February 17, 2024 | By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service

NASCAR Xfinity race at Daytona postponed until Monday

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The United Rentals 300 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Daytona International Speedway has been postponed from Saturday to Monday because of rain.

The Xfinity season opener has been rescheduled for 11 a.m. on Monday, February 19 and will be broadcast on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

During a break in the weather on Saturday afternoon, the Xfinity Series cars were able to qualify. Richard Childress Racing teammates Jesse Love (a Sunoco rookie) and Austin Hill ran 1-2 in time trials, with Love securing his first pole position in his first career attempt in the series.

Hill, a four-time winner with RCR last year, is the two-time defending winner of the Xfinity season opener at Daytona. Hill posted a time of 49.705 (181.068 mph) seconds in qualifying, narrowly losing the pole to Love’s 49.702 (181.079 mph).

Veteran AJ Allmendinger, who returns to the Xfinity Series full-time this season, will start third, with Parker Kligerman beside him in the fourth spot.

New Zealander Shane van Gisbergen, winner of last year’s Chicago Street Race in his first NASCAR Cup Series start, had an auspicious beginning to his NASCAR Xfinity Series career with a fifth-place qualifying effort in Kaulig Racing’s No. 97 Chevrolet.

After qualifying, the rain picked up later in the afternoon, forcing the postponement.



Starting Line Up by Row
Daytona International Speedway
United Rentals 300

Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Saturday, 2/17/2024 @ 03:17 PM Eastern
Driver Date Time Speed
Track Race Record: Geoff Bodine  02/16/85 1:54:33 157.137

Pos Car Driver Team Time Speed

Row 1: 1 2 Jesse Love # Whelen Chevrolet 49.702 181.079
2 21 Austin Hill Bennett Transportation Chevrolet 49.705 181.068

Row 2: 3 16 AJ Allmendinger Celsius Chevrolet 49.779 180.799
4 48 Parker Kligerman Spiked Lite Coolers Chevrolet 49.788 180.766

Row 3: 5 97 Shane Van Gisbergen # WeatherTech Chevrolet 49.830 180.614
6 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Chevrolet 49.873 180.458

Row 4: 7 51 Jeremy Clements One Stop/All South Electric Chevrolet 49.921 180.285
8 20 John Hunter Nemechek(i) Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota 49.938 180.223

Row 5: 9 31 Parker Retzlaff FUNKAWAY Chevrolet 49.963 180.133
10 5 Anthony Alfredo Dude Wipes Chevrolet 50.017 179.939

Row 6: 11 98 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Ford 50.019 179.932
12 8 Sammy Smith Pilot Flying J Chevrolet 50.032 179.885

Row 7: 13 07 Patrick Emerling Phillips Hunt Walker Chevrolet 50.035 179.874
14 18 Sheldon Creed Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Toyota 50.039 179.860

Row 8: 15 1 Sam Mayer Carolina Carports Chevrolet 50.056 179.799
16 27 Jeb Burton Golden Corral Chevrolet 50.081 179.709

Row 9: 17 00 Cole Custer Haas Automation Ford 50.087 179.687
18 14 Daniel Suarez(i) Wendy's Chevrolet 50.094 179.662

Row 10: 19 81 Chandler Smith Mobil 1 Toyota 50.106 179.619
20 19 Ryan Truex Toyota SmartPath Toyota 50.111 179.601

Row 11: 21 11 Josh Williams Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet 50.123 179.558
22 9 Brandon Jones Menards/Swiffer Chevrolet 50.124 179.555

Row 12: 23 6 Garrett Smithley Z&M Harley Davidson Chevrolet 50.124 179.555
24 42 Leland Honeyman # Ohio Logistics Chevrolet 50.127 179.544

Row 13: 25 91 Kyle Weatherman DriveSmartWarranty.com Chevrolet 50.159 179.429
26 10 Daniel Dye(i) Champion Containers Chevrolet 50.297 178.937

Row 14: 27 92 Josh Bilicki Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet 50.367 178.688
28 15 Hailie Deegan # Klutch Vodka Ford 50.380 178.642

Row 15: 29 32 Jordan Anderson Capital City Towing/Bommarito Chevrolet 50.408 178.543
30 36 Natalie Decker Amped Fitness Chevrolet 50.418 178.508

Row 16: 31 39 Ryan Sieg Sci Aps/Scrap University Ford 50.427 178.476
32 26 Sage Karam CRC Brakleen Toyota 50.429 178.469

Row 17: 33 44 Brennan Poole Finance Pro Plus Chevrolet Owner Points
34 29 Blaine Perkins AutoParkit.com Ford Owner Points

Row 18: 35 4 Dawson Cram # FIRMAN Power Equipment Chevrolet 50.685 177.567
36 43 Ryan Ellis Heartbeat Hot Sauce Co Chevrolet Owner Points

Row 19: 37 35 Frankie Muniz Ford Performance Ford Owner Points
38 78 BJ McLeod Kales Truck Heavy Equipment Chevrolet Owner Points

Did Not Qualify: #53 Joey Gase,#45 Caesar Bacarella,#38 CJ McLaughlin,#28 Kyle Sieg,#74 Stanton Barrett,#66 David Starr

Manufacturer Starting Lineup DNQs Manufacturer Starting Lineup DNQs
Chevrolet 27 4 Ford 6 2
Toyota 5 0

(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series