Chase Elliott wins strategy-filled Xfinity Series race at Charlotte: With a masterpiece of strategy and modicum of good fortune, Chase Elliott won Saturday’s BetMGM 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in his first NASCAR Xfinity Series start of the season.(Read more)(5-25-2024)

In a strategy-filled Xfinity Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, #17-Chase Elliott won his first race in over eight seasons. It’s his sixth career victory and first at Charlotte. It’s the second win of the season for Hendrick Motorsports.
#9-Brandon Jones earned his first top-five finish of the season in second, just a half-second behind Elliott. #8-Sammy Smith also tallied his best finish of the season in third. #1-Sam Mayer and #16-AJ Allmendinger rounded out the top five.
#33-Kyle Busch, #39-Ryan Sieg, #11-Josh Williams, #20-Ty Gibbs and #30-Noah Gragson complete the top 10.
#7-Justin Allgaier won both stages but finished 33rd after getting involved in a wreck late in the race. #1-Mayer led a race-high 44 laps.
There were 23 lead changes among nine drivers and eight cautions for 45 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 115.053 mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Points Standings, Owner Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.

Charlotte Paint Schemes

Race Fast Facts – Charlotte:
Chase Elliott(i) won the BetMGM 300, his sixth victory in 84 Xfinity Series races.
This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in 2024.
This is his first victory and fourth top-10 finish in six races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Brandon Jones (second) posted his fifth top-10 finish in 11 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It is his fifth top-10 finish in 2024.
Sammy Smith (third) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Shane Van Gisbergen (15th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Austin Hill leads the point standings by 4 points over Chandler Smith.

Xfinity Series Standings after Charlotte(Race 12 of 33):
1)#21-Austin Hill 454 points, regular season championship leader (2 wins)
2)#81-Chandler Smith (2 wins)
3)#7-Justin Allgaier (1 win)
4)#2-Jesse Love (1 win)
5)#1-Sam Mayer (1 win)
6)#00-Cole Custer 433, +142
7)#16-AJ Allmendinger 347, +58
8)#98-Riley Herbst 338, +49
9)#18-Sheldon Creed 313, +24
10)#48-Parker Kligerman 307, +18
11)#9-Brandon Jones 304, +15
12)#5-Anthony Alfredo 291, +2
Currently below elimination line
13)#8-Sammy Smith 289, -2
14)#39-Ryan Sieg, 285, -6
15)#97-Shane van Gisbergen 257, -34
16)#44-Brennan Poole 219, -82
See the Drivers Points Standings and Owners Points Standings.

Race Updates:
Lap 200: #17-Elliott wins by a half-second over #9-Jones. #8-Smith, #1-Mayer and #16-Allmendinger round out the top five. #33-Busch, #39-Sieg, #11-Williams, #20-Gibbs and #30-Gragson complete the top 10.
Lap 183: #21-Hill and #00-Custer make contact on the frontstretch, cutting the right-front tire entering Turn 1. Both got into the wall in Turns 1 and 2 and then Hill dumped Custer on the backstretch.
Lap 182: #17-Elliott takes the lead on the restart with fresh tires.
Lap 175: #7-Allgaier went to clear #20-Gibbs off Turn 4 and was clipped by Gibbs and turned into the outside wall.
Lap 171: #30-Gragson didn’t pit and is the new race leader. #7-Allgaier won the race off pit road with scuffed tires, ahead of #00-Custer, #1-Mayer and #20-Gibbs. #17-Elliott is seventh and the first car on a fresh set of four tires.
Lap 168: #43-Ellis spins off Turn 2 and hit the inside wall on the backstretch.
Lap 160: After a round of pit stops, #1-Mayer leads #20-Gibbs by 1.2 seconds.
Lap 127: #1-Mayer passes #33-Busch for the lead.
Lap 120: #1-Mayer executes a slide job to get by #33-Busch for the lead. Busch defended it and maintained the lead.
Lap 118: #18-Creed has a flat right-front tire and has to make an unscheduled pit stop.
Lap 114: #7-Allgaier has re-entered the top 10.
Lap 107: #33-Busch takes the lead from #2-Love. #28-Sieg brings out the caution after spinning through Turns 1 and 2.
Lap 99: #16-Allmendinger got into the wall off Turn 2.
Lap 97: #2-Love takes the lead on the restart from the inside line on the restart.
Lap 93: #7-Allgaier and #21-Hill were caught speeding on pit road. #30-Gragson was the only car to stay out on old tires.
Lap 90: #7-Allgaier wins Stage 2, sweeping the first two stages for the 13th time in his career. #33-Busch, #21-Hill, #1-Mayer, #18-Creed, #20-Gibbs, #39-Sieg, #81-Smith, #2-Love and #30-Gragson all score stage points.
Lap 87: #7-Allgaier passes #33-Busch for the lead by riding the bottom of the track.
Lap 85: #33-Busch takes the lead after restarting 20th. #7-Allgaiere is up to second.
Lap 81: #33-Busch, #7-Allgaier, #1-Mayer, #21-Hill and #20-Gibbs have sliced their way into the top 10 after pitting during the last caution.
Lap 76: Split strategy between the field. #7-Allgaier led many of the frontrunners down. #18-Creed takes the lead, ahead of #17-Elliott, #27-Burton, #31-Retzlaff and #8-Smith rounding out the top five. Allgaier will restart 18th.
Lap 75: #9-Jones pits while pit road is closed for brake fluid.
Lap 72: #48-Kligerman got into the wall through Turns 3 and 4 and hit the inside wall after spinning to the bottom of the track.
Lap 70: #16-Allmendinger pits for a flat tire after hitting the wall earlier in the stage.
Lap 52: #20-Gibbs got loose through Turn 3 and bounced off the outside wall. #16-Allmendinger pancaked the wall with his right side.
Lap 48: #18-Creed, #27-Burton, #44-Poole and #31-Retzlaff all pitted and will put on their second set of tires.#17-Elliott, #2-Love, #28-Sieg all pit for the first time.
Lap 45: #7-Allgaier wins the opening stage, his series-high seventh stage victory of the season. #20-Gibbs, #33-Busch, #9-Jones and #16-Allmendinger are the top five. #8-Smith, #21-Hill, #81-Smith, #39-Sieg and #00-Custer all scored stage points.
Lap 41: #7-Allgaier takes the lead from #20-Gibbs with four laps remaining in the stage.
Lap 36: #20-Gibbs moves back to the lead. #17-Elliott and #2-Love have dropped outside the top 15. #5-Alfredo got into the wall and has a flat tire.
Lap 32: The majority of the field pits for fresh tires. #2-Love, #17-Elliott, #5-Alfredo and #28-Sieg stay out to gain track position. Those teams will have an extra set of tires for later in the race.
Lap 29: #98-Herbst slid up the track off Turn 2 and got turned by #16-Allmendinger. Herbst crashed into the inside wall on the backstretch.
Lap 25: There is a 10-car battle for ninth position. #8-Smith has maneuvered through the pack to grab ninth position.
Lap 22: #33-Busch passes #20-Gibbs for the race lead.
Lap 15: #7-Allgaier has gained three more positions by planting his car on the bottom of the track through the corners. #9-Jones has moved to sixth positions.
Lap 10: #20-Gibbs leads #33-Busch by three-quarters of a second. #7-Allgaier has jumped three spots to sixth.
Lap 1: #20-Gibbs leads the opening lap from the pole.

Cars to the rear: #91-Kyle Weatherman (unapproved adjustments)

Pit Stall Selections

Making his second start of the 2024 Xfinity Series season, #20-Ty Gibbs won the pole (177.194 mph) for the BetMGM 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It is his eighth career pole and his first pole on an intermediate track.
#33-Kyle Busch will start alongside Gibbs on the front row in second (176.482 mph). #81-Chandler Smith will start from third position (176.246 mph), with Jesse Love (175.873 mph) and #27-Jeb Burton (175.496 mph) rounding out the top five.
#00-Cole Custer and #18-Sheldon Creed ran the same exact speed for sixth position, with Custer getting the tiebreaker. #21-Austin Hill, #7-Justin Allgaier and #9-Brandon Jones complete the top 10.
Did Not Qualify: #35-Akinori Ogata and #74-Jade Buford
See the complete Charlotte Starting Lineup.

Qualifying Fast Facts — Charlotte
Ty Gibbs(i) won the Pole Award for the BetMGM 300 with a lap of 30.475 seconds, 177.194 mph.
This is his 10th pole in 61 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
This is his first pole and second top-10 start in 2024.
This is his first pole in four races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Kyle Busch(i) (second) posted his first top-10 start of 2024 and his 18th in 27 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Chandler Smith (third) posted his second top-10 start at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It is his ninth in 12 races this season.
Jesse Love (fourth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

Qualifying Order

Practice for the BetMGM 300 Xfinity Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway is complete. The top five, slowest, news and notes:
#00-Cole Custer 176.378 mph
#21-Austin Hill 175.987 mph
#7-Justin Allgaier 175.444 mph
#9-Brandon Jones 175.336 mph
#81-Chandler Smith 175.176 mph
Slowest: #35-Akinori Ogata 165.299 mph
Notes: #91-Kyle Weatherman never attempted a lap on the track. He brought his car to pit road after believing something was amiss on his get-up to speed lap.
See full Charlotte Practice Results.

Crew Rosters

Goodyear Tire Notes

There are 40 drivers/teams on the entry list for the BetMGM 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Two cars will miss the race.
Notables: #6-Garrett Smithley, #07-Patrick Emerling, #14-JJ Yeley, #17-Chase Elliott, #19-Taylor Gray, #20-Ty Gibbs, #26-Dean Thompson, #30-Noah Gragson, #33-Kyle Busch, #35-Akinori Ogata, #74-Jade Buford, #92-Natalie Decker
See the full Charlotte Entry List.

Charlotte At-Track Schedule