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The 2024 Cabo Wabo 250 NASCAR XFINITY Series pit stop performance data highlights the fastest pit stops, team efficiency, and crew performance from Michigan International Speedway.

Cabo Wabo 250

Saturday, August 17th, 2024

Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI

Previous race at Michigan International Speedway
  • 25 Chevrolet
  • 9 Ford
  • 5 Toyota

  • Wednesday, August 14th, 2024
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Holly Cain
NASCAR Xfinity Series returns to action after three-week break

After an extra off-week, the NASCAR Xfinity Series returns to competition this weekend at Michigan in Saturday’s Cabo Wabo 250 (3:30 p.m. ET on USA Network, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

It’s been a good stretch for the Stewart-Haas Racing duo of championship points leader Cole Custer, who won at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway and his teammate Riley Herbst, who won at Indianapolis – the last two races before the break.

Custer’s victory and a season of solid finishes has separated him among the top four in regular season championship contention. He holds a 56-point edge over JR Motorsports’ Justin Allgaier, an 87-point advantage over Richard Childress Racing’s Austin Hill and a 100-point gap over Joe Gibbs Racing’s Chandler Smith – the top of the standings offering a diverse representation of teams.

Kaulig Racing’s A.J. Allmendinger is the only current Xfinity Series championship contender with a win at the two-mile Michigan track – claiming the 2021 trophy by a slight .163-second over Brandon Jones – then with JGR now with JR Motorsports. Allmendinger has that victory and a seventh-place finish in his two Xfinity Series starts at the track. He’s yet to win a race in 2024 but is the highest-ranked driver (ninth) without a victory.

Eight drivers have earned race victories to clinch a position in the 12-driver Playoffs with six races still remaining in the regular season. New Zealander Shane Van Gisbergen leads the Playoff standings – the Kaulig Racing driver boasting a series best three wins. Hill, Chandler Smith and JR Motorsports Sam Mayer have a pair of wins. Custer, Allgaier, Herbst and rookie Jesse Love round out the list of winners.

Allmendinger, Sheldon Creed, Parker Kligerman and Ryan Sieg currently hold the final Playoff positions based on points. Sieg is only three-points up on Sammy Smith, however, for that final transfer position with Brandon Jones next, 69 points below the cutoff.

Defending race winner John Hunter Nemechek is entered this week, driving the No. 20 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing. Daniel Dye, who just qualified for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Playoffs last weekend, will drive the No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet. And young standout Carson Kvapil will be in the JR Motorsports No. 88 Chevrolet.

  • Cabo Wabo 250
  • Pole Winner: Sheldon Creed
  • Age: 26
  • Team : No 18 - Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs
  • Crew Chief: Samuel McAulay
  • Sheldon Creed won the Pole Award for the Cabo Wabo 250 with a lap of 41947 seconds, 171645 mph
  • This is his third pole in 91 NASCAR Xfinity Series races
  • This is his second pole and 15th top-10 start in 2024
  • This is his first pole in three races at Michigan International Speedway
  • Riley Herbst (second) posted his 11th top-10 start of 2024 and his third in five races at Michigan International Speedway
  • Taylor Gray (third) posted his first top-10 start at Michigan International Speedway It is his fourth in nine races this season
  • Jesse Love (ninth) was the fastest qualifying rookie

  • Saturday, August 17th, 2024
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Holly Cain
Justin Allgaier wins overtime Xfinity Series race at Michigan

Justin Allgaier used pit strategy and a fast No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet to take the lead of Saturday’s Cabo Wabo 250 at Michigan International Speedway with 16 laps of regulation remaining and then held off the field in two laps of overtime – before a caution came out ending the race for an accident mid-field.

Allgaier pit for fuel seven laps later than the next six front-runners at the time, returned to the track and ultimately – methodically – picked each car off to claim the late lead. He took the white flag signaling one lap remaining and a few moments later one of the late-race leaders Carson Kvapil hit the wall in what became a chain reaction melee involving Chandler Smith and Kyle Sieg, whose car flipped end-over-end. Sieg was able to quickly climb out of his car and walked to the waiting medical crew.

Meanwhile Allgaier took the yellow and checkered flags just ahead of Joe Gibbs Racing’s Sheldon Creed, JGR’s John Hunter Nemechek, Our Motorsports’ Anthony Alfredo and JR Motorsports’ Sammy Smith.

It’s the sixth consecutive top-10 finish in as many races for the 38-year-old Allgaier, who with the win – the 25th of his career – is now 10th on the NASCAR Xfinity Series all-time win list moving ahead of his team owner, NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr.

A bright rainbow hung in the sky as the field sat on pit road just before the overtime re-start as NASCAR track workers dried the famed two-mile Michigan track after the second brief rain shower of the day.

Asked to rally again, Allgaier proved his muster, ultimately passing his teammate Sammy Smith on the re-start and then holding off both JGR teammates Creed and defending race winner Nemechek for his second victory of the season.

“Just cannot say thank you enough to this team and all these guys standing right here,” Allgaier said. “It’s been an incredible week. We did not show up at [the last race in] Indianapolis like we wanted to and these guys have worked tirelessly through this break.

“It’s truly special, winning at Michigan.”

It was a record 11th runner-up finish for Creed – breaking a tie with current NASCAR Cup Series driver and former Xfinity Series champion Daniel Hemric and NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Jarrett for most second-place finishes in the series without a win.

Trophy or not, it was a productive day for Creed, who started from pole position and also announced before the race that he signed a multi-year contract to drive for the new Haas Factory Team in the series next season. He was among the seven race leaders, out front for 23 laps and his rally to runner-up that more impressive considering he spun out while leading early in the race.

“This one might have frustrated me the most out of all of them so far,” Creed said. “I had a Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota GR Supra as fast as Xfinity internet today, and led the beginning, got spun there and rallied back.

“I was probably too conservative behind the 20 (John Hunter Nemechek) trying to save fuel. I was a couple, few laps short on fuel there and the 7 (Justin Allgaier) was in a little bit better spot, and once the 7 got around both of us, and the 88 (Carson Kvapil), I know I needed to go. I probably set behind the 20 another two laps and then charged and was running the 7 down. Just had a really good car, but that caution for rain came at a bad time for us.”

NASCAR Cup Series regular Noah Gragson, Matt DiBenedetto, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship contender Taylor Gray, Caesar Bacarella and A.J. Allmendinger rounded out the top-10. It marks only the third top-10 of Bacarella’s career.

With five regular season races remaining, Sammy Smith moves into the 12th place in the championship standings holding the final Playoff position by a single point over Ryan Sieg, who won Stage 1 and finished 13th on Saturday.

Cole Custer finished an uncharacteristic 30th-place after his Ford suffered damage in a mid-race accident. The defending series champion continues to lead the regular season championship, but his advantage has been trimmed now to only 12 points over race winner Allgaier.

  • Drivers Entered: 39 (1 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 125
  • Laps Actual: 128 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: Under Caution Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 21 Minutes 15 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 108.743
  • Cautions: 9 for 39 laps
  • Lead Changes: 10
  • Green Flag Passes: 2,121 (23.8 passes per green flag lap)

  • Cabo Wabo 250
  • Race Winner: Justin Allgaier
  • Age: 38
  • Team : No 7 - Hellmann's/Meijer Chevrolet
  • Owner: Kelley Earnhardt-Miller
  • Crew Chief: James Pohlman
  • Justin Allgaier won the Cabo Wabo 250, his 25th victory in 459 Xfinity Series races
  • This is his second victory and 13th top-10 finish in 2024
  • This is his first victory and eighth top-10 finish in 13 races at Michigan International Speedway
  • Sheldon Creed (second) posted his first top-10 finish in three races at Michigan International Speedway It is his 13th top-10 finish in 2024
  • John Hunter Nemechek (third) posted his third top-10 finish in five races at Michigan International Speedway
  • Leland Honeyman (12th) was the highest finishing rookie
  • Cole Custer leads the point standings by 12 points over Justin Allgaier
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Pit Stop Summary Report

Summary of each driver's pit stop during the race. Detailed Report is below the Summary Report.

Average Driver and Crew Pit Stop Time
Cabo Wabo 250 at Michigan International Speedway Pit Stop Summary
DRIVER ST FIN STATUS PIT STOPS AVG DRVR TIME DRVR RANK AVG CREW TIME CREW RANK AVG TTL TIME TTL RANK FST STOP SLW STOP
John Hunter Nemechek 10 3 Running 2 26.756 8 10.894 1 37.650 1 33.482 41.818
Chandler Smith 5 27 Running 3 27.346 16 12.801 2 40.147 2 35.115 44.009
Cole Custer 4 30 Suspension 1 25.874 1 15.749 7 41.623 3 41.623 41.623
Sheldon Creed 1 2 Running 1 27.448 18 14.312 3 41.760 4 41.760 41.760
Sam Mayer 11 37 Accident 1 26.531 4 15.715 6 42.246 5 42.246 42.246
AJ Allmendinger 13 10 Running 2 26.704 6 15.632 4 42.336 6 42.007 42.664
Jesse Love 9 29 Running 3 26.876 12 15.648 5 42.524 7 41.863 43.114
Taylor Gray 3 8 Running 2 26.748 7 16.400 10 43.148 8 42.486 43.809
Brennan Poole 36 33 Oil Pump 2 26.357 3 16.984 13 43.341 9 42.991 43.690
Parker Kligerman 22 11 Running 3 27.500 22 15.882 8 43.382 10 34.912 48.861
Sammy Smith 14 5 Running 3 27.537 23 16.027 9 43.563 11 35.552 53.366
Daniel Dye 24 34 Accident 2 26.872 11 17.518 14 44.389 12 43.846 44.932
Justin Allgaier 16 1 Running 1 28.060 31 16.416 11 44.476 13 44.476 44.476
Josh Williams 29 19 Running 2 26.835 10 17.768 16 44.603 14 44.134 45.071
Parker Retzlaff 26 20 Running 3 27.888 29 16.972 12 44.860 15 37.681 50.108
Shane van Gisbergen 23 17 Running 3 26.531 5 18.551 19 45.082 16 42.828 48.347
Ryan Sieg 7 13 Running 2 27.449 19 17.684 15 45.133 17 44.707 45.558
Lawless Alan 15 35 Accident 2 27.814 26 18.034 17 45.848 18 45.636 46.059
Carson Kvapil 8 26 Running 2 27.240 15 18.685 20 45.925 19 44.051 47.798
Ryan Ellis 37 14 Running 3 27.407 17 18.874 21 46.281 20 45.714 47.343
Jeremy Clements 21 15 Running 2 26.775 9 19.686 24 46.461 21 45.184 47.738
Noah Gragson 12 6 Running 1 27.215 14 19.386 22 46.601 22 46.601 46.601
Blaine Perkins 30 23 Running 3 28.168 33 18.496 18 46.664 23 44.851 48.174
Anthony Alfredo 19 4 Running 2 26.214 2 20.704 29 46.918 24 45.377 48.458
Kyle Sieg 27 28 Running 3 27.957 30 19.464 23 47.421 25 46.465 49.251
Austin Hill 20 18 Running 2 27.609 24 20.070 25 47.679 26 42.326 53.031
Leland Honeyman Jr 33 12 Running 2 27.467 21 20.287 26 47.753 27 45.835 49.671
Jeb Burton 18 16 Running 2 27.149 13 20.637 28 47.786 28 45.652 49.920
Jeffrey Earnhardt 17 21 Running 2 27.455 20 21.622 31 49.076 29 46.538 51.614
Caesar Bacarella 25 9 Running 1 28.562 35 21.621 30 50.183 30 50.183 50.183
Joey Gase 38 31 Fuel Pump 2 30.094 36 20.620 27 50.714 31 49.843 51.585
Josh Bilicki 34 24 Running 2 27.649 25 23.240 33 50.889 32 50.292 51.485
Patrick Emerling 32 22 Running 2 28.199 34 22.748 32 50.947 33 49.512 52.382
Kyle Weatherman 28 32 Accident 1 27.859 28 23.857 34 51.716 34 51.716 51.716
Logan Bearden 35 25 Running 3 27.856 27 24.124 35 51.980 35 46.011 55.585
Matt DiBenedetto 31 7 Running 1 28.065 32 26.359 36 54.424 36 54.424 54.424

Pit Stop Detailed Report

Each 2- and 4-wheel pit stop during the race.

Cabo Wabo 250 at Michigan International Speedway Pit Stop Detail
DRIVER LDR LAP DRV LAP DRV TIME CREW TIME TOT TIME TYPE
AJ Allmendinger 15 15 26.392 15.615 42.007 4-wheel change
AJ Allmendinger 61 61 27.015 15.649 42.664 4-wheel change
Justin Allgaier 51 51 28.060 16.416 44.476 4-wheel change
Parker Kligerman 118 118 26.971 7.941 34.912 Right-sides only
Parker Kligerman 61 61 28.490 17.884 46.374 4-wheel change
Parker Kligerman 33 33 27.039 21.822 48.861 4-wheel change
Joey Gase 53 52 29.656 20.187 49.843 4-wheel change
Joey Gase 16 16 30.532 21.053 51.585 4-wheel change
Jeb Burton 61 61 27.868 17.784 45.652 4-wheel change
Jeb Burton 15 15 26.430 23.490 49.920 4-wheel change
Matt DiBenedetto 61 61 28.065 26.359 54.424 4-wheel change
Jeffrey Earnhardt 61 61 26.952 19.586 46.538 4-wheel change
Jeffrey Earnhardt 33 33 27.957 23.657 51.614 4-wheel change
Ryan Ellis 119 118 27.062 18.652 45.714 4-wheel change
Ryan Ellis 16 15 27.135 18.652 45.787 4-wheel change
Ryan Ellis 61 61 28.024 19.319 47.343 4-wheel change
Ryan Sieg 118 118 26.890 17.817 44.707 4-wheel change
Ryan Sieg 61 61 28.008 17.550 45.558 4-wheel change
Kyle Weatherman 15 15 27.859 23.857 51.716 4-wheel change
Brennan Poole 61 61 26.508 16.483 42.991 4-wheel change
Brennan Poole 24 24 26.206 17.484 43.690 4-wheel change
Cole Custer 24 24 25.874 15.749 41.623 4-wheel change
Josh Bilicki 61 61 27.603 22.689 50.292 4-wheel change
Josh Bilicki 34 33 27.695 23.790 51.485 4-wheel change
John Hunter Nemechek 61 61 26.442 7.040 33.482 Right-sides only
John Hunter Nemechek 24 24 27.070 14.748 41.818 4-wheel change
Austin Hill 15 15 26.444 15.882 42.326 4-wheel change
Austin Hill 37 36 28.774 24.257 53.031 4-wheel change
Caesar Bacarella 61 61 28.562 21.621 50.183 4-wheel change
Jeremy Clements 68 68 26.099 19.085 45.184 4-wheel change
Jeremy Clements 25 24 27.451 20.287 47.738 4-wheel change
Josh Williams 16 15 26.917 17.217 44.134 4-wheel change
Josh Williams 118 118 26.753 18.318 45.071 4-wheel change
Noah Gragson 51 51 27.215 19.386 46.601 4-wheel change
Anthony Alfredo 61 61 26.158 19.219 45.377 4-wheel change
Anthony Alfredo 33 33 26.269 22.189 48.458 4-wheel change
Patrick Emerling 61 61 28.107 21.405 49.512 4-wheel change
Patrick Emerling 34 33 28.291 24.091 52.382 4-wheel change
Sheldon Creed 61 61 27.448 14.312 41.760 4-wheel change
Blaine Perkins 119 118 27.868 16.983 44.851 4-wheel change
Blaine Perkins 25 24 28.080 18.886 46.966 4-wheel change
Blaine Perkins 61 61 28.555 19.619 48.174 4-wheel change
Kyle Sieg 61 61 28.247 18.218 46.465 4-wheel change
Kyle Sieg 33 33 27.227 19.319 46.546 4-wheel change
Kyle Sieg 52 51 28.397 20.854 49.251 4-wheel change
Sam Mayer 15 15 26.531 15.715 42.246 4-wheel change
Chandler Smith 61 61 27.908 7.207 35.115 Right-sides only
Chandler Smith 118 118 26.771 14.547 41.318 4-wheel change
Chandler Smith 33 33 27.359 16.650 44.009 4-wheel change
Lawless Alan 61 61 28.152 17.484 45.636 4-wheel change
Lawless Alan 33 33 27.476 18.583 46.059 4-wheel change
Logan Bearden 119 118 27.359 18.652 46.011 4-wheel change
Logan Bearden 34 33 27.884 26.460 54.344 4-wheel change
Logan Bearden 69 68 28.325 27.260 55.585 4-wheel change
Taylor Gray 15 15 26.437 16.049 42.486 4-wheel change
Taylor Gray 61 61 27.059 16.750 43.809 4-wheel change
Parker Retzlaff 61 61 28.973 8.708 37.681 Right-sides only
Parker Retzlaff 24 24 27.673 19.119 46.792 4-wheel change
Parker Retzlaff 118 118 27.019 23.089 50.108 4-wheel change
Sammy Smith 19 18 27.077 8.475 35.552 Right-sides only
Sammy Smith 61 61 27.425 14.347 41.772 4-wheel change
Sammy Smith 25 24 28.108 25.258 53.366 4-wheel change
Leland Honeyman Jr 119 118 27.016 18.819 45.835 4-wheel change
Leland Honeyman Jr 61 61 27.917 21.754 49.671 4-wheel change
Daniel Dye 15 15 26.562 17.284 43.846 4-wheel change
Daniel Dye 61 61 27.181 17.751 44.932 4-wheel change
Jesse Love 61 61 26.615 15.248 41.863 4-wheel change
Jesse Love 109 108 27.514 15.081 42.595 4-wheel change
Jesse Love 15 15 26.498 16.616 43.114 4-wheel change
Shane van Gisbergen 15 15 26.112 16.716 42.828 4-wheel change
Shane van Gisbergen 119 118 26.322 17.749 44.071 4-wheel change
Shane van Gisbergen 61 61 27.160 21.187 48.347 4-wheel change
Carson Kvapil 15 15 26.534 17.517 44.051 4-wheel change
Carson Kvapil 51 51 27.945 19.853 47.798 4-wheel change