Background

Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway.^[5] The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.^[6]

Entry list

• (R) denotes rookie driver.
• (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

First practice

Noah Gragson was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 47.214 seconds and a speed of 190.621 mph (306.775 km/h).^[7]

Final practice

Caesar Bacarella was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 48.311 seconds and a speed of 186.293 mph (299.810 km/h).^[8]

Qualifying results

Race results

Final Stage Results

Laps: 60

Race statistics

• Lead changes: 12 among 8 different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 7 for 28
• Red flags: 1
• Time of race: 2 hours, 11 minutes, and 44 seconds
• Average speed: 136.64 mph (219.90 km/h)

Television

The NASCAR Racing Experience 300 was carried by FS1 in the United States. Adam Alexander, Stewart-Haas Racing driver Clint Bowyer, and Team Penske driver Brad Keselowski called the race from the booth, with Regan Smith and Matt Yocum covering pit road.

Radio

The Motor Racing Network (MRN) called the race for radio, which was simulcast on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Dave Moody and Jeff Striegle anchored the action from the booth. Mike Bagley called the action from Turns 1 & 2, Kyle Rickey worked the backstretch, and Steve Post called the race through turns 3 & 4. NASCAR Hall of Fame Executive Director Winston Kelley anchored pit road and was joined by Dillon Welch.