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Qualifying Results : Talladega Superspeedway

Ag-Pro 300

Talladega Superspeedway , Lincoln, AL

Saturday, April 20th, 2024 Race 9 of 33 2024 Season
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  • Ag-Pro 300
  • Pole Winner: Austin Hill
  • Age: 29
  • Team : No 21 - Bennett Transportation Chevrolet
  • Owner: Richard Childress
  • Crew Chief: Andy Street
  • Austin Hill won the Pole Award for the Ag-Pro 300 with a lap of 52723 seconds, 181629 mph
  • This is his fifth pole in 90 NASCAR Xfinity Series races
  • This is his first pole and fifth top-10 start in 2024
  • This is his third pole in five races at Talladega Superspeedway
  • Jesse Love (second) posted his sixth top-10 start of 2024 and his first in one race at Talladega Superspeedway
  • Parker Kligerman (third) posted his third top-10 start at Talladega Superspeedway It is his fifth in nine races this season
  • Jesse Love (second) was the fastest qualifying rookie

  • Saturday, April 20th, 2024
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Holly Cain
Love scores first career win in thrilling overtime finish at Talladega

Jesse Love earned his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series victory Saturday in a typically wild double overtime finish in the Ag-Pro 300 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway – crossing the line by a slight .141-seconds ahead of Riley Herbst.

In many ways, it was victorious redemption for the 19-year old Californian, who earlier this season was leading the race in overtime at Atlanta only to run out of fuel before the checkered flag. Love’s win in the No. 2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet makes him only the seventh driver to score his maiden win at the 2.66-mile Talladega Superspeedway.

“Just a great group of guys [on my team] and it’s been such a journey to get to this point,’’ a grinning Love said before thanking a litany of people that helped him in his young career to date.

“I had PTSD flashbacks from Atlanta,’’ Love acknowledged, adding “I love Talladega. I love the speedway and I love the fans.”

Love certainly earned this first win – starting on the outside of the front row next to his veteran RCR teammate Austin Hill, winning his fourth stage of the season (Stage 1) and leading 28 of the 124 laps. He ran top-five for most of the afternoon and when he needed to go on that final restart, he went. Jumping to the lead at the overtime green flag and holding off the field when it mattered most.

His RCR teammate Hill, the polesitter, led a race-best 42 laps and was out front with two laps remaining in regulation when he was hit from behind by Parker Kligerman. The incident sent Hill’s car into the wall and ultimately collected nine cars, including many that had been running toward the front much of the afternoon – putting the race in overtime.

On the ensuing overtime restart, Kligerman was eliminated in a four-car crash at the front as various cars started running out of gas in the field. Love lined up on the front row for the final restart among eight drivers racing for their career first wins.

Herbst’s runner-up finish in the Stewart-Haas Racing Ford was his best showing of the year. Our Motorsports’ Anthony Alfredo finished third, followed by Young’s Motorsports rookie Leland Honeyman and Alpha Prime Racing’s Brennan Poole. Alfredo tied his career best mark and Honeyman had a career best finish.

Joe Gibbs Racing’s Sheldon Creed, Alpha Prime Racing’s Caesar Bacarella, Viking Motorsports’ Matt DiBenedetto, 2023 Talladega winner, Jordan Anderson Racing’s Jeb Burton and Stewart-Haas Racing’s Cole Custer rounded out the top 10.

There were 34 lead changes among 16 drivers in a typically Talladega afternoon.

Ryan Sieg, who lost to Sam Mayer last week at Texas Motor Speedway in a photo finish – by .002-seconds – won the Dash 4 Cash $100,000 bonus.

An 11-car accident on Lap 65 proved critical to several race frontrunners as well as Dash 4 Cash eligible drivers.

Herbst hit Justin Allgaier’s No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevy with only two laps left in the opening stage – both vying for a top 10 and some early stage points. It eliminated Allgaier from contention. Mayer was eliminated in a later multi-car crash and that left an intriguing battle between Sieg, who had to make a green flag late race pit stop because of a flat tire and A.J. Allmendinger, whose car was damaged in a crash.

Sieg and Allmendinger lined up 19th and 20th – respectively – on the second overtime re-start and Sieg was able to pull away, finishing 17th with Allmendinger 19th.

“This is huge for our team,’’ Sieg said. “It was a rough one. I thought I threw it away, but were lucky enough to get the caution at the end and come back and beat the 16. So it all worked out and is pretty extraordinary for our small team.”

Not only does he win the Dash 4 Cash paycheck, but Sieg will compete against Love, Herbst and Alfredo next week at Dover, Del. for the final race of the incentive program.

Joe Gibbs Racing’s Chandler Smith, who finished 25th, still holds a 14-point lead over Custer atop the championship standings.

  • Drivers Entered: 40 (2 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 113
  • Laps Actual: 124 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: 0.141 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 30 Minutes 42 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 131.323
  • Cautions: 6 for 28 laps
  • Lead Changes: 34
  • Green Flag Passes: 7,110 (74.1 passes per green flag lap)

  • Ag-Pro 300
  • Race Winner: Jesse Love
  • Age: 19
  • Team : No 2 - WAT Chevrolet
  • Owner: Richard Childress
  • Crew Chief: Danny Stockman, Jr
  • Jesse Love won the Ag-Pro 300, his first victory in nine Xfinity Series races
  • This is his first victory and sixth top-10 finish in 2024
  • This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in one race at Talladega Superspeedway
  • Riley Herbst (second) posted his third top-10 finish in eight races at Talladega Superspeedway It is his third top-10 finish in 2024
  • Anthony Alfredo (third) posted his third top-10 finish in six races at Talladega Superspeedway
  • Jesse Love (first) was the highest finishing rookie
  • Chandler Smith leads the point standings by 14 points over Cole Custer
Cole Custer celebrates in victory lane
Avondale, Arizona - November 4, 2023 : Cole Custer, driver of the #00 Haas Automation Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway.
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SESSION
GROUP
RANK
DRIVER
CAR #
DRIVER
TEAM
MAKE
QUALIFYING
TIME
SPEED
LAP #
# LAPS
BHND

1
1
21
Austin Hill
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
52.793
181.388
1
1
0.000
1
2
48
Parker Kligerman
Big Machine Racing
Chevrolet
52.880
181.089
1
1
0.087
1
3
2
Jesse Love
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
52.906
181.000
1
1
0.113
1
4
18
Sheldon Creed
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
53.176
180.081
1
1
0.383
1
5
11
Josh Williams
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
53.186
180.047
1
1
0.393
1
6
00
Cole Custer
Stewart Haas Racing
Ford
53.196
180.014
1
1
0.403
1
7
98
Riley Herbst
Stewart Haas Racing
Ford
53.214
179.953
1
1
0.421
1
8
20
Ryan Truex
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
53.237
179.875
1
1
0.444
1
9
8
Sammy Smith
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
53.237
179.875
1
1
0.444
1
10
81
Chandler Smith
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
53.256
179.811
1
1
0.463
1
11
5
Anthony Alfredo
Our Motorsports
Chevrolet
53.259
179.801
1
1
0.466
1
12
07
Patrick Emerling
SS-Green Light Racing
Chevrolet
53.318
179.602
1
1
0.525
1
13
19
Taylor Gray
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
53.330
179.561
1
1
0.537
1
14
16
AJ Allmendinger
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
53.338
179.534
1
1
0.545
1
15
1
Sam Mayer
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
53.346
179.507
1
1
0.553
1
16
7
Justin Allgaier
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
53.350
179.494
1
1
0.557
1
17
35
Joey Gase
Joey Gase Motorsports
Chevrolet
53.361
179.457
1
1
0.568
1
18
97
Shane van Gisbergen
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
53.387
179.370
1
1
0.594
1
19
6
Garrett Smithley
JD Motorsports
Chevrolet
53.388
179.366
1
1
0.595
1
20
66
David Starr
Motorsports Business Management
Chevrolet
53.429
179.229
1
1
0.636

Qualifying Round 2

In Round 2 of qualifying, the ten fastest drivers from the first round battle for the pole position, where the best time secures the top start. This final round is pivotal in setting the top positions for the race, with track conditions influencing the outcomes.

SESSION
GROUP
RANK
DRIVER
CAR #
DRIVER
TEAM
MAKE
QUALIFYING
TIME
SPEED
LAP #
# LAPS
BHND

2
1
21
Austin Hill
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
52.723
181.629
1
1
0.000
2
2
2
Jesse Love
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
52.871
181.120
1
1
0.148
2
3
48
Parker Kligerman
Big Machine Racing
Chevrolet
52.996
180.693
1
1
0.273
2
4
00
Cole Custer
Stewart Haas Racing
Ford
53.150
180.169
1
1
0.427
2
5
8
Sammy Smith
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
53.184
180.054
1
1
0.461
2
6
20
Ryan Truex
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
53.217
179.942
1
1
0.494
2
7
81
Chandler Smith
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
53.241
179.861
1
1
0.518
2
8
98
Riley Herbst
Stewart Haas Racing
Ford
53.267
179.774
1
1
0.544
2
9
11
Josh Williams
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
53.328
179.568
1
1
0.605
2
10
18
Sheldon Creed
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
53.567
178.767
1
1
0.844