NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES: FRESH FROM FLORIDA 250

February 13, 2026

Gio Ruggiero

Pit Lane Interview

Q. You said Daytona is what it is. When you look back at that finish and you saw the replay, how tight was it there for you?

GIO RUGGIERO: Yeah, it was tight there at the end of the race. Everybody was trying to do whatever it takes to win, and that's what I did for myself and my team.

Probably would have pushed John Hunter to the win there, but he almost wrecked me twice. I think overall as a group, we need to do better as Toyotas. I thought me and Tanner and Taylor worked together really well, but everybody else just seemed like they were out there on their own.

I definitely think we learned some things going into the next superspeedway.