2024 Goodyear 400

2024 Goodyear 400
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 13 of 36 in the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series
Date May 12, 2024 (2024-05-12)
Location Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
1.366 mi (2.198 km)
Distance 293 laps, 400.238 mi (644.121 km)
Average speed 124.75 miles per hour (200.77 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
23XI Racing
Time 28.906
Most laps led
Driver Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing
Laps 174
Winner
No. 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Kevin Harvick
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Todd Gordon
Turn Announcers Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Mike Bagley (3 & 4)

The 2024 Goodyear 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on May 12, 2024, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Contested over 293 laps on the 1.366-mile (2.198 km) egg-shaped oval, it was the 13th race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season and the 68th running of the event. Brad Keselowski, driving for his co-owned RFK Racing team, won the race, marking his first win since the 2021 GEICO 500 110 races previously, and in the process becoming the first owner-driver to win a Cup race since Tony Stewart at the 2016 Toyota/Save Mart 350, and it was Ford's first win with the seventh-generation Mustang. Ty Gibbs finished second, and rookie Josh Berry came home in third. Denny Hamlin and Chase Briscoe rounded out the top five, and William Byron, Bubba Wallace, Alex Bowman, Justin Haley, and Michael McDowell rounded out the top ten.

Report

Background

Darlington Raceway where the race was held.

Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends.

Since 2015, the race has hosted NASCAR's Throwback weekend, which features cars sporting paint schemes that pay homage to past teams and drivers. (The lineage of this race includes races billed as the Southern 500 from 2005 to 2020.)[9]

Entry list

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes the driver ineligible for series driver points.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer Sponsor or throwback
1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet Busch Light – Kevin Harvick's No. 4 paint scheme that raced during the 2016 season[10][11]
2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford Freightliner[11]
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops – Dale Earnhardt's paint scheme from the 1998 NASCAR All-Star Race[12][11]
4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart–Haas Racing Ford Harrison's – Tribute to crew chief Rodney Childers' No. 54 Fire Protection paint scheme that raced during the 1998 Late Models season[13][11]
5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet HendrickCars.com – Terry Labonte's Kellogg's Corn Flakes paint scheme that raced during his 1996 championship run[14][11]
6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford Castrol – Tribute to the 1996 Castrol TOM'S Toyota Supra A80 that won the 1997 and 1999 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship titles[15][11]
7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Razzle Dazzle Premium Grapes – LaJoie's No. 07 Capitol Collision Services paint scheme that raced to his first touring series win during the 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East season[16][11]
8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Zone[11]
9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet UniFirst – Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s No. 88 National Guard paint scheme that won at the 2014 Daytona 500[17][18][11]
10 Noah Gragson Stewart–Haas Racing Ford Overstock.com[11]
11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Yahoo![11]
12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford Menards/Maytag[11]
14 Chase Briscoe Stewart–Haas Racing Ford Mahindra Tractors – Tribute to Richard and Kevin Briscoe's sprint car racing team[19][11]
15 Kaz Grala Rick Ware Racing Ford N29 Capital Partners – Tribute to Parnelli Jones' Ford Mustang Boss 302 that raced during the 1969 Trans-American Sedan Championship[20][11]
16 Derek Kraus Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Project Wyoming[11]
17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford Fifth Third Bank[21][11]
19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Auto-Owners Insurance – Truex's No. 78 paint scheme that won at the 2016 Bojangles' Southern 500[22][11]
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota DeWalt – 100th anniversary paint scheme[23][11]
21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford DEX Imaging – Tribute to the "Leonard Wood Special" car raced during the team's early years[24][11]
22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford Shell Pennzoil[11]
23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota McDonald's[11]
24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Axalta – Jeff Gordon's DuPont "Firestorm" paint scheme that raced during the 2009, 2010, and 2011 seasons[25][11]
31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Black’s Tire Service[11]
34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford Long John Silver's – paint scheme inspired by the sponsor's 1970s branding[26][11]
38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford Gener8tor – Gilliland's No. 98 paint scheme that raced during the 2015 CARS Tour season, when he won the inaugural race at Southern National Motorsports Park[27][11]
41 Ryan Preece Stewart–Haas Racing Ford United Rentals – Preece's No. 16 paint scheme raced during his 2013 championship run in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour[28][11]
42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota Family Dollar – Petty Family 75th anniversary tribute to Lee Petty's 1956 Dodge Coronet race car[29][11]
43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota AdventHealth – Petty Family 75th anniversary tribute to Richard Petty's 1959 Plymouth Savoy race car[30][11]
45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota MoneyLion – Tim Richmond's No. 29 Motorcraft paint scheme that failed to qualify for the 1982 Daytona 500.[31][11]
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet Kroger/Oscar Mayer/Kraft/Sara Lee Artesano – Mark Martin's No. 6 Oscar Mayer/Miracle Whip paint scheme that raced at the 2004 Budweiser Shootout[32][11]
48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Ally Financial – Jimmie Johnson's Lowe's paint scheme that raced during his rookie season in 2002[33][11]
51 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford North Carolina National Fraternal Order of Police[11]
54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota He Gets Us/Monster Energy[34][11]
71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Focused Health – Tribute to Dave Marcis[35][11]
77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Premier Security Solutions NLEOMF[36][11]
99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet Quaker State – Tribute to Adrián Fernández's No. 5 Aguri–Fernández Racing Quaker State/Tecate paint scheme that raced during the 2004 IndyCar Series season[37][11]
Official entry list

Practice

Michael McDowell was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 29.022 seconds and a speed of 169.444 mph (272.694 km/h).[38]

Practice results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 29.022 169.444
2 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.173 168.567
3 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 29.192 168.457
Official practice results

Qualifying

Tyler Reddick scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.906 and a speed of 170.124 mph (273.788 km/h).[39]

Qualifying results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
1 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 28.625 28.906
2 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 28.716 28.924
3 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 28.604 29.005
4 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.772 29.014
5 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.791 29.030
6 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.750 29.034
7 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.650 29.045
8 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 28.709 29.068
9 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 28.780 29.098
10 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.752 29.821
11 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.780 —
12 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.854 —
13 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 28.833 —
14 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 28.915 —
15 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 28.839 —
16 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 28.999 —
17 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 28.842 —
18 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.003 —
19 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 28.873 —
20 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 29.046 —
21 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 28.902 —
22 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 29.120 —
23 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.934 —
24 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 29.188 —
25 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 28.985 —
26 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.270 —
27 71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 29.050 —
28 51 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford 29.272 —
29 31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 29.054 —
30 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 29.294 —
31 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.061 —
32 16 Derek Kraus Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 29.452 —
33 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.115 —
34 15 Kaz Grala (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford 29.628 —
35 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 29.194 —
36 10 Noah Gragson Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.756 —
Official qualifying results

Race

Race results

Stage results

Stage One Laps: 90

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9
3 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 8
4 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 7
5 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6
6 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 5
7 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 4
8 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 3
9 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 95

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 10
2 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 9
3 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8
4 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 7
5 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 4
8 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 3
9 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 2
10 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 1
Official stage two results

Final Stage results

Stage Three Laps: 108

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 2 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 293 57
2 4 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 293 52
3 33 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 293 34
4 7 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 293 36
5 13 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 293 32
6 5 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 293 38
7 8 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 293 33
8 18 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 293 29
9 28 51 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford 293 28
10 16 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 293 27
11 9 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 293 27
12 31 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 293 25
13 12 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 293 24
14 36 10 Noah Gragson Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 293 23
15 15 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 293 27
16 24 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 293 21
17 26 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 293 20
18 34 15 Kaz Grala (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford 293 19
19 30 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 293 18
20 25 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 293 17
21 14 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 293 23
22 35 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 293 15
23 20 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 293 14
24 19 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 293 13
25 10 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 293 18
26 21 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 293 11
27 11 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 293 10
28 23 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 293 9
29 32 16 Derek Kraus Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 292 8
30 3 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 291 15
31 22 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 291 6
32 1 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 291 22
33 29 31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 290 4
34 6 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 252 19
35 27 71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 161 2
36 17 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 129 4
Official race results

Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 16 among 10 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 6 for 38 laps
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 12 minutes, and 30 seconds
  • Average speed: 124.75 miles per hour (200.77 km/h)

Media

Television

The race will be carried by FS1 in the United States. Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer and Kevin Harvick will call the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little and Regan Smith will handle the pit road for the television side. Larry McReynolds provide insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.

FS1
Booth announcers Pit reporters In-race analyst
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer
Color-commentator: Kevin Harvick		 Jamie Little
Regan Smith		 Larry McReynolds

Radio

MRN will have the radio call for the race, which will also be simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

MRN Radio
Booth announcers Turn announcers Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Announcer: Todd Gordon		 Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody
Turns 3 & 4: Mike Bagley		 Steve Post
Kim Coon
Chris Wilner
Brienne Pedigo

Standings after the race

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