12th race of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Motor car race
The 2024 BetMGM 300 was the 12th stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series , and the 47th iteration of the event . The race was held on Saturday, May 25, 2024, in Concord, North Carolina at Charlotte Motor Speedway , a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent asphalt tri-oval shaped intermediate speedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. In a wild race with numerous lead changes, Chase Elliott , driving for Hendrick Motorsports , would steal the win after a successful late race strategy, leading the final 18 laps of the race to earn his sixth career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his first of the season.[ 9] Justin Allgaier , who started in 9th, won both stages and led 40 laps, before being spun by Ty Gibbs with 24 laps to go. Sam Mayer led a race-high 44 laps and finished fourth. To fill out the podium, Brandon Jones and Sammy Smith , both driving for JR Motorsports , would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Report
Background
Charlotte Motor Speedway , the circuit where the race was held.
The race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway , located in Concord, North Carolina . The speedway complex includes a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) quad-oval track that was utilized for the race, as well as a dragstrip and a dirt track . The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams based in the Charlotte metropolitan area . The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith serving as track president.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
The first and only practice was held on Friday, May 24, at 3:35 PM EST , and would last for 20 minutes.[ 10] Cole Custer , driving for Stewart–Haas Racing , would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.616, and a speed of 176.378 mph (283.853 km/h).[ 11]
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, May 24, at 4:05 PM EST .[ 10] Since Charlotte Motor Speedway is an intermediate speedway, the qualifying system used is a single-car, one-lap system with only one round. Drivers will be on track by themselves and will have one lap to post a qualifying time. Whoever sets the fastest time in that round will win the pole.[ 12]
Ty Gibbs , driving for Joe Gibbs Racing , would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 30.475, and a speed of 177.194 mph (285.166 km/h).[ 13]
Two drivers would fail to qualify: Jade Buford and Akinori Ogata .
Qualifying results
Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 45
Pos.
#
Driver
Team
Make
Pts
1
7
Justin Allgaier
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
10
2
20
Ty Gibbs (i)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
0
3
33
Kyle Busch (i)
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
0
4
9
Brandon Jones
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
7
5
16
A. J. Allmendinger
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
6
6
8
Sammy Smith
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
5
7
21
Austin Hill
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
4
8
81
Chandler Smith
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
3
9
39
Ryan Sieg
RSS Racing
Ford
2
10
00
Cole Custer
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
1
Stage 2 Laps: 45
Pos.
#
Driver
Team
Make
Pts
1
7
Justin Allgaier
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
10
2
33
Kyle Busch (i)
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
0
3
21
Austin Hill
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
8
4
1
Sam Mayer
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
7
5
18
Sheldon Creed
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
6
6
20
Ty Gibbs (i)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
0
7
39
Ryan Sieg
RSS Racing
Ford
4
8
81
Chandler Smith
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
3
9
2
Jesse Love (R)
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
2
10
30
Noah Gragson (i)
Rette Jones Racing
Ford
0
Stage 3 Laps: 110
Fin[ 14]
St
#
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Led
Status
Pts
1
30
17
Chase Elliott (i)
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
200
18
Running
0
2
10
9
Brandon Jones
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
200
0
Running
42
3
16
8
Sammy Smith
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
200
0
Running
39
4
13
1
Sam Mayer
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
200
44
Running
40
5
11
16
A. J. Allmendinger
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
200
0
Running
38
6
2
33
Kyle Busch (i)
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
200
34
Running
0
7
21
39
Ryan Sieg
RSS Racing
Ford
200
0
Running
36
8
36
11
Josh Williams
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
200
0
Running
29
9
1
20
Ty Gibbs (i)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
200
27
Running
0
10
18
30
Noah Gragson (i)
Rette Jones Racing
Ford
200
9
Running
0
11
27
91
Kyle Weatherman
DGM Racing
Chevrolet
200
0
Running
26
12
15
19
Taylor Gray (i)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
200
0
Running
0
13
24
51
Jeremy Clements
Jeremy Clements Racing
Chevrolet
200
0
Running
24
14
12
31
Parker Retzlaff
Jordan Anderson Racing
Chevrolet
200
0
Running
23
15
29
97
Shane van Gisbergen (R)
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
200
0
Running
22
16
17
5
Anthony Alfredo
Our Motorsports
Chevrolet
200
0
Running
21
17
5
27
Jeb Bruton
Jordan Anderson Racing
Chevrolet
200
0
Running
20
18
3
81
Chandler Smith
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
200
0
Running
25
19
34
28
Kyle Sieg
RSS Racing
Ford
199
5
Running
18
20
32
15
Hailie Deegan (R)
AM Racing
Ford
199
0
Running
17
21
38
14
J. J. Yeley
SS-Green Light Racing
Chevrolet
199
0
Running
16
22
33
4
Dawson Cram (R)
JD Motorsports
Chevrolet
199
0
Running
15
23
25
42
Leland Honeyman (R)
Young's Motorsports
Chevrolet
199
0
Running
14
24
20
6
Garrett Smithley
JD Motorsports
Chevrolet
199
0
Running
13
25
8
21
Austin Hill
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
198
0
Running
24
26
14
38
Matt DiBenedetto
RSS Racing
Ford
198
0
Running
11
27
22
43
Ryan Ellis
Alpha Prime Racing
Chevrolet
198
0
Running
10
28
4
2
Jesse Love (R)
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
198
14
Running
11
29
37
92
Natalie Decker
DGM Racing
Chevrolet
196
0
Running
8
30
35
07
Patrick Emerling
SS-Green Light Racing
Chevrolet
191
0
Running
7
31
23
44
Brennan Poole
Alpha Prime Racing
Chevrolet
190
0
Running
6
32
6
00
Cole Custer
Stewart–Haas Racing
Ford
184
0
Accident
6
33
9
7
Justin Allgaier
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
176
40
Accident
24
34
26
26
Dean Thompson (i)
Sam Hunt Racing
Toyota
137
0
Fuel Pump
0
35
31
29
Blaine Perkins
RSS Racing
Ford
135
0
Suspension
2
36
7
18
Sheldon Creed
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
119
9
Oil Coller
7
37
28
48
Parker Kligerman
Big Machine Racing
Chevrolet
71
0
Accident
1
38
19
98
Riley Herbst
Stewart–Haas Racing
Ford
29
0
Accident
1
Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings
Note : Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
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