2024 Food City 300

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2024 Food City 300
Race details [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Race 26 of 33 of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Bristol Motor Speedway map.png
DateSeptember 20, 2024
Official name 43rd Annual Food City 300
Location Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee
Course Permanent racing facility
0.533 mi (0.858 km)
Distance 300 laps, 160 mi (257 km)
Scheduled Distance 300 laps, 160 mi (257 km)
Average speed 79.344 mph (127.692 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
 Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 15.810
Most laps led
Driver Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing
Laps 104
Winner
No. 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing
Television in the United States
Network The CW
Announcers Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, and Steve Letarte
Radio in the United States
Radio PRN

The 2024 Food City 300 was the 26th stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series, the final race of the regular season, and the 43rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, September 20, 2024, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee, a 0.533 miles (0.858 km) permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 300 laps to complete. Cole Custer driving for Stewart–Haas Racing, would come out on top, earning his 15th career NASCAR Xfinity Series victory. Custer would dominate, leading a race high 104 laps. To fill out the podium, Sheldon Creed, and Chandler Smith, both driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

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This was also the first race The CW would air. The CW took over the TV rights to the entire Xfinity Series schedule as part of the next TV contract which runs from 2025 to 2031. [9]

Report

Background

Bristol Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held. Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol.jpg
Bristol Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held.

The Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks.

Entry list

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
00 Cole Custer Stewart–Haas Racing Ford HighPoint.com
1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet Carolina Carports
2 Jesse Love (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Whelen
5 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet Dumpkin Spice Dude Wipes
07 Greg Van Alst SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet CB Fabricating
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet BRANDT
8 Sammy Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet Pilot Flying J
9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet Pelonis / Menards
11 Josh Williams Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Alloy Employer Services
14 Chad Finchum SS-Green Light Racing Ford Elite Petroleum
15 Logan Bearden AM Racing Ford Mullis Constitution Group
16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Barger Precast
18 Sheldon Creed Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Friends of Jaclyn Foundation
19 Joe Graf Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota CoverSeal
20 Ryan Truex Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Toyota Genuine Parts
21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Bennett Transportations
26 Jeffrey Earnhardt (i) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota K9 Grass by ForeverLawn
27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet Fly Alliance / State Water Heaters
28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford ReliableRVParts.shop
29 Blaine Perkins RSS Racing Ford Caliber Steel
31 Parker Retzlaff Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet The Visual Pak Companies
32 Austin Green Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 3Dimemsional.com
35 Carson Ware Joey Gase Motorsports Toyota Key Heating and Cooling
38 Matt DiBenedetto RSS Racing Ford Recycled Materials Association
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford Sci Aps
42 Leland Honeyman (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Ohio Logistics
43 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Sweetwater Construction Corp
44 Brennan Poole Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Cliff Bowman
45 Stefan Parsons (i) Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet TruShine Car Wash
48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet Big Machine Spiked Coolers
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet One Stop / All South Electric
53 Garrett Smithley Joey Gase Motorsports Ford Joey Gase Motorsports
74 Dawson Cram (i) Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet Mike Harmon Racing
81 Chandler Smith Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Mobil 1
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. JR Motorsports Chevrolet Hellmann's
91 Kyle Weatherman DGM Racing Chevrolet Crav'n Flavor
92 Josh Bilicki DGM Racing Chevrolet Rita's Ice
97 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet WeatherTech
98 Riley Herbst Stewart–Haas Racing Ford Monster Energy
Official entry list

Practice

For practice, drivers will be separated into two groups, Group A and B. Both sessions will be 15 minutes long, and was held on Friday, September 20, at 2:35 PM EST. [10] Justin Allgaier, driving for JR Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 16.055, and a speed of 119.514 mph (192.339 km/h).

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
17 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 16.055119.514
200 Cole Custer Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 16.124119.003
326 Jeffrey Earnhardt (i) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 16.144118.855
Full practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, September 20, at 3:10 PM EST. [10] Since Bristol Motor Speedway is a short track, the qualifying system used is a single-car, two-lap system with only one round. Drivers will be on track by themselves and will have two laps to post a qualifying time, and whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole. [11]

Chandler Smith, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 15.810, and a speed of 121.366 mph (195.320 km/h). [12]

Dawson Cram was the only driver who failed to qualify.

Qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
181 Chandler Smith Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 15.810121.366
200 Cole Custer Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 15.925120.490
35 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet 15.935120.414
47 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 15.945120.339
516 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 16.042119.611
626 Jeffrey Earnhardt (i) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 16.047119.574
751 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 16.051119.544
89 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 16.061119.470
991 Kyle Weatherman DGM Racing Chevrolet 16.061119.470
102 Jesse Love (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 16.064119.447
1148 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 16.066119.432
1239 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 16.075119.365
1388 Dale Earnhardt Jr. JR Motorsports Chevrolet 16.075119.365
1418 Sheldon Creed Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 16.085119.291
1598 Riley Herbst Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 16.088119.269
1620 Ryan Truex Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 16.108119.121
1721 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 16.125118.995
1814 Chad Finchum SS-Green Light Racing Ford 16.134118.929
1919 Joe Graf Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 16.141118.877
201 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 16.171118.657
218 Sammy Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 16.180118.591
2292 Josh Bilicki DGM Racing Chevrolet 16.188118.532
2345 Stefan Parsons (i) Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 16.188118.532
2438 Matt DiBenedetto RSS Racing Ford 16.203118.423
2527 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 16.207118.393
2643 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 16.255118.044
2731 Parker Retzlaff Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 16.263117.986
2832 Austin Green Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 16.294117.761
2944 Brennan Poole Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 16.328117.516
3035 Carson Ware Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet 16.339117.437
3142 Leland Honeyman (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 16.356117.315
3211 Josh Williams Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 16.386117.100
3329 Blaine Perkins RSS Racing Ford 16.392117.057
Qualified by owner's points
3497 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 16.426116.815
3515 Logan Bearden AM Racing Ford 16.442116.701
3628 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford 16.504116.263
3753 Garrett Smithley Joey Gase Motorsports Ford 16.817114.099
3807 Greg Van Alst SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 16.832113.997
Failed to qualify
3974 Dawson Cram (i) Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 16.620115.451
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Stage 1Laps: 85

Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
181Chandler SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10
22Jesse Love (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet9
318Sheldon CreedJoe Gibbs RacingToyota8
416A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet7
55Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet6
651Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet5
700Cole CusterStewart-Haas RacingFord4
826Jeffrey Earnhardt (i)Sam Hunt RacingToyota0
920Ryan TruexJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2
1019Joe Graf Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1

Stage 2Laps: 85

Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
151Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet10
200Cole CusterStewart-Haas RacingFord9
320Ryan TruexJoe Gibbs RacingToyota8
418Sheldon CreedJoe Gibbs RacingToyota7
581Chandler SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota6
62Jesse Love (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet5
798Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord4
81Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet3
988Dale Earnhardt Jr.JR MotorsportsChevrolet2
1048Parker KligermanBig Machine RacingChevrolet1

Stage 3Laps: 130

Pos. [13] St.#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
1200Cole CusterStewart-Haas RacingFord300104Running53
21418Sheldon CreedJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30028Running50
3181Chandler SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30029Running50

Standings after the race

References

  1. ↑ "2024 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site . Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Bristol Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on February 19, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Entry list" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. September 20, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Practice Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. September 20, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Qualifying Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. September 20, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Starting lineup" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. September 20, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Race Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. September 20, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. September 20, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  9. ↑ "The NASCAR Xfinity Series will have an exclusive new home on The CW Network". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. July 28, 2023. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  10. 1 2 "2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Bristol Motor Speedway Race Page". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site . Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  11. ↑ "2024 NASCAR Qualifying Procedures". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site . Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  12. ↑ Christie, Toby (September 20, 2024). "Chandler Smith Rockets to Food City 300 Pole at Bristol". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  13. ↑ "2024 Food City 300". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
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