Austin Hill wins for the second year in a row at Daytona: After Sam Mayer spun on the roof of his Chevrolet on the backstretch at Daytona International Speedway, trailing a shower of sparks, Austin Hill, Justin Allgaier and John Hunter Nemechek sat in their cars and waited.And after what must have seemed an eternity to the drivers, NASCAR reviewed video of the final lap of overtime and declared Hill the winner of his second straight season opener at the World Center of Racing in front of the largest crowd to witness an Xfinity Series race at Daytona since the $400-million renovation of the facility in 2016.(Read more)

It took a few minutes to review, but #21-Austin Hill picked up his second consecutive win in the season opener at Daytona International Speedway. NASCAR declared Hill the winner, edging out #20-John Hunter Nemechek and #7-Justin Allgaier, after #1-Sam Mayer spun on the backstretch and eventually flipped.
#20-Nemechek was awarded second with #7-Allgaier in third. #31-Parker Retzlaff placed fourth and #19-Myatt Snided rounded out the top five.
#98-Riley Herbst finished sixth, with #39-Joe Graf Jr., #38-Ryan Sieg, #00-Cole Custer and #10-Justin Haley making up the top 10.
#21-Hill hill led the most laps at 39 and won the opening stage. #7-Allgaier picked up a playoff point for winning Stage 2.
There were 25 lead changes among 11 drivers and eight cautions for 32 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was 132.524 mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Drivers Points Standings, Owners Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.

Daytona Paint Schemes

Race Fast Facts – Daytona:
Austin Hill won the Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. 300, his third victory in 49 Xfinity Series races.
This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in 2023.
This is his second victory and second top-10 finish in four races at Daytona International Speedway.
John Hunter Nemechek (second) posted his second top-10 finish in four races at Daytona International Speedway. It is his first top-10 finish in 2023.
Justin Allgaier (third) posted his 11th top-10 finish in 25 races at Daytona International Speedway.
Parker Retzlaff (fourth) was the highest finishing rookie.

Xfinity Series Standings after Daytona (Race 1 of 33):
1)#21-Austin Hill 58 points, (1 win)
2)#7-Justin Allgaier 52, -6
3)#20-John Hunter Nemechek 40, -18
4)#98-Riley Herbst 35, -23
5)#16-Chandler Smith 34, -24
6)#Parker Retzlaff 33, -25
7)#19-Myatt Snider 33, -25
8)#27-Jeb Burton 33, -25
9)#39-Joe Graf Jr. 30, -28
10#00-Cole Custer 30, -28
11)#9-Brandon Jones 30, -28
12)#39-Ryan Sieg 29, -29
See the Drivers Points Standings and Owners Points Standings.

Cars to the rear: To the back for the start of the Xfinity race: #07-Blaine Perkins, #08-Gray Gaulding, #21-Austin Hill, #27-Jeb Burton, #28-Kyle Sieg and #53-Joey Gase (unapproved adjustments); #43-Ryan Ellis (engine change) and #45-Stefan Parsons (driver change).

Pit Stall Selections

Defending race winner of the Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. 300 #21-Austin Hill will lead the field to the green flag on Saturday. Hill ran a speed of 182.563 mph, en route to his second career pole (Talladega, last fall).
#48-Parker Kligerman earned Big Machine Racing its best qualifying effort in team history at 182.441 mph. #00-Cole Custer was third (182.319 mph), with #2-Sheldon Creed (182.216 mph) and #7-Justin Allgaier (182.208 mph) rounding out the top five.
#11-Daniel Hemric, #20-John Hunter Nemechek, #16-Chandler Smith, #98-Riley Herbst and #78-Anthony Alfredo complete the top 10.
Did Not Qualify: #13-Timmy Hill, #36-Alex Labbe, #66-Dexter Stacey, #74-Ryan Vargas, #91-Josh Bilicki and #99-Garrett Smithley
See the complete Daytona Starting Lineup.

Qualifying Notes – Daytona:
Austin Hill won the Pole Award for the Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. 300 with a lap of 49.298 seconds,
182.563 mph.
This is his second pole in 49 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
This is his first pole and first top-10 start in 2023.
This is his first pole in four races at Daytona International Speedway.
Parker Kligerman (second) posted his first top-10 start of 2023 and his third in four races at Daytona
International Speedway.
Cole Custer (third) posted his second top-10 start at Daytona International Speedway. It is his first in one race this season.
Chandler Smith (eighth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

Practice for the Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner 300. at Daytona International Speedway is complete. After 50 minutes, the top five, slowest, news and notes:
#19 Myatt Snider 187.637 mph
#9-Brandon Jones 187.430 mph
#7-Justin Allgaier 187.430 mph
#1-Sam Mayer 187.422 mph
#8-Josh Berry 187.352 mph
Slowest: #13-Timmy Hill 177.022 mph.
Most laps run: #19-Snider, 27 laps
Notes: #43-Ryan Ellis was the only driver to not make a timed lap due to a transmission issue. The team will repair it for qualifying.
See full Daytona Practice Results.

Qualifying Order

Crew Rosters

Goodyear Tire Notes

There are 44 cars on the entry list for the Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner 300 at Daytona. Six cars will fail to qualify.
Notables: #5-Jade Buford, #10-Justin Haley, #13-Timmy Hill, #24-Parker Chase, #34-Jesse Iwuji, #35-CJ McLaughlin, #38-Ryan Sieg, #39-Joe Graf Jr., #53-Joey Gase, #66-Dexter Stacey, #74-Ryan Vargas, #91-Josh Bilicki.
See the full entry list on the Daytona Entry List.

Daytona At-Track Schedule

TandemDraft Stats