The 2024 Zip Buy Now, Pay Later 250 was the 14th stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 2nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 8, 2024, in Sonoma, California at Sonoma Raceway, a 1.99 miles (3.20 km) permanent asphalt road course. The race took the scheduled 79 laps to complete. Shane van Gisbergen, driving for Kaulig Racing, would cruise to a dominating victory, winning the pole and leading a race-high 32 laps to earn his second career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his second consecutive win of the season. Ty Gibbs led 26 laps in the race, before being involved in late race pileup on lap 49. To fill out the podium, Sheldon Creed, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, and Sam Mayer, driving for JR Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background Sonoma Raceway is a 1.99-mile (3.20 km) road course and drag strip located on the landform known as Sears Point in the southern Sonoma Mountains in Sonoma, California, U.S. The road course features 12 turns on a hilly course with 160 feet (49 m) of total elevation change. It is host to one of only seven NASCAR Cup Series races each year that are run on road courses. It is also host to the NTT IndyCar Series and several other auto races and motorcycle races such as the American Federation of Motorcyclists series. Sonoma Raceway continues to host amateur, or club racing events which may or may not be open to the general public. The largest such car club is the Sports Car Club of America. This would be the second race for the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Sonoma Raceway, since the inaugural iteration in 2023.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver.
#DriverTeamMake00Cole CusterStewart–Haas RacingFord1Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet2Jesse Love (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet4Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet5Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet6Thomas Annunziata JD MotorsportsChevrolet07Alex LabbéSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet8Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet9Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet11Josh WilliamsKaulig RacingChevrolet14Brad PerezSS-Green Light RacingFord15Hailie Deegan (R)AM RacingFord16A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet17Boris SaidHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet18Sheldon CreedJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19Ty Gibbs (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota20John Hunter Nemechek (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota21Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet26Ed JonesSam Hunt RacingToyota27Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet28Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord29Blaine PerkinsRSS RacingFord31Parker RetzlaffJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet32Austin GreenJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet35Sage KaramJoey Gase MotorsportsToyota38Matt DiBenedettoRSS RacingFord39Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord42Leland Honeyman (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet43Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet44Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet48Parker KligermanBig Machine RacingChevrolet50Preston PardusPardus RacingChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet81Chandler SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota91Kyle WeathermanDGM RacingChevrolet92Josh BilickiDGM RacingChevrolet97Shane van Gisbergen (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet98Riley HerbstStewart–Haas RacingFordOfficial entry list
Practice The first and only practice was held on Friday, June 7, at 1:05 PM PST, and would last for 50 minutes. Shane van Gisbergen, driving for Kaulig Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:15.290, and a speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed197Shane van Gisbergen (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet1:15.29095.152248Parker KligermanBig Machine RacingChevrolet1:15.59994.763319Ty Gibbs (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1:15.60694.754Official practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, June 8, at 12:30 PM PST. Since Sonoma Raceway is a road course, the qualifying system is a two group system, with two rounds. Drivers will be separated into two groups, Group A and Group B. Each driver will have multiple laps to set a time. The fastest 5 drivers from each group will advance to the final round. The fastest driver to set a time in that round will win the pole.
Under a 2021 rule change, the timing line in road course qualifying is "not" the start-finish line. Instead, the timing line for qualifying will be set at the entrance of Turn 10. Shane van Gisbergen, driving for Kaulig Racing, would win the pole after advancing from the preliminary round and setting the fastest time in Round 2, with a lap of 1:14.677, and a speed of .
Sage Karam was the only driver who failed to qualify.
Qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)197Shane van Gisbergen (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet1:14.80495.7701:14.67795.933219Ty Gibbs (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1:15.34895.0791:15.04995.458321Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1:15.37995.0401:15.11895.370416A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet1:15.63894.7141:15.37995.04057Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet1:15.53194.8481:15.40395.00962Jesse Love (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet1:15.41594.9941:15.45994.939720John Hunter Nemechek (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1:15.38195.0371:15.60994.75181Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet1:15.74294.5841:15.63794.716918Sheldon CreedJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1:15.42794.9791:15.71094.624108Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet1:15.85594.4431:15.80294.509Eliminated in Round 11181Chandler SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1:15.72494.607——1200Cole CusterStewart–Haas RacingFord1:15.75994.563——1331Parker RetzlaffJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1:15.86894.427——1448Parker KligermanBig Machine RacingChevrolet1:15.89994.389——1598Riley HerbstStewart–Haas RacingFord1:15.92294.360——165Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet1:16.08494.159——1726Ed JonesSam Hunt RacingToyota1:16.13094.102——1839Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord1:16.17294.050——1907Alex LabbéSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1:16.42393.741——2027Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1:16.48993.661——2129Blaine PerkinsRSS RacingFord1:16.51993.624——2232Austin GreenJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1:16.53893.601——2351Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1:16.54493.593——2450Preston PardusPardus RacingChevrolet1:16.56693.566——2591Kyle WeathermanDGM RacingChevrolet1:16.59493.532——266Thomas Annunziata JD MotorsportsChevrolet1:16.60893.515——279Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet1:16.62193.499——2811Josh WilliamsKaulig RacingChevrolet1:16.80993.270——2942Leland Honeyman (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet1:16.82593.251——3014Brad PerezSS-Green Light RacingFord1:16.92493.131——3192Josh BilickiDGM RacingChevrolet1:16.94093.112——3228Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord1:16.94293.109——3344Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet1:17.00093.039——Qualified by owner's points3443Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet1:17.06092.967——3517Boris SaidHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1:17.06892.957——3638Matt DiBenedettoRSS RacingFord1:17.14892.860——3715Hailie Deegan (R)AM RacingFord1:17.15992.847——384Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet1:18.39491.385——Failed to qualify3935Sage KaramJoey Gase MotorsportsToyota1:17.06392.963——Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 20 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts197Shane van Gisbergen (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet10216A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet9321Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet8448Parker KligermanBig Machine RacingChevrolet7520John Hunter Nemechek (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota0681Chandler SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota578Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet485Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet3931Parker RetzlaffJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet21098Riley HerbstStewart–Haas RacingFord1
Stage 2 Laps: 25 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts119Ty Gibbs (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota0297Shane van Gisbergen (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet932Jesse Love (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet8418Sheldon CreedJoe Gibbs RacingToyota7500Cole CusterStewart–Haas RacingFord6681Chandler SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota5720John Hunter Nemechek (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota0848Parker KligermanBig Machine RacingChevrolet397Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet21031Parker RetzlaffJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1 Stage 3 Laps: 34 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1197Shane van Gisbergen (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet7932Running592918Sheldon CreedJoe Gibbs RacingToyota790Running42381Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet790Running3442232Austin GreenJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet790Running335321Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet7921Running40657Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet790Running3371181Chandler SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota790Running408720John Hunter Nemechek (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota790Running091200Cole CusterStewart–Haas RacingFord790Running34101448Parker KligermanBig Machine RacingChevrolet790Running37111331Parker RetzlaffJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet790Running291262Jesse Love (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet790Running33131598Riley HerbstStewart–Haas RacingFord790Running25143344Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet790Running23151726Ed JonesSam Hunt RacingToyota790Running22163192Josh BilickiDGM RacingChevrolet790Running2117416A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet790Running29182129Blaine PerkinsRSS RacingFord790Running19191907Alex LabbéSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet790Running18201839Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord790Running17213638Matt DiBenedettoRSS RacingFord790Running16222351Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet790Running15233228Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord790Running14243014Brad PerezSS-Green Light RacingFord790Running13252450Preston PardusPardus Racing Chevrolet790Running12263443Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet790Running1127384Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet790Running10283517Boris SaidHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet790Running9292942Leland Honeyman (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet780Running8302591Kyle WeathermanDGM RacingChevrolet780Running731165Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet770Running9323715Hailie Deegan (R)AM RacingFord720Running533108Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet710Running834266Thomas AnnunziataJD MotorsportsChevrolet630Transmission335219Ty Gibbs (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota5026Accident0362027Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet490Accident1372811Josh WilliamsKaulig RacingChevrolet490Accident138279Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet490Accident1Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Cole Custer 509 2 Austin Hill 497 (-12) 3 Chandler Smith 497 (–12) 4 Justin Allgaier 485 (–24) 5 Jesse Love 435 (–74) 6 A. J. Allmendinger 409 (–100) 7 Riley Herbst 403 (–106) 8 Sheldon Creed 396 (–113) 9 Parker Kligerman 379 (–130) 4 10 Shane van Gisbergen 362 (–147) 1 11 Sam Mayer 339 (–170) 2 12 Sammy Smith 336 (–173)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 490 2 Toyota 460 (-30) 3 Ford 403 (–87) Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
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