2024 South Point 400

2024 South Point 400
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Race 33 of 36 in the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series
Date October 20, 2024 (2024-10-20)
Location Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 267 laps, 400.5 mi (640.8 km)
Average speed 139.385 miles per hour (224.318 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 29.135
Most laps led
Driver Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 155
Winner
No. 22 Joey Logano Team Penske
Television in the United States
Network NBC
Announcers Leigh Diffey, Jeff Burton, and Steve Letarte
Nielsen Ratings 2.3 million
Radio in the United States
Radio PRN
Booth Announcers Doug Rice and Mark Garrow
Turn Announcers Nick Yeoman (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4)

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.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
5 Kyle Larson (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford
7 Justin Haley Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
9 Chase Elliott (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Noah Gragson Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford
14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
15 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford
16 Shane van Gisbergen (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford
19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Christopher Bell (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford
22 Joey Logano (P) Team Penske Ford
23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota
24 William Byron (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford
38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford
41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota
43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota
45 Tyler Reddick (P) 23XI Racing Toyota
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
51 Corey LaJoie Rick Ware Racing Ford
54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
84 Jimmie Johnson Legacy Motor Club Toyota
99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Official entry list

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

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 45 Tyler Reddick (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 29.478 183.187
2 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.553 182.722
3 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.586 182.518
Official 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

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
1 20 Christopher Bell (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.153 29.135
2 45 Tyler Reddick (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 29.097 29.148
3 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.168 29.195
4 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.256 29.181
5 5 Kyle Larson (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.170 29.205
6 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 29.347 29.254
7 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 29.151 29.219
8 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.309 29.275
9 24 William Byron (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.134 29.242
10 22 Joey Logano (P) Team Penske Ford 29.306 29.287
11 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 29.247
12 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.358
13 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.269
14 71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 29.369
15 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 29.298
16 7 Justin Haley Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 29.371
17 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 29.334
18 9 Chase Elliott (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.381
19 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 29.355
20 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.461
21 10 Noah Gragson Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.381
22 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 29.492
23 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 29.395
24 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.592
25 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 29.430
26 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 29.623
27 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 29.434
28 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.663
29 84 Jimmie Johnson Legacy Motor Club Toyota 29.446
30 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 30.006
31 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 29.525
32 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.016
33 31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 29.527
34 16 Shane van Gisbergen (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 30.457
35 51 Corey LaJoie Rick Ware Racing Ford 29.811
36 15 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 30.912
37 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford 0.000
Official qualifying results

Race

Race results

Stage results

Stage One Laps: 80

Pos No 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 No 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 No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 10 22 Joey Logano (P) Team Penske Ford 267 49
2 1 20 Chirstopher 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)

Media

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.

NBC
Booth announcers Pit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Leigh Diffey
Color-commentator: Jeff Burton
Color-commentator: Steve Letarte
Kim Coon
Marty Snider
Dillon Welch

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 Rice
Announcer: Mark Garrow
Turns 1 & 2: Nick Yeoman
Turns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson
Brett McMillan
Brad Gillie
Wendy Venturini

Standings after the race

References

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  2. ^ "Las Vegas Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on February 19, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  3. ^ Taranto, Steven (October 3, 2023). "NASCAR Cup Series 2024 schedule announcement: New additions, race dates, plus the complete calendar". CBS Broadcasting Inc. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  4. ^ "NASCAR reveals 2024 Cup schedule as Atlanta, Watkins Glen move to playoffs". National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC. October 4, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  5. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. October 14, 2024. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  6. ^ "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. October 19, 2024. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
  7. ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. October 19, 2024. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
  8. ^ "South Point 400 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. October 20, 2024. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  9. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. October 20, 2024. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  10. ^ DeGroot, Nick (October 19, 2024). "Christopher Bell beats Tyler Reddick to NASCAR Cup pole at Las Vegas". Motorsport.com. Las Vegas: Motorsport Network. Retrieved October 19, 2024.


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