2024 Credit One NASCAR Amex Credit Card 300

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. 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. 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.

Report Background 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

(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points. (P) denotes playoff driver. (OP) denotes owner's playoff car.

#DriverTeamMake00Cole Custer (P)Stewart–Haas RacingFord1Sam Mayer (P)JR MotorsportsChevrolet2Jesse Love (R) (P)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet5Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet07Brad PerezSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet7Justin Allgaier (P)JR MotorsportsChevrolet8Sammy Smith (P)JR MotorsportsChevrolet9Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet11Josh WilliamsKaulig RacingChevrolet14Austin GreenSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet15Dylan LuptonAM RacingFord16A. J. Allmendinger (P)Kaulig RacingChevrolet18Sheldon Creed Joe Gibbs RacingToyota19William Sawalich (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota20Aric Almirola (OP)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota21Austin Hill (P)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet26Ryan TruexSam Hunt RacingToyota27Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet28Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord29Blaine PerkinsRSS RacingFord31Parker RetzlaffJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet35Armani WilliamsJoey Gase MotorsportsFord38Matt DiBenedettoRSS RacingFord39Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord42Leland Honeyman (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet43Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet44Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet45Mason Maggio (i)Alpha Prime RacingChevrolet48Parker KligermanBig Machine RacingChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet53Thomas AnnunziataJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet74Dawson Cram (i)Mike Harmon RacingChevrolet81Chandler Smith (P)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota88Connor ZilischJR MotorsportsChevrolet91Kyle WeathermanDGM RacingChevrolet92Nick LeitzDGM RacingChevrolet97Shane van Gisbergen (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet98Riley Herbst Stewart–Haas RacingFordOfficial entry list

Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Friday, October 25, at 4:05 PM EST, and would last for 20 minutes. 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 .

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed188Connor ZilischJR MotorsportsChevrolet33.629160.576220Aric Almirola (OP)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota33.629160.576398Riley HerbstStewart–Haas RacingFord33.652160.466Full practice results

Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, October 25, at 4:40 PM EST. 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.

Chandler Smith, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 33.067, and a speed of .

No drivers would fail to qualify.

Qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed181Chandler Smith (P)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota33.067163.305218Sheldon CreedJoe Gibbs RacingToyota33.165162.822320Aric Almirola (OP)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota33.180162.749400Cole Custer (P)Stewart–Haas RacingFord33.219162.55857Justin Allgaier (P)JR MotorsportsChevrolet33.220162.553616A. J. Allmendinger (P)Kaulig RacingChevrolet33.298162.172748Parker KligermanBig Machine RacingChevrolet33.357161.885898Riley HerbstStewart–Haas RacingFord33.419161.58591Sam Mayer (P)JR MotorsportsChevrolet33.461161.382108Sammy Smith (P)JR MotorsportsChevrolet33.473161.3241131Parker RetzlaffJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet33.476161.3101219William Sawalich (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota33.482161.2811388Connor ZilischJR MotorsportsChevrolet33.495161.218142Jesse Love (R) (P)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet33.532161.0401527Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet33.557160.9201621Austin Hill (P)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet33.562160.8961728Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord33.628160.580185Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet33.749160.0051944Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet33.801159.759209Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet33.827159.6362191Kyle WeathermanDGM RacingChevrolet33.833159.6072226Ryan TruexSam Hunt RacingToyota33.846159.5462351Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet33.848159.5372411Josh WilliamsKaulig RacingChevrolet33.900159.2922597Shane van Gisbergen (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet34.141158.1682642Leland Honeyman (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet34.149158.1312739Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord34.221157.7982807Brad PerezSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet34.283157.5122974Dawson Cram (i)Mike Harmon RacingChevrolet34.289157.4853015Dylan LuptonAM RacingFord34.465156.6813143Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet34.474156.6403245Mason Maggio (i)Alpha Prime RacingChevrolet34.623155.9663392Nick LeitzDGM RacingChevrolet34.629155.939Qualified by owner's points3414Austin GreenSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet34.641155.8853529Blaine PerkinsRSS RacingFord34.752155.3873653Thomas AnnunziataJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet35.076153.9513735Armani WilliamsJoey Gase MotorsportsFord37.080145.6313838Matt DiBenedettoRSS RacingFord––Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 45 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts121Austin Hill (P)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet10220Aric Almirola (OP)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota9318Sheldon CreedJoe Gibbs RacingToyota847Justin Allgaier (P)JR MotorsportsChevrolet7500Cole Custer (P)Stewart–Haas RacingFord661Sam Mayer (P)JR MotorsportsChevrolet5716A. J. Allmendinger (P)Kaulig RacingChevrolet4898Riley HerbstStewart–Haas RacingFord3981Chandler Smith (P)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota21028Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord1 Stage 2 Laps: 45 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts121Austin Hill (P)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet10216A. J. Allmendinger (P)Kaulig RacingChevrolet9300Cole Custer (P)Stewart–Haas RacingFord8428Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord7520Aric Almirola (OP)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota6618Sheldon CreedJoe Gibbs RacingToyota577Justin Allgaier (P)JR MotorsportsChevrolet4881Chandler Smith (P)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota392Jesse Love (R) (P)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet21019William Sawalich (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota0 Stage 3 Laps: 110 Pos.St.#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts11621Austin Hill (P)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet20082Running602400Cole Custer (P)Stewart–Haas RacingFord20067Running493320Aric Almirola (OP)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota2001Running494142Jesse Love (R) (P)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet2000Running355218Sheldon CreedJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20012Running456898Riley HerbstStewart–Haas RacingFord2000Running3471728Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord2000Running38857Justin Allgaier (P)JR MotorsportsChevrolet2000Running40991Sam Mayer (P)JR MotorsportsChevrolet2000Running3310616A. J. Allmendinger (P)Kaulig RacingChevrolet2009Running4011748Parker KligermanBig Machine RacingChevrolet2000Running26121388Connor ZilischJR MotorsportsChevrolet2000Running2513181Chandler Smith (P)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota20029Running29142191Kyle WeathermanDGM RacingChevrolet2000Running2315185Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet2000Running22162351Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet2000Running21172597Shane van Gisbergen (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet1990Running20181944Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet1990Running1919209Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet1990Running18201527Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1990Running17212226Ryan TruexSam Hunt RacingToyota1990Running1622108Sammy Smith (P)JR MotorsportsChevrolet1990Running15231131Parker RetzlaffJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1990Running14241219William Sawalich (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1990Running0253143Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet1990Running12262739Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord1990Running11272411Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet1970Running10282807Brad PerezSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1970Running9293414Austin GreenSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1970Running8302642Leland Honeyman (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet1970Running7313245Mason Maggio (i)Alpha Prime RacingChevrolet1970Running0323015Dylan LuptonAM RacingFord1960Running5332974Dawson Cram (i)Mike Harmon RacingChevrolet1960Running0343529Blaine PerkinsRSS RacingFord1950Running3353735Armani WilliamsJoey Gase MotorsportsFord1930Running2363653Thomas AnnunziataJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet1900Ignition1373392Nick LeitzDGM RacingChevrolet870Suspension1383838Matt DiBenedettoRSS RacingFord560Overheating1Official race results

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Justin Allgaier 3,128 2 Cole Custer 3,121 (–7) 2 3 Austin Hill 3,116 (–12) 4 A. J. Allmendinger 3,103 (–25) 2 5 Chandler Smith 3,093 (–35) 6 Jesse Love 3,086 (–42) 7 Sam Mayer 3,074 (–54) 8 Sammy Smith 3,026 (–102) 9 Sheldon Creed 2,176 (–952) 10 Riley Herbst 2,160 (–968) 11 Parker Kligerman 2,138 (–990) 12 Shane van Gisbergen 2,123 (–1,005)Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 1,158 2 Toyota 1,098 (–60) 3 Ford 999 (–159) Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.

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