Daytona

Race Report

Parker Kligerman finished P4 at Daytona International Speedway and moved into the final Playoff-eligible position in the standings with two races left before the Xfinity Playoffs begin. He is now 20 points ahead of Riley Herbst.

 “We put ourselves consistently in position to be there, and I like that,” Kligerman said. “We’ve got a nice point buffer going to Darlington and Kansas, two places I feel very confident about being able to replicate the speed we’ve had for the last 11 weeks. So we keep this up, going into the playoffs, I feel really confident.

In the race’s second and final overtime, Kligerman was definitely in the mix, challenging the other leaders while going for his first series win. It’s his 6th top 10 finish in a row. For the season he has 6 top 5 finishes and 12 top 10 finishes.

Justin Allgaier survived a trip to the rear of the field, and a pass-through penalty after the initial start to win the Friday Wawa 250 Powered by Coca-Cola NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Daytona International Speedway by the close margin of .005 seconds

Final race standings:

                  1. (12)  Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 110.

                  2. (2)  Sheldon Creed, Chevrolet, 110.

                  3. (6)  Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, 110.

                  4. (5)  Parker Kligerman, Chevrolet, 110.

                  5. (11)  Cole Custer, Ford, 110.

                  6. (38)  Ryan Sieg, Ford, 110.

                  7. (23)  Parker Retzlaff #, Chevrolet, 110.

                  8. (20)  Anthony Alfredo, Chevrolet, 110.

                  9. (33)  Gray Gaulding, Chevrolet, 110.

                  10. (9)  Justin Haley(i), Chevrolet, 110.

                  11. (27)  Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevrolet, 110.

                  12. (10)  Jeb Burton, Chevrolet, 110.

                  13. (24)  Kyle Sieg, Ford, 110.

                  14. (15)  Joey Gase, Chevrolet, 110.

                  15. (37)  Jordan Anderson, Chevrolet, 110.

                  16. (36)  Garrett Smithley, Chevrolet, 110.

                  17. (13)  Josh Berry, Chevrolet, 110.

                  18. (22)  Brett Moffitt, Ford, 110.

                  19. (14)  Sam Mayer, Chevrolet, 110.

                  20. (18)  Kaz Grala, Toyota, 109.

                  21. (3)  Sammy Smith #, Toyota, 109.

                  22. (4)  Chandler Smith #, Chevrolet, 109.

                  23. (1)  Austin Hill, Chevrolet, 109.

                  24. (16)  Riley Herbst, Ford, 108.

                  25. (25)  Blaine Perkins #, Chevrolet, 108.

                  26. (32)  Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, Accident, 104.

                  27. (21)  Josh Williams, Chevrolet, Accident, 103.

                  28. (7)  John Hunter Nemechek, Toyota, Accident, 103.

                  29. (8)  Trevor Bayne, Toyota, Accident, 103.

                  30. (34)  JJ Yeley, Chevrolet, Accident, 98.

                  31. (30)  Caesar Bacarella, Chevrolet, Accident, 92.

                  32. (28)  Ryan Ellis, Chevrolet, Accident, 91.

                  33. (19)  Kyle Weatherman, Chevrolet, DVP, 45.

                  34. (26)  Joe Graf Jr., Ford, DVP, 42.

                  35. (35)  Natalie Decker, Ford, Accident, 42.

                  36. (17)  Brandon Jones, Chevrolet, Accident, 41.

                  37. (29)  Connor Mosack, Toyota, Accident, 41.

                  38. (31)  Alex Guenette, Chevrolet, Accident, 41.

Average Speed of Race Winner:  124.779 mph.

Time of Race:  2 Hrs, 12 Mins, 14 Secs. Margin of Victory:  0.005 Seconds.

Caution Flags:  6 for 32 laps.

Lead Changes:  20 among 9 drivers.

Lap Leaders:   A. Hill 0;A. Hill 1-7;S. Smith # 8-10;A. Hill 11-32;C. Smith # 33;A. Hill 34-39;S. Creed 40-51;P. Kligerman 52;T. Bayne 53-57;A. Hill 58;S. Creed 59-62;C. Custer 63;S. Mayer 64-66;S. Creed 67-70;S. Smith # 71;T. Bayne 72-81;S. Mayer 82-84;J. Allgaier 85-86;T. Bayne 87-88;S. Creed 89;T. Bayne 90-98;J. Allgaier 99-110.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led):  Austin Hill 4 times for 36 laps; Trevor Bayne 4 times for 26 laps; Sheldon Creed 4 times for 21 laps; Justin Allgaier 2 times for 14 laps; Sam Mayer 2 times for 6 laps; Sammy Smith # 2 times for 4 laps; Cole Custer 1 time for 1 lap; Chandler Smith # 1 time for 1 lap; Parker Kligerman 1 time for 1 lap.

Stage #1 Top Ten: 21,2,16,25,78,9,11,51,00,19

Stage #2 Top Ten: 2,21,00,18,11,20,19,48,1,16

Overview

Event: Wawa 250 Powered by Coca-Cola

Date: Friday August 25, 2023

Time: 7:30 p.m. eastern

Location: Daytona International Speedway

Layout: 2.5 mile tri-oval

Laps: 100

Miles: 250

Stage Lengths: 30/60/100

TV: USA Network

Radio: Sirius XM Channel 90 and MRN. To find the station near you, click here.

Driver Points: 607, ranked #11

Meet Parker this week:

Thursday

3:15p – Walmart 1521 West Granada Boulevard, Ormond Beach  

5:00p - ABC 1198 Dunlawton Avenue, Port Orange

 6:30p The Shores –   2637 S Atlantic Ave, Daytona Beach Shores (pool side weather permitting)

In case you missed it:

Parker was featured during last week’s pre-race show. Click here to see it.

Notes of Interest:

Parker has finished in the top 10 in the last 5 straight Xfinity Series races. Last week’s P3 gets him within three points of the final Xfinity series playoff spot.

“After another strong finish,” says Parker. “We’ve made real headway in our quest to get into the playoffs. I think Daytona is a huge opportunity to continue this late season push. It’s been awesome to see how well our team has been executing each and every race through this stretch. Our plan for Friday night is simple, get up front, control the race and score stage points. The best defense is a good offense and I know we will have a fast Spiked Light Coolers Chevy that will allow us to be up front all day”

New scheme:

A special wrap for Daytona! We flipped the orange and white.

Driver Points: 607, ranked #11