2024 South Point 400 Explained

Type:	CUST
Description:	Race 33 of 36 in the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series
Race Name:	South Point 400
Details Ref:	^[1] ^[2] ^[3] ^[4] ^[5] ^[6] ^[7] ^[8] ^[9]
Year:	2024
Location:	Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada
Course Mi:	1.5
Course Km:	2.4
Distance Laps:	267
Distance Mi:	400.5
Distance Km:	640.8
Avg:	139.385mph
Pole Driver:	Christopher Bell
Pole Team:	Joe Gibbs Racing
Pole Time:	29.135
Most Driver:	Christopher Bell
Most Team:	Joe Gibbs Racing
Most Laps:	155
Car:	22
First Driver:	Joey Logano
First Team:	Team Penske
Network:	NBC
Announcers:	Leigh Diffey, Jeff Burton, and Steve Letarte
Ratings:	2.3 million
Radio:	PRN
Booth Ann:	Doug Rice and Mark Garrow
Turn Ann:	Nick Yeoman (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4)

The 2024 South Point 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on October 20, 2024, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) intermediate quad-oval, it was the 33rd race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season, seventh race of the Playoffs, and first race of the Round of 8. Joey Logano won the race. Christopher Bell finished 2nd, and Daniel Suárez finished 3rd. William Byron and Alex Bowman rounded out the top five, and Martin Truex Jr., Ross Chastain, Denny Hamlin, John Hunter Nemechek, and Chris Buescher rounded out the top ten.

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Background

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.

Entry list

• (R) denotes rookie driver.
• (P) denotes playoff driver.
• (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

	Driver	Team	Manufacturer
1			Chevrolet
2
3			Chevrolet
4	Josh Berry (R)		Ford
5	Kyle Larson (P)		Chevrolet
6			Ford
7			Chevrolet
8			Chevrolet
9	Chase Elliott (P)		Chevrolet
10			Ford
11	Denny Hamlin (P)		Toyota
12	Ryan Blaney (P)		Ford
14			Ford
15			Ford
16	Shane van Gisbergen (i)		Chevrolet
17			Ford
19			Toyota
20	Christopher Bell (P)		Toyota
21			Ford
22	Joey Logano (P)		Ford
23			Toyota
24	William Byron (P)		Chevrolet
31			Chevrolet
34			Ford
38			Ford
41			Ford
42			Toyota
43			Toyota
45	Tyler Reddick (P)		Toyota
47			Chevrolet
48			Chevrolet
51			Ford
54			Toyota
71	Zane Smith (R)		Chevrolet
77	Carson Hocevar (R)		Chevrolet
84			Toyota
99			Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

Tyler Reddick was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 29.478 seconds and a speed of 183.187mph.

Practice results

Pos		Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Time
1	45	Tyler Reddick (P)			29.478	183.187
2	19				29.553	182.722
3	54		Joe Gibbs Racing		29.586	182.518
Official practice results

Qualifying

Christopher Bell scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.135 and a speed of 185.344mph.^[10]

Qualifying results

Pos		Driver	Team	Manufacturer
1	20	Christopher Bell (P)		Toyota	29.153	29.135
2	45	Tyler Reddick (P)		Toyota	29.097	29.148
3	48			Chevrolet	29.168	29.195
4	11	Denny Hamlin (P)		Toyota	29.256	29.181
5	5	Kyle Larson (P)		Chevrolet	29.170	29.205
6	77	Carson Hocevar (R)		Chevrolet	29.347	29.254
7	1			Chevrolet	29.151	29.219
8	54			Toyota	29.309	29.275
9	24	William Byron (P)		Chevrolet	29.134	29.242
10	22	Joey Logano (P)		Ford	29.306	29.287
11	2			Ford	29.247	—
12	19			Toyota	29.358	—
13	3			Chevrolet	29.269	—
14	71	Zane Smith (R)		Chevrolet	29.369	—
15	34			Ford	29.298	—
16	7			Chevrolet	29.371	—
17	6			Ford	29.334	—
18	9	Chase Elliott (P)		Chevrolet	29.381	—
19	23			Toyota	29.355	—
20	8			Chevrolet	29.461	—
21	10			Ford	29.381	—
22	17			Ford	29.492	—
23	99			Chevrolet	29.395	—
24	14			Ford	29.592	—
25	47			Chevrolet	29.430	—
26	42			Toyota	29.623	—
27	43			Toyota	29.434	—
28	4	Josh Berry (R)		Ford	29.663	—
29	84			Toyota	29.446	—
30	38			Ford	30.006	—
31	21			Ford	29.525	—
32	41			Ford	30.016	—
33	31			Chevrolet	29.527	—
34	16	Shane van Gisbergen (i)		Chevrolet	30.457	—
35	51			Ford	29.811	—
36	15			Ford	30.912	—
37	12	Ryan Blaney (P)		Ford	0.000	—
Official qualifying results

Race

Race results

Stage results

Stage OneLaps: 80

Pos		Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Points
1	45	Tyler Reddick (P)	23XI Racing	Toyota	10
2	20	Christopher Bell (P)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	9
3	19	Martin Truex Jr.	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	8
4	24	William Byron (P)	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	7
5	6	Brad Keselowski	RFK Racing	Ford	6
6	54	Ty Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	5
7	17	Chris Buescher	RFK Racing	Ford	4
8	22	Joey Logano (P)	Team Penske	Ford	3
9	2	Austin Cindric	Team Penske	Ford	2
10	5	Kyle Larson (P)	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	1
Official stage one results

Stage TwoLaps: 85

Pos		Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Points
1	20	Christopher Bell (P)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	10
2	19	Martin Truex Jr.	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	9
3	24	William Byron (P)	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	8
4	17	Chris Buescher	RFK Racing	Ford	7
5	22	Joey Logano (P)	Team Penske	Ford	6
6	48	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	5
7	7	Justin Haley	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet	4
8	99	Daniel Suárez	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet	3
9	23	Bubba Wallace	23XI Racing	Toyota	2
10	41	Ryan Preece	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	1
Official stage two results

Final Stage results

Stage ThreeLaps: 102

Pos	Grid		Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Points
1	10	22	Joey Logano (P)	Team Penske	Ford	267	49
2	1	20	Christopher Bell (P)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	267	54
3	23	99	Daniel Suárez	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet	267	37
4	9	24	William Byron (P)	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	267	48
5	3	48	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	267	37
6	12	19	Martin Truex Jr.	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	267	48
7	7	1	Ross Chastain	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet	267	30
8	4	11	Denny Hamlin (P)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	267	29
9	26	42	John Hunter Nemechek	Legacy Motor Club	Toyota	267	28
10	22	17	Chris Buescher	RFK Racing	Ford	267	38
11	5	5	Kyle Larson (P)	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	267	27
12	19	23	Bubba Wallace	23XI Racing	Toyota	267	27
13	20	8	Kyle Busch	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	267	24
14	35	51	Corey LaJoie	Rick Ware Racing	Ford	267	23
15	31	21	Harrison Burton	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	267	22
16	14	71	Zane Smith (R)	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet	267	21
17	16	7	Justin Haley	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet	267	24
18	21	10	Noah Gragson	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	267	19
19	33	31	Daniel Hemric	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	267	18
20	15	34	Michael McDowell	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	267	17
21	36	15	Cody Ware	Rick Ware Racing	Ford	267	16
22	32	41	Ryan Preece	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	266	16
23	6	77	Carson Hocevar (R)	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet	266	14
24	28	4	Josh Berry (R)	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	266	13
25	27	43	Erik Jones	Legacy Motor Club	Toyota	266	12
26	24	14	Chase Briscoe	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	266	11
27	25	47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	JTG Daugherty Racing	Chevrolet	266	10
28	29	84	Jimmie Johnson	Legacy Motor Club	Toyota	265	9
29	34	16	Shane van Gisbergen (i)	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	265	0
30	8	54	Ty Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	264	12
31	30	38	Todd Gilliland	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	263	6
32	37	12	Ryan Blaney (P)	Team Penske	Ford	259	5
33	18	9	Chase Elliott (P)	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	230	4
34	11	2	Austin Cindric	Team Penske	Ford	96	5
35	2	45	Tyler Reddick (P)	23XI Racing	Toyota	89	12
36	17	6	Brad Keselowski	RFK Racing	Ford	89	7
37	13	3	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	61	1
Official race results

Race statistics

• Lead changes: 13 among 10 different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 5 for 32
• Red flags: 0
• Time of race: 2 hours, 52 minutes, and 24 seconds
• Average speed: 139.385mph

Media

Television

NBC covered the race on the television side. Leigh Diffey, Jeff Burton, and Steve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth. Kim Coon, Marty Snider, and Dillon Welch handled the pit road duties from pit lane.

Radio

PRN covered their final 2024 broadcast, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice & Mark Garrow covered the action for PRN when the field races down the front straightaway. Nick Yeoman covered the action for PRN from a platform outside of Turns 1 & 2, & Pat Patterson covered the action from a platform outside of Turns 3 & 4 for PRN. Brett McMillan, Brad Gillie and Wendy Venturini had the call from pit lane for PRN.

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
1	1	Christopher Bell	4,086
1	2	Kyle Larson	4,079 (–7)
1	3	William Byron	4,071 (–15)
4	4	Joey Logano	4,061 (–25)
1	5	Denny Hamlin	4,044 (–42)
3	6	Tyler Reddick	4,041 (–45)
2	7	Ryan Blaney	4,024 (–62)
1	8	Chase Elliott	4,018 (–68)
	9	Alex Bowman	2,232 (–1,854)
2	10	Martin Truex Jr.	2,194 (–1,892)
1	11	Austin Cindric	2,179 (–1,907)
1	12	Daniel Suárez	2,165 (–1,921)
2	13	Ty Gibbs	2,162 (–1,924)
	14	Brad Keselowski	2,127 (–1,959)
	15	Chase Briscoe	2,121 (–1,965)
	16	Harrison Burton	2,087 (–1,999)
Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings

	Pos	Manufacturer	Points
	1	Chevrolet	1,208
	2	Ford	1,160 (–48)
	3	Toyota	1,154 (–54)

• Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.

Notes and References

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2. Web site: Las Vegas Motor Speedway. NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC.. May 30, 2022. January 3, 2013. February 19, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160219053741/http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/las-vegas-motor-speedway.html. dead.
3. News: NASCAR Cup Series 2024 schedule announcement: New additions, race dates, plus the complete calendar. Taranto, Steven . October 3, 2023 . June 24, 2024 . CBS Broadcasting Inc.
4. News: NASCAR reveals 2024 Cup schedule as Atlanta, Watkins Glen move to playoffs . October 4, 2023 . June 24, 2024 . National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC.
5. Web site: Entry List. Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. October 14, 2024. October 14, 2024.
6. Web site: Practice Results. NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC.. October 19, 2024. October 19, 2024.
7. Web site: Qualifying Results. NASCAR.com. NASCAR. October 19, 2024. October 19, 2024.
8. Web site: South Point 400 Results. NASCAR.com. NASCAR. October 20, 2024. October 20, 2024.
9. Web site: Points standings. Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. October 20, 2024. October 20, 2024.
10. Web site: DeGroot. Nick. Christopher Bell beats Tyler Reddick to NASCAR Cup pole at Las Vegas. Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. October 19, 2024. Las Vegas. October 19, 2024.