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Wawa 250

Friday, August 25th, 2023

Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL

  • 26 Chevrolet
  • 5 Toyota
  • 7 Ford

  • Daytona International Speedway
  • Wawa 250 Powered by Coca-Cola
  • Pole Winner: Austin Hill
  • Age: 29
  • Team : No. 21 - Bennett/Realtree Chevrolet
  • Owner: Richard Childress
  • Crew Chief: Andy Street
  • Austin Hill won the Pole Award for the Wawa 250 Powered by Coca-Cola with a lap of 49.256 seconds, 182.719 mph.
  • This is his fourth pole in 72 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his third pole and 16th top-10 start in 2023.
  • This is his second pole in five races at Daytona International Speedway.
  • Sheldon Creed (second) posted his 17th top-10 start of 2023 and his fifth in five races at Daytona International Speedway.
  • Sammy Smith (third) posted his second top-10 start at Daytona International Speedway. It is his 15th in 24 races this season.
  • Sammy Smith (third) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

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Justin Allgaier wins by inches in wild NASCAR Xfinity race at Daytona

Justin Allgaier survived a trip to the rear of the field, a pass-through penalty after the initial start and a war of attrition to win Friday night’s Wawa 250 Powered by Coca-Cola NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Daytona International Speedway in overtime.

Allgaier didn’t win by much. On the final lap of the two-circuit overtime, Allgaier bumped side-to-side with Sheldon Creed coming to the finish line and beat Creed to the stripe by .005 seconds—approximately 12 inches at the 2.5-mile track.

Allgaier was penalized after his No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet failed pre-qualifying inspection three times on Thursday. He started from the rear of the field and was forced to serve a pass-through penalty with four other cars after the first lap.

But Allgaier, who won at Daytona for the first time after two runner-up finishes in 25 previous starts at the speedway, stayed on the lead lap for the first stage, and vaulted into the third position with a fuel-only pit stop during the break after Stage 2.

“I’ve been coming to this place for a long time,” said Allgaier, who won for the second time this season and the 21st time in his career. “I wanted to win here so bad—we’ve been so close. I just can’t say enough about (crew chief) Jim Pohlman and everybody on this 7 team.

“We had an oversight yesterday when we brought a car to the track and put it through inspection, and it wasn’t where we wanted… and that cost us a pass-through, but the team never quit, never gave up and we rallied, and obviously we put ourselves in a good position. The strategy was awesome.”

Allgaier’s battle with Creed followed a massive wreck in Turn 3 that sent the race to overtime.

A late block attempt by Trevor Bayne moments after a restart on Lap 99 of 100 robbed many contenders for the win. Bayne shared the front row with Allgaier for the restart. Running behind Bayne in the top lane, Austin Hill made a bold move to the outside, and Bayne moved up to cover, perhaps with Hill’s car dragging his bumper to the right.

Bayne turned into the outside wall, and chaos reigned behind him. All told, nine cars were involved, including those of John Hunter Nemechek and Josh Berry.

That set up the two-lap shootout, with Allgaier prevailing by the smallest of margins.

“Another great run for us—my best speedway race,” said Creed, who is still seeking his first Xfinity Series win. “I hated speedway racing two years ago. My teammate (Hill) was kicking my butt at it, and I had to get it together, right?

“So asking him questions, just trying to learn and watch and get better at this stuff because speedway racing is so hard mentally. It’s probably harder than any kind of racing mentally, just knowing where to go and what moves to make.”

Daniel Hemric ran third, followed by Parker Kligerman who moved into the final Playoff-eligible position in the standings with two races left before the Xfinity Playoffs begin.

Cole Custer was fifth, followed by Ryan Sieg, Parker Retzlaff, Alfredo, Gray Gaulding and Justin Haley.

As Hill was taking the green/checkered flag to win the 30-lap first stage, Riley Herbst’s left front tire exploded and obliterated the fender above it. Herbst brought the severely damaged No. 98 Ford to pit road where his crew effected repairs and beat the damaged vehicle policy clock.

Herbst, who had complained of steering issues before the tire blew, rejoined the field three laps down. The diagnosis? The top bolt had backed out of the steering box on the No. 98 Stewart-Haas Ford. That problem was solved, and Herbst continued—without a left-front quarterpanel.

Herbst benefited from late-race attrition to finish 24th, but he fell out of the top 12 and trails Kligerman by 20 points for the final Playoff berth.

  • Drivers Entered: 38
  • Laps Scheduled: 100
  • Laps Actual: 110 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: 0.005 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 12 Minutes 14 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 124.779
  • Cautions: 6 for 32 laps
  • Lead Changes: 20
  • Green Flag Passes: 3,467 (44.4 passes per green flag lap)

  • Daytona International Speedway
  • Wawa 250 Powered by Coca-Cola
  • Race Winner: Justin Allgaier
  • Age: 37
  • Team : No. 7 - Hellmann's Chevrolet
  • Owner: Kelley Earnhardt-Miller
  • Crew Chief: James Pohlman
  • Justin Allgaier won the Wawa 250 Powered by Coca-Cola, his 21st victory in 429 Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his second victory and 14th top-10 finish in 2023.
  • This is his first victory and 12th top-10 finish in 26 races at Daytona International Speedway.
  • Sheldon Creed (second) posted his second top-10 finish in five races at Daytona International Speedway. It is his ninth top-10 finish in 2023.
  • Daniel Hemric (third) posted his fourth top-10 finish in 11 races at Daytona International Speedway.
  • Parker Retzlaff (seventh) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Austin Hill leads the point standings by 27 points over Justin Allgaier.
Austin Hill celebrates in victory lane
Daytona Beach, Florida - February 18, 2023 : Austin Hill, driver of the #21 Bennett Transportation Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Beef. It's What's For Dinner. 300 at Daytona International Speedway.
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Wawa 250 at Daytona International Speedway Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM CREW CHIEF
1 07 JJ Yeley Phoenix, AZ Oct 5, 1976 48 Chevrolet WaWa Recharge SS-Green Light Racing Jason Miller
2 19 Trevor Bayne Knoxville, TN Feb 19, 1991 33 Toyota He Gets Us Joe Gibbs Racing Jason Ratcliff
3 7 Justin Allgaier Riverton, IL Jun 6, 1986 38 Chevrolet Hellmann's JR Motorsports Jim Pohlman
4 48 Parker Kligerman Westport, CT Aug 8, 1990 34 Chevrolet Spiked Coolers Light Orange Big Machine Racing Patrick Donahue
5 25 Brett Moffitt Grimes, IA Aug 7, 1992 32 Ford Wawa Rechargers AM Racing Joe Williams
6 35 Joey Gase Cedar Rapids, IA Feb 8, 1993 31 Chevrolet National Crime Prevention Emerling Gase Motorsports Paul Clapprood
7 22 Jeb Burton Halifax, VA Aug 6, 1992 32 Chevrolet State Water Heaters/ PURYEAR Jordan Anderson Racing Shane Whitbeck
8 45 Jeffrey Earnhardt Mooresville, NC Jun 22, 1989 35 Chevrolet Ark Encounter Alpha Prime Racing Frank Kerr
9 43 Ryan Ellis Torrence, CA Nov 29, 1989 34 Chevrolet AAGI Alpha Prime Racing Michael Brandt
10 08 Gray Gaulding Colonial Heights, VA Feb 10, 1998 26 Chevrolet Panini NFT SS-Green Light Racing Daniel Johnson
11 39 Ryan Sieg Tucker, GA Jun 20, 1987 37 Ford TBA RSS Racing with Jeff Lefcourt Mike Scearce
12 4 Kyle Weatherman Wentzville, MO Aug 28, 1997 27 Chevrolet Duelly.com JD Motorsports Rob Goodman
13 11 Daniel Hemric Kannapolis, NC Jan 27, 1991 33 Chevrolet Cirkul Kaulig Racing Jason Trinchere
14 00 Cole Custer Ladera Ranch, CA Jan 23, 1998 26 Ford Haas Automation Stewart-Haas Racing Jonathan Toney
15 6 Garrett Smithley Ligonier, PA Apr 27, 1992 32 Chevrolet Hoffmann Group JD Motorsports Kase Kallenbach
16 10 Justin Haley Winamac, IN Apr 28, 1999 25 Chevrolet Campers Inn RV Kaulig Racing Alex Yontz
17 20 John Hunter Nemechek Mooresville, NC Jun 11, 1997 27 Toyota Yahoo Joe Gibbs Racing Ben Beshore
18 26 Kaz Grala Boston, MA Dec 29, 1998 25 Toyota Island Coastal Lager Sam Hunt Racing Allen Hart
19 21 Austin Hill Winston, GA Apr 21, 1994 30 Chevrolet Bennett/Realtree Richard Childress Racing Andy Street
20 9 Brandon Jones Atlanta, GA Feb 18, 1997 27 Chevrolet Menards / Fisher Nuts JR Motorsports Jason Burdett
21 44 Caesar Bacarella Parkland, FL Dec 18, 1975 48 Chevrolet Advanced Drainage Systems Alpha Prime Racing Mark Hillman
22 51 Jeremy Clements Spartanburg, SC Jan 16, 1985 39 Chevrolet One Stop / All South Electric Jeremy Clements Racing Mark Setzer
23 38 Joe Graf Jr Mahwah, NJ Jul 12, 1998 26 Ford TBA RSS Racing with Jeff Lefcourt Steve Addington
24 92 Josh Williams Port Charlotte, FL Aug 3, 1993 31 Chevrolet Parking Guidance Systems DGM Racing Mario Gosselin
25 98 Riley Herbst Las Vegas, NV Feb 24, 1999 25 Ford Monster Energy Stewart-Haas Racing Davin Restivo
26 78 Anthony Alfredo Ridgefield, CT Mar 1, 1999 25 Chevrolet Dude Wipes BJ McLeod Motorsports Pat Tryson
27 2 Sheldon Creed Alpine, CA Sep 30, 1997 27 Chevrolet Whelen Richard Childress Racing Jeff Stankiewicz
28 27 Jordan Anderson Forest Acres, SC Apr 15, 1991 33 Chevrolet Capital City Towing Jordan Anderson Racing Larry McReynolds
29 8 Josh Berry Hendersonville, TN Oct 22, 1990 33 Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Boats JR Motorsports Taylor Moyer
30 53 Natalie Decker Eagle River, WI Jun 25, 1997 27 Ford Sci-Aps Emerling Gase Motorsports Wayne Carroll Jr
31 02 Blaine Perkins Bakersfield, CA Feb 28, 2000 24 Chevrolet TBA Our Motorsports Dan Stillman
32 28 Kyle Sieg Tucker, GA Apr 16, 2001 23 Ford TBA RSS Racing with Jeff Lefcourt Teddy Brown
33 1 Sam Mayer Franklin, WI Jun 26, 2003 21 Chevrolet Tim McGraw: Standing Room Only JR Motorsports Mardy Lindley
34 16 Chandler Smith Talking Rock, GA Jun 26, 2002 22 Chevrolet Quick Tie Products, Inc. Kaulig Racing Bruce Schlicker
35 31 Parker Retzlaff Rhinelander, WI May 21, 2003 21 Chevrolet FUNKAWAY Jordan Anderson Racing Joshua Graham
36 24 Connor Mosack Charlotte, NC Jan 20, 1999 25 Toyota Toyota Racing Development Sam Hunt Racing Kris Bowen
37 18 Sammy Smith Johnston, IA Jun 4, 2004 20 Toyota Pilot Flying J Joe Gibbs Racing Jeff Meendering
38 91 Alex Guenette Terrebonne, Quebec Apr 25, 1996 28 Chevrolet EVIRUM / BKFC DGM Racing Bryan Berry