Starting from pole Car 21 Austin Hill Bennett Transportation Chevrolet won the NASCAR Xfinity Series Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner 300 at Daytona Under Caution for his 3rd win in 49 Series races. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 2023. This is his 2nd win & 2nd Top 10 finish in 4 races at Daytona International Speedway. 2nd Place Car 20 John Hunter Nemechek Mobil 1 Toyota, started from 7th place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 4 races at Daytona International Speedway. It is his 1st Top 10 finish in 2023. 3rd Place Car 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Chevrolet, started from 5th place posted his 11th Top 10 finish in 25 races at Daytona International Speedway.
4th place Car 31 Parker Retzlaff # FUNKAWAY Chevrolet, started from 16th place was the highest finishing rookie. 5th Place Car 19 Myatt Snider Tree Top Toyota, started from 13th place followed by 6th place Car 98 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Ford, started from 9th place. 7th Place Car 39 Joe Graf Jr Getcoverseal.com Ford, started from 29th place followed by 8th place Car 38 Ryan Sieg CMRroofing.com Ford, started from 22nd place. 9th Place Car 00 Cole Custer Haas Automation Ford, started from 3rd place & lastly in the Top 10 was Car 10 Justin Haley DaaBIN Store Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 19th place.
The race had 8 Cautions for 32 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 9 for Potential Fluid On Frontstretch. 2nd Caution on lap 21 for #1, 07, 11 Crash on the Frontstretch. 3rd Caution on lap 32 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 42 for #7, 45, 48, 2, 21, 10 Crash on the Frontstretch. 5th Caution on lap 62 for #18 Spin Frontstretch / Stage 2 Conclusion. 6th Caution on lap 90 for #35 Crash on the Frontstretch. 7th Caution on lap 120 for #8, 9 Crash on the Backstretch. 8th Caution on lap 125 for #7, 1, 21 Crash on the Backstretch.
The race had 25 Lead Changes among 11 drivers; C. Custer 1; J. Allgaier 2-5; J. Nemechek 6; J. Allgaier 7; J. Nemechek 8-12; J. Allgaier 13-14; J. Nemechek 15; J. Allgaier 16-25; J. Haley(i) 26; A. Hill 27-32; S. Creed 33-37; S. Mayer 38-45; P. Kligerman 46; S. Mayer 47-49; A. Hill 50-53; J. Allgaier 54-55; S. Mayer 56-58; J. Allgaier 59-74; J. Nemechek 75; G. Gaulding 76; D. Starr 77-78; J. Berry 79-95; A. Hill 96-123; J. Allgaier 124; A. Hill 125.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 21, 16, 7, 10, 27, 2, 8, 48, 20, 19
Stage 2 Top 10: 7, 1, 21, 9, 25, 8, 98, 20, 00, 27
1. 1. Car 21 Austin Hill Bennett Transportation Chevrolet 125 Running 2. 7. Car 20 John Hunter Nemechek Mobil 1 Toyota 125 Running 3. 5. Car 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Chevrolet 125 Running 4. 16. Car 31 Parker Retzlaff # FUNKAWAY Chevrolet 125 Running 5. 13. Car 19 Myatt Snider Tree Top Toyota 125 Running 6. 9. Car 98 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Ford 125 Running 7. 29. Car 39 Joe Graf Jr Getcoverseal.com Ford 125 Running 8. 22. Car 38 Ryan Sieg CMRroofing.com Ford 125 Running 9. 3. Car 00 Cole Custer Haas Automation Ford 125 Running 10. 19. Car 10 Justin Haley(i) DaaBIN Store Chevrolet 125 Running 11. 20. Car 27 Jeb Burton State Water Heaters Chevrolet 125 Running 12. 8. Car 16 Chandler Smith # Quick Tie Products, Inc. Chevrolet 125 Running 13. 17. Car 45 Stefan Parsons Clear Cryptos Chevrolet 125 Running 14. 11. Car 9 Brandon Jones Menards/Swiffer Chevrolet 125 Running 15. 25. Car 92 Josh Williams Alloy Employer/Call 811 Chevrolet 125 Running 16. 34. Car 24 Parker Chase Ontivity Toyota 125 Running 17. 38. Car 51 Jeremy Clements One Stop/All South Electric Chevrolet 125 Running 18. 36. Car 53 Joey Gase National Crime Prevention Ford 125 Running 19. 15. Car 18 Sammy Smith # TMC Toyota 125 Running 20. 23. Car 08 Gray Gaulding Panini Chevrolet 125 Running 21. 26. Car 28 Kyle Sieg Night Owl Ford 125 Running 22. 28. Car 02 David Starr Special Report with Bret Baier Chevrolet 125 Running 23. 2. Car 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Spiked Chevrolet 125 Running 24. 10. Car 78 Anthony Alfredo Ticket Smarter Chevrolet 125 Running 25. 12. Car 5 Jade Buford Double Spiked Coolers Chevrolet 125 Running 26. 18. Car 8 Josh Berry Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Boats Chevrolet 125 Running 27. 14. Car 1 Sam Mayer Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet 124 Running 28. 24. Car 44 Jeffrey Earnhardt ForeverLawn Chevrolet 124 Running 29. 32. Car 25 Brett Moffitt AM Technical Solutions Ford 124 Running 30. 37. Car 34 Jesse Iwuji Chevrolet 110 Electrical 31. 31. Car 35 CJ McLaughlin Sci-Aps Ford 87 Accident 32. 33. Car 26 Kaz Grala Island Coastal Lager Toyota 82 Engine 33. 21. Car 6 Brennan Poole Macc Door Systems Chevrolet 81 Engine 34. 4. Car 2 Sheldon Creed Whelen Chevrolet 41 Accident 35. 35. Car 43 Ryan Ellis Heartbeat Hot Sauce Chevrolet 41 Accident 36. 6. Car 11 Daniel Hemric Cirkul Chevrolet 20 Accident 37. 27. Car 07 Blaine Perkins # AUTOPARKit.com Chevrolet 19 Accident 38. 30. Car 4 Bayley Currey Mikes Weather Page/Firman Chevrolet 8 Engine
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reason indicated: Nos. 07, 08, 28, 53 (unapproved adjustments), No. 43 (engine change), No. 45 (driver change). Failed to Qualify: (6) 66 Dexter Stacey, 91 Josh Bilicki(i), 99 Garrett Smithley, 13 Timmy Hill(i), 36 Alex Labbe, 74 Ryan Vargas. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 21 Mins, 30 Secs. Average Speed: 132.509 MPH. Margin of Victory: Under Caution. Caution Flags: 8 for 32 laps. Lead Changes: 25 among 11 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: February 25, 2023 – Auto Club Speedway
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