Noah Gragson finished third in the UNOH 188 at the DAYTONA Road Course at Daytona International Speedway Road Course on Saturday.
Gragson’s top-five finish, the ninth time he has achieved that result this year, added 43 points to his season total. He ranks third in the NASCAR Xfinity Series with 740 total points.
Gragson started and finished in the third position and led one lap in the race. The third-year driver has secured two career victories, with 19 top-five finishes and 37 results inside the top 10.
The Las Vegas, Nevada native’s starting and finishing positions compared favorably to his career averages, starting six spots higher than his career mark of 9.4 and completing the race five places ahead of his 7.7 career average finish.
Gragson’s third-place finish was against a field of 38 drivers. The race endured seven cautions and eight caution laps. There were seven lead changes.
Austin Cindric earned the victory in the race, followed by Brandon Jones in second place. Behind Gragson’s third-place finish, AJ Allmendinger brought home fourth, and Andy Lally closed the top five.
After Cindric won the first stage, Chase Briscoe drove the No. 98 car to victory in Stage 2.