2021 Wawa 250
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox NASCAR race report|Type=CUST|First_Driver=Justin Haley|Course_km=4.0|Image=|Network=NBCSN|Radio=Motor Racing Network|Avg={{convert|121.753|mph|km/h}}|Pole_Team=Kaulig Racing|Pole_Driver=A. J. Allmendinger|First_Team=Kaulig Racing|Grid_from_prev_perf=yes|Most_Driver=A. J. Allmendinger|Most_laps=29|Most_Team=Kaulig Racing|Location=Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway|Car=11|Description=Race 23 of 33 of the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series|Scheduled_laps=100|Distance_laps=100|Scheduled_km=402.3|Distance_km=402.3|Scheduled_mi=250|Date=August 27–28|Course_mi=2.5|Race_Name=Wawa 250|Year=2021|Distance_mi=250|Announcers=Jeff Burton, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Steve Letarte}}
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,{{Cite web|date=2021-08-28|title=NASCAR driver Justin Haley won at Daytona by just .023 seconds in incredible photo finish|url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/lists/nascar-driver-justin-haley-won-at-daytona-by-just-023-seconds-in-incredible-photo-finish|access-date=2021-09-28|website=For The Win|language=en-US}} 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.
Background
Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway.{{Cite web|date=2010-08-11|title=NASCAR.COM : Tracks|url=http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/|access-date=2021-09-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100811053515/http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/|archive-date=2010-08-11}} 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.{{Cite web|date=2010-08-30|title=Daytona International Speedway: The World Center of Racing|url=http://www.speedway-guide.com/Daytona-International-Speedway.html|access-date=2021-09-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100830050250/http://www.speedway-guide.com/Daytona-International-Speedway.html|archive-date=2010-08-30}}
= Entry list =
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!# !Driver !Team !Make !Sponsor |
| 0 |
| 1
|Pilot Flying J "If You've Got It A Trucker Brought It" |
| 2 |
| 02
|Fr8Auctions Camo |
| 4 |
| 5 |
| 6 |
| 7 |
| 07 |
| 8 |
| 9 |
| 10 |
| 11 |
| 13
| |
| 15 |
| 16 |
| 17 |
| 18 |
| 19 |
| 20 |
| 22
|Ford |
| 23 |
| 26 |
| 31 |
| 36 |
| 39
|Ford |
| 44 |
| 47 |
| 48 |
| 51 |
| 52 |
| 54 |
| 61 |
| 66
|Ford |A-Game Energy "Bring it to life." |
| 68 |
| 74 |
| 77
| |
| 78
|Brunt Workwear "The Tools You Wear." |
| 90 |
| 92
|Alloy Employer Services "Stronger by design" |
| 98
|Ford |
| 99
|Ford |[https://HaasTooling.com/ HaasTooling.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127115618/https://www.haastooling.com/ |date=2018-11-27 }} |
| colspan="5" |[https://nascar.nbcsports.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2021/08/Daytona-Xfinity-entry-list.pdf 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.{{Cite web|last=Tomlinson|first=Joy|date=2021-08-25|title=AJ Allmendinger Holds Pole For Xfinity Race At Daytona|url=https://www.frontstretch.com/2021/08/25/aj-allmendinger-holds-pole-for-xfinity-race-at-daytona/|access-date=2021-09-28|website=www.frontstretch.com|language=en-US}}
Timmy Hill and Dillon Bassett would not have enough points based on the metric system to qualify for the race.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make |
| 1
|16 |
|---|
| 2
|9 |
| 3
|19 |
| 4
|7 |
| 5
|20 |
| 6
|98 |Ford |
| 7
|02 |
| 8
|51 |
| 9
|11 |
| 10
|48 |
| 11
|39 |Ford |
| 12
|44 |
| 13
|10 |
| 14
|22 |Ford |
| 15
|54 |
| 16
|5 |
| 17
|92 |
| 18
|31 |
| 19
|1 |
| 20
|26 |
| 21
|18 |
| 22
|8 |
| 23
|2 |
| 24
|6 |
| 25
|36 |
| 26
|4 |
| 27
|0 |
| 28
|47 |
| 29
|23 |
| 30
|78 |
| 31
|68 |
| 32
|61 |
| 33
|15 |
| 34
|17 |
| 35
|66 |Ford |
| 36
|90 |
| 37
|99 |Ford |
| 38
|52 |
| 39
|07 |
| 40
|74 |
| colspan="5" |Failed to qualify |
| 41
|13 |
| 42
|77 |
| colspan="5" |[https://tobychristie.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/22123_STARTROW.pdf Official starting lineup] |
Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 30
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Fin. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Pts |
| 1
|11 |10 |
|---|
| 2
|16 |9 |
| 3
|10 |8 |
| 4
|54 |0 |
| 5
|7 |6 |
| 6
|02 |5 |
| 7
|9 |4 |
| 8
|90 |3 |
| 9
|68 |2 |
| 10
|20 |1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 30
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Fin. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Pts |
| 1
|10 |10 |
|---|
| 2
|16 |9 |
| 3
|11 |8 |
| 4
|98 |Ford |7 |
| 5
|54 |0 |
| 6
|9 |5 |
| 7
|18 |4 |
| 8
|7 |3 |
| 9
|99 |Ford |0 |
| 10
|8 |1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 40
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!St !# !Driver !Team !Make !Laps !Led !Status !Pts |
| 1
|9 |11 |100 |5 |running |58 |
|---|
| 2
|1 |16 |100 |29 |running |53 |
| 3
|4 |7 |100 |0 |running |43 |
| 4
|13 |10 |100 |8 |running |51 |
| 5
|21 |18 |100 |0 |running |36 |
| 6
|15 |54 |100 |23 |running |0 |
| 7
|2 |9 |100 |16 |running |39 |
| 8
|23 |2 |100 |0 |running |29 |
| 9
|5 |20 |100 |0 |running |29 |
| 10
|6 |98 |Ford |100 |9 |running |34 |
| 11
|7 |02 |100 |0 |running |31 |
| 12
|22 |8 |100 |1 |running |26 |
| 13
|34 |17 |SS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware Racing |100 |0 |running |24 |
| 14
|32 |61 |100 |0 |running |23 |
| 15
|35 |66 |Ford |100 |0 |running |22 |
| 16
|11 |39 |Ford |100 |0 |running |21 |
| 17
|17 |92 |100 |0 |running |20 |
| 18
|12 |44 |100 |0 |running |19 |
| 19
|37 |99 |Ford |100 |0 |running |0 |
| 20
|27 |0 |100 |0 |running |17 |
| 21
|26 |4 |100 |0 |running |16 |
| 22
|18 |31 |100 |0 |running |0 |
| 23
|29 |23 |100 |0 |running |14 |
| 24
|8 |51 |100 |0 |running |13 |
| 25
|30 |78 |100 |0 |running |12 |
| 26
|33 |15 |100 |0 |running |11 |
| 27
|24 |6 |100 |0 |running |10 |
| 28
|10 |48 |100 |0 |running |9 |
| 29
|40 |74 |100 |0 |running |0 |
| 30
|19 |1 |100 |0 |running |7 |
| 31
|25 |36 |100 |0 |running |6 |
| 32
|28 |47 |98 |0 |running |5 |
| 33
|16 |5 |98 |0 |running |4 |
| 34
|31 |68 |97 |9 |running |5 |
| 35
|39 |07 |88 |0 |accident |2 |
| 36
|36 |90 |82 |0 |accident |4 |
| 37
|20 |26 |71 |0 |accident |1 |
| 38
|38 |52 |71 |0 |engine |0 |
| 39
|14 |22 |Ford |27 |0 |accident |1 |
| 40
|3 |19 |17 |0 |engine |1 |
| colspan="10" |Failed to qualify |
| 41
! rowspan="2" | |13 ! colspan="4" rowspan="2" | |
| 42
|77 |
| colspan="10" |[https://tobychristie.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/22123_UNOFFRES.pdf Official race results] |
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