Starting from 2nd place Car 21 Austin Hill Bennett Transportation Chevrolet won the United Rentals 300, his 7th win in 82 NASCAR Xfinity Series races. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 2024. This is his 3rd win & 3rd Top 10 finish in 6 races at Daytona International Speedway. Austin Hill is the 3rd driver to win three or more consecutive Daytona International Speedway season-openers (2022, 2023, 2024); joining NASCAR Hall of Famers Dale Earnhardt ? (1990, 1991, 1992, 1993) and Tony Stewart (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011). 2nd Place Car 18 Sheldon Creed Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Toyota, started from 14th place posted his 3rd Top 10 finish in 6 races at Daytona International Speedway. It is his 1st Top 10 finish in 2024. 3rd Place Car 31 Parker Retzlaff FUNKAWAY Chevrolet, started from 9th place posted his 3rd Top 10 finish in 3 races at Daytona International Speedway.
4th Place Car 32 Jordan Anderson Capital City Towing/Bommarito Chevrolet, started from 29th place followed by 5th place Car 81 Chandler Smith Mobil 1 Toyota, started from 19th place. 6th Place Car 98 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Ford, started from 11th place followed by 7th Place Car 20 John Hunter Nemechek(i) Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota, started from 8th place. 8th Place Car 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Chevrolet, started from 6th place followed by 9th place Car 9 Brandon Jones Menards/Swiffer Chevrolet, started from 22nd place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Celsius Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 3rd place. Shane Van Gisbergen (12th) was the highest finishing rookie.
The race had 9 Cautions for 44 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 24 for #1, 14, 15, 91 Crash in Turn 1. 2nd Caution on lap 32 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 38 for #21, 16, 97, 48, 2, 20, 10, 5, 11, 35, 51 Crash on the Backstretch. 4th Caution on lap 46 for #00, 7 Crash on the Backstretch. 5th Caution on lap 52 for #20 Spin Frontstretch. 6th Caution on lap 62 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 7th Caution on lap 98 for #27 Spin Frontstretch. 8th Caution on lap 104 for #6, 27, 42, 51 Crash on the Backstretch. 9th Caution on lap 113 for #7, 00, 44, 10, 26 Crash on the Backstretch.
The Race had 19 Lead Changes among 14 drivers; J. Love # 1-32; A. Allmendinger 33-35; J. Allgaier 36-42; C. Custer 43-48; J. Burton 49-56; A. Hill 57-58; S. Creed 59; A. Hill 60-63; J. Love # 64-65; S. Smith 66-70; R. Herbst 71-73; S. Smith 74; R. Herbst 75-79; S. Creed 80; N. Decker 81-87; R. Ellis 88-98; R. Sieg 99-110; C. Smith 111; J. Anderson 112-117; A. Hill 118-120.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 2, 21, 48, 5, 27, 18, 20, 16, 7, 19
Stage 2 Top 10: 21, 8, 18, 00, 39, 19, 98, 7, 16, 9
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 1
Race Results for the United Rentals 300 – Saturday, February 17, 2024
Daytona International Speedway – Daytona Beach, FL – 2.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 120 Laps – 300. Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Tuesday, 2/20/2024 @ 12:16 AM Eastern
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 2. Car 21 Austin Hill Bennett Transportation Chevrolet 120 Running 2. 14. Car 18 Sheldon Creed Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Toyota 120 Running 3. 9. Car 31 Parker Retzlaff FUNKAWAY Chevrolet 120 Running 4. 29. Car 32 Jordan Anderson Capital City Towing/Bommarito Chevrolet 120 Running 5. 19. Car 81 Chandler Smith Mobil 1 Toyota 120 Running 6. 11. Car 98 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Ford 120 Running 7. 8. Car 20 John Hunter Nemechek(i) Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota 120 Running 8. 6. Car 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Chevrolet 120 Running 9. 22. Car 9 Brandon Jones Menards/Swiffer Chevrolet 120 Running 10. 3. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Celsius Chevrolet 120 Running 11. 36. Car 43 Ryan Ellis Heartbeat Hot Sauce Co Chevrolet 120 Running 12. 5. Car 97 Shane Van Gisbergen # WeatherTech Chevrolet 120 Running 13. 17. Car 00 Cole Custer Haas Automation Ford 120 Running 14. 34. Car 29 Blaine Perkins AutoParkit.com Ford 120 Running 15. 38. Car 78 BJ McLeod Kales Truck Heavy Equipment Chevrolet 120 Running 16. 23. Car 6 Garrett Smithley Z&M Harley Davidson Chevrolet 120 Running 17. 13. Car 07 Patrick Emerling Phillips Hunt Walker Chevrolet 120 Running 18. 30. Car 36 Natalie Decker Amped Fitness Chevrolet 120 Running 19. 33. Car 44 Brennan Poole Finance Pro Plus Chevrolet 120 Running 20. 1. Car 2 Jesse Love # Whelen Chevrolet 120 Running 21. 20. Car 19 Ryan Truex Toyota SmartPath Toyota 120 Running 22. 31. Car 39 Ryan Sieg Sci Aps/Scrap University Ford 120 Running 23. 12. Car 8 Sammy Smith Pilot Flying J Chevrolet 119 Running 24. 10. Car 5 Anthony Alfredo Dude Wipes Chevrolet 118 Running 25. 4. Car 48 Parker Kligerman Spiked Lite Coolers Chevrolet 118 Running 26. 16. Car 27 Jeb Burton Golden Corral Chevrolet 118 Running 27. 26. Car 10 Daniel Dye(i) Champion Containers Chevrolet 117 Running 28. 32. Car 26 Sage Karam CRC Brakleen Toyota 111 Accident 29. 7. Car 51 Jeremy Clements One Stop/All South Electric Chevrolet 109 DVP 30. 24. Car 42 Leland Honeyman # Ohio Logistics Chevrolet 102 Accident 31. 35. Car 4 Dawson Cram # FIRMAN Power Equipment Chevrolet 51 Accident 32. 27. Car 92 Josh Bilicki Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet 51 Accident 33. 37. Car 35 Frankie Muniz Ford Performance Ford 37 DVP 34. 21. Car 11 Josh Williams Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet 37 DVP 35. 18. Car 14 Daniel Suarez(i) Wendy’s Chevrolet 23 Accident 36. 15. Car 1 Sam Mayer Carolina Carports Chevrolet 22 Accident 37. 28. Car 15 Hailie Deegan # Klutch Vodka Ford 22 Accident 38. 25. Car 91 Kyle Weatherman DriveSmartWarranty.com Chevrolet 22 Accident
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(s) indicated: Nos. 4, 78 (Unapproved Adjustments), No. 26 (Engine Change). Failed to Qualify: (6) 53 Joey Gase, 45 Caesar Bacarella, 38 CJ McLaughlin, 28 Kyle Sieg, 74 Stanton Barrett, 66 David Starr. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 46 Mins, 29 Secs. Average Speed: 108.119 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.591 Seconds. Caution Flags: 9 for 44 laps. Lead Changes: 19 among 14 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: February 24, 2024 – Atlanta Motor Speedway
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