2024 BetMGM 300

2024 BetMGM 300

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 12 of 23 of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date	May 25, 2024
Official name	43rd Annual BetMGM 300
Location	Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance	200 laps, 300 mi (480 km)
Scheduled Distance	200 laps, 300 mi (480 km)
Average speed	115.053 mph (185.160 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Ty Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing
Time	30.475
Most laps led
Driver	Sam Mayer	JR Motorsports
Laps	44
Winner
No. 17	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network	Fox
Announcers	Joey Logano, Ryan Blaney, and Erik Jones
Radio in the United States
Radio	PRN

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 (2.4 km) 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, would steal 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.^[9] 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, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

The race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, located in Concord, North Carolina. The speedway complex includes a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) 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. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith serving as track president.

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

The first and only practice was held on Friday, May 24, at 3:35 PM EST, and would last for 20 minutes.^[10] Cole Custer, driving for Stewart–Haas Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.616, and a speed of 176.378 mph (283.853 km/h).^[11]

Qualifying was held on Friday, May 24, at 4:05 PM EST.^[10] Since Charlotte Motor Speedway is an intermediate speedway, 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. Whoever sets the fastest time in that round will win the pole.^[12]

Ty Gibbs, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 30.475, and a speed of 177.194 mph (285.166 km/h).^[13]

Two drivers would fail to qualify: Jade Buford and Akinori Ogata.

Stage 1 Laps: 45

Stage 2 Laps: 45

Stage 3 Laps: 110

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Austin Hill 454 1 2 Chandler Smith 450 (-4) 1 3 Cole Custer 433 (–21) 1 4 Justin Allgaier 397 (–57) 1 5 Jesse Love 384 (–70) 1 6 A. J. Allmendinger 347 (–107) 1 7 Riley Herbst 338 (–116) 8 Sheldon Creed 313 (–141) 9 Parker Kligerman 307 (–147) 2 10 Brandon Jones 304 (–150) 11 Sam Mayer 294 (–160) 2 12 Anthony Alfredo 291 (–163) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 410 2 Toyota 397 (-15) 3 Ford 345 (–54) Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.