Justin Allgaier wins by inches in double overtime thriller at Daytona: Justin Allgaier survived a trip to the rear of the field, a pass-through penalty after the initial start and a war of attrition to win Friday night’s Wawa 250 Powered by Coca-Cola NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Daytona International Speedway in overtime.(Read more)(8-25-2023)

It took two overtimes, but #7-Justin Allgaier edged out #2-Sheldon Creed for the Wawa 250 Xfinity Series win at Daytona International Speedway. The win is Allgaier’s first on a superspeedway — and his first in 26 starts at Daytona.
#2-Creed finished runner-up for the second consecutive week, but earned a playoff point by winning the second stage. #11-Daniel Hemric finished third, with #48-Parker Kligerman and #00-Cole Custer rounding out the top five.
#39-Ryan Sieg placed sixth, as #31-Parker Retzlaff, #78-Anthony Alfredo, #08-Gray Gaulding and #10-Justin Haley completed the top 10.
Polesitter #21-Austin Hill led a race-high 36 laps and won the opening stage. He was involved in a late wreck and finished 23rd.
There were 20 lead changes among nine drivers and six cautions for 32 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was 124.779 mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Drivers Points Standings, Owners Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.

Daytona Paint Schemes

Race Fast Facts – Daytona:
Justin Allgaier won the Wawa 250 Powered by Coca-Cola, his 21st victory in 429 Xfinity Series races.
This is his second victory and 14th top-10 finish in 2023.
This is his first victory and 12th top-10 finish in 26 races at Daytona International Speedway.
Sheldon Creed (second) posted his second top-10 finish in five races at Daytona International
Speedway. It is his ninth top-10 finish in 2023.
Daniel Hemric (third) posted his fourth top-10 finish in 11 races at Daytona International Speedway.
Parker Retzlaff (seventh) was the highest finishing rookie.
Austin Hill leads the point standings by 27 points over Justin Allgaier.

Xfinity Series Standings after Daytona (Race 24 of 33):
1)#21-Austin Hill (4 wins, regular season championship leader)
2)#20-John Hunter Nemechek (5 wins)
3)#7-Justin Allgaier (2 wins)
4)#00-Cole Custer (2 wins)
5)#1-Sam Mayer (2 wins)
6)#16-Chandler Smith (1 win)
7)#18-Sammy Smith (1 win)
8)#27-Jeb Burton (1 win)
9)#8-Josh Berry 733, +110
10)#2-Sheldon Creed 683, +60
11)#11-Daniel Hemric 679, +56
12)#48-Parker Kligerman 643, +20
Currently below playoff cutline
13)#98-Riley Herbst 623, -20
See the Drivers Points Standings and Owners Points Standings.

Cars to the rear: #24-Connor Mosack, #53-Natalie Decker (unapproved adjustments); #7-Justin Allgaier, #22-Jeb Burton, #27-Jordan Anderson, #31-Parker Retzlaff, #39-Ryan Sieg (Inspection Failures) – these five cars also served a pass through penalty.

Pit Stall Selections

For the third time in the 2023 season, #21-Austin Hill won a superspeedway pole in the Xfinity Series. At a speed of 182.719 mph, #21-Hill was nearly three-tenths of a second quicker than second place to score the pole award for Friday’s Wawa 250.
Richard Childress Racing swept the front row, with #2-Sheldon Creed turning the second best lap (181.620 mph). #18-Sammy Smith will start third (181.519), with #16-Chandler Smith (181.342 mph) and #48-Parker Kligerman (181.221 mph) rounding out the top five.
#11-Daniel Hemric, #20-John Hunter Nemechek, #19-Trevor Bayne, #10-Justin Haley and #22-Jeb Burton complete the top 10.
All 38 cars made the race.
See the complete Daytona Starting Lineup.

Qualifying Fast Facts — Daytona
Austin Hill won the Pole Award for the Wawa 250 Powered by Coca-Cola with a lap of 49.256 seconds, 182.719 mph.
This is his fourth pole in 72 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
This is his third pole and 16th top-10 start in 2023.
This is his second pole in five races at Daytona International Speedway.
Sheldon Creed (second) posted his 17th top-10 start of 2023 and his fifth in five races at Daytona International Speedway.
Sammy Smith # (third) posted his second top-10 start at Daytona International Speedway. It is his 15th in 24 races this season.
Sammy Smith (third) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

Qualifying Order

Crew Rosters

Goodyear Tire Notes

There are 38 drivers/teams on the entry list for the Wawa 250 Xfinity Series race at Daytona International Speedway. No cars will miss the show.
Notables: #4-Kyle Weatherman, #6-Garrett Smithley, #07-JJ Yeley #08-Gray Gaulding, #10-Justin Haley, #19-Trevor Bayne, #22-Jeb Burton, #24-Connor Mosack, #27-Jordan Anderson, #35-Joey Gase, #44-Caesar Bacarella, #45-Jeffrey Earnhardt, #53-Natalie Decker, #91-Alex Guenette.
See the full entry list on the Daytona Entry List page.

TandemDraft Stats – Daytona Xfinity

Daytona At-Track Schedule