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Drive for the Cure 250

Saturday, October 12th, 2024

Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course, Concord, NC

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NASCAR Xfinity elimination race has all the ingredients for intense drama

It would be difficult to imagine a tighter race for the final spots in the NASCAR Xfinity Series’ Round of 8 entering Saturday’s Drive for the Cure 250 Presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course.

Only 23 points separate seventh-place AJ Allmendinger from 12th-place Parker Kligerman as the series prepares to trim its Playoff field from 12 drivers to eight. Justin Allgaier, who entered the Playoffs as the top seed, is seven points below the cut in ninth place, followed by Shane van Gisbergen (-10), Sam Mayer (-13) and Kligerman.

Initially, all eyes will turn to Allmendinger, who is undefeated in four Xfinity starts at the 17-turn, 2.280-mile circuit, which has undergone significant changes to Turns 6, 7 and 16 since last year’s race.

“I’m always super pumped to get to the Roval,” said Allmendinger, who did not run last year’s Xfinity race but picked up his first NASCAR Cup Series win there. “The last five years we’ve made such great memories, and hopefully we can continue to make some more.

“The new layout will be a little bit different compared to what we have run in the past, so that will be a new challenge. Overall, we’re going there with the mentality to try to get as many points as possible in the stages and get the best finish we can to hopefully get us into the next round of the Playoffs.”

Allmendinger’s main competition is likely to come from his Kaulig Racing teammate, Van Gisbergen, who like Allmendinger, also is racing in the Cup series this weekend. The three-time Australian Supercars champion has three Xfinity Series road course victories this season—at Portland, Sonoma and the Chicago Street Course.

“It’s going to be a big challenge, as it’s not like anything I’ve ever driven before,” Van Gisbergen said. “The track is a hybrid, not really a road course, and the cars are compromised to run on the oval as well. Going to be a fun weekend, but also going to be tough.

“We are on the other side of the playoff cut line than we want to be on, so just want to be up there at the front and get as many points as possible, which should hopefully put us in a good position for an awesome result in my WeatherTech Chevy.”

Mayer, who won last year’s Roval Playoff race from the pole, hopes to erase his 13-point deficit. Both Sammy Smith and Chandler Smith already have clinched spots in the Round of 8, leaving six berths up for grabs on Saturday.

  • Drive for the Cure 250 Presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
  • Pole Winner: Shane Van Gisbergen
  • Age: 35
  • Team : No 97 - WeatherTech Chevrolet
  • Owner: Matthew Kaulig
  • Crew Chief: Kevin Walter
  • Shane Van Gisbergen won the Pole Award for the Drive for the Cure 250 Presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina with a lap of 84523 seconds, 97110 mph
  • This is his third pole in 29 NASCAR Xfinity Series races
  • This is his third pole and eighth top-10 start in 2024
  • This is his first pole in one races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course
  • Sam Mayer (second) posted his 15th top-10 start of 2024 and his third in four races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course
  • AJ Allmendinger (third) posted his third top-10 start at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course It is his 21st in 29 races this season
  • Shane Van Gisbergen (first) was the fastest qualifying rookie

  • Drivers Entered: 38
  • Laps Scheduled: 67
  • Laps Actual: 72 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: 01.474 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 25 Minutes 35 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 66.290
  • Cautions: 7 for 20 laps
  • Lead Changes: 12
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,506 (29.0 passes per green flag lap)

  • Drive for the Cure 250 Presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
  • Race Winner: Sam Mayer
  • Age: 21
  • Team : No 1 - QPS Employment Group Chevrolet
  • Owner: LW Miller
  • Crew Chief: Mardy Lindley
  • Sam Mayer won the Drive for the Cure 250 Presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, his seventh victory in 113 Xfinity Series races
  • This is his third victory and 12th top-10 finish in 2024
  • This is his second victory and third top-10 finish in four races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course
  • AJ Allmendinger (second) posted his fifth top-10 finish in five races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course It is his 15th top-10 finish in 2024
  • Shane van Gisbergen (third) posted his first top-10 finish in one races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course
  • Shane van Gisbergen (third) was the highest finishing rookie
  • Chandler Smith leads the point standings by 23 points over Austin Hill
Josh Bilicki, Chandler Smith, Aric Almirola and Brandon Jones race
Concord, North Carolina - October 12, 2024 : Josh Bilicki, driver of the #19 Insurance King Toyota, Chandler Smith, driver of the #81 Wheelers Toyota, Aric Almirola, driver of the #20 Samaritan's Purse Toyota, and Brandon Jones, driver of the #9 Menards/Delta Faucets Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Xfinity Drive for the Cure 250 presented by BCBS at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
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Drive for the Cure 250 at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course Draftkings results
FINISH & PLACE DIFFERENTIAL POINTS FAST LAP POINTS LAPS LED POINTS TOTAL POINTS
RNK SLRY DRIVER TEAM # MAKE LAPS DR ST FIN FIN PTS PD PTS FST % FST FST PTS LED % LED LED PTS TOT PTS
2 9,500 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports 1 Chevrolet 72 129.60 2 1 45 1 13 29.55 5.85 13 18.1 3.25 55.10
3 10,200 AJ Allmendinger Kaulig Racing 16 Chevrolet 72 136.80 3 2 42 1 12 27.27 5.40 18 25.0 4.50 52.90
7 10,500 Shane van Gisbergen Kaulig Racing 97 Chevrolet 72 118.30 1 3 41 -2 3 6.82 1.35 7 9.7 1.75 42.10
4 8,300 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing 21 Chevrolet 72 111.80 6 4 40 2 1 2.27 0.45 0 0.0 0.00 42.45
6 8,200 Chandler Smith Joe Gibbs Racing 81 Toyota 72 108.00 7 5 39 2 2 4.55 0.90 1 1.4 0.25 42.15
1 9,200 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing 48 Chevrolet 72 101.30 22 6 38 16 1 2.27 0.45 12 16.7 3.00 57.45
5 9,700 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports 7 Chevrolet 72 98.50 9 7 37 2 4 9.09 1.80 6 8.3 1.50 42.30
12 8,500 Josh Bilicki Joe Gibbs Racing 19 Toyota 72 102.20 4 8 36 -4 5 11.36 2.25 10 13.9 2.50 36.75
10 8,700 Aric Almirola Joe Gibbs Racing 20 Toyota 72 83.60 13 9 35 4 1 2.27 0.45 0 0.0 0.00 39.45
8 8,100 Sammy Smith JR Motorsports 8 Chevrolet 72 79.80 16 10 34 6 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 40.00
13 8,000 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports 9 Chevrolet 72 83.10 15 11 32 4 1 2.27 0.45 0 0.0 0.00 36.45
11 7,200 Parker Retzlaff Jordan Anderson Racing 31 Chevrolet 72 69.80 20 12 31 8 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 39.00
16 9,300 Cole Custer Stewart Haas Racing 00 Ford 72 81.00 14 13 30 1 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 31.00
14 7,700 Alex Labbe DGM Racing 91 Chevrolet 72 73.30 19 14 29 5 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 34.00
8 6,300 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing 27 Chevrolet 72 72.00 27 15 28 12 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 40.00
24 7,000 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports 5 Chevrolet 72 67.50 11 16 27 -5 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 22.00
14 6,800 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing 28 Ford 72 61.70 25 17 26 8 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 34.00
27 8,800 Connor Mosack JR Motorsports 88 Chevrolet 72 81.60 10 18 25 -8 1 2.27 0.45 5 6.9 1.25 18.70
28 7,800 Jesse Love Richard Childress Racing 2 Chevrolet 72 87.70 8 19 24 -11 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 13.00
21 6,200 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing 51 Chevrolet 72 53.20 21 20 23 1 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 24.00
20 5,800 Preston Pardus N/A 50 Chevrolet 72 52.70 29 21 21 8 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 29.00
21 6,700 Matt DiBenedetto RSS Racing 38 Ford 72 61.80 26 22 20 4 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 24.00
16 6,000 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing 39 Ford 72 40.00 35 23 19 12 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 31.00
16 5,200 Dawson Cram DGM Racing 92 Chevrolet 72 36.80 37 24 18 13 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 31.00
19 5,400 Nathan Byrd SS-Green Light Racing 14 Chevrolet 72 37.20 38 25 17 13 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 30.00
25 5,100 Brad Perez Alpha Prime Racing 45 Chevrolet 72 43.30 31 26 16 5 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 21.00
21 5,900 Dylan Lupton AM Racing 15 Ford 71 31.50 36 27 15 9 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 24.00
26 5,500 Leland Honeyman Jr Young's Motorsports 42 Chevrolet 65 41.50 33 28 14 5 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 19.00
29 6,400 Sage Karam SS-Green Light Racing 07 Chevrolet 63 51.50 28 29 13 -1 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 12.00
33 7,500 Austin Green Jordan Anderson Racing 32 Chevrolet 58 69.20 17 30 12 -13 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 -1.00
30 5,300 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing 43 Chevrolet 58 42.80 30 31 10 -1 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 9.00
35 7,900 Riley Herbst Stewart Haas Racing 98 Ford 57 66.70 12 32 9 -20 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 -11.00
30 5,700 Blaine Perkins RSS Racing 29 Ford 56 42.20 34 33 8 1 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 9.00
32 5,000 Thomas Annunziata Joey Gase Motorsports 35 Toyota 52 29.30 32 34 7 -2 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 5.00
38 9,000 Sheldon Creed Joe Gibbs Racing 18 Toyota 38 84.00 5 35 6 -30 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 -24.00
34 6,500 Josh Williams Kaulig Racing 11 Chevrolet 32 39.50 23 36 5 -13 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 -8.00
37 7,300 Ed Jones Sam Hunt Racing 26 Toyota 32 30.80 18 37 4 -19 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 -15.00
35 6,100 Brennan Poole Alpha Prime Racing 44 Chevrolet 32 35.70 24 38 3 -14 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 -11.00