The 2021 Beef. It's What's For Dinner. 300 was a

NASCAR Xfinity Series The NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) is a stock car racing series organized by NASCAR. It is promoted as NASCAR's second-tier circuit to the organization's top level Cup Series. NXS events are frequently held as a support race on the day prior to a ...

race held on February 13, 2021. It was contested over 122 laps-- extended from 120 laps due to an overtime finish -- on the asphalt superspeedway. It was the first race of the

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season.

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driver

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, the reigning Xfinty Series champion, collected his first win of the season.

Background

Daytona International Speedway Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. Since opening in 1959, it has been the home of the Daytona 500, the most prestigious race in NASCAR as well as its season opening event. In addition to NA ...

is one of three

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to hold

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races, the other two being

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and

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. 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.

Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver. * (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

Practice

Ty Dillon Tyler Reed Dillon (born February 27, 1992) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 77 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Spire Motorsports. He has also competed in the NASCAR Ca ...

was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 46.691 seconds and a speed of .

Qualifying

was awarded the pole for the race as determined by 2020 owner points.

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, Ronnie Bassett Jr., Mario Gosselin,

Tyler Reddick Tyler George Reddick (born January 11, 1996) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 45 Toyota Camry for 23XI Racing, and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving ...

, and

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did not qualify.

Starting Lineups

Race

Race results

Stage Results

Stage One ''Laps:'' 30 Stage Two ''Laps:'' 30

Final Stage Results

''Laps:'' 60

Race statistics

* Lead changes: 16 among 11 different drivers * Cautions/Laps: 9 for 42 * Red flags: 1 * Time of race: 2 hours, 34 minutes, and 12 seconds * Average speed:

References

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