# 2024 Credit One NASCAR Amex Credit Card 300

The 2024 Credit One NASCAR Amex Credit Card 300 was the 31st stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series, the fifth race of the Playoffs, the second race of the Round of 8, and the 31st iteration of the event. The race was held on October 26, 2024, at Homestead–Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent oval shaped intermediate speedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. In an action-packed race, Austin Hill, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would pass Cole Custer for the lead in the final stages, and went on to have a dominating performance, leading a race-high 82 laps and winning both stages to earn his 10th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his fourth of the season. With his win, he would also clinch a spot in the Championship 4. To fill out the podium, Custer, driving for Stewart–Haas Racing, and Aric Almirola, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

## Report
### Background

Homestead-Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including NASCAR, the NTT IndyCar Series and the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series.
From 2002 to 2019, Homestead-Miami Speedway has hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Craftsman Truck Series; due to Ford Motor Company sponsoring all three races the weekend was known as the 'Ford Championship Weekend'. The track has since held races on different dates in 2020 (June) and 2021 (February), which were both effected by the COVID-19 pandemic, before being moved back into the Playoffs as the second race of the Round of 8 in 2022, with the date being kept for 2023.

#### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
* (P) denotes playoff driver.
* (OP) denotes owner's playoff car.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 00 | Cole Custer (P) | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | NXT on CW |
| 1 | Sam Mayer (P) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10X Health |
| 2 | Jesse Love (R) (P) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Whelen |
| 5 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | Botticelli Family Owned |
| 07 | Brad Perez | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | Space Beans |
| 7 | Justin Allgaier (P) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | BRANDT / Precision Build |
| 8 | Sammy Smith (P) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Pilot Flying J |
| 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Tuscany Faucets / Menards |
| 11 | Josh Williams | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Star Tron |
| 14 | Austin Green | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 3Dimensional.com |
| 15 | Dylan Lupton | AM Racing | Ford | Lupton Excavation |
| 16 | A. J. Allmendinger (P) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Modern Day Garage |
| 18 | Sheldon Creed | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Friends of Jaclyn Foundation |
| 19 | William Sawalich (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Starkey / SoundGear |
| 20 | Aric Almirola (OP) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Samaritan's Purse |
| 21 | Austin Hill (P) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Bennett Transportation |
| 26 | Ryan Truex | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | Toyota Genuine Parts |
| 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | OPTI-COAT / Bommarito Auto |
| 28 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | Sci Aps |
| 29 | Blaine Perkins | RSS Racing | Ford | VIVID EV |
| 31 | Parker Retzlaff | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | FUNKAWAY |
| 35 | Armani Williams | Joey Gase Motorsports | Ford | Blue Sprig |
| 38 | Matt DiBenedetto | RSS Racing | Ford | NBCF |
| 39 | Kyle 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 | E-Z Lift Garage Doors |
| 45 | Mason Maggio (i) | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | Sparks Boat Works / F2 |
| 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | Big Machine Spiked Coolers |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | Fly and Form Structures |
| 53 | Thomas Annunziata | Joey Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | Criswell Chevy |
| 74 | Dawson Cram (i) | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | Mike Harmon Racing |
| 81 | Chandler Smith (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | QuickTie |
| 88 | Connor Zilisch | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Roto-Rooter |
| 91 | Kyle Weatherman | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Drive Smart Warranty |
| 92 | Nick Leitz | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Precision Measurements Inc. |
| 97 | Shane van Gisbergen (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | WeatherTech |
| 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | Monster Energy |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Friday, October 25, at 4:05 PM EST, and would last for 20 minutes. Connor Zilisch, driving for JR Motorsports, and Aric Almirola, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with both drivers getting a lap of 33.629, and a speed of 160.576 mph (258.422 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 88 | Connor Zilisch | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.629 | 160.576 |
| 2 | 20 | Aric Almirola (OP) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 33.629 | 160.576 |
| 3 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 33.652 | 160.466 |
| Full practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, October 25, at 4:40 PM EST. Since Homestead–Miami Speedway is an intermediate racetrack, 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, and whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole.
Chandler Smith, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 33.067, and a speed of 163.305 mph (262.814 km/h).
No drivers would fail to qualify.

### Qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 81 | Chandler Smith (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 33.067 | 163.305 |
| 2 | 18 | Sheldon Creed | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 33.165 | 162.822 |
| 3 | 20 | Aric Almirola (OP) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 33.180 | 162.749 |
| 4 | 00 | Cole Custer (P) | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 33.219 | 162.558 |
| 5 | 7 | Justin Allgaier (P) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.220 | 162.553 |
| 6 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger (P) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 33.298 | 162.172 |
| 7 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 33.357 | 161.885 |
| 8 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 33.419 | 161.585 |
| 9 | 1 | Sam Mayer (P) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.461 | 161.382 |
| 10 | 8 | Sammy Smith (P) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.473 | 161.324 |
| 11 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 33.476 | 161.310 |
| 12 | 19 | William Sawalich (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 33.482 | 161.281 |
| 13 | 88 | Connor Zilisch | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.495 | 161.218 |
| 14 | 2 | Jesse Love (R) (P) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 33.532 | 161.040 |
| 15 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 33.557 | 160.920 |
| 16 | 21 | Austin Hill (P) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 33.562 | 160.896 |
| 17 | 28 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 33.628 | 160.580 |
| 18 | 5 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.749 | 160.005 |
| 19 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 33.801 | 159.759 |
| 20 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.827 | 159.636 |
| 21 | 91 | Kyle Weatherman | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 33.833 | 159.607 |
| 22 | 26 | Ryan Truex | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 33.846 | 159.546 |
| 23 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 33.848 | 159.537 |
| 24 | 11 | Josh Williams | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 33.900 | 159.292 |
| 25 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 34.141 | 158.168 |
| 26 | 42 | Leland Honeyman (R) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 34.149 | 158.131 |
| 27 | 39 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 34.221 | 157.798 |
| 28 | 07 | Brad Perez | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 34.283 | 157.512 |
| 29 | 74 | Dawson Cram (i) | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 34.289 | 157.485 |
| 30 | 15 | Dylan Lupton | AM Racing | Ford | 34.465 | 156.681 |
| 31 | 43 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 34.474 | 156.640 |
| 32 | 45 | Mason Maggio (i) | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 34.623 | 155.966 |
| 33 | 92 | Nick Leitz | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 34.629 | 155.939 |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||
| 34 | 14 | Austin Green | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 34.641 | 155.885 |
| 35 | 29 | Blaine Perkins | RSS Racing | Ford | 34.752 | 155.387 |
| 36 | 53 | Thomas Annunziata | Joey Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | 35.076 | 153.951 |
| 37 | 35 | Armani Williams | Joey Gase Motorsports | Ford | 37.080 | 145.631 |
| 38 | 38 | Matt DiBenedetto | RSS Racing | Ford | – | – |
| Official qualifying results |||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 45
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 21 | Austin Hill (P) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 20 | Aric Almirola (OP) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 18 | Sheldon Creed | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 7 | Justin Allgaier (P) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 00 | Cole Custer (P) | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 1 | Sam Mayer (P) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger (P) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 81 | Chandler Smith (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 28 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 45
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 21 | Austin Hill (P) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger (P) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 00 | Cole Custer (P) | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 28 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 20 | Aric Almirola (OP) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 18 | Sheldon Creed | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 7 | Justin Allgaier (P) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 81 | Chandler Smith (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 2 | Jesse Love (R) (P) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 19 | William Sawalich (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
Stage 3 Laps: 110
| Pos. | St. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 16 | 21 | Austin Hill (P) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 82 | Running | 60 |
| 2 | 4 | 00 | Cole Custer (P) | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 200 | 67 | Running | 49 |
| 3 | 3 | 20 | Aric Almirola (OP) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 1 | Running | 49 |
| 4 | 14 | 2 | Jesse Love (R) (P) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 5 | 2 | 18 | Sheldon Creed | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 12 | Running | 45 |
| 6 | 8 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 7 | 17 | 28 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 8 | 5 | 7 | Justin Allgaier (P) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 40 |
| 9 | 9 | 1 | Sam Mayer (P) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 10 | 6 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger (P) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 9 | Running | 40 |
| 11 | 7 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 12 | 13 | 88 | Connor Zilisch | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 13 | 1 | 81 | Chandler Smith (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 29 | Running | 29 |
| 14 | 21 | 91 | Kyle Weatherman | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 15 | 18 | 5 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 23 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 25 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 19 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 20 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 15 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 22 | 26 | Ryan Truex | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 199 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 10 | 8 | Sammy Smith (P) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 11 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 12 | 19 | William Sawalich (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 199 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 25 | 31 | 43 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 27 | 39 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 199 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 24 | 11 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 28 | 07 | Brad Perez | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 34 | 14 | Austin Green | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 26 | 42 | Leland Honeyman (R) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Running | 7 |
| 31 | 32 | 45 | Mason Maggio (i) | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 32 | 30 | 15 | Dylan Lupton | AM Racing | Ford | 196 | 0 | Running | 5 |
| 33 | 29 | 74 | Dawson Cram (i) | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 34 | 35 | 29 | Blaine Perkins | RSS Racing | Ford | 195 | 0 | Running | 3 |
| 35 | 37 | 35 | Armani Williams | Joey Gase Motorsports | Ford | 193 | 0 | Running | 2 |
| 36 | 36 | 53 | Thomas Annunziata | Joey Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | 190 | 0 | Ignition | 1 |
| 37 | 33 | 92 | Nick Leitz | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 87 | 0 | Suspension | 1 |
| 38 | 38 | 38 | Matt DiBenedetto | RSS Racing | Ford | 56 | 0 | Overheating | 1 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Justin Allgaier | 3,128 |
| | 2 | Cole Custer | 3,121 (-7) |
| 2 | 3 | Austin Hill | 3,116 (–12) |
| | 4 | A. J. Allmendinger | 3,103 (–25) |
| 2 | 5 | Chandler Smith | 3,093 (–35) |
| | 6 | Jesse Love | 3,086 (–42) |
| | 7 | Sam Mayer | 3,074 (–54) |
| | 8 | Sammy Smith | 3,026 (–102) |
| | 9 | Sheldon Creed | 2,176 (–952) |
| | 10 | Riley Herbst | 2,160 (–968) |
| | 11 | Parker Kligerman | 2,138 (–990) |
| | 12 | Shane van Gisbergen | 2,123 (–1,005) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Chevrolet | 1,158 |
| 2 | Toyota | 1,098 (-60) |
| 3 | Ford | 999 (–159) |