NASCAR Truck Series drivers will take the green flag at Daytona International Speedway Friday at 7:30 p.m. EST. The NextEra Energy 250 will kick off the 2021 Camping World Truck Series on NASCAR’s biggest stage.NASCAR Truck Series drivers will compete in 22 races with the championship decided during the seven-race playoffs at the end of the season. This will be the 22nd season that NASCAR Truck Series drivers have opened their season at Daytona.NASCAR Truck Series drivers Grant Enfinger and Austin Hill have won the last two Truck Series races at Daytona, with Enfinger taking the checkered flag last year.The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series returns tonight! pic.twitter.com/iiYp07qf8e— NASCAR Camping World Trucks (@NASCAR_Trucks) February 12, 2021Also Read: Daytona 500 starting lineupNASCAR Truck Series drivers to watch in 2021Sheldon Creed is the defending champion among NASCAR Truck Series drivers. He led the series with five wins last season and won the series championship with a victory in the championship race at Phoenix International Raceway.Daytona 500: 6 dark horses to watchThe defending champion makes a statement! @sheldoncreed goes to the top of the board in #CometicGasketPole qualifying at @DAYTONA: https://t.co/139dKTgD0o pic.twitter.com/O5ePk3jkUy— NASCAR Camping World Trucks (@NASCAR_Trucks) February 12, 2021NASCAR Truck Series drivers Zane Smith, Brett Moffitt and Enfinger also made the playoffs last season. Other race winners included Hill, Ben Rhodes and veteran Matt Crafton. Also keep an eye on NASCAR Truck Series driver John Hunter Nemechek, a young driver who was impressive in the NASCAR Cup Series last year and will be driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports.Rookies to watch among NASCAR Truck Series driversAll eyes will be on 19-year-old Hailie Deegan, who will run the full season with David Gilliland Racing. A Ford development driver, Deegan finished third in the ARCA Series last season with four top-five and 21 top-10 finishes. She finished a career-high second in the ARCA race at Daytona.Hailie DeeganDeegan will drive the No. 1 Ford for Gilliland, a former NASCAR Cup Series drivers, and is expected to contend for Rookie of the Year honors.Also keep an eye on 18-year-old Chandler Smith, a Toyota development driver who is also running the full schedule. Smith will be driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, so he should have a fast truck and be a frequent contender. Smith has won nine ARCA races the past three season and has eight top-five finishes in 16 Truck Series starts.Which NASCAR Truck Series drivers are favorites at Daytona?NASCAR Truck Series drivers and championship contenders Sheldon Creed, Grant Enfinger and Austin Hill are all expected to contend, but keep an eye on veteran NASCAR Truck Series drivers Matt Crafton and Johnny Sauter, who won the pole for Friday's race. Crafton has 15 Truck Series wins, while Sauter, a former Cup Series drivers, has won the Truck race at Daytona three times.Among other NASCAR Truck Series drivers, also keep an eye on former Cup veteran David Gilliland, who will team with Deegan in his own truck.NASCAR Truck Series Drivers: Daytona Starting Lineup1 Johnny Sauter No. 13 ThorSport Racing Toyota2 Sheldon Creed No. 2 GMS Racing Chevrolet3 Kris Wright No. 02 Young's Motorsports Chevrolet4 Chase Purdy No. 23 GMS Racing Chevrolet5 Raphael Lessard No. 24 GMS Racing Chevrolet6 Chandler Smith No. 18 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota7 John Hunter Nemechek No. 4 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota8 Zane Smith No. 21 GMS Racing Chevrolet9 Hailie Deegan No. 1 David Gilliland Racing Ford10 Timothy Peters No. 25 Rackley W.A.R. Chevrolet11 Tyler Ankrum No. 26 GMS Racing Chevrolet12 Carson Hocevar No. 42 Niece Motorsports Chevrolet13 David Gilliland No. 17 David Gilliland Racing Ford14 Matt Crafton No. 88 ThorSport Racing Toyota15 Brett Moffitt No. 45 Niece Motorsports Chevrolet16 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer No. 10 Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet17 Drew Dollar No. 51 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota18 Austin Hill No. 16 Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota19 Austin Wayne Self No. 22 AM Racing Chevrolet20 Jordan Anderson No. 3 Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet21 Todd Gilliland No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford22 Tanner Gray No. 15 David Gilliland Racing Ford23 Ben Rhodes No. 99 ThorSport Racing Toyota24 Spencer Boyd No. 20 Young's Motorsports Chevrolet25 Ryan Truex No. 40 Niece Motorsports Chevrolet26 Codie Rohrbaugh No. 9 CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet27 Kris Wright No. 02 Young's Motorsports Chevrolet28 Bryan Dauzat No. 28 FDNY Racing Chevrolet29 Stewart Friesen No. 52 Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota30 Tate Fogleman No. 12 Young's Motorsports Chevrolet31 Cory Roper No. 04 Roper Racing Ford32 Danny Bohn No. 30 On Point Motorsports Toyota33 Derek Kraus No. 19 McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Toyota34 Gus Dean No. 56 Hill Motorsports Chevrolet35 Jason White No. 33 Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet36 James Buescher No. 44 Niece Motorsports ChevroletDID NOT QUALIFYNorm Benning No. 6 Norm Benning Racing ChevroletJoe Nemechek No. 8 NEMCO Motorsports FordSpencer Davis No. 11 Spencer Davis Motorsports ToyotaTrey Hutchens No. 14 Trey Hutchens Racing ChevroletBret Holmes No. 32 Bret Holmes Racing ChevroletJesse Iwuji No. 34 Reaume Brothers Racing ToyotaDawson Cram No. 41 Cram Racing Enterprises ChevroletRay Ciccarelli No. 49 CMI Motorsports ChevroletClay Greenfield No. 68 Clay Greenfield Motorsports ToyotaParker Kligerman No. 75 Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet SilveradoToni Breidinger No. 82 Young's Motorsports ChevroletTim Viens No. 83 CMI Motorsports ChevroletJustin Carroll No. 91 Justin Carroll Racing ToyotaTodd Peck No. 96 Peck Motorsports ChevroletNASCAR Truck Series Winners at Daytona2000 Mike Wallace2001 Joe Ruttman2002 Robert Pressley2003 Rick Crawford2004 Carl Edwards2005 Bobby Hamilton2006 Mark Martin2007 Jack Sprague2008 Todd Bodine2009 Todd Bodine2010 Timothy Peters2011 Michael Waltrip2012 John King2013 Johnny Sauter2014 Kyle Busch2015 Tyler Reddick2016 Johnny Sauter2017 Kaz Grala2018 Johnny Sauter2019 Austin Hill2020 Grant Enfinger