Starting from 9th place Car 2 Jesse Love Whelen Chevrolet won the United Rentals 300, his 2nd win in 34 NASCAR Xfinity Series races. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 2025. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 3 races at Daytona International Speedway. Love is the 39th different NASCAR Xfinity driver to win at Daytona. 2nd Place Car 41 Sam Mayer Audibel Ford, started from 8th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 8 races at Daytona International Speedway. It is his 1st Top 10 finish in 2025. 3rd Place Car 00 Sheldon Creed Friends of Jaclyn Ford, started from 6th place posted his 5th Top 10 finish in 8 races at Daytona International Speedway.
Credit: DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 15: Jesse Love, driver of the #2 Whelen Chevrolet celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series United Rentals 300 at Daytona International Speedway on February 15, 2025 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
4th Place Car 1 Carson Kvapil Bass Pro Shops/Clarience Tech Chevrolet, started from 10th place was the highest finishing rookie. 5th Place Car 54 Taylor Gray Operation 300 Toyota, started from 2nd place followed by 6th place Car 25 Harrison Burton Dead On Tools Ford, started from 32nd place. 7th Place Car 32 Jordan Anderson Volpi Chevrolet, started from 38th place followed by 8th place Car 26 Dean Thompson Thompson Pipe Group Toyota , started from 19th place. 9th Place Car 51 Jeremy Clements One Stop/All South Electric Chevrolet, started from 25th place & lastly in the Top 10 was Car 07 Patrick Emerling Firman Power Equipment Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 35th place. Sheldon Creed leads the point standings by 9 points over Jesse Love. This is the 98th Xfinity Series win for Richard Childress Racing and 10th at Daytona.
Credit: DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 15: Jesse Love, driver of the #2 Whelen Chevrolet takes the checkered flag under caution to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series United Rentals 300 at Daytona International Speedway on February 15, 2025 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
The race had 8 Cautions for 39 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 7 for #20, 1, 10, 25, 44, 88 Crash on the Backstretch. 2nd Caution on lap 21 for Debris. 3rd Caution on lap 32 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 60 for #48, 00 Crash on the Frontstretch / Stage 2 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 88 for #5, 91 Crash on the Frontstretch. 6th Caution on lap 114 for #19, 42, 8, 7, 32 Crash in Turn 2. 7th Caution on lap 120 for #88, 18, 4, 16, 71, 8, 35 Crash on the Backstretch. 8th Caution on lap 126 for #39, 42, 91, 7, 27, 32, 70, 11 Crash on the Frontstretch.
Credit: DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 15: Justin Allgaier, driver of the #7 BRANDT Chevrolet leads the field to start the NASCAR Xfinity Series United Rentals 300 at Daytona International Speedway on February 15, 2025 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
The race had 24 Lead Changes among 11 drivers; J. Allgaier 1-2; T. Gray # 3; J. Allgaier 4-5; A. Hill 6-10; J. Allgaier 11; A. Hill 12-32; J. Allgaier 33-37; H. Burton 38; J. Allgaier 39; S. Smith 40; J. Burton 41-44; A. Hill 45-67; S. Creed 68-69; R. Sieg 70; A. Hill 71-75; R. Sieg 76-77; A. Hill 78-79; R. Sieg 80-86; C. Bacarella 87-90; S. Creed 91-94; J. Love 95-102; S. Creed 103; J. Love 104-107; C. Zilisch # 108; J. Love 109-126.
Credit: DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 15: A general view of racing during the NASCAR Xfinity Series United Rentals 300 at Daytona International Speedway on February 15, 2025 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 21, 00, 48, 27, 42, 70, 7, 26, 2, 54
Stage 2 Top 10: 21, 39, 00, 7, 26, 27, 54, 18, 42, 25
Credit: DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 15: Justin Bonsignore, driver of the #19 M3 Technology Toyota, Jeb Burton, driver of the #27 Golden Corral Chevrolet and Sammy Smith, driver of the #8 TMC Transportation Chevrolet race during the NASCAR Xfinity Series United Rentals 300 at Daytona International Speedway on February 15, 2025 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Credit: DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 15: Jesse Love, driver of the #2 Whelen Chevrolet leads Connor Zilisch, driver of the #88 WeatherTech Chevrolet and Sheldon Creed, driver of the #00 Friends of Jaclyn Ford during the NASCAR Xfinity Series United Rentals 300 at Daytona International Speedway on February 15, 2025 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 1
Race Results for the United Rentals 300 – Saturday, February 15, 2025
Daytona International Speedway – Daytona Beach, FL – 2.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 126 Laps – 315. Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Saturday, 2/15/2025 @ 08:09 PM Eastern
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 9. Car 2 Jesse Love Whelen Chevrolet 126 Running
2. 8. Car 41 Sam Mayer Audibel Ford 126 Running
3. 6. Car 00 Sheldon Creed Friends of Jaclyn Ford 126 Running
4. 10. Car 1 Carson Kvapil # Bass Pro Shops/Clarience Tech Chevrolet 126 Running
5. 2. Car 54 Taylor Gray # Operation 300 Toyota 126 Running
6. 32. Car 25 Harrison Burton Dead On Tools Ford 126 Running
7. 38. Car 32 Jordan Anderson Volpi Chevrolet 126 Running
8. 19. Car 26 Dean Thompson # Thompson Pipe Group Toyota 126 Running
9. 25. Car 51 Jeremy Clements One Stop/All South Electric Chevrolet 126 Running
10. 35. Car 07 Patrick Emerling Firman Power Equipment Chevrolet 126 Running
11. 30. Car 99 Matt DiBenedetto Viking Motorsports Chevrolet 126 Running
12. 3. Car 16 Christian Eckes # Celsius Chevrolet 126 Running
13. 36. Car 45 Caesar Bacarella Mongoose Power Solutions Chevrolet 126 Running
14. 29. Car 91 Josh Bilicki Rita’s Italian Ice Chevrolet 126 Running
15. 37. Car 53 Joey Gase NCPC Race Against Crime Chevrolet 126 Running
16. 22. Car 27 Jeb Burton Golden Corral Chevrolet 126 Running
17. 33. Car 24 Ryan Truex BB Printing Co Toyota 126 Running
18. 1. Car 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Chevrolet 126 Running
19. 14. Car 39 Ryan Sieg Sci Aps Ford 125 Accident
20. 21. Car 11 Josh Williams Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet 125 Accident
21. 34. Car 70 Leland Honeyman DPR Construction Chevrolet 125 Accident
22. 27. Car 42 Anthony Alfredo Dude Wipes Chevrolet 125 Accident
23. 24. Car 71 Ryan Ellis Classic Collision Chevrolet 125 Running
24. 13. Car 8 Sammy Smith TMC Transportation Chevrolet 125 Running
25. 15. Car 19 Justin Bonsignore M3 Technology Toyota 123 Running
26. 16. Car 35 Greg Van Alst CB Fabricating Chevrolet 120 Accident
27. 20. Car 88 Connor Zilisch # WeatherTech Chevrolet 118 Accident
28. 5. Car 18 William Sawalich # Soundgear Toyota 118 Accident
29. 28. Car 4 Parker Retzlaff Visual Pak/Rewind It 10 Chevrolet 118 Accident
30. 18. Car 44 Brennan Poole Macc Door Systems Chevrolet 105 Running
31. 31. Car 14 Garrett Smithley Hire Heroes/The Veterans Ranch Chevrolet 95 Electrical
32. 17. Car 5 Kris Wright First National Bank Corp Chevrolet 86 Accident
33. 4. Car 21 Austin Hill Bennett Transportation Chevrolet 82 Rear End
34. 26. Car 31 Blaine Perkins WERNER Chevrolet 79 Power Steer
35. 11. Car 48 Nick Sanchez # Big Machine Vodka Spiked Coolers Chevrolet 59 Accident
36. 23. Car 28 Kyle Sieg Toppool.com Ford 22 Rear End
37. 7. Car 20 Brandon Jones Menards/Swiffer Toyota 5 Accident
38. 12. Car 10 Daniel Dye # Champion Container Chevrolet 5 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, 24, 42 (Unapproved Adjustments). Failed to Qualify: (3) 74 Carson Ware, 92 CJ McLaughlin, 29 JJ Yeley(i). Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 33 Mins, 17 Secs. Average Speed: 123.301 MPH. Margin of Victory: Under Caution. Caution Flags: 8 for 39 laps. Lead Changes: 24 among 11 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: February 22, 2025 – Atlanta Motor Speedway
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