Hill powered previous Jordan Anderson on a restart with three of 120 laps remaining and held off Chandler Smith by 0.591 seconds to win Monday evening’s rain-delayed race that was marred by a number of multi-car wrecks.
Hill’s Daytona three-peat didn’t come simply as the driving force of the No. 21 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet was concerned in an early-race accident and a number of points on pit highway, together with a rushing penalty.
The win is the seventh of Hill’s profession and locks him into the 2024 collection playoffs only one race into the season.
“This tops all of it. I imply, a three-peat? You know the way laborious it’s to win at Daytona? God, Almighty,” Hill mentioned. “I don’t know what was occurring with me on pit highway at present, however my guys simply saved telling me I used to be good at these superspeedways. I saved making an attempt to screw it up on pit highway, nonetheless.
“Thanks to all these followers that caught it out. I don’t even know what time it’s. I simply comprehend it’s previous my bedtime however we’re about to get together tonight, I can let you know that.”
Anderson ended up third, Parker Retzlaff was fourth and Chandler Smith rounded out the highest 5.
Finishing the highest 10 had been Riley Herbst, John Hunter Nemechek, Justin Allgaier, Brandon Jones and A.J. Allmendinger.
Stage 1
Pole-winner Jesse Love held off his teammate Hill in a one-lap sprint to assert the Stage 1 win. Parker Kligerman was third, Anthony Alfredo was fourth and Jeb Burton rounded out the highest 5.
A four-car wreck arrange the ultimate restart and knocked out a number of drivers from the race early, together with Daniel Suarez, Sam Mayer, Hailie Deegan and Kyle Weatherman.
Stage 2
Hill handed Sheldon Creed on the ultimate lap then held off Sammy Smith to seize the Stage 2 victory. Creed ended up third, Cole Custer fourth and Ryan Sieg rounded out the highest 5.
Some tense three-wide racing on lap 37 became an 11-car accident that collected a number of contenders for the win, together with three-time Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen and Kligerman.
Stage 3
In the course of the break between Phases 2 and three, a handful of drivers elected to pit, however Hill remained on the monitor and within the lead when the race returned to inexperienced on lap 67.
A closing spherical of inexperienced flag pit stops received below means with 44 laps to go as drivers took on new tires and sufficient gas to make it to the top of the race.
Earlier than all of the automobiles had made their closing cease, Burton spun off Flip 4 on lap 97 after contact from van Gisbergen which introduced out the seventh warning of the race.
A number of drivers hit pit highway, together with those that had not but pit. Sieg was the primary to not pit and inherited the lead when the race returned to inexperienced with 18 laps remaining.
A 3-car accident on the backstretch on lap 103 arrange one other restart with 11 laps to go and Sieg nonetheless out entrance and main Herbst and Custer.
Herbst shortly grabbed the lead however was penalized for a restart violation. Earlier than he might serve his penalty, one other multi-car wreck erupted on the backstretch that collected Custer, Allgaier and Sage Karam amongst others.
With the penalty and wreck, Anderson inherited the lead and led the way in which on the restart with three laps to go.
