The 2024 United Rentals 250 was the 28th stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series, the second race of the Round of 12, and the 4th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 5, 2024, at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama, a permanent quad-oval shaped superspeedway. The race was originally scheduled to be contested over 94 laps, but was increased to 98 laps due to an overtime finish. Sammy Smith, driving for JR Motorsports, would survive numerous late-race incidents, and held off a charging field on the final restart to earn his second career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his first of the season. Smith would also claim a spot in the next round of the playoffs. Pole-sitter Jesse Love led a race-high 28 laps, and after getting involved in a late incident, he rebounded to finish sixth. To fill out the podium, Ryan Sieg, driving for RSS Racing, and Riley Herbst, driving for Stewart–Haas Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
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Background
Talladega Superspeedway, formerly known as Alabama International Motor Speedway, is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. A tri-oval, the track was constructed in 1969 by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking. The track currently hosts NASCAR's Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Craftsman Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval with a length of 2.66-mile-long (4.28 km) tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which is 2.5-mile-long (4.0 km).
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 MotorsportsChevrolet07C. J. McLaughlinSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet7Justin Allgaier (P)JR MotorsportsChevrolet8Sammy Smith (P)JR MotorsportsChevrolet9Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet11Josh WilliamsKaulig RacingChevrolet14David StarrSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet15Dylan LuptonAM RacingFord16A. J. Allmendinger (P)Kaulig RacingChevrolet18Sheldon Creed (P)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota19Taylor Gray (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota20Aric Almirola (OP)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota21Austin Hill (P)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet26Dean Thompson (i)Sam Hunt RacingToyota27Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet28Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord29Blaine PerkinsRSS RacingFord31Parker RetzlaffJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet32Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet35Joey GaseJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet38Matt DiBenedettoRSS RacingFord39Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord42Leland Honeyman (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet43Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet44Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet45Caesar BacarellaAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet48Parker Kligerman (P)Big Machine RacingChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet53Carson WareJoey Gase MotorsportsFord81Chandler Smith (P)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota88Carson KvapilJR MotorsportsChevrolet91Kyle WeathermanDGM RacingChevrolet92Nick LeitzDGM RacingChevrolet97Shane van Gisbergen (R) (P)Kaulig RacingChevrolet98Riley Herbst (P)Stewart–Haas RacingFordOfficial entry list
Notes
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, October 5, at 11:00 PM CST. Since Talladega Superspeedway is a superspeedway, the qualifying system used is a single-car, one-lap system with two rounds. In the first round, drivers will be on track by themselves and will have one lap to set a time to determine positions 11-38. The fastest ten drivers from the first round move on to the second round to determine positions 1-10. Whoever sets the fastest time in Round 2 will win the pole.
Jesse Love, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would win the pole after advancing from the preliminary round and setting the fastest time in Round 2, with a lap of 52.578, and a speed of .
No drivers would fail to qualify, except the #74 Mike Harmon Racing team, which withdrew from the race before qualifying session started.
Qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)12Jesse Love (R) (P)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet52.714181.66052.578182.129221Austin Hill (P)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet52.837181.23752.682181.770381Chandler Smith (P)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota52.744181.55652.715181.656418Sheldon Creed (P)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota52.903181.01152.794181.384516A. J. Allmendinger (P)Kaulig RacingChevrolet52.906181.00052.825181.278648Parker Kligerman (P)Big Machine RacingChevrolet53.156180.14952.969180.785798Riley Herbst (P)Stewart–Haas RacingFord53.116180.28553.018180.618897Shane van Gisbergen (R) (P)Kaulig RacingChevrolet53.138180.21053.037180.553920Aric Almirola (OP)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota53.100180.33953.059180.4781000Cole Custer (P)Stewart–Haas RacingFord53.149180.17353.108180.312Eliminated in Round 11119Taylor Gray (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota53.200180.000——121Sam Mayer (P)JR MotorsportsChevrolet53.215179.949——135Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet53.272179.757——147Justin Allgaier (P)JR MotorsportsChevrolet53.295179.679——1539Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord53.325179.578——1627Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet53.374179.413——1711Josh WilliamsKaulig RacingChevrolet53.460179.125——1888Carson KvapilJR MotorsportsChevrolet53.473179.081——1942Leland Honeyman (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet53.485179.041——209Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet53.495179.007——2107C. J. McLaughlinSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet53.509178.961——2226Dean Thompson (i)Sam Hunt RacingToyota53.517178.934——2314David StarrSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet53.572178.750——2431Parker RetzlaffJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet53.629178.560——2592Nick LeitzDGM RacingChevrolet53.633178.547——2632Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet53.663178.447——278Sammy Smith (P)JR MotorsportsChevrolet53.667178.434——2851Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet53.675178.407——2935Joey GaseJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet53.704178.311——3044Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet53.705178.307——3129Blaine PerkinsRSS RacingFord53.709178.294——3243Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet53.751178.155——3338Matt DiBenedettoRSS RacingFord53.785178.042——Qualified by owner's points3428Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord53.811177.956——3591Kyle WeathermanDGM RacingChevrolet53.880177.728——3615Dylan LuptonAM RacingFord54.193176.702——3753Carson WareJoey Gase MotorsportsFord54.480175.771——3845Caesar BacarellaAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet————Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 20 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts181Chandler Smith (P)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota10216A. J. Allmendinger (P)Kaulig RacingChevrolet937Justin Allgaier (P)JR MotorsportsChevrolet8421Austin Hill (P)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet7518Sheldon Creed (P)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota665Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet5719Taylor Gray (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota0800Cole Custer (P)Stewart–Haas RacingFord3926Dean Thompson (i)Sam Hunt RacingToyota0108 Sammy Smith (P)JR MotorsportsChevrolet1 Stage 2 Laps: 20 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts121Austin Hill (P)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet1028Sammy Smith (P)JR MotorsportsChevrolet932Jesse Love (R) (P)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet8497Shane van Gisbergen (R) (P)Kaulig RacingChevrolet7581Chandler Smith (P)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota6698Riley Herbst (P)Stewart–Haas RacingFord5716A. J. Allmendinger (P)Kaulig RacingChevrolet4818Sheldon Creed (P)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota3900Cole Custer (P)Stewart–Haas RacingFord2109Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet1 Stage 3 Laps: 58 Pos.St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1278Sammy Smith (P)JR MotorsportsChevrolet985Running4921539Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord981Running353798Riley Herbst (P)Stewart–Haas RacingFord9822Running394418Sheldon Creed (P)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota980Running425381Chandler Smith (P)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota9811Running48612Jesse Love (R) (P)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet9828Running3971627Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet980Running3082314David StarrSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet981Running2993044Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet980Running28103428Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord980Running2711516A. J. Allmendinger (P)Kaulig RacingChevrolet9813Running3912648Parker Kligerman (P)Big Machine RacingChevrolet980Running25133845Tommy Joe MartinsAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet980Running24141942Leland Honeyman (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet980Running23153243Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet980Running22163338Matt DiBenedettoRSS RacingFord980Running20172107C. J. McLaughlinSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet980Running19183129Blaine PerkinsRSS RacingFord981Running1819920Aric Almirola (OP)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota980Running17202226Dean Thompson (i)Sam Hunt RacingToyota980Running0212935Joey GaseJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet980Running15223753Carson WareJoey Gase MotorsportsFord980Running1423221Austin Hill (P)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet987Running30243615Dylan LuptonAM RacingFord970Running1225147Justin Allgaier (P)JR MotorsportsChevrolet978Running19261000Cole Custer (P)Stewart–Haas RacingFord970Running14271888Carson KvapilJR MotorsportsChevrolet910Accident928209Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet910Accident929135Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet910Accident12302431Parker RetzlaffJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet910Accident6313591Kyle WeathermanDGM RacingChevrolet870Running5321119Taylor Gray (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota750Accident0332632Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet750Accident3341711Josh WilliamsKaulig RacingChevrolet750Accident235897Shane van Gisbergen (R) (P)Kaulig RacingChevrolet750Accident8362851Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet600Brakes1372592Nick LeitzDGM RacingChevrolet410Accident1DSQ121Sam Mayer (P) JR MotorsportsChevrolet981Running1Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Chandler Smith 2,122 1 2 Austin Hill 2,094 (-28) 2 3 Cole Custer 2,093 (–29) 1 4 Sheldon Creed 2,090 (–32) 2 5 Jesse Love 2,080 (–42) 2 6 Riley Herbst 2,078 (–44) 3 7 Sam Mayer 2,075 (–47) 4 8 Sammy Smith 2,065 (–57) 1 9 A. J. Allmendinger 2,065 (–57) 1 10 Justin Allgaier 2,057 (–65) 5 11 Shane van Gisbergen 2,054 (–68) 1 12 Parker Kligerman 2,049 (–73)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 1,038 2 Toyota 999 (-39) 3 Ford 905 (–133) Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
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