The 2024 Credit One NASCAR Amex Credit Card 300 was the 31st stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series, the fifth race of the Playoffs, the second race of the Round of 8, and the 31st iteration of the event. The race was held on October 26, 2024, at Homestead–Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent oval shaped intermediate speedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. In an action-packed race, Austin Hill, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would pass Cole Custer for the lead in the final stages, and went on to have a dominating performance, leading a race-high 82 laps and winning both stages to earn his 10th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his fourth of the season. With his win, he would also clinch a spot in the Championship 4.[9] To fill out the podium, Custer, driving for Stewart–Haas Racing, and Aric Almirola, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] | |||
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| Race 31 of 33 in the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
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| Date | October 26, 2024 | ||
| Location | Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 300 mi (482 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 200 laps, 300 mi (482 km) | ||
| Average speed | 128.220 mph (206.350 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 33.067 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | |
| Laps | 82 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | The CW (produced by NBC Sports) | ||
| Announcers | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, and Steve Letarte. | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
Report
editBackground
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Homestead-Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including NASCAR, the NTT IndyCar Series and the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series.
From 2002 to 2019, Homestead-Miami Speedway has hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Craftsman Truck Series; due to Ford Motor Company sponsoring all three races the weekend was known as the 'Ford Championship Weekend'. The track has since held races on different dates in 2020 (June) and 2021 (February), which were both effected by the COVID-19 pandemic, before being moved back into the Playoffs as the second race of the Round of 8 in 2022, with the date being kept for 2023.
Entry list
edit- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
- (P) denotes playoff driver.
- (OP) denotes owner's playoff car.
Practice
editThe first and only practice session was held on Friday, October 25, at 4:05 PM EST, and would last for 20 minutes.[10] Connor Zilisch, driving for JR Motorsports, and Aric Almirola, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with both drivers getting a lap of 33.629, and a speed of 160.576 mph (258.422 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 88 | Connor Zilisch | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.629 | 160.576 |
| 2 | 20 | Aric Almirola (OP) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 33.629 | 160.576 |
| 3 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 33.652 | 160.466 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
editQualifying was held on Friday, October 25, at 4:40 PM EST.[10] Since Homestead–Miami Speedway is an intermediate racetrack, the qualifying system used is a single-car, one-lap system with only one round. Drivers will be on track by themselves and will have one lap 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 33.067, and a speed of 163.305 mph (262.814 km/h).[12]
No drivers would fail to qualify.
Qualifying results
editRace results
editStage 1 Laps: 45
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | Austin Hill (P) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 20 | Aric Almirola (OP) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 18 | Sheldon Creed | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 7 | Justin Allgaier (P) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 00 | Cole Custer (P) | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 1 | Sam Mayer (P) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger (P) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 81 | Chandler Smith (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 28 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 45
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | Austin Hill (P) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger (P) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 00 | Cole Custer (P) | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 28 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 20 | Aric Almirola (OP) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 18 | Sheldon Creed | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 7 | Justin Allgaier (P) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 81 | Chandler Smith (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 2 | Jesse Love (R) (P) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 19 | William Sawalich (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
Stage 3 Laps: 110
| Pos.[13] | St. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | 21 | Austin Hill (P) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 82 | Running | 60 |
| 2 | 4 | 00 | Cole Custer (P) | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 200 | 67 | Running | 49 |
| 3 | 3 | 20 | Aric Almirola (OP) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 1 | Running | 49 |
| 4 | 14 | 2 | Jesse Love (R) (P) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 5 | 2 | 18 | Sheldon Creed | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 12 | Running | 45 |
| 6 | 8 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 7 | 17 | 28 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 8 | 5 | 7 | Justin Allgaier (P) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 40 |
| 9 | 9 | 1 | Sam Mayer (P) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 10 | 6 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger (P) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 9 | Running | 40 |
| 11 | 7 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 12 | 13 | 88 | Connor Zilisch | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 13 | 1 | 81 | Chandler Smith (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 29 | Running | 29 |
| 14 | 21 | 91 | Kyle Weatherman | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 15 | 18 | 5 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 23 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 25 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 19 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 20 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 15 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 22 | 26 | Ryan Truex | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 199 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 10 | 8 | Sammy Smith (P) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 11 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 12 | 19 | William Sawalich (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 199 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 25 | 31 | 43 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 27 | 39 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 199 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 24 | 11 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 28 | 07 | Brad Perez | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 34 | 14 | Austin Green | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 26 | 42 | Leland Honeyman (R) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Running | 7 |
| 31 | 32 | 45 | Mason Maggio (i) | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 32 | 30 | 15 | Dylan Lupton | AM Racing | Ford | 196 | 0 | Running | 5 |
| 33 | 29 | 74 | Dawson Cram (i) | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 34 | 35 | 29 | Blaine Perkins | RSS Racing | Ford | 195 | 0 | Running | 3 |
| 35 | 37 | 35 | Armani Williams | Joey Gase Motorsports | Ford | 193 | 0 | Running | 2 |
| 36 | 36 | 53 | Thomas Annunziata | Joey Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | 190 | 0 | Ignition | 1 |
| 37 | 33 | 92 | Nick Leitz | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 87 | 0 | Suspension | 1 |
| 38 | 38 | 38 | Matt DiBenedetto | RSS Racing | Ford | 56 | 0 | Overheating | 1 |
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Standings after the race
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References
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