2024 NASCAR Cup Series

Joey Logano, the 2024 Cup Series Champion.
Ryan Blaney finished second in the standings.
William Byron finished third in the standings.
Tyler Reddick, the Regular Season Champion, finished fourth in the standings.
Carson Hocevar, the 2024 NASCAR Rookie of the Year.
Chevrolet won the manufacturers' championship with 1309 points and 15 wins.
The No. 5 car of Hendrick Motorsports (driven by Kyle Larson for 35 races and Justin Allgaier for one race) won the Owners' Championship Regular Season title, but finished sixth in owner's points.

The 2024 NASCAR Cup Series was the 76th season for NASCAR professional stock car racing in the United States and the 53rd season for the modern-era Cup Series. The pre-season started with the Busch Light Clash on February 3 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The Clash would then be followed by the Bluegreen Vacations Duel qualifying races on February 15. The season would then officially kick off with the 66th running of the Daytona 500 (the first points race of the season) on February 19, both at Daytona International Speedway. The season ended with the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway on November 10.

This was the first season without 2014 champion Kevin Harvick since 2000, as he retired after the 2023 season and joined the NASCAR on Fox broadcast booth in 2024,[1] and the first season since 2011 without Aric Almirola, who stepped away from racing full-time after the 2023 season. In addition, this was the last season for NASCAR's 2015 TV rights deal.[2] This was the last season for Tony Stewart's ownership of Stewart-Haas Racing, as the team announced that they would be shutting down operations at season's end. Gene Haas will fully own the team, with the team being operated by current team president Joe Custer. The team will have one charter and run under the name Haas Factory Team in 2025.[3] This was also the final season for 2017 champion Martin Truex Jr., as he announced his retirement from full-time racing on June 14.[4] In addition, this was the final season for GEICO as a premier partner of the Cup Series.[5] This was also the first winless season of the 2015 and 2019 champion Kyle Busch since 2004.

Ryan Blaney of Team Penske entered the season as the defending 2023 NASCAR Cup Series champion.[6] Following the 2024 Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, Tyler Reddick of 23XI Racing clinched the regular season championship.[7] At season's end, Joey Logano won his third championship.[8]

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  2. ^ Mickle, Tripp; Ourand, John (August 1, 2013). "Fox Sports, NASCAR Finalize Rights Deal Through '24 Worth $3.8B". Sports Business Journal. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  3. ^ Fryer, Jenna (May 28, 2024). "Stewart-Haas Racing to close NASCAR teams at end of 2024 season, says time to 'pass the torch'". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  4. ^ Spencer, Reid (June 14, 2024). "Martin Truex Jr. set to retire from full-time competition after 2024 season". NASCAR. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  5. ^ Stern, Adam (September 20, 2024). "Geico to end NASCAR premier partnership after '24". Sports Business Journal. Advance Publications. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  6. ^ Albino, Dustin (November 5, 2023). "Ryan Blaney gets hot at right time to win 2023 NASCAR Cup Series championship". NASCAR. Archived from the original on November 5, 2023. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  7. ^ "Tyler Reddick clinches 2024 Regular Season Championship". NASCAR. September 1, 2024. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  8. ^ "History at hand! Joey Logano secures third Cup Series title at Phoenix". November 10, 2024. Retrieved November 10, 2024.