| Race details[1][2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 of 33 in the2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series season | |||
 Daytona International Speedway | |||
| Date | February 13, 2021 (2021-02-13) | ||
| Location | Daytona International Speedway inDaytona Beach, Florida | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.5 miles (4.023 km) | ||
| Distance | 122 laps, 305 mi (490.850 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 120 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km) | ||
| Average speed | 118.677 miles per hour (190.992 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Team Penske | ||
| Grid positions set by competition-based formula | |||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | |
| Laps | 28 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander,Clint Bowyer, andTony Stewart | ||
The2021 Beef. It's What's For Dinner. 300 was aNASCAR Xfinity Series race held on February 13, 2021. It was contested over 122 laps—extended from 120 laps due to anovertime finish—on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) asphalt superspeedway. It was the first race of the2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series season.Team Penske driverAustin Cindric, the reigning Xfinty Series champion, collected his first win of the season.
Daytona International Speedway is one of threesuperspeedways to holdNASCAR races, the other two beingIndianapolis Motor Speedway andTalladega Superspeedway.[3] The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31degrees, while thefront stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.[4]
Ty Dillon was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 46.691 seconds and a speed of 192.757 mph (310.212 km/h).[5]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 54 | Ty Dillon | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 46.691 | 192.757 |
| 2 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 46.756 | 192.489 |
| 3 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 46.783 | 192.378 |
| Official first practice results | ||||||
Austin Cindric was awarded the pole for the race as determined by 2020 owner points.[6]Chris Cockrum,Ronnie Bassett Jr.,Mario Gosselin,Tyler Reddick, andJordan Anderson did not qualify.[7]
Stage OneLaps: 30
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 54 | Ty Dillon | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 18 | Daniel Hemric | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 20 | Harrison Burton | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 68 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage TwoLaps: 30
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 02 | Brett Moffitt | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 54 | Ty Dillon | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 11 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 68 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 2 | Myatt Snider | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 8 | Josh Berry(R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Laps: 60
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 122 | 55 | Running |
| 2 | 15 | 02 | Brett Moffitt | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 122 | 0 | Running |
| 3 | 8 | 20 | Harrison Burton | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 122 | 37 | Running |
| 4 | 7 | 10 | Jeb Burton | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 122 | 33 | Running |
| 5 | 31 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 122 | 32 | Running |
| 6 | 14 | 68 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 122 | 46 | Running |
| 7 | 11 | 2 | Myatt Snider | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 122 | 33 | Running |
| 8 | 39 | 26 | Brandon Gdovic | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 122 | 29 | Running |
| 9 | 12 | 18 | Daniel Hemric | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 122 | 33 | Running |
| 10 | 40 | 23 | Jason White | RSS Racing with Reaume Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 122 | 27 | Running |
| 11 | 18 | 07 | Joe Graf Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 122 | 26 | Running |
| 12 | 38 | 90 | Caesar Bacarella | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 122 | 25 | Running |
| 13 | 36 | 99 | Stefan Parsons | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 122 | 24 | Running |
| 14 | 32 | 54 | Ty Dillon | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 122 | 40 | Running |
| 15 | 34 | 47 | Kyle Weatherman | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 122 | 22 | Running |
| 16 | 27 | 5 | Matt Mills | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 122 | 21 | Running |
| 17 | 24 | 78 | Jesse Little | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 122 | 20 | Running |
| 18 | 21 | 6 | Ryan Vargas | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 122 | 19 | Running |
| 19 | 28 | 48 | Danny Bohn(I) | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 122 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 37 | 66 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Ford | 121 | 17 | Running |
| 21 | 17 | 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 120 | 16 | Running |
| 22 | 16 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 120 | 19 | Running |
| 23 | 33 | 4 | Landon Cassill | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 114 | 14 | Accident |
| 24 | 22 | 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | 114 | 13 | Accident |
| 25 | 23 | 61 | Robby Lyons | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 105 | 12 | Accident |
| 26 | 4 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 105 | 20 | Accident |
| 27 | 9 | 8 | Josh Berry(R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 104 | 11 | Running |
| 28 | 2 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 104 | 13 | Running |
| 29 | 3 | 11 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 104 | 15 | Accident |
| 30 | 26 | 13 | Chad Finchum | MBM Motorsports | Ford | 104 | 7 | Accident |
| 31 | 13 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 81 | 13 | DVP |
| 32 | 5 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 76 | 13 | Accident |
| 33 | 30 | 74 | Bayley Currey(I) | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 75 | 0 | Accident |
| 34 | 35 | 52 | Gray Gaulding | Means Motorsports | Chevrolet | 75 | 3 | Accident |
| 35 | 20 | 15 | Colby Howard | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 75 | 2 | Accident |
| 36 | 10 | 1 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 74 | 1 | Accident |
| 37 | 25 | 0 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 74 | 1 | Accident |
| 38 | 6 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 60 | 11 | Accident |
| 39 | 29 | 17 | Cody Ware(I) | SS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | Accident |
| 40 | 19 | 36 | Alex Labbe | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 1 | Accident |
| Official race results | ||||||||
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