# 2024 Goodyear 400

The 2024 Goodyear 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on May 12, 2024, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Contested over 293 laps on the 1.366-mile (2.198 km) egg-shaped oval, it was the 13th race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season and the 68th running of the event. Brad Keselowski, driving for his co-owned RFK Racing team, won the race, marking his first win since the 2021 GEICO 500 110 races previously, and in the process becoming the first owner-driver to win a Cup race since Tony Stewart at the 2016 Toyota/Save Mart 350, and it was Ford's first win with the seventh-generation Mustang. Ty Gibbs finished second, and rookie Josh Berry came home in third. Denny Hamlin and Chase Briscoe rounded out the top five, and William Byron, Bubba Wallace, Alex Bowman, Justin Haley, and Michael McDowell rounded out the top ten.

## Report
### Background

Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends.
Since 2015, the race has hosted NASCAR's Throwback weekend, which features cars sporting paint schemes that pay homage to past teams and drivers. (The lineage of this race includes races billed as the Southern 500 from 2005 to 2020.)

#### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes the driver ineligible for series driver points.
| No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Sponsor or throwback |
| 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | Busch Light – Kevin Harvick's No. 4 paint scheme that raced during the 2016 season |
| 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | Freightliner |
| 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops – Dale Earnhardt's paint scheme from the 1998 NASCAR All-Star Race |
| 4 | Josh Berry (R) | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | Harrison's – Tribute to crew chief Rodney Childers' No. 54 Fire Protection paint scheme that raced during the 1998 Late Models season |
| 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | HendrickCars.com – Terry Labonte's Kellogg's Corn Flakes paint scheme that raced during his 1996 championship run |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | Castrol – Tribute to the 1996 Castrol TOM'S Toyota Supra A80 that won the 1997 and 1999 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship titles |
| 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | Razzle Dazzle Premium Grapes – LaJoie's No. 07 Capitol Collision Services paint scheme that raced to his first touring series win during the 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East season |
| 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Zone |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | UniFirst – Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s No. 88 National Guard paint scheme that won at the 2014 Daytona 500 |
| 10 | Noah Gragson | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | Overstock.com |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Yahoo! |
| 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | Menards/Maytag |
| 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | Mahindra Tractors – Tribute to Richard and Kevin Briscoe's sprint car racing team |
| 15 | Kaz Grala | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | N29 Capital Partners – Tribute to Parnelli Jones' Ford Mustang Boss 302 that raced during the 1969 Trans-American Sedan Championship |
| 16 | Derek Kraus | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Project Wyoming |
| 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | Fifth Third Bank |
| 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Auto-Owners Insurance – Truex's No. 78 paint scheme that won at the 2016 Bojangles' Southern 500 |
| 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | DeWalt – 100th anniversary paint scheme |
| 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | DEX Imaging – Tribute to the "Leonard Wood Special" car raced during the team's early years |
| 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | Shell Pennzoil |
| 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | McDonald's |
| 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Axalta – Jeff Gordon's DuPont "Firestorm" paint scheme that raced during the 2009, 2010, and 2011 seasons |
| 31 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Black’s Tire Service |
| 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | Long John Silver's – paint scheme inspired by the sponsor's 1970s branding |
| 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | Gener8tor – Gilliland's No. 98 paint scheme that raced during the 2015 CARS Tour season, when he won the inaugural race at Southern National Motorsports Park |
| 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | United Rentals – Preece's No. 16 paint scheme raced during his 2013 championship run in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour |
| 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | Family Dollar – Petty Family 75th anniversary tribute to Lee Petty's 1956 Dodge Coronet race car |
| 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | AdventHealth – Petty Family 75th anniversary tribute to Richard Petty's 1959 Plymouth Savoy race car |
| 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | MoneyLion – Tim Richmond's No. 29 Motorcraft paint scheme that failed to qualify for the 1982 Daytona 500. |
| 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | Kroger/Oscar Mayer/Kraft/Sara Lee Artesano – Mark Martin's No. 6 Oscar Mayer/Miracle Whip paint scheme that raced at the 2004 Budweiser Shootout |
| 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Ally Financial – Jimmie Johnson's Lowe's paint scheme that raced during his rookie season in 2002 |
| 51 | Justin Haley | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | North Carolina National Fraternal Order of Police |
| 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | He Gets Us/Monster Energy |
| 71 | Zane Smith (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | Focused Health – Tribute to Dave Marcis |
| 77 | Carson Hocevar (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | Premier Security Solutions NLEOMF |
| 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | Quaker State – Tribute to Adrián Fernández's No. 5 Aguri–Fernández Racing Quaker State/Tecate paint scheme that raced during the 2004 IndyCar Series season |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

Michael McDowell was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 29.022 seconds and a speed of 169.444 mph (272.694 km/h).

### Practice results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 29.022 | 169.444 |
| 2 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.173 | 168.567 |
| 3 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 29.192 | 168.457 |
| Official practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Tyler Reddick scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.906 and a speed of 170.124 mph (273.788 km/h).

### Qualifying results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | R1 | R2 |
| 1 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 28.625 | 28.906 |
| 2 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 28.716 | 28.924 |
| 3 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 28.604 | 29.005 |
| 4 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.772 | 29.014 |
| 5 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.791 | 29.030 |
| 6 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.750 | 29.034 |
| 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.650 | 29.045 |
| 8 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 28.709 | 29.068 |
| 9 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 28.780 | 29.098 |
| 10 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.752 | 29.821 |
| 11 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 28.780 | — |
| 12 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.854 | — |
| 13 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 28.833 | — |
| 14 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 28.915 | — |
| 15 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 28.839 | — |
| 16 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 28.999 | — |
| 17 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 28.842 | — |
| 18 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.003 | — |
| 19 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 28.873 | — |
| 20 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 29.046 | — |
| 21 | 77 | Carson Hocevar (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.902 | — |
| 22 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 29.120 | — |
| 23 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 28.934 | — |
| 24 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.188 | — |
| 25 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 28.985 | — |
| 26 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 29.270 | — |
| 27 | 71 | Zane Smith (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.050 | — |
| 28 | 51 | Justin Haley | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 29.272 | — |
| 29 | 31 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 29.054 | — |
| 30 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 29.294 | — |
| 31 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.061 | — |
| 32 | 16 | Derek Kraus | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 29.452 | — |
| 33 | 4 | Josh Berry (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 29.115 | — |
| 34 | 15 | Kaz Grala (R) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 29.628 | — |
| 35 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 29.194 | — |
| 36 | 10 | Noah Gragson | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 29.756 | — |
| Official qualifying results |||||||

## Race
### Race results
#### Stage results

Stage One Laps: 90
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 1 |
| Official stage one results ||||||
Stage Two Laps: 95
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage two results ||||||

### Final Stage results

Stage Three Laps: 108
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
| 1 | 2 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 293 | 57 |
| 2 | 4 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 293 | 52 |
| 3 | 33 | 4 | Josh Berry (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 293 | 34 |
| 4 | 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 293 | 36 |
| 5 | 13 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 293 | 32 |
| 6 | 5 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 293 | 38 |
| 7 | 8 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 293 | 33 |
| 8 | 18 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 293 | 29 |
| 9 | 28 | 51 | Justin Haley | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 293 | 28 |
| 10 | 16 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 293 | 27 |
| 11 | 9 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 293 | 27 |
| 12 | 31 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 293 | 25 |
| 13 | 12 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 293 | 24 |
| 14 | 36 | 10 | Noah Gragson | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 293 | 23 |
| 15 | 15 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 293 | 27 |
| 16 | 24 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 293 | 21 |
| 17 | 26 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 293 | 20 |
| 18 | 34 | 15 | Kaz Grala (R) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 293 | 19 |
| 19 | 30 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 293 | 18 |
| 20 | 25 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 293 | 17 |
| 21 | 14 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 293 | 23 |
| 22 | 35 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 293 | 15 |
| 23 | 20 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 293 | 14 |
| 24 | 19 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 293 | 13 |
| 25 | 10 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 293 | 18 |
| 26 | 21 | 77 | Carson Hocevar (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 293 | 11 |
| 27 | 11 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 293 | 10 |
| 28 | 23 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 293 | 9 |
| 29 | 32 | 16 | Derek Kraus | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 292 | 8 |
| 30 | 3 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 291 | 15 |
| 31 | 22 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 291 | 6 |
| 32 | 1 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 291 | 22 |
| 33 | 29 | 31 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 290 | 4 |
| 34 | 6 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 252 | 19 |
| 35 | 27 | 71 | Zane Smith (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 161 | 2 |
| 36 | 17 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 129 | 4 |
| Official race results ||||||||

### Race statistics

* Lead changes: 16 among 10 different drivers
* Cautions/Laps: 6 for 38 laps
* Red flags: 0
* Time of race: 3 hours, 12 minutes, and 30 seconds
* Average speed: 124.75 miles per hour (200.77 km/h)

## Media
### Television

The race will be carried by FS1 in the United States. Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer and Kevin Harvick will call the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little and Regan Smith will handle the pit road for the television side. Larry McReynolds provide insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.
FS1 :
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters | In-race analyst |
| Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer Color-commentator: Kevin Harvick | Jamie Little Regan Smith | Larry McReynolds |

### Radio

MRN will have the radio call for the race, which will also be simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.
MRN Radio :
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: Jeff Striegle Announcer: Todd Gordon | Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody Turns 3 & 4: Mike Bagley | Steve Post Kim Coon Chris Wilner Brienne Pedigo |

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Kyle Larson | 486 |
| | 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 456 (–30) |
| 1 | 3 | Denny Hamlin | 447 (–39) |
| 1 | 4 | Chase Elliott | 437 (–49) |
| 2 | 5 | William Byron | 400 (–86) |
| 1 | 6 | Tyler Reddick | 396 (–90) |
| 1 | 7 | Ty Gibbs | 390 (–96) |
| 2 | 8 | Ryan Blaney | 371 (–115) |
| | 9 | Alex Bowman | 365 (–121) |
| | 10 | Ross Chastain | 358 (–128) |
| 4 | 11 | Brad Keselowski | 344 (–142) |
| 1 | 12 | Chris Buescher | 331 (–155) |
| 1 | 13 | Kyle Busch | 324 (–162) |
| | 14 | Chase Briscoe | 322 (–164) |
| 2 | 15 | Christopher Bell | 320 (–166) |
| | 16 | Bubba Wallace | 316 (–170) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Chevrolet | 477 |
| 2 | Toyota | 470 (–7) |
| 3 | Ford | 438 (–39) |