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The 2024 United Rentals 250 NASCAR XFINITY Series pit stop performance data highlights the fastest pit stops, team efficiency, and crew performance from Talladega Superspeedway.

United Rentals 250

Saturday, October 5th, 2024

Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL

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  • Thursday, October 3rd, 2024
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Holly Cain
Xfinity Series returns to the unpredictable Talladega Superspeedway

For the first time in two years, the NASCAR Xfinity Series returns to Talladega Superspeedway for a Playoff race – the United Rentals 250 Saturday at 4 p.m. ET (The CW, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

Aric Almirola won last week’s 2024 Playoff opener at Kansas Speedway but because he is not Playoff eligible- this second race of the three-race round becomes even more pivotal in deciding which eight drivers will advance to the next round.

Playoff driver A.J. Allmendinger won the last Fall Playoff race at Talladega in 2022. Jordan Anderson Racing’s Jeb Burton is a two-time Talladega winner and joins Playoff rookie Jesse Love, who won at the big track this Spring as the only current fulltime drivers to hoist a Talladega trophy.

Entering the race, Regular Season Champion, Stewart-Haas Racing’s Cole Custer, Joe Gibbs Racing’s Chandler Smith, Richard Childress Racing’s Austin Hill, JR Motorsports Sam Mayer, JGR’s Sheldon Creed, Kaulig Racing’s Shane van Gisbergen, RCR’s Love and SHR’s Riley Herbst sit above the Playoff cutoff line.

Meanwhile, a pair of preseason title favorites – JR Motorsports’ Justin Allgaier and Kaulig’s Allmendinger are currently just below that cutoff line. Allgaier, a two-time race winner this season, is a single point behind Herbst, has only four top-five finishes in 17 Talladega starts and has never hoisted a trophy there.

A victory this week would similarly go a long way for Allmendinger, who is still racing for his first win of the season and currently sits 10th in the Playoff standings, 13 points below the cutoff line.

“Anything can and usually does happen at Talladega. JR Motorsports has always had an incredibly strong superspeedway program and I know that that will be the case once again on Saturday,” Allgaier said.

“We just need to be smart out there and not get ourselves caught in a bad position in the middle of the pack. If we can keep our nose clean and run up front all day long, I see no reason why we won’t be fighting for the win with our JRM teammates and get ourselves into the next round of the Playoffs once the checkered flag falls.”

Qualifying is set for 11:30 a.m. ET on Saturday (USA Network, NBC Sports App). Austin Hill won the pole position in the Spring race. Mayer won the pole for the last Playoff race at Talladega two years ago.

  • United Rentals 250
  • Pole Winner: Jesse Love
  • Age: 19
  • Team : No 2 - Whelen Chevrolet
  • Owner: Richard Childress
  • Crew Chief: Danny Stockman, Jr
  • Jesse Love won the Pole Award for the United Rentals 250 with a lap of 52578 seconds, 182129 mph
  • This is his fifth pole in 28 NASCAR Xfinity Series races
  • This is his fifth pole and 17th top-10 start in 2024
  • This is his first pole in two races at Talladega Superspeedway
  • Austin Hill (second) posted his 17th top-10 start of 2024 and his fifth in six races at Talladega Superspeedway
  • Chandler Smith (third) posted his second top-10 start at Talladega Superspeedway It is his 22nd in 28 races this season
  • Jesse Love (first) was the fastest qualifying rookie

  • Saturday, October 5th, 2024
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Holly Cain
Sammy Smith clinches spot in Round of 8 with victory at Talladega

A last lap pass for the win is a recurring theme at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway and that’s exactly what landed JR Motorsports driver Sammy Smith in Victory Lane on Saturday. It was the only lap he led all day but it was good enough to win Saturday’s United Rentals 250 overtime thriller and earn Smith an automatic berth into the next round of the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs.

It was a huge turn of fortune for the 20-year old Iowa native, who came into the race ranked last among the 12 Playoff drivers and winless on the season. He started his No. 8 JRM Chevrolet 27th in Saturday’s 38-car field, but moved forward rapidly from the fall of the green flag, running near the front most of the day, avoiding multiple multi-car accidents and making the move to the checkered flag when it counted most.

“It’s been a really tough year,’’ said Smith. “It’s been a while and it’s been a struggle, but I’m very happy to be here and looking forward to getting better on these ovals and road courses.”

It was high-stakes, clutch performance for the young talent, whose only other victory came last April at the Phoenix Raceway one-miler. Just this week with Playoff elimination a possibility, he piqued his team owner’s brain for tips on racing on the Talladega 2.66-mile high banks – his team owner being Dale Earnhardt Jr., who won six NASCAR Cup Series races at Talladega including an unprecedented four in a row.

“We sat down Wednesday,’’ Smith said. “It wasn’t a whole lot, but asking him what he would do in certain situations [on the big track]. Feels really good to win again.”

Smith beat RSS Racing’s Ryan Sieg to the line by a slight .177-second with a three-wide battle on track right behind featuring Stewart-Haas Racing’s Riley Herbst and Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Sheldon Creed and Chandler Smith who rounded out the top-five.

Herbst was leading with a lap remaining only to get passed in a massive push forward that included a run by Chandler Smith – ultimately both losing out to Sammy Smith and Ryan Sieg. Frustrated, after the race Herbst immediately walked over to Chandler Smith’s car and had words with the young driver.

“I was just telling him, he had his teammate behind him and was in the best spot you want to be in and I told him he made a right move but in the wrong place,’’ Herbst said. “He would have won the race and all he did was kill his run, my run and his teammate’s run and let the 8 [Sammy Smith] get away.”

Polesitter, rookie Jesse Love led a race best 28 of the 98 laps in the No. 2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet finishing sixth in a race marked with six cautions, a brief red flag, 11 race leaders and 28 lead changes.

Although relatively calm through the early goings – Chandler Smith won the opening stage and RCR’s Austin Hill won the second stage – the final laps lived up to Talladega expectation. Only three of the 12 Playoff drivers managed to avoid being caught up – in varying degrees – in accidents on the afternoon.

Two perennial championship favorites and current Playoff drivers, Kaulig Racing’s A.J. Allmendinger and JR Motorsports Justin Allgaier were among those that led laps – as expected – but were also collected in multi-car accidents.

Allmendinger still rallied to an 11th place showing after his No. 16 Chevy suffered minor damage in a 12-car accident with three laps remaining that triggered a nearly 10-minute red flag stoppage and forced overtime. Allgaier’s No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet suffered more damage in the crash and he finished 26th.

Reigning series champion, Stewart-Haas Racing’s Cole Custer was also caught up in the accident and finished 27th. Fellow Playoff competitor, Kaulig Racing’s Shane Van Gisbergen – a three-race winner this season – was a part of a multi-car accident earlier – with 18 laps remaining – and finished 36th.

Jeb Burton finished seventh with David Starr, Brennan Poole and Kyle Sieg rounding out the Top-10.

Next week’s race at the Charlotte ROVAL will decide which eight drivers advance in the Playoffs. With Smith’s win today, three positions will be decided next weekend. Chandler Smith now holds a strong 57-point edge on the cutoff points position with Hill, Custer, Creed, Love, Herbst and Sam Mayer rounding out the top-8.

Mayer holds a slim 10-point advantage in the final transfer position over Allmendinger and he’s 18 points up on his JRM teammate Allgaier.

Van Gisbergen, who has won three road course races already this year, goes into the Charlotte road course-oval hybrid 21 points back. Parker Kligerman, who finished 12th Saturday despite being collected in multiple wrecks, is 26 points off Mayer for that final transfer position.

The NASCAR Xfinity Series returns to competition next week at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course for Saturday’s Drive for the Cure 250 Presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina. Mayer is the defending the race winner.

  • Drivers Entered: 39 (1 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 94
  • Laps Actual: 98 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: 0.177 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 5 Minutes 12 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 124.927
  • Cautions: 6 for 27 laps
  • Lead Changes: 28
  • Green Flag Passes: 5,553 (78.2 passes per green flag lap)

  • United Rentals 250
  • Race Winner: Sammy Smith
  • Age: 20
  • Team : No 8 - TMC Transportation Chevrolet
  • Owner: Dale Earnhardt, Jr
  • Crew Chief: Phillip Bell
  • Sammy Smith won the United Rentals 250, his second victory in 70 Xfinity Series races
  • This is his first victory and 14th top-10 finish in 2024
  • This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in three races at Talladega Superspeedway
  • Ryan Sieg (second) posted his sixth top-10 finish in 15 races at Talladega Superspeedway It is his seventh top-10 finish in 2024
  • Riley Herbst (third) posted his fourth top-10 finish in nine races at Talladega Superspeedway
  • Jesse Love (sixth) was the highest finishing rookie
  • Chandler Smith leads the point standings by 28 points over Austin Hill
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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
United Rentals 250 at Talladega Superspeedway 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
Sheldon Creed 4 4 Running 1 25.056 10 8.475 1 33.531 1 33.531 33.531
Chandler Smith 3 5 Running 2 24.754 4 9.360 2 34.113 2 32.203 36.023
Matt DiBenedetto 33 17 Running 1 26.701 28 11.878 3 38.579 3 38.579 38.579
Dean Thompson 22 21 Running 2 25.977 24 12.880 4 38.856 4 34.589 43.123
Sammy Smith 27 1 Running 2 25.348 17 13.997 6 39.345 5 34.223 44.466
Justin Allgaier 14 26 Running 2 25.886 23 13.831 5 39.716 6 37.558 41.874
Brandon Jones 20 29 Accident 3 24.479 1 15.292 8 39.772 7 34.361 44.510
Cole Custer 10 27 Running 2 24.696 3 15.132 7 39.828 8 39.510 40.145
Taylor Gray 11 33 Accident 2 25.155 12 15.482 9 40.637 9 32.482 48.791
Jesse Love 1 6 Running 2 24.910 8 15.899 10 40.809 10 40.684 40.933
AJ Allmendinger 5 11 Running 2 24.894 7 16.416 11 41.310 11 40.897 41.722
Carson Kvapil 18 28 Accident 2 24.780 5 16.716 12 41.496 12 40.855 42.136
Riley Herbst 7 3 Running 2 25.314 15 16.867 13 42.181 13 39.309 45.052
Austin Hill 2 24 Running 2 25.392 19 17.751 15 43.142 14 40.663 45.621
Aric Almirola 9 20 Running 2 25.422 20 18.385 16 43.806 15 33.105 54.507
Jeb Burton 16 7 Running 1 24.877 6 19.052 19 43.929 16 43.929 43.929
Brennan Poole 30 9 Running 3 25.369 18 18.685 17 44.054 17 42.873 45.486
Parker Kligerman 6 12 Running 2 25.123 11 19.953 20 45.076 18 42.823 47.328
Ryan Ellis 32 15 Running 3 26.374 26 18.916 18 45.290 19 43.195 46.882
Jeremy Clements 28 37 Brakes 1 24.512 2 21.087 24 45.599 20 45.599 45.599
Anthony Alfredo 13 30 Accident 2 25.346 16 20.565 21 45.911 21 45.243 46.578
Leland Honeyman Jr 19 14 Running 2 25.506 21 20.737 22 46.243 22 43.654 48.831
Shane van Gisbergen 8 36 Accident 2 25.048 9 21.205 25 46.253 23 39.955 52.550
Kyle Weatherman 35 32 Running 1 30.068 37 17.282 14 47.350 24 47.350 47.350
Josh Williams 17 35 Accident 1 25.301 14 22.822 30 48.123 25 48.123 48.123
Sam Mayer 12 16 Running 2 25.194 13 23.056 31 48.250 26 48.041 48.458
Ryan Sieg 15 2 Running 1 26.939 31 21.754 28 48.693 27 48.693 48.693
CJ McLaughlin 21 18 Running 2 28.146 33 20.854 23 49.000 28 47.559 50.440
Nick Leitz 25 38 Accident 1 26.571 27 22.589 29 49.160 29 49.160 49.160
Blaine Perkins 31 19 Running 3 25.835 22 23.612 33 49.447 30 45.373 53.069
Tommy Joe Martins 38 13 Running 2 26.343 25 23.524 32 49.866 31 48.939 50.793
David Starr 23 8 Running 2 28.854 34 21.253 26 50.106 32 46.184 54.028
Parker Retzlaff 24 31 Accident 3 29.084 35 21.387 27 50.472 33 46.916 55.466
Dylan Lupton 36 25 Running 1 26.817 30 24.524 34 51.341 34 51.341 51.341
Kyle Sieg 34 10 Running 3 26.807 29 25.892 36 52.699 35 49.952 55.193
Joey Gase 29 22 Running 2 29.707 36 24.908 35 54.615 36 46.953 62.276
Jordan Anderson 26 34 Accident 2 26.971 32 27.745 37 54.716 37 53.832 55.599
Carson Ware 37 23 Running 2 32.351 38 28.011 38 60.362 38 58.602 62.121

Pit Stop Detailed Report

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

United Rentals 250 at Talladega Superspeedway Pit Stop Detail
DRIVER LDR LAP DRV LAP DRV TIME CREW TIME TOT TIME TYPE
AJ Allmendinger 27 27 25.115 15.782 40.897 4-wheel change
AJ Allmendinger 52 52 24.672 17.050 41.722 4-wheel change
Aric Almirola 52 52 25.331 7.774 33.105 Right-sides only
Aric Almirola 29 28 25.512 28.995 54.507 4-wheel change
David Starr 53 53 27.065 19.119 46.184 4-wheel change
David Starr 76 75 30.642 23.386 54.028 4-wheel change
Justin Allgaier 27 27 25.713 11.845 37.558 Left-sides only
Justin Allgaier 52 52 26.058 15.816 41.874 4-wheel change
Parker Kligerman 27 27 25.206 17.617 42.823 4-wheel change
Parker Kligerman 77 77 25.039 22.289 47.328 4-wheel change
Joey Gase 42 42 26.934 20.019 46.953 4-wheel change
Joey Gase 28 28 32.480 29.796 62.276 4-wheel change
Jeb Burton 27 27 24.877 19.052 43.929 4-wheel change
Matt DiBenedetto 42 42 26.701 11.878 38.579 Right-sides only
Ryan Ellis 52 52 25.785 17.410 43.195 4-wheel change
Ryan Ellis 27 27 27.408 18.385 45.793 4-wheel change
Ryan Ellis 77 77 25.928 20.954 46.882 4-wheel change
Dylan Lupton 27 27 26.817 24.524 51.341 4-wheel change
Ryan Sieg 42 42 26.939 21.754 48.693 4-wheel change
Kyle Weatherman 79 66 30.068 17.282 47.350 4-wheel change
Brennan Poole 53 53 26.257 16.616 42.873 4-wheel change
Brennan Poole 77 77 24.717 19.085 43.802 4-wheel change
Brennan Poole 28 28 25.133 20.353 45.486 4-wheel change
Cole Custer 52 52 24.662 14.848 39.510 4-wheel change
Cole Custer 27 27 24.730 15.415 40.145 4-wheel change
Austin Hill 52 52 24.681 15.982 40.663 4-wheel change
Austin Hill 27 27 26.102 19.519 45.621 4-wheel change
Brandon Jones 42 42 24.719 9.642 34.361 Right-sides only
Brandon Jones 77 77 24.095 16.349 40.444 4-wheel change
Brandon Jones 27 27 24.624 19.886 44.510 4-wheel change
CJ McLaughlin 52 52 27.706 19.853 47.559 4-wheel change
CJ McLaughlin 27 27 28.585 21.855 50.440 4-wheel change
Jeremy Clements 27 27 24.512 21.087 45.599 4-wheel change
Josh Williams 27 27 25.301 22.822 48.123 4-wheel change
Riley Herbst 42 42 24.895 14.414 39.309 4-wheel change
Riley Herbst 27 27 25.733 19.319 45.052 4-wheel change
Tommy Joe Martins 77 77 26.617 22.322 48.939 4-wheel change
Tommy Joe Martins 43 43 26.068 24.725 50.793 4-wheel change
Anthony Alfredo 27 27 25.100 20.143 45.243 4-wheel change
Anthony Alfredo 52 52 25.591 20.987 46.578 4-wheel change
Carson Ware 53 53 32.109 26.493 58.602 4-wheel change
Carson Ware 28 28 32.592 29.529 62.121 4-wheel change
Sheldon Creed 52 52 25.056 8.475 33.531 Right-sides only
Jordan Anderson 52 52 26.938 26.894 53.832 4-wheel change
Jordan Anderson 27 27 27.004 28.595 55.599 4-wheel change
Blaine Perkins 53 53 26.588 18.785 45.373 4-wheel change
Blaine Perkins 28 28 25.209 24.691 49.900 4-wheel change
Blaine Perkins 43 43 25.709 27.360 53.069 4-wheel change
Kyle Sieg 42 42 26.263 23.689 49.952 4-wheel change
Kyle Sieg 77 77 27.459 25.492 52.951 4-wheel change
Kyle Sieg 27 27 26.698 28.495 55.193 4-wheel change
Sam Mayer 27 27 24.952 23.089 48.041 4-wheel change
Sam Mayer 52 52 25.435 23.023 48.458 4-wheel change
Chandler Smith 52 52 24.562 7.641 32.203 Right-sides only
Chandler Smith 27 27 24.945 11.078 36.023 Left-sides only
Dean Thompson 52 52 26.681 7.908 34.589 Right-sides only
Dean Thompson 27 27 25.272 17.851 43.123 4-wheel change
Taylor Gray 42 42 25.976 6.506 32.482 Right-sides only
Taylor Gray 27 27 24.334 24.457 48.791 4-wheel change
Parker Retzlaff 42 42 29.032 17.884 46.916 4-wheel change
Parker Retzlaff 77 77 28.580 20.453 49.033 4-wheel change
Parker Retzlaff 28 28 29.641 25.825 55.466 4-wheel change
Nick Leitz 28 28 26.571 22.589 49.160 4-wheel change
Sammy Smith 52 52 25.214 9.009 34.223 Right-sides only
Sammy Smith 27 27 25.481 18.985 44.466 4-wheel change
Leland Honeyman Jr 53 53 25.603 18.051 43.654 4-wheel change
Leland Honeyman Jr 28 28 25.408 23.423 48.831 4-wheel change
Jesse Love 77 77 24.802 15.882 40.684 4-wheel change
Jesse Love 52 52 25.017 15.916 40.933 4-wheel change
Shane van Gisbergen 52 52 24.940 15.015 39.955 4-wheel change
Shane van Gisbergen 27 27 25.156 27.394 52.550 4-wheel change
Carson Kvapil 42 42 24.873 15.982 40.855 4-wheel change
Carson Kvapil 27 27 24.686 17.450 42.136 4-wheel change