Watch the NextEra Energy Resources 250 from Daytona live online

DAYTONA, FL - FEBRUARY 15: General action during practice for the NextEra Energy Resources 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race on February 15, 2018, at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, FL. (Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
DAYTONA, FL - FEBRUARY 15: General action during practice for the NextEra Energy Resources 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race on February 15, 2018, at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, FL. (Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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The first race with points on the line for everyone in the 2018 NASCAR season is in the Truck Series, and we tell you how to make sure you’re watching live when the green flag drops at Daytona.

Racing has already begun at Daytona International Speedway as we’re well into Speedweeks, but the stakes are about to get higher as the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series drivers hit the track on Friday night for the NextEra Energy Resources 250.

The championship chase appears to be wide open in 2018 thanks to the departure of reigning Truck Series king Christopher Bell, who will race full time in the NASCAR XFINITY Series this season. That still leaves plenty of talent in the field at Daytona, including veterans like Johnny Sauter and Matt Crafton, and young drivers still on the rise like John Hunter Nemechek and Ben Rhodes.

Because qualifying isn’t set until Friday afternoon, just hours before the race, we can’t tell you who will lead the field to the green flag. We can, however, tell you how to make sure you’re watching live on TV — where FS1 and Fox Sports will once again carry all of the Truck Series races this year — or online via live stream:

Event: NextEra Energy Resources 250
Date: Friday, Feb. 16
Start Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
TV Channel: FS1
Live Stream: Stream 1 | Stream 2

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