NASCAR Xfinity Series at Daytona 2015: Results: Winner, Standings and Reaction

Ryan Reed can now say he's the only Xfinity Series race winner in history. 

Previously named the Nationwide Series, NASCAR's second-tier series got off to an exciting start under the Xfinity brand Saturday at the Alert Today Florida 300, with the 21-year-old avoiding a pair of scary wrecks and making a final-lap pass to earn his first win:

As ESPN's Lewis Franck noted, Reed's story is truly an inspirational one:

Sprint Cup driver Ryan Truex offered his congratulations: 

Here's a look at the top-10 leaderboard (you can find the complete leaderboard at NASCAR.com) from Daytona International Speedway:

Position	Driver	Team
1	Ryan Reed	Roush Fenway Racing
2	Chris Buescher	Roush Fenway Racing
3	Ty Dillon	Richard Childress Racing
4	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing
5	Brad Keselowski	Team Panske
6	David Starr	TriStar Motorsports
7	Aric Almirola	Biagi Denbeste Racing
8	Kyle Larson	H Scott Motorsports with Chip Ganassi Racing
9	Ross Chastain	JD Motorsports
10	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	JR Motorsports

The first 80 laps of the 120-lap race were thoroughly entertaining, as there were exactly zero cautions and a seemingly endless run of lead changes. It was terrific racing, but as USA Today's Jeff Gluck ominously noted, it didn't seem likely to continue:

Debris ended the no-caution streak, but the second was far from harmless. 

A huge crash with just 27 laps to go resulted in Regan Smith's No. 7 car doing a full barrel roll and being crushed upon landing. Fortunately, he got out of his car, walked off on his own power and later said he was "fine" during the broadcast on Fox Sports 1. 

Smith, who won this race (previously named the DRIVE4COPD 300) last year, looked intent on doing so again, as he led for 15 laps. It was obviously a disappointing end to his day, but he seemed in good spirits and focused on Sunday's Daytona 500: 

The wreck, which affected 11 total cars and drew out the red flag, began when Kyle Larson appeared to bump rookie Daniel Suarez, who lost control and began the chain reaction. Suarez later took to Twitter to comment on the accident: 

The green flag was finally waved after a lengthy delay, but it didn't last long. Debris from Chase Elliott's car caused another caution, and just minutes later, there was another massive, multi-car wreck that resulted in a red flag. 

This time, Kyle Busch went head-first into a wall in a frightening, violent collision. He was able to climb out of his car on his own power but needed to be taken off on a stretcher, as Gluck noted:

Jimmie Johnson commented on the scary accident: 

Brad Keselowski jumped out to a big lead on the final lap, but it was too big. He was a sitting duck, and Reed and teammate Chris Buescher were able to weave their way past him to complete the huge night for Roush Fenway Racing. 

Up next is the Hisense 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It may not get better than this for Reed all season long, but it's clear he has a bright future.