2024 South Point 400
Motor car race
The 2024 South Point 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on October 20, 2024, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada . Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) intermediate quad-oval, it was the 33rd race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season, seventh race of the Playoffs, and first race of the Round of 8. Joey Logano won the race. Christopher Bell finished 2nd, and Daniel Suárez finished 3rd. William Byron and Alex Bowman rounded out the top five, and Martin Truex Jr. , Ross Chastain , Denny Hamlin , John Hunter Nemechek , and Chris Buescher rounded out the top ten.
Report
Background
Las Vegas Motor Speedway , the track where the race was held.Las Vegas Motor Speedway , located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip , is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc. , which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina .
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.(P) denotes playoff driver.(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
Tyler Reddick was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 29.478 seconds and a speed of 183.187 mph (294.811 km/h).
Practice results
Qualifying
Christopher Bell scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.135 and a speed of 185.344 mph (298.282 km/h).[ 10]
Qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage results
Stage One
Laps: 80
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
45
Tyler Reddick (P)
23XI Racing
Toyota
10
2
20
Christopher Bell (P)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
9
3
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
8
4
24
William Byron (P)
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
7
5
6
Brad Keselowski
RFK Racing
Ford
6
6
54
Ty Gibbs
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
5
7
17
Chris Buescher
RFK Racing
Ford
4
8
22
Joey Logano (P)
Team Penske
Ford
3
9
2
Austin Cindric
Team Penske
Ford
2
10
5
Kyle Larson (P)
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
1
Official stage one results
Stage Two
Laps: 85
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
20
Christopher Bell (P)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
10
2
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
9
3
24
William Byron (P)
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
8
4
17
Chris Buescher
RFK Racing
Ford
7
5
22
Joey Logano (P)
Team Penske
Ford
6
6
48
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
5
7
7
Justin Haley
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
4
8
99
Daniel Suárez
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
3
9
23
Bubba Wallace
23XI Racing
Toyota
2
10
41
Ryan Preece
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
1
Official stage two results
Final Stage results
Stage Three
Laps: 102
Pos
Grid
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Laps
Points
1
10
22
Joey Logano (P)
Team Penske
Ford
267
49
2
1
20
Christopher Bell (P)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
267
54
3
23
99
Daniel Suárez
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
267
37
4
9
24
William Byron (P)
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
267
48
5
3
48
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
267
37
6
12
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
267
48
7
7
1
Ross Chastain
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
267
30
8
4
11
Denny Hamlin (P)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
267
29
9
26
42
John Hunter Nemechek
Legacy Motor Club
Toyota
267
28
10
22
17
Chris Buescher
RFK Racing
Ford
267
38
11
5
5
Kyle Larson (P)
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
267
27
12
19
23
Bubba Wallace
23XI Racing
Toyota
267
27
13
20
8
Kyle Busch
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
267
24
14
35
51
Corey LaJoie
Rick Ware Racing
Ford
267
23
15
31
21
Harrison Burton
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
267
22
16
14
71
Zane Smith (R)
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
267
21
17
16
7
Justin Haley
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
267
24
18
21
10
Noah Gragson
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
267
19
19
33
31
Daniel Hemric
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
267
18
20
15
34
Michael McDowell
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
267
17
21
36
15
Cody Ware
Rick Ware Racing
Ford
267
16
22
32
41
Ryan Preece
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
266
16
23
6
77
Carson Hocevar (R)
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
266
14
24
28
4
Josh Berry (R)
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
266
13
25
27
43
Erik Jones
Legacy Motor Club
Toyota
266
12
26
24
14
Chase Briscoe
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
266
11
27
25
47
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
266
10
28
29
84
Jimmie Johnson
Legacy Motor Club
Toyota
265
9
29
34
16
Shane van Gisbergen (i)
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
265
0
30
8
54
Ty Gibbs
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
264
12
31
30
38
Todd Gilliland
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
263
6
32
37
12
Ryan Blaney (P)
Team Penske
Ford
259
5
33
18
9
Chase Elliott (P)
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
230
4
34
11
2
Austin Cindric
Team Penske
Ford
96
5
35
2
45
Tyler Reddick (P)
23XI Racing
Toyota
89
12
36
17
6
Brad Keselowski
RFK Racing
Ford
89
7
37
13
3
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
61
1
Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 13 among 10 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 5 for 32
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 2 hours, 52 minutes, and 24 seconds
Average speed: 139.385 miles per hour (224.318 km/h)
Television
NBC covered the race on the television side. Leigh Diffey , Jeff Burton , and Steve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth. Kim Coon, Marty Snider, and Dillon Welch handled the pit road duties from pit lane.
Radio
PRN covered their final 2024 broadcast, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio . Doug Rice & Mark Garrow covered the action for PRN when the field races down the front straightaway. Nick Yeoman covered the action for PRN from a platform outside of Turns 1 & 2, & Pat Patterson covered the action from a platform outside of Turns 3 & 4 for PRN. Brett McMillan, Brad Gillie and Wendy Venturini had the call from pit lane for PRN.
PRN
Booth announcers
Turn announcers
Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Doug RiceAnnouncer: Mark GarrowTurns 1 & 2: Nick YeomanTurns 3 & 4: Pat PattersonBrett McMillanWendy Venturini
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Pos
Driver
Points
1
Christopher Bell
4,086
2
Kyle Larson
4,079 (–7)
3
William Byron
4,071 (–15)
4
Joey Logano
4,061 (–25)
5
Denny Hamlin
4,044 (–42)
6
Tyler Reddick
4,041 (–45)
7
Ryan Blaney
4,024 (–62)
8
Chase Elliott
4,018 (–68)
9
Alex Bowman
2,232 (–1,854)
10
Martin Truex Jr.
2,194 (–1,892)
11
Austin Cindric
2,179 (–1,907)
12
Daniel Suárez
2,165 (–1,921)
13
Ty Gibbs
2,162 (–1,924)
14
Brad Keselowski
2,127 (–1,959)
15
Chase Briscoe
2,121 (–1,965)
16
Harrison Burton
2,087 (–1,999)
Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Note : Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
References
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