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Joey Coulter, driver of the No. 18 Gunbroker.com Toyota Tundra for Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM), was feeling really good about his "hotrod" for the majority of Friday's NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. The 22-year-old ran inside the top 10 for the majority of the 100-lap race, advancing as high as the runner-up position, until he got caught up in a four-truck accident on the final lap and ended the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series opener with a disappointing 22nd-place finish.   Coulter, who started the race from the 10th position, had maneuvered his way into the sixth position by the time the first caution of the race occurred on lap 26. After pitting for four fresh tires and fuel, the GunBroker.com Tundra returned the track scored in the fourth position for the lap-29 restart.   With his owner and teammate Kyle Busch restarting from the fourth position, the boss developed a plan to allow Coulter to make his way into the inside l...
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