2024 BetMGM 300
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| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] | |||
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| Race 12 of 33 in the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
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| Date | May 25, 2024 | ||
| Official name | 43rd Annual BetMGM 300 | ||
| Location | Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 300 mi (480 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 200 laps, 300 mi (480 km) | ||
| Average speed | 115.053 mph (185.160 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 30.475 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | |
| Laps | 44 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 17 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox | ||
| Announcers | Joey Logano, Ryan Blaney, and Erik Jones | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | PRN | ||
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.[9] 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.
Background
The race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, located in Concord, North Carolina. The speedway complex includes a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) 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.
Practice
The first and only practice was held on Friday, May 24, at 3:35 PM EST, and lasted for 20 minutes.[10] Cole Custer, driving for Stewart–Haas Racing, set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.616, and a speed of 176.378 mph (283.853 km/h).[11]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 30.616 | 176.378 |
| 2 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.684 | 175.987 |
| 3 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.779 | 175.444 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, May 24, at 4:05 PM EST.[10] 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.[12]
Ty Gibbs, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, scored the pole for the race, with a lap of 30.475, and a speed of 177.194 mph (285.166 km/h).[13]
Two drivers failed to qualify: Jade Buford and Akinori Ogata.
