Daytona Race Results: February 20, 2021 (NASCAR Xfinity Series)

NASCAR Xfinity race results from the road course at Daytona International Speedway!

Today, the NASCAR Xfinity Series is set for the Daytona Road Course. It’s the Super Start Batteries 188 at Daytona International Speedway.

View full Daytona Xfinity results below.

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The track is a 3.61-mile road course with 14 corners. It’s the second race of the 2021 season.

18-year-old driver Ty Gibbs is making his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut. As is Natalie Decker.

Trouble for Noah Gragson ahead of the green flag. He hits the pit lane and the hood is up and he struggles to keep the car running. Gragson will miss the start.

Brett Moffitt and Austin Cindric line up on the front row. 52 laps of stock car racing are up next…

Daytona Xfintiy Race
Stage 1 – Report

Laps: 15 (1-15 / 52)

Green flag, Austin Cindric is clear into turn one.

Lap 3, Noah Gragson is on the race track, three laps down. He’ll also have to serve a pass through penalty.

Lap 4, the caution is out as Natalie Decker is dropping oil on the track. She gets a push to the garage.

Green, Cindric clears AJ Allmendinger into turn one and holds the lead.

Lap 11, Allmendinger is all over the bumper of Cindric for the lead. Allmendinger enters wide in turn five and has a run off the corner. He dives to his inside in turn six and Allmendinger takes the lead.

Lap 12, the caution is out as Ryan Vargas has stalled on the track.

The leaders stay out as Moffitt pits from 3rd. Harrison Burton wins the race to the pit exit. Burton restarts in 29th!

Green, Allmendinger leads into turn one. He opens the gap.

AJ Allmendinger and Austin Cindric - Daytona Road Course - NASCAR Xfinity Series
DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 20: AJ Allmendinger, driver of the #16 Ellsworth Advisors Chevrolet, and Austin Cindric, driver of the #22 PPG Ford, race during the NASCAR Xfinity Super Start Batteries 188 At Daytona Presented by O’Reilly at Daytona International Speedway on February 20, 2021 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)

Crashing for the stage win

Final lap in stage one, Cindric has closed to the rear bumper of Allmendinger into the final chicane. Cindric rubs on him and has a run off the corner and he looks inside.

The race to the line, Allmendinger crowds him but Cindric is already there. He turns himself across the nose of Cindric. As Allmendinger slides through the grass, he picks up heavy damage as does Cindric and Riley Herbst.

Austin Cindric wins stage 1 on the Daytona Road Course!

Daytona Race Results – Stage 1 : 1. Austin Cindric; 2. Myatt Snider; 3. Riley Herbst; 4. Jeremy Clements; 5. Andy Lally; 6. Brandon Brown; 7. Harrison Burton; 8. Kyle Weatherman; 9. Bayley Currey; 10. Justin Allgaier;

Daytona Xfintiy Race
Stage 2 – Report

Laps: 15 (16-30 / 52)

The leaders hit the pit lane. Cindric’s crew goes to work on the damage. Harrison Burton leads the field to the restart.

Green flag on stage two, Harrison Burton leads Ty Gibbs into turn one.

Lap 21, Ty Gibbs has a run on Harrison Burton into turn five. He looks to the inside and clears him, Ty Gibbs leads.

Lap 25, Austin Cindric has cracked the top 10. He’s missing a right front fender and climbing to the front.

Lap 26, Miguel Paludo has left a left front tire after locking up into turn one while inside the top 5. He coasts back to the pit lane.

Ty Gibbs cruises to the win in stage 2!

Daytona Race Results – Stage 2 : 1. Ty Gibbs; 2. Harrison Burton; 3. Daniel Hemric; 4. Justin Haley; 5. Justin Allgaier; 6. Austin Cindric; 6. Brandon Jones; 7. Brandon Jones; 8. Myatt Snider; 9. Preston Pardus; 10. Jeremy Clements;

Daytona Xfintiy Race
Stage 3 – Report

Laps: 22 (31-52 / 52)

Gibbs leads the field to the pit lane. Hemric wins the race to the pit exit. Brandon Jones crashes into the back of Myatt Snider at the exit of the pit lane. Gaulding stays out.

Green flag on stage three, Hemric leads into turn one. Cindric has climbed all the way to 2nd!

17 to go, Cindric lightly taps the rear bumper of Hemric in turn five. He then crosses under him off the corner. No right front fender necessary, Cindric returns to the front of the field.

16 to go, Cindric locks up the brakes into turn five and Ty Gibbs climbs right to his rear bumper in the battle for the lead.

15 to go, another lockup from Cindric into turn five! Gibbs pulls even and they rub doors into turn six but Cindric holds him off.

The caution is out as Jade Buford stalls.

Restart

Green, Cindric gets the jump as Ty Gibbs spins the tires and falls to 4th at the launch. Hemric takes over 2nd.

Cindric cooks turn three. Hemric looks inside but cant clear him. Hemric has a run off turn six and looks to the inside but Cindric holds him off once more.

11 to go, Gibbs crosses under Hemric and takes over 2nd.

Cindric throws a block on Gibbs into turn six. They rub doors and remain side by side into turn three of the oval. Cindric drives it deep into the bus stop and kicks up dust as he holds the lead.

10 to go, Cindric locks up into turn three. Gibbs rubs on him but Cindric holds him off.

8 to go, Cindric and Gibbs rub fenders into turn six. Cindric remains the leader.

5 to go, Cindric leads Gibbs by 15 car lengths at the line.

3 to go, Cindric leads Gibbs by 10 car lengths.

Caution. There’s a tire caucus on the the track as well as a stalled car. We’re going into overtime. Noah Gragson is finally on the lead lap, for the first time all race.

Overtime

The leaders hit the pit lane. Haley wins the race to the pit exit with fuel only. Sieg and Snider line up on the front row as 9 cars stayed out. Cindric restarts 11th and Gibbs 12th.

Sieg leads into turn one but he runs wide as does Snider! Jeb Burton takes over the lead! Cindric and Gibbs both take them four wide inside the top 10. Gibbs climbs all the way to 4th but he’s shoved in the grass in turn two!

Several cars stack up into turn three! Jeremy Clements spins and Josh Williams is in the tire barrier. The caution is out.

Overtime x2

Green, Jeb Burton gets the jump and leads into turn one. Gibbs forces his way inside of Brandon Jones for 2nd as he runs off track and throws dirt 30 feet into the air!

Gibbs is on the bumper of Burton into turn three. He looks inside and clear, Ty Gibbs to the lead!

White flag, Ty Gibbs leads Austin Cindric by just 8 car lengths at the line.

Ty Gibbs wins at Daytona International Speedway in his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series race!

Ty Gibbs wins at Daytona Road Course - NASCAR Xfinity Series
DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 20: Ty Gibbs, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Super Start Batteries 188 At Daytona Presented by O’Reilly at Daytona International Speedway on February 20, 2021 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)

Daytona Results
February 20, 2021
NASCAR Xfinity Series

Pos | Driver

1. Ty Gibbs
2. Austin Cindric
3. Daniel Hemric
4. Brandon Jones
5. Jeb Burton
6. Harrison Burton
7. Miguel Paludo
8. Brandon Brown
9. Justin Haley
10. Jeremy Clements
11. Brett Moffitt
12. Landon Cassill
13. Myatt Snider
14. Jesse Little
15. Michael Annett
16. Kyle Weatherman
17. Josh Williams
18. Kris Wright
19. Matt Mills
20. Joe Graf Jr
21. Gray Gaulding Jr
22. Alex Labbe
23. Colby Howard
24. Tommy Joe Martins
25. Cody Ware
26. Justin Allgaier
27. Ryan Sieg
28. Noah Gragson
29. Stephen Leicht
30. Jeffrey Earnhardt
31. Andy Lally
32. Bayley Currey
33. Preston Pardus
34. Timmy Hill
35. AJ Allmendinger
36. Jade Buford
37. David Starr
38. Ryan Vargas
39. Riley Herbst
40. Natalie Decker

Ty Gibbs wins in first NASCAR Xfinity Series race - Daytona
DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 20: Ty Gibbs, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, celebrates with the checkered flag after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Super Start Batteries 188 At Daytona Presented by O’Reilly at Daytona International Speedway on February 20, 2021 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)

NASCAR Xfinity Series
Point Standings

Pos | Driver | Points | Wins

1. Austin Cindric
105 | 1 Win

2. Harrison Burton
81

3. Daniel Hemric
75

4. Brandon Brown
72

5. Myatt Snider
69

6. Jeb Burton
65

7. Jeremy Clements
54

8. Ty Gibbs
50 | 1 Win

9. Justin Haley
50

10. Brandon Jones
48

11. Kyle Weatherman
46

12. Joe Graf Jr
43

13. Jesse Little
43

14. Ty Dillon
40

15. Landon Cassill
39

16. Matt Mills
39

17. Josh Williams
36

18. AJ Allmendinger
34

19. Justin Allgaier
31

20. Miguel Paludo
30

21. Brandon Gdovic
29

22. Riley Herbst
29

23. Jason White
27

24. Tommy Joe Martins
26

25. Caesar Bacarella
25

26. Stefan Parsons
24

27. Michael Annett
23

28. Ryan Sieg
23

29. Noah Gragson
22

30. Ryan Vargas
20

31. Timmy Hill
20

32. Gray Gaulding
19

33. Alex Labbe
16

34. Colby Howard
16

35. Robby Lyons
12

36. Cody Ware
12

37. Any Lally
12

38. Josh Berry
11

39. Bayley Currey
11

40. Stephen Leicht
8

Daytona
Video Highlights
February 20, 2021
NASCAR Xfinity Series

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