Hill Wins NASCAR Xfinity Series Opener at Daytona with JASPER 4-Speed Transmission, Eckes Third in Truck Series
Running a JASPER 4-Speed Transmission, Austin Hill was declared the winner of Saturday’s Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner. 300, the season opener for the NASCAR Xfinity Series, at Daytona International Speedway. Starting from the pole, Hill was ahead of second-place finisher John Hunter Nemechek when the caution flag was displayed for a crash on the final lap of overtime. The race ended five laps past its scheduled 120-lap distance, with Hill leading a race-high 39 laps. Justin Algaier was third and Myatt Snider finished fifth. Drivers using JASPER products took nine of the top ten finishing positions. Christian Eckes, also running a JASPER 4-Speed Transmission, finished third in Friday’s Nextera Energy 250, the season opener for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, at Daytona. Grant Enfinger finished fifth as drivers using JASPER products took three of the top ten positions at the checkered flag.
A recap of the weekend’s results from Daytona International Speedway follows.
NASCAR Xfinity Series – Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner. 300 – Daytona International Speedway
1st #12 Austin Hill – Stage 1 Winner
2nd #20 John Hunter Nemechek
3rd #7 Justin Allgaier – Stage 2 Winner
5th #19 Myatt Snider
6th #98 Riley Herbst
7th #39 Joe Graf, Jr.
8th #38 Ryan Sieg
9th #00 Cole Custer
10th #10 Justin Haley
12th #16 Chandler Smith
13th #45 Stefan Parsons
14th #9 Brandon Jones
19th #18 Sammy Smith
21st #28 Kyle Sieg
22nd #02 David Starr
25th #5 Jade Buford
26th #8 Josh Berry
27th #1 Sam Mayer
28th #44 Jeffrey Earnhardt
29th #25 Brett Moffitt
34th #2 Sheldon Creed
35th #43 Ryan Ellis
36th #11 Daniel Hemric
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series – Nextera Energy 250 – Daytona International Speedway
3rd #19 Christian Eckes – Stage 1 Winner
5th #23 Grant Enfinger
10th #35 Chase Elliott
20th #25 Matt DiBennedetto
25th #30 Chris Hacker
29th #24 Rajah Caruth
30th #43 Daniel Dye
