Entry List

The official 2021 Super Start Batteries 188 NASCAR XFINITY Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Daytona Road Course, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Super Start Batteries 188

Saturday, February 20th, 2021

Daytona Road Course, Daytona Beach, FL

  • 29 Chevrolet
  • 7 Toyota
  • 4 Ford

  • Sunday, February 21st, 2021
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Holly Cain
Ty Gibbs gets first win in Xfinity debut at the Daytona Road Course

Ty Gibbs turned in a historic NASCAR Xfinity Series debut Saturday night, the 18-year-old won in his first series start – holding off reigning champion Austin Cindric on the Daytona International Speedway Road Course.

Gibbs took the lead on a restart in double overtime and held off the field by a comfortable 1.726-seconds at the finish line, dropping to his knees to reflect after climbing out of his No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota – a car owned by his grandfather, NASCAR Hall of Famer Joe Gibbs.

With his win in the Super Start Batteries 188 at Daytona Presented by O'Reilly, Gibbs becomes only the sixth driver to win in his first series start – matching a feat achieved by NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt in 1982 and most recently, Kurt Busch, 15 years ago.

Gibbs becomes the youngest driver to win an NASCAR Xfinity Series road course event. At 18 years, four months, 16 days, he breaks the record held – ironically – by Cindric (20 years old).

By all measures, it was an emotional victory following an intense, exciting race on the 14-turn, 3.61-mile road course. Cindric led the most laps 29 of the 56 – but could not catch Gibbs in the end.

"I just cannot thank everybody right now, really this is like a dream come true for me, it's just awesome," said an emotional Gibbs, who turned his first ever laps in the car and made his first career pit stop Saturday evening.

"I really didn't think I had it there," he said of the intense racing at the end. "I fought back and we won."

Gibbs teammates Daniel Hemric and Brandon Jones finished third and fourth, followed by Jeb Burton and another of the JGR family, Harrison Burton. Miguel Paludo, Brandon Brown, Justin Haley, and Jeremy Clements rounded out the top 10.

A victory for Cindric would have been his second in as many races in 2021 and he turned in an inspired drive back to the front to contend for the win. He and A.J. Allmendinger – another road course racing star – collided while running first and second heading to the Stage 1 checkered flag. Allmendinger's car was badly damaged and he ran laps down the remainder of the race.

Cindric's No. 22 Team Penske Ford was damaged as well, but the team made repairs and Cindric went to work. He returned to the race after multiple pit stops in 33rd place, but still on the lead lap. His road racing skills and the team's strategy calls ultimately put him in position to contend for the win.

"Obviously I don't want to be racing to a stage that aggressively, I'd love to see a replay and hopefully we can avoid something like that because obviously A.J. and I were going to be fighting for a win later," Cindric said.

"I hated having that much damage to our PPG Ford Mustang that early. Just seemed like he was trying to block there, don't know if he knew I was there or not. Sucks it's over with and we salvaged a good finish. Congratulations to Ty."

Gibbs grandfather, who owns the team, climbed down from the pit box and stood behind it to watch the final moments of the race. Clearly Ty Gibbs win was an emotional achievement for the entire family.

During a late race pit stop, the teenager Ty was asking his team for peanut butter crackers. An hour later, he was hoisting the biggest trophy of his young career.

"I don't even know how to feel," Gibbs said. "This is really hard for me to explain. After my uncle [JGR President JD Gibbs] passed away, it's been hard for me. It's just a dream come true. I'm just rambling. I'm excited. Mixed emotions for sure. This is just awesome."

Of his tight-knit family, Gibbs again wiped tears.

"The family is everything to me, they do so much for me," Gibbs said. "I just can't thank them enough, this is just amazing; this is a dream come true. It's all the man above, I'm sorry I'm a wreck I didn't think this was going to happen at all. This is awesome, I can't thank everybody enough watching and last week I had a terrible interview. I want to apologize for everybody, I just can't thank everybody enough. This is just amazing."

Following the second race of the season, Team Penske's Austin Cindric holds the points lead by 24 markers over Joe Gibbs Racing's Harrison Burton in second.

  • Drivers Entered: 40 (2 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 52
  • Laps Actual: 56 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: 01.726 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 35 Minutes 5 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 78.213
  • Cautions: 7 for 14 laps
  • Lead Changes: 11
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,408 (33.5 passes per green flag lap)

  • DAYTONA Road Course
  • Super Start Batteries 188 At DAYTONA Presented by O'Reilly
  • Race Winner: Ty Gibbs
  • Age: 19
  • Team : No. 54 - Monster Energy Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs Racing
  • Crew Chief: Chris Gayle
  • Ty Gibbs won the Super Start Batteries 188 At DAYTONA Presented by O?Reilly, his first victory in his NASCAR Xfinity Series career debut.
  • Ty Gibbs becomes the sixth driver to win in his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut, joining Dale Earnhardt (1982, Daytona), Joe Ruttman (1982, Dover), Ricky Rudd (1983, Dover), Terry Labonte (1985, Charlotte) and Kurt Busch (2006, Texas).
  • Austin Cindric (second) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at the DAYTONA Road Course. It is his second top-10 finish in 2021.
  • Daniel Hemric (third) posted his first top-10 finish in two races at DAYTONA Road Course.
  • Ty Gibbs (1st) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Ty Gibbs becomes the youngest driver in the NASCAR Xfinity Series to win a road course event at 19 years, 4 months, 16 days. Record was previously held by Austin Cindric (20 years old) at the 2019 Mid-Ohio race.
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Super Start Batteries 188 at Daytona Road Course Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM CREW CHIEF
1 16 AJ Allmendinger Los Gatos, CA Dec 16, 1981 39 Chevrolet Ellsworth Advisors Kaulig Racing Jason Trinchere
2 99 Andy Lally Northport, NY Feb 11, 1975 46 Chevrolet Energy Air Inc BJ McLeod Motorsports Keith Wolfe
3 61 Stephen Leicht Asheville, NC Jan 9, 1987 34 Toyota JaniKing Hattori Racing Enterprises Patrick Magee
4 4 Landon Cassill Cedar Rapids, IA Jul 7, 1989 31 Chevrolet JD Motorsports JD Motorsports Tommy Machek
5 13 David Starr Houston, TX Nov 11, 1967 53 Toyota Whataburger Motorsports Business Management Clinton Cram
6 66 Timmy Hill Port Tobacco, MD Feb 25, 1993 27 Ford Cable Enterprises Motorsports Business Management Mark Hillman
7 7 Justin Allgaier Riverton, IL Jun 6, 1986 34 Chevrolet BRANDT JR Motorsports Jason Burdett
8 1 Michael Annett Des Moines, IA Jun 23, 1986 34 Chevrolet PFJ American Heart Association JR Motorsports Mike Bumgarner
9 02 Brett Moffitt Grimes, IA Aug 7, 1992 28 Chevrolet Quartz Hill Records Our Motorsports Joe Williams
10 10 Jeb Burton Halifax, VA Aug 6, 1992 28 Chevrolet State Water Heaters Kaulig Racing Bruce Schlicker
11 0 Jeffrey Earnhardt Mooresville, NC Jun 22, 1989 31 Chevrolet ForeverLawn JD Motorsports Kase Kallenbach
12 52 Gray Gaulding Colonial Heights, VA Feb 10, 1998 23 Chevrolet Panini America Means Motorsports Tim Brown
13 17 Cody Ware Greensboro, NC Nov 7, 1995 25 Chevrolet Nurtec ODT Rick Ware Racing Jason Miller
14 39 Ryan Sieg Tucker, GA Jun 20, 1987 33 Ford CMR Construction and Roofing RSS Racing Kevin Starland
15 47 Kyle Weatherman Wentzville, MO Aug 28, 1997 23 Chevrolet Picture Perfect Mike Harmon Racing Alan Collins Jr
16 18 Daniel Hemric Kannapolis, NC Jan 27, 1991 30 Toyota Poppy Bank Joe Gibbs Racing Dave Rogers
17 78 Jesse Little Sherrills Ford, NC Apr 15, 1997 23 Chevrolet BJ McLeod Motorsports BJ McLeod Motorsports Adam Brooks
18 74 Bayley Currey Driftwood, TX Oct 29, 1996 24 Chevrolet Covert Scouting Cameras Mike Harmon Racing Ed Jewett
19 11 Justin Haley Winamac, IN Apr 28, 1999 21 Chevrolet LeafFilter Gutter Protection Kaulig Racing Alex Yontz
20 36 Alex Labbe Saint-Albert, Canada Apr 29, 1993 27 Chevrolet Globocam / Prolon Controls DGM Racing Mario Gosselin
21 22 Austin Cindric Columbus, OH Sep 2, 1998 22 Ford PPG Team Penske Brian Wilson
22 68 Brandon Brown Woodbridge, VA Sep 14, 1993 27 Chevrolet Jabs Construction Brandonbilt Motorsports Doug Randolph
23 19 Brandon Jones Atlanta, GA Feb 18, 1997 24 Toyota Menards / Barracuda Pumps Joe Gibbs Racing Jeff Meendering
24 20 Harrison Burton Huntersville, NC Oct 9, 2000 20 Toyota DEX Imaging Joe Gibbs Racing Jason Ratcliff
25 51 Jeremy Clements Spartanburg, SC Jan 16, 1985 36 Chevrolet All South Electric Jeremy Clements Racing Mark Setzer
26 07 Joe Graf Jr Mahwah, NJ Jul 12, 1998 22 Chevrolet Bucked Up Energy SS Green Light Racing Mike Tyska
27 92 Josh Williams Port Charlotte, FL Aug 3, 1993 27 Chevrolet Alloy Employer Services / General Formulations / Hawaiian Inn DGM Racing Ryan London
28 5 Matt Mills Lynchburg, VA Nov 14, 1996 24 Chevrolet J.F. Electric BJ McLeod Motorsports David Ingram
29 2 Myatt Snider Charlotte, NC Dec 30, 1994 26 Chevrolet TaxSlayer Richard Childress Racing Andy Street
30 9 Noah Gragson Las Vegas, NV Jul 15, 1998 22 Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / TrueTimber Camo BRCC JR Motorsports Dave Elenz
31 98 Riley Herbst Las Vegas, NV Feb 24, 1999 21 Ford Monster Energy Stewart-Haas Racing Richard Boswell
32 44 Tommy Joe Martins Como, MS Dec 7, 1986 34 Chevrolet Gilreath Farms Red Angus Martins Motorsports Buddy Sisco
33 15 Colby Howard Simpsonville, SC Oct 28, 2001 19 Chevrolet Project HOPE Foundation JD Motorsports Wayne Carroll Jr
34 48 Jade Buford Brentwood, TN Feb 15, 1988 33 Chevrolet Big Machine Vodka Spiked Cooler Big Machine Racing Patrick Donahue
35 90 Preston Pardus New Smyrna Beach, FL Feb 15, 1997 24 Chevrolet Chinchor Electric / Danus DGM Racing Eddie Troconis
36 6 Ryan Vargas La Miranda, CA Sep 23, 2000 20 Chevrolet The Big Squeezy JD Motorsports Ricky Viers
37 8 Miguel Paludo Nova Prata, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Jul 26, 1983 37 Chevrolet BRANDT JR Motorsports Taylor Moyer
38 126 Kris Wright Wexford, PA Jul 17, 1994 26 Toyota F.N.B. Corporation Sam Hunt Racing Andrew Abbott
39 54 Ty Gibbs Charlotte, NC Oct 4, 2002 18 Toyota Monster Energy Joe Gibbs Racing Chris Gayle
40 23 Natalie Decker Eagle River, WI Jun 25, 1997 23 Chevrolet Red Street Records RSS Racing Paul Clapprood