2024 Andy's Frozen Custard 300

The 2024 Andy's Frozen Custard 300 was the 8th stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 20th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent asphalt quad-oval shaped intermediate speedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. In one of the closest finishes in Xfinity Series history, Sam Mayer, driving for JR Motorsports, would make a last-lap pass for the lead on Ryan Sieg, and held him off in a wild photo finish to earn his fifth career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his first of the season. The margin of victory was 0.002 seconds, tying it for the second closest finish in Xfinity Series history, alongside Milwaukee 1996 and Talladega 1999.[9][10] Sieg led 17 of the final 18 laps in the race, before being passed by Mayer on the final lap.[11] Justin Allgaier was most consistent driver of the race, winning both stages and leading a race-high 117 laps, but ultimately fell back and rounded out the podium by finishing 3rd.[12]

2024 Andy's Frozen Custard 300
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 8 of 33 of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date April 13, 2024
Official name 20th Annual Andy's Frozen Custard 300
Location Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas
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 125.977 mph (202.740 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Richard Childress Racing
Time 29.093
Most laps led
Driver Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports
Laps 117
Winner
No. 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Adam Alexander, Joey Logano, and Ross Chastain
Radio in the United States
Radio PRN

This was also the second race of the Dash 4 Cash. Drivers who were eligible for the Dash 4 Cash are Sam Mayer, Chandler Smith, Justin Allgaier, and Sheldon Creed, since they were the highest finishing Xfinity Series regulars following the race at Martinsville.[13] Mayer would claim the $100K bonus cash after narrowly winning the race.[14]


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Background

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Texas Motor Speedway, the circuit where the race was held.

Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedway, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
00 Cole Custer Stewart–Haas Racing Ford Andy's Frozen Custard
1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet Carolina Carports
2 Jesse Love (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Whelen
4 Dawson Cram (R) JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports
5 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet Botticelli Family Owned
6 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet Trophy Tractor
07 Patrick Emerling SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Sesh Products
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet BRANDT / TradeMark Nitrogen
8 Sammy Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet Pilot Flying J Coffee
9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet Atlas Roofing / Menards
10 Daniel Dye (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet bproauto parts
11 Josh Williams Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Alloy Employer Services
14 David Starr SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet SHAR
15 Hailie Deegan (R) AM Racing Ford AirBox
16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Celsius
18 Sheldon Creed Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Friends of Jaclyn Foundation
19 Taylor Gray (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Operation 300
20 Ryan Truex Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota The Toyota Gazoo Racing
21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Global Industrial / Bennett Transportation
26 Corey Heim (i) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota Toyota Genuine Parts
27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet State Water Heaters
28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford RSS Racing
29 Blaine Perkins RSS Racing Ford AutoParkIt.com
31 Parker Retzlaff Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet FUNKAWAY
35 Joey Gase Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet Donate Life TX
38 Matt DiBenedetto RSS Racing Ford Viking Motorsports
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford Sci Aps
42 Leland Honeyman (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Distributor Wire & Cable Co.
43 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Eclipse Claims Consulting
44 Brennan Poole Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Prime Bites Brownie
48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet Big Machine Spiked Light Coolers
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet First Pacific Funding
66 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Ford HART HVAC & Electric
81 Chandler Smith Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Quick Tie Products
91 Kyle Weatherman DGM Racing Chevrolet Tweaker Energy / Drive Smart Warranty
92 Josh Bilicki DGM Racing Chevrolet Milestone
97 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Worldwide Express
98 Riley Herbst Stewart–Haas Racing Ford Monster Energy
Official entry list

Practice

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The first and only practice session was held on Friday, April 12, at 5:00 PM CST, and would last for 20 minutes.[15] Justin Allgaier, driving for JR Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.902, and a speed of 180.590 mph (290.631 km/h).[16]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 29.902 180.590
2 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 29.932 180.409
3 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 30.089 179.468
Full practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Friday, April 12, at 5:30 PM CST.[15] Since Texas 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.[17]

Jesse Love, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 29.093, and a speed of 185.612 mph (298.714 km/h).[18]

No drivers would fail to qualify.

Qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 2 Jesse Love (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.093 185.612
2 00 Cole Custer Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 29.115 185.471
3 19 Taylor Gray (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.123 185.420
4 81 Chandler Smith Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.140 185.312
5 98 Riley Herbst Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 29.142 185.300
6 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 29.154 185.223
7 20 Ryan Truex Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.322 184.162
8 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 29.338 184.062
9 8 Sammy Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 29.366 183.886
10 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 29.372 183.849
11 9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 29.378 183.811
12 5 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet 29.449 183.368
13 21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.460 183.299
14 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 29.518 182.939
15 18 Sheldon Creed Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.553 182.723
16 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 29.590 182.494
17 26 Corey Heim (i) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 29.615 182.340
18 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 29.691 181.873
19 91 Kyle Weatherman DGM Racing Chevrolet 29.696 181.843
20 15 Hailie Deegan (R) AM Racing Ford 29.772 181.378
21 27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 29.797 181.226
22 11 Josh Williams Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 29.807 181.165
23 28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford 29.901 180.596
24 10 Daniel Dye (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 29.916 180.505
25 44 Brennan Poole Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 30.044 179.736
26 29 Blaine Perkins RSS Racing Ford 30.071 179.575
27 38 Matt DiBenedetto RSS Racing Ford 30.085 179.491
28 92 Josh Bilicki DGM Racing Chevrolet 30.184 178.903
29 31 Parker Retzlaff Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 30.194 178.843
30 07 Patrick Emerling SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 30.295 178.247
31 42 Leland Honeyman (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 30.317 178.118
32 6 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 30.399 177.637
33 97 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 30.419 177.521
Qualified by owner's points
34 4 Dawson Cram (R) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 30.431 177.451
35 66 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Ford 30.466 177.247
36 43 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 30.506 177.014
37 35 Joey Gase Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet 30.637 176.257
38 14 David Starr SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 30.899 174.763
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Final laps

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The race restarted on lap 190 after an incident involving Sheldon Creed, Kyle Weatherman, and Hailie Deegan. Riley Herbst blew a tire after contact with Brandon Jones on lap 191, but did not produce a caution. Ryan Sieg took over the lead on the restart, and continued to pull away by about one second. Sieg's car began getting tight, allowing Sam Mayer to close the gap. On the final lap, Mayer made a move to the inside of Sieg for the lead. Coming into turn 3, Mayer drifted up the racetrack and allowed Sieg to his inside. The two drivers banged doors all the way to the start/finish line, with Mayer beating out Sieg by 0.002 seconds, tied with '96 Milwaukee and '99 Talladega as the 2nd closest finish in Xfinity Series history.[9][10] Justin Allgaier, after leading 117 laps, finished in third, with A. J. Allmendinger and Cole Custer rounding out the top five. Austin Hill, Ryan Truex, Sammy Smith, Jesse Love, and Anthony Alfredo would complete the rest of the top ten.

Stage 1 Laps: 65

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 81 Chandler Smith Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9
3 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 8
4 9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 6
6 20 Ryan Truex Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5
7 21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4
8 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 3
9 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 2
10 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 2 Laps: 65

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 9
3 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 8
4 9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 6
6 8 Sammy Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4
8 2 Jesse Love (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 3
9 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 2
10 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 70

Fin[19] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 10 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 5 Running 41
2 14 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 200 17 Running 44
3 6 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 117 Running 54
4 8 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 200 0 Running 37
5 2 00 Cole Custer Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 200 1 Running 47
6 13 21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 25 Running 39
7 7 20 Ryan Truex Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 0 Running 35
8 9 8 Sammy Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 Running 34
9 1 2 Jesse Love (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 1 Running 31
10 12 5 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 Running 27
11 3 19 Taylor Gray (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 0 Running 0
12 22 11 Josh Williams Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 200 0 Running 25
13 11 9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 2 Running 38
14 23 28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford 200 0 Running 23
15 4 81 Chandler Smith Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 26 Running 31
16 18 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 200 0 Running 21
17 17 26 Corey Heim (i) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 200 0 Running 0
18 33 97 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 200 0 Running 19
19 15 18 Sheldon Creed Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 2 Running 18
20 27 38 Matt DiBenedetto RSS Racing Ford 200 0 Running 17
21 25 44 Brennan Poole Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 200 0 Running 16
22 29 31 Parker Retzlaff Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 200 0 Running 15
23 20 15 Hailie Deegan (R) AM Racing Ford 200 0 Running 14
24 24 10 Daniel Dye (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 200 0 Running 0
25 16 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 200 4 Running 13
26 36 43 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 199 0 Running 11
27 5 98 Riley Herbst Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 199 0 Running 26
28 38 14 David Starr SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 198 0 Running 9
29 28 92 Josh Bilicki DGM Racing Chevrolet 198 0 Running 8
30 37 35 Joey Gase Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet 198 0 Running 7
31 31 42 Leland Honeyman (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 198 0 Running 6
32 21 27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 197 0 Running 5
33 30 07 Patrick Emerling SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 197 0 Running 4
34 32 6 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 197 0 Running 3
35 26 29 Blaine Perkins RSS Racing Ford 197 0 Running 2
36 19 91 Kyle Weatherman DGM Racing Chevrolet 191 0 Accident 1
37 34 4 Dawson Cram (R) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 191 0 Running 1
38 35 66 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Ford 127 0 Suspension 1
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  2. ^ "Texas Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on October 30, 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
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  8. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 13, 2024. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
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  13. ^ Sturniolo, Zach (April 6, 2024). "Almirola prevails, Smith's Martinsville rally falls short in Dash 4 Cash pursuit". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  14. ^ "Sam Mayer edges Ryan Sieg in incredible Xfinity photo finish, banks $100,000 bonus at Texas". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 13, 2024. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  15. ^ a b "2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Texas Motor Speedway Race Page". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
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