The 2024 Tennessee Lottery 250 NASCAR XFINITY Series pit stop performance data highlights the fastest pit stops, team efficiency, and crew performance from Nashville Superspeedway.
Saturday, June 29th, 2024
Nashville Superspeedway, Lebanon, TN
The NASCAR Xfinity Series moves to Nashville Speedway for Saturday’s Tennessee Lottery 250 (5 p.m. ET, USA Network, NBC Sports App, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio), another crucial stop with 10 races remaining to the set the 2024 Playoff field.
Justin Allgaier and defending race winner A.J. Allmendinger are the only drivers in Saturday’s field with a previous win at Nashville. While Allgaier has already secured his position in the 2024 Playoffs with a victory at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway this spring, Allmendinger is ranked 10th in points and still racing for his first trophy of the year. The popular veteran would love to reignite that Nashville magic he has shown before. The Kaulig Racing driver has two top-five finishes in three starts and the win last year.
Six drivers have won races and already secured 2024 Playoff positions – Chandler Smith, Austin Hill, Sam Mayer, Shane van Gisbergen, Allgaier and Jesse Love – leaving six spots still to be decided. And the regular season championship is equally still up for grabs.
Stewart-Haas Racing’s Cole Custer continues to hold that championship points lead – 15 points ahead of Joe Gibbs Racing’s Chandler Smith – but the reigning series champ Custer is still racing for his first win of the season and that automatic Playoff bid. He led 32 laps and finished ninth last year in the Music City.
Smith’s Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Sheldon Creed earned his 10th runner-up effort last week at New Hampshire – his third of the season – tying a series record for most career runner-up finishes before a victory. The 26-year-old Californian is racing for his first top-10 in two series starts at Nashville and is currently ranked eighth in the Playoff standings.
“I’m really proud that we’ve been close these past few weeks,” said Creed, driver of the No. 18 JGR Toyota. “It says a lot about the progress we have made this season and the speed we are capable of. I would say from that standpoint, I feel more optimistic every week and I’m excited to get to the track more and more as we continue to click off these strong runs.
“I’ve developed a funny relationship with second place lately. Obviously, anytime you can leave the track with a runner-up it’s a good day, but it does get a little old to get so close winning one and still come up short. Right now, all these second places mean consistency and I’ll take that above all else going forward.”
23XI Racing’s Tyler Reddick – a two-time Xfinity Series season champion – will drive the No. 26 Sam Hunt Racing Toyota in Saturday’s race. He joins an impressive list of NASCAR Cup Series regulars doing double duty this week, also including Chastain and Stewart-Haas Racing’s Noah Gragson.
John Hunter Nemechek survived a steamy hot afternoon and held off a highly-motivated field to win the Tennessee Lottery 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Nashville Superspeedway Saturday afternoon.
It’s the second Xfinity Series win of the season for Nemechek in the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota – and 11th of his career in the series. The 27-year-old North Carolinian won Stage 2 and led a race best 76 of the 188 laps, including the final 46 after taking the lead on a re-start from Cole Custer, who navigated a corner too high allowing Nemechek to get by.
“Feels good to be back in the 20-machine, we’ve been close to winning a lot this year in this thing,’’ said Nemechek, who will make his first NASCAR Cup Series start at Nashville on Sunday when he competes in his fulltime ride, the No. 42 Toyota for Legacy Motor Club.
“Being able to capitalize on it is huge. … it’s great to get it done here in Nashville.
It was a Joe Gibbs Racing 1-2 with Nemechek’s teammate Chandler Smith rallying to a runner-up finish – 1.234-seconds behind Nemechek – on a day that left many in the field standing outside their cars on pit road after the checkered flag taking water and resting after in-car in-race temperatures neared 130 degrees. Several of the drivers either didn’t wear a “cool suit” or had malfunctions with the one they did use.
Much of the hard work came from the rear of the starting grid where championship contenders such as Jesse Love, Austin Hill and Sheldon Creed rallied to race up front after starting from the rear for technical issues.
Creed’s No. 18 JGR Toyota ran among the top 10 after starting at the back of the 38-car field, only to have engine issues in the closing laps.
The Richard Childress Racing teammates Love and Hill certainly had impressive hard-earned finishes in their Chevrolets despite the weather challenges and positions on the starting grid – rallying to third and fourth place finishes, respectively.
NASCAR Cup Series regular and former Xfinity Series title contender Noah Gragson rounded out the top five in the No. 30 Rette Jones Racing Ford – his second start in the car this season.
“I have no idea,’’ a smiling Love said of how he passed 69 cars on the day and finished top five when his cool suit was not working properly.
“Just proud to be part of a team that doesn’t give up,’’ he continued. “That was probably the hottest I’ve ever been. Just proud of my guys.’’
Another driver suffering from the heat when his cool suit didn’t work was Stewart-Haas Racing’s Riley Herbst, who still managed a sixth-place finish despite the circumstances. The 2023 Nashville race winner, A.J. Allmendinger finished seventh, followed by Justin Allgaier, Cole Custer and Sam Mayer.
Custer holds on to the Xfinity Series championship lead by 15 points over Chandler Smith but was – as expected – frustrated not to come away with his first victory of the season after leading an impressive 64 laps himself. He fell all the way back to fifth losing the lead to Nemechek on that race-deciding restart and ultimately had his work cut out to stay among the top 10.
“I think I over-drove on that restart a little bit into Turn 1,’’ said the Stewart-Haas Racing driver Custer. “There’s a couple things I could have done better.
“Everyone’s got dirty air and man, it was hard to make speed. I felt like we were solid when we were in the top-three cars but once we got back there it was tough to get the car to handle.
“I can’t say enough about our guys. We’re bringing cars that compete for wins every week, it’s just heartbreaking every week not to win. We’re bringing good cars and leading laps, we’ll get it eventually. We’ll keep digging.’’
Summary of each driver's pit stop during the race. Detailed Report is below the Summary Report.
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 |
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John Hunter Nemechek | 15 | 1 | Running | 3 | 28.785 | 3 | 14.102 | 2 | 42.887 | 1 | 42.338 | 43.230 |
Riley Herbst | 9 | 6 | Running | 2 | 28.818 | 5 | 14.085 | 1 | 42.902 | 2 | 42.697 | 43.107 |
Cole Custer | 2 | 9 | Running | 3 | 28.789 | 4 | 14.356 | 3 | 43.145 | 3 | 42.625 | 44.136 |
Austin Hill | 5 | 4 | Running | 3 | 28.937 | 8 | 14.603 | 4 | 43.541 | 4 | 42.535 | 44.070 |
Sheldon Creed | 14 | 33 | Running | 3 | 29.008 | 12 | 15.225 | 5 | 44.233 | 5 | 43.626 | 44.950 |
Sammy Smith | 12 | 30 | Running | 3 | 28.832 | 6 | 15.471 | 7 | 44.303 | 6 | 43.227 | 44.992 |
Chandler Smith | 8 | 2 | Running | 3 | 29.339 | 22 | 15.445 | 6 | 44.784 | 7 | 42.958 | 47.616 |
Sam Mayer | 24 | 10 | Running | 3 | 29.002 | 11 | 16.303 | 9 | 45.305 | 8 | 43.994 | 46.757 |
Jeb Burton | 19 | 19 | Running | 3 | 29.864 | 28 | 15.660 | 8 | 45.524 | 9 | 45.082 | 46.126 |
Ty Gibbs | 1 | 20 | Running | 2 | 28.939 | 9 | 16.993 | 11 | 45.931 | 10 | 45.706 | 46.156 |
AJ Allmendinger | 4 | 7 | Running | 3 | 29.306 | 20 | 16.671 | 10 | 45.977 | 11 | 43.273 | 47.965 |
Parker Kligerman | 10 | 16 | Running | 3 | 28.991 | 10 | 17.116 | 12 | 46.107 | 12 | 44.533 | 48.866 |
Josh Williams | 26 | 24 | Running | 3 | 29.039 | 14 | 17.262 | 13 | 46.301 | 13 | 44.271 | 47.677 |
Tyler Reddick | 11 | 14 | Running | 3 | 29.024 | 13 | 17.352 | 15 | 46.375 | 14 | 45.560 | 47.361 |
Anthony Alfredo | 17 | 18 | Running | 3 | 29.049 | 16 | 17.528 | 16 | 46.576 | 15 | 46.059 | 47.602 |
Ryan Sieg | 3 | 11 | Running | 3 | 29.044 | 15 | 17.628 | 18 | 46.672 | 16 | 46.089 | 47.493 |
Noah Gragson | 7 | 5 | Running | 3 | 28.710 | 2 | 18.099 | 20 | 46.809 | 17 | 45.653 | 47.696 |
Justin Allgaier | 6 | 8 | Running | 2 | 29.365 | 23 | 17.583 | 17 | 46.947 | 18 | 44.870 | 49.024 |
Brennan Poole | 18 | 21 | Running | 3 | 29.146 | 17 | 18.127 | 21 | 47.274 | 19 | 47.125 | 47.396 |
Parker Retzlaff | 21 | 17 | Running | 3 | 29.436 | 24 | 17.850 | 19 | 47.286 | 20 | 45.648 | 49.472 |
Carson Kvapil | 30 | 12 | Running | 3 | 30.469 | 33 | 17.339 | 14 | 47.808 | 21 | 44.818 | 53.198 |
Jesse Love | 38 | 3 | Running | 3 | 29.239 | 19 | 18.761 | 24 | 48.000 | 22 | 45.722 | 52.087 |
Kyle Weatherman | 29 | 31 | Running | 3 | 29.915 | 29 | 18.163 | 22 | 48.078 | 23 | 47.512 | 48.399 |
Matt DiBenedetto | 22 | 29 | Running | 3 | 29.320 | 21 | 18.796 | 25 | 48.116 | 24 | 47.544 | 48.667 |
Shane van Gisbergen | 28 | 15 | Running | 3 | 28.908 | 7 | 19.263 | 27 | 48.170 | 25 | 46.487 | 49.016 |
Ryan Ellis | 23 | 23 | Running | 3 | 29.548 | 26 | 18.919 | 26 | 48.467 | 26 | 47.112 | 49.322 |
Dawson Cram | 32 | 37 | Running | 3 | 30.514 | 35 | 18.207 | 23 | 48.721 | 27 | 40.112 | 53.159 |
Brandon Jones | 13 | 13 | Running | 3 | 29.205 | 18 | 20.733 | 31 | 49.937 | 28 | 44.186 | 52.957 |
Chad Finchum | 35 | 34 | Running | 3 | 31.305 | 38 | 19.319 | 28 | 50.624 | 29 | 47.799 | 53.897 |
Leland Honeyman Jr | 25 | 25 | Running | 3 | 30.281 | 31 | 20.509 | 30 | 50.790 | 30 | 47.978 | 55.462 |
Garrett Smithley | 36 | 36 | Running | 2 | 29.946 | 30 | 21.037 | 32 | 50.983 | 31 | 48.769 | 53.197 |
Hailie Deegan | 31 | 28 | Running | 3 | 31.158 | 37 | 19.910 | 29 | 51.068 | 32 | 49.019 | 53.884 |
Jeremy Clements | 16 | 22 | Running | 3 | 28.666 | 1 | 22.756 | 35 | 51.422 | 33 | 49.674 | 52.592 |
Kyle Sieg | 27 | 26 | Running | 2 | 29.609 | 27 | 22.039 | 33 | 51.648 | 34 | 48.625 | 54.670 |
Ross Chastain | 20 | 27 | Running | 3 | 29.480 | 25 | 22.256 | 34 | 51.735 | 35 | 49.563 | 55.898 |
Blaine Perkins | 34 | 35 | Running | 3 | 30.494 | 34 | 22.766 | 36 | 53.260 | 36 | 51.602 | 56.504 |
Logan Bearden | 37 | 32 | Running | 2 | 30.384 | 32 | 23.273 | 37 | 53.657 | 37 | 50.030 | 57.283 |
Patrick Emerling | 33 | 38 | Running | 1 | 30.881 | 36 | 28.829 | 38 | 59.710 | 38 | 59.710 | 59.710 |
Each 2- and 4-wheel pit stop during the race.
DRIVER | LDR LAP | DRV LAP | DRV TIME | CREW TIME | TOT TIME | TYPE |
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AJ Allmendinger | 92 | 92 | 29.159 | 14.114 | 43.273 | 4-wheel change |
AJ Allmendinger | 47 | 47 | 29.542 | 17.150 | 46.692 | 4-wheel change |
AJ Allmendinger | 137 | 137 | 29.216 | 18.749 | 47.965 | 4-wheel change |
Justin Allgaier | 92 | 92 | 29.150 | 15.720 | 44.870 | 4-wheel change |
Justin Allgaier | 47 | 47 | 29.579 | 19.445 | 49.024 | 4-wheel change |
Parker Kligerman | 92 | 92 | 28.984 | 15.549 | 44.533 | 4-wheel change |
Parker Kligerman | 47 | 47 | 28.849 | 16.073 | 44.922 | 4-wheel change |
Parker Kligerman | 137 | 137 | 29.139 | 19.727 | 48.866 | 4-wheel change |
Jeb Burton | 137 | 137 | 29.266 | 15.816 | 45.082 | 4-wheel change |
Jeb Burton | 92 | 92 | 29.848 | 15.516 | 45.364 | 4-wheel change |
Jeb Burton | 47 | 47 | 30.477 | 15.649 | 46.126 | 4-wheel change |
Matt DiBenedetto | 92 | 92 | 29.492 | 18.052 | 47.544 | 4-wheel change |
Matt DiBenedetto | 48 | 47 | 29.619 | 18.518 | 48.137 | 4-wheel change |
Matt DiBenedetto | 134 | 133 | 28.848 | 19.819 | 48.667 | 4-wheel change |
Ryan Ellis | 137 | 137 | 29.228 | 17.884 | 47.112 | 4-wheel change |
Ryan Ellis | 92 | 92 | 29.580 | 19.386 | 48.966 | 4-wheel change |
Ryan Ellis | 48 | 47 | 29.836 | 19.486 | 49.322 | 4-wheel change |
Ryan Sieg | 47 | 47 | 29.272 | 16.817 | 46.089 | 4-wheel change |
Ryan Sieg | 137 | 137 | 28.853 | 17.581 | 46.434 | 4-wheel change |
Ryan Sieg | 92 | 92 | 29.008 | 18.485 | 47.493 | 4-wheel change |
Ross Chastain | 92 | 92 | 29.443 | 20.120 | 49.563 | 4-wheel change |
Ross Chastain | 137 | 137 | 29.149 | 20.596 | 49.745 | 4-wheel change |
Ross Chastain | 47 | 47 | 29.847 | 26.051 | 55.898 | 4-wheel change |
Kyle Weatherman | 116 | 115 | 29.594 | 17.918 | 47.512 | 4-wheel change |
Kyle Weatherman | 92 | 92 | 29.870 | 18.452 | 48.322 | 4-wheel change |
Kyle Weatherman | 48 | 48 | 30.281 | 18.118 | 48.399 | 4-wheel change |
Brennan Poole | 137 | 137 | 29.109 | 18.016 | 47.125 | 4-wheel change |
Brennan Poole | 47 | 47 | 29.182 | 18.118 | 47.300 | 4-wheel change |
Brennan Poole | 92 | 92 | 29.148 | 18.248 | 47.396 | 4-wheel change |
Cole Custer | 92 | 92 | 28.534 | 14.091 | 42.625 | 4-wheel change |
Cole Custer | 137 | 137 | 28.687 | 13.988 | 42.675 | 4-wheel change |
Cole Custer | 47 | 47 | 29.147 | 14.989 | 44.136 | 4-wheel change |
Chad Finchum | 138 | 135 | 30.581 | 17.218 | 47.799 | 4-wheel change |
Chad Finchum | 93 | 91 | 31.626 | 18.551 | 50.177 | 4-wheel change |
Chad Finchum | 48 | 47 | 31.708 | 22.189 | 53.897 | 4-wheel change |
Garrett Smithley | 93 | 91 | 29.584 | 19.185 | 48.769 | 4-wheel change |
Garrett Smithley | 48 | 47 | 30.308 | 22.889 | 53.197 | 4-wheel change |
Tyler Reddick | 47 | 47 | 29.044 | 16.516 | 45.560 | 4-wheel change |
Tyler Reddick | 137 | 137 | 28.972 | 17.233 | 46.205 | 4-wheel change |
Tyler Reddick | 92 | 92 | 29.055 | 18.306 | 47.361 | 4-wheel change |
John Hunter Nemechek | 92 | 92 | 28.724 | 13.614 | 42.338 | 4-wheel change |
John Hunter Nemechek | 47 | 47 | 28.847 | 14.247 | 43.094 | 4-wheel change |
John Hunter Nemechek | 137 | 137 | 28.785 | 14.445 | 43.230 | 4-wheel change |
Austin Hill | 47 | 47 | 28.822 | 13.713 | 42.535 | 4-wheel change |
Austin Hill | 137 | 137 | 28.702 | 15.315 | 44.017 | 4-wheel change |
Austin Hill | 92 | 92 | 29.288 | 14.782 | 44.070 | 4-wheel change |
Brandon Jones | 47 | 47 | 28.917 | 15.269 | 44.186 | 4-wheel change |
Brandon Jones | 137 | 137 | 29.263 | 23.406 | 52.669 | 4-wheel change |
Brandon Jones | 92 | 92 | 29.434 | 23.523 | 52.957 | 4-wheel change |
Jeremy Clements | 47 | 47 | 28.620 | 21.054 | 49.674 | 4-wheel change |
Jeremy Clements | 92 | 92 | 28.742 | 23.257 | 51.999 | 4-wheel change |
Jeremy Clements | 137 | 137 | 28.636 | 23.956 | 52.592 | 4-wheel change |
Josh Williams | 92 | 92 | 28.855 | 15.416 | 44.271 | 4-wheel change |
Josh Williams | 47 | 47 | 29.405 | 17.551 | 46.956 | 4-wheel change |
Josh Williams | 137 | 137 | 28.858 | 18.819 | 47.677 | 4-wheel change |
Noah Gragson | 137 | 137 | 28.506 | 17.147 | 45.653 | 4-wheel change |
Noah Gragson | 92 | 92 | 28.907 | 18.171 | 47.078 | 4-wheel change |
Noah Gragson | 47 | 47 | 28.718 | 18.978 | 47.696 | 4-wheel change |
Riley Herbst | 47 | 47 | 29.017 | 13.680 | 42.697 | 4-wheel change |
Riley Herbst | 137 | 137 | 28.618 | 14.489 | 43.107 | 4-wheel change |
Anthony Alfredo | 137 | 137 | 29.145 | 16.914 | 46.059 | 4-wheel change |
Anthony Alfredo | 92 | 92 | 28.984 | 17.084 | 46.068 | 4-wheel change |
Anthony Alfredo | 47 | 47 | 29.017 | 18.585 | 47.602 | 4-wheel change |
Patrick Emerling | 48 | 47 | 30.881 | 28.829 | 59.710 | 4-wheel change |
Sheldon Creed | 47 | 47 | 29.112 | 14.514 | 43.626 | 4-wheel change |
Sheldon Creed | 137 | 137 | 28.978 | 15.146 | 44.124 | 4-wheel change |
Sheldon Creed | 92 | 92 | 28.934 | 16.016 | 44.950 | 4-wheel change |
Ty Gibbs | 47 | 47 | 29.123 | 16.583 | 45.706 | 4-wheel change |
Ty Gibbs | 92 | 92 | 28.754 | 17.402 | 46.156 | 4-wheel change |
Blaine Perkins | 138 | 135 | 31.917 | 19.685 | 51.602 | 4-wheel change |
Blaine Perkins | 48 | 47 | 29.787 | 21.888 | 51.675 | 4-wheel change |
Blaine Perkins | 93 | 91 | 29.778 | 26.726 | 56.504 | 4-wheel change |
Kyle Sieg | 92 | 92 | 29.506 | 19.119 | 48.625 | 4-wheel change |
Kyle Sieg | 137 | 137 | 29.712 | 24.958 | 54.670 | 4-wheel change |
Sam Mayer | 92 | 92 | 29.112 | 14.882 | 43.994 | 4-wheel change |
Sam Mayer | 47 | 47 | 29.155 | 16.009 | 45.164 | 4-wheel change |
Sam Mayer | 137 | 137 | 28.739 | 18.018 | 46.757 | 4-wheel change |
Dawson Cram | 160 | 157 | 30.602 | 9.510 | 40.112 | Left-sides only |
Dawson Cram | 48 | 47 | 30.369 | 22.522 | 52.891 | 4-wheel change |
Dawson Cram | 93 | 91 | 30.570 | 22.589 | 53.159 | 4-wheel change |
Chandler Smith | 137 | 137 | 29.385 | 13.573 | 42.958 | 4-wheel change |
Chandler Smith | 47 | 47 | 29.397 | 14.381 | 43.778 | 4-wheel change |
Chandler Smith | 92 | 92 | 29.235 | 18.381 | 47.616 | 4-wheel change |
Hailie Deegan | 48 | 47 | 30.801 | 18.218 | 49.019 | 4-wheel change |
Hailie Deegan | 93 | 93 | 30.944 | 19.357 | 50.301 | 4-wheel change |
Hailie Deegan | 137 | 137 | 31.730 | 22.154 | 53.884 | 4-wheel change |
Logan Bearden | 123 | 120 | 30.177 | 19.853 | 50.030 | 4-wheel change |
Logan Bearden | 48 | 47 | 30.590 | 26.693 | 57.283 | 4-wheel change |
Parker Retzlaff | 137 | 137 | 29.401 | 16.247 | 45.648 | 4-wheel change |
Parker Retzlaff | 92 | 92 | 29.521 | 17.217 | 46.738 | 4-wheel change |
Parker Retzlaff | 47 | 47 | 29.386 | 20.086 | 49.472 | 4-wheel change |
Sammy Smith | 92 | 92 | 28.912 | 14.315 | 43.227 | 4-wheel change |
Sammy Smith | 47 | 47 | 28.641 | 16.049 | 44.690 | 4-wheel change |
Sammy Smith | 100 | 99 | 28.943 | 16.049 | 44.992 | 4-wheel change |
Leland Honeyman Jr | 92 | 92 | 29.359 | 18.619 | 47.978 | 4-wheel change |
Leland Honeyman Jr | 137 | 137 | 30.011 | 18.919 | 48.930 | 4-wheel change |
Leland Honeyman Jr | 48 | 47 | 31.472 | 23.990 | 55.462 | 4-wheel change |
Jesse Love | 47 | 47 | 29.272 | 16.450 | 45.722 | 4-wheel change |
Jesse Love | 137 | 137 | 29.280 | 16.910 | 46.190 | 4-wheel change |
Jesse Love | 92 | 92 | 29.164 | 22.923 | 52.087 | 4-wheel change |
Shane van Gisbergen | 137 | 137 | 28.638 | 17.849 | 46.487 | 4-wheel change |
Shane van Gisbergen | 48 | 47 | 29.122 | 19.886 | 49.008 | 4-wheel change |
Shane van Gisbergen | 92 | 92 | 28.963 | 20.053 | 49.016 | 4-wheel change |
Carson Kvapil | 137 | 137 | 29.403 | 15.415 | 44.818 | 4-wheel change |
Carson Kvapil | 92 | 92 | 29.660 | 15.749 | 45.409 | 4-wheel change |
Carson Kvapil | 47 | 47 | 32.344 | 20.854 | 53.198 | 4-wheel change |