2024 Xfinity 500

The 2024 Xfinity 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on November 3, 2024, at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. Contested over 500 laps on the 0.526 mile (0.847 km) paperclip-shaped short track, it was the 35th race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season, the ninth race of the Playoffs, and final race of the Round of 8. Ryan Blaney won the race. Chase Elliott finished 2nd, and Kyle Larson finished 3rd. Austin Cindric and Denny Hamlin rounded out the top five, and William Byron, Austin Dillon, Ross Chastain, Brad Keselowski, and Joey Logano rounded out the top ten.

2024 Xfinity 500

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Race 35 of 36 in the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series
2024 Xfinity 500 official program
Date	November 3, 2024 (2024-11-03)
Location	Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	0.526 miles (0.847 km)
Distance	500 laps, 263 mi (423.5 km)
Average speed	75.677 miles per hour (121.790 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Martin Truex Jr.	Joe Gibbs Racing
Time	19.686
Most laps led
Driver	Brad Keselowski	RFK Racing
Laps	170
Winner
No. 12	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske
Television in the United States
Network	NBC
Announcers	Leigh Diffey, Jeff Burton, and Steve Letarte
Nielsen ratings	2.5 million
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN
Booth announcers	Alex Hayden, Mike Bagley, and Todd Gordon
Turn announcers	Dave Moody (Backstretch)

Report

Background

Main article: Martinsville Speedway

Martinsville Speedway, the track where the race was held.

Martinsville Speedway is a NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track on the NASCAR circuit since its beginning in 1948.

Entry list

• (R) denotes rookie driver.
• (P) denotes playoff driver.
• (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer
1	Ross Chastain	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet
2	Austin Cindric	Team Penske	Ford
3	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
4	Josh Berry (R)	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford
5	Kyle Larson (P)	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
6	Brad Keselowski	RFK Racing	Ford
7	Justin Haley	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet
8	Kyle Busch	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
9	Chase Elliott (P)	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
10	Noah Gragson	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford
11	Denny Hamlin (P)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
12	Ryan Blaney (P)	Team Penske	Ford
14	Chase Briscoe	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford
15	Kaz Grala	Rick Ware Racing	Ford
16	Shane van Gisbergen (i)	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet
17	Chris Buescher	RFK Racing	Ford
19	Martin Truex Jr.	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
20	Christopher Bell (P)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
21	Harrison Burton	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford
22	Joey Logano (P)	Team Penske	Ford
23	Bubba Wallace	23XI Racing	Toyota
24	William Byron (P)	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
31	Daniel Hemric	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet
34	Michael McDowell	Front Row Motorsports	Ford
38	Todd Gilliland	Front Row Motorsports	Ford
41	Ryan Preece	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford
42	John Hunter Nemechek	Legacy Motor Club	Toyota
43	Erik Jones	Legacy Motor Club	Toyota
45	Tyler Reddick (P)	23XI Racing	Toyota
47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	JTG Daugherty Racing	Chevrolet
48	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
51	Corey LaJoie	Rick Ware Racing	Ford
54	Ty Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
66	Josh Bilicki (i)	Power Source	Ford
71	Zane Smith (R)	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet
77	Carson Hocevar (R)	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet
99	Daniel Suárez	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

Martin Truex Jr. was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 19.918 seconds and a speed of 95.070 mph (153.000 km/h).

Practice results

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Time	Speed
1	19	Martin Truex Jr.	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	19.918	95.070
2	51	Corey LaJoie	Rick Ware Racing	Ford	19.935	94.989
3	11	Denny Hamlin (P)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	19.957	94.884
Official practice results

Qualifying

Martin Truex Jr. scored the pole for the race with a time of 19.686 and a speed of 96.190 mph (154.803 km/h).^[10]

Qualifying results

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	R1	R2
1	19	Martin Truex Jr.	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	19.584	19.686
2	9	Chase Elliott (P)	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	19.715	19.758
3	24	William Byron (P)	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	19.633	19.735
4	14	Chase Briscoe	Stewart–Haas Racing	Ford	19.701	19.767
5	54	Ty Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	19.674	19.743
6	21	Harrison Burton	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	19.739	19.807
7	48	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	19.735	19.744
8	41	Ryan Preece	Stewart–Haas Racing	Ford	19.706	19.831
9	5	Kyle Larson (P)	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	19.747	19.809
10	3	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	19.770	19.856
11	4	Josh Berry (R)	Stewart–Haas Racing	Ford	19.776	—
12	22	Joey Logano (P)	Team Penske	Ford	19.795	—
13	38	Todd Gilliland	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	19.779	—
14	12	Ryan Blaney (P)	Team Penske	Ford	19.796	—
15	31	Daniel Hemric	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	19.793	—
16	20	Christopher Bell (P)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	19.801	—
17	34	Michael McDowell	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	19.809	—
18	6	Brad Keselowski	RFK Racing	Ford	19.803	—
19	23	Bubba Wallace	23XI Racing	Toyota	19.830	—
20	99	Daniel Suárez	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet	19.805	—
21	43	Erik Jones	Legacy Motor Club	Toyota	19.831	—
22	1	Ross Chastain	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet	19.825	—
23	8	Kyle Busch	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	19.842	—
24	2	Austin Cindric	Team Penske	Ford	19.883	—
25	10	Noah Gragson	Stewart–Haas Racing	Ford	19.857	—
26	17	Chris Buescher	RFK Racing	Ford	19.925	—
27	77	Carson Hocevar (R)	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet	19.866	—
28	47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	JTG Daugherty Racing	Chevrolet	19.926	—
29	16	Shane van Gisbergen (i)	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	19.895	—
30	7	Justin Haley	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet	20.000	—
31	45	Tyler Reddick (P)	23XI Racing	Toyota	19.902	—
32	42	John Hunter Nemechek	Legacy Motor Club	Toyota	20.069	—
33	15	Kaz Grala	Rick Ware Racing	Ford	20.094	—
34	51	Corey LaJoie	Rick Ware Racing	Ford	20.110	—
35	66	Josh Bilicki (i)	Power Source	Ford	20.296	—
36	71	Zane Smith (R)	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet	20.156	—
37	11	Denny Hamlin (P)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	0.000	—
Official qualifying results

Race

Race results

Stage results

Stage One Laps: 130

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Points
1	9	Chase Elliott (P)	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	10
2	24	William Byron (P)	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	9
3	14	Chase Briscoe	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	8
4	41	Ryan Preece	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	7
5	12	Ryan Blaney (P)	Team Penske	Ford	6
6	5	Kyle Larson (P)	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	5
7	48	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	4
8	3	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	3
9	22	Joey Logano (P)	Team Penske	Ford	2
10	6	Brad Keselowski	RFK Racing	Ford	1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 130

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Points
1	6	Brad Keselowski	RFK Racing	Ford	10
2	12	Ryan Blaney (P)	Team Penske	Ford	9
3	11	Denny Hamlin (P)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	8
4	5	Kyle Larson (P)	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	7
5	24	William Byron (P)	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	6
6	20	Christopher Bell (P)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	5
7	3	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	4
8	48	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	3
9	10	Noah Gragson	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	2
10	41	Ryan Preece	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	1
Official stage two results

Final Stage results

Stage Three Laps: 240

Pos	Grid	No	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Points
1	14	12	Ryan Blaney (P)	Team Penske	Ford	500	55
2	2	9	Chase Elliott (P)	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	500	45
3	9	5	Kyle Larson (P)	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	500	46
4	24	2	Austin Cindric	Team Penske	Ford	500	33
5	37	11	Denny Hamlin (P)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	500	40
6	3	24	William Byron (P)	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	500	46
7	10	3	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	500	37
8	22	1	Ross Chastain	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet	500	29
9	18	6	Brad Keselowski	RFK Racing	Ford	500	39
10	12	22	Joey Logano (P)	Team Penske	Ford	500	29
11	25	10	Noah Gragson	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	500	28
12	29	16	Shane van Gisbergen (i)	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	500	0
13	7	48	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	500	31
14	8	41	Ryan Preece	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	500	31
15	4	14	Chase Briscoe	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	500	30
16	11	4	Josh Berry (R)	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	500	21
17	15	31	Daniel Hemric	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	500	20
18	19	23	Bubba Wallace	23XI Racing	Toyota	499	19
19	21	43	Erik Jones	Legacy Motor Club	Toyota	499	18
20	28	47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	JTG Daugherty Racing	Chevrolet	499	17
21	36	71	Zane Smith (R)	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet	499	16
22	16	20	Christopher Bell (P)[a]	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	499	20
23	20	99	Daniel Suárez	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet	498	14
24	1	19	Martin Truex Jr.	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	498	13
25	27	77	Carson Hocevar (R)	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet	498	12
26	13	38	Todd Gilliland	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	498	11
27	33	15	Kaz Grala (R)	Rick Ware Racing	Ford	497	10
28	23	8	Kyle Busch	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	497	9
29	30	7	Justin Haley	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet	497	8
30	26	17	Chris Buescher	RFK Racing	Ford	497	7
31	32	42	John Hunter Nemechek	Legacy Motor Club	Toyota	496	6
32	5	54	Ty Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	495	5
33	17	34	Michael McDowell	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	490	4
34	31	45	Tyler Reddick (P)	23XI Racing	Toyota	458	3
35	34	51	Corey LaJoie	Rick Ware Racing	Ford	365	2
36	6	21	Harrison Burton	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	347	1
37	35	66	Josh Bilicki (i)	Power Source	Ford	131	0
Official race results

Race statistics

• Lead changes: 15 among 7 different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 6 for 66
• Red flags: 0
• Time of race: 3 hours, 28 minutes, and 31 seconds
• Average speed: 75.677 miles per hour (121.790 km/h)

Late-race controversy

The ending to the race was shrouded in controversy, as Christopher Bell attempted to do a wall ride move, similar to a move Ross Chastain did in 2022's running. NASCAR however deemed the move was a safety violation (the move had been banned at the beginning of the 2023 season) and was removed from the Championship 4 in Phoenix; William Byron entered the Championship 4 as a result.^[11] The move was dubbed as "Fail Melon" by fans and media after the controversial move.^[12][13]

Further controversy surrounded allegations of intra-manufacturer team orders involving Austin Dillon and Chastain, both driving Chevrolets, on behalf of Byron. NASCAR would later announce that they would further investigate the actions of the No. 1, 3, and 23 teams.^[14] The investigation of the No. 23 team included the car being torn down in order to search for Wallace's car supposed late-race mechanical issues,^[15] as his car slowed down prior to Bell's wall ride.^[16]

NASCAR announced the penalties on November 5, with each driver (Dillon, Chastain, and Wallace) being fined, as well as a loss of driver points, each teams' team executives, crew chiefs and spotters being suspended from Phoenix. 2 members of RCR's team, Josh Sobecki and Michael Russell, were also suspended from next season's race at Bowman Gray.^[17]

Media

Television

NBC covered the race on the television side. Leigh Diffey, 1997 race winner Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth. Dave Burns, Kim Coon, Parker Kligerman and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties from pit lane.

NBC
Booth announcers	Pit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Leigh Diffey Color-commentator: Jeff Burton Color-commentator: Steve Letarte	Dave Burns Kim Coon Parker Kligerman Marty Snider

Radio

MRN had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Mike Bagley and 7 time Martinsville winner Rusty Wallace had the call for MRN when the field raced down the front straightaway. Dave Moody covered the action for MRN when the field raced down the backstraightway into turn 3. MRN Lead Pit Reporter Steve Post, Jacklyn Drake, and Chris Wilner covered the action for MRN from pit lane.

MRN
Booth announcers	Turn announcers	Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: Mike Bagley Announcer: Rusty Wallace	Backstretch: Dave Moody	Steve Post Jacklyn Drake Chris Wilner

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 5 1 Ryan Blaney 5,000 5 2 Joey Logano 5,000 (–0) 1 3 Tyler Reddick 5,000 (–0) 2 4 William Byron 5,000 (–0) 4 5 Christopher Bell[a] 2,363 (–2,637) 3 6 Kyle Larson 2,339 (–2,661) 1 7 Chase Elliott 2,304 (–2,696) 1 8 Alex Bowman 2,295 (–2,705) 4 9 Denny Hamlin 2,293 (–2,707) 10 Martin Truex Jr. 2,226 (–2,774) 11 Austin Cindric 2,222 (–2,778) 12 Daniel Suárez 2,199 (–2,801) 1 13 Brad Keselowski 2,186 (–2,814) 1 14 Chase Briscoe 2,176 (–2,824) 2 15 Ty Gibbs 2,168 (–2,832) 16 Harrison Burton 2,101 (–2,899) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 1,275 2 Ford 1,235 (–40) 3 Toyota 1,226 (–49) Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.

Notes

1. Bell originally finished 18th and would have advanced to the Championship 4, but he was demoted to 22nd (last car on his lap) and eliminated from championship contention after NASCAR ruled his wallride maneuver was illegal.