Austin Hill wins the Daytona Xfinity race after Mayer wrecks in a dramatic finale

After a long video check by NASCAR, Austin Hill won the NASCAR Xfinity season opening at Daytona International Speedway for the second time in a row.

After Brandon Jones crashed on the next-to-last planned lap, the race was extended by two laps, and Justin Allgaier promptly took the lead.

On the last lap, Same Mayer attempted to pass Allgaier by going high, but Hill hit him from behind, causing Mayer’s No. 8 to spin in the air and calling out a flag that caused the field to stop moving.

After a replay review, NASCAR confirmed that Hill was in the lead when the warning was issued, giving him his second consecutive Daytona victory.

.@sam_mayer_ goes from leading to sliding upside down on the final lap!

After a review of the dramatic finish, @_AustinHill is declared the winner of the @DAYTONA @NASCAR_Xfinity race for the consecutive year. 🏁 #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/7x79vxXhUh

— Motorsport.com (@Motorsport) February 19, 2023

Hill, who competes for Richard Childress Racing and secures the pole position for the race, was required to stop before the start of the race to address a radio problem. In the race, he effectively moved from the bottom to the front.

“I have no idea (what happened). When I chose the outside line, I didn’t feel like the inside line was that great all day for the most part,” Hill said. “I just wanted to choose the top (on the final restart). I knew (Anthony Alfredo) would stay with me.

“When I saw (Mayer) and (Allgaier) get together, I went to go squeeze him and (Mayer) came down, he started getting loose and then you can’t lift – it’s the last lap. I hope Sam’s OK, man.

“As soon as the caution lights came on, I thought I had it, but it was so close. To get back-to-back at Daytona is real special. We came from the back two different times.”

John Hunter Nemechek came in second, followed by Allgaier, Parker Retzlaff, and Myatt Snider, who finished in the top five.

Riley Herbst, Joe Graf Jr., Ryan Sieg, Cole Custer, and Jeb Burton completed the top ten.

Cla	#	Driver		Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Gap	Interval	Laps Led
1	21	Austin Hill		Chevrolet	125	2:21’29.984			39
2	20	John Hunter Nemechek		Toyota	125	2:21’30.360	0.376	0.376	8
3	7	Justin Allgaier		Chevrolet	125	2:21’30.361	0.377	0.001	36
4	31	Parker Retzlaff		Chevrolet	125	2:21’30.361	0.377	0.000
5	19	Myatt Snider		Toyota	125	2:21’30.362	0.378	0.001
6	98	Riley Herbst		Ford	125	2:21’30.629	0.645	0.267
7	39	Joe Jr.		Ford	125	2:21’30.742	0.758	0.113
8	38	Ryan Sieg		Ford	125	2:21’31.302	1.318	0.560
9	00	Cole Custer		Ford	125	2:21’31.583	1.599	0.281	1
10	10	Justin Haley		Chevrolet	125	2:21’31.584	1.600	0.001	1
11	27	Jeb Burton		Chevrolet	125	2:21’31.773	1.789	0.189
12	16	Chandler Smith		Chevrolet	125	2:21’32.152	2.168	0.379
13	45	Stefan Parsons		Chevrolet	125	2:21’32.394	2.410	0.242
14	9	Brandon Jones		Chevrolet	125	2:21’32.395	2.411	0.001
15	92	Josh Williams		Chevrolet	125	2:21’32.976	2.992	0.581
16	24	Parker Chase		Toyota	125	2:21’34.477	4.493	1.501
17	51	Jeremy Clements		Chevrolet	125	2:21’39.692	9.708	5.215
18	53	Joey Gase		Ford	125	2:21’39.693	9.709	0.001
19	18	Sammy Smith		Toyota	125	2:21’39.694	9.710	0.001
20	08	Gray Gaulding		Chevrolet	125	2:21’41.898	11.914	2.204	1
21	28	Kyle Sieg		Ford	125	2:21’46.462	16.478	4.564
22	02	David Starr		Chevrolet	125	2:22’04.300	34.316	17.838	2
23	48	Parker Kligerman		Chevrolet	125	2:22’12.288	42.304	7.988	1
24	78	Anthony Alfredo		Chevrolet	125	2:22’33.025	1’03.041	20.737
25	5	Jade Buford		Chevrolet	125	2:22’37.015	1’07.031	3.990
26	8	Josh Berry		Chevrolet	125	2:23’01.233	1’31.249	24.218	17
27	1	Sam Mayer		Chevrolet	124	2:20’39.194	1 Lap	1 Lap	14
28	44	Jeffrey Earnhardt		Chevrolet	124	2:21’44.980	1 Lap	1’05.786
29	25	Brett Moffitt		Ford	124	2:21’54.972	1 Lap	9.992
30	34	Jesse Iwuji		Chevrolet	110	2:06’49.794	15 Laps	14 Laps
31	35	CJ Mclaughlin		Chevrolet	87	1:39’19.540	38 Laps	23 Laps
32	26	Kaz Grala		Toyota	82	1:35’30.596	43 Laps	5 Laps
33	6	Brennan Poole		Chevrolet	81	1:34’36.815	44 Laps	1 Lap
34	2	Sheldon Creed		Chevrolet	41	53’17.205	84 Laps	40 Laps	5
35	43	Ryan Ellis		Chevrolet	41	55’59.992	84 Laps	2’42.787
36	11	Daniel Hemric		Chevrolet	20	20’17.158	105 Laps	21 Laps
37	07	Blaine Perkins		Chevrolet	19	19’26.160	106 Laps	1 Lap
38	4	Bayley Currey		Chevrolet	8	9’48.870	117 Laps	11 Laps

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