# 2024 United Rentals 250

The 2024 United Rentals 250 was the 28th stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series, the second race of the Round of 12, and the 4th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 5, 2024, at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama, a 2.66-mile (4.28 km) permanent quad-oval shaped superspeedway. The race was originally scheduled to be contested over 94 laps, but was increased to 98 laps due to an overtime finish. Sammy Smith, driving for JR Motorsports, would survive numerous late-race incidents, and held off a charging field on the final restart to earn his second career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his first of the season. Smith would also claim a spot in the next round of the playoffs. Pole-sitter Jesse Love led a race-high 28 laps, and after getting involved in a late incident, he rebounded to finish sixth. To fill out the podium, Ryan Sieg, driving for RSS Racing, and Riley Herbst, driving for Stewart–Haas Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

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### 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.
* (P) denotes playoff driver.
* (OP) denotes owner's playoff car.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 00 | Cole Custer (P) | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | Haas Automation |
| 1 | Sam Mayer (P) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | First Bank of Alabama |
| 2 | Jesse Love (R) (P) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Whelen |
| 5 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | Dead On Tools |
| 07 | C. J. McLaughlin | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | Main Street Auto |
| 7 | Justin Allgaier (P) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | BRANDT / TradeMark Nitrogen |
| 8 | Sammy Smith (P) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | TMC Transportation |
| 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Little Hug / Menards |
| 11 | Josh Williams | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Alloy Employer Services |
| 14 | David Starr | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | Holt St. |
| 15 | Dylan Lupton | AM Racing | Ford | N. C. Hurricane Relief |
| 16 | A. J. Allmendinger (P) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Morris-Shea Bridge Co., Inc. |
| 18 | Sheldon Creed (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Friends of Jaclyn Foundation |
| 19 | Taylor Gray (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Operation 300 |
| 20 | Aric Almirola (OP) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | He Gets Us |
| 21 | Austin Hill (P) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Bennett Transportation |
| 26 | Dean Thompson (i) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | Thompson Pipe Group |
| 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | Golden Corral |
| 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | Onsite Power Academy |
| 29 | Blaine Perkins | RSS Racing | Ford | UAB Medicine |
| 31 | Parker Retzlaff | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | FUNKAWAY |
| 32 | Jordan Anderson | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | Volpi Foods |
| 35 | Joey Gase | Joey Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | Donate Life Alabama / NFPA |
| 38 | Matt DiBenedetto | RSS Racing | Ford | Malvern Panalytical |
| 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 | Classic Collision |
| 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | Macc Door Systems |
| 45 | Caesar Bacarella | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | Alpha Prime Brownie Bites |
| 48 | Parker Kligerman (P) | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | Big Machine Spiked Coolers |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | One Stop / All South Electric |
| 53 | Carson Ware | Joey Gase Motorsports | Ford | TWR Wheel Repair |
| 81 | Chandler Smith (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Wheelers |
| 88 | Carson Kvapil | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Clarience Technologies |
| 91 | Kyle Weatherman | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | DGM Racing |
| 92 | Nick Leitz | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Precision Measurements, Inc. |
| 97 | Shane van Gisbergen (R) (P) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | WeatherTech |
| 98 | Riley Herbst (P) | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | Monster Energy |
| Official entry list |||||