NASCAR Cup Series race
Motor car race
The 2024 USA Today 301 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on June 23, 2024, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire . Contested over 305 laps -- extended from 301 laps due to an overtime finish , on the 1.058-mile (1.703 km) speedway, it was the 18th race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season. Christopher Bell won the race, his 9th career win, and his 3rd of the 2024 season. Chase Briscoe finished 2nd, and Josh Berry finished 3rd, matching his career-best finish. Kyle Larson and Chris Buescher rounded out the top five, and Tyler Reddick , Ricky Stenhouse Jr. , John Hunter Nemechek , Martin Truex Jr. , and Ross Chastain rounded out the top ten.
Report
Background
New Hampshire Motor Speedway , the track where the race was held.New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire , which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as the longest-running motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic. Nicknamed "The Magic Mile", the speedway is often converted into a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) road course, which includes much of the oval.
The track was originally the site of Bryar Motorsports Park before being purchased and redeveloped by Bob Bahre. The track is currently one of eight major NASCAR tracks owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports .
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
Carson Hocevar was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 29.865 seconds and a speed of 127.534 mph (205.246 km/h).[ 10]
Practice results
Qualifying
Qualifying for the race was cancelled due to inclement weather. Chase Elliott will start on the pole was awarded the pole for the race as a result of NASCAR's pandemic formula with a score of 3.250[ 11]
Starting lineup
Race
Race results
Stage results
Stage One
Laps: 70
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
20
Christopher Bell
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
10
2
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
9
3
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
8
4
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
7
5
4
Josh Berry (R)
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
6
6
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
5
7
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
4
8
1
Ross Chastain
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
3
9
45
Tyler Reddick
23XI Racing
Toyota
2
10
48
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
1
Official stage one results
Stage Two
Laps: 115
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
10
2
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
9
3
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
8
4
20
Christopher Bell
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
7
5
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
6
6
38
Todd Gilliland
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
5
7
5
Kyle Larson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
4
8
4
Josh Berry (R)
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
3
9
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
2
10
1
Ross Chastain
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
1
Official stage two results
Final Stage results
Stage Three
Laps: 116
Pos
Grid
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Laps
Points
1
4
20
Christopher Bell
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
305
57
2
23
14
Chase Briscoe
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
305
35
3
10
4
Josh Berry (R)
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
305
43
4
19
5
Kyle Larson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
305
37
5
15
17
Chris Buescher
RFK Racing
Ford
305
32
6
12
45
Tyler Reddick
23XI Racing
Toyota
305
33
7
13
47
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
305
30
8
28
42
John Hunter Nemechek
Legacy Motor Club
Toyota
305
29
9
7
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
305
42
10
8
1
Ross Chastain
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
305
31
11
31
41
Ryan Preece
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
305
26
12
16
38
Todd Gilliland
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
305
30
13
32
43
Erik Jones
Legacy Motor Club
Toyota
305
24
14
27
21
Harrison Burton
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
305
23
15
25
34
Michael McDowell
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
305
22
16
18
54
Ty Gibbs
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
305
21
17
20
77
Carson Hocevar (R)
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
305
20
18
1
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
305
29
19
29
2
Austin Cindric
Team Penske
Ford
305
18
20
36
16
Ty Dillon (i)
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
305
0
21
11
99
Daniel Suárez
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
305
16
22
35
15
Kaz Grala (R)
Rick Ware Racing
Ford
305
15
23
26
7
Corey LaJoie
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
305
14
24
14
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
305
27
25
2
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
305
25
26
3
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
305
11
27
21
10
Noah Gragson
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
305
10
28
9
6
Brad Keselowski
RFK Racing
Ford
305
9
29
24
51
Justin Haley
Rick Ware Racing
Ford
305
8
30
35
71
Zane Smith (R)
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
304
7
31
33
31
Daniel Hemric
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
303
6
32
6
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
305
22
33
22
3
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
268
4
34
17
23
Bubba Wallace
23XI Racing
Toyota
265
3
35
30
8
Kyle Busch
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
222
2
36
5
48
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
142
2
Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 6 among 5 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 14 for 85
Red flags: 1 for 2 hours, 14 minutes, and 49 seconds
Time of race: 3 hours, 48 minutes, and 14 seconds
Average speed: 84.832 miles per hour (136.524 km/h)
Television
USA covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen , four-time and all-time Loudon winner Jeff Burton , and Steve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth. Kim Coon, Parker Kligerman , and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties from pit lane.
Radio
PRN had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio . Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race from the booth when the field races down the frontstretch. Rob Albright called the race from turns 1 & 2 and Pat Patterson called the race from turns 3 & 4. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan and Alan Cavanna handled the duties on pit lane.
PRN
Booth announcers
Turn announcers
Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Doug RiceAnnouncer: Mark GarrowTurns 1 & 2: Rob AlbrightTurns 3 & 4: Pat PattersonBrad Gillie
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Note : Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.. – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs .
References
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