# 2024 Ag-Pro 300

The 2024 Ag-Pro 300 was the 9th stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 33rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, April 20, 2024, at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama, a 2.66 miles (4.28 km) permanent asphalt quad-oval shaped superspeedway. The race was originally scheduled to be contested over 113 laps, but was increased to 124 laps due to numerous NASCAR overtime attempts. In an action packed race with numerous lead changes, Jesse Love, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would take advantage of the lead on an overtime restart, and held off the field to earn his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series win in his ninth career start. RCR continued to show their dominance at superspeedways, with Austin Hill leading a race-high 41 laps and Love leading 28 laps. Hill was involved in a wreck in the late stages, and ultimately finished 14th. To fill out the podium, Riley Herbst, driving for Stewart–Haas Racing, and Anthony Alfredo, driving for Our Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
This was also the third race of the Dash 4 Cash. Drivers who were eligible for the Dash 4 Cash were Sam Mayer, Ryan Sieg, Justin Allgaier, and A. J. Allmendinger, since they were the highest finishing Xfinity Series regulars following the race at Texas. Sieg would claim the $100K bonus cash after finishing 17th, two positions ahead of his closest competitor, A. J. Allmendinger.

## Report
### 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.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | Haas Automation |
| 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | First Bank of Alabama |
| 2 | Jesse Love (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Whelen Aerospace Technologies |
| 4 | Dawson Cram (R) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | JD Motorsports |
| 5 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | Dude Wipes |
| 6 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | JD Motorsports |
| 07 | Patrick Emerling | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | BIG Studio Group |
| 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | BRANDT |
| 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Pilot Flying J Coffee |
| 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Criterion Appliances / Menards |
| 11 | Josh Williams | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Alloy Employer Services |
| 14 | Mason Massey (i) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | Fan Controlled Sports |
| 15 | Hailie Deegan (R) | AM Racing | Ford | AirBox |
| 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Celsius |
| 18 | Sheldon Creed | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Friends of Jaclyn Foundation |
| 19 | Taylor Gray (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Operation 300 |
| 20 | Ryan Truex | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | The Toyota Gazoo Racing |
| 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Bennett Transportation |
| 26 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | ForeverLawn |
| 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | Puryear Tank Lines |
| 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | North Country Ford |
| 29 | Blaine Perkins | RSS Racing | Ford | Ollie's Bargain Outlet |
| 31 | Parker Retzlaff | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | EasyCare |
| 32 | Jordan Anderson | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | Bommarito Automotive Group |
| 35 | Joey Gase | Joey Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | Fireside RV Rental |
| 38 | Matt DiBenedetto | RSS Racing | Ford | Viking Motorsports |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | Sci Aps |
| 42 | Leland Honeyman (R) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Mezrano Injury Lawyers |
| 43 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | Four Loko Jungle Juice |
| 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | CW & Sons Infrastructure |
| 45 | Caesar Bacarella | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | Prime Bites Brownie |
| 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | Big Machine Spiked Light Coolers |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | One Stop / All South Electric |
| 66 | David Starr | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | GreenLightPP.com |
| 81 | Chandler Smith | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Quick Tie Products |
| 91 | Kyle Weatherman | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Drive Smart Warranty |
| 92 | Josh Bilicki | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Insurance King |
| 97 | Shane van Gisbergen (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Wendy's |
| 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | Monster Energy |
| Official entry list |||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, April 19, at 4:30 PM CST. Since Talladega Superspeedway is a superspeedway, the qualifying system used is a single-car, single-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. The fastest ten drivers from the first round move on to the second and final round. Whoever sets the fastest time in Round 2 will win the pole.
Austin Hill, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would advance from the preliminary round and set the fastest time in Round 2, with a lap of 52.723, and a speed of 181.629 mph (292.304 km/h).
Garrett Smithley was the only driver who failed to qualify. Smithley had original made the race, but his time would be disallowed after a roof hatch came loose during his qualifying attempt. Mason Massey, who originally failed to qualify, would take his place on the grid.

### Qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) |
| 1 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 52.793 | 181.388 | 52.723 | 181.629 |
| 2 | 2 | Jesse Love (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 52.906 | 181.000 | 52.871 | 181.120 |
| 3 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 52.880 | 181.089 | 52.996 | 180.693 |
| 4 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 53.196 | 180.014 | 53.150 | 180.169 |
| 5 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 53.237 | 179.875 | 53.184 | 180.054 |
| 6 | 20 | Ryan Truex | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 53.237 | 179.875 | 53.217 | 179.942 |
| 7 | 81 | Chandler Smith | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 53.256 | 179.811 | 53.241 | 179.861 |
| 8 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 53.214 | 179.953 | 53.267 | 179.774 |
| 9 | 11 | Josh Williams | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 53.186 | 180.047 | 53.328 | 179.568 |
| 10 | 18 | Sheldon Creed | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 53.176 | 180.081 | 53.567 | 178.767 |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||
| 11 | 5 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 53.259 | 179.801 | — | — |
| 12 | 07 | Patrick Emerling | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 53.318 | 179.602 | — | — |
| 13 | 19 | Taylor Gray (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 53.330 | 179.561 | — | — |
| 14 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 53.338 | 179.534 | — | — |
| 15 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 53.346 | 179.507 | — | — |
| 16 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 53.350 | 179.494 | — | — |
| 17 | 35 | Joey Gase | Joey Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | 53.361 | 179.457 | — | — |
| 18 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 53.387 | 179.370 | — | — |
| 19 | 66 | David Starr | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | 53.429 | 179.229 | — | — |
| 20 | 91 | Kyle Weatherman | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 53.436 | 179.205 | — | — |
| 21 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 53.450 | 179.158 | — | — |
| 22 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 53.460 | 179.125 | — | — |
| 23 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 53.468 | 179.098 | — | — |
| 24 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 53.473 | 179.081 | — | — |
| 25 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 53.490 | 179.024 | — | — |
| 26 | 29 | Blaine Perkins | RSS Racing | Ford | 53.554 | 178.810 | — | — |
| 27 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 53.670 | 178.424 | — | — |
| 28 | 38 | Matt DiBenedetto | RSS Racing | Ford | 53.701 | 178.321 | — | — |
| 29 | 45 | Caesar Bacarella | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 53.747 | 178.168 | — | — |
| 30 | 4 | Dawson Cram (R) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 53.757 | 178.135 | — | — |
| 31 | 15 | Hailie Deegan (R) | AM Racing | Ford | 53.760 | 178.125 | — | — |
| 32 | 32 | Jordan Anderson | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 53.771 | 178.089 | — | — |
| 33 | 42 | Leland Honeyman (R) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 53.932 | 177.557 | — | — |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||
| 34 | 26 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 53.942 | 177.524 | — | — |
| 35 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 53.970 | 177.432 | — | — |
| 36 | 92 | Josh Bilicki | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 53.984 | 177.386 | — | — |
| 37 | 43 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 54.192 | 176.705 | — | — |
| 38 | 14 | Mason Massey (i) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 54.433 | 175.923 | — | — |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||
| 39 | 6 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 53.388 | 179.366 | — | — |
| Official qualifying results |||||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 25
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 2 | Jesse Love (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 81 | Chandler Smith | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 20 | Ryan Truex | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 25
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | Jesse Love (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 5 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 81 | Chandler Smith | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 74
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | Jesse Love (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 124 | 28 | Running | 59 |
| 2 | 8 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 124 | 13 | Running | 40 |
| 3 | 11 | 5 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 124 | 6 | Running | 34 |
| 4 | 33 | 42 | Leland Honeyman (R) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 124 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 5 | 27 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 124 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 6 | 10 | 18 | Sheldon Creed | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 124 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 7 | 29 | 45 | Caesar Bacarella | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 124 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 8 | 28 | 38 | Matt DiBenedetto | RSS Racing | Ford | 124 | 1 | Running | 29 |
| 9 | 35 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 124 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 10 | 4 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 124 | 4 | Running | 29 |
| 11 | 38 | 14 | Mason Massey (i) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 124 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 12 | 31 | 15 | Hailie Deegan (R) | AM Racing | Ford | 124 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 13 | 25 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 124 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 14 | 1 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 124 | 41 | Running | 41 |
| 15 | 13 | 19 | Taylor Gray (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 124 | 1 | Running | 0 |
| 16 | 36 | 92 | Josh Bilicki | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 124 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 24 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 124 | 7 | Running | 27 |
| 18 | 17 | 35 | Joey Gase | Joey Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | 124 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 14 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 124 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 20 | 9 | 11 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 124 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 5 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 124 | 2 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 18 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 124 | 1 | Running | 19 |
| 23 | 26 | 29 | Blaine Perkins | RSS Racing | Ford | 123 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 19 | 66 | David Starr | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | 123 | 1 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 7 | 81 | Chandler Smith | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 123 | 3 | Running | 24 |
| 26 | 37 | 43 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 123 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 20 | 91 | Kyle Weatherman | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 120 | 0 | DVP | 10 |
| 28 | 30 | 4 | Dawson Cram (R) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 120 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 3 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 117 | 10 | Accident | 21 |
| 30 | 21 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 113 | 0 | Ignition | 7 |
| 31 | 32 | 32 | Jordan Anderson | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 111 | 1 | Accident | 6 |
| 32 | 12 | 07 | Patrick Emerling | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 111 | 0 | Accident | 5 |
| 33 | 23 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 65 | 4 | Accident | 13 |
| 34 | 6 | 20 | Ryan Truex | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 65 | 1 | Accident | 8 |
| 35 | 22 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | Accident | 2 |
| 36 | 15 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
| 37 | 34 | 26 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 46 | 0 | Engine | 1 |
| 38 | 16 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 24 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Chandler Smith | 357 |
| | 2 | Cole Custer | 343 (-14) |
| | 3 | Austin Hill | 341 (–16) |
| 1 | 4 | Jesse Love | 316 (–41) |
| 1 | 5 | Justin Allgaier | 278 (–79) |
| | 6 | Riley Herbst | 272 (–85) |
| | 7 | A. J. Allmendinger | 261 (–96) |
| | 8 | Sammy Smith | 241 (–116) |
| | 9 | Parker Kligerman | 236 (–121) |
| | 10 | Sheldon Creed | 231 (–126) |
| | 11 | Ryan Sieg | 224 (–133) |
| 1 | 12 | Anthony Alfredo | 219 (–138) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Chevrolet | 335 |
| 2 | Toyota | 325 (–10) |
| 3 | Ford | 279 (–56) |