NCWTS: CAMERON HAYLEY – 2016 DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY PREVIEW

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

Daytona International Speedway – NextEra Energy Resources 250

Race No. 1 of 23

Crew Chief: Eddie Troconis

Manufacturer: Toyota

Engine: Triad Racing Technologies

2015 driver point standings: 6th

2015 owner point standings: 8th

“2015 was a big learning curve for me. It was my first year in a national series, and it was difficult. I had a lot of obstacles to overcome – I think I had 18 track debuts in 23 races. I was just a big sponge last year, soaking everything up. The learning curve is steep at this level, and you have to soak it all up so quickly. You’re racing competitively with some of the best drivers every lap, so you don’t have a lot of room for error. I was fortunate to have my teammate, Matt Crafton to learn from. I’ll still be that sponge this year, but I at least have that baseline this year to go off of.”

“Everyone talks about being aggressive, but it doesn’t really soak in until your there. For example, I ran in the top-five at the first Martinsville race last year, and wasn’t aggressive enough at the end, and finished top-10. After that I realized how aggressive I needed to be. You can’t just lay back you have to go for gold every single lap.”

“Personally, I think the caution clock will bring an entirely new strategy to things. The truck series already has great racing, and this will add another element to that – some good, some bad, just depending on if you are leading or about to get lapped. It could work in your favor, or against you. It’s definitely one of the biggest topics right now. I’ve been working with Eddie Troconis, my crew chief, on a plan because this obviously takes away the element of green flag pit stops, or long-race strategy, so your just working with the shorter runs. It will be interesting to see how it plays out this year.”

Date: Friday, Feb. 19

Time: 7:30pm ET

Track: 2.5-mile superspeedway

Distance: 100 laps/250 miles