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2024 Ag-Pro 300

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2024 Ag-Pro 300
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Race 9 of 33 of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date April 20, 2024
Official name 33rd Annual Ag-Pro 300
Location Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama
Course Permanent racing facility
2.66 mi (4.28 km)
Distance 124 laps, 329 mi (529 km)
Scheduled Distance 113 laps, 300 mi (483 km)
Average speed 131.323 mph (211.344 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Richard Childress Racing
Time 52.723
Most laps led
Driver Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing
Laps 41
Winner
No. 2 Jesse Love Richard Childress Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Adam Alexander, Ryan Blaney, and Daniel Suárez
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

The 2024 Ag-Pro 300 was the 9th stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 33rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, April 20, 2024, at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama, a 2.66 miles (4.28 km) permanent asphalt quad-oval shaped superspeedway. The race was originally scheduled to be contested over 113 laps, but was increased to 124 laps due to numerous NASCAR overtime attempts. In an action packed race with numerous lead changes, Jesse Love, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would take advantage of the lead on an overtime restart, and held off the field to earn his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series win in his ninth career start.[8] RCR continued to show their dominance at superspeedways, with Austin Hill leading a race-high 41 laps and Love leading 28 laps. Hill was involved in a wreck in the late stages, and ultimately finished 14th.[9] To fill out the podium, Riley Herbst, driving for Stewart–Haas Racing, and Anthony Alfredo, driving for Our Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

This was also the third race of the Dash 4 Cash. Drivers who were eligible for the Dash 4 Cash were Sam Mayer, Ryan Sieg, Justin Allgaier, and A. J. Allmendinger, since they were the highest finishing Xfinity Series regulars following the race at Texas.[10] Sieg would claim the $100K bonus cash after finishing 17th, two positions ahead of his closest competitor, A. J. Allmendinger.[11]

Report

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Background

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Talladega Superspeedway, the circuit where the race will be held.

Talladega Superspeedway, formerly known as Alabama International Motor Speedway, is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. A tri-oval, the track was constructed in 1969 by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking. The track currently hosts NASCAR's Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Craftsman Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval with a length of 2.66-mile-long (4.28 km) tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which is 2.5-mile-long (4.0 km).

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
00 Cole Custer Stewart–Haas Racing Ford Haas Automation
1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet First Bank of Alabama
2 Jesse Love (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Whelen Aerospace Technologies
4 Dawson Cram (R) JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports
5 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet Dude Wipes
6 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports
07 Patrick Emerling SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet BIG Studio Group
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet BRANDT
8 Sammy Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet Pilot Flying J Coffee
9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet Criterion Appliances / Menards
11 Josh Williams Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Alloy Employer Services
14 Mason Massey (i) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Fan Controlled Sports
15 Hailie Deegan (R) AM Racing Ford AirBox
16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Celsius
18 Sheldon Creed Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Friends of Jaclyn Foundation
19 Taylor Gray (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Operation 300
20 Ryan Truex Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota The Toyota Gazoo Racing
21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Bennett Transportation
26 Jeffrey Earnhardt Sam Hunt Racing Toyota ForeverLawn
27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet Puryear Tank Lines
28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford North Country Ford
29 Blaine Perkins RSS Racing Ford Ollie's Bargain Outlet
31 Parker Retzlaff Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet EasyCare
32 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet Bommarito Automotive Group
35 Joey Gase Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet Fireside RV Rental
38 Matt DiBenedetto RSS Racing Ford Viking Motorsports
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford Sci Aps
42 Leland Honeyman (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Mezrano Injury Lawyers
43 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Four Loko Jungle Juice
44 Brennan Poole Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet CW & Sons Infrastructure
45 Caesar Bacarella Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Prime Bites Brownie
48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet Big Machine Spiked Light Coolers
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet One Stop / All South Electric
66 David Starr MBM Motorsports Chevrolet GreenLightPP.com
81 Chandler Smith Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Quick Tie Products
91 Kyle Weatherman DGM Racing Chevrolet Drive Smart Warranty
92 Josh Bilicki DGM Racing Chevrolet Insurance King
97 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Wendy's
98 Riley Herbst Stewart–Haas Racing Ford Monster Energy
Official entry list

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Friday, April 19, at 4:30 PM CST.[12] Since Talladega Superspeedway is a superspeedway, the qualifying system used is a single-car, single-lap system with two rounds. In the first round, drivers will be on track by themselves and will have one lap to set a time. The fastest ten drivers from the first round move on to the second and final round. Whoever sets the fastest time in Round 2 will win the pole.[13]

Austin Hill, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would advance from the preliminary round and set the fastest time in Round 2, with a lap of 52.723, and a speed of 181.629 mph (292.304 km/h).[14]

Garrett Smithley was the only driver who failed to qualify. Smithley had original made the race, but his time would be disallowed after a roof hatch came loose during his qualifying attempt. Mason Massey, who originally failed to qualify, would take his place on the grid.

Qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time (R1) Speed (R1) Time (R2) Speed (R2)
1 21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 52.793 181.388 52.723 181.629
2 2 Jesse Love (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 52.906 181.000 52.871 181.120
3 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 52.880 181.089 52.996 180.693
4 00 Cole Custer Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 53.196 180.014 53.150 180.169
5 8 Sammy Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 53.237 179.875 53.184 180.054
6 20 Ryan Truex Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 53.237 179.875 53.217 179.942
7 81 Chandler Smith Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 53.256 179.811 53.241 179.861
8 98 Riley Herbst Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 53.214 179.953 53.267 179.774
9 11 Josh Williams Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 53.186 180.047 53.328 179.568
10 18 Sheldon Creed Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 53.176 180.081 53.567 178.767
Eliminated in Round 1
11 5 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet 53.259 179.801
12 07 Patrick Emerling SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 53.318 179.602
13 19 Taylor Gray (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 53.330 179.561
14 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 53.338 179.534
15 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 53.346 179.507
16 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 53.350 179.494
17 35 Joey Gase Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet 53.361 179.457
18 97 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 53.387 179.370
19 66 David Starr MBM Motorsports Chevrolet 53.429 179.229
20 91 Kyle Weatherman DGM Racing Chevrolet 53.436 179.205
21 31 Parker Retzlaff Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 53.450 179.158
22 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 53.460 179.125
23 9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 53.468 179.098
24 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 53.473 179.081
25 28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford 53.490 179.024
26 29 Blaine Perkins RSS Racing Ford 53.554 178.810
27 44 Brennan Poole Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 53.670 178.424
28 38 Matt DiBenedetto RSS Racing Ford 53.701 178.321
29 45 Caesar Bacarella Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 53.747 178.168
30 4 Dawson Cram (R) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 53.757 178.135
31 15 Hailie Deegan (R) AM Racing Ford 53.760 178.125
32 32 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 53.771 178.089
33 42 Leland Honeyman (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 53.932 177.557
Qualified by owner's points
34 26 Jeffrey Earnhardt Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 53.942 177.524
35 27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 53.970 177.432
36 92 Josh Bilicki DGM Racing Chevrolet 53.984 177.386
37 43 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 54.192 176.705
38 14 Mason Massey (i) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 54.433 175.923
Failed to qualify
39 6 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 53.388 179.366
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 25

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 2 Jesse Love (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 10
2 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 9
3 21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 8
4 81 Chandler Smith Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 7
5 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 6
6 20 Ryan Truex Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5
7 97 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 4
8 9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 98 Riley Herbst Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 2
10 00 Cole Custer Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 1

Stage 2 Laps: 25

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 10
2 2 Jesse Love (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 9
3 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 8
4 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 8
5 9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 81 Chandler Smith Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5
7 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 4
8 98 Riley Herbst Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 3
9 27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 2
10 00 Cole Custer Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 1

Stage 3 Laps: 74

Fin[15] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 2 2 Jesse Love (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 124 28 Running 59
2 8 98 Riley Herbst Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 124 13 Running 40
3 11 5 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet 124 6 Running 34
4 33 42 Leland Honeyman (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 124 0 Running 33
5 27 44 Brennan Poole Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 124 0 Running 32
6 10 18 Sheldon Creed Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 124 0 Running 31
7 29 45 Caesar Bacarella Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 124 0 Running 30
8 28 38 Matt DiBenedetto RSS Racing Ford 124 1 Running 29
9 35 27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 124 0 Running 30
10 4 00 Cole Custer Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 124 4 Running 29
11 38 14 Mason Massey (i) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 124 0 Running 0
12 31 15 Hailie Deegan (R) AM Racing Ford 124 0 Running 25
13 25 28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford 124 0 Running 24
14 1 21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 124 41 Running 41
15 13 19 Taylor Gray (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 124 1 Running 0
16 36 92 Josh Bilicki DGM Racing Chevrolet 124 0 Running 21
17 24 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 124 7 Running 27
18 17 35 Joey Gase Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet 124 0 Running 19
19 14 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 124 0 Running 32
20 9 11 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 124 0 Running 17
21 5 8 Sammy Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 124 2 Running 16
22 18 97 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 124 1 Running 19
23 26 29 Blaine Perkins RSS Racing Ford 123 0 Running 14
24 19 66 David Starr MBM Motorsports Chevrolet 123 1 Running 13
25 7 81 Chandler Smith Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 123 3 Running 24
26 37 43 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 123 0 Running 11
27 20 91 Kyle Weatherman DGM Racing Chevrolet 120 0 DVP 10
28 30 4 Dawson Cram (R) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 120 0 Running 9
29 3 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 117 10 Accident 21
30 21 31 Parker Retzlaff Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 113 0 Ignition 7
31 32 32 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 111 1 Accident 6
32 12 07 Patrick Emerling SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 111 0 Accident 5
33 23 9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 65 4 Accident 13
34 6 20 Ryan Truex Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 65 1 Accident 8
35 22 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 65 0 Accident 2
36 15 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 65 0 Accident 1
37 34 26 Jeffrey Earnhardt Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 46 0 Engine 1
38 16 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 24 0 Accident 1
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "2024 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "Talladega Superspeedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  3. ^ "Entry list" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 15, 2024. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  4. ^ "Qualifying Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 19, 2024. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  5. ^ "Starting lineup" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 19, 2024. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  6. ^ "Race Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 20, 2024. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  7. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 20, 2024. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  8. ^ "Jesse Love stretches fuel mileage to win first Xfinity race at Talladega". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 20, 2024. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  9. ^ Srigley, Joseph (April 20, 2024). "Video: Austin Hill Gets Turned From the Lead Late at Talladega". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  10. ^ "Sam Mayer edges Ryan Sieg in incredible Xfinity photo finish, banks $100,000 bonus at Texas". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 13, 2024. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  11. ^ "Jesse Love holds off field in double-OT to score first win at Talladega". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 20, 2024. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  12. ^ "2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Talladega Superspeedway Spring Race Page". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  13. ^ "2024 NASCAR Qualifying Procedures". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  14. ^ Srigley, Joseph (April 19, 2024). "Austin Hill, Jesse Love Sweep Front Row for RCR Again; Garrett Smithley Time Disallowed". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  15. ^ "2024 Ag-Pro 300 - Racing Reference". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved April 20, 2024.


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