Austin Hill won the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series United Rentals 300 at Daytona

Starting from pole Car 21 Austin Hill Bennett Transportation Chevrolet won the United Rentals 300, for his 15th win in 147 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series races. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 2026. This is his 4th win & 4th Top 10 finish in 10 races at Daytona International Speedway. 2nd Place Car 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Chevrolet, started from 13th place posted his 16th Top 10 finish in 31 races at Daytona International Speedway. It is his 1st Top 10 finish in 2026. 3rd Place Car 39 Ryan Sieg SciAps/Recycled Materials Assn Chevrolet, started from 10th place posted his 10th Top 10 finish in 25 races at Daytona International Speedway.

Credit: DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 14: Austin Hill, driver of the #21 Bennett Transportation Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series United Rentals 300 at Daytona International Speedway on February 14, 2026 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)

4th Place Car 32 Jordan Anderson easycare Chevrolet, started from 17th place followed by 5th place Car 8 Sammy Smith Pilot Chevrolet, started from 12th place. 6th Place Car 02 Ryan Ellis Tablo TV Chevrolet, started from 32nd place followed by 7th place Car 1 Carson Kvapil Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet, started from 11th place. 8th Place Car 31 Blaine Perkins WERNER Chevrolet, started from 14th place followed by 9th place Car 2 Jesse Love Whelen Chevrolet, started from 2nd place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 88 Rajah Caruth HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 7th place. Lavar Scott (16th) was the highest finishing rookie. Austin Hill leads the point standings by 25 points over Justin Allgaier. Rajah Caruth has won the Xfinity Fastest Lap at Daytona.

Credit: DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 14: Austin Hill, driver of the #21 Bennett Transportation Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series United Rentals 300 at Daytona International Speedway on February 14, 2026 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images).

The race had 7 Cautions for 36 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 2 for #4, 38, 44, 51, 91 Crash on the Fronstretch. 2nd Caution on lap 31 for #8, 19, 25, 41 Crash on the Frontstretch / Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 62 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 93 for #4, 7, 20, 35, 39, 41, 51, 54 Crash in Turn 2 [Red Flag 00:13:07]. 5th Caution on lap 101 for #17, 18, 24, 27, 28, 42, 45, 48, 52, 54, 88 Crash in Turn 3. 6th Caution on lap 110 for Debris. 7th Caution on lap 116 for #42, 88 Crash on the Backstretch.

Credit: DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 14: Austin Hill, driver of the #21 Bennett Transportation Chevrolet, leads the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series United Rentals 300 at Daytona International Speedway on February 14, 2026 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images).

The race had 15 Lead Changes among 8 drivers; A. Hill 1-6; W. Sawalich 7-8; A. Hill 9-34; J. Love 35-44; A. Hill 45-57; R. Caruth 58; A. Hill 59-80; S. Mayer 81-86; J. Anderson 87-90; R. Ellis 91; J. Love 92-97; S. Smith 98; J. Love 99-108; A. Hill 109-113; J. Love 114; A. Hill 115-120.

Credit: DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 14: Austin Hill, driver of the #21 Bennett Transportation Chevrolet, leads the field during the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series United Rentals 300 at Daytona International Speedway on February 14, 2026 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 21, 2, 1, 7, 31, 00, 18, 25, 51, 20
Stage 2 Top 10: 21, 1, 7, 18, 88, 99, 8, 51, 27, 31

Credit: DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 14: Austin Hill, driver of the #21 Bennett Transportation Chevrolet, poses with the pole award winner $2,00.00 check during qualifying for the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series United Rentals 300 at Daytona International Speedway on February 14, 2026 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images).

Credit: DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 14: Austin Hill, driver of the #21 Bennett Transportation Chevrolet, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series United Rentals 300 at Daytona International Speedway on February 14, 2026 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 1
Race Results for the United Rentals 300 – Saturday, February 14, 2026
Daytona International Speedway – Daytona Beach, FL – 2.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 120 Laps – 300. Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Saturday, 2/14/2026 @ 08:10 PM Eastern

Finish Start Car Team Laps Status

1. 1. Car 21 Austin Hill Bennett Transportation Chevrolet 120 Running

2. 13. Car 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Chevrolet 120 Running

3. 10. Car 39 Ryan Sieg SciAps/Recycled Materials Assn Chevrolet 120 Running

4. 17. Car 32 Jordan Anderson easycare Chevrolet 120 Running

5. 12. Car 8 Sammy Smith Pilot Chevrolet 120 Running

6. 32. Car 02 Ryan Ellis Tablo TV Chevrolet 120 Running

7. 11. Car 1 Carson Kvapil Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet 120 Running

8. 14. Car 31 Blaine Perkins WERNER Chevrolet 120 Running

9. 2. Car 2 Jesse Love Whelen Chevrolet 120 Running

10. 7. Car 88 Rajah Caruth HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 120 Running

11. 26. Car 4 Anthony Alfredo Protein Rice Treats Chevrolet 120 Running

12. 25. Car 44 Brennan Poole ROMA Chevrolet 120 Running

13. 19. Car 38 Patrick Emerling(i) Firman Generators Chevrolet 120 Running

14. 27. Car 99 Parker Retzlaff FUNKAWAY Chevrolet 120 Running

15. 36. Car 28 Kyle Sieg Hiami Hooch Chevrolet 120 Running

16. 37. Car 45 Lavar Scott # Urban Affairs Coalition Chevrolet 120 Running

17. 34. Car 07 Josh Bilicki Mando Chevrolet 120 Running

18. 8. Car 48 Patrick Staropoli # Syfovre Chevrolet 120 Running

19. 38. Car 30 Carson Ware Costa Oil Chevrolet 120 Running

20. 20. Car 42 Carson Hocevar(i) Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet 120 Running

21. 33. Car 52 Daniel Dye(i) Champion Container Ford 120 Running

22. 30. Car 87 Austin Green Overplay Chevrolet 118 Running

23. 23. Car 5 Luke Fenhaus # Jobber/dun-rite/ICS Ford 117 Running

24. 5. Car 00 Sheldon Creed Ollie’s Chevrolet 116 Running

25. 22. Car 27 Jeb Burton Golden Corral Chevrolet 107 DVP

26. 4. Car 18 William Sawalich Soundgear Toyota 99 DVP

27. 6. Car 17 Corey Day HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 99 Accident

28. 9. Car 54 Taylor Gray Operation 300 Toyota 99 Accident

29. 24. Car 24 Harrison Burton Dead On Tools Toyota 98 Accident

30. 15. Car 20 Brandon Jones Menards/Swiffer Toyota 92 DVP

31. 3. Car 41 Sam Mayer Audibel Chevrolet 91 Accident

32. 29. Car 51 Jeremy Clements All South Electric/One Stop Chevrolet 91 Accident

33. 35. Car 35 Natalie Decker T.N. Dickinson’s Witch hazel Chevrolet 91 Accident

34. 31. Car 92 Josh Williams Optum Chevrolet 77 Engine

35. 18. Car 26 Dean Thompson Thompson Pipe Group Toyota 68 Suspension

36. 28. Car 25 Nick Sanchez Better Compute Works Inc Ford 32 Accident

37. 16. Car 19 Giovanni Ruggiero(i) First Auto Group Toyota 29 Accident

38. 21. Car 91 Mason Maggio Success Unlocked Chevrolet 0 Accident

Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty: No. 4 (Driver Change), and Nos. 24, 28, 30, 99 (Unapproved Adjustment). Failed to Qualify: (4) 0 Garrett Smithley, 53 David Starr, 96 Anthony Alfredo, 55 Joey Gase. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 34 Mins, 21 Secs. Average Speed: 116.618 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.081 Seconds. Fastest Lap Bonus: # 88 lap 88/47.082. Caution Flags: 7 for 36 laps. Lead Changes: 15 among 8 drivers.

(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series

Next Race: February 21, 2026 – Atlanta Motor Speedway

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