Entry List

The official 2021 Wawa 250 NASCAR XFINITY Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Daytona International Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Wawa 250

Friday, August 27th, 2021

Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL

  • 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.
Chase Briscoe, Austin Cindric at Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, Florida - August 28, 2020 : Chase Briscoe, driver of the #98 Ford Performance Racing School Ford, Austin Cindric, driver of the #22 Odyssey Battery Ford, Ross Chastain, driver of the #10 Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevrolet race at Daytona International Speedway.
Chris GraythenGetty Images
Wawa 250 at Daytona International Speedway Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM CREW CHIEF
1 16 AJ Allmendinger Los Gatos, CA Dec 16, 1981 39 Chevrolet Hyperice Kaulig Racing Jason Trinchere
2 17 JJ Yeley Phoenix, AZ Oct 5, 1976 44 Chevrolet Figgers Wireless SS Green Light Racing Jason Miller
3 4 Landon Cassill Cedar Rapids, IA Jul 7, 1989 32 Chevrolet Voyager JD Motorsports Tommy Machek
4 61 David Starr Houston, TX Nov 11, 1967 53 Toyota Whataburger Hattori Racing Enterprises Doug Richert
5 66 Jason A White Richmond, VA Jun 5, 1979 42 Toyota A Game / CMR Construction Motorsports Business Management Carl Long
6 13 Timmy Hill Port Tobacco, MD Feb 25, 1993 28 Toyota Unsponsored Motorsports Business Management Sebastian Laforge
7 7 Justin Allgaier Riverton, IL Jun 6, 1986 35 Chevrolet Brandt JR Motorsports Jason Burdett
8 1 Michael Annett Des Moines, IA Jun 23, 1986 35 Chevrolet PFJ Thank A Trucker JR Motorsports Mike Bumgarner
9 02 Brett Moffitt Grimes, IA Aug 7, 1992 29 Chevrolet Fr8Auctions Our Motorsports Pat Tryson
10 10 Jeb Burton Halifax, VA Aug 6, 1992 29 Chevrolet Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen Kaulig Racing Bruce Schlicker
11 0 Jeffrey Earnhardt Mooresville, NC Jun 22, 1989 32 Chevrolet Azalea Gynecology JD Motorsports Paul Clapprood
12 39 Ryan Sieg Tucker, GA Jun 20, 1987 34 Ford CMR Construction and Roofing / A-Game RSS Racing Kevin Starland
13 47 Kyle Weatherman Wentzville, MO Aug 28, 1997 23 Chevrolet Axe Crossbows Mike Harmon Racing Mike Tyska
14 18 Daniel Hemric Kannapolis, NC Jan 27, 1991 30 Toyota Poppy Bank Joe Gibbs Racing Dave Rogers
15 11 Justin Haley Winamac, IN Apr 28, 1999 22 Chevrolet LeafFilter Gutter Protection Kaulig Racing Alex Yontz
16 52 Spencer Boyd Creve Coeur, MO Jun 26, 1995 26 Chevrolet Wheelhouse Bicycle Means Motorsports Tim Brown
17 54 Christopher Bell Norman, OK Dec 16, 1994 26 Toyota Reser's Fine Foods Joe Gibbs Racing Chris Gayle
18 36 Alex Labbe Saint-Albert, Canada Apr 29, 1993 28 Chevrolet Can-Am DGM Racing BJ Tucker
19 22 Austin Cindric Columbus, OH Sep 2, 1998 22 Ford Car Shop Team Penske Brian Wilson
20 68 Brandon Brown Woodbridge, VA Sep 14, 1993 27 Chevrolet Original Larry's Hard Lemonade Brandonbilt Motorsports Doug Randolph
21 19 Brandon Jones Atlanta, GA Feb 18, 1997 24 Toyota Menards / Patriot Lighting Joe Gibbs Racing Jeff Meendering
22 90 Caesar Bacarella Parkland, FL Dec 18, 1975 45 Chevrolet AP Regimen / AP Primebites DGM Racing Mario Gosselin
23 199 Chase Briscoe Mitchell, IN Dec 15, 1994 26 Toyota HaasTooling.com BJ McLeod Motorsports David Ingram
24 26 Colin Garrett Paces, VA Jul 6, 2000 21 Toyota Stillhouse Sam Hunt Racing Andrew Abbott
25 20 Harrison Burton Huntersville, NC Oct 9, 2000 20 Toyota Offerpad Joe Gibbs Racing Jason Ratcliff
26 51 Jeremy Clements Spartanburg, SC Jan 16, 1985 36 Chevrolet Diecast Kings Jeremy Clements Racing Mark Setzer
27 07 Joe Graf Jr Mahwah, NJ Jul 12, 1998 23 Chevrolet G Coin SS Green Light Racing Joe Williams
28 92 Josh Williams Port Charlotte, FL Aug 3, 1993 28 Chevrolet Alloy Employer Services DGM Racing Nathan Kennedy
29 105 Matt Mills Lynchburg, VA Nov 14, 1996 24 Chevrolet JF Electric BJ McLeod Motorsports Keith Wolfe
30 2 Myatt Snider Charlotte, NC Dec 30, 1994 26 Chevrolet Crosley Furniture Richard Childress Racing Andy Street
31 9 Noah Gragson Las Vegas, NV Jul 15, 1998 23 Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / TrueTimber / BRCC JR Motorsports Dave Elenz
32 98 Riley Herbst Las Vegas, NV Feb 24, 1999 22 Ford Monster Energy Stewart-Haas Racing Richard Boswell
33 44 Tommy Joe Martins Como, MS Dec 7, 1986 34 Chevrolet AAN Adjusters Martins Motorsports Dan Stillman
34 178 Mason Massey Douglasville, GA Jan 24, 1997 24 Toyota Brunt Workwear BJ McLeod Motorsports Adam Brooks
35 15 Colby Howard Simpsonville, SC Oct 28, 2001 19 Chevrolet KSDT JD Motorsports Wayne Carroll Jr
36 48 Jade Buford Brentwood, TN Feb 15, 1988 33 Chevrolet Big Machine Vodka Spiked Coolers Big Machine Racing Patrick Donahue
37 6 Ryan Vargas La Miranda, CA Sep 23, 2000 20 Chevrolet Maintenx JD Motorsports Kase Kallenbach
38 74 Timothy Viens South Hero, VT Oct 10, 1976 44 Chevrolet Barnes Law Mike Harmon Racing Ed Jewett
39 31 Jordan Anderson Forest Acres, SC Apr 15, 1991 30 Chevrolet Bommarito Automotive Group Jordan Anderson Racing Arthur Haire
40 23 Blaine Perkins Bakersfield, CA Feb 28, 2000 21 Chevrolet RaceLine Our Motorsports Kenneth Roettger
41 8 Sam Mayer Franklin, WI Jun 26, 2003 18 Chevrolet PeopleReady Trueblue JR Motorsports Taylor Moyer