The 2024 BetMGM 300 was the 12th stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 47th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 25, 2024, in Concord, North Carolina at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent asphalt tri-oval shaped intermediate speedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. In a wild race with numerous lead changes, Chase Elliott, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, stole the win after a successful late race strategy, leading the final 18 laps of the race to earn his sixth career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his first of the season. Justin Allgaier, who started in 9th, won both stages and led 40 laps, before being spun by Ty Gibbs with 24 laps to go. Sam Mayer led a race-high 44 laps and finished fourth. To fill out the podium, Brandon Jones and Sammy Smith, both driving for JR Motorsports, finished 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
This was the final series start of Kyle Busch, the all-time wins leader in series history, before his unexpected death two years later.
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Background
The race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, located in Concord, North Carolina. The speedway complex includes a quad-oval track that was utilized for the race, as well as a dragstrip and a dirt track. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR, with many race teams based in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith serving as track president.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
#DriverTeamMake00Cole CusterStewart–Haas RacingFord1Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet2Jesse Love (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet4Dawson Cram (R)JD MotorsportsChevrolet5Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet6Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet07Patrick EmerlingSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet8Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet9Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet11Josh WilliamsKaulig RacingChevrolet14J. J. YeleySS-Green Light RacingChevrolet15Hailie Deegan (R)AM RacingFord16A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet17Chase Elliott (i)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet18Sheldon CreedJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19Taylor Gray (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota20Ty Gibbs (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota21Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet26Dean Thompson (i)Sam Hunt RacingToyota27Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet28Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord29Blaine PerkinsRSS RacingFord30Noah Gragson (i)Rette Jones RacingFord31Parker RetzlaffJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet33Kyle Busch (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet35Akinori OgataJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet38Matt DiBenedettoRSS RacingFord39Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord42Leland Honeyman (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet43Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet44Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet48Parker KligermanBig Machine RacingChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet74Jade BufordMike Harmon RacingChevrolet81Chandler SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota91Kyle WeathermanDGM RacingChevrolet92Natalie DeckerDGM RacingChevrolet97Shane van Gisbergen (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet98Riley HerbstStewart–Haas RacingFordOfficial entry list
Practice The first and only practice was held on Friday, May 24, at 3:35 PM EST, and lasted for 20 minutes. Cole Custer, driving for Stewart–Haas Racing, set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.616, and a speed of .
Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed100Cole CusterStewart–Haas RacingFord30.616176.378221Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30.684175.98737Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet30.779175.444Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, May 24, at 4:05 PM EST. Since Charlotte Motor Speedway is an intermediate speedway, the qualifying system used is a single-car, one-lap system with only one round. Drivers were on track by themselves, and had one lap to post a qualifying time. Whoever set the fastest time in that round would win the pole.
Ty Gibbs, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, scored the pole for the race, with a lap of 30.475, and a speed of .
Two drivers failed to qualify: Jade Buford and Akinori Ogata.
Qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed120Ty Gibbs (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota30.475177.194233Kyle Busch (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet30.598176.482381Chandler SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30.639176.24642Jesse Love (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet30.704175.873527Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet30.770175.496600Cole CusterStewart–Haas RacingFord30.781175.433718Sheldon CreedJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30.781175.433821Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30.793175.36597Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet30.829175.160109Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet30.839175.1031116A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet31.015174.1091231Parker RetzlaffJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet31.016174.104131Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet31.029174.0311438Matt DiBenedettoRSS RacingFord31.095173.6611519Taylor Gray (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota31.108173.589168Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet31.119173.527175Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet31.183173.1711830Noah Gragson (i)Rette Jones RacingFord31.188173.1441998Riley HerbstStewart–Haas RacingFord31.278172.645206Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet31.291172.5742139Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord31.326172.3812243Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet31.337172.3202344Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet31.371172.1332451Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet31.497171.4452542Leland Honeyman (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet31.627170.7402626Dean Thompson (i)Sam Hunt RacingToyota31.650170.6162791Kyle WeathermanDGM RacingChevrolet31.696170.3692848Parker KligermanBig Machine RacingChevrolet31.764170.0042997Shane van Gisbergen (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet31.782169.9073017Chase Elliott (i)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31.794169.8433129Blaine PerkinsRSS RacingFord31.796169.8333215Hailie Deegan (R)AM RacingFord31.850169.545334Dawson Cram (R)JD MotorsportsChevrolet31.877169.401Qualified by owner's points3428Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord31.955168.9883507Patrick EmerlingSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet32.052168.4763611Josh WilliamsKaulig RacingChevrolet32.122168.1093792Natalie DeckerDGM RacingChevrolet32.518166.0623814J. J. YeleySS-Green Light RacingChevrolet––Failed to qualify3974Jade BufordMike Harmon RacingChevrolet32.964163.8154035Akinori OgataJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet––Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 45 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts17Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet10220Ty Gibbs (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota0333Kyle Busch (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet049Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet7516A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet668Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet5721Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4881Chandler SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota3939Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord21000Cole CusterStewart-Haas RacingFord1
Stage 2 Laps: 45 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts17Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet10233Kyle Busch (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet0321Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet841Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet7518Sheldon CreedJoe Gibbs RacingToyota6620Ty Gibbs (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota0739Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord4881Chandler SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota392Jesse Love (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet21030Noah Gragson (i)Rette Jones RacingFord0
Stage 3 Laps: 110 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts13017Chase Elliott (i)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20018Running02109Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet2000Running423168Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet2000Running394131Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet20044Running4051116A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet2000Running386233Kyle Busch (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet20034Running072139Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord2000Running3683611Josh WilliamsKaulig RacingChevrolet2000Running299120Ty Gibbs (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota20027Running0101830Noah Gragson (i)Rette Jones RacingFord2009Running0112791Kyle WeathermanDGM RacingChevrolet2000Running26121519Taylor Gray (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota2000Running0132451Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet2000Running24141231Parker RetzlaffJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet2000Running23152997Shane van Gisbergen (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet2000Running2216175Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet2000Running2117527Jeb BrutonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet2000Running2018381Chandler SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2000Running25193428Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord1995Running18203215Hailie Deegan (R)AM RacingFord1990Running17213814J. J. YeleySS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1990Running1622334Dawson Cram (R)JD MotorsportsChevrolet1990Running15232542Leland Honeyman (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet1990Running1424206Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet1990Running1325821Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1980Running24261438Matt DiBenedettoRSS RacingFord1980Running11272243Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet1980Running102842Jesse Love (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet19814Running11293792Natalie DeckerDGM RacingChevrolet1960Running8303507Patrick EmerlingSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1910Running7312344Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet1900Running632600Cole CusterStewart–Haas RacingFord1840Accident63397Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet17640Accident24342626Dean Thompson (i)Sam Hunt RacingToyota1370Fuel Pump0353129Blaine PerkinsRSS RacingFord1350Suspension236718Sheldon CreedJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1199Oil Coller7372848Parker KligermanBig Machine RacingChevrolet710Accident1381998Riley HerbstStewart–Haas RacingFord290Accident1Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Austin Hill 454 1 2 Chandler Smith 450 (-4) 1 3 Cole Custer 433 (–21) 1 4 Justin Allgaier 397 (–57) 1 5 Jesse Love 384 (–70) 1 6 A. J. Allmendinger 347 (–107) 1 7 Riley Herbst 338 (–116) 8 Sheldon Creed 313 (–141) 9 Parker Kligerman 307 (–147) 2 10 Brandon Jones 304 (–150) 11 Sam Mayer 294 (–160) 2 12 Anthony Alfredo 291 (–163)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 410 2 Toyota 397 (-15) 3 Ford 345 (–54) Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
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