NASCAR Cup Series race
Motor car race
The 2024 Ally 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on June 30, 2024, at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee . Contested over 331 laps -- extended from 300 laps due to an overtime finish and broke the NASCAR record for the most overtime attempts with five attempts on the 1+ 1 ⁄3 -mile (2.146 km) speedway, it was the 19th race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season. Joey Logano won the race, his 33rd career win, and first since the Atlanta spring race in 2023 . Zane Smith finished 2nd, his best career finish, and Tyler Reddick finished 3rd. Ryan Preece and Chris Buescher rounded out the top five, and Ryan Blaney , Bubba Wallace , Kyle Larson , Daniel Hemric , and Noah Gragson rounded out the top ten.
Report
Background
Nashville Superspeedway , where the race was held.
Nashville Superspeedway is a motor racing complex located in Lebanon, Tennessee , United States, about 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Nashville . The track was built in 2001 and is currently used for events, driving schools and GT Academy , a reality television competition.
It is a concrete oval track 1+ 1 ⁄3 miles (2.146 km) long. Nashville Superspeedway is owned by Dover Motorsports, Inc. , which also owns Dover International Speedway . Nashville Superspeedway was the longest concrete oval in NASCAR during the time it was on the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series circuits. Current permanent seating capacity is approximately 25,000. Additional portable seats are brought in for some events, and seating capacity can be expanded to 150,000. Infrastructure is in place to expand the facility to include a short track, drag strip, and road course.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
Ty Gibbs was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 30.059 seconds and a speed of 159.287 mph (256.348 km/h).[ 10]
Practice results
Qualifying
Denny Hamlin scored the pole for the race with a 29.859 time of and a speed of 160.354 mph (258.065 km/h).[ 11]
Qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage results
Stage One
Laps: 90
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
20
Christopher Bell
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
10
2
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
9
3
45
Tyler Reddick
23XI Racing
Toyota
8
4
5
Kyle Larson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
7
5
6
Brad Keselowski
RFK Racing
Ford
6
6
54
Ty Gibbs
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
5
7
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
4
8
17
Chris Buescher
RFK Racing
Ford
3
9
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
2
10
23
Bubba Wallace
23XI Racing
Toyota
1
Official stage one results
Stage Two
Laps: 95
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
20
Christopher Bell
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
10
2
45
Tyler Reddick
23XI Racing
Toyota
9
3
5
Kyle Larson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
8
4
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
7
5
6
Brad Keselowski
RFK Racing
Ford
6
6
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
5
7
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
4
8
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
3
9
17
Chris Buescher
RFK Racing
Ford
2
10
10
Noah Gragson
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
1
Official stage two results
Final Stage results
Stage Three
Laps: 115
Pos
Grid
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Laps
Points
1
26
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
331
40
2
36
71
Zane Smith (R)
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
331
35
3
6
45
Tyler Reddick
23XI Racing
Toyota
331
51
4
22
41
Ryan Preece
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
331
33
5
9
17
Chris Buescher
RFK Racing
Ford
331
37
6
18
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
331
34
7
24
23
Bubba Wallace
23XI Racing
Toyota
331
31
8
4
5
Kyle Larson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
331
44
9
37
31
Daniel Hemric
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
331
28
10
16
10
Noah Gragson
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
331
28
11
28
16
A. J. Allmendinger (i)
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
331
0
12
1
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
331
41
13
33
51
Justin Haley
Rick Ware Racing
Ford
331
24
14
12
48
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
331
23
15
10
2
Austin Cindric
Team Penske
Ford
331
22
16
15
77
Carson Hocevar (R) [ a]
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
331
-4
17
32
38
Todd Gilliland
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
331
20
18
13
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
331
24
19
7
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
331
22
20
21
7
Corey LaJoie
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
331
17
21
19
14
Chase Briscoe
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
331
16
22
31
99
Daniel Suárez
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
331
15
23
8
54
Ty Gibbs
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
331
19
24
17
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
331
19
25
5
6
Brad Keselowski
RFK Racing
Ford
330
24
26
2
4
Josh Berry (R)
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
327
11
27
27
8
Kyle Busch
Richard Childress Racing
Ford
319
10
28
25
21
Harrison Burton
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
312
9
29
29
50
Corey Heim (i)
23XI Racing
Toyota
312
0
30
23
47
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
312
7
31
35
42
John Hunter Nemechek
Legacy Motor Club
Toyota
306
6
32
11
3
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
305
5
33
20
1
Ross Chastain
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
304
4
34
34
43
Erik Jones
Legacy Motor Club
Toyota
287
3
35
14
34
Michael McDowell
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
239
2
36
3
20
Christopher Bell
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
227
21
37
30
15
Riley Herbst (i)
Rick Ware Racing
Ford
201
0
38
38
66
Chad Finchum (i)
MBM Motorsports
Ford
132
0
Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 20 among 11 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 15 for 79
Red flags: 1 for 1 hour, 21 minutes, and 20 seconds
Time of race: 4 hours, 3 minutes, and 54 seconds
Average speed: 108.298 miles per hour (174.289 km/h)
Television
NBC covered the race on the television side, but was switched to USA Network at 7:30pm ET (6:30pm CT) due to US Olympic Team trials. Rick Allen , Jeff Burton , and Steve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth. Dave Burns , Kim Coon, and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties from pit lane.
Radio
Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by the Performance Racing Network (PRN), and was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio .
PRN
Booth announcers
Turn announcers
Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Doug RiceAnnouncer: Mark GarrowAnnouncer: Cole Custer
Turns 1 & 2: Rob AlbrightTurns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson
Brad Gillie Brett McMillanWendy Venturini
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings
Note : Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
. – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs .
Notes
^ Hocevar was docked 25 points for intentionally wrecking Harrison Burton under caution.
References
^ "2024 schedule" . Jayski.com . Jayski's Silly Season Site . Retrieved October 3, 2023 .
^ "Nashville Superspeedway" . Archived from the original on 13 April 2005. Retrieved May 17, 2022 .
^ Taranto, Steven (October 4, 2023). "NASCAR Cup Series 2024 schedule announcement: New additions, race dates, plus the complete calendar" . CBS Broadcasting Inc. Retrieved April 21, 2024 .
^ "NASCAR unveils 2024 Cup schedule as Atlanta, Watkins Glen move to playoffs" . National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC. October 4, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024 .
^ "Entry List" (PDF) . Jayski.com . Jayski's Silly Season Site . June 24, 2024. Retrieved June 24, 2024 .
^ "Practice Results" . NASCAR.com . NASCAR . June 29, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024 .
^ "Qualifying Results" . NASCAR.com . NASCAR . June 29, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024 .
^ "Ally 400 Results" . NASCAR.com . NASCAR . June 30, 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024 .
^ "Points standings" (PDF) . Jayski.com . Jayski's Silly Season Site . June 30, 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024 .
^ Utter, Jim (June 29, 2024). "NASCAR Cup Nashville: Ty Gibbs leads the way in practice" . Motorsport.com . Nashville, Tennessee : Motorsport Network . Retrieved June 29, 2024 .
^ Utter, Jim (June 29, 2024). "NASCAR Cup Nashville: Hamlin beats Berry, Bell to pole position" . Motorsport.com . Nashville, Tennessee : Motorsport Network . Retrieved June 29, 2024 .