Jesse Love took an emotional win, and several underdogs had impressive runs in a crash-filled NASCAR Xfinity Series United Rentals 300 at Daytona International Speedway.
Jesse Love took home his second career NASCAR Xfinity Series win in Saturday night's United Rentals 300 at Daytona International Speedway. The Richard Childress Racing driver became the race's dominant driver once his teammate Austin Hill retired from the race due to mechanical issues after completing 82 laps.
As Love took charge of the race, the race devolved into a crash fest down the stretch. Three big crashes erupted over the final 13 laps. The final crash, which came in overtime,Justin Allgaier got into the back of Taylor Gray while running around sixth to trigger the final caution of the race. That bump unsettled Allgaier's car, and sent him down into Jordan Anderson's No. 32 Chevrolet. And from there a shower of sparks, smoke, and shredded body panels ensued.
While he would have liked to win the race, for Mayer the runner-up finish did mark his first top-five finish at a track where he has struggled to get finishes throughout his young NASCAR Xfinity Series career. One of the two JR Motorsports Rookie of the Year contenders, Carson Kvapil finished in fourth, despite suffering a lot of damage to his car in a six-car crash on Lap 6, and Taylor Gray -- another Rookie of the Year contender -- nabbed a fifth-place result driving the No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.
"It's a good start, right? It felt like honestly, we got lucky with how some things worked out and didn't get in some crashes that maybe we could've," Burton said. "I would've like to control the race a little better when I got up front. But with the damage, and all that it was okay. Honestly, just an okay day, feel like there's more potential in the team and the car, a lot we can do to get better.
The 23-year-old racer says despite only being together for a few months, he and the Sam Hunt Racing team are gelling together.
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