Starting from 12th place Car 9 Noah Gragson Bass Pro Shops/BRCC Chevrolet won the 39th Annual NASCAR Racing Experience 300, his 1st win in 37 NASCAR Xfinity Series races. This is his 1st win & 1st Top10 finish in 2020. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 3 races at Daytona International Speedway. JR Motorsports has won 7 times at Daytona International Speedway in the Xfinity Series – second-most all-time at Daytona in the series. 2nd Place Car 20 Harrison Burton Dex Imaging Toyota, started from 8th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish at Daytona International Speedway. It is his 1st Top 10 finish in 2020. Harrison Burton was the highest finishing rookie. 3rd Place Car 66 Timmy Hill VSI Racing/RoofClaim.com Toyota, started from 26th place posted his 4th Top 10 finish in 9 races at Daytona International Speedway.
4th Place Car 19 Brandon Jones Interstate Batteries Toyota, started from 6th place followed by 5th place Car 98 Chase Briscoe Highpoint.com Ford, started from 10th place. 6th Place Car 11 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet, started from 3rd place followed by 7th place Car 68 Brandon Brown Larry’s Lemonade Chevrolet, started from 11th place. 8th Place Car 07 Ray Black II CDA Tech Chevrolet, started from 16th place followed by 9th place Car 39 Ryan Sieg CMR Roofing Chevrolet, started from 9th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Canadian Car 36 Alex Labbe Globocam/Rousseau Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 19th place.
The race had 7 Cautions for 28 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 20 for Debris Backstretch. 2nd Caution on lap 32 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 39 for #1, 08, 61, 18, 93 Crash in Turn 2. 4th Caution on lap 61 for #18, 25, 92, 21, 20 Crash in Turn 3. 5th Caution on lap 109 for #7, 99, 51 Crash in Turn 4. 6th Caution on lap 115 for #8, 22, 39, 90, 9, 1, 02, 51, 07, 52, 4, 68, 6 Crash on the Backstretch {Red: 7:50}. 7th Caution on lap 120 for #1, 68, 36, 6, 4, Crash on the Backstretch.
The race had 12 Lead Changes among 8 drivers; M. Snider 1-13; H. Burton # 14; M. Snider 15-23; J. Burton 24-31; J. Allgaier 32-36; H. Burton # 37-44; J. Allgaier 45-62; J. Burton 63-80; T. Hill 81; A. Labbe 82-100; N. Gragson 101-113; C. Briscoe 114-118; N. Gragson 119-120.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 8, 1, 7, 9, 11, 22, 21, 20, 36, 98
Stage 2 Top 10: 7, 11, 8, 39, 22, 68, 38, 19, 9, 98
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 1
Race Results for the 39th Annual NASCAR Racing Experience 300 – Saturday, February 15, 2020. Daytona International Speedway – Daytona Beach, FL – 2.5 – Mile Paved. Total Race Length – 120 Laps – 300. Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
| 1. 12. Car 9 Noah Gragson Bass Pro Shops/BRCC Chevrolet 120 Running | |
| 2. 8. Car 20 Harrison Burton # Dex Imaging Toyota 120 Running | |
| 3. 26. Car 66 Timmy Hill VSI Racing/RoofClaim.com Toyota 120 Running | |
| 4. 6. Car 19 Brandon Jones Interstate Batteries Toyota 120 Running | |
| 5. 10. Car 98 Chase Briscoe Highpoint.com Ford 120 Running | |
| 6. 3. Car 11 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 120 Running | |
| 7. 11. Car 68 Brandon Brown Larry’s Lemonade Chevrolet 120 Running | |
| 8. 16. Car 07 Ray Black II CDA Tech Chevrolet 120 Running | |
| 9. 9. Car 39 Ryan Sieg CMR Roofing Chevrolet 120 Running | |
| 10. 19. Car 36 Alex Labbe Globocam/Rousseau Chevrolet 120 Running – Canadian | |
| 11. 2. Car 1 Michael Annett AHA/Pilot Flying J Chevrolet 119 Accident | |
| 12. 34. Car 52 JJ Yeley Chevrolet 119 Running | |
| 13. 22. Car 0 BJ McLeod Opav Chevrolet 119 Running | |
| 14. 25. Car 78 Vinnie Miller UAP.ORG Toyota 119 Running | |
| 15. 36. Car 47 Joe Nemechek(i) Patriots PAC of America Chevrolet 119 Running | |
| 16. 35. Car 74 Mike Harmon Chevrolet 119 Running | |
| 17. 20. Car 15 Robby Lyons II CSM/Carr & Sons Masonry Chevrolet | 119 Running |
| 18. 31. Car 6 David Starr Whataburger Chevrolet | 119 Running |
| 19. 18. Car 4 Jesse Little # KSDT/Series Seating Chevrolet 118 Accident | |
| 20. 33. Car 13 Chad Finchum Garrison Homes Toyota 118 Running | |
| 21. 32. Car 99 Josh Bilicki DITEC Marine/Insurance King Toyota 117 Running | |
| 22. 23. Car 38 Ross Chastain C2 Freight Resources Chevrolet 115 Running | |
| 23. 4. Car 8 Jeb Burton LS Tractor Chevrolet 114 Accident | |
| 24. 24. Car 02 Brett Moffitt(i) Plan B Sales Chevrolet 114 Accident | |
| 25. 15. Car 22 Austin Cindric MoneyLion Ford 113 Accident | |
| 26. 17. Car 92 Josh Williams Sleep Well/Harkin Construction Chevrolet 113 Accident | |
| 27. 21. Car 93 CJ McLaughlin Sci Aps Chevrolet 113 Running | |
| 28. 29. Car 51 Jeremy Clements Repairables.com Chevrolet 113 Running | |
| 29. 14. Car 90 Caesar Bacarella Maxim/Alpha Prime Regimen Chevrolet 112 Accident | |
| 30. 13. Car 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Chevrolet 107 Accident | |
| 31. 30. Car 5 Matt Mills J F Electric Toyota 101 Electrical | |
| 32. 7. Car 18 Riley Herbst # Monster Toyota 59 Accident | |
| 33. 1. Car 21 Myatt Snider TaxSlayer Chevrolet 59 Accident | |
| 34. 27. Car 25 Chris Cockrum Advanced Communications Group Chevrolet 59 Accident | |
| 35. 28. Car 61 Austin Hill(i) AISIN Group Toyota 37 Accident | |
| 36. 5. Car 08 Joe Graf Jr # CORE Development Group Chevrolet 37 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 reasons indicated: No. 38 (driver change), Nos. 47, 52 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: (4) 26 Colin Garrett, 44 Tommy Joe Martins, 10 Ross Chastain, 16 AJ Allmendinger.Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 11 Mins, 44 Secs. Average Speed: 136.64 MPH. Margin of Victory: Under Caution. Caution Flags: 7 for 28 laps. Lead Changes: 12 among 8 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: February 22, 2020 – Las Vegas Motor Speedway
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