Starting from 4th place Car 16 Ross Chastain Ellsworth Advisors Chevrolet won the 18th Annual Circle K Firecracker 250 at Daytona Powered by Coca – Cola, his 2nd win in 154 NASCAR Xfinity Series races. This is his 1st win & 3rd Top 10 finish in 2019. This is his 1st win & 6th Top 10 finish in 11 races at Daytona International Speedway. Ross Chastain led teammates Justin Haley and AJ Allmendinger to the Kaulig Racing 1st win & a 1-2-3 finish for the team. However at post race inspection Ross Chastain & Justin Haley passed, AJ Allmendinger failed & was put in last place. 2nd Place Car 11 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet, started from 7th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 3 races at Daytona International Speedway. It is his 12th Top 10 finish in Justin Haley was the highest finishing rookie. 3rd Place Car 20 Christopher Bell Ruud-Ferguson Toyota, started from 8th place posted his 3rd Top 10 finish in 4 races at Daytona International Speedway.
4th Place Car 22 Austin Cindric Pirtek Ford, started from 19th place followed by 5th place Car 01 Stephen Leicht Flex Glue Chevrolet, started from 25th place. 6th Place Car 86 Brandon Brown BMSraceteam.com Chevrolet, started from 33rd place followed by 7th place Car 38 Jeff Green Larry’s Hard Lemonade Chevrolet, started from 20th place. 8th Place Car 08 Gray Gaulding WorldWide Safety Consulting Services Chevrolet, started from 5th place followed by 9th place Car 51 Jeremy Clements RepairableVehicles.com Chevrolet, started from 37th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 5 Matt Mills J.F. Electric Toyota, in 10th place, started from 28th place. Tyler Reddick leads the point standings by 76 points over Christopher Bell.
The race had 7 Cautions for 31 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 10 for #22, 90, 07, 36, 19, 21, 4, 00 Crash in Turn 4. 2nd Caution on lap 24 for #8, 23, 7, 00, 2 Crash on the Frontstretch. 3rd Caution on lap 32 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 46 for #2, 98, 7, 39 Crash on the Frontstretch. 5th Caution on lap 62 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 6th Caution on lap 74 for #42, 28, 86, 52, 93, 8, 15, 25, 20, 5, 2 Big Crash on the Backstretch. 7th Caution on lap 88 for #1, 36, 08, 9, 00, 66, 90., 01, 42, 21, 39, 10, 20, 23, 86 Big Crash on the Backstretch [Red Flag: 17:45].
The race had 18 Lead Changes among 7 drivers; T. Reddick 1-3; A. Allmendinger 4-5; M. Annett 6; A. Allmendinger 7; R. Chastain(i) 8-31; A. Allmendinger 32-61; R. Chastain(i) 62; J. Allgaier 63-65; N. Gragson # 66; J. Allgaier 67; R. Chastain(i) 68; J. Allgaier 69; R. Chastain(i) 70-79; J. Allgaier 80; R. Chastain(i) 81-85; T. Reddick 86; J. Haley # 87-90; T. Reddick 91-92; R. Chastain(i) 93-100.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 16, 39, 18, 9, 66, 7, 2, 20, 86, 98
Stage 2 Top 10: 1, 16, 11, 7, 20, 9, 00, 18, 22, 39
UPDATED: Xfinity Series Race Number 16
Race Results for the 18th Annual Circle K Firecracker 250 at Daytona Powered by Coca – Cola – Friday, July 5, 2019. Daytona International Speedway – Daytona Beach, FL – 2.5 – Mile Paved Total Race Length – 100 Laps – 250. Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
| 1. 4. Car 16 Ross Chastain(i) Ellsworth Advisors Chevrolet 100 Running |
| 2. 7. Car 11 Justin Haley # LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 100 Running |
| 3. 8. Car 20 Christopher Bell Ruud-Ferguson Toyota 100 Running |
| 4. 19. Car 22 Austin Cindric Pirtek Ford 100 Running |
| 5. 25. Car 01 Stephen Leicht Flex Glue Chevrolet 100 Running |
| 6. 33. Car 86 Brandon Brown # BMSraceteam.com Chevrolet 100 Running |
| 7. 20. Car 38 Jeff Green Larry’s Hard Lemonade Chevrolet 100 Running |
| 8. 5. Car 08 Gray Gaulding WorldWide Safety Consulting Services Chevrolet 100 Running |
| 9. 37. Car 51 Jeremy Clements RepairableVehicles.com Chevrolet 100 Running |
| 10. 28. Car 5 Matt Mills J.F. Electric Toyota 100 Running |
| 11. 27. Car 78 Vinnie Miller Pit Viper Toyota 100 Running |
| 12. 29. Car 99 Stefan Parsons Jacob Companies Toyota 100 Running |
| 13. 36. Car 07 Ray Black II ISOKERN Fireplaces & Chimneys Chevrolet 100 Running |
| 14. 35. Car 0 Garrett Smithley Flex Tape Chevrolet 100 Running |
| 15. 16. Car 9 Noah Gragson # Switch Chevrolet 99 Running |
| 16. 1. Car 2 Tyler Reddick Gimme Country Chevrolet 99 Running |
| 17. 12. Car 7 Justin Allgaier Vannoy Construction Chevrolet 99 Running |
| 18. 11. Car 18 Riley Herbst(i) Monster Energy Toyota 98 Running |
| 19. 22. Car 25 Chris Cockrum Advanced Communications Group Chevrolet 97 Running |
| 20. 18. Car 66 Timmy Hill VSI Racing/Overkill Motorsports Toyota 97 Running |
| 21. 32. Car 28 Shane Lee Circuit City Toyota 97 Running |
| 22. 21. Car 23 John Hunter Nemechek # Digital Ally Chevrolet 93 Accident |
| 23. 6. Car 21 Joe Graf Jr. Eat Sleep Race Chevrolet 92 Accident |
| 24. 14. Car 39 Ryan Sieg CMR Roofing Chevrolet 89 Accident |
| 25. 3. Car 1 Michael Annett Pilot Flying J Chevrolet 86 Accident |
| 26. 15. Car 00 Cole Custer Jacob Companies Ford 86 Accident |
| 27. 31. Car 42 Chad Finchum Amana Heating & Air Conditioning Toyota 86 Accident |
| 28. 26. Car 36 Josh Williams Sleep Well/Star Tron Chevrolet 86 Accident |
| 29. 13. Car 90 Caesar Bacarella Fisher House Foundation/Alpha Prime Chevrolet 86 Accident |
| 30. 17. Car 19 Brandon Jones Menards/ORCA Toyota 76 Chassis |
| 31. 23. Car 93 Scott Lagasse Jr. Chevrolet 73 Accident |
| 32. 34. Car 52 David Starr Starr Mechanical/Tomi Aircraft Chevrolet 72 Accident |
| 33. 30. Car 15 BJ McLeod Flex Shot Chevrolet 72 Accident |
| 34. 9. Car 8 Sheldon Creed(i) Chevrolet Accessories Chevrolet 71 Accident |
| 35. 10. Car 98 Chase Briscoe # Ford Performance Ford 44 Accident |
| 36. 38. Car 13 Joe Nemechek(i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 39 Steering |
| 37. 24. Car 4 Landon Cassill Flex Seal/Contec Chevrolet 12 Accident |
| 38. 2. Car 10 AJ Allmendinger Cornerstone Produce Group Chevrolet 100 Running |
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: Nos. 13, 25, 28 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: (3) 74 Mike Harmon, 35 Joey Gase, 61 Austin Hill(i). Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 59 Mins, 15 Secs. Average Speed: 125.786 MPH. Margin of Victory: .109 Seconds. Caution Flags: 7 for 31 laps. Lead Changes: 18 among 7 drivers. Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Ross Chastain, #16.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: July 12, 2019 – Kentucky Speedway
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