The 2024 Ally 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on June 30, 2024, at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee. Contested over 331 laps -- extended from 300 laps due to an overtime finish and broke the NASCAR record for the most overtime attempts with five attempts on the 1+1⁄3-mile (2.146 km) speedway, it was the 19th race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season. Joey Logano won the race, his 33rd career win, and first since the Atlanta spring race in 2023. Zane Smith finished 2nd, his best career finish, and Tyler Reddick finished 3rd. Ryan Preece and Chris Buescher rounded out the top five, and Ryan Blaney, Bubba Wallace, Kyle Larson, Daniel Hemric, and Noah Gragson rounded out the top ten.
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] | |||
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| Race 19 of 36 in the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
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| Date | June 30, 2024 | ||
| Location | Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.333 mi (2.145 km) | ||
| Distance | 331 laps, 441.223 mi (705.956 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 300 laps, 400 mi (640 km) | ||
| Average speed | 108.298 miles per hour (174.289 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 29.859 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 131 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBC/USA | ||
| Announcers | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte | ||
| Nielsen Ratings | 3.24 million | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | PRN | ||
| Booth Announcers | Doug Rice, Mark Garrow, and Cole Custer | ||
| Turn Announcers | Rob Albright (1–2) and Pat Patterson (3–4) | ||
Report
editBackground
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Nashville Superspeedway is a motor racing complex located in Lebanon, Tennessee, United States, about 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Nashville. The track was built in 2001 and is currently used for events, driving schools and GT Academy, a reality television competition.
It is a concrete oval track 1+1⁄3 miles (2.146 km) long. Nashville Superspeedway is owned by Dover Motorsports, Inc., which also owns Dover International Speedway. Nashville Superspeedway was the longest concrete oval in NASCAR during the time it was on the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series circuits. Current permanent seating capacity is approximately 25,000. Additional portable seats are brought in for some events, and seating capacity can be expanded to 150,000. Infrastructure is in place to expand the facility to include a short track, drag strip, and road course.
Entry list
edit- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
editTy Gibbs was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 30.059 seconds and a speed of 159.287 mph (256.348 km/h).[10]
Practice results
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.059 | 159.287 |
| 2 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 30.222 | 158.428 |
| 3 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 30.256 | 158.250 |
| Official practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
editDenny Hamlin scored the pole for the race with a 29.859 time of and a speed of 160.354 mph (258.065 km/h).[11]
Qualifying results
editRace
editRace results
editStage results
editStage One Laps: 90
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 1 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Stage Two Laps: 95
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 10 | Noah Gragson | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage two results | |||||
Final Stage results
editStage Three Laps: 115
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 331 | 40 |
| 2 | 36 | 71 | Zane Smith (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 331 | 35 |
| 3 | 6 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 331 | 51 |
| 4 | 22 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 331 | 33 |
| 5 | 9 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 331 | 37 |
| 6 | 18 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 331 | 34 |
| 7 | 24 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 331 | 31 |
| 8 | 4 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 331 | 44 |
| 9 | 37 | 31 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 331 | 28 |
| 10 | 16 | 10 | Noah Gragson | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 331 | 28 |
| 11 | 28 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 331 | 0 |
| 12 | 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 331 | 41 |
| 13 | 33 | 51 | Justin Haley | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 331 | 24 |
| 14 | 12 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 331 | 23 |
| 15 | 10 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 331 | 22 |
| 16 | 15 | 77 | Carson Hocevar (R)[a] | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 331 | -4 |
| 17 | 32 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 331 | 20 |
| 18 | 13 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 331 | 24 |
| 19 | 7 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 331 | 22 |
| 20 | 21 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 331 | 17 |
| 21 | 19 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 331 | 16 |
| 22 | 31 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 331 | 15 |
| 23 | 8 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 331 | 19 |
| 24 | 17 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 331 | 19 |
| 25 | 5 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 330 | 24 |
| 26 | 2 | 4 | Josh Berry (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 327 | 11 |
| 27 | 27 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Ford | 319 | 10 |
| 28 | 25 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 312 | 9 |
| 29 | 29 | 50 | Corey Heim (i) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 312 | 0 |
| 30 | 23 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 312 | 7 |
| 31 | 35 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 306 | 6 |
| 32 | 11 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 305 | 5 |
| 33 | 20 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 304 | 4 |
| 34 | 34 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 287 | 3 |
| 35 | 14 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 239 | 2 |
| 36 | 3 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 227 | 21 |
| 37 | 30 | 15 | Riley Herbst (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 201 | 0 |
| 38 | 38 | 66 | Chad Finchum (i) | MBM Motorsports | Ford | 132 | 0 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Race statistics
edit- Lead changes: 20 among 11 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 15 for 79
- Red flags: 1 for 1 hour, 21 minutes, and 20 seconds
- Time of race: 4 hours, 3 minutes, and 54 seconds
- Average speed: 108.298 miles per hour (174.289 km/h)
Media
editTelevision
editNBC covered the race on the television side, but was switched to USA Network at 7:30pm ET (6:30pm CT) due to US Olympic Team trials. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, and Steve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth. Dave Burns, Kim Coon, and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties from pit lane.
| NBC/USA | |
|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen Color-commentator: Jeff Burton Color-commentator: Steve Letarte |
Dave Burns Kim Coon Marty Snider |
Radio
editRadio coverage of the race was broadcast by the Performance Racing Network (PRN), and was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.
| PRN | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Doug Rice Announcer: Mark Garrow Announcer: Cole Custer |
Turns 1 & 2: Rob Albright Turns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson |
Brad Gillie Brett McMillan Wendy Venturini |
Standings after the race
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Notes
edit- ^ Hocevar was docked 25 points for intentionally wrecking Harrison Burton under caution.
References
edit- ^ "2024 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
- ^ "Nashville Superspeedway". Archived from the original on 13 April 2005. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
- ^ Taranto, Steven (October 4, 2023). "NASCAR Cup Series 2024 schedule announcement: New additions, race dates, plus the complete calendar". CBS Broadcasting Inc. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ "NASCAR unveils 2024 Cup schedule as Atlanta, Watkins Glen move to playoffs". National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC. October 4, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 24, 2024. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- ^ "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. June 29, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. June 29, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ "Ally 400 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. June 30, 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 30, 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ Utter, Jim (June 29, 2024). "NASCAR Cup Nashville: Ty Gibbs leads the way in practice". Motorsport.com. Nashville, Tennessee: Motorsport Network. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ Utter, Jim (June 29, 2024). "NASCAR Cup Nashville: Hamlin beats Berry, Bell to pole position". Motorsport.com. Nashville, Tennessee: Motorsport Network. Retrieved June 29, 2024.