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Wawa 250

Friday, August 27th, 2021

Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL

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  • 28 Chevrolet
  • 10 Toyota
  • 3 Ford

  • Daytona International Speedway
  • Wawa 250
  • Pole Winner: AJ Allmendinger
  • Age: 39
  • Team: No. 16 - Hyperice Chevrolet
  • Owner: Kaulig Racing
  • Crew Chief: Jason Trinchere
  • Start positions set by NASCAR's Performance Metrics Qualifying (PMQ).
  • AJ Allmendinger won the Pole Award for the Wawa 250 by having the highest total PMQ.
  • PMQ is a total number calculated on four performance metrics from the previous race:
  • 15% of the driver's fastest lap time position.
  • 25% of the driver's final race finish position.
  • 25% of the owner's final race position.
  • 35% of the Owner Points position.

  • Saturday, August 28th, 2021
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Holly Cain
Justin Haley secures Playoff spot with Xfinity win at Daytona

Coming to the checkered flag, Justin Haley nudged his No. 11 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet just ahead of his teammates A.J. Allmendinger and Jeb Burton in a thrilling three-wide finish in the Wawa 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday afternoon.

The blink-of-an-eye .023-second victory marked the fourth superspeedway victory for the 22-year-old Haley but his first win of the 2021 season. He has three wins on the Daytona high banks, also including one in a rain-shortened NASCAR Cup Series race here two years ago.

Allmendinger, who took the white flag in front of the field, may have just missed the race trophy, but he led the most laps on the day (30) and his runner-up effort was good enough to take the season driver standings lead by 17 points over defending series champion Austin Cindric, who was sidelined after a Lap 27 incident.

Although Haley and Allmendinger's third Kaulig Racing teammate Jeb Burton made it a three-wide photo at the line, JR Motorsports driver Justin Allgaier actually nudged just ahead in the middle to officially take third place. Burton was credited with fourth place, followed by Joe Gibbs Racing's Daniel Hemric, whose fifth-place finish was a massive comeback after his No. 18 was involved in the same early-race incident that took Cindric out.

NASCAR Cup Series regular Christopher Bell was sixth with Noah Gragson, Myatt Snider, Harrison Burton and Riley Herbst rounding out the top 10. Hemric, Harrison Burton and Haley all clinched spots in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs with their finishes today.

"This has just not been the best season, it's been really, really hard on this No. 11 LeafFilter team all year," said an emotional Haley, who teared up in car congratulating his crew after the checkered flag. "We've had a lot of bad luck.v"I was trying to formulate a plan there and obviously there were team orders. Hats off to Kaulig Racing. I think we've got the teammate thing down. It's just so special to win here at Daytona."v"I've won twice here and neither time did I get to see anyone [fans] on the frontstretch, so thank you guys for being here," he told the cheering crowd. "I love you"vThe first 19 laps of the 100-lapper ran on Friday night, but Florida rain showers forced the Saturday matinee. The competition resumed, however, in the kind of typically flat-out, thrilling superspeedway storyline that NASCAR fans have become accustomed to.

"That was like the perfect photo shoot right there coming across the line for all the Kaulig Racing Chevys," Allmendinger said with a huge grin. "Proud of my ‘son' Justin Haley. He might be one of the best we've ever seen on superspeedways and Jeb did a fantastic job.

"I was just hanging on in the middle there. I thought we might get it [1-2-3 finish] but proud of everyone at Kaulig Racing."

Haley and Burton won the opening two stages in an action-packed afternoon that had great impact on the championship chase.

Cindric, the defending Xfinity Series champion and a series best five-race winner in 2021, has led the series standings all season. But he was involved in a five-car accident toward the front of the field on Lap 26 that eliminated him from the race less than a half hour after it re-started.

Cindric's No. 22 Team Penske Ford was hit from behind by Snider's No. 2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet entering Turn 1 sending a handful of cars into save-mode, with several – including top-10 finishers Hemric and Snider – suffering damage but returning to the race.vThe hard hit into the inside retaining wall did enough damage to Cindric's Ford, however, it could not continue. It marked the second straight race the 22-year-old was sidelined before the second stage even began. He finished 37th at Michigan last week after being collected in a seven-car accident only 12 laps into the race.

"Pretty upset for our Ford Mustang, two weekends in a row we've had race winning capable cars and I've had probably a total of 40 laps in the last two weeks," Cindric said. "Really frustrating to have that situation play out so early. It only takes one, sometimes."

Coming into the Daytona race, Cindric held a 35-point advantage over Allmendinger. Now he trails by 17 with only three races remaining to set the 12-driver Playoff field.

The top-10 work by Riley Herbst was significant in terms of the Playoffs. He came into the race ranked 12th, but was able to extend his lead ahead of Michael Annett (30th) and Brandon Brown (34th) who both had bad luck days at Daytona.

The Sports Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200 is next Saturday (3:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) at the historic Darlington (S.C.) Raceway. Allgaier won at the track this Spring. Joe Gibbs Racing driver Brandon Jones, who finished last on Saturday after his Toyota battled overheating issues, is the defending race winner.

  • Drivers Entered: 41 (3 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 100
  • Margin of Victory: 0.023 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 3 Minutes 12 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 121.753
  • Cautions: 7 for 29 laps
  • Lead Changes: 17
  • Green Flag Passes: 3,551 (50.0 passes per green flag lap)

  • Daytona International Speedway
  • 20th Annual Wawa 250
  • Race Winner: Justin Haley
  • Age: 22
  • Team : No. 11 - LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet
  • Owner: Kaulig Racing
  • Crew Chief: Alex Yontz
  • Justin Haley won the 20th Annual Wawa 250, his fourth victory in 91 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his first victory and 15th top-10 finish in 2021.
  • This is his second victory and fourth top-10 finish in seven races at Daytona International Speedway.
  • AJ Allmendinger (second) posted his second top-10 finish in four races at Daytona International Speedway. It is his 16th top-10 finish in 2021.
  • Justin Allgaier (third) posted his ninth top-10 finish in 22 races at Daytona International Speedway.
  • Sam Mayer (12th) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • AJ Allmendinger leads the point standings by 17 points over Austin Cindric.
Justin Haley takes the checkered flag
Daytona Beach, Florida - August 28, 2021 : Justin Haley, driver of the #11 LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series Wawa 250 at Daytona International Speedway.
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Wawa 250 at Daytona International Speedway 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 8,600 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing 11 Chevrolet 100 100.60 9 1 45 8 0 0 0.00 5 5.0 1.25 54.25
8 7,700 AJ Allmendinger Kaulig Racing 16 Chevrolet 100 116.70 1 2 42 -1 1 1.61 0.45 29 29.0 7.25 48.70
11 8,200 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports 7 Chevrolet 100 109.20 4 3 41 1 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 42.00
5 9,400 Jeb Burton Kaulig Racing 10 Chevrolet 100 100.30 13 4 40 9 1 1.61 0.45 8 8.0 2.00 51.45
1 10,700 Daniel Hemric Joe Gibbs Racing 18 Toyota 100 92.50 21 5 39 16 8 12.9 3.60 0 0.0 0.00 58.60
3 8,900 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing 54 Toyota 100 103.10 15 6 38 9 0 0 0.00 23 23.0 5.75 52.75
13 7,600 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports 9 Chevrolet 100 104.50 2 7 37 -5 2 3.23 0.90 16 16.0 4.00 36.90
5 9,600 Myatt Snider Richard Childress Racing 2 Chevrolet 100 85.80 23 8 36 15 1 1.61 0.45 0 0.0 0.00 51.45
15 8,000 Harrison Burton Joe Gibbs Racing 20 Toyota 100 96.00 5 9 35 -4 1 1.61 0.45 0 0.0 0.00 31.45
14 7,900 Riley Herbst Stewart Haas Racing 98 Ford 100 104.20 6 10 34 -4 2 3.23 0.90 9 9.0 2.25 33.15
17 8,400 Brett Moffitt Our Motorsports 02 Chevrolet 100 84.80 7 11 32 -4 4 6.45 1.80 0 0.0 0.00 29.80
12 10,400 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports 8 Chevrolet 100 88.80 22 12 31 10 0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0.25 41.25
4 9,200 JJ Yeley N/A 17 Chevrolet 100 86.40 34 13 30 21 2 3.23 0.90 0 0.0 0.00 51.90
9 6,500 David Starr Hattori Racing Enterprises 61 Toyota 100 78.10 32 14 29 18 2 3.23 0.90 0 0.0 0.00 47.90
7 9,000 Jason A White Motorsports Business Management 66 Toyota 100 82.20 35 15 28 20 3 4.84 1.35 0 0.0 0.00 49.35
24 6,900 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing 39 Ford 100 81.00 11 16 27 -5 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 22.00
19 4,800 Josh Williams DGM Racing 92 Chevrolet 100 74.00 17 17 26 0 1 1.61 0.45 0 0.0 0.00 26.45
25 4,700 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports 44 Chevrolet 100 66.60 12 18 25 -6 5 8.06 2.25 0 0.0 0.00 21.25
10 11,500 Chase Briscoe BJ McLeod Motorsports 199 Toyota 100 89.00 37 19 24 18 4 6.45 1.80 0 0.0 0.00 43.80
16 5,800 Jeffrey Earnhardt JD Motorsports 0 Chevrolet 100 63.60 27 20 23 7 2 3.23 0.90 0 0.0 0.00 30.90
18 7,400 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports 4 Chevrolet 100 53.90 26 21 21 5 2 3.23 0.90 0 0.0 0.00 26.90
26 7,200 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing 31 Chevrolet 100 66.40 18 22 20 -4 3 4.84 1.35 0 0.0 0.00 17.35
20 5,400 Blaine Perkins Our Motorsports 23 Chevrolet 100 66.20 29 23 19 6 2 3.23 0.90 0 0.0 0.00 25.90
34 6,700 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing 51 Chevrolet 100 51.30 8 24 18 -16 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 2.00
23 5,700 Mason Massey BJ McLeod Motorsports 178 Toyota 100 40.60 30 25 17 5 1 1.61 0.45 0 0.0 0.00 22.45
22 6,300 Colby Howard JD Motorsports 15 Chevrolet 100 37.80 33 26 16 7 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 23.00
27 5,100 Ryan Vargas JD Motorsports 6 Chevrolet 100 41.10 24 27 15 -3 1 1.61 0.45 0 0.0 0.00 12.45
36 4,600 Jade Buford Big Machine Racing 48 Chevrolet 100 55.70 10 28 14 -18 2 3.23 0.90 0 0.0 0.00 -3.10
21 5,500 Timothy Viens Mike Harmon Racing 74 Chevrolet 100 35.50 40 29 13 11 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 24.00
35 9,800 Michael Annett JR Motorsports 1 Chevrolet 100 53.10 19 30 12 -11 1 1.61 0.45 0 0.0 0.00 1.45
30 7,000 Alex Labbe DGM Racing 36 Chevrolet 100 56.90 25 31 10 -6 5 8.06 2.25 0 0.0 0.00 6.25
32 5,200 Kyle Weatherman Mike Harmon Racing 47 Chevrolet 98 37.00 28 32 9 -4 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 5.00
37 4,500 Matt Mills BJ McLeod Motorsports 105 Chevrolet 98 30.00 16 33 8 -17 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 -9.00
29 10,100 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports 68 Chevrolet 97 73.40 31 34 7 -3 2 3.23 0.90 9 9.3 2.25 7.15
28 6,100 Joe Graf Jr N/A 07 Chevrolet 88 48.20 39 35 6 4 2 3.23 0.90 0 0.0 0.00 10.90
31 6,000 Caesar Bacarella DGM Racing 90 Chevrolet 82 46.90 36 36 5 0 2 3.23 0.90 0 0.0 0.00 5.90
38 5,000 Colin Garrett Sam Hunt Racing 26 Toyota 71 54.80 20 37 4 -17 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 -13.00
33 5,300 Spencer Boyd N/A 52 Chevrolet 71 25.20 38 38 3 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 3.00
39 8,800 Austin Cindric Team Penske 22 Ford 27 69.20 14 39 2 -25 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 -23.00
40 7,500 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing 19 Toyota 17 31.50 3 40 1 -37 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 -36.00