The 2024 BetRivers 200 was the 10th stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 43rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, April 27, 2024, at Dover Motor Speedway in Dover, Delaware, a 1 mile (1.6 km) permanent asphalt oval shaped speedway. The race was originally scheduled to be contested over 200 laps, but was increased to 208 laps due to numerous NASCAR overtime attempts. In a wild race with carnage in the final stages, Ryan Truex, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would steal the win after taking the lead from Carson Kvapil on the final restart, and won the race after the caution came out on the final lap. This was Truex's second career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, his first of the season, and his second consecutive win at Dover.[9] Cole Custer had dominated the majority of the race, winning the second stage and leading a race-high 95 laps. He pitted following a brief red flag for rain, and navigated through the field to finish 5th. To fill out the podium, Kvapil and Sam Mayer, both driving for JR Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] | |||
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| Race 10 of 33 of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
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| Date | April 27, 2024 | ||
| Official name | 43rd Annual BetRivers 200 | ||
| Location | Dover Motor Speedway in Dover, Delaware | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1 mi (1.6 km) | ||
| Distance | 208 laps, 208 mi (334 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 200 laps, 200 mi (321 km) | ||
| Average speed | 87.395 mph (140.649 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | JR Motorsports | ||
| Time | 22.950 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Cole Custer | Stewart–Haas Racing | |
| Laps | 95 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 20 | Ryan Truex | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander, Joey Logano, and Ryan Blaney | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | PRN | ||
This was also the fourth and final race of the Dash 4 Cash. Drivers who were eligible for the Dash 4 Cash were Jesse Love, Riley Herbst, and Anthony Alfredo, since they were the highest finishing Xfinity Series regulars following the race at Talladega. Ryan Sieg was also eligible, due to winning the latest D4C race.[10] Alfredo would claim the $100K bonus cash after finishing 9th, seven positions ahead of his closest competitor, Riley Herbst.[11]
Report
editBackground
editDover Motor Speedway is an oval race track in Dover, Delaware, United States that has held at least two NASCAR races since it opened in 1969. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the NTT IndyCar Series. The track features one layout, a 1 mile (1.6 km) concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports.
The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats.
Entry list
edit- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
editThe first and only practice session was held on Friday, April 26, at 3:00 PM EST, and would last for 20 minutes.[12] Brandon Jones, driving for JR Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.345, and a speed of 154.209 mph (248.175 km/h).[13]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.345 | 154.209 |
| 2 | 91 | Kyle Weatherman | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 23.441 | 153.577 |
| 3 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 23.467 | 153.407 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
editQualifying was held on Friday, April 26, at 3:30 PM EST.[12] Since Dover Motor Speedway is a short track, the qualifying system used is a single-car, two-lap system with only one round. Drivers will be on track by themselves and will have two laps to post a qualifying time. Whoever sets the fastest time in that round will win the pole.[14]
Brandon Jones, driving for JR Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 22.950, and a speed of 156.863 mph (252.447 km/h).[15]
Chad Finchum was the only driver who failed to qualify.
Qualifying results
editRace results
editStage 1 Laps: 45
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 18 | Sheldon Creed | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 81 | Chandler Smith | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 20 | Ryan Truex | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 45
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | Jesse Love (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 18 | Sheldon Creed | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 81 | Chandler Smith | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 20 | Ryan Truex | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 118
| Fin[16] | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 20 | Ryan Truex | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 208 | 2 | Running | 43 |
| 2 | 26 | 88 | Carson Kvapil | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 208 | 14 | Running | 35 |
| 3 | 20 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 208 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 4 | 5 | 18 | Sheldon Creed | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 208 | 3 | Running | 46 |
| 5 | 11 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 208 | 95 | Running | 50 |
| 6 | 10 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 208 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 7 | 7 | 81 | Chandler Smith | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 208 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 8 | 6 | 91 | Kyle Weatherman | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 208 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 9 | 21 | 5 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 208 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 10 | 17 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 208 | 3 | Running | 34 |
| 11 | 19 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 208 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 12 | 15 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 208 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 13 | 23 | 43 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 208 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 14 | 25 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 208 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 15 | 4 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 208 | 17 | Running | 36 |
| 16 | 2 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 208 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 17 | 3 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 208 | 39 | Running | 35 |
| 18 | 31 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 208 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 1 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 208 | 13 | Running | 27 |
| 20 | 36 | 10 | Daniel Dye (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 208 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 21 | 28 | 42 | Leland Honeyman (R) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 207 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 27 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 207 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 18 | 92 | Kaden Honeycutt (i) | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 206 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 24 | 8 | 2 | Jesse Love (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 206 | 21 | Running | 21 |
| 25 | 38 | 11 | Josh Williams | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 206 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 37 | 14 | David Starr | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 206 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 24 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 206 | 1 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 30 | 07 | Patrick Emerling | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 205 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 32 | 4 | Dawson Cram (R) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 205 | 0 | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 35 | 6 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 202 | 0 | Running | 7 |
| 31 | 29 | 15 | Hailie Deegan (R) | AM Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | Running | 6 |
| 32 | 16 | 38 | Matt DiBenedetto | RSS Racing | Ford | 196 | 0 | Running | 5 |
| 33 | 13 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 192 | 0 | Accident | 6 |
| 34 | 9 | 19 | Taylor Gray (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 183 | 0 | Accident | 0 |
| 35 | 22 | 26 | Corey Heim (i) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 85 | 0 | Engine | 0 |
| 36 | 34 | 29 | Blaine Perkins | RSS Racing | Ford | 47 | 0 | Electrical | 1 |
| 37 | 14 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 25 | 0 | Engine | 1 |
| 38 | 33 | 35 | J. J. Yeley | Joey Gase Motorsports | Toyota | 4 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
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Standings after the race
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References
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