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Ag-Pro 300

Saturday, April 20th, 2024

Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL

  • 28 Chevrolet
  • 5 Toyota
  • 7 Ford

  • Ag-Pro 300
  • Pole Winner: Austin Hill
  • Age: 29
  • Team : No 21 - Bennett Transportation Chevrolet
  • Owner: Richard Childress
  • Crew Chief: Andy Street
  • Austin Hill won the Pole Award for the Ag-Pro 300 with a lap of 52723 seconds, 181629 mph
  • This is his fifth pole in 90 NASCAR Xfinity Series races
  • This is his first pole and fifth top-10 start in 2024
  • This is his third pole in five races at Talladega Superspeedway
  • Jesse Love (second) posted his sixth top-10 start of 2024 and his first in one race at Talladega Superspeedway
  • Parker Kligerman (third) posted his third top-10 start at Talladega Superspeedway It is his fifth in nine races this season
  • Jesse Love (second) was the fastest qualifying rookie

  • Saturday, April 20th, 2024
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Holly Cain
Love scores first career win in thrilling overtime finish at Talladega

Jesse Love earned his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series victory Saturday in a typically wild double overtime finish in the Ag-Pro 300 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway – crossing the line by a slight .141-seconds ahead of Riley Herbst.

In many ways, it was victorious redemption for the 19-year old Californian, who earlier this season was leading the race in overtime at Atlanta only to run out of fuel before the checkered flag. Love’s win in the No. 2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet makes him only the seventh driver to score his maiden win at the 2.66-mile Talladega Superspeedway.

“Just a great group of guys [on my team] and it’s been such a journey to get to this point,’’ a grinning Love said before thanking a litany of people that helped him in his young career to date.

“I had PTSD flashbacks from Atlanta,’’ Love acknowledged, adding “I love Talladega. I love the speedway and I love the fans.”

Love certainly earned this first win – starting on the outside of the front row next to his veteran RCR teammate Austin Hill, winning his fourth stage of the season (Stage 1) and leading 28 of the 124 laps. He ran top-five for most of the afternoon and when he needed to go on that final restart, he went. Jumping to the lead at the overtime green flag and holding off the field when it mattered most.

His RCR teammate Hill, the polesitter, led a race-best 42 laps and was out front with two laps remaining in regulation when he was hit from behind by Parker Kligerman. The incident sent Hill’s car into the wall and ultimately collected nine cars, including many that had been running toward the front much of the afternoon – putting the race in overtime.

On the ensuing overtime restart, Kligerman was eliminated in a four-car crash at the front as various cars started running out of gas in the field. Love lined up on the front row for the final restart among eight drivers racing for their career first wins.

Herbst’s runner-up finish in the Stewart-Haas Racing Ford was his best showing of the year. Our Motorsports’ Anthony Alfredo finished third, followed by Young’s Motorsports rookie Leland Honeyman and Alpha Prime Racing’s Brennan Poole. Alfredo tied his career best mark and Honeyman had a career best finish.

Joe Gibbs Racing’s Sheldon Creed, Alpha Prime Racing’s Caesar Bacarella, Viking Motorsports’ Matt DiBenedetto, 2023 Talladega winner, Jordan Anderson Racing’s Jeb Burton and Stewart-Haas Racing’s Cole Custer rounded out the top 10.

There were 34 lead changes among 16 drivers in a typically Talladega afternoon.

Ryan Sieg, who lost to Sam Mayer last week at Texas Motor Speedway in a photo finish – by .002-seconds – won the Dash 4 Cash $100,000 bonus.

An 11-car accident on Lap 65 proved critical to several race frontrunners as well as Dash 4 Cash eligible drivers.

Herbst hit Justin Allgaier’s No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevy with only two laps left in the opening stage – both vying for a top 10 and some early stage points. It eliminated Allgaier from contention. Mayer was eliminated in a later multi-car crash and that left an intriguing battle between Sieg, who had to make a green flag late race pit stop because of a flat tire and A.J. Allmendinger, whose car was damaged in a crash.

Sieg and Allmendinger lined up 19th and 20th – respectively – on the second overtime re-start and Sieg was able to pull away, finishing 17th with Allmendinger 19th.

“This is huge for our team,’’ Sieg said. “It was a rough one. I thought I threw it away, but were lucky enough to get the caution at the end and come back and beat the 16. So it all worked out and is pretty extraordinary for our small team.”

Not only does he win the Dash 4 Cash paycheck, but Sieg will compete against Love, Herbst and Alfredo next week at Dover, Del. for the final race of the incentive program.

Joe Gibbs Racing’s Chandler Smith, who finished 25th, still holds a 14-point lead over Custer atop the championship standings.

  • Drivers Entered: 40 (2 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 113
  • Laps Actual: 124 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: 0.141 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 30 Minutes 42 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 131.323
  • Cautions: 6 for 28 laps
  • Lead Changes: 34
  • Green Flag Passes: 7,110 (74.1 passes per green flag lap)

  • Ag-Pro 300
  • Race Winner: Jesse Love
  • Age: 19
  • Team : No 2 - WAT Chevrolet
  • Owner: Richard Childress
  • Crew Chief: Danny Stockman, Jr
  • Jesse Love won the Ag-Pro 300, his first victory in nine Xfinity Series races
  • This is his first victory and sixth top-10 finish in 2024
  • This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in one race at Talladega Superspeedway
  • Riley Herbst (second) posted his third top-10 finish in eight races at Talladega Superspeedway It is his third top-10 finish in 2024
  • Anthony Alfredo (third) posted his third top-10 finish in six races at Talladega Superspeedway
  • Jesse Love (first) was the highest finishing rookie
  • Chandler Smith leads the point standings by 14 points over Cole Custer
Cole Custer celebrates in victory lane
Avondale, Arizona - November 4, 2023 : Cole Custer, driver of the #00 Haas Automation Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway.
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Ag-Pro 300 at Talladega Superspeedway 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
7 9,500 Jesse Love Richard Childress Racing 2 Chevrolet 124 125.50 2 1 45 1 1 1.12 0.45 28 22.6 7.00 53.45
9 9,700 Riley Herbst Stewart Haas Racing 98 Ford 124 106.90 8 2 42 6 0 0 0.00 13 10.5 3.25 51.25
8 7,300 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports 5 Chevrolet 124 91.90 11 3 41 8 2 2.25 0.90 6 4.8 1.50 51.40
1 4,600 Leland Honeyman Jr N/A 42 Chevrolet 124 60.10 33 4 40 29 3 3.37 1.35 0 0.0 0.00 70.35
2 6,000 Brennan Poole Alpha Prime Racing 44 Chevrolet 124 63.10 27 5 39 22 3 3.37 1.35 0 0.0 0.00 62.35
12 10,500 Sheldon Creed Joe Gibbs Racing 18 Toyota 124 92.20 10 6 38 4 2 2.25 0.90 0 0.0 0.00 42.90
6 5,200 Caesar Bacarella Alpha Prime Racing 45 Chevrolet 124 54.50 29 7 37 22 1 1.12 0.45 0 0.0 0.00 59.45
5 6,600 Matt DiBenedetto RSS Racing 38 Ford 124 69.40 28 8 36 20 8 8.99 3.60 1 0.8 0.25 59.85
2 7,100 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing 27 Chevrolet 124 89.90 35 9 35 26 3 3.37 1.35 0 0.0 0.00 62.35
15 10,000 Cole Custer Stewart Haas Racing 00 Ford 124 91.20 4 10 34 -6 2 2.25 0.90 4 3.2 1.00 29.90
4 5,500 Mason Massey SS-Green Light Racing 14 Chevrolet 124 52.10 38 11 32 27 3 3.37 1.35 0 0.0 0.00 60.35
10 5,700 Hailie Deegan AM Racing 15 Ford 124 45.10 31 12 31 19 2 2.25 0.90 0 0.0 0.00 50.90
13 6,300 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing 28 Ford 124 60.70 25 13 30 12 1 1.12 0.45 0 0.0 0.00 42.45
18 11,500 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing 21 Chevrolet 124 119.50 1 14 29 -13 2 2.25 0.90 41 33.1 10.25 27.15
16 8,500 Taylor Gray Joe Gibbs Racing 19 Toyota 124 83.50 13 15 28 -2 3 3.37 1.35 1 0.8 0.25 27.60
11 4,800 Josh Bilicki DGM Racing 92 Chevrolet 124 41.20 36 16 27 20 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 47.00
14 7,600 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing 39 Ford 124 77.60 24 17 26 7 1 1.12 0.45 7 5.7 1.75 35.20
19 5,000 Joey Gase Joey Gase Motorsports 35 Chevrolet 124 50.20 17 18 25 -1 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 24.00
21 11,000 AJ Allmendinger Kaulig Racing 16 Chevrolet 124 64.70 14 19 24 -5 1 1.12 0.45 0 0.0 0.00 19.45
26 6,900 Josh Williams Kaulig Racing 11 Chevrolet 124 73.90 9 20 23 -11 3 3.37 1.35 0 0.0 0.00 13.35
28 8,200 Sammy Smith JR Motorsports 8 Chevrolet 124 67.70 5 21 21 -16 4 4.49 1.80 2 1.6 0.50 7.30
23 7,700 Shane van Gisbergen Kaulig Racing 97 Chevrolet 124 87.70 18 22 20 -4 0 0 0.00 1 0.8 0.25 16.25
20 5,600 Blaine Perkins RSS Racing 29 Ford 123 72.80 26 23 19 3 3 3.37 1.35 0 0.0 0.00 23.35
25 5,400 David Starr Motorsports Business Management 66 Chevrolet 123 51.10 19 24 18 -5 2 2.25 0.90 1 0.8 0.25 14.15
30 10,200 Chandler Smith Joe Gibbs Racing 81 Toyota 123 88.00 7 25 17 -18 6 6.74 2.70 3 2.4 0.75 2.45
17 5,100 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing 43 Chevrolet 123 34.70 37 26 16 11 1 1.12 0.45 0 0.0 0.00 27.45
27 6,100 Kyle Weatherman DGM Racing 91 Chevrolet 120 61.40 20 27 15 -7 3 3.37 1.35 0 0.0 0.00 9.35
22 4,500 Dawson Cram JD Motorsports 4 Chevrolet 120 34.70 30 28 14 2 1 1.12 0.45 0 0.0 0.00 16.45
35 8,800 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing 48 Chevrolet 117 94.10 3 29 13 -26 0 0 0.00 10 8.6 2.50 -10.50
29 7,500 Parker Retzlaff Jordan Anderson Racing 31 Chevrolet 113 59.90 21 30 12 -9 2 2.25 0.90 0 0.0 0.00 3.90
24 6,700 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing 32 Chevrolet 111 50.30 32 31 10 1 9 10.11 4.05 1 0.9 0.25 15.30
34 4,700 Patrick Emerling SS-Green Light Racing 07 Chevrolet 111 58.20 12 32 9 -20 5 5.62 2.25 0 0.0 0.00 -8.75
32 8,000 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports 9 Chevrolet 65 73.50 23 33 8 -10 0 0 0.00 4 6.2 1.00 -1.00
38 9,300 Ryan Truex Joe Gibbs Racing 20 Toyota 65 79.70 6 34 7 -28 1 1.12 0.45 1 1.5 0.25 -20.30
33 6,400 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing 51 Chevrolet 65 60.50 22 35 6 -13 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 -7.00
36 9,000 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports 1 Chevrolet 65 52.80 15 36 5 -21 9 10.11 4.05 0 0.0 0.00 -11.95
31 6,500 Jeffrey Earnhardt Sam Hunt Racing 26 Toyota 46 42.00 34 37 4 -3 2 2.25 0.90 0 0.0 0.00 1.90
37 10,800 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports 7 Chevrolet 24 49.80 16 38 3 -22 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 -19.00