Ryan Truex snags Xfinity Series win at Daytona: Ryan Truex claimed his second NASCAR Xfinity Series win of the season – the second of his career – leading the field to the yellow and checkered flags on the final lap of overtime in Saturday night’s Wawa 250 Powered by Coca-Cola at Daytona International Speedway.(Read more)(8-23-2024)

When a caution flew on the final lap, #20-Ryan Truex was ahead of the field to win the Wawa 250 Xfinity Series race at Daytona International Speedway. The win is his second win in eight starts this season, and his first at Daytona.
#81-Chandler Smith finished second, his best finish on a superspeedway. #48-Parker Kligerman placed third, as the caution on the final lap started with contact between Kligerman and #16-AJ Allmendinger. #98-Riley Herbst and #39-Ryan Sieg rounded out the top five.
#32-Jordan Anderson placed sixth. #7-Justin Allgaier won the first two stage but dropped to seventh in the finishing order. #18-Sheldon Creed, #42-Leland Honeyman Jr. and #91-Kyle Weatherman filled the top 10.
There were 19 lead changes among six drivers and seven cautions for 34 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 117.182 mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Points Standings, Owner Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.

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Race Fast Facts – Daytona:
Ryan Truex won the Wawa 250 Powered by Coca-Cola, his third victory in 98 Xfinity Series races.
This is his second victory and fourth top-10 finish in 2024.
This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in six races at Daytona International Speedway.
Chandler Smith (second) posted his second top-10 finish in four races at Daytona International Speedway. It is his 12th top-10 finish in 2024.
Parker Kligerman (third) posted his third top-10 finish in seven races at Daytona International Speedway.
Leland Honeyman (ninth) was the highest finishing rookie.
Justin Allgaier leads the point standings by 33 points over Cole Custer.

Xfinity Series Standings after Daytona (Race 22 of 33):
1)#7-Justin Allgaier (2 wins, regular season championship leader)
2)#97-Shane van Gisbergen (3 wins)
3)#21-Austin Hill (2 wins)
4)#81-Chandler Smith (2 wins)
5)#1-Sam Mayer (2 wins)
6)#00-Cole Custer (1 win)
7)#98-Riley Herbst (1 win)
8)#2-Jesse Love (1 win)
9)#16-AJ Allmendinger 674, +113
10)#18-Sheldon Creed 654, +93
11)#48-Parker Kligerman 605, +44
12)#39-Ryan Sieg 576, +15
Currently below elimination line
13)#8-Sammy Smith 561, -15
14)#9-Brandon Jones 468, -108
See the Drivers Points Standings and Owners Points Standings.

Race Updates:
Lap 102: #20-Truex takes the checkered flag under caution to win his second race of the season.
Lap 101: #16-Allmendinger gets turned by #48-Kligerman for second position. #20-Truex was out front at the time of the caution to score the victory.
Lap 100: The inside lane gets the advantage on the restart, allowing #20-Truex to swing ahead of #16-Allmendinger.
Lap 99: #20-Truex picks the bottom lane for the overtime restart with #98-Herbst and #7-Allgaier behind him on the bottom. #16-Allmendinger will restart as the first car on the outside with #48-Kligerman and #81-Smith behind him.
Lap 98: #44-Poole, #9-Jones, #27-Burton, #8-Smith, #53-Gase pit under caution for repairs.
Lap 97: Red flag is out to clean up the track. An overtime finish is coming. #20-Truex leads #16-Allmendinger, #98-Herbst, #48-Kligerman, #81-Smith and #7-Allgaier.
Lap 95: #26-Earnhardt is turned by #45-Bacarella entering Turn 3. #5-Alfredo, #97-van Gisbergen, #51-Clements and #92-Bilicki all got tagged.
Lap 90: #16-Allmendinger gets pushed to the lead with #48-Kligerman and #98-Herbst in tow. #5-Alfredo gets shuffled into the middle of the pack.
Lap 87: #1-Mayer gets out of control on the backstretch. #20-Truex continues to lead. #5-Alfredo leads the bottom lane.
Lap 83: #16-Allmendinger leads #48-Kligerman. #20-Truex leads the inside lane with help from #39-Sieg.
Lap 76: Big wreck in the middle of the field in the short chute. #8-Smith gets spun off the front bumper of #27-Burton. #31-Retzlaff, #38-DiBenedetto both get turned into the outside wall. #9-Jones, #00-Custer, #2-Love and #97-van Gisbergen all got collected.
Lap 70: #00-Custer, #18-Creed, #97-van Gisbergen, #32-Anderson, #51-Clements, #31-Retzlaff, #44-Poole, #07-Emerling all pit for tires and fuel.
Lap 68: #9-Jones spins down the backstretch with a flat tire to bring out the caution.
Lap 66: #81-Smith takes the lead after getting around his JGR teammate #18-Creed. #20-Truex re-takes the lead.
Lap 60: #7-Allgaier wins Stage 2, sweeping the stages for the 15th time. #98-Herbst, #20-Truex, #16-Allmendinger, #27-Burton, #48-Kligerman, #18-Creed, #81-Smith, #9-Jones and #11-Williams earn stage points.
Lap 58: #2-Love makes contact with #5-Alfredo, sending Alfredo into the wall. #1-Mayer lost control of his car under braking.
Lap 55: #7-Allgaier gets a run and takes the lead from #20-Truex. #98-Herbst is up to second.
Lap 52: An inside lane has formed, led by #20-Truex. #7-Allgaier has darted through the field with help from #98-Herbst and #32-Anderson. #20-Truex drives to the lead.
Lap 50: The entire lead draft, 26 cars deep, are running nose-to-tail against the wall. #39-Sieg runs 27th, nine seconds off the pace.
Lap 44: The field is beginning to single out on the top. #16-Allmendinger leads #48-Kligerman, #20-Truex, #18-Creed, #81-Smith, #9-Jones, #5-Alfredo, #2-Love, #1-Mayer and #8-Smith. The only cars on the bottom in the lead pack are #11-Williams and #7-Allgaier.
Lap 42: #16-Allmendinger re-takes the lead with a shove from #48-Kligerman.
Lap 39: #1-Mayer and #7-Allgaier clear the field.
Lap 33: #2-Love gets turned into his pit stall. #20-Truex didn’t change tires. #1-Mayer, #8-Smith, #39-Sieg all took two tires. #98-Herbst will restart at the rear for not being on the outside line on pit entry. #00-Custer hit #98-Herbst coming out of his stall, peeling Custer’s nose off his car.
Lap 30: #7-Allgaier wins Stage 1, his series-high 12th stage victory of the season. #81-Smith, #16-Allmendinger, #18-Creed, #48-Kligerman, #20-Truex, #5-Alfredo, #19-Graf, #8-Smith and #51-Clements score stage points. #27-Burton cut a right-front tire after contact with #8-Smith.
Lap 24: #7-Allgaier clears #16-Allmendinger for the lead.
Lap 21: #16-Allmendinger takes the lead back with a push from #48-Kligerman.
Lap 18: The field is beginning to get single-file around the top. Four Joe Gibbs Racing cars lead: #81-Smith, #19-Graf, #20-Truex and #18-Creed. #00-Custer runs fifth.
Lap 14: #16-Allmendinger takes the lead with help from his Kaulig Racing teammate #11-Williams.
Lap 12: #21-Hill goes to the garage for the team to repair his car. #98-Herbst takes the lead.
Lap 11: #16-Allmendinger takes the lead from #81-Smith.
Lap 10: #81-Smith leads the field as the first full green-flag lap is complete.
Lap 6: #15-Dean blows an engine under caution. #8-Smith pits for a vibration. #39-Sieg, #44-Poole, #29-Perkins also pit.
Lap 1: #26-Earnhardt gets into the rear of #51-Clements. #35-Ogata drove into the rear of #15-Dean and turned into #21-Hill. Hill spun down the track into #43-Ellis.
Prior to the race beginning, #21-Hill had an issue with his radio. The team had to fix it, but Hill will have to start at the rear. #19-Graf moves up to the front row.

Cars to the rear: #21-Austin Hill

Pit Stall Selections

After the opening round of qualifying, lightning was within an eight-mile radius of Daytona International Speedway, canceling the final round. #81-Chandler Smith had the fastest time in the opening round (181.189 mph), awarding him his first pole of the 2024 season. It’s the first pole for Toyota on a superspeedway in more than eight years.
Five-time superspeedway winner #21-Austin Hill will start second (181.123 mph). #16-AJ Allmendinger (181.050 mph), #19-Joe Graf Jr. (180.955 mph) and #2-Jesse Love (180.814 mph) round out the top five.
#20-Ryan Truex, #18-Sheldon Creed, #98-Riley Herbst, #5-Anthony Alfredo and #11-Josh Williams complete the top 10.
All 38 cars that attempted to qualify made the race. #1-Sam Mayer had an engine issue during his lap.
See the complete Daytona Starting Lineup.

Qualifying Fast Facts:
Chandler Smith won the Pole Award for the Wawa 250 Powered by Coca-Cola with a lap of 49.672 seconds, 181.189 mph.
This is his fourth pole in 58 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
This is his first pole and 16th top-10 start in 2024.
This is his first pole in four races at Daytona International Speedway.
Austin Hill (second) posted his 12th top-10 start of 2024 and his fifth in seven races at Daytona International Speedway.
AJ Allmendinger (third) posted his fifth top-10 start at Daytona International Speedway. It is his 15th in 22 races this season.
Jesse Love (fifth) 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.
Notables: #07-Patrick Emerling, #14-C.J. McLaughlin, #15-Gus Dean, #19-Joe Graf Jr., #20-Ryan Truex, #26-Jeffrey Earnhardt, #32-Jordan Anderson, #35-Akinori Ogata, #45-Caesar Bacarella, #53- Joey Gase, #74-Tim Viens, #92-Josh Biilicki.
See the full Daytona Entry List.

Daytona At-Track Schedule