The 2024 Food City 300 was the 26th stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series, the final race of the regular season, and the 43rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, September 20, 2024, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee, a permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 300 laps to complete. Cole Custer driving for Stewart–Haas Racing, would come out on top, earning his 15th career NASCAR Xfinity Series victory. Custer would dominate, leading a race high 104 laps. To fill out the podium, Sheldon Creed, and Chandler Smith, both driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
This was also the first race The CW would air. The CW took over the TV rights to the entire Xfinity Series schedule as part of the next TV contract which runs from 2025 to 2031.
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Background
The Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks.
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 RacingChevrolet5Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet07Greg Van AlstSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet8Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet9Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet11Josh WilliamsKaulig RacingChevrolet14Chad FinchumSS-Green Light RacingFord15Logan BeardenAM RacingFord16A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet18Sheldon CreedJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19Joe Graf Jr. Joe Gibbs RacingToyota20Ryan TruexJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet26Jeffrey Earnhardt (i)Sam Hunt RacingToyota27Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet28Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord29Blaine PerkinsRSS RacingFord31Parker RetzlaffJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet32Austin GreenJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet35Carson WareJoey Gase MotorsportsToyota38Matt DiBenedettoRSS RacingFord39Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord42Leland Honeyman (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet43Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet44Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet45Stefan Parsons (i)Alpha Prime RacingChevrolet48Parker KligermanBig Machine RacingChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet53Garrett SmithleyJoey Gase MotorsportsFord74Dawson Cram (i)Mike Harmon RacingChevrolet81Chandler SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota88Dale Earnhardt Jr.JR MotorsportsChevrolet91Kyle WeathermanDGM RacingChevrolet92Josh BilickiDGM RacingChevrolet97Shane van Gisbergen (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet98Riley HerbstStewart–Haas RacingFordOfficial entry list
Practice For practice, drivers will be separated into two groups, Group A and B. Both sessions will be 15 minutes long, and was held on Friday, September 20, at 2:35 PM EST. Justin Allgaier, driving for JR Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 16.055, and a speed of .
Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed17Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet16.055119.514200Cole CusterStewart–Haas RacingFord16.124119.003326Jeffrey Earnhardt (i)Sam Hunt RacingToyota16.144118.855Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, September 20, at 3:10 PM EST. Since Bristol Motor Speedway is a short track, the qualifying system used is a single-car, two-lap system with only one round. Drivers will be on track by themselves and will have two laps to post a qualifying time, and whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole.
Chandler Smith, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 15.810, and a speed of .
Dawson Cram was the only driver who failed to qualify.
Qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed181Chandler SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota15.810121.366200Cole CusterStewart–Haas RacingFord15.925120.49035Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet15.935120.41447Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet15.945120.339516A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet16.042119.611626Jeffrey Earnhardt (i)Sam Hunt RacingToyota16.047119.574751Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet16.051119.54489Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet16.061119.470991Kyle WeathermanDGM RacingChevrolet16.061119.470102Jesse Love (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet16.064119.4471148Parker KligermanBig Machine RacingChevrolet16.066119.4321239Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord16.075119.3651388Dale Earnhardt Jr.JR MotorsportsChevrolet16.075119.3651418Sheldon CreedJoe Gibbs RacingToyota16.085119.2911598Riley HerbstStewart–Haas RacingFord16.088119.2691620Ryan TruexJoe Gibbs RacingToyota16.108119.1211721Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet16.125118.9951814Chad FinchumSS-Green Light RacingFord16.134118.9291919Joe Graf Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota16.141118.877201Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet16.171118.657218Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet16.180118.5912292Josh BilickiDGM RacingChevrolet16.188118.5322345Stefan Parsons (i)Alpha Prime RacingChevrolet16.188118.5322438Matt DiBenedettoRSS RacingFord16.203118.4232527Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet16.207118.3932643Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet16.255118.0442731Parker RetzlaffJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet16.263117.9862832Austin GreenJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet16.294117.7612944Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet16.328117.5163035Carson WareJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet16.339117.4373142Leland Honeyman (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet16.356117.3153211Josh WilliamsKaulig RacingChevrolet16.386117.1003329Blaine PerkinsRSS RacingFord16.392117.057Qualified by owner's points3497Shane van Gisbergen (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet16.426116.8153515Logan BeardenAM RacingFord16.442116.7013628Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord16.504116.2633753Garrett SmithleyJoey Gase MotorsportsFord16.817114.0993807Greg Van AlstSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet16.832113.997Failed to qualify3974Dawson Cram (i)Mike Harmon RacingChevrolet16.620115.451Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 85 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts181Chandler SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1022Jesse Love (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet9318Sheldon CreedJoe Gibbs RacingToyota8416A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet755Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet6651Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet5700Cole CusterStewart-Haas RacingFord4826Jeffrey Earnhardt (i)Sam Hunt RacingToyota0920Ryan TruexJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21019Joe Graf Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1 Stage 2 Laps: 85 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts151Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet10200Cole CusterStewart-Haas RacingFord9320Ryan TruexJoe Gibbs RacingToyota8418Sheldon CreedJoe Gibbs RacingToyota7581Chandler SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota662Jesse Love (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet5798Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord481Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet3988Dale Earnhardt Jr.JR MotorsportsChevrolet21048Parker KligermanBig Machine RacingChevrolet1 Stage 3 Laps: 130 Pos.St.#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1200Cole CusterStewart-Haas RacingFord300104Running5321418Sheldon CreedJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30028Running503181Chandler SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30029Running50
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Justin Allgaier 2034 2 Cole Custer 2028 (-6) 1 3 Austin Hill 2025 (–9) 1 4 Chandler Smith 2024 (–10) 7 5 Shane van Gisbergen 2017 (–17) 1 6 Jesse Love 2013 (–21) 6 7 Sam Mayer 2011 (–23) 8 Riley Herbst 2010 (–24) 3 9 Sheldon Creed 2007 (–27) 5 10 A. J. Allmendinger 2006 (–28) 1 11 Sammy Smith 2001 (–33) 3 12 Parker Kligerman 1998 (–36)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 965 2 Toyota 926 (-39) 3 Ford 835 (–130) Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
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