The 2015 Alert Today Florida 300 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on February 21, 2015, at Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida. The race was the first of the 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series. It was also the 34th iteration of the event. It also had a couple of firsts. It was the first ever race with the title sponsor Xfinity to sponsor the 2nd of the top 3 series of NASCAR with Xfinity replacing Nationwide. It was also the first race since 2006 that Fox would broadcast the lower series of NASCAR. Austin Dillon won the pole while Kyle Busch led the most laps but the race would feature a surprise winner as Ryan Reed won his first ever NASCAR Xfinity Series race of his career in his 40th Xfinity Series start. But the race was most remembered for a crash that left Kyle Busch with a broken leg and foot.

Background Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. Since opening in 1959, it has been the home of the Daytona 500, the most prestigious race in NASCAR as well as its season opening event. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosts races for ARCA, AMA Superbike, IMSA, SCCA, and Motocross. The track features multiple layouts including the primary high-speed tri-oval, a sports car course, a motorcycle course, and a karting and motorcycle flat-track. The track's infield includes the Lake Lloyd, which has hosted powerboat racing. The speedway is operated by NASCAR pursuant to a lease with the City of Daytona Beach on the property that runs until 2054. Dale Earnhardt is Daytona International Speedway's all-time winningest driver, with a total of 34 career victories (12- Daytona 500 Qualifying Races) (7- NASCAR Xfinity Series Races) (6- Busch Clash Races) (6- IROC Races) (2- Pepsi 400 July Races) (1- The 1998 Daytona 500).

Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points #DriverTeamMake 0 Harrison Rhodes (R) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 01 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1 Elliott Sadler Roush Fenway Racing Ford 2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 3 Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Ross Chastain (R) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 6 Bubba Wallace (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 8 Blake Koch TriStar Motorsports Toyota 9 Chase Elliott JR Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota 13 Chris Cockrum MBM Motorsports Chevrolet 14 Cale Conley (R) TriStar Motorsports Toyota 15 Carlos Contreras Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 17 Tanner Berryhill Vision Racing Toyota 18 Daniel Suárez (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19 Scott Lagasse Jr. TriStar Motorsports Toyota 20 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22 Brad Keselowski (i) Team Penske Ford 24 Eric McClure JGL Racing Toyota 25 John Wes Townley (i) Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet 26 Mike Wallace (i) JGL Racing Toyota 28 J. J. Yeley JGL Racing Toyota 29 Justin Marks RAB Racing Toyota 33 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 40 Derek White MBM Motorsports Dodge 42 Kyle Larson (i) HScott Motorsports with Chip Ganassi Chevrolet 43 Dakoda Armstrong Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 44 David Starr TriStar Motorsports Toyota 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 54 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 55 Jeffery Earnhardt Viva Motorsports Chevrolet 60 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 70 Derrike Cope Derrike Cope Racing Chevrolet 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 84 Chad Boat (i) Billy Boat Motorsports Chevrolet 85 Bobby Gerhart Bobby Gerhart Racing Chevrolet 87 Joe Nemechek (i) NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 89 Morgan Shepherd* Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 90 Mario Gosselin King Autosport Chevrolet 92 Dexter Bean King Autosport Chevrolet 97 Josh Reaume (R) Obaika Racing Chevrolet 98 Aric Almirola (i) Biagi-DenBeste Racing FordOfficial Entry List

Qualifying Austin Dillon won the pole for the race. Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 1 33 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 48.358 48.048 47.306 2 29 Justin Marks RAB Racing Toyota 47.843 47.663 47.329 3 84 Chad Boat (i) Billy Boat Motorsports Chevrolet 48.291 48.041 47.332 4 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 47.993 48.032 47.510 5 98 Aric Almirola (i) Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 48.288 48.033 47.531 6 20 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 47.553 47.659 47.534 7 43 Dakoda Armstrong Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 48.275 48.009 47.562 8 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 47.956 47.967 47.572 9 28 J. J. Yeley JGL Racing Toyota 47.599 47.640 47.577 10 60 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford 48.127 47.908 47.589 11 1 Elliott Sadler Roush Fenway Racing Ford 47.664 47.979 49.277 12 7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 47.568 47.990 49.306 13 55 Jeffery Earnhardt Viva Motorsports Chevrolet 48.333 48.119 — 14 22 Brad Keselowski (i) Team Penske Ford 48.277 48.237 — 15 2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 48.299 48.391 — 16 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 48.353 48.433 — 17 14 Cale Conley (R) TriStar Motorsports Toyota 48.290 48.607 — 18 44 David Starr*** TriStar Motorsports Toyota 48.239 48.907 — 19 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 48.388 50.125 — 20 13 Chris Cockrum MBM Motorsports Chevrolet 48.404 51.629 — 21 4 Ross Chastain (R) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 48.156 — — 22 10 Scott Lagasse Jr.*** **** TriStar Motorsports Toyota 48.248 — — 23 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 48.272 — — 24 97 Josh Reaume (R) Obaika Racing Chevrolet 48.361 — — 25 24 Eric McClure JGL Racing Toyota 48.423 — — 26 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 48.438 — — 27 42 Kyle Larson (i) HScott Motorsports with Chip Ganassi Chevrolet 48.487 — — 28 6 Bubba Wallace (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 48.571 — — 29 25 John Wes Townley (i) Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet 48.599 — — 30 92 Dexter Bean King Autosport Chevrolet 48.634 — — 31 26 Mike Wallace (i) JGL Racing Toyota 48.652 — — 32 54 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48.653 — — 33 40 Derek White MBM Motorsports Dodge 48.674 — — 34 3 Ty Dillon* Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 48.755 — — 35 9 Chase Elliott* JR Motorsports Chevrolet 48.838 — — 36 18 Daniel Suárez (R)* *** Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48.841 — — 37 90 Mario Gosselin* King Autosport Chevrolet 49.053 — — 38 8 Blake Koch* *** TriStar Motorsports Toyota 51.093 — — 39 01 Landon Cassill* *** JD Motorsports Chevrolet 54.757 — — 40 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (i)** JR Motorsports Chevrolet 50.130 — — Failed to Qualify, withdrew, or driver changes 41 87 Joe Nemechek (i) NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 48.796 — — 42 19 Scott Lagasse Jr. TriStar Motorsports Toyota 48.833 — — 43 85 Bobby Gerhart Bobby Gerhart Racing Chevrolet 48.884 — — 44 17 Tanner Berryhill Vision Racing Toyota 50.944 — — 45 0 Harrison Rhodes (R) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 50.954 — — 46 70 Derrike Cope Derrike Cope Racing Chevrolet 52.422 — — 47 15 Carlos Contreras Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 54.532 — — DC 10 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota — — — WD 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet — — —Official Starting Lineup

* – Made the field via owners points

** – Made the field via past champion.

*** – Landon Cassill, Blake Koch, Scott Lagasse Jr., Daniel Suárez, and David Starr had to start at the rear of the field. Cassill, Koch, and Suárez had back up cars, Lagasse Jr. had a drivers change, and Starr had unapproved adjustments.

**** – Jeff Green qualified to car before they switched to Scott Lagasse Jr. for the race.

Race Pole sitter Austin Dillon led the first lap of the race. On lap 2, Ryan Reed attempted to pass Dillon for the lead but Chris Buescher made a three wide pass for the lead and took the lead. On lap 8, Ty Dillon race side by side for the lead with Buescher and led lap 8 and 9 before he got in front of Buescher. On lap 13, Bubba Wallace took the lead. Ty took it back on the next lap. Wallace led lap 15 as he and Dillon raced side by side for the lead. Wallace led lap 15 and 16 before Ty took it back on lap 17. Wallace took it back on lap 19. Ty took it back on lap 22. Wallace would lead on lap 24. But Ty would take it back on lap 27. Wallace led lap 28 before Ty took back full advantage on lap 29. Wallace led lap 30 and 31 before Ty took it back on lap 32. On lap 35, Bubba Wallace took the lead. Soon, green flag pitstops began. Ty Dillon took the lead from Bubba Wallace on lap 41 after they both made their pitstops. On lap 42, Kyle Busch stormed his way from 5th to the lead.

Final laps