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.[8] Allmendinger led a race-high 35 laps before getting spun by Parker Kligerman on the final lap, officially credited with a 24th place finish.[9][10] 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.

2024 Wawa 250 Powered by Coca-Cola
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Race 22 of 33 of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date August 23, 2024
Official name 23rd Annual Wawa 250 Powered by Coca-Cola
Location Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Distance 102 laps, 255 mi (410 km)
Scheduled Distance 100 laps, 250 mi (400 km)
Average speed 117.182 mph (188.586 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 49.672
Most laps led
Driver A.J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing
Laps 35
Winner
No. 20 Ryan Truex Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network USA
Announcers Rick Allen, Steve Letarte, and Jeff Burton
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

Report

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Background

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Daytona International Speedway, the circuit where the race was held.

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

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  • (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

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Qualifying was held on Friday, August 23, at 3:00 PM EST.[11] 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.[12]

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).[13]

No drivers would fail to qualify.

Qualifying results

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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

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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.[14] 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

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References

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  1. ^ "2024 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  2. ^ "Daytona International Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Archived from the original on July 4, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  3. ^ "Entry list" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. August 23, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  4. ^ "Qualifying Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. August 23, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  5. ^ "Starting lineup" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. August 23, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  6. ^ "Race Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. August 23, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  7. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. August 23, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  8. ^ "Ryan Truex snags Xfinity Series win at Daytona". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. August 23, 2024. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  9. ^ Damcott, Anthony (August 23, 2024). "AJ Allmendinger, Parker Kligerman Clash on Final Lap at Daytona". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  10. ^ Stubbs, Samuel (August 23, 2024). "Despite stellar Daytona showing, AJ Allmendinger comes up short of breakthrough win". MSN.com. Yardbarker. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  11. ^ "2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Daytona International Speedway Race Page". Jayski’s Silly Season Site. November 29, 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  12. ^ "2024 NASCAR Qualifying Procedures". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  13. ^ Christie, Toby (August 23, 2024). "Chandler Smith Takes Xfinity Pole at Daytona After Lightning Ends Session Early". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  14. ^ "2024 Wawa 250 Powered by Coca-Cola - Racing Reference". Racing-Reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. August 23, 2024. Retrieved August 24, 2024.


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