DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Austin Hill loves Daytona, and Daytona appears to love him back.
The Richard Childress Racing driver won the first race of the 2023 Xfinity Series season Saturday night — dominating early, hanging on during a crazy finish and notching his second win at Daytona International Speedway in as many years.
It wasn’t without a bunch of drama, though. A caution prompted a late-race restart and forced overtime. The top of the pack was super tight — Hill, John Hunter Nemechek and Justin Allgaier vying for the top spot — and then, after the white flag (marking the race’s last lap), the No. 1 car flipped and a caution came out.