The 2024 Zip Buy Now, Pay Later 250 was the 14th stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 2nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 8, 2024, in Sonoma, California at Sonoma Raceway, a 1.99 miles (3.20 km) permanent asphalt road course. The race took the scheduled 79 laps to complete. Shane van Gisbergen, driving for Kaulig Racing, would cruise to a dominating victory, winning the pole and leading a race-high 32 laps to earn his second career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his second consecutive win of the season.[9] Ty Gibbs led 26 laps in the race, before being involved in late race pileup on lap 49.[10] To fill out the podium, Sheldon Creed, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, and Sam Mayer, driving for JR Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 14 of 33 of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
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| Date | June 8, 2024 | ||
| Official name | 2nd Annual Zip Buy Now, Pay Later 250 | ||
| Location | Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California | ||
| Course | 1.99 mi (3.20 km) | ||
| Distance | 79 laps, 156 mi (251 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 79 laps, 156 mi (251 km) | ||
| Average speed | 71.986 mph (115.850 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Kaulig Racing | ||
| Time | 1:14.677 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Shane van Gisbergen | Kaulig Racing | |
| Laps | 32 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Kaulig Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander, Joey Logano, and Daniel Suárez | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | PRN | ||
Background
editSonoma Raceway is a 1.99-mile (3.20 km) road course and drag strip located on the landform known as Sears Point in the southern Sonoma Mountains in Sonoma, California, U.S. The road course features 12 turns on a hilly course with 160 feet (49 m) of total elevation change. It is host to one of only seven NASCAR Cup Series races each year that are run on road courses. It is also host to the NTT IndyCar Series and several other auto races and motorcycle races such as the American Federation of Motorcyclists series. Sonoma Raceway continues to host amateur, or club racing events which may or may not be open to the general public. The largest such car club is the Sports Car Club of America. This would be the second race for the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Sonoma Raceway, since the inaugural iteration in 2023.
Entry list
edit- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Practice
editThe first and only practice was held on Friday, June 7, at 1:05 PM PST, and would last for 50 minutes.[11] Shane van Gisbergen, driving for Kaulig Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:15.290, and a speed of 95.152 mph (153.132 km/h).[12]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1:15.290 | 95.152 |
| 2 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 1:15.599 | 94.763 |
| 3 | 19 | Ty Gibbs (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:15.606 | 94.754 |
| Official practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
editQualifying was held on Saturday, June 8, at 12:30 PM PST.[11] Since Sonoma Raceway is a road course, the qualifying system is a two group system, with two rounds. Drivers will be separated into two groups, Group A and Group B. Each driver will have multiple laps to set a time. The fastest 5 drivers from each group will advance to the final round. The fastest driver to set a time in that round will win the pole.
Under a 2021 rule change, the timing line in road course qualifying is "not" the start-finish line. Instead, the timing line for qualifying will be set at the entrance of Turn 10. Shane van Gisbergen, driving for Kaulig Racing, would win the pole after advancing from the preliminary round and setting the fastest time in Round 2, with a lap of 1:14.677, and a speed of 95.933 mph (154.389 km/h).[13]
Sage Karam was the only driver who failed to qualify.
Qualifying results
editRace results
editStage 1 Laps: 20
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 20 | John Hunter Nemechek (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 6 | 81 | Chandler Smith | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 5 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 25
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | Ty Gibbs (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 2 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | Jesse Love (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 18 | Sheldon Creed | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 81 | Chandler Smith | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 20 | John Hunter Nemechek (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 8 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 34
| Fin[14] | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 79 | 32 | Running | 59 |
| 2 | 9 | 18 | Sheldon Creed | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 79 | 0 | Running | 42 |
| 3 | 8 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 4 | 22 | 32 | Austin Green | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 5 | 3 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 79 | 21 | Running | 40 |
| 6 | 5 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 7 | 11 | 81 | Chandler Smith | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 79 | 0 | Running | 40 |
| 8 | 7 | 20 | John Hunter Nemechek (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 79 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 9 | 12 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 79 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 10 | 14 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 11 | 13 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Jesse Love (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 13 | 15 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 79 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 14 | 33 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 15 | 17 | 26 | Ed Jones | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 79 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 31 | 92 | Josh Bilicki | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 4 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 18 | 21 | 29 | Blaine Perkins | RSS Racing | Ford | 79 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 19 | 07 | Alex Labbé | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 18 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 79 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 36 | 38 | Matt DiBenedetto | RSS Racing | Ford | 79 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 23 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 32 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 79 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 30 | 14 | Brad Perez | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 79 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 24 | 50 | Preston Pardus | Pardus Racing | Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 34 | 43 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 38 | 4 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 35 | 17 | Boris Said | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 29 | 42 | Leland Honeyman (R) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 78 | 0 | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 25 | 91 | Kyle Weatherman | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 78 | 0 | Running | 7 |
| 31 | 16 | 5 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 32 | 37 | 15 | Hailie Deegan (R) | AM Racing | Ford | 72 | 0 | Running | 5 |
| 33 | 10 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 71 | 0 | Running | 8 |
| 34 | 26 | 6 | Thomas Annunziata | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 63 | 0 | Transmission | 3 |
| 35 | 2 | 19 | Ty Gibbs (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 50 | 26 | Accident | 0 |
| 36 | 20 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 49 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
| 37 | 28 | 11 | Josh Williams | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 49 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
| 38 | 27 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 49 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
| Official race results | |||||||||
Standings after the race
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References
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