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 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, stole 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, finished 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

Report

Background

The race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, located in Concord, North Carolina. The speedway complex includes a 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. with Marcus G. Smith serving as track president.

Entry list

' denotes rookie driver.
  • ' denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

Practice

The first and only practice was held on Friday, May 24, at 3:35 PM EST, and lasted for 20 minutes. Cole Custer, driving for Stewart–Haas Racing, set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.616, and a speed of.

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 were on track by themselves, and had one lap to post a qualifying time. Whoever set the fastest time in that round would win the pole.
Ty Gibbs, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, scored the pole for the race, with a lap of 30.475, and a speed of.
Two drivers failed to qualify: Jade Buford and Akinori Ogata.

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 45
Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
17Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet10
220Ty Gibbs 'Joe Gibbs RacingToyota0
333Kyle Busch 'Richard Childress RacingChevrolet0
49Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet7
516A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet6
68Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet5
721Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4
881Chandler SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota3
939Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord2
1000Cole CusterStewart-Haas RacingFord1

Stage 2 Laps: 45
Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
17Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet10
233Kyle Busch 'Richard Childress RacingChevrolet0
321Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet8
41Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet7
518Sheldon CreedJoe Gibbs RacingToyota6
620Ty Gibbs 'Joe Gibbs RacingToyota0
739Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord4
881Chandler SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota3
92Jesse Love 'Richard Childress RacingChevrolet2
1030Noah Gragson 'Rette Jones RacingFord0

Stage 3 ''Laps: 110''

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings
;Manufacturers' Championship standings
PosManufacturerPoints
1Chevrolet410
2Toyota397
3Ford345

  • Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.