Starting from 15th place Car 54 Ty Gibbs Monster Energy Toyota won the Super Start Batteries 188 At DAYTONA Presented by O’Reilly, his 1st win in his NASCAR Xfinity Series career debut. Ty Gibbs becomes the sixth driver to win in his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut, joining Dale Earnhardt (1982, Daytona), Joe Ruttman (1982, Dover), Ricky Rudd (1983, Dover), Terry Labonte (1985, Charlotte) and Kurt Busch (2006, Texas). Ty Gibbs was the highest finishing rookie. Ty Gibbs becomes the youngest driver in the NASCAR Xfinity Series to win a road course event at 19 years, 4 months, 16 days. Record was previously held by Austin Cindric (20 years old) at the 2019 Mid-Ohio race. 2nd Place Car 22 Austin Cindric PPG Ford, started from 2nd place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 2 races at the DAYTONA Road Course. It is his 2nd Top 10 finish in 2021. 3rd Place Car 18 Daniel Hemric Poppy Bank Toyota, started from 5th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 2 races at DAYTONA Road Course.
4th Place Car 19 Brandon Jones Menards/Barracuda Toyota, started from 39th place followed by 5th place Car 10 Jeb Burton State Water Heaters Chevrolet, started from 3rd place. 6th Place Car 20 Harrison Burton DEX Imaging Toyota, started from 4th place followed by 7th place Car 8 Miguel Paludo Brandt Chevrolet, started from 35th place. 8th Place Car 68 Brandon Brown Jabs Construction Chevrolet, started from 7th place followed by 9th place Car 11 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet, started from 29th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 51 Jeremy Clements All South Electric Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 18th place. Canadian Car 36 Alex Labbe Globocam/Prolon Controls Chevrolet finished in 22nd place.
The race had 7 Cautions for 14 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 5 for Possible Fluid On Track. 2nd Caution on lap 12 for #6 Stopped At Pit Road Exit. 3rd Caution on lap 17 for #22, 16, 98 Crash on the Frontstretch / Stage 1 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 32 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 39 for #48 Stopped In Turn 5. 6th Caution on lap 51 for Debris On Backstretch. 7th Caution on lap 54 for #61, 52, 92, 17, 2 Crash in Turn 3.
The race had 11 Lead Changes among 8 drivers; B. Moffitt(i) 0; A. Cindric 1-10; A. Allmendinger 11-14; A. Cindric 15-17; H. Burton 18-20; T. Gibbs 21-32; G. Gaulding 33; D. Hemric 34-35; A. Cindric 36-51; R. Sieg 52; J. Burton 53-54; T. Gibbs 55-56.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 22, 2, 98, 51, 99, 68, 20, 47, 74, 7
Stage 2 Top 10: 54, 20, 18, 11, 7, 22, 19, 2, 90, 51
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 2
Race Results for the Super Start Batteries 188 At DAYTONA Presented by O?Reilly – Saturday, February 20, 2021. DAYTONA Road Course – Daytona Beach, FL – 3.61 – Mile Paved Total Race Length – 56 Laps – 202.16 Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
| 1. 15. Car 54 Ty Gibbs # Monster Energy Toyota 56 Running |
| 2. 2. Car 22 Austin Cindric PPG Ford 56 Running |
| 3. 5. Car 18 Daniel Hemric Poppy Bank Toyota 56 Running |
| 4. 39. Car 19 Brandon Jones Menards/Barracuda Toyota 56 Running |
| 5. 3. Car 10 Jeb Burton State Water Heaters Chevrolet 56 Running |
| 6. 4. Car 20 Harrison Burton DEX Imaging Toyota 56 Running |
| 7. 35. Car 8 Miguel Paludo Brandt Chevrolet 56 Running |
| 8. 7. Car 68 Brandon Brown Jabs Construction Chevrolet 56 Running |
| 9. 29. Car 11 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 56 Running |
| 10. 18. Car 51 Jeremy Clements All South Electric Chevrolet 56 Running |
| 11. 1. Car 02 Brett Moffitt(i) Quartz Hill Records Chevrolet 56 Running |
| 12. 14. Car 4 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 56 Running |
| 13. 8. Car 2 Myatt Snider TaxSlayer Chevrolet 56 Running |
| 14. 13. Car 78 Jesse Little Chevrolet 56 Running |
| 15. 33. Car 1 Michael Annett PFJ American Heart Association Chevrolet 56 Running |
| 16. 11. Car 47 Kyle Weatherman Picture Perfect Chevrolet 56 Running |
| 17. 22. Car 92 Josh Williams Alloy Employer Services/General Formulations 56 Running |
| 18. 19. Car 26 Kris Wright(i) F.N.B. Corporation Toyota 56 Running |
| 19. 10. Car 5 Matt Mills J.F. Electric Toyota 56 Running |
| 20. 9. Car 07 Joe Graf Jr. Bucked Up Energy Chevrolet 56 Running |
| 21. 30. Car 52 Gray Gaulding Panini America Chevrolet 56 Running |
| 22. 36. Car 36 Alex Labbe Globocam/Prolon Controls Chevrolet 56 Running – Canadian |
| 23. 32. Car 15 Colby Howard Project Hope Foundation Chevrolet 56 Running |
| 24. 20. Car 44 Tommy Joe Martins Gilreath Farms Red Angus Chevrolet 56 Running |
| 25. 38. Car 17 Cody Ware Nurtec ODT Ford 56 Running |
| 26. 25. Car 7 Justin Allgaier Brandt Chevrolet 56 Running |
| 27. 27. Car 39 Ryan Sieg CMR Construction and Roofing Ford 56 Running |
| 28. 26. Car 9 Noah Gragson Bass Pro Shops/True Timber/BRCC Chevrolet 56 Running |
| 29. 34. Car 61 Stephen Leicht Janiking Toyota 56 Running |
| 30. 37. Car 0 Jeffrey Earnhardt Forever Lawn Chevrolet 56 Running |
| 31. 24. Car 99 Andy Lally Energy Air Inc. Chevrolet 55 Running |
| 32. 31. Car 74 Bayley Currey Covert Scouting Cameras Chevrolet 55 Running |
| 33. 23. Car 90 Preston Pardus Chinchor Electric Inc. Chevrolet 49 Transmission |
| 34. 17. Car 66 Timmy Hill Cable Enterprises Toyota 46 Running |
| 35. 6. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Ellsworth Advisors Chevrolet 43 Running |
| 36. 28. Car 48 Jade Buford Big Machine Vodka Spiked Cooler Chevrolet 38 Suspension |
| 37. 12. Car 6 Ryan Vargas # The Big Squeezy Chevrolet 33 Running |
| 38. 40. Car 13 David Starr Whataburger Toyota 20 Transmission |
| 39. 16. Car 98 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Ford 15 Accident |
| 40. 21. Car 23 Natalie Decker Red Street Records Chevrolet 3 Accident |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: Nos. 18 (Multiple Inspection Failures), 9 (Unapporved Adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 35 Mins, 5 Secs. Average Speed: 78.213MPH. Margin of Victory: 1.726 Seconds. Caution Flags: 7 for 14 laps; Laps. Lead Changes: 11 among 8 drivers. Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Ty Gibbs, #54. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Ty Gibbs, #54.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: February 27, 2021 – Homestead-Miami Speedway
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