2024 Raptor King of Tough 250

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2024 Raptor King of Tough 250
Race details [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Race 2 of 33 of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Atlanta Motor Speedway.svg
DateFebruary 24, 2024
Official name 33rd Annual Raptor King of Tough 250
Location Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia
Course Permanent racing facility
1.54 mi (2.48 km)
Distance 169 laps, 260 mi (418 km)
Scheduled Distance 163 laps, 251 mi (404 km)
Average speed 135.474 mph (218.024 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Richard Childress Racing
Time 31.874
Most laps led
Driver Jesse Love Richard Childress Racing
Laps 157
Winner
No. 21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Adam Alexander, Brad Keselowski, and Joey Logano
Radio in the United States
Radio PRN

The 2024 Raptor King of Tough 250 was the 2nd stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 33rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, February 24, 2024, at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia, a 1.54 miles (2.48 km) permanent asphalt quad-oval shaped intermediate speedway (with superspeedway rules). The race was originally scheduled to be contested over 163 laps, but was increased to 169 laps due to a NASCAR overtime finish.Austin Hill, driving for Richard Childress Racing, took advantage of the lead on the final restart with two laps to go, and was able to stretch his fuel mileage to earn his 8th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, his second of the season, and his second consecutive win. [8] Hill's teammate, Jesse Love, was the most dominant driver of the race, winning both stages and leading a race-high 157 laps, before his car sputtered on the final restart. [9] To fill out the podium, Chandler Smith, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, and Shane van Gisbergen, driving for Kaulig Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

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Background

Atlanta Motor Speedway, the circuit where the race will be held. Atlanta Motor Speedway aerial 2006.jpg
Atlanta Motor Speedway, the circuit where the race will be held.

Atlanta Motor Speedway is a 1.54-mile race track in Hampton, Georgia, United States, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It has annually hosted NASCAR Xfinity Series stock car races since 1992.

The venue was bought by Speedway Motorsports in 1990. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two intermediate ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval, with a new official length of 1.54-mile (2.48 km) where before it was 1.522-mile (2.449 km). The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit. In July 2021 NASCAR announced that the track would be reprofiled for the 2022 season to have 28 degrees of banking and would be narrowed from 55 to 40 feet which the track claims will turn racing at the track similar to restrictor plate superspeedways. Despite the reprofiling being criticized by drivers, construction began in August 2021 and wrapped up in December 2021. [10] [11] The track has seating capacity of 71,000 to 125,000 people depending on the tracks configuration.

Entry list

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
00 Cole Custer Stewart–Haas Racing Ford Haas Automation
1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet Raptor High Heat
2 Jesse Love (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Whelen
4 Dawson Cram (R) JD Motorsports Chevrolet KSDT CPA
5 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet Chapman Fence
6 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports
07 Patrick Emerling SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet SIMFORGE
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Jarrett 25 Years
8 Sammy Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet Pilot Flying J
9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet Atlas Roofing / Menards
11 Josh Williams Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Alloy Employer Services
14 J. J. Yeley SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet SS-Green Light Racing
15 Hailie Deegan (R) AM Racing Ford AirBox
16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Campers Inn RV
18 Sheldon Creed Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Friends of Jaclyn Foundation
19 Ryan Truex Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Toyota Genuine Parts
20 John Hunter Nemechek (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Pye Barker Fire & Safety
21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Bennett Transportation
26 Jeffrey Earnhardt Sam Hunt Racing Toyota ForeverLawn
27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet State Water Heaters
28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford Night Owl Companies
29 Blaine Perkins RSS Racing Ford Pritchard Injury Firm
31 Parker Retzlaff Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet FVP / Bommarito.com
32 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet EasyCare
35 Joey Gase Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet NCPC Race Against Crime
38 C. J. McLaughlin RSS Racing Ford Viking Motorsports
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford Sci Aps
42 Leland Honeyman (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet LH Waterfront Construction
43 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Classic Collision
44 Brennan Poole Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Finance Pro Plus
48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet Big Machine Spiked Light Coolers
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet One Stop / All South Electric
78 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet B. J. McLeod Motorsports
81 Chandler Smith Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Quick Tie Products
91 Kyle Weatherman DGM Racing Chevrolet DriveSmartWarranty.com
92 Nick Leitz DGM Racing Chevrolet Precision Measurements
97 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet WeatherTech
98 Riley Herbst Stewart–Haas Racing Ford Monster Energy
Official entry list

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, February 23, at 5:00 PM EST. [12] Since Atlanta Motor Speedway is an intermediate speedway with superspeedway rules, the qualifying system used is a single-car, single-lap system with two rounds. In the first round, drivers have one lap to set a time. The fastest ten drivers from the first round move on to the second round. Whoever sets the fastest time in Round 2 will win the pole. [13]

Jesse Love, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would advance from the preliminary round and set the fastest time in Round 2, with a lap of 31.874, and a speed of 173.935 mph (279.921 km/h). He became the first driver in series history to earn two consecutive poles in his first two starts. [14]

No drivers would fail to qualify.

Qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)
12 Jesse Love (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31.948173.53231.874173.935
221 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32.065172.89931.916173.706
320 John Hunter Nemechek (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 32.086172.78631.947173.537
498 Riley Herbst Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 32.168172.34531.999173.255
548 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 32.151172.43632.022173.131
61 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 32.251171.90232.028173.099
716 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 32.072172.86132.035173.061
819 Ryan Truex Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 32.213172.10432.079172.823
97 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 32.128172.56032.115172.630
1018 Sheldon Creed Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 32.254171.88632.141172.490
Eliminated in Round 1
1100 Cole Custer Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 32.258171.864
1281 Chandler Smith Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 32.294171.673
1397 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 32.337171.444
148 Sammy Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 32.340171.429
155 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet 32.414171.037
1611 Josh Williams Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 32.430170.953
1791 Kyle Weatherman DGM Racing Chevrolet 32.448170.858
189 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 32.458170.805
1915 Hailie Deegan (R) AM Racing Ford 32.477170.705
2039 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 32.531170.422
2178 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 32.676169.666
2226 Jeffrey Earnhardt Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 32.698169.552
2351 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 32.728169.396
2431 Parker Retzlaff Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 32.772169.169
2527 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 32.796169.045
2628 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford 32.853168.752
2738 C. J. McLaughlin RSS Racing Ford 32.900168.511
2829 Blaine Perkins RSS Racing Ford 32.919168.413
294 Dawson Cram (R) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 32.969168.158
3044 Brennan Poole Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 33.086167.563
3192 Nick Leitz DGM Racing Chevrolet 33.100167.492
326 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 33.111167.437
3335 Joey Gase Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet 33.135167.316
Qualified by owner's points
3443 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 33.147167.255
3542 Leland Honeyman (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 33.151167.235
3614 J. J. Yeley SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 33.187167.053
3707 Patrick Emerling SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 33.396166.008
3832 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Stage 1Laps: 40

Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
12Jesse Love (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet10
298Riley HerbstStewart–Haas RacingFord9
31Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet8
419Ryan TruexJoe Gibbs RacingToyota7
548Parker KligermanBig Machine RacingChevrolet6
616A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet5
77Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet4
818Sheldon CreedJoe Gibbs RacingToyota3
939Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord2
108Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet1

Stage 2Laps: 40

Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
12Jesse Love (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet10
27Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet9
398Riley HerbstStewart–Haas RacingFord8
419Ryan TruexJoe Gibbs RacingToyota7
58Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet6
681Chandler SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota5
700Cole CusterStewart–Haas RacingFord4
821Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3
916A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet2
1018Sheldon CreedJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1

Stage 3Laps: 89

Fin [15] St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
1221Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1692Running43
21281Chandler SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1690Running40
31397Shane van Gisbergen (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet1690Running34
41018Sheldon CreedJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1690Running37
52431Parker RetzlaffJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1690Running32
62351Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1690Running31
7155Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet1690Running30
82226Jeffrey EarnhardtSam Hunt RacingToyota1690Running29
9819Ryan TruexJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1690Running42
10148Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet1690Running34
1161Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet1690Running34
1212Jesse Love (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet169157Running45
13716A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet1698Running31
14189Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet1690Running23
15498Riley HerbstStewart–Haas RacingFord1680Running39
161100Cole CusterStewart–Haas RacingFord1680Running25
171791Kyle WeathermanDGM RacingChevrolet1680Running20
182178B. J. McLeodB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1680Running19
19548Parker KligermanBig Machine RacingChevrolet1681Running24
203044Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet1670Running17
213542Leland Honeyman (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet1670Running16
222039Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord1670Running17
232527Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1670Running14
243614J. J. YeleySS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1670Running13
253443Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet1670Running12
263192Nick LeitzDGM RacingChevrolet1670Running11
271915Hailie Deegan (R)AM RacingFord1670Running10
2897Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet1670Running22
293335Joey GaseJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet1660Running8
302829Blaine PerkinsRSS RacingFord1660Running7
31294Dawson Cram (R)JD MotorsportsChevrolet1660Running6
32320John Hunter Nemechek (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1650Running0
333707Patrick EmerlingSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1650Running4
34326Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet1650Running3
352738C. J. McLaughlinRSS RacingFord1640Running2
362628Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord1641Running1
371611Josh WilliamsKaulig RacingChevrolet1590Running1
383832Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet980Steering1
Official race results

Standings after the race

References

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