrieved
January 4,
2021
.
- ^
"New 2021 Event Dates & Details Announced"
.
Homestead?Miami Speedway
. Retrieved
January 4,
2021
.
- ^
Nguyen, Justin (December 8, 2020).
"NASCAR's road course love story continues with Daytona RC addition to create Florida tripleheader, Fontana removed"
. The Checkered Flag
. Retrieved
January 1,
2021
.
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"O'Reilly Auto Parts 253 At DAYTONA Set for NASCAR Cup Series Race"
.
Daytona International Speedway
. February 16, 2021
. Retrieved
February 16,
2021
.
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Cain, Holly (February 19, 2021).
"Ben Rhodes opens season 2-for-2, outlasts Creed for Daytona Road Course win"
.
NASCAR
. Retrieved
February 20,
2021
.
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Lunkenheimer, Beth (September 29, 2021).
"Truckin' Thursdays: Breaking Down the 2022 Truck Series Schedule"
. Frontstretch
. Retrieved
December 30,
2021
.
- ^
a
b
"2020 Sunoco 159"
.
Racing-Reference
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
. Retrieved
February 20,
2021
.
- ^
a
b
"2021 BrakeBest Brake Pads 159 Presented by O'Reilly"
.
Racing-Reference
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
. Retrieved
February 20,
2021
.
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