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2024 Cabo Wabo 250

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2024 Cabo Wabo 250
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 21 of 33 of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date August 17, 2024
Official name 32nd Annual Cabo Wabo 250
Location Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan
Course Permanent racing facility
2.0 mi (3.2 km)
Distance 128 laps, 256 mi (412 km)
Scheduled Distance 125 laps, 250 mi (400 km)
Average speed 108.743 mph (175.005 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 41.947
Most laps led
Driver Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports
Laps 37
Winner
No. 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network USA
Announcers Rick Allen, Steve Letarte and Jeff Burton
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

The 2024 Cabo Wabo 250 was the 21st stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 32nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, August 17, 2024, at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan, a 2.0 miles (3.2 km) permanent quad-oval shaped racetrack. The race was originally scheduled to be contested over 125 laps, but was increased to 128 laps due to a NASCAR overtime finish. Justin Allgaier, driving for JR Motorsports, would survive a chaotic race on fuel mileage, and won after leading when the caution came out on the final lap. This was Allgaier's 25th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his second of the season.[9] To fill out the podium, Sheldon Creed and John Hunter Nemechek, both driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

The race was marred by an airborne crash from Kyle Sieg on the final lap. The incident began when Caesar Bacarella lost control following contact from Parker Kligerman from behind on the backstretch. Bacarella's sliding car turned Carson Kvapil across the track into the outside wall. In the scramble to avoid the crash, Leland Honeyman made contact with the rear of Sieg's car, sending it into a slide towards the apron and taking Chandler Smith with him. Sieg's roof flaps did not deploy, and the car lifted off the ground from behind and slid for several seconds on its roof, brushing the inside wall before rolling back onto its wheels when it reached the grass. Sieg was able to climb out under his own power, he was visibly shaken up from the wreck and had small pain in his right arm.[10][11]

With his 11th runner-up finish, Sheldon Creed surpassed Dale Jarrett for the most runner-up finishes in the Xfinity Series without a win.[12]

Report

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Background

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Michigan International Speedway, the circuit where the race was held.

Michigan International Speedway is a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Brooklyn, Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway as MIS's oval design was a direct basis of TWS, with moderate modifications to the banking in the corners, and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway. The track is owned by International Speedway Corporation. Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards).

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 Autodesk / Haas Automation
1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 10X Health
2 Jesse Love (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Whelen
5 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet Chevrolet Accessories
07 Patrick Emerling SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Legacy Sensors
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Hellmann's / Meijer
8 Sammy Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet Allstate Peterbilt Group
9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet Nibco / Menards
10 Daniel Dye (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Race to Stop Suicide
11 Josh Williams Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Alloy Employer Services
14 Logan Bearden SS-Green Light Racing Ford TRISTAR
15 Lawless Alan (i) AM Racing Ford AutoChargIt.com
16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Campers Inn RV
18 Sheldon Creed Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Friends of Jaclyn Foundation
19 Taylor Gray (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Operation 300
20 John Hunter Nemechek (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Pye Barker Fire & Safety
21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet United Rentals
26 Jeffrey Earnhardt Sam Hunt Racing Toyota Synergy Modular
27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet Rocky Boots
28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford Bailey Excavating
29 Blaine Perkins RSS Racing Ford AutoParkIt.com
30 Noah Gragson (i) Rette Jones Racing Ford Ford Performance
31 Parker Retzlaff Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet FUNKAWAY
35 Joey Gase Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet Bumpers That Deliver
38 Matt DiBenedetto RSS Racing Ford Sci Aps
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford Sci Aps
42 Leland Honeyman (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Randco Industries
43 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet ABC Warehouse / Icon LLC
44 Brennan Poole Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Yxngxr1
45 Caesar Bacarella Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Alpha Prime Brownie Bites
48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet Big Machine Spiked Light Tropical Coolers
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet Wings Etc. Grill & Pub
53 Morgen Baird Joey Gase Motorsports Ford Alro Steel
81 Chandler Smith Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Quick Tie Products
88 Carson Kvapil JR Motorsports Chevrolet Clarience Technologies
91 Kyle Weatherman DGM Racing Chevrolet Drive Smart Warranty
92 Josh Bilicki DGM Racing Chevrolet Ziegler Auto Group
97 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Safety Culture
98 Riley Herbst Stewart–Haas Racing Ford Monster Energy
Official entry list

Practice

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For practice, drivers were split into two groups, Group A and B, with both sessions being 15 minutes long, and was held on Friday, August 16, at 3:35 PM EST.[13] John Hunter Nemechek, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time between both sessions, with a lap of 41.489, and a speed of 173.540 mph (279.286 km/h).

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 20 John Hunter Nemechek (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 41.489 173.540
2 81 Chandler Smith Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 41.494 173.519
3 18 Sheldon Creed Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 41.612 173.027
Full practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Friday, August 16, at 4:00 PM EST.[13] Since Michigan International Speedway is a superspeedway, 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, and whoever sets the fastest time in that session will win the pole.[14]

Road course qualifying rules were in effect. The timing line was set in Turn 3, where cars exited pit road, drove five-eights of a lap, then took the green flag in the north chute exiting Turn 3, and completing their lap there the next time by. Teams then immediately pitted the car, meaning only two laps were run. Indianapolis and Michigan both used restrictor plates.

Sheldon Creed, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 41.947, and a speed of 171.645 mph (276.236 km/h).[15]

Morgen Baird was the only driver who failed to qualify.

Qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 18 Sheldon Creed Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 41.947 171.645
2 98 Riley Herbst Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 42.048 171.233
3 19 Taylor Gray (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 42.067 171.156
4 00 Cole Custer Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 42.076 171.119
5 81 Chandler Smith Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 42.230 170.495
6 9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 42.251 170.410
7 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 42.324 170.116
8 88 Carson Kvapil JR Motorsports Chevrolet 42.336 170.068
9 2 Jesse Love (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 42.355 169.992
10 20 John Hunter Nemechek (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 42.359 169.976
11 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 42.406 169.787
12 30 Noah Gragson (i) Rette Jones Racing Ford 42.451 169.607
13 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 42.501 169.408
14 8 Sammy Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 42.530 169.292
15 15 Lawless Alan (i) AM Racing Ford 42.532 169.284
16 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 42.537 169.264
17 26 Jeffrey Earnhardt Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 42.545 169.233
18 27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 42.564 169.157
19 5 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet 42.580 169.093
20 21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 42.586 169.070
21 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 42.665 168.757
22 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 42.668 168.745
23 97 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 42.672 168.729
24 10 Daniel Dye (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 42.706 168.595
25 45 Caesar Bacarella Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 42.818 168.154
26 31 Parker Retzlaff Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 42.866 167.965
27 28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford 42.938 167.684
28 91 Kyle Weatherman DGM Racing Chevrolet 42.939 167.680
29 11 Josh Williams Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 42.993 167.469
30 29 Blaine Perkins RSS Racing Ford 42.997 167.454
31 38 Matt DiBenedetto RSS Racing Ford 43.112 167.007
32 07 Patrick Emerling SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 43.156 166.837
33 42 Leland Honeyman (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 43.164 166.806
Qualified by owner's points
34 92 Josh Bilicki DGM Racing Chevrolet 43.217 166.601
35 14 Logan Bearden SS-Green Light Racing Ford 43.250 166.474
36 44 Brennan Poole Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 43.274 166.382
37 43 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 43.335 166.147
38 35 Joey Gase Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet 43.349 166.094
Failed to qualify
39 53 Morgen Baird Joey Gase Motorsports Ford 43.288 166.328
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 30

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 10
2 9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 81 Chandler Smith Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8
4 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 15 Lawless Alan (i) AM Racing Ford 0
6 21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 5
7 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 4
8 28 Kyle 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: 30

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 20 John Hunter Nemechek (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
2 2 Jesse Love (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 9
3 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 8
4 19 Taylor Gray (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
5 8 Sammy Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 81 Chandler Smith Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5
7 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 18 Sheldon Creed Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 3
9 27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 2
10 5 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 68

Fin[16] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 16 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 128 37 Running 51
2 1 18 Sheldon Creed Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 128 23 Running 38
3 10 20 John Hunter Nemechek (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 128 31 Running 0
4 19 5 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet 128 0 Running 34
5 14 8 Sammy Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 128 0 Running 38
6 12 30 Noah Gragson (i) Rette Jones Racing Ford 128 0 Running 0
7 31 38 Matt DiBenedetto RSS Racing Ford 128 0 Running 30
8 3 19 Taylor Gray (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 128 0 Running 0
9 25 45 Caesar Bacarella Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 128 0 Running 28
10 13 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 128 0 Running 37
11 22 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 128 0 Running 27
12 33 42 Leland Honeyman (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 128 0 Running 25
13 7 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 128 7 Running 34
14 37 43 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 128 0 Running 23
15 21 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 128 0 Running 22
16 18 27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 128 0 Running 23
17 23 97 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 128 0 Running 20
18 20 21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 128 0 Running 24
19 29 11 Josh Williams Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 128 0 Running 18
20 26 31 Parker Retzlaff Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 128 0 Running 17
21 17 26 Jeffrey Earnhardt Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 128 0 Running 0
22 32 07 Patrick Emerling SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 128 0 Running 15
23 30 29 Blaine Perkins RSS Racing Ford 128 0 Running 14
24 34 92 Josh Bilicki DGM Racing Chevrolet 128 0 Running 13
25 35 14 Logan Bearden SS-Green Light Racing Ford 128 0 Running 12
26 8 88 Carson Kvapil JR Motorsports Chevrolet 128 25 Running 11
27 5 81 Chandler Smith Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 128 0 Running 23
28 27 28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford 127 0 Accident 12
29 9 2 Jesse Love (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 127 1 Running 17
30 4 00 Cole Custer Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 111 0 Suspension 7
31 38 35 Joey Gase Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet 101 0 Fuel Pump 6
32 28 91 Kyle Weatherman DGM Racing Chevrolet 94 0 Accident 6
33 36 44 Brennan Poole Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 71 0 Oil Pump 5
34 24 10 Daniel Dye (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 66 0 Accident 0
35 15 15 Lawless Alan (i) AM Racing Ford 65 0 Accident 0
36 6 9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 50 0 Accident 10
37 11 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 49 0 Accident 1
38 2 98 Riley Herbst Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 48 0 Accident 5
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  2. ^ "Michigan International Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 7, 2017. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  3. ^ "Entry list" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. August 16, 2024. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  4. ^ "Practice Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. August 16, 2024. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  5. ^ "Qualifying Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. August 16, 2024. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  6. ^ "Starting lineup" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. August 16, 2024. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  7. ^ "Race Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. August 17, 2024. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  8. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. August 17, 2024. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  9. ^ "Justin Allgaier scores overtime victory in wild Xfinity race at Michigan". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. August 17, 2024. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  10. ^ Kristl, Mark (August 17, 2024). "Kyle Sieg Flips in Scary Last-Lap Crash at Michigan". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  11. ^ Christie, Toby (August 17, 2024). "Video: Kyle Sieg Goes Tumbling in Scary Last-Lap Crash at Michigan". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  12. ^ Aragon, Dominic (August 17, 2024). "Sheldon Creed records 11th second-place finish at Michigan". TheRacingExperts.com. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
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