# 2024 Wawa 250

The 2024 Wawa 250 Powered by Coca-Cola was the 22nd stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 23rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, August 23, 2024, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent quad-oval shaped superspeedway. The race was originally scheduled to be contested over 100 laps, but was extended to 102 laps due to an overtime finish. Ryan Truex, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would stay consistent throughout the race, leading 28 laps and winning after leading when A. J. Allmendinger spun on the final lap, bringing out the caution. This was Truex's third career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his second of the season. Allmendinger led a race-high 35 laps before getting spun by Parker Kligerman on the final lap, officially credited with a 24th place finish. Justin Allgaier won both stages and led 16 laps, finishing 7th and taking the regular season points lead away from Cole Custer. To fill out the podium, Chandler Smith, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, and Parker Kligerman, driving for Big Machine Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

## Report
### Background

The race was held at Daytona International Speedway, a race track located in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. Since its opening in 1959, the track has been the home of the Daytona 500, the most prestigious race in NASCAR. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosts ARCA, AMA Superbike, USCC, SCCA, and Motocross races. It features multiple layouts including the primary 2.5 miles (4.0 km) high speed tri-oval, a 3.56 miles (5.73 km) sports car course, a 2.95 miles (4.75 km) motorcycle course, and a .25 miles (0.40 km) karting and motorcycle flat-track. The track's 180-acre (73 ha) infield includes the 29-acre (12 ha) Lake Lloyd, which has hosted powerboat racing. The speedway is owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation.
The track was built in 1959 by NASCAR founder William "Bill" France, Sr. to host racing held at the former Daytona Beach Road Course. His banked design permitted higher speeds and gave fans a better view of the cars. Lights were installed around the track in 1998 and today, it is the third-largest single lit outdoor sports facility. The speedway has been renovated three times, with the infield renovated in 2004 and the track repaved twice — in 1978 and in 2010. On January 22, 2013, the track unveiled artist depictions of a renovated speedway. On July 5 of that year, ground was broken for a project that would remove the backstretch seating and completely redevelop the frontstretch seating. The renovation to the speedway was done by Rossetti Architects. The project, named "Daytona Rising", was completed in January 2016, at a cost of US $400 million, placing emphasis on improving fan experience with five expanded and redesigned fan entrances (called "injectors") as well as wider and more comfortable seating with more restrooms and concession stands. After the renovations, the track's grandstands included 101,000 permanent seats with the ability to increase permanent seating to 125,000. The project was completed before the start of Speedweeks.

#### 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 | Fanttik |
| 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Carolina Carports |
| 2 | Jesse Love (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Whelen / NFFF |
| 5 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | Dude Wipes |
| 07 | Patrick Emerling | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | Flood Brothers |
| 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Hellmann's / Sam's Club |
| 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Pilot Flying J |
| 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Turtle Wax / Menards |
| 11 | Josh Williams | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Alloy Employer Services |
| 14 | C. J. McLaughlin | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | Main Street Auto |
| 15 | Gus Dean | AM Racing | Ford | Airbox |
| 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Campers Inn RV |
| 18 | Sheldon Creed | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Friends of Jaclyn Foundation |
| 19 | Joe Graf Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Reagan |
| 20 | Ryan Truex | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Toyota Certified Collision Center |
| 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Bennett / Global Industrial |
| 26 | Jeffrey Earnhardt (i) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | ForeverLawn / Big Studios |
| 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | State Water Heaters |
| 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | North Country Ford |
| 29 | Blaine Perkins | RSS Racing | Ford | Crocodile Cloth |
| 31 | Parker Retzlaff | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | FUNKAWAY |
| 32 | Jordan Anderson | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | Volpi Foods |
| 35 | Akinori Ogata (i) | Joey Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | YKK |
| 38 | Matt DiBenedetto | RSS Racing | Ford | Recycled Materials Association |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | Sci Aps |
| 42 | Leland Honeyman (R) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Randco Industries |
| 43 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | Classic Collision |
| 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | CW & Sons / Clark’s |
| 45 | Caesar Bacarella | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | Alpha Prime Brownie Bites |
| 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | Big Machine Spiked Light Tropical Coolers |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | One Stop / All South Electric |
| 53 | Joey Gase | Joey Gase Motorsports | Ford | Joey Gase Motorsports |
| 74 | Tim Viens | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | AWS Roofing / Brand X Marine |
| 81 | Chandler Smith | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Quick Tie Products |
| 91 | Kyle Weatherman | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Wawa / Coca-Cola |
| 92 | Josh Bilicki | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Wawa |
| 97 | Shane van Gisbergen (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Safety Culture |
| 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | Monster Energy |
| Official entry list |||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, August 23, at 3:00 PM EST. Since Daytona International Speedway is a superspeedway, the qualifying system used is a single-car, single-lap system with two rounds. In the first round, drivers 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.
The second round of qualifying was cancelled due to lightning strikes in the area. The starting lineup will be determined by speeds in the first round. Chandler Smith, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 49.672, and a speed of 181.189 mph (291.595 km/h).
No drivers would fail to qualify.

### Qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 81 | Chandler Smith | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 49.672 | 181.189 |
| 2 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 49.690 | 181.123 |
| 3 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 49.710 | 181.050 |
| 4 | 19 | Joe Graf Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 49.736 | 180.955 |
| 5 | 2 | Jesse Love (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 49.775 | 180.814 |
| 6 | 20 | Ryan Truex | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 49.794 | 180.745 |
| 7 | 18 | Sheldon Creed | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 49.825 | 180.632 |
| 8 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 49.832 | 180.607 |
| 9 | 5 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 49.838 | 180.585 |
| 10 | 11 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 49.845 | 180.560 |
| 11 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 49.866 | 180.484 |
| 12 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 49.960 | 180.144 |
| 13 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 49.988 | 180.043 |
| 14 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 50.030 | 179.892 |
| 15 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 50.053 | 179.809 |
| 16 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.059 | 179.788 |
| 17 | 45 | Caesar Bacarella | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 50.088 | 179.684 |
| 18 | 91 | Kyle Weatherman | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 50.126 | 179.548 |
| 19 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 50.136 | 179.512 |
| 20 | 42 | Leland Honeyman (R) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.137 | 179.508 |
| 21 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 50.142 | 179.490 |
| 22 | 26 | Jeffrey Earnhardt (i) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 50.162 | 179.419 |
| 23 | 07 | Patrick Emerling | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 50.176 | 179.369 |
| 24 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.205 | 179.265 |
| 25 | 32 | Jordan Anderson | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 50.205 | 179.265 |
| 26 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 50.207 | 179.258 |
| 27 | 15 | Gus Dean | AM Racing | Ford | 50.269 | 179.037 |
| 28 | 38 | Matt DiBenedetto | RSS Racing | Ford | 50.301 | 178.923 |
| 29 | 29 | Blaine Perkins | RSS Racing | Ford | 50.329 | 178.823 |
| 30 | 14 | C. J. McLaughlin | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 50.342 | 178.777 |
| 31 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 50.348 | 178.756 |
| 32 | 35 | Akinori Ogata (i) | Joey Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.355 | 178.731 |
| 33 | 92 | Josh Bilicki | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 50.468 | 178.331 |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||
| 34 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 50.654 | 177.676 |
| 35 | 53 | Joey Gase | Joey Gase Motorsports | Ford | 50.741 | 177.371 |
| 36 | 43 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 51.201 | 175.778 |
| 37 | 74 | Tim Viens | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 52.820 | 170.390 |
| 38 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 59.348 | 151.648 |
| Official qualifying results |||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 30
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 81 | Chandler Smith | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 18 | Sheldon Creed | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 20 | Ryan Truex | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 5 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 19 | Joe Graf Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 30
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 20 | Ryan Truex | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 18 | Sheldon Creed | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 81 | Chandler Smith | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 11 | Josh Williams | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 50
| Pos. | St. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 6 | 20 | Ryan Truex | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 102 | 28 | Running | 53 |
| 2 | 1 | 81 | Chandler Smith | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 102 | 15 | Running | 47 |
| 3 | 12 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 102 | 0 | Running | 45 |
| 4 | 8 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 102 | 1 | Running | 32 |
| 5 | 26 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 102 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 6 | 25 | 32 | Jordan Anderson | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 102 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 7 | 11 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 102 | 16 | Running | 50 |
| 8 | 7 | 18 | Sheldon Creed | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 102 | 0 | Running | 40 |
| 9 | 20 | 42 | Leland Honeyman (R) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 102 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 10 | 18 | 91 | Kyle Weatherman | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 102 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 11 | 10 | 11 | Josh Williams | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 102 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 12 | 4 | 19 | Joe Graf Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 102 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 13 | 38 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 102 | 7 | Running | 24 |
| 14 | 29 | 29 | Blaine Perkins | RSS Racing | Ford | 102 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 15 | 34 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 102 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 31 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 102 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 21 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 102 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 18 | 23 | 07 | Patrick Emerling | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 102 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 30 | 14 | C. J. McLaughlin | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 102 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 35 | 53 | Joey Gase | Joey Gase Motorsports | Ford | 102 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 5 | 2 | Jesse Love (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 102 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 16 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 102 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 23 | 24 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 102 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 24 | 3 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 102 | 35 | Running | 28 |
| 25 | 19 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 101 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 9 | 5 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 101 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 27 | 13 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 101 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 28 | 22 | 26 | Jeffrey Earnhardt (i) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 99 | 0 | Accident | 0 |
| 29 | 17 | 45 | Caesar Bacarella | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 94 | 0 | Accident | 8 |
| 30 | 32 | 92 | Josh Bilicki | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 94 | 0 | Accident | 7 |
| 31 | 2 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | DVP | 6 |
| 32 | 14 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 77 | 0 | Accident | 5 |
| 33 | 28 | 38 | Matt DiBenedetto | RSS Racing | Ford | 76 | 0 | Accident | 4 |
| 34 | 15 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 76 | 0 | Accident | 3 |
| 35 | 37 | 74 | Tim Viens | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 15 | 0 | Accident | 2 |
| 36 | 27 | 15 | Gus Dean | AM Racing | Ford | 4 | 0 | Engine | 1 |
| 37 | 36 | 43 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
| 38 | 32 | 35 | Akinori Ogata (i) | Joey Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | Accident | 0 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Justin Allgaier | 806 |
| 1 | 2 | Cole Custer | 773 (-33) |
| 1 | 3 | Chandler Smith | 731 (–75) |
| 1 | 4 | Austin Hill | 704 (–102) |
| | 5 | A. J. Allmendinger | 674 (–132) |
| | 6 | Riley Herbst | 665 (–141) |
| | 7 | Sheldon Creed | 654 (–152) |
| | 8 | Jesse Love | 620 (–186) |
| | 9 | Parker Kligerman | 605 (–201) |
| 1 | 10 | Ryan Sieg | 576 (–230) |
| 1 | 11 | Sammy Smith | 561 (–245) |
| | 12 | Shane van Gisbergen | 532 (–274) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Chevrolet | 819 |
| 2 | Toyota | 783 (-36) |
| 3 | Ford | 708 (–111) |