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O'Reilly Auto Parts 253

Sunday, February 21st, 2021

Daytona Road Course, Daytona Beach, FL

  • 18 Chevrolet
  • 16 Ford
  • 6 Toyota

  • Sunday, February 21st, 2021
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Holly Cain
Christopher Bell gets first NASCAR Cup win at the DAYTONA Road Course

For the second consecutive week, Daytona International Speedway crowned a first time NASCAR Cup Series race winner. Joe Gibbs Racing driver, Christopher Bell, earned the honor Sunday on the track's road course, taking the lead from Joey Logano with two laps to go and pulling away to a comfortable 2.119-second victory over the former series champion.

Bell, 26, is the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion and this is his second season at the premier level – his first driving for the championship Gibbs organization. His work Sunday, however, was more reminiscent of a veteran. There were eight caution flags, eight race leaders and a whole lot of action in the waning laps to contend with.

He pulled around Logano in the chicane just yards before the white flag and easily stretched the lead to earn his first career NASCAR Cup Series trophy. Bell's Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin finished third, followed by Kurt Busch and Brad Keselowski.

Kevin Harvick, A.J. Allmendinger, last week's Daytona 500 winner Michael McDowell – also a first-time winner – Ryan Preece and Alex Bowman rounded out the top 10. This is just third season in NASCAR Cup Series history to start the season with two first-time winners; joining 1949 and 1950.

"This is definitely one of the highlights of my life so far," a smiling Bell said after climbing off the roof of his No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, where he flashed the No. 1 sign to the grandstands.

"Just so incredibly thankful to be here with Joe Gibbs Racing and all our partners. This feels like I prepared my whole life for this moment to race in the Cup Series. Last year was a huge learning curve for me and I'm very grateful I got the opportunity to run in Cup and it definitely prepared me to move to Joe Gibbs Racing."

Bell's pass for the win capped an exciting and suspenseful final dozen laps. Defending race winner and reigning series champion Chase Elliott led a race best 45 laps but was caught up in heavy traffic after his final pit stop with 15 laps remaining. He won Stage 1 and was running fifth – rallying back to the front with six laps to go when he spun out in the infield – a victim of a chain reaction collision in the fender-to-fender racing at the time. He ultimately came home 21st – snapping a five-race road racing victory streak.

"Man, we had those late race cautions like that and a mixed bag of who stays and who goes," said Elliott, driver of the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.

"It's a bit of a gamble either way I felt like. I think [pitting for] tires was the right move. Tires won the race. So it was the right move. You get back in traffic and gets to be so chaotic.

"Who gets through and who doesn't just kinda determines how it's going to shake out."

For much of the 70-lap race Elliott paced the field, making up ground when needed and often putting on a road course tutorial. Hamlin stayed close and kept him honest, ultimately coming home third. Logano ran among the top five for much of the race and took the lead on Lap 63 when other cars pitted for fresh tires.

"He's the one that got through with tires," Logano said of Bell. "One more caution lap would have been enough to have a door-to-door finish across the line maybe.

With his maiden win, Bell is now ranked fourth in the NASCAR Cup Series standings. Hamlin, who won Stage 2, leads the championship by 12-points over Logano heading to the Dixie Vodka 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway next Sunday (3:30 p.m. ET on FOX, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

"I just kept doing what I was doing all day long," Bell said of the career milestone.

"Whenever we took the green flag, I felt like I was really patient. Kyle (Busch) tried to go three-wide around me at the start. I knew that I was okay. Adam (Stevens, crew chief) kept asking what I needed in the car and I didn't really need anything. Just took my time to get going, get up to speed and really proud to be here."

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 70
  • Margin of Victory: 02.119 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 59 Minutes 32 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 84.452
  • Cautions: 8 for 12 laps
  • Lead Changes: 12
  • Green Flag Passes: 2,877 (49.6 passes per green flag lap)

  • DAYTONA Road Course
  • O'Reilly Auto Parts 253 At DAYTONA
  • Race Winner: Christopher Bell
  • Age: 26
  • Team : No. 20 - Rheem Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs Racing
  • Crew Chief: Adam Stevens
  • Christopher Bell won the O'Reilly Auto Parts 253 At DAYTONA, his first victory in 38 NASCAR Cup Series races.
  • This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in 2021.
  • This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in two races at the DAYTONA Road Course.
  • Joey Logano (second) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at the DAYTONA Road Course. It is his first top-10 finish in 2021.
  • Denny Hamlin (third) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at the DAYTONA Road Course. It is his second top-10 finish in 2021.
  • Anthony Alfredo (22nd) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • This is Joe Gibbs Racing's 186th NASCAR Cup Series victory.
  • This is crew chief Adam Stevens' 29th win in the NASCAR Cup Series.
  • This is the third time in NASCAR Cup Series history the first two races of the season were won by first-time winners; joining 1949 and 1950.
Christopher Bell celebrates
Daytona Beach, Florida - February 21, 2021 : Christopher Bell, driver of the #20 Rheem Toyota, celebrates with the checkered flag after winning the NASCAR Cup Series O'Reilly Auto Parts 253 at Daytona International Speedway on February 21, 2021 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
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O'Reilly Auto Parts 253 at Daytona Road Course Draftkings results
FINISH & PLACE DIFFERENTIAL POINTS FAST LAP POINTS LAPS LED POINTS TOTAL POINTS
RNK SLRY DRIVER TEAM # MAKE LAPS DR ST FIN FIN PTS PD PTS FST % FST FST PTS LED % LED LED PTS TOT PTS
2 7,700 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing 20 Toyota 70 128.80 12 1 45 11 12 24.49 5.40 5 7.1 1.25 62.65
4 9,400 Joey Logano Team Penske 22 Ford 70 121.50 11 2 42 9 3 6.12 1.35 10 14.3 2.50 54.85
10 9,800 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing 11 Toyota 70 124.20 4 3 41 1 3 6.12 1.35 5 7.1 1.25 44.60
5 8,600 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing 1 Chevrolet 70 98.60 17 4 40 13 0 0 0.00 2 2.9 0.50 53.50
8 9,600 Brad Keselowski Team Penske 2 Ford 70 76.70 15 5 39 10 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 49.00
14 9,200 Kevin Harvick Stewart Haas Racing 4 Ford 70 100.80 5 6 38 -1 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 37.00
1 10,200 AJ Allmendinger Kaulig Racing 16 Chevrolet 70 90.10 34 7 37 27 1 2.04 0.45 2 2.9 0.50 64.95
19 6,800 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports 34 Ford 70 76.90 2 8 36 -6 1 2.04 0.45 0 0.0 0.00 30.45
18 5,300 Ryan Preece JTG Daugherty Racing 37 Chevrolet 70 79.70 6 9 35 -3 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 32.00
3 9,000 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports 48 Chevrolet 70 79.30 36 10 34 26 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 60.00
7 7,200 Chris Buescher RFK Racing 17 Ford 70 81.80 30 11 32 19 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 51.00
12 11,000 Martin Truex Jr Joe Gibbs Racing 19 Toyota 70 108.90 19 12 31 7 8 16.33 3.60 0 0.0 0.00 41.60
20 7,000 Cole Custer Stewart Haas Racing 41 Ford 70 95.50 13 13 30 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 30.00
6 7,800 Erik Jones Richard Petty Motorsports 43 Chevrolet 70 71.70 37 14 29 23 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 52.00
13 10,400 Ryan Blaney Team Penske 12 Ford 70 69.70 27 15 28 12 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 40.00
9 5,700 Daniel Suarez Trackhouse Racing 99 Chevrolet 70 68.20 35 16 27 19 0 0 0.00 2 2.9 0.50 46.50
16 7,900 Aric Almirola Stewart Haas Racing 10 Ford 70 70.70 26 17 26 9 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 35.00
23 6,100 Ricky Stenhouse Jr JTG Daugherty Racing 47 Chevrolet 70 62.70 16 18 25 -2 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 23.00
11 5,600 Ty Dillon Gaunt Brothers Racing 96 Toyota 70 53.00 38 19 24 19 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 43.00
15 7,300 Ryan Newman RFK Racing 6 Ford 70 55.20 33 20 23 13 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 36.00
24 10,700 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports 9 Chevrolet 70 120.00 1 21 21 -20 19 38.78 8.55 44 62.9 11.00 20.55
21 5,900 Anthony Alfredo Front Row Motorsports 38 Ford 70 46.30 31 22 20 9 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 29.00
16 5,200 James Davison Rick Ware Racing 15 Chevrolet 70 49.70 39 23 19 16 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 35.00
25 5,400 Justin Haley Spire Motorsports 77 Chevrolet 70 42.80 20 24 18 -4 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 14.00
27 4,700 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing 51 Chevrolet 70 41.80 21 25 17 -4 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 13.00
29 6,300 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing 23 Toyota 70 46.20 10 26 16 -16 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 0.00
27 4,500 Garrett Smithley Rick Ware Racing 53 Ford 70 36.00 25 27 15 -2 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 13.00
25 4,800 Scott Heckert Live Fast Motorsports 78 Ford 70 34.00 28 28 14 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 14.00
22 5,100 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports 66 Ford 70 32.00 40 29 13 11 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 24.00
34 8,300 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports 5 Chevrolet 70 84.20 8 30 12 -22 1 2.04 0.45 0 0.0 0.00 -9.55
37 5,000 Corey Lajoie Spire Motorsports 7 Chevrolet 70 41.70 7 31 10 -24 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 -14.00
32 8,400 Chase Briscoe Stewart Haas Racing 14 Ford 70 52.70 18 32 9 -14 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 -5.00
31 8,800 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports 24 Chevrolet 69 75.20 22 33 8 -11 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 -3.00
39 6,700 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing 3 Chevrolet 69 74.30 3 34 7 -31 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 -24.00
38 10,000 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing 18 Toyota 69 75.10 14 35 6 -21 1 2.04 0.45 0 0.0 0.00 -14.55
33 4,900 Josh Bilicki Rick Ware Racing 52 Ford 68 32.00 23 36 5 -13 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 -8.00
30 8,100 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing 21 Ford 65 46.00 32 37 4 -5 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 -1.00
36 7,500 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing 8 Chevrolet 58 55.20 24 38 3 -14 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 -11.00
40 6,500 Ross Chastain Chip Ganassi Racing 42 Chevrolet 26 55.70 9 39 2 -30 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 -28.00
35 4,600 Quin Houff StarCom Racing 00 Chevrolet 3 23.20 29 40 1 -11 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 -10.00