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2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race

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2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 33 of 33 of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date November 9, 2024
Official name 26th Annual NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race
Location Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona
Course Permanent racing facility
1 mi (1.6 km)
Distance 213 laps, 213 mi (342 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 200 mi (320 km)
Average speed 88.545 mph (142.499 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 26.832
Most laps led
Driver Riley Herbst Stewart–Haas Racing
Laps 167
Winner
No. 98 Riley Herbst Stewart–Haas 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

The 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race was the 33rd and final stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series, the Championship 4 race, and the 26th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, November 9, 2024, at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona, a 1 mile (1.6 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race was originally scheduled to be contested over 200 laps, but was increased to 213 laps due to numerous overtime restarts. In an action-packed race, Riley Herbst, driving for Stewart–Haas Racing, would make a last lap pass on Justin Allgaier for the lead to earn his third career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, his second of the season, and the final win for SHR in the Xfinity Series.[9] Herbst was also the class of the field, winning both stages and leading a race-high 167 laps. To fill out the podium, Allgaier, driving for JR Motorsports, and Aric Almirola, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

Despite mid race penalties and a second place finish, Allgaier claimed the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series championship, finishing six positions ahead of the rest of the final four drivers.[10] This is Allgaier's first championship in the series, after previously competing in the final four six different times.[11]

Report

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Background

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Phoenix Raceway, the circuit where the race was held.

Phoenix Raceway – also known as PIR – is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. It is named after the nearby metropolitan area of Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the IndyCar Series, CART, USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series. The raceway is currently owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation.

The raceway was originally constructed with a 2.5 mi (4.0 km) road course that ran both inside and outside of the main tri-oval. In 1991 the track was reconfigured with the current 1.51 mi (2.43 km) interior layout. PIR has an estimated grandstand seating capacity of around 67,000. Lights were installed around the track in 2004 following the addition of a second annual NASCAR race weekend.

Phoenix Raceway is home to two annual NASCAR race weekends, one of 13 facilities on the NASCAR schedule to host more than one race weekend a year. The track is both the first and last stop in the western United States, as well as the fourth and the last track on the schedule.

Championship drivers

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Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
  • (CC) denotes championship contender.
  • (OP) denotes owner's playoff car.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
00 Cole Custer (CC) Stewart–Haas Racing Ford Haas Automation / Andy's Frozen Custard
1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 10X Health
2 Jesse Love (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Whelen
5 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet Dead On Tools
07 Patrick Emerling SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet MMI Tank
7 Justin Allgaier (CC) JR Motorsports Chevrolet BRANDT
8 Sammy Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet Pilot Flying J
9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet Klearvue Cabinetry / Menards
10 Daniel Dye (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Champion Container
11 Josh Williams Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Alloy Employer Services
14 Greg Van Alst SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Prescott Tire Pros
15 Dylan Lupton AM Racing Ford Lupton Excavation
16 A. J. Allmendinger (CC) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Celsius
18 Sheldon Creed Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Friends of Jaclyn Foundation
19 William Sawalich (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Starkey / SoundGear
20 Aric Almirola (OP) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota He Gets Us
21 Austin Hill (CC) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Bennett Transportation
26 Jeffrey Earnhardt (i) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota Synergy Modular
27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet AO Smith
28 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford Sci Aps
29 Blaine Perkins RSS Racing Ford Ashurst American Honey
31 Parker Retzlaff Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet FUNKAWAY / Realtree
35 Joey Gase Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet Donate Life AZ
38 Matt DiBenedetto RSS Racing Ford Recycled Materials Association
39 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford Tap and Sons
42 Leland Honeyman (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Distributor Wire & Cable Co
43 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Tablo
44 Brennan Poole Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Macc Door Systems
45 Stefan Parsons (i) Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Alpha Prime Mini Muffin Bites
48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet Big Machine Spiked Coolers
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet Alliance Driveway Solutions
53 Garrett Smithley Joey Gase Motorsports Ford DozerWinchParts.com
81 Chandler Smith Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota QuickTie
88 Connor Zilisch JR Motorsports Chevrolet Jarrett 25 Years
91 Josh Bilicki DGM Racing Chevrolet Rita's Ice
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, November 8, at 3:05 PM MST, and would last for 50 minutes.[16] Jesse Love, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 27.587, and a speed of 130.496 mph (210.013 km/h).

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 2 Jesse Love Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.587 130.496
2 7 Justin Allgaier (CC) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 27.700 129.964
3 88 Connor Zilisch JR Motorsports Chevrolet 27.706 129.936
Full practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Saturday, November 9, at 2:00 PM MST.[16] Since Phoenix Raceway is a mile oval, the qualifying system used was 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 won the pole.[17]

William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 26.832, and a speed of 134.168 mph (215.922 km/h).[18]

No drivers would fail to qualify.

Qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 19 William Sawalich (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 26.832 134.168
2 18 Sheldon Creed Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 26.980 133.432
3 98 Riley Herbst Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 27.070 132.989
4 81 Chandler Smith Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.085 132.915
5 21 Austin Hill (CC) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.165 132.523
6 2 Jesse Love (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.202 132.343
7 00 Cole Custer (CC) Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 27.217 132.270
8 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 27.236 132.178
9 16 A. J. Allmendinger (CC) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 27.244 132.139
10 31 Parker Retzlaff Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 27.264 132.042
11 38 Matt DiBenedetto RSS Racing Ford 27.300 131.868
12 5 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet 27.337 131.690
13 10 Daniel Dye (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 27.345 131.651
14 45 Stefan Parsons (i) Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 27.386 131.454
15 8 Sammy Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 27.403 131.372
16 27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 27.413 131.325
17 97 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 27.463 131.081
18 26 Jeffrey Earnhardt (i) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 27.486 130.976
19 11 Josh Williams Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 27.490 130.957
20 43 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 27.526 130.785
21 88 Connor Zilisch JR Motorsports Chevrolet 27.530 130.766
22 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 27.553 130.657
23 28 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 27.570 130.577
24 15 Dylan Lupton AM Racing Ford 27.571 130.572
25 29 Blaine Perkins RSS Racing Ford 27.590 130.482
26 42 Leland Honeyman (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 27.616 130.359
27 92 Dawson Cram (i) DGM Racing Chevrolet 27.674 130.086
28 44 Brennan Poole Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 27.742 129.767
29 39 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford 27.792 129.534
30 07 Patrick Emerling SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 27.810 129.450
31 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 27.857 129.231
32 91 Josh Bilicki DGM Racing Chevrolet 27.943 128.834
33 9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 27.994 128.599
Qualified by owner's points
34 35 Joey Gase Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet 28.321 127.114
35 14 Greg Van Alst SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 28.380 126.850
36 53 Garrett Smithley Joey Gase Motorsports Ford 28.535 126.161
37 7 Justin Allgaier (CC) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.261 118.965
38 20 Aric Almirola (OP) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 34.983 102.907
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 45

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 98 Riley Herbst Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 10
2 81 Chandler Smith Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9
3 18 Sheldon Creed Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8
4 21 Austin Hill (CC) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 0
5 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 7 Justin Allgaier (CC) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 0
7 00 Cole Custer (CC) Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 0
8 19 William Sawalich (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
9 20 Aric Almirola (OP) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2
10 2 Jesse Love (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 2 Laps: 45

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 98 Riley Herbst Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 10
2 18 Sheldon Creed Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9
3 20 Aric Almirola (OP) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8
4 2 Jesse Love (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 7
5 00 Cole Custer (CC) Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 0
6 88 Connor Zilisch JR Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 16 A. J. Allmendinger (CC) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 0
8 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 19 William Sawalich (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
10 7 Justin Allgaier (CC) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 0

Stage 3 Laps: 123

Pos.[19] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 3 98 Riley Herbst Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 213 167 Running 60
2 37 7 Justin Allgaier (CC) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 213 4 Running 35
3 38 20 Aric Almirola (OP) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 213 0 Running 44
4 21 88 Connor Zilisch JR Motorsports Chevrolet 213 0 Running 38
5 4 81 Chandler Smith Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 213 0 Running 41
6 6 2 Jesse Love (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 213 6 Running 39
7 2 18 Sheldon Creed Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 213 20 Running 47
8 7 00 Cole Custer (CC) Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 213 7 Running 29
9 9 16 A. J. Allmendinger (CC) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 213 0 Running 28
10 5 21 Austin Hill (CC) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 213 5 Running 27
11 8 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 213 0 Running 35
12 17 97 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 213 0 Running 25
13 1 19 William Sawalich (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 213 0 Running 0
14 31 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 213 2 Running 23
15 15 8 Sammy Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 213 0 Running 22
16 16 27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 213 0 Running 21
17 13 10 Daniel Dye (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 213 2 Running 0
18 33 9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 213 0 Running 19
19 24 15 Dylan Lupton AM Racing Ford 213 0 Running 18
20 22 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 213 0 Running 17
21 32 91 Josh Bilicki DGM Racing Chevrolet 213 0 Running 16
22 25 29 Blaine Perkins RSS Racing Ford 213 0 Running 15
23 23 28 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 213 0 Running 14
24 28 44 Brennan Poole Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 213 0 Running 13
25 20 43 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 213 0 Running 12
26 11 38 Matt DiBenedetto RSS Racing Ford 213 0 Running 11
27 34 35 Joey Gase Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet 213 0 Running 10
28 30 07 Patrick Emerling SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 212 0 Running 9
29 29 39 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford 212 0 Running 8
30 36 53 Garrett Smithley Joey Gase Motorsports Ford 212 0 Running 7
31 26 42 Leland Honeyman (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 210 0 Running 6
32 27 92 Dawson Cram (i) DGM Racing Chevrolet 209 0 Running 0
33 19 11 Josh Williams Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 208 0 Running 4
34 10 31 Parker Retzlaff Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 204 0 Accident 3
35 18 26 Jeffrey Earnhardt (i) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 169 0 Engine 0
36 12 5 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet 152 0 Accident 1
37 35 14 Greg Van Alst SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 108 0 Suspension 1
38 14 45 Stefan Parsons (i) Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 61 0 Accident 0
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  2. ^ "Phoenix Raceway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Archived from the original on April 30, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
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  4. ^ "Practice results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  5. ^ "Qualifying Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. November 8, 2024. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  6. ^ "Starting lineup" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. November 8, 2024. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  7. ^ "Race Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. November 8, 2024. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  8. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. November 8, 2024. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  9. ^ Srigley, Joseph (November 9, 2024). "Riley Herbst Earns Dominant Victory; Allgaier Claims Xfinity Series Championship". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  10. ^ Albert, Zack (November 9, 2024). "Custer, Allmendinger, Hill come up short of Xfinity Series crown in Phoenix finale". NASCAR.com. The Official Site of NASCAR. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
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  13. ^ "Austin Hill dominates Xfinity race at Homestead, clinches spot in Championship 4". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. October 26, 2024. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  14. ^ Spencer, Reid (November 2, 2024). "Aric Almirola sweeps '24 Xfinity Series races at Martinsville, Championship 4 set". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Wire Service. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
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