The 2024 Cabo Wabo 250 was the 21st stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 32nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, August 17, 2024, at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan, a permanent quad-oval shaped racetrack. The race was originally scheduled to be contested over 125 laps, but was increased to 128 laps due to a NASCAR overtime finish. Justin Allgaier, driving for JR Motorsports, would survive a chaotic race on fuel mileage, and won after leading when the caution came out on the final lap. This was Allgaier's 25th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his second of the season. To fill out the podium, Sheldon Creed and John Hunter Nemechek, both driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
The race was marred by an airborne crash from Kyle Sieg on the final lap. The incident began when Caesar Bacarella lost control following contact from Parker Kligerman from behind on the backstretch. Bacarella's sliding car turned Carson Kvapil across the track into the outside wall. In the scramble to avoid the crash, Leland Honeyman made contact with the rear of Sieg's car, sending it into a slide towards the apron and taking Chandler Smith with him. Sieg's roof flaps did not deploy, and the car lifted off the ground from behind and slid for several seconds on its roof, brushing the inside wall before rolling back onto its wheels when it reached the grass. Sieg was able to climb out under his own power, he was visibly shaken up from the wreck and had small pain in his right arm.
With his 11th runner-up finish, Sheldon Creed surpassed Dale Jarrett for the most runner-up finishes in the Xfinity Series without a win.
This was the final Xfinity Series race at Michigan International Speedway, as the track lost it's race in 2025.
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Background
Michigan International Speedway is a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Brooklyn, Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway as MIS's oval design was a direct basis of TWS, with moderate modifications to the banking in the corners, and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway. The track is owned by International Speedway Corporation. Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards).
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
# Driver Team Make 00 Cole Custer Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2 Jesse Love (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 5 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet 07 Patrick Emerling SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 8 Sammy Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Daniel Dye (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 11 Josh Williams Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 14 Logan Bearden SS-Green Light Racing Ford 15 Lawless Alan (i) AM Racing Ford 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 18 Sheldon Creed Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19 Taylor Gray (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 John Hunter Nemechek (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 26 Jeffrey Earnhardt Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford 29 Blaine Perkins RSS Racing Ford 30 Noah Gragson (i) Rette Jones Racing Ford 31 Parker Retzlaff Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 35 Joey Gase Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet 38 Matt DiBenedetto RSS Racing Ford 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 42 Leland Honeyman (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 43 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 44 Brennan Poole Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 45 Caesar Bacarella Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 53 Morgen Baird Joey Gase Motorsports Ford 81 Chandler Smith Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 88 Carson Kvapil JR Motorsports Chevrolet 91 Kyle Weatherman DGM Racing Chevrolet 92 Josh Bilicki DGM Racing Chevrolet 97 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 98 Riley Herbst Stewart–Haas Racing FordOfficial entry list
Practice
For practice, drivers were split into two groups, Group A and B, with both sessions being 15 minutes long, and was held on Friday, August 16, at 3:35 PM EST. John Hunter Nemechek, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time between both sessions, with a lap of 41.489, and a speed of .
Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed120John Hunter Nemechek (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota41.489173.540281Chandler SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota41.494173.519318Sheldon CreedJoe Gibbs RacingToyota41.612173.027Full practice results
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, August 16, at 4:00 PM EST. Since Michigan International Speedway is a superspeedway, 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 in that session will win the pole.
Road course qualifying rules were in effect. The timing line was set in Turn 3, where cars exited pit road, drove five-eights of a lap, then took the green flag in the north chute exiting Turn 3, and completing their lap there the next time by. Teams then immediately pitted the car, meaning only two laps were run. Indianapolis and Michigan both used restrictor plates.
Sheldon Creed, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 41.947, and a speed of .
Morgen Baird was the only driver who failed to qualify.
Qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Sheldon CreedJoe Gibbs RacingToyota41.947171.645298Riley HerbstStewart–Haas RacingFord42.048171.233319Taylor Gray (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota42.067171.156400Cole CusterStewart–Haas RacingFord42.076171.119581Chandler SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota42.230170.49569Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet42.251170.410739Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord42.324170.116888Carson KvapilJR MotorsportsChevrolet42.336170.06892Jesse Love (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet42.355169.9921020John Hunter Nemechek (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota42.359169.976111Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet42.406169.7871230Noah Gragson (i)Rette Jones RacingFord42.451169.6071316A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet42.501169.408148Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet42.530169.2921515Lawless Alan (i)AM RacingFord42.532169.284167Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet42.537169.2641726Jeffrey EarnhardtSam Hunt RacingToyota42.545169.2331827Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet42.564169.157195Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet42.580169.0932021Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet42.586169.0702151Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet42.665168.7572248Parker KligermanBig Machine RacingChevrolet42.668168.7452397Shane van Gisbergen (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet42.672168.7292410Daniel Dye (i)Kaulig RacingChevrolet42.706168.5952545Caesar BacarellaAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet42.818168.1542631Parker RetzlaffJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet42.866167.9652728Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord42.938167.6842891Kyle WeathermanDGM RacingChevrolet42.939167.6802911Josh WilliamsKaulig RacingChevrolet42.993167.4693029Blaine PerkinsRSS RacingFord42.997167.4543138Matt DiBenedettoRSS RacingFord43.112167.0073207Patrick EmerlingSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet43.156166.8373342Leland Honeyman (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet43.164166.806Qualified by owner's points3492Josh BilickiDGM RacingChevrolet43.217166.6013514Logan BeardenSS-Green Light RacingFord43.250166.4743644Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet43.274166.3823743Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet43.335166.1473835Joey GaseJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet43.349166.094Failed to qualify3953Morgen BairdJoey Gase MotorsportsFord43.288166.328Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 30 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts139Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord1029Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet9381Chandler SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota847Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet7515Lawless Alan (i)AM RacingFord0621Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet5798Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord4828Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord3916A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet21048Parker KligermanBig Machine RacingChevrolet1 Stage 2 Laps: 30 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts120John Hunter Nemechek (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota022Jesse Love (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet9316A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet8419Taylor Gray (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota058Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet6681Chandler SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota577Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet4818Sheldon CreedJoe Gibbs RacingToyota3927Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet2105Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet1 Stage 3 Laps: 68 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1167Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet12837Running512118Sheldon CreedJoe Gibbs RacingToyota12823Running3831020John Hunter Nemechek (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota12831Running04195Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet1280Running345148Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet1280Running3861230Noah Gragson (i)Rette Jones RacingFord1280Running073138Matt DiBenedettoRSS RacingFord1280Running308319Taylor Gray (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1280Running092545Caesar BacarellaAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet1280Running28101316A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet1280Running37112248Parker KligermanBig Machine RacingChevrolet1280Running27123342Leland Honeyman (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet1280Running2513739Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord1287Running34143743Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet1280Running23152151Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1280Running22161827Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1280Running23172397Shane van Gisbergen (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet1280Running20182021Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1280Running24192911Josh WilliamsKaulig RacingChevrolet1280Running18202631Parker RetzlaffJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1280Running17211726Jeffrey EarnhardtSam Hunt RacingToyota1280Running0223207Patrick EmerlingSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1280Running15233029Blaine PerkinsRSS RacingFord1280Running14243492Josh BilickiDGM RacingChevrolet1280Running13253514Logan BeardenSS-Green Light RacingFord1280Running1226888Carson KvapilJR MotorsportsChevrolet12825Running1127581Chandler SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1280Running23282728Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord1270Accident122992Jesse Love (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet1271Running1730400Cole CusterStewart–Haas RacingFord1110Suspension7313835Joey GaseJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet1010Fuel Pump6322891Kyle WeathermanDGM RacingChevrolet940Accident6333644Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet710Oil Pump5342410Daniel Dye (i)Kaulig RacingChevrolet660Accident0351515Lawless Alan (i)AM RacingFord650Accident03669Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet500Accident1037111Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet490Accident138298Riley HerbstStewart–Haas RacingFord480Accident5Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Cole Custer 768 2 Justin Allgaier 756 (-12) 3 Austin Hill 698 (–70) 4 Chandler Smith 684 (–84) 1 5 A. J. Allmendinger 646 (–122) 1 6 Riley Herbst 623 (–145) 1 7 Sheldon Creed 614 (–154) 1 8 Jesse Love 604 (–164) 9 Parker Kligerman 580 (–188) 1 10 Sammy Smith 545 (–223) 1 11 Ryan Sieg 544 (–224) 1 12 Shane van Gisbergen 520 (–248)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 785 2 Toyota 743 (-42) 3 Ford 644 (–110) Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
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