2024 Ag-Pro 300

2024 Ag-Pro 300
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Race 9 of 33 of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date April 20, 2024
Official name 33rd Annual Ag-Pro 300
Location Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama
Course Permanent racing facility
2.66 mi (4.28 km)
Distance 124 laps, 329 mi (529 km)
Scheduled Distance 113 laps, 300 mi (483 km)
Average speed 131.323 mph (211.344 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Richard Childress Racing
Time 52.723
Most laps led
Driver Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing
Laps 41
Winner
No. 2 Jesse Love Richard Childress Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Adam Alexander, Ryan Blaney, and Daniel Suárez
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

The 2024 Ag-Pro 300 was the 9th stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 33rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, April 20, 2024, at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama, a 2.66 miles (4.28 km) permanent asphalt quad-oval shaped superspeedway. The race was originally scheduled to be contested over 113 laps, but was increased to 124 laps due to numerous NASCAR overtime attempts. In an action packed race with numerous lead changes, Jesse Love, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would take advantage of the lead on an overtime restart, and held off the field to earn his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series win in his ninth career start.[8] RCR continued to show their dominance at superspeedways, with Austin Hill leading a race-high 41 laps and Love leading 28 laps. Hill was involved in a wreck in the late stages, and ultimately finished 14th.[9] To fill out the podium, Riley Herbst, driving for Stewart–Haas Racing, and Anthony Alfredo, driving for Our Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

This was also the third race of the Dash 4 Cash. Drivers who were eligible for the Dash 4 Cash were Sam Mayer, Ryan Sieg, Justin Allgaier, and A. J. Allmendinger, since they were the highest finishing Xfinity Series regulars following the race at Texas.[10] Sieg would claim the $100K bonus cash after finishing 17th, two positions ahead of his closest competitor, A. J. Allmendinger.[11]

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  2. ^ "Talladega Superspeedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  3. ^ "Entry list" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 15, 2024. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  4. ^ "Qualifying Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 19, 2024. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  5. ^ "Starting lineup" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 19, 2024. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  6. ^ "Race Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 20, 2024. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  7. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 20, 2024. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  8. ^ "Jesse Love stretches fuel mileage to win first Xfinity race at Talladega". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 20, 2024. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  9. ^ Srigley, Joseph (April 20, 2024). "Video: Austin Hill Gets Turned From the Lead Late at Talladega". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  10. ^ "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 15, 2024.
  11. ^ "Jesse Love holds off field in double-OT to score first win at Talladega". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 20, 2024. Retrieved April 20, 2024.