2021 Wawa 250

The 2021 Wawa 250 was the 23rd stock car race of the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, and the 20th iteration of the event. The race was held in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway on both days of August 27-28, after rain delayed the race on August 27 after lap 17. The race took 100 laps to complete. Kaulig Racing would dominate the event, with them winning all stages, and with Justin Haley eventually winning the race,[1] with A. J. Allmendinger finishing 2nd and Jeb Burton 4th. To fill in the rest of the podium positions, Justin Allgaier of JR Motorsports finished 3rd. The race ended with a 3-wide finish for the win.

2021 Wawa 250
Race details
Race 23 of 33 of the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date August 27-28 2021
Location Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Distance 100 laps, 250 mi (402.3 km)
Scheduled Distance 100 laps, 250 mi (402.3 km)
Average speed 121.753 miles per hour (195.942 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Kaulig Racing
Grid positions set by competition-based formula
Most laps led
Driver A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing
Laps 29
Winner
No. 11 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing
Television in the United States
Network NBCSN
Announcers Jeff Burton, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Steve Letarte
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Background

Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway.[2] 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 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.[3]

Entry list
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Jeffrey Earnhardt JD Motorsports Chevrolet Azelea Gynecology
1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet Pilot Flying J "If You've Got It A Trucker Brought It"
2 Myatt Snider Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Crosley Furniture
02 Brett Moffitt Our Motorsports Chevrolet Fr8Auctions Camo
4 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet Voyager
5 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota J. F. Electric
6 Ryan Vargas JD Motorsports Chevrolet MaintenX Total Facilities Repair Experts
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Brandt Professional Agriculture
07 Joe Graf Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet G Coin
8 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet PeopleReady
9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops, Black Rifle Coffee Company
10 Jeb Burton Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen
11 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet LeafFilter Gutter Protection
13 Timmy Hill DGM Racing Toyota
15 Colby Howard JD Motorsports Chevrolet KDST CPA
16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet HyperIce
17 J. J. Yeley SS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet Figgers Wireless
18 Daniel Hemric Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Poppy Bank
19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Menards, Patriot Lighting
20 Harrison Burton Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Offerpad
22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford Carshop
23 Blaine Perkins Our Motorsports Chevrolet Raceline
26 Colin Garrett Sam Hunt Racing Toyota Stillhouse
31 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet Bommarito Automotive Group, BG Products, Inc.
36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet Can-Am
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford CMR Construction & Roofing
44 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet AAN Adjusters
47 Kyle Weatherman Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet Axe Crossbows
48 Jade Buford Big Machine Racing Team Chevrolet Big Machine Vodka Spiked Cooler
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet All South Electric, 1 Stop Convenience Store
52 Spencer Boyd Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet Wheelhouse Bicycle
54 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Reser's Fine Foods
61 David Starr Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota Whataburger
66 Jason White MBM Motorsports Ford A-Game Energy "Bring it to life."
68 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet Larry's Hard Lemonade
74 Tim Viens Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet Barnes Law
77 Dillon Bassett Bassett Racing Chevrolet
78 Mason Massey B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota Brunt Workwear "The Tools You Wear."
90 Caesar Bacarella DGM Racing Chevrolet Alpha Prime Regimen Primebites
92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet Alloy Employer Services "Stronger by design"
98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Monster Energy
99 Chase Briscoe B. J. McLeod Motorsports Ford HaasTooling.com Archived 2018-11-27 at the Wayback Machine
Official entry list

Qualifying

Qualifying was based on a metric qualifying system based on the previous race, the 2021 New Holland 250. As a result, A. J. Allmendinger of Kaulig Racing would win the pole.[4]

Timmy Hill and Dillon Bassett would not have enough points based on the metric system to qualify for the race.

Pos. # Driver Team Make
1 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
2 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet
3 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
4 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet
5 20 Harrison Burton Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
6 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
7 02 Brett Moffitt Our Motorsports Chevrolet
8 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet
9 11 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
10 48 Jade Buford Big Machine Racing Team Chevrolet
11 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford
12 44 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet
13 10 Jeb Burton Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
14 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford
15 54 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
16 5 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota
17 92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet
18 31 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet
19 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet
20 26 Colin Garrett Sam Hunt Racing Toyota
21 18 Daniel Hemric Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
22 8 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet
23 2 Myatt Snider Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
24 6 Ryan Vargas JD Motorsports Chevrolet
25 36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet
26 4 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet
27 0 Jeffrey Earnhardt JD Motorsports Chevrolet
28 47 Kyle Weatherman Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet
29 23 Blaine Perkins Our Motorsports Chevrolet
30 78 Mason Massey B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota
31 68 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet
32 61 David Starr Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota
33 15 Colby Howard JD Motorsports Chevrolet
34 17 J. J. Yeley SS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
35 66 Jason White MBM Motorsports Ford
36 90 Caesar Bacarella DGM Racing Chevrolet
37 99 Chase Briscoe B. J. McLeod Motorsports Ford
38 52 Spencer Boyd Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet
39 07 Joe Graf Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet
40 74 Tim Viens Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet
Failed to qualify
41 13 Timmy Hill DGM Racing Toyota
42 77 Dillon Bassett Bassett Racing Chevrolet
Official starting lineup

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 30

Fin. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 11 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 10
2 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 9
3 10 Jeb Burton Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 8
4 54 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
5 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 02 Brett Moffitt Our Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 90 Caesar Bacarella DGM Racing Chevrolet 3
9 68 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 20 Harrison Burton Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1

Stage 2 Laps: 30

Fin. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 10 Jeb Burton Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 10
2 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 9
3 11 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 8
4 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 7
5 54 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
6 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 18 Daniel Hemric Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4
8 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 99 Chase Briscoe B. J. McLeod Motorsports Ford 0
10 8 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 40

Fin.[5] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 9 11 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 100 5 running 58
2 1 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 100 29 running 53
3 4 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 100 0 running 43
4 13 10 Jeb Burton Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 100 8 running 51
5 21 18 Daniel Hemric Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 100 0 running 36
6 15 54 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 100 23 running 0
7 2 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 100 16 running 39
8 23 2 Myatt Snider Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 100 0 running 29
9 5 20 Harrison Burton Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 100 0 running 29
10 6 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 100 9 running 34
11 7 02 Brett Moffitt Our Motorsports Chevrolet 100 0 running 31
12 22 8 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 100 1 running 26
13 34 17 J. J. Yeley SS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 100 0 running 24
14 32 61 David Starr Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 100 0 running 23
15 35 66 Jason White MBM Motorsports Ford 100 0 running 22
16 11 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 100 0 running 21
17 17 92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 100 0 running 20
18 12 44 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet 100 0 running 19
19 37 99 Chase Briscoe B. J. McLeod Motorsports Ford 100 0 running 0
20 27 0 Jeffrey Earnhardt JD Motorsports Chevrolet 100 0 running 17
21 26 4 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet 100 0 running 16
22 18 31 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 100 0 running 0
23 29 23 Blaine Perkins Our Motorsports Chevrolet 100 0 running 14
24 8 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 100 0 running 13
25 30 78 Mason Massey B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota 100 0 running 12
26 33 15 Colby Howard JD Motorsports Chevrolet 100 0 running 11
27 24 6 Ryan Vargas JD Motorsports Chevrolet 100 0 running 10
28 10 48 Jade Buford Big Machine Racing Team Chevrolet 100 0 running 9
29 40 74 Tim Viens Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 100 0 running 0
30 19 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 100 0 running 7
31 25 36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 100 0 running 6
32 28 47 Kyle Weatherman Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 98 0 running 5
33 16 5 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota 98 0 running 4
34 31 68 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 97 9 running 5
35 39 07 Joe Graf Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 88 0 accident 2
36 36 90 Caesar Bacarella DGM Racing Chevrolet 82 0 accident 4
37 20 26 Colin Garrett Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 71 0 accident 1
38 38 52 Spencer Boyd Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 71 0 engine 0
39 14 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 27 0 accident 1
40 3 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 17 0 engine 1
Failed to qualify
41 13 Timmy Hill DGM Racing Toyota
42 77 Dillon Bassett Bassett Racing Chevrolet
Official race results

References
  1. "NASCAR driver Justin Haley won at Daytona by just .023 seconds in incredible photo finish". For The Win. 2021-08-28. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  2. "NASCAR.COM : Tracks". 2010-08-11. Archived from the original on 2010-08-11. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  3. "Daytona International Speedway: The World Center of Racing". 2010-08-30. Archived from the original on 2010-08-30. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  4. Tomlinson, Joy (2021-08-25). "AJ Allmendinger Holds Pole For Xfinity Race At Daytona". www.frontstretch.com. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  5. "2021 Wawa 250 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
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