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2024 Ambetter Health 302

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2024 Ambetter Health 302
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 30 of 33 in the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date October 19, 2024 (2024-10-19)
Location Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (3.67 km)
Distance 201 laps, 302 mi (485 km)
Scheduled Distance 201 laps, 301 mi (485 km)
Average speed 127.215 mph (204.733 km/h)
Pole position
Driver JR Motorsports
Time 29.439
Most laps led
Driver A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing
Laps 102
Winner
No. 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig 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 PRN

The 2024 Ambetter Health 302 was the 30th stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series, the fourth race of the Playoffs, the first race of the Round of 8, and the 7th iteration of the event. The race was held on October 19, 2024, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval shaped intermediate speedway. The race took the scheduled 201 laps to complete. A. J. Allmendinger, driving for Kaulig Racing, would hold off Ryan Sieg in a fierce battle for the win, and after the caution came out with six to go, he took advantage of the restart and cruised to victory for his 18th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his first of the season. Allmendinger was also the class of the field, leading a race-high 102 laps. With his win, he would also clinch a spot in the Championship 4.[9] To fill out the podium, Justin Allgaier, driving for JR Motorsports, would finish in 3rd, respectively.

Report

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Background

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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

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
  • (P) denotes playoff driver.
  • (OP) denotes owner's playoff car.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
00 Cole Custer (P) Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 3D Systems
1 Sam Mayer (P) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 10X Health
2 Jesse Love (R) (P) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Whelen
5 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet Dead On Tools
07 Myatt Snider SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet BBPrintingCO.com
7 Justin Allgaier (P) JR Motorsports Chevrolet BRANDT
8 Sammy Smith (P) JR Motorsports Chevrolet Pilot Flying J
9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet Pelonis / Menards
10 Daniel Dye (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Trackside
11 Josh Williams Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Alloy Employer Services
14 J. J. Yeley SS-Green Light Racing Ford SS-Green Light Racing
15 Dylan Lupton AM Racing Ford AirBox / Lupton Excavation
16 A. J. Allmendinger (P) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Modern Day Garage
18 Sheldon Creed Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Friends of Jaclyn Foundation
19 Taylor Gray (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Operation 300
20 Aric Almirola (OP) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota MRC Construction
21 Austin Hill (P) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Global Industrial
26 Corey Heim (i) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota Synergy Modular
27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet Puryear Tank Lines
28 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford Sci Aps
29 Blaine Perkins RSS Racing Ford VIVID EV
31 Parker Retzlaff Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet FUNKAWAY
35 Akinori Ogata (i) Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet Mooneyes
38 Matt DiBenedetto RSS Racing Ford Recycled Materials Association
39 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford The Thomas Group
42 Leland Honeyman (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet LH Waterfront Construction
43 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Snapchat
44 Brennan Poole Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Macc Door Systems
45 Garrett Smithley Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Vet the Vote
48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet Big Machine Spiked Coolers
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet First Pacific Funding
53 Joey Gase Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet Nevada Donor Network
74 Ryan Vargas Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet Mike Harmon Racing
81 Chandler Smith (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota QuickTie
91 Kyle Weatherman DGM Racing Chevrolet MyRadar / Drive Smart Warranty
92 Dawson Cram (i) DGM Racing Chevrolet Trade With the Pros
97 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet WeatherTech
98 Riley Herbst Stewart–Haas Racing Ford Monster Energy
Official entry list

Practice

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The first and only practice session was held on Friday, October 18, at 3:35 PM PST, and would last for 30 minutes.[10] Brandon Jones, driving for JR Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.155, and a speed of 179.075 mph (288.193 km/h).

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.155 179.075
2 19 Taylor Gray (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.366 177.830
3 8 Sammy Smith (P) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.404 177.608
Full practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Friday, October 18, at 3:10 PM PST.[10] Since Las Vegas Motor 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]

Brandon Jones, driving for JR Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 29.439, and a speed of 183.430 mph (295.202 km/h).[12]

No drivers would fail to qualify.

Qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 29.439 183.430
2 00 Cole Custer (P) Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 29.478 183.187
3 81 Chandler Smith (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.547 182.760
4 1 Sam Mayer (P) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 29.566 182.642
5 8 Sammy Smith (P) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 29.575 182.587
6 7 Justin Allgaier (P) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 29.616 182.334
7 98 Riley Herbst Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 29.627 182.266
8 2 Jesse Love (R) (P) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.635 182.217
9 16 A. J. Allmendinger (P) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 29.724 181.671
10 28 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 29.741 181.568
11 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 29.747 181.531
12 20 Aric Almirola (OP) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.810 181.147
13 19 Taylor Gray (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.859 180.850
14 26 Corey Heim (i) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 29.875 180.753
15 27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 29.886 180.687
16 97 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 29.990 180.060
17 21 Austin Hill (P) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.058 179.653
18 5 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet 30.100 179.402
19 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 30.161 179.039
20 31 Parker Retzlaff Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 30.167 179.004
21 15 Dylan Lupton AM Racing Ford 30.180 178.926
22 39 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford 30.215 178.719
23 11 Josh Williams Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 30.283 178.318
24 38 Matt DiBenedetto RSS Racing Ford 30.310 178.159
25 42 Leland Honeyman (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 30.371 177.801
26 92 Dawson Cram (i) DGM Racing Chevrolet 30.489 177.113
27 91 Kyle Weatherman DGM Racing Chevrolet 30.541 176.811
28 14 J. J. Yeley SS-Green Light Racing Ford 30.545 176.788
29 74 Ryan Vargas Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 30.817 175.228
30 10 Daniel Dye (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 30.907 174.718
31 45 Garrett Smithley Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 30.955 174.447
32 44 Brennan Poole Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 30.980 174.306
33 07 Myatt Snider SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 31.184 173.166
Qualified by owner's points
34 43 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 31.196 173.099
35 29 Blaine Perkins RSS Racing Ford 31.242 172.844
36 53 Joey Gase Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet 31.374 172.117
37 35 Akinori Ogata (i) Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet 32.030 168.592
38 18 Sheldon Creed Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 45

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 00 Cole Custer (P) Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 10
2 7 Justin Allgaier (P) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 98 Riley Herbst Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 8
4 16 A. J. Allmendinger (P) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 7
5 18 Sheldon Creed Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6
6 28 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 5
7 2 Jesse Love (R) (P) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4
8 21 Austin Hill (P) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 3
9 9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 1 Sam Mayer (P) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage 2 Laps: 45

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 7 Justin Allgaier (P) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 16 A. J. Allmendinger (P) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 9
3 28 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 8
4 9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 81 Chandler Smith (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6
6 00 Cole Custer (P) Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 5
7 20 Aric Almirola (OP) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4
8 2 Jesse Love (R) (P) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 3
9 98 Riley Herbst Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 2
10 19 Taylor Gray (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1

Stage 3 Laps: 111

Pos. St. # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 9 16 A. J. Allmendinger (P) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 201 102 Running 56
2 10 28 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 201 2 Running 48
3 6 7 Justin Allgaier (P) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 201 42 Running 53
4 3 81 Chandler Smith (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 201 0 Running 39
5 11 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 201 0 Running 32
6 8 2 Jesse Love (R) (P) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 201 3 Running 38
7 7 98 Riley Herbst Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 201 4 Running 40
8 2 00 Cole Custer (P) Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 201 31 Running 44
9 38 18 Sheldon Creed Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 201 0 Running 34
10 17 21 Austin Hill (P) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 201 0 Running 30
11 14 26 Corey Heim (i) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 201 0 Running 0
12 30 10 Daniel Dye (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 201 0 Running 0
13 12 20 Aric Almirola (OP) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 201 0 Running 28
14 4 1 Sam Mayer (P) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 201 0 Running 24
15 23 11 Josh Williams Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 201 0 Running 22
16 24 38 Matt DiBenedetto RSS Racing Ford 201 0 Running 21
17 1 9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 201 11 Running 29
18 19 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 201 0 Running 19
19 18 5 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet 201 0 Running 18
20 27 91 Kyle Weatherman DGM Racing Chevrolet 201 0 Running 17
21 32 44 Brennan Poole Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 201 0 Running 16
22 20 31 Parker Retzlaff Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 201 0 Running 15
23 33 07 Myatt Snider SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 201 0 Running 14
24 15 27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 201 0 Running 13
25 28 14 J. J. Yeley SS-Green Light Racing Ford 199 0 Running 12
26 22 39 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford 199 0 Running 11
27 21 15 Dylan Lupton AM Racing Ford 198 0 Running 10
28 34 43 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 198 0 Running 9
29 31 45 Garrett Smithley Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 198 0 Running 8
30 36 53 Joey Gase Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet 198 0 Running 7
31 35 29 Blaine Perkins RSS Racing Ford 198 0 Running 6
32 5 8 Sammy Smith (P) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 197 5 Running 5
33 13 19 Taylor Gray (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 197 0 Running 0
34 29 74 Ryan Vargas Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 197 0 Running 3
35 37 35 Akinori Ogata (i) Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet 196 0 Running 0
36 26 92 Dawson Cram (i) DGM Racing Chevrolet 193 0 Running 0
37 25 42 Leland Honeyman (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 130 0 Electrical 1
38 16 97 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 77 0 Fuel Pump 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 July 16, 2024.
  2. ^ "Las Vegas Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on February 19, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
  3. ^ "Entry list" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. October 18, 2024. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
  4. ^ "Practice Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. October 18, 2024. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
  5. ^ "Qualifying Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. October 18, 2024. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
  6. ^ "Starting lineup" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. October 18, 2024. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
  7. ^ "Race Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. October 19, 2024. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
  8. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. October 19, 2024. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
  9. ^ "AJ Allmendinger clinches Championship 4 spot by winning Xfinity race at Las Vegas". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. October 19, 2024. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  10. ^ a b "2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Las Vegas Motor Speedway Race Page". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. September 26, 2024. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  11. ^ "2024 NASCAR Qualifying Procedures". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  12. ^ Srigley, Joseph (October 18, 2024). "Brandon Jones Scores Fourth Pole of 2024 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
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