At-track photos: Cup, Xfinity and Truck Series on Daytona Road Course

By Staff Report | Sunday, February 21, 2021

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With his win at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course, Christopher Bell locks himself into the 2021 NASCAR Playoffs.

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Christopher Bell, driver of the No. 20 Rheem Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the O'Reilly Auto Parts 253 at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course.

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This marks career win No. 1 for Christopher Bell in the NASCAR Cup Series.

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Christopher Bell, driver of the No. 20 Rheem Toyota, crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR Cup Series race at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course.

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Crew chief Michael Wheeler looks on during the O'Reilly Auto Parts 253 at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course.

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Brad Keselowski, driver of the No. 2 Discount Tire Ford, drives during the NASCAR Cup Series race at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course.

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Tyler Reddick, driver of the No. 8 Cat Rental Store Chevrolet, spins into the infield grass during the O'Reilly Auto Parts 253 at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course.

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Christopher Bell, driver of the No. 20 Rheem Toyota, and Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, race during the O'Reilly Auto Parts 253 at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course.

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Ryan Newman, driver of the No. 6 Castrol Ford, AJ Allmendinger, driver of the No. 16 Hyperice Chevrolet, and Tyler Reddick, driver of the No. 8 Cat Rental Store Chevrolet, race during the O'Reilly Auto Parts 253 at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course.

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Cars race during the NASCAR Cup Series event at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course.

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Aric Almirola, driver of the No. 10 Smithfield Ford, spins during the O'Reilly Auto Parts 253 at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course.

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Denny Hamlin, driver of the No. 11 FedEx Express Toyota, drives during the NASCAR Cup Series race at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course.

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Kurt Busch, driver of the No. 1 Monster Energy Chevrolet, and Martin Truex Jr., driver of the No. 19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, exit pit road during the O'Reilly Auto Parts 253 at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course.

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Bubba Wallace, driver of the No. 23 DoorDash Toyota, drives during the NASCAR Cup Series race at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course.

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Ryan Newman, driver of the No. 6 Castrol Ford, pits for fuel during the NASCAR Cup Series race at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course.

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Cars race during the O'Reilly Auto Parts 253 at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course.

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Denny Hamlin, driver of the No. 11 FedEx Express Toyota, wins Stage 2 on Lap 34 at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course.

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William Byron, driver of the No. 24 Axalta Chevrolet, drives during the NASCAR Cup Series race at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course.

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Ryan Blaney, driver of the No. 12 Menards/Libman Ford, drives during the NASCAR Cup Series race at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course.

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Martin Truex Jr., driver of the No. 19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, drives during the NASCAR Cup Series race at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course.

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Ryan Newman, driver of the No. 6 Castrol Ford, and Corey LaJoie, driver of the No. 7 Netflix Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Cup Series race at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course.

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Kurt Busch, driver of the No. 1 Monster Energy Chevrolet, drives during the NASCAR Cup Series race at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course.

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Michael McDowell, driver of the No. 34 Love's Travel Stop Ford, drives during the NASCAR Cup Series race at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course.

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Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 Interstate Batteries Toyota, pits during the NASCAR Cup Series race at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course..

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Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, wins Stage 1 of the NASCAR Cup Series race at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course.

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Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, leads the field at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course.

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Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, leads the field at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course.

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Bubba Wallace, driver of the No. 23 DoorDash Toyota, Alex Bowman, driver of the No. 48 Ally Chevrolet, Daniel Suarez, driver of the No. 99 iFly Chevrolet, and Erik Jones, driver of the No. 43 Petty's Garage Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Cup Series event at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course.

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An uncontrolled tire is seen as cars exit pit road during the NASCAR Cup Series race at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course.

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Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, leads the field during the NASCAR Cup Series race at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course.

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Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, and Michael McDowell, driver of the No. 34 Love's Travel Stop Ford, lead the field at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course.

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A general view of the start of the NASCAR Cup Series O'Reilly Auto Parts 253 at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course.

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Bubba Wallace, driver of the No. 23 DoorDash Toyota, waves to fans from the grid prior to the NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway.

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Bubba Wallace, driver of the No. 23 DoorDash Toyota, and crew wait on the grid prior to the NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway.

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A detail of the shoes worn by Bubba Wallace, driver of the No. 23 DoorDash Toyota, prior to the NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway.

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Joey Logano, driver of the No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, walks the grid prior to the NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway.

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Kevin Harvick, driver of the No. 4 Mobil 1 Ford, waves from the grid prior to the NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway.

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A general view of the exterior of the Daytona International Speedway prior to the NASCAR Cup Series race.

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Martin Truex Jr., driver of the No. 19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, waits on the grid prior to the NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway.

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Denny Hamlin, driver of the No. 11 FedEx Express Toyota, waves to fans from the grid prior to the NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway.

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Ty Gibbs poses with the trophy after winning Saturday night's NASCAR Xfinity Series race at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course. It was Gibbs' first career NASCAR national series start.

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Ty Gibbs, driver of the No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota, celebrates with the checkered flag after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Super Start Batteries 188 presented by O'Reilly at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course.

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Ty Gibbs, driver of the No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota, celebrates with his winning No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota in Victory Lane. Gibbs is the sixth driver in history to win in his first NASCAR Xfinity Series start.

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That was a monster win for Ty Gibbs, which calls for a monster of a celebration in Victory Lane.

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Ty Gibbs burns down the Goodyear tires on the No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota after his big victory.

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An alternative view of Ty Gibbs' burnout on the Daytona frontstretch.

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Ty Gibbs crosses the finish line for his first career triumph.

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Miguel Paludo, driver of the No. 8 Brandt Chevrolet, drives with sparks during the NASCAR Xfinity Super Start Batteries 188 at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course.

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Riley Herbst avoids AJ Allmendinger at the end of Stage 1 of Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity Series race at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course.

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Austin Cindric and AJ Allmemdinger made contact coming to the green-white-checkered flag to end Stage 1 of Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity Series race at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course. Both cars received significant damage after the No. 16 of Allmendinger went to block Cindric in the No. 22.

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The sun sets on Daytona International Speedway as the NASCAR Xfinity Series race continues into the evening.

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Riley Herbst spins through the infield grass trying to avoid AJ Allmendinger's stopped No. 16 Chevrolet. Herbst was done for the day after heavy damage to the No. 98 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford kept him from continuing.

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AJ Allmendinger (16) battles to keep Austin Cindric (22) behind him through the final chicane during the last lap of Stage 1.

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Ryan Vargas poses next to his No. 6 The Big Squeezy Chevrolet, a Louisiana-based company owned by New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara.

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The No. 6 The Big Squeezy Chevrolet, driven by Ryan Vargas sits on the grid prior to the NASCAR Xfinity Super Start Batteries 188 presented by O'Reilly at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course.

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Noah Gragson, driver of the No. 9 Bass Pro Shops/True Timber/BRCC Chevrolet, drives during the NASCAR Xfinity Super Start Batteries 188 presented by O'Reilly at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course.

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Josh Williams, driver of the No. 92 Alloy Employer Services/General Formulations, Jade Buford, driver of the No. 48 Big Machine Vodka Spiked Cooler Chevrolet, with flames and Miguel Paludo, driver of the No. 8 Brandt Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Xfinity Super Start Batteries 188 presented by O'Reilly at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course.

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Brett Moffitt, driver of the No. 02 Quartz Hill Records Chevrolet, and Austin Cindric, driver of the No. 22 PPG Ford, lead the field to start the NASCAR Xfinity Super Start Batteries 188 presented by O'Reilly at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course.

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Noah Gragson had trouble prior to leaving the grid when the engine in the No. 9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet did not fire up. Gragson's team was able to get him back out, but it was after the green flag flew, leaving him two laps down to start.

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Ben Rhodes, driver of the No. 99 Bombardier LearJet 75 Toyota, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series BrakeBest Brake Pads 159 presented by O'Reilly at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course.

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Another look at Ben Rhodes' burnout. The win was Rhodes' first on a road course.

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Ben Rhodes in Victory Lane after winning the race. It was Toyota's 200th Truck win.

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Ben Rhodes started the 2021 season with back-to-back wins at Daytona International Speedway, joining Johnny Sauter (2013) and Mark Martin (2006) as the only drivers to win the first two Truck races of the season.

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Ben Rhodes now has five career victories in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.

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Chase Purdy, driver of the No. 23 BamaBuggies.com Chevrolet, drives with sparks as Christian Eckes, driver of the No. 98 ProtectTheHarvest.com Toyota, pursues.

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A general view of trucks racing.

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Ryan Truex, driver of the No. 40 Jacob Companies Chevrolet, pits after an on-track incident.

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Ryan Truex drives a damaged truck.

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Another view of Ryan Truex's damaged truck.

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The NASCAR Safety crew assists Zane Smith after an on-track incident.

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Zane Smith, driver of the No. 21 Chevy.com/Accessories Chevrolet, stops after an on-track incident.

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The pace truck leads the field on a pace lap before the race.

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Tyler Ankrum, driver of the No. 26 LiUNA! Chevrolet, is towed off the track.

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Codie Rohrbaugh, driver of the No. 9 Grant County Mulch Chevrolet, and Hailie Deegan, driver of the No. 1 Monster Ford, race.

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Johnny Sauter, driver of the No. 13 Vivitar/RealTree Toyota, leads the field.

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Matt Crafton, driver of the No. 88 Black Label Bacon/Menards Toyota, leads the field.

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Hailie Deegan, driver of the No. 1 Monster Ford, waves to fans on the grid.

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Ben Rhodes, driver of the No. 99 Bombardier LearJet 75 Toyota, waits on the grid.

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Sheldon Creed, driver of the No. 2 Chevy Silverado Chevrolet, waves to fans on the grid.

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Johnny Sauter, driver of the No. 13 Vivitar/RealTree Toyota, waits on the grid.

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A general view of drivers and crew standing on pit road during the national anthem.

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The pace truck leads the field on a pace lap before the race.

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A general view of covered trucks lined on the grid as rain falls before the race.

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A general view of covered trucks lined on the grid as rain falls.

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More trucks on the grid.

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A look down pit road.

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