NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES: NEXTERA ENERGY 250

February 17, 2023

Zane Smith

Rain Delay Interview

Q. Zane, what do you think? A lot of rain right here. I imagine you want to get back racing, but it's not bad if it keeps raining either?

ZANE SMITH: Yeah, I picked a good time to get to the lead. That was fun racing there right before this rain came, but man, this is the hardest rain I've ever seen in my life. (Laughing.)

Q. I've tried doing weather predictions earlier tonight, and I'm not going to do it anymore. You told me earlier today how good this truck was. You guys had a plan and strategy that if you couldn't get stage points early, you were going to hang out and play that strategy. You and Chris Lawson played this race perfect.

ZANE SMITH: Yeah, I decided to tag along with a few that I trusted there in Chase and Corey, and it was just scary up there at times, three wide, going for Stage 1 points. I knew it wasn't going to work out. Fortunately got our Love's Speedco Ford F150 up front at the right time and sitting good.