Staring from pole Car 22 Austin Cindric Verizon 5G Ford won the 40th Annual Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner. 300, his 9th win in 101 Xfinity Series races. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 2021. This is his 1st win & 4th Top 10 finish in 7 races at Daytona International Speedway. Austin Cindric becomes the 2nd Xfinity champion from the previous season (2020) to win the season-opener at Daytona the following year (2021); joining 1996 champion Randy LaJoie. Lajoie would go on to win the 1997 title as well. This is Team Penske’s 1st win in the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Daytona International Speedway. This is Ford’s 6th win in the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Daytona. 2nd Place Car 02 Brett Moffitt(i) Fr8Auctions Chevrolet, started from 15th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 3 races at Daytona International Speedway. 3rd Place Car 20 Harrison Burton DEX Imaging Toyota, started from 8th place posted his 3rd Top 10 finish in three races at Daytona International Speedway.
4th Place Car 10 Jeb Burton Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevrolet, started from 7th place followed by 5th place Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Ellsworth Advisors Chevrolet, started from 31st place. 6th Place Car 68 Brandon Brown Original Larry’s Hard Lemonade Chevrolet, started from 14th place followed by 7th place Car 2 Myatt Snider TaxSlayer Chevrolet, started from 11th place. 8th Place Car 26 Brandon Gdovic Toyota Racing Toyota, started from 39th place followed by 9th place Car 18 Daniel Hemric Poppy Bank Toyota, started from 12th place. Lastly in the Top was Car 23 Jason White A-Game Energy Ford, in 10th place, started from 40th place. Ryan Vargas (18th) was the highest finishing rookie. Canadian Car 36 Alex Labbe Larue Industrial Snow Blowers Chevrolet was in a crash on the 1st Caution.
The race had 9 Cautions for 42 Laps & 1 Red Flag: 1st Caution on lap 5 for #36 Spin Turn 4. 2nd Caution on lap 12 for #92 Stopped On Track. 3rd Caution on lap 21 for #92 Crash in Turn 4. 4th Caution on lap 32 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 62 for #19, 36, 17, 2 Crash on the Frontstretch / Stage 2 Conclusion [Red: 00:13:47]. 6th Caution on lap 76 for #1, 6, 9, 0, 13, 39, 74, 52, 15 Big Crash on the Frontstretch. 7th Caution on lap 101 for #90, 47 Crash on the Frontstretch. 8th Caution on lap 106 for #54, 18, 7, 98, 11, 10, 68, 66, 23, 13, 8, 48, 51, 61 Big Crash in Turn 3. 9th Caution on lap 115 for #4, 10, 44 Crash on the Frontstretch.
The ace had 16 Lead Changes among 11 drivers; A. Cindric 1-2; J. Allgaier 3-10; A. Cindric 11-17; R. Herbst 18-29; B. Jones 30-32; R. Sieg 33-35; B. Brown 36; R. Sieg 37-56; B. Moffitt(i) 57-62; T. Hill 63; T. Dillon 64-65; A. Cindric 66-74; J. Haley 75-78; T. Hill 79-81; J. Haley 82-84; H. Burton 85-112; A. Cindric 113-122.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 19, 98, 54, 22, 9, 18, 7, 20, 39, 68
Stage 2 Top 10: 02, 54, 22, 11, 68, 39, 51, 2, 9, 8
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 1
Race Results for the 40th Annual Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner. 300 – Saturday, February 13, 2021. Daytona International Speedway – Daytona Beach, FL – 2.5 – Mile Paved. Total Race Length – 122 Laps – 305. Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
| 1. 1. Car 22 Austin Cindric Verizon 5G Ford 122 Running |
| 2. 15. Car 02 Brett Moffitt(i) Fr8Auctions Chevrolet 122 Running |
| 3. 8. Car 20 Harrison Burton DEX Imaging Toyota 122 Running |
| 4. 7. Car 10 Jeb Burton Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevrolet 122 Running |
| 5. 31. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Ellsworth Advisors Chevrolet 122 Running |
| 6. 14. Car 68 Brandon Brown Original Larry’s Hard Lemonade Chevrolet 122 Running |
| 7. 11. Car 2 Myatt Snider TaxSlayer Chevrolet 122 Running |
| 8. 39. Car 26 Brandon Gdovic Toyota Racing Toyota 122 Running |
| 9. 12. Car 18 Daniel Hemric Poppy Bank Toyota 122 Running |
| 10. 40. Car 23 Jason White A-Game Energy Ford 122 Running |
| 11. 18. Car 07 Joe Graf Jr. Bucked Up Energy Chevrolet 122 Running |
| 12. 38. Car 90 Caesar Bacarella AP Sport Regimen Chevrolet 122 Running |
| 13. 36. Car 99 Stefan Parsons Sokal Digital Chevrolet 122 Running |
| 14. 32. Car 54 Ty Dillon Bass Pro Shops Toyota 122 Running |
| 15. 34. Car 47 Kyle Weatherman Axe Crossbows Chevrolet 122 Running |
| 16. 27. Car 5 Matt Mills JF Electric Chevrolet 122 Running |
| 17. 24. Car 78 Jesse Little Shriners Hospital 4 Children Chevrolet 122 Running |
| 18. 21. Car 6 Ryan Vargas # Swann Communications Chevrolet 122 Running |
| 19. 28. Car 48 Danny Bohn(i) North American Motor Car Chevrolet 122 Running |
| 20. 37. Car 66 Timmy Hill VSI Racing Ford 121 Running |
| 21. 17. Car 92 Josh Williams Alloy Employer/Sleep Well Chevrolet 120 Running |
| 22. 16. Car 51 Jeremy Clements All South Electric Chevrolet 120 Running |
| 23. 33. Car 4 Landon Cassill Blue Emu Chevrolet 114 Accident |
| 24. 22. Car 44 Tommy Joe Martins AAN Adjusters Chevrolet 114 Accident |
| 25. 23. Car 61 Robby Lyons II CSM Masonry Toyota 105 Accident |
| 26. 4. Car 98 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Ford 105 Accident |
| 27. 9. Car 8 Josh Berry # FilterTime Chevrolet 104 Accident |
| 28. 2. Car 7 Justin Allgaier Brandt Chevrolet 104 Accident |
| 29. 3. Car 11 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 104 Accident |
| 30. 26. Car 13 Chad Finchum Ted Russell Ford Lincoln Ford 104 Accident |
| 31. 13. Car 39 Ryan Sieg CMR Construction and Roofing Ford 81 DVP |
| 32. 5. Car 9 Noah Gragson Bass Pro Shops/TrueTimber/BRCC Chevrolet 76 Accident |
| 33. 30. Car 74 Bayley Currey(i) Running 4 Heroes Chevrolet 75 Accident |
| 34. 35. Car 52 Gray Gaulding Panini America Chevrolet 75 Accident |
| 35. 20. Car 15 Colby Howard Linder/Project Hope Foundation Chevrolet 75 Accident |
| 36. 10. Car 1 Michael Annett PFJ American Heart Association Chevrolet 74 Accident |
| 37. 25. Car 0 Jeffrey Earnhardt Forever Lawn Chevrolet 74 Accident |
| 38. 6. Car 19 Brandon Jones Menards/Jeld-Wen Toyota 60 Accident |
| 39. 29. Car 17 Cody Ware(i) Jacob Companies Chevrolet 60 Accident |
| 40. 19. Car 36 Alex Labbe Larue Industrial Snow Blowers Chevrolet 60 Accident-Canadian |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, no vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field. Failed to Qualify: (5) 25 Chris Cockrum, 77 Ronnie Bassett Jr., 91 Mario Gosselin, 03 Tyler Reddick(i), 31 Jordan Anderson #. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 34 Mins, 12 Secs. Average Speed: 118.677 MPH. Margin of Victory: .104 Seconds. Caution Flags: 9 for 42 laps. Lead Changes: 16 among 11 drivers. Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Brett Moffitt, #02. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Ryan Vargas, #6.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: February 20, 2021 – DAYTONA Road Course
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