| Type: | CUST |
| Description: | Race 30 of 33 in the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series |
| Race Name: | Ambetter Health 302 |
| Details Ref: | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] |
| Year: | 2024 |
| Location: | Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Course Mi: | 1.5 |
| Course Km: | 3.67 |
| Distance Laps: | 201 |
| Distance Mi: | 302 |
| Distance Km: | 485 |
| Avg: | 127.215mph |
| Pole Team: | JR Motorsports |
| Pole Time: | 29.439 |
| Most Driver: | A. J. Allmendinger |
| Most Team: | Kaulig Racing |
| Most Laps: | 102 |
| Car: | 16 |
| First Driver: | A. J. Allmendinger |
| First Team: | Kaulig Racing |
| Network: | The CW (produced by NBC Sports) |
| Announcers: | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, and Steve Letarte. |
| Radio: | PRN |
| Scheduled Laps: | 201 |
| Scheduled Km: | 485 |
| Scheduled Mi: | 301 |
The 2024 Ambetter Health 302 was the 30th stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series, the fourth race of the Playoffs, the first race of the Round of 8, and the 7th iteration of the event. The race was held on October 19, 2024, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada, a 1.5miles permanent quad-oval shaped intermediate speedway. The race took the scheduled 201 laps to complete. A. J. Allmendinger, driving for Kaulig Racing, would hold off Ryan Sieg in a fierce battle for the win, and after the caution came out with six to go, he took advantage of the restart and cruised to victory for his 18th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his first of the season. Allmendinger was also the class of the field, leading a race-high 102 laps. With his win, he would also clinch a spot in the Championship 4.[9] To fill out the podium, Justin Allgaier, driving for JR Motorsports, would finish in 3rd, respectively.
Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1200acres complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The first and only practice session was held on Friday, October 18, at 3:35 PM PST, and would last for 30 minutes.[10] Brandon Jones, driving for JR Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.155, and a speed of 179.075mph.
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.155 | 179.075 | |
| 2 | 19 | Taylor Gray (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.366 | 177.830 | |
| 3 | 8 | Sammy Smith (P) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.404 | 177.608 | |
| Full practice results | |||||||
Qualifying was held on Friday, October 18, at 3:10 PM PST. Since Las Vegas Motor 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.[11]
Brandon Jones, driving for JR Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 29.439, and a speed of 183.43mph.[12]
No drivers would fail to qualify.
Stage 1 Laps: 45
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Make | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 00 | Cole Custer (P) | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 10 | |
| 2 | 7 | Justin Allgaier (P) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 | |
| 3 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 8 | |
| 4 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger (P) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 7 | |
| 5 | 18 | Sheldon Creed | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 | |
| 6 | 28 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 5 | |
| 7 | 2 | Jesse Love (R) (P) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 4 | |
| 8 | 21 | Austin Hill (P) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 3 | |
| 9 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 | |
| 10 | 1 | Sam Mayer (P) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Make | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Justin Allgaier (P) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 | |
| 2 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger (P) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 9 | |
| 3 | 28 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 8 | |
| 4 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 | |
| 5 | 81 | Chandler Smith (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 | |
| 6 | 00 | Cole Custer (P) | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 5 | |
| 7 | 20 | Aric Almirola (OP) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 | |
| 8 | 2 | Jesse Love (R) (P) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 3 | |
| 9 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 2 | |
| 10 | 19 | Taylor Gray (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
| Pos. | St. | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger (P) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 201 | 102 | Running | 56 | |
| 2 | 10 | 28 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 201 | 2 | Running | 48 | |
| 3 | 6 | 7 | Justin Allgaier (P) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 201 | 42 | Running | 53 | |
| 4 | 3 | 81 | Chandler Smith (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 201 | 0 | Running | 39 | |
| 5 | 11 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 201 | 0 | Running | 32 | |
| 6 | 8 | 2 | Jesse Love (R) (P) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 201 | 3 | Running | 38 | |
| 7 | 7 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 201 | 4 | Running | 40 | |
| 8 | 2 | 00 | Cole Custer (P) | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 201 | 31 | Running | 44 | |
| 9 | 38 | 18 | Sheldon Creed | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 201 | 0 | Running | 34 | |
| 10 | 17 | 21 | Austin Hill (P) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 201 | 0 | Running | 30 | |
| 11 | 14 | 26 | Corey Heim (i) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 201 | 0 | Running | 0 | |
| 12 | 30 | 10 | Daniel Dye (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 201 | 0 | Running | 0 | |
| 13 | 12 | 20 | Aric Almirola (OP) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 201 | 0 | Running | 28 | |
| 14 | 4 | 1 | Sam Mayer (P) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 201 | 0 | Running | 24 | |
| 15 | 23 | 11 | Josh Williams | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 201 | 0 | Running | 22 | |
| 16 | 24 | 38 | Matt DiBenedetto | RSS Racing | Ford | 201 | 0 | Running | 21 | |
| 17 | 1 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 201 | 11 | Running | 29 | |
| 18 | 19 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 201 | 0 | Running | 19 | |
| 19 | 18 | 5 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 201 | 0 | Running | 18 | |
| 20 | 27 | 91 | Kyle Weatherman | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 201 | 0 | Running | 17 | |
| 21 | 32 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 201 | 0 | Running | 16 | |
| 22 | 20 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 201 | 0 | Running | 15 | |
| 23 | 33 | 07 | Myatt Snider | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 201 | 0 | Running | 14 | |
| 24 | 15 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 201 | 0 | Running | 13 | |
| 25 | 28 | 14 | J. J. Yeley | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 199 | 0 | Running | 12 | |
| 26 | 22 | 39 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 199 | 0 | Running | 11 | |
| 27 | 21 | 15 | Dylan Lupton | AM Racing | Ford | 198 | 0 | Running | 10 | |
| 28 | 34 | 43 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Running | 9 | |
| 29 | 31 | 45 | Garrett Smithley | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Running | 8 | |
| 30 | 36 | 53 | Joey Gase | Joey Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Running | 7 | |
| 31 | 35 | 29 | Blaine Perkins | RSS Racing | Ford | 198 | 0 | Running | 6 | |
| 32 | 5 | 8 | Sammy Smith (P) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 197 | 5 | Running | 5 | |
| 33 | 13 | 19 | Taylor Gray (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 197 | 0 | Running | 0 | |
| 34 | 29 | 74 | Ryan Vargas | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Running | 3 | |
| 35 | 37 | 35 | Akinori Ogata (i) | Joey Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | Running | 0 | |
| 36 | 26 | 92 | Dawson Cram (i) | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 193 | 0 | Running | 0 | |
| 37 | 25 | 42 | Leland Honeyman (R) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 130 | 0 | Electrical | 1 | |
| 38 | 16 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | Fuel Pump | 1 | |
| Official race results | ||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | Points | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Allgaier | 3,088 | |||||||
| 2 | Cole Custer | 3,072 (-16) | |||||||
| 1 | 3 | Chandler Smith | 3,064 (–24) | ||||||
| 1 | 4 | A. J. Allmendinger | 3,063 (–25) | ||||||
| 2 | 5 | Austin Hill | 3,056 (–32) | ||||||
| 1 | 6 | Jesse Love | 3,051 (–37) | ||||||
| 2 | 7 | Sam Mayer | 3,041 (–47) | ||||||
| 8 | Sammy Smith | 3,011 (–77) | |||||||
| 1 | 9 | Sheldon Creed | 2,131 (–957) | ||||||
| 1 | 10 | Riley Herbst | 2,126 (–962) | ||||||
| 1 | 11 | Parker Kligerman | 2,112 (–976) | ||||||
| 3 | 12 | Shane van Gisbergen | 2,103 (–957) | ||||||
| Official driver's standings | |||||||||
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevrolet | 1,118 | |
| 2 | Toyota | 1,064 (-54) | |
| 3 | Ford | 964 (–154) | |