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Race Results

NASCAR Xfinity Series

United Rentals 250

Talladega Superspeedway

October 5th, 2024

Race #28 of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Season

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Laps Scheduled: 94
- Extended to 98 laps
Miles Raced : 260.7
Time of Race : 02 Hours 05 minutes 12 seconds
Average Speed: 124.927 mph
Margin of Victory : 00.177 seconds
Cautions: 6
Caution Laps: 27
Lead Changes: 28
Cars in Race : 38
Finished On Lead Lap: 24 (63%)

Sammy Smith takes the checkered flag to win — Talladega, Alabama - October 5th, 2024: Sammy Smith, driver of the #8 TMC Transportation Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series United Rentals 250 at Talladega Superspeedway. Photo by Chris Graythen | Getty Images

FIN	ST	Car #	Driver	Make	TOT PTS	F PTS	B PTS	PO PTS	Laps	Led	x Led	S1	S2	STUS
1	27	8	Sammy Smith	Chevrolet	49	40	9	5	98	5	5	0	2	Running
2	15	39	Ryan Sieg	Ford	35	35	0	0	98	1	1	0	0	Running
3	7	98	Riley Herbst	Ford	39	34	5	0	98	22	6	0	6	Running
4	4	18	Sheldon Creed	Toyota	42	33	9	0	98	0	0	5	8	Running
5	3	81	Chandler Smith	Toyota	48	32	16	1	98	11	2	1	5	Running
6	1	2	Jesse Love	Chevrolet	39	31	8	0	98	28	3	0	3	Running
7	16	27	Jeb Burton	Chevrolet	30	30	0	0	98	0	0	0	0	Running
8	23	14	David Starr	Chevrolet	29	29	0	0	98	1	1	0	0	Running
9	30	44	Brennan Poole	Chevrolet	28	28	0	0	98	0	0	0	0	Running
10	34	28	Kyle Sieg	Ford	27	27	0	0	98	0	0	0	0	Running
11	5	16	AJ Allmendinger	Chevrolet	39	26	13	0	98	13	4	2	7	Running
12	6	48	Parker Kligerman	Chevrolet	25	25	0	0	98	0	0	0	0	Running
13	38	45	Tommy Joe Martins		24	24	0	0	98	0	0	0	0	Running
14	19	42	Leland Honeyman Jr	Chevrolet	23	23	0	0	98	0	0	0	0	Running
15	32	43	Ryan Ellis	Chevrolet	22	22	0	0	98	0	0	0	0	Running
16	12	1	Sam Mayer	Chevrolet	24	21	3	0	98	1	1	8	0	Running
17	33	38	Matt DiBenedetto	Ford	20	20	0	0	98	0	0	0	0	Running
18	21	07	CJ McLaughlin	Chevrolet	19	19	0	0	98	0	0	0	0	Running
19	31	29	Blaine Perkins	Ford	18	18	0	0	98	1	1	0	0	Running
20	9	20	Aric Almirola	Toyota	17	17	0	0	98	0	0	0	0	Running
21	22	26	Dean Thompson	Toyota	0	0	0	0	98	0	0	10	0	Running
22	29	35	Joey Gase	Chevrolet	15	15	0	0	98	0	0	0	0	Running
23	37	53	Carson Ware	Ford	14	14	0	0	98	0	0	0	0	Running
24	2	21	Austin Hill	Chevrolet	30	13	17	1	98	7	2	4	1	Running
25	36	15	Dylan Lupton	Ford	12	12	0	0	97	0	0	0	0	Running
26	14	7	Justin Allgaier	Chevrolet	19	11	8	0	97	8	2	3	0	Running
27	10	00	Cole Custer	Ford	14	10	4	0	97	0	0	9	9	Running
28	18	88	Carson Kvapil	Chevrolet	9	9	0	0	91	0	0	0	0	Accident
29	20	9	Brandon Jones	Chevrolet	9	8	1	0	91	0	0	0	10	Accident
30	13	5	Anthony Alfredo	Chevrolet	12	7	5	0	91	0	0	6	0	Accident
31	24	31	Parker Retzlaff	Chevrolet	6	6	0	0	91	0	0	0	0	Accident
32	35	91	Kyle Weatherman	Chevrolet	5	5	0	0	87	0	0	0	0	Running
33	11	19	Taylor Gray	Toyota	0	0	0	0	75	0	0	7	0	Accident
34	26	32	Jordan Anderson	Chevrolet	3	3	0	0	75	0	0	0	0	Accident
35	17	11	Josh Williams	Chevrolet	2	2	0	0	75	0	0	0	0	Accident
36	8	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Chevrolet	8	1	7	0	75	0	0	0	4	Accident
37	28	51	Jeremy Clements	Chevrolet	1	1	0	0	60	0	0	0	0	Brakes
38	25	92	Nick Leitz	Chevrolet	1	1	0	0	41	0	0	0	0	Accident

Race Infractions

United Rentals 250 at Talladega Superspeedway

Driver	Infraction	Penalty	Lap	Lap Assessed	Flag
Aric Almirola	Pre-Race to the Rear Inspection Failure	Pass Thru	0	1	White
Aric Almirola	Pre-Race to the Rear Inspection Failure	Tail End	0	0	White
Joey Gase	Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments	Tail End	0	0	White
Caesar Bacarella	Pre-Race to the Rear Engine Change	Tail End	0	0	White
Caesar Bacarella	Pre-Race to the Rear Driver Change	Tail End	0	0	White
CJ McLaughlin	Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments	Tail End	0	0	White
CJ McLaughlin	Pre-Race to the Rear Missing Driver Introductions	Tail End	0	0	White
Matt DiBenedetto	Tire violation	Tail End	28	31	Yellow
Ryan Sieg	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	29	31	Yellow
Jeb Burton	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	42	46	Yellow
Kyle Sieg	Unspecified Equipment over the wall too soon	Tail End	42	46	Yellow
Taylor Gray	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	42	46	Yellow
Nick Leitz	Pitting before pit road is open Garage	Tail End	42	0	Yellow
Matt DiBenedetto	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	44	46	Yellow
Josh Williams	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	44	46	Yellow
Leland Honeyman Jr	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	44	46	Yellow
Joey Gase	Unspecified Choose Violation	Tail End	45	46	Yellow
Kyle Sieg	Unspecified Choose Violation	Tail End	45	46	Yellow
Parker Kligerman	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	51	56	Yellow
Dylan Lupton	Improper fueling	Tail End	52	56	Yellow
Parker Kligerman	Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area	Tail End	53	56	Yellow
Dylan Lupton	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	54	56	Yellow
Brennan Poole	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	54	56	Yellow
Jeremy Clements	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	54	56	Yellow
Carson Ware	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	54	56	Yellow
Leland Honeyman Jr	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	54	56	Yellow
David Starr	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	76	81	Yellow
Joey Gase	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	76	81	Yellow
Jeb Burton	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	76	81	Yellow
Austin Hill	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	76	81	Yellow
Jeb Burton	Unspecified Equipment over the wall too soon	Tail End	77	81	Yellow
Carson Ware	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	77	81	Yellow
Carson Ware	Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area	Tail End	77	81	Yellow
Aric Almirola	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	83	87	Yellow
Aric Almirola	Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area	Tail End	83	87	Yellow
AJ Allmendinger	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	91	96	Yellow
Justin Allgaier	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	91	96	Yellow
Parker Kligerman	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	91	96	Yellow
Cole Custer	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	91	96	Yellow
Carson Kvapil	Pitting before pit road is open Garage	Tail End	91	0	Yellow
Dylan Lupton	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	92	96	Yellow
Aric Almirola	Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area	Tail End	93	96	Yellow

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Race Fast Facts

Talladega Superspeedway
United Rentals 250
Race Winner: Sammy Smith
Age: 20
Team : No. 8 - TMC Transportation Chevrolet
Owner: Dale Earnhardt, Jr
Crew Chief: Phillip Bell
Sammy Smith won the United Rentals 250, his second victory in 70 Xfinity Series races.
This is his first victory and 14th top-10 finish in 2024.
This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in three races at Talladega Superspeedway.
Ryan Sieg (second) posted his sixth top-10 finish in 15 races at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his seventh top-10 finish in 2024.
Riley Herbst (third) posted his fourth top-10 finish in nine races at Talladega Superspeedway.
Jesse Love (sixth) was the highest finishing rookie.
Chandler Smith leads the point standings by 28 points over Austin Hill.

Race Recap

Sammy Smith clinches spot in Round of 8 with victory at Talladega

October 6th, 2024

By Holly Cain - NASCAR Wire Service

A last lap pass for the win is a recurring theme at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway and that’s exactly what landed JR Motorsports driver Sammy Smith in Victory Lane on Saturday. It was the only lap he led all day but it was good enough to win Saturday’s United Rentals 250 overtime thriller and earn Smith an automatic berth into the next round of the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs.

It was a huge turn of fortune for the 20-year old Iowa native, who came into the race ranked last among the 12 Playoff drivers and winless on the season. He started his No. 8 JRM Chevrolet 27th in Saturday’s 38-car field, but moved forward rapidly from the fall of the green flag, running near the front most of the day, avoiding multiple multi-car accidents and making the move to the checkered flag when it counted most.

“It’s been a really tough year,’’ said Smith. “It’s been a while and it’s been a struggle, but I’m very happy to be here and looking forward to getting better on these ovals and road courses.”

It was high-stakes, clutch performance for the young talent, whose only other victory came last April at the Phoenix Raceway one-miler. Just this week with Playoff elimination a possibility, he piqued his team owner’s brain for tips on racing on the Talladega 2.66-mile high banks – his team owner being Dale Earnhardt Jr., who won six NASCAR Cup Series races at Talladega including an unprecedented four in a row.

“We sat down Wednesday,’’ Smith said. “It wasn’t a whole lot, but asking him what he would do in certain situations [on the big track]. Feels really good to win again.”

Smith beat RSS Racing’s Ryan Sieg to the line by a slight .177-second with a three-wide battle on track right behind featuring Stewart-Haas Racing’s Riley Herbst and Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Sheldon Creed and Chandler Smith who rounded out the top-five.

Herbst was leading with a lap remaining only to get passed in a massive push forward that included a run by Chandler Smith – ultimately both losing out to Sammy Smith and Ryan Sieg. Frustrated, after the race Herbst immediately walked over to Chandler Smith’s car and had words with the young driver.

“I was just telling him, he had his teammate behind him and was in the best spot you want to be in and I told him he made a right move but in the wrong place,’’ Herbst said. “He would have won the race and all he did was kill his run, my run and his teammate’s run and let the 8 [Sammy Smith] get away.”

Polesitter, rookie Jesse Love led a race best 28 of the 98 laps in the No. 2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet finishing sixth in a race marked with six cautions, a brief red flag, 11 race leaders and 28 lead changes.

Although relatively calm through the early goings – Chandler Smith won the opening stage and RCR’s Austin Hill won the second stage – the final laps lived up to Talladega expectation. Only three of the 12 Playoff drivers managed to avoid being caught up – in varying degrees – in accidents on the afternoon.

Two perennial championship favorites and current Playoff drivers, Kaulig Racing’s A.J. Allmendinger and JR Motorsports Justin Allgaier were among those that led laps – as expected – but were also collected in multi-car accidents.

Allmendinger still rallied to an 11th place showing after his No. 16 Chevy suffered minor damage in a 12-car accident with three laps remaining that triggered a nearly 10-minute red flag stoppage and forced overtime. Allgaier’s No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet suffered more damage in the crash and he finished 26th.

Reigning series champion, Stewart-Haas Racing’s Cole Custer was also caught up in the accident and finished 27th. Fellow Playoff competitor, Kaulig Racing’s Shane Van Gisbergen – a three-race winner this season – was a part of a multi-car accident earlier – with 18 laps remaining – and finished 36th.

Jeb Burton finished seventh with David Starr, Brennan Poole and Kyle Sieg rounding out the Top-10.

Next week’s race at the Charlotte ROVAL will decide which eight drivers advance in the Playoffs. With Smith’s win today, three positions will be decided next weekend. Chandler Smith now holds a strong 57-point edge on the cutoff points position with Hill, Custer, Creed, Love, Herbst and Sam Mayer rounding out the top-8.

Mayer holds a slim 10-point advantage in the final transfer position over Allmendinger and he’s 18 points up on his JRM teammate Allgaier.

Van Gisbergen, who has won three road course races already this year, goes into the Charlotte road course-oval hybrid 21 points back. Parker Kligerman, who finished 12th Saturday despite being collected in multiple wrecks, is 26 points off Mayer for that final transfer position.

The NASCAR Xfinity Series returns to competition next week at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course for Saturday’s Drive for the Cure 250 Presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina. Mayer is the defending the race winner.