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Race Results

NASCAR Xfinity Series

Mission 200 at the Glen

Watkins Glen International

September 14th, 2024

Race #25 of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Season

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Laps Scheduled: 82
- Extended to 90 laps
Miles Raced : 218.5
Time of Race : 02 Hours 35 minutes 38 seconds
Average Speed: 85.007 mph
Cautions: 7
Caution Laps: 19
Lead Changes: 10
Cars in Race : 38
Finished On Lead Lap: 21 (55%)

Connor Zilisch celebrates in victory lane — Watkins Glen, New York - September 14th, 2024: Connor Zilisch, driver of the #88 Carolina Carports Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Mission 200 at The Glen at Watkins Glen International. 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	1	88	Connor Zilisch	Chevrolet	58	40	18	6	90	45	3	1	3	Running
2	9	18	Sheldon Creed	Toyota	41	35	6	0	90	0	0	5	0	Running
3	3	16	AJ Allmendinger	Chevrolet	34	34	0	0	90	5	1	0	0	Running
4	6	81	Chandler Smith	Toyota	40	33	7	0	90	0	0	4	0	Running
5	13	97	Shane van Gisbergen	Chevrolet	32	32	0	0	90	14	1	0	0	Running
6	21	92	Ross Chastain	Chevrolet	0	0	0	0	90	0	0	0	0	Running
7	19	48	Parker Kligerman	Chevrolet	30	30	0	0	90	0	0	0	0	Running
8	11	2	Jesse Love	Chevrolet	33	29	4	0	90	0	0	7	0	Running
9	33	15	Joey Logano	Ford	0	0	0	0	90	0	0	0	0	Running
10	26	91	Josh Bilicki	Chevrolet	27	27	0	0	90	0	0	0	0	Running
11	27	32	Austin Green	Chevrolet	26	26	0	0	90	0	0	0	0	Running
12	7	17	William Byron	Chevrolet	0	0	0	0	90	16	2	0	1	Running
13	12	98	Riley Herbst	Ford	31	24	7	0	90	0	0	8	7	Running
14	23	31	Parker Retzlaff	Chevrolet	23	23	0	0	90	0	0	0	0	Running
15	35	43	Ryan Ellis	Chevrolet	22	22	0	0	90	0	0	0	0	Running
16	32	42	Leland Honeyman Jr	Chevrolet	21	21	0	0	90	0	0	0	0	Running
17	4	7	Justin Allgaier	Chevrolet	35	20	15	0	90	0	0	2	5	Running
18	18	51	Jeremy Clements	Chevrolet	21	19	2	0	90	0	0	10	10	Running
19	17	8	Sammy Smith	Chevrolet	18	18	0	0	90	0	0	0	0	Running
20	5	1	Sam Mayer	Chevrolet	24	17	7	0	90	1	1	0	4	Running
21	15	00	Cole Custer	Ford	26	16	10	0	90	6	1	6	6	Running
22	14	39	Ryan Sieg	Ford	19	15	4	0	89	0	0	9	9	Running
23	31	44	Brennan Poole	Chevrolet	14	14	0	0	89	0	0	0	0	Running
24	37	26	Ed Jones	Toyota	13	13	0	0	89	0	0	0	0	Running
25	2	19	Ty Gibbs	Toyota	0	0	0	0	89	3	2	0	2	Running
26	8	20	Aric Almirola	Toyota	19	11	8	0	88	0	0	3	0	Running
27	34	14	RC Enerson	Chevrolet	10	10	0	0	85	0	0	0	0	Running
28	16	9	Brandon Jones	Chevrolet	9	9	0	0	84	0	0	0	0	Accident
29	30	35	Thomas Annunziata	Toyota	8	8	0	0	84	0	0	0	0	Running
30	25	87	Mike Skeen		7	7	0	0	83	0	0	0	0	Accident
31	28	27	Jeb Burton	Chevrolet	6	6	0	0	81	0	0	0	0	Oil Leak
32	38	11	Josh Williams	Chevrolet	5	5	0	0	80	0	0	0	0	Accident
33	10	21	Austin Hill	Chevrolet	7	4	3	0	80	0	0	0	8	Accident
34	24	5	Anthony Alfredo	Chevrolet	3	3	0	0	80	0	0	0	0	Accident
35	20	38	Matt DiBenedetto	Ford	2	2	0	0	75	0	0	0	0	Rear Gear
36	22	45	Alon Day	Chevrolet	1	1	0	0	57	0	0	0	0	Brakes
37	36	28	Kyle Sieg	Ford	1	1	0	0	54	0	0	0	0	Axle
38	29	36	Kyle Weatherman	Chevrolet	1	1	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	Rear End

Race Infractions

Mission 200 at the Glen at Watkins Glen International

Driver	Infraction	Penalty	Lap	Lap Assessed	Flag
Joey Logano	Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments	Tail End	0	0	White
Jeb Burton	Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments	Tail End	0	0	White
Ross Chastain	Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments	Tail End	0	0	White
Josh Williams	Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments	Tail End	0	0	White
Ed Jones	Pre-Race to the Rear Engine Change	Tail End	0	0	White
Shane van Gisbergen	Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments	Tail End	0	0	White
Kyle Weatherman	Speeding on pit road Garage	Pass Thru	15	0	Green
Chandler Smith	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	21	24	Yellow
Alon Day	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	22	24	Yellow
Alon Day	Safety violation	Tail End	22	24	Yellow
Thomas Annunziata	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	22	24	Yellow
Aric Almirola	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	41	44	Yellow
Jeremy Clements	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	42	44	Yellow
Ty Gibbs	Unspecified Driving through the Inner Loop	Tail End	46	49	Yellow
Sam Mayer	Unspecified Driving through the Inner Loop	Tail End	46	49	Yellow
Connor Zilisch	Unspecified Driving through the Inner Loop	Tail End	46	49	Yellow
Austin Hill	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	47	49	Yellow
Kyle Sieg	Speeding on pit road Garage	Pass Thru	55	0	Green
Alon Day	Unspecified Driving through the Inner Loop - Garage	Pass Thru	59	0	Green
RC Enerson	Driving through more than 3 pit boxes On Exit	Pass Thru	64	66	Green
Shane van Gisbergen	Speeding on pit road	Pass Thru	67	68	Green
Matt DiBenedetto	Pitting before pit road is open Garage	Tail End	77	0	Yellow
Aric Almirola	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	78	80	Yellow
Josh Bilicki	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	78	80	Yellow
Ryan Ellis	Car/Truck pitting out of the assigned pit box	Tail End	79	80	Yellow
Josh Williams	Pitting before pit road is open Parked	NASCAR Discretion	81	0	Red
Anthony Alfredo	Pitting before pit road is open Garage	Tail End	81	0	Yellow
Leland Honeyman Jr	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	81	83	Yellow
Ed Jones	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	81	83	Yellow
Brandon Jones	Pitting before pit road is open Garage	Tail End	84	0	Yellow
Ty Gibbs	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	85	88	Yellow
RC Enerson	Unspecified Choose Violation	Tail End	87	88	Yellow

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Race Fast Facts

Race Fast Facts
Watkins Glen International
Mission 200 at the Glen
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Saturday, 9/14/2024 @ 06:26 PM Eastern
Race Winner: Connor Zilisch
Age: 18
Team : No. 88 - Carolina Carports Chevrolet
Owner: JR Motorsports
Crew Chief: Andrew Overstreet
Connor Zilisch won the Mission 200 at the Glen, his first victory in his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut - he is the seventh different driver to win in their Xfinity Series debut.
This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in 2024.
This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in one race at Watkins Glen International.
Sheldon Creed (second) posted his third top-10 finish in three races at Watkins Glen International. It is his 16th top-10 finish in 2024.
AJ Allmendinger (third) posted his fourth top-10 finish in five races at Watkins Glen International.
Shane Van Gisbergen (fifth) was the highest finishing rookie.
Justin Allgaier leads the point standings by 43 points over Cole Custer.

Race Recap

Connor Zilisch wins from the pole in Xfinity Series debut at Watkins Glen

September 14th, 2024

By Holly Cain - NASCAR Wire Service

Introducing. … Connor Zilisch.

The 18-year-old North Carolina native made his formal entrée into big time NASCAR racing with a major statement holding off the field on a pair of thrilling overtime restarts at the historic 2.45-mile Watkins Glen International road course to claim his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series victory in his first career start.

The Mission 200 at The Glen finished under caution with Joe Gibbs Racing’s Sheldon Creed finishing runner-up – for a record 12th time – emerging from a three-wide battle for second place with a multi-car accident farther behind in the field bringing out the yellow flag that ultimately froze the field.

“I worked so hard for this one,” a smiling Zilisch said, his voice cracking with emotion. “I’ve been working for this one for months and it’s so special to me, man. I don’t even have words.

“I don’t know how I saved enough, I sputtered up the hill,” he said of having to save fuel in the closing laps which included a restart with two laps remaining and then two more in overtime.

“With two to go, I didn’t think I was going to make it back to the line even. I’m going to enjoy this one for a while. I can’t say enough about JR Motorsports and everyone who supports me.”

Zilisch, who also won in class in this year’s Rolex 24 at Daytona IMSA race, is the seventh driver to win in his first NASCAR Xfinity Series start – a list that includes the legendary Dale Earnhardt and current NASCAR Cup Series standout Ty Gibbs. And he becomes the second youngest race winner- to Joey Logano – in series history at 18 years, one month and 23 days.

It was that kind of weekend for the young driver, who led a race best 45 of the 90 laps after earning his first career Xfinity Series pole position earlier Saturday. On Friday, he claimed his fifth ARCA Menards Series victory in seven starts.

His work Saturday wasn’t necessarily an “easy” win, however. He really had to earn it – rallying from a mid-race penalty and managing fuel in the closing laps.

In an unusual situation during a caution, Zilisch received a penalty while running among the top-three late in the race. NASCAR ruled the top-running trio – also including Gibbs and Sammy Smith – cut the course and the penalty sent them all to the rear for the restart. Zilisch rallied from 31st-place and was top-five 20 laps later.

Creed, who is still competing for that first series victory after so many close calls, smiled on pit road Saturday, conceding this time his second-place finish was one he could actually be pleased with instead of seeing it as a near-miss. His rally on the final lap getting the best of some of the best road course drivers was a small victory in and of itself.

“Just trying to keep the nose on it there, actually really fun,” Creed said of the last lap battle. “I felt like that was the battle for the win probably there if the 88 [Zilisch] ran out [of fuel]. I thought I put myself in really good positions to end up second again. I’m actually happy, for how my day was going.”

He finished just ahead of Kaulig Racing’s A.J. Allmendinger, the NASCAR Xfinity Series’ all-time road course best, JGR teammate Chandler Smith and Kaulig’s Shane van Gisbergen, who had won the season’s previous three road course races.

Van Gisbergen was so impressed with Zilisch that when he congratulated the teenager in Victory Lane, he smiled and suggested some team should put Zilisch in a NASCAR Cup Series car for Sunday’s race.

Zilisch’s took a call from team owner, NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr. during his winner’s press conference.

“Enjoy this, you never win your “first” again,” Earnhardt told him.

Ross Chastain, who won the pole position for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at the track earlier Saturday, finished sixth in the DGM Racing Chevrolet with Big Machine Racing’s Parker Kligerman scoring a seventh-place finish. Richard Childress Racing rookie Jesse Love was eighth, followed by Joey Logano in the AM Racing car and MBM Motorsports’ Josh Bilicki.

The race was impactful with only a single event now left in the regular season to determine the 12-driver Playoff field. JR Motorsports’ Justin Allgaier finished 17th after an eventful day when the veteran was collected in multiple multi-car incidents. But he still emerged as the NASCAR Xfinity Series championship leader by 43-points over defending series champion, Stewart-Haas Racing’s Cole Custer, who finished 21st Saturday after also being caught up in incidents on track.

At the other end of the standings, JR Motorsports’ Sammy Smith was able to slightly extend his advantage over RSS Racing’s Ryan Sieg for the 12th and final Playoff position. Despite a mechanical issue from his first green flag pit stop, Smith was able to rally to a 19th-place finish. Sieg, who collected points during the second stage, is now 44 points behind Smith heading to Bristol.

The regular season finale concludes with next Friday night’s Food City 300 at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway. Current NASCAR Cup Series driver Noah Gragson is the defending race winner.