Getty NextEra Energy 250 - NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series at Daytona
The Truck Series event at Speedweeks kicks off Friday at the Daytona International Speedway with the NextEra Energy 250.
The race is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. ET and will be televised on Fox Sports 1. If you don’t have cable, you can watch a live stream of the NextEra Energy 250 on your computer, phone, Roku, Fire TV Stick or other streaming device via one of the following cable-free, live-TV streaming services:
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FuboTV
Fox Sports 1 is one of the 95-plus live TV channels included in the main FuboTV bundle, which comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch a live stream of the NextEra Energy 250 on your computer via the FuboTV website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, or other supported device via the FuboTV app.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV comes with 30 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as a 72-hour look-back feature, which will allow you to watch the race on-demand within three days of its conclusion, even if you don’t record it.
AT&T TV Now
AT&T TV Now (formerly DirecTV Now) offers six different channel bundles. They range from 45 to 125 live TV channels, and they all include Fox Sports 1. The “Plus” and “Max” packages come with a free seven-day trial:
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Once signed up for AT&T TV Now, you can watch a live stream of the NextEra Energy 250 on your computer via the AT&T TV Now website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, or other compatible streaming device via the AT&T TV app.
If you can’t watch live, AT&T TV Now — no matter what channel package you choose — comes with included cloud DVR.
Hulu With Live TV
Fox Sports 1 is included in Hulu With Live TV, which comes with 60-plus live TV channels and Hulu’s extensive on-demand library of TV shows and movies:
Once signed up for Hulu With Live TV, you can watch a live stream of the NextEra Energy 250 on your computer via the Hulu website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Echo Show, or other streaming device via the Hulu app.
If you can’t watch live, Hulu With Live TV comes with 50 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as the option to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of space and the ability to fast-forward through commercials.
Sling TV
Sling TV’s “Sling Blue” package comes with 47 channels, including Fox Sports 1. It costs $20 for the first month ($30 per month after that), which makes Sling the cheapest streaming service with FS1 if you plan on keeping it long term:
Or, as part of a special deal that Sling is currently offering, you can get a free Amazon Fire TV Stick if you prepay for two months:
Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch the NextEra Energy 250 live on your computer via the Sling TV website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, or other streaming device via the Sling TV app.
If you can’t watch live, Sling TV comes with 10 hours of cloud DVR storage.
2020 NextEra Energy 250 Preview
The starting field will be narrowed down from 40 to 32 trucks in the qualifying, which will take place at 3:10 p.m.ET.
This is a 100 lap, 2.5-mile race, and like many of the past, this year’s NextEra Energy 250 will feature a vast array of talent.
There’s 18-year-old Derek Kraus, who hopes to be one of the 32 in his first-ever 250 race.
Kraus is feeling positive after a solid ARCA testing run last month. “It was a lot of fun,” Kraus said. “I didn’t really know what to expect at first. There’s a lot of history here at Daytona. I took a few laps in the draft and that helped a lot.”
Kraus’ primary goal is a laudable one: “Just to try to finish,” he said. “There are a lot of wrecks and you have to keep your nose clean and keep the fenders on it for all the laps in Daytona. If we are there at the end of the race, I feel like we will get a good finish.”
Just trying to finish isn’t as easy as it may sound. 27-year-old racer Brett Moffitt has participated in the race three times and has not finished yet.
“With the first race of the season being at Daytona, a lot of these people, it’s the first time in a truck and their first time at Daytona and we’ve all seen the craziness,” Moffitt said.
“It is what it is. Every year we have that same situation. Ultimately, here, you have to stay up front.”
Three-time series champion Matt Crafton, who will be behind the wheel of the No. 88 Ford, thinks it’s generally the more inexperienced drivers who tend to be a problem. While he notes the majority of young drivers are courteous and respectful, the veteran driver also thinks a few up and comers have a lot to learn.
“This is definitely exciting,” Crafton said. “It’s the first race of the season. The only part of it that is an ‘Oh gosh’ or the unknown is the fact as a driver there’s not a lot we can do to avoid the ‘Big One.’ You get some that come in here that think they have something to prove,” Crafton said. “Most of the time the ‘Big One’ starts with them being over-aggressive and doing something stupid.”