Kyle Larson won the NASCAR XFINITY Series 17th Annual Coca-Cola Firecracker 250 at Daytona

Credit: 356607(Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images) DAYTONA BEACH, FL – JULY 06: Kyle Larson, driver of the #42 DC Solar Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag ahead of Elliott Sadler, driver of the #1 ARMOUR Chili Chevrolet, to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series Coca-Cola Firecracker 250 at Daytona International Speedway on July 6, 2018 in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Car 24 Justin Haley FOE Chevrolet thought he won the race but he crossed the yellow line to gain an advantage & the lead of race. All it took was NASCAR to see the replay & see he crossed the yellow line, so the awarded the win to Kyle Larson. Starting from 7th place Car 342 Kyle Larson DC Solar Chevrolet won the 17th Annual Coca-Cola Firecracker 250, his 11th win in 106 NASCAR XFINITY Series races. This is his 3rd win & 3rd Top 10 finish in 2018. This is his 1st win & 5th Top 10 finish in 8 races at Daytona International Speedway. 2nd Place Car 31 Elliott Sadler ARMOUR Chili Chevrolet, started from 5th place posted his 10th Top 10 finish in 19 races at Daytona International Speedway. It is his 14th Top 10 finish in 2018. 3rd Place Car 320 Christopher Bell GameStop PDP Toyota, started from 6th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 2 races at Daytona International Speedway. Christopher Bell was also the highest finishing rookie.

Credit: 356608(Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images) DAYTONA BEACH, FL – JULY 06: Kyle Larson, driver of the #42 DC Solar Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Coca-Cola Firecracker 250 at Daytona International Speedway on July 6, 2018 in Daytona Beach, Florida.

4th place Car 322 Ryan Blaney Pirtek Ford, started from 2nd place followed by 5th place Car 361 Kaz Grala Kiklos Extra Virgin Olive Oil Ford, started from 38th place. 6th Place Car 33 Shane Lee Childress Vineyards Chevrolet, started from 14th place followed by 7th place Car 366 Timmy Hill CrashClaimsR.Us Toyota, started from 36th place. 8th Place Car 321 Daniel Hemric South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet, started from 4th place followed by 9th place Car 3 Justin Allgaier Breyers 2in1 Chevrolet, started from 7th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 34 Ross Chastain Georgia Watermelon Association Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 16th place. 15th Place for Canadian Car 36 Alex Labbe Can-Am/Wholey/Cyclops Gear Chevrolet. Elliott Sadler leads the point standings by 12 points over Daniel Hemric.

Credit: 356601(Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images) Ryan Preece, driver of the #18 Rheem Toyota, and Ryan Blaney, driver of the #22 Pirtek Ford, take the green flag to start the NASCAR Xfinity Series Coca-Cola Firecracker 250 at Daytona International Speedway on July 6, 2018 in Daytona Beach, Florida.

The race had 6 Cautions for 29 Laps & 2 big crashes: 1st Caution on lap 32 for Stage 1 Completed. 2nd Caution on lap 62 for Stage 2 Complete/19 spin frontstretch. 3rd Caution on lap 73 for #16 Spin Turn 4. 4th Caution on lap 83 for #60, 2, 11, 9, 46, 35, 21, 51, 52, 36, 40, 19, 16, 78, 0, 15, 8 a big crash in Turn 1 [red flag). 5th Caution on lap 89 for #55, 99, 40 Crash turn 3. 6th Caution on lap 99 for #00, 16, 90, 93, 39, 01, 19, 36, 38 a big crash on the frontstretch.

Credit: 356600(Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images) Cole Custer, driver of the #00 Haas Automation Ford, leads a pack of cars during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Coca-Cola Firecracker 250 at Daytona International Speedway on July 6, 2018 in Daytona Beach, Florida.

The race has 10 Lead Changes: 10 among 5 drivers: 0; C. Custer 1-8; K. Larson(i) 9-32; R. Blaney(i) 33-57; K. Larson(i) 58-63; J. Haley(i) 64; R. Blaney(i) 65-77; E. Sadler 78-80; R. Blaney(i) 81; E. Sadler 82 -95; K. Larson(i) 96-105.

Credit: 356603(Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images) Ryan Truex, driver of the #11 Phantom Fireworks Chevrolet, Austin Cindric, driver of the #60 Odyssey Battery Ford, and Ryan Reed, driver of the #16 Drive Down A1C Lilly Diabetes Ford, race during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Coca-Cola Firecracker 250 at Daytona International Speedway on July 6, 2018 in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Stages:
Stage 1: 42,23,1,7,22,2,60,00,21,11
Stage 2: 42,23,60,22,9,7,24,2,1,21

Credit: 356609(Photo by Jerry Markland/Getty Images) DAYTONA BEACH, FL – JULY 06: Kyle Larson, driver of the #42 DC Solar Chevrolet, and Justin Allgaier, driver of the #7 Breyers 2in1 Chevrolet, lead a pack of cars during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Coca-Cola Firecracker 250 at Daytona International Speedway.

UPDATED:
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 16
Unofficial Race Results for the 17Th Annual Coca-Cola Firecracker 250 – Friday, July 6, 2018
Daytona International Speedway – Daytona Beach, FL – 2.5 Mile Paved Total Race Length – 105 Laps – 262.5 Miles

Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
1. 7. Car 342 Kyle Larson(i) DC Solar Chevrolet 105 Running
2. 5. Car 31 Elliott Sadler ARMOUR Chili Chevrolet 105 Running
3. 6. Car 320 Christopher Bell # GameStop PDP Toyota 105 Running
4. 2. Car 322 Ryan Blaney(i) Pirtek Ford 105 Running
5. 38. Car 361 Kaz Grala # Kiklos Extra Virgin Olive Oil Ford 105 Running
6. 14. Car 33 Shane Lee Childress Vineyards Chevrolet 105 Running
7. 36. Car 366 Timmy Hill CrashClaimsR.Us Toyota 105 Running
8. 4. Car 321 Daniel Hemric South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet 105 Running
9. 7. Car 3 Justin Allgaier Breyers 2in1 Chevrolet 105 Running
10. 16. Car 34 Ross Chastain Georgia Watermelon Association Chevrolet 105 Running
11. 17. Car 35 Michael Annett Pilot Flying J Chevrolet 105 Running
12. 10. Car 319 Brandon Jones Comcast/NBC Universal Salute to Service Toyota 105 Running
13. 12. Car 311 Ryan Truex Phantom Fireworks Chevrolet 105 Running
14. 35. Car 340 Chad Finchum # Amana Toyota 105 Running
15. 21. Car 36 Alex Labbe # Can-Am/Wholey/Cyclops Gear Chevrolet 105 Running – Canadian
16. 25. Car 38 JJ Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 105 Running
17. 30. Car 76 Spencer Boyd # Grunt Style Special Chevrolet 105 Running
18. 40. Car 24 Justin Haley(i) FOE Chevrolet 105 Running
19. 29. Car 01 Vinnie Miller # JAS Trucking Chevrolet 104 Running
20. 13. Car 2 Matt Tifft KCMG Chevrolet 103 Running
21. 37. Car 74 Mike Harmon The Journey Home Project Chevrolet 102 Running
22. 39. Car 99 Ray Black II Zomongo/America’s Donuts Toyota 102 Running
23. 31. Car 93 Jeff Green Night Owl Contractors Chevrolet 98 Accident
24. 28. Car 90 Josh Williams Starbrite Star Tron/Sleep Well Chevrolet 97 Accident
25. 3. Car 00 Cole Custer Haas Automation Ford 97 Accident
26. 15. Car 16 Ryan Reed Drive Down A1C Lilly Diabetes Ford 97 Accident
27. 18. Car 39 Ryan Sieg Off Road Heat/ionomy Chevrolet 97 Accident
28. 22. Car 0 Garrett Smithley FAME-USA Chevrolet 94 Accident
29. 11. Car 23 Chase Elliott(i) UNTUCKit Chevrolet 90 Engine
30. 34. Car 55 Brandon Hightower Cane River Brewing Co. Toyota 87 Accident
31. 8 9. Car Tyler Reddick # Takl Chevrolet 82 Accident
32. 20. Car 35 Joey Gase Donate Life Florida/Sparks Chevrolet 82 Accident
33. 23. Car 60 Austin Cindric # Odyssey Battery Ford 81 Accident
34. 19. Car 51 Jeremy Clements RepairableVehicles.com Chevrolet 81 Accident
35. 27. Car 52 David Starr Whataburger Chevrolet 81 Accident
36. 32. Car 15 BJ McLeod Chevrolet 81 Accident
37. 26. Car 78 Blake Jones Tennessee XXX Moonshine Toyota 75 Accident
38. 24. Car 8 Caesar Bacarella MAXIM/ALPHA PRIME Chevrolet 70 Accident
39. 1. Car 18 Ryan Preece Rheem Toyota 51 Overheating
40. 33. Car 45 Josh Bilicki # Prevagen Toyota 33 Engine

Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty: Nos. 45 (engine change), 16, 51, 55 (unapproved adjustments), 38 (missed driver’s meeting). Failed to Qualify: N/A. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 01 Mins, 35 Secs. Average Speed: 129.541 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.005 Seconds. Caution Flags: 6 for 29 laps. Lead Changes: 10 among 5.

Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Hendrick Engines, #42. Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Elliott Sadler, #1. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Christopher Bell, #20.

(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series

Next Race: Jul. 13, 2018 – Kentucky Speedway

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