# 2024 BetMGM 300

The 2024 BetMGM 300 was the 12th stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 47th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 25, 2024, in Concord, North Carolina at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent asphalt tri-oval shaped intermediate speedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. In a wild race with numerous lead changes, Chase Elliott, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would steal the win after a successful late race strategy, leading the final 18 laps of the race to earn his sixth career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his first of the season. Justin Allgaier, who started in 9th, won both stages and led 40 laps, before being spun by Ty Gibbs with 24 laps to go. Sam Mayer led a race-high 44 laps and finished fourth. To fill out the podium, Brandon Jones and Sammy Smith, both driving for JR Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

## Report
### Background

The race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, located in Concord, North Carolina. The speedway complex includes a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) quad-oval track that was utilized for the race, as well as a dragstrip and a dirt track. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams based in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith serving as track president.

#### 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 | Tire Pros |
| 2 | Jesse Love (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Whelen |
| 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 | Liberty Brew Coffee |
| 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Hellmann's / Round Canopy Team |
| 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Pilot Flying J |
| 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Char-Broil / Menards |
| 11 | Josh Williams | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Alloy Employer Services |
| 14 | J. J. Yeley | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | Engine Parts Plus |
| 15 | Hailie Deegan (R) | AM Racing | Ford | AirBox |
| 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | LeafFilter Gutter Protection |
| 17 | Chase Elliott (i) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | HendrickCars.com |
| 18 | Sheldon Creed | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Friends of Jaclyn Foundation |
| 19 | Taylor Gray (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Operation 300 |
| 20 | Ty Gibbs (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | He Gets Us |
| 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Bennett Transportation |
| 26 | Dean Thompson (i) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | MCM Transportation |
| 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | Puryear Tank Lines |
| 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | Night Owl Contractors |
| 29 | Blaine Perkins | RSS Racing | Ford | AutoParkIt.com |
| 30 | Noah Gragson (i) | Rette Jones Racing | Ford | Auto Parts Centres |
| 31 | Parker Retzlaff | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | FUNKAWAY |
| 33 | Kyle Busch (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | BetMGM / Rebel Bourbon |
| 35 | Akinori Ogata | Joey Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | YKK |
| 38 | Matt DiBenedetto | RSS Racing | Ford | Viking Motorsports |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | Sci Aps |
| 42 | Leland Honeyman (R) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Professional Builders Supply |
| 43 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | MacLean Power Systems |
| 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | Macc Door Systems |
| 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | Big Machine Spiked Light Coolers |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | Spartan Waste / Fox Sports 98.9 |
| 74 | Jade Buford | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | Frog Alley Brewing Co. |
| 81 | Chandler Smith | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Quick Tie Products |
| 91 | Kyle Weatherman | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | MyRader / Drive Smart Warranty |
| 92 | Natalie Decker | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Bikini Zone |
| 97 | Shane van Gisbergen (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Focused Health |
| 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | Monster Energy |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

The first and only practice was held on Friday, May 24, at 3:35 PM EST, and would last for 20 minutes. Cole Custer, driving for Stewart–Haas Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.616, and a speed of 176.378 mph (283.853 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 30.616 | 176.378 |
| 2 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.684 | 175.987 |
| 3 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.779 | 175.444 |
| Full practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, May 24, at 4:05 PM EST. Since Charlotte Motor Speedway is an intermediate speedway, the qualifying system used is a single-car, one-lap system with only one round. Drivers will be on track by themselves and will have one lap to post a qualifying time. Whoever sets the fastest time in that round will win the pole.
Ty Gibbs, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 30.475, and a speed of 177.194 mph (285.166 km/h).
Two drivers would fail to qualify: Jade Buford and Akinori Ogata.

### Qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 20 | Ty Gibbs (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.475 | 177.194 |
| 2 | 33 | Kyle Busch (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.598 | 176.482 |
| 3 | 81 | Chandler Smith | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.639 | 176.246 |
| 4 | 2 | Jesse Love (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.704 | 175.873 |
| 5 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 30.770 | 175.496 |
| 6 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 30.781 | 175.433 |
| 7 | 18 | Sheldon Creed | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.781 | 175.433 |
| 8 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.793 | 175.365 |
| 9 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.829 | 175.160 |
| 10 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.839 | 175.103 |
| 11 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 31.015 | 174.109 |
| 12 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 31.016 | 174.104 |
| 13 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.029 | 174.031 |
| 14 | 38 | Matt DiBenedetto | RSS Racing | Ford | 31.095 | 173.661 |
| 15 | 19 | Taylor Gray (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 31.108 | 173.589 |
| 16 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.119 | 173.527 |
| 17 | 5 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.183 | 173.171 |
| 18 | 30 | Noah Gragson (i) | Rette Jones Racing | Ford | 31.188 | 173.144 |
| 19 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 31.278 | 172.645 |
| 20 | 6 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.291 | 172.574 |
| 21 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 31.326 | 172.381 |
| 22 | 43 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 31.337 | 172.320 |
| 23 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 31.371 | 172.133 |
| 24 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 31.497 | 171.445 |
| 25 | 42 | Leland Honeyman (R) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.627 | 170.740 |
| 26 | 26 | Dean Thompson (i) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 31.650 | 170.616 |
| 27 | 91 | Kyle Weatherman | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 31.696 | 170.369 |
| 28 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 31.764 | 170.004 |
| 29 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 31.782 | 169.907 |
| 30 | 17 | Chase Elliott (i) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.794 | 169.843 |
| 31 | 29 | Blaine Perkins | RSS Racing | Ford | 31.796 | 169.833 |
| 32 | 15 | Hailie Deegan (R) | AM Racing | Ford | 31.850 | 169.545 |
| 33 | 4 | Dawson Cram (R) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.877 | 169.401 |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||
| 34 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 31.955 | 168.988 |
| 35 | 07 | Patrick Emerling | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 32.052 | 168.476 |
| 36 | 11 | Josh Williams | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 32.122 | 168.109 |
| 37 | 92 | Natalie Decker | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 32.518 | 166.062 |
| 38 | 14 | J. J. Yeley | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | – | – |
| Failed to qualify |||||||
| 39 | 74 | Jade Buford | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 32.964 | 163.815 |
| 40 | 35 | Akinori Ogata | Joey Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | – | – |
| Official qualifying results |||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 45
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 20 | Ty Gibbs (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 3 | 33 | Kyle Busch (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 4 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 81 | Chandler Smith | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 45
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 33 | Kyle Busch (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 3 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 18 | Sheldon Creed | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 20 | Ty Gibbs (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 7 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 81 | Chandler Smith | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 2 | Jesse Love (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 30 | Noah Gragson (i) | Rette Jones Racing | Ford | 0 |
Stage 3 Laps: 110
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 30 | 17 | Chase Elliott (i) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 18 | Running | 0 |
| 2 | 10 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 42 |
| 3 | 16 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 4 | 13 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 44 | Running | 40 |
| 5 | 11 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 6 | 2 | 33 | Kyle Busch (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 34 | Running | 0 |
| 7 | 21 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 8 | 36 | 11 | Josh Williams | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 9 | 1 | 20 | Ty Gibbs (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 27 | Running | 0 |
| 10 | 18 | 30 | Noah Gragson (i) | Rette Jones Racing | Ford | 200 | 9 | Running | 0 |
| 11 | 27 | 91 | Kyle Weatherman | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 12 | 15 | 19 | Taylor Gray (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 13 | 24 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 14 | 12 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 15 | 29 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 17 | 5 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 5 | 27 | Jeb Bruton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 3 | 81 | Chandler Smith | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 19 | 34 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 199 | 5 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 32 | 15 | Hailie Deegan (R) | AM Racing | Ford | 199 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 38 | 14 | J. J. Yeley | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 33 | 4 | Dawson Cram (R) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 25 | 42 | Leland Honeyman (R) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 20 | 6 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 8 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 26 | 14 | 38 | Matt DiBenedetto | RSS Racing | Ford | 198 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 22 | 43 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 4 | 2 | Jesse Love (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | 14 | Running | 11 |
| 29 | 37 | 92 | Natalie Decker | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 35 | 07 | Patrick Emerling | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 191 | 0 | Running | 7 |
| 31 | 23 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 190 | 0 | Running | 6 |
| 32 | 6 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 184 | 0 | Accident | 6 |
| 33 | 9 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 176 | 40 | Accident | 24 |
| 34 | 26 | 26 | Dean Thompson (i) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 137 | 0 | Fuel Pump | 0 |
| 35 | 31 | 29 | Blaine Perkins | RSS Racing | Ford | 135 | 0 | Suspension | 2 |
| 36 | 7 | 18 | Sheldon Creed | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 119 | 9 | Oil Coller | 7 |
| 37 | 28 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 71 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
| 38 | 19 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 29 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Austin Hill | 454 |
| 1 | 2 | Chandler Smith | 450 (-4) |
| 1 | 3 | Cole Custer | 433 (–21) |
| 1 | 4 | Justin Allgaier | 397 (–57) |
| 1 | 5 | Jesse Love | 384 (–70) |
| 1 | 6 | A. J. Allmendinger | 347 (–107) |
| 1 | 7 | Riley Herbst | 338 (–116) |
| | 8 | Sheldon Creed | 313 (–141) |
| | 9 | Parker Kligerman | 307 (–147) |
| 2 | 10 | Brandon Jones | 304 (–150) |
| | 11 | Sam Mayer | 294 (–160) |
| 2 | 12 | Anthony Alfredo | 291 (–163) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Chevrolet | 410 |
| 2 | Toyota | 397 (-15) |
| 3 | Ford | 345 (–54) |