Starting from 2nd place Rookie Car 2 Jesse Love WAT Chevrolet won the Ag-Pro 300, his 1st win in 9 NASCAR Xfinity Series races. This is his 1st win & 6th Top 10 finish in 2024. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 1 race at Talladega Superspeedway. 2nd Place Car 98 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Ford, started from 8th place posted his 3rd Top 10 finish in 8 races at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his 3rd Top 10 finish in 2024. 3rd Place Car 5 Anthony Alfredo Dude Wipes Chevrolet, started from 11th place posted his 3rd Top 10 finish in 6 races at Talladega Superspeedway.
Credit: TALLADEGA, ALABAMA – APRIL 20: Jesse Love, driver of the #2 WAT Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series Ag-Pro 300 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 20, 2024 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
4th Place Car 42 Leland Honeyman Mezrano Injury Lawyers Chevrolet, started from 33rd place followed by 5th place Car 44 Brennan Poole CW & Sons Infrastructure Chevrolet, started from 27th place. 6th Place Car 18 Sheldon Creed Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Toyota, started from 29th place followed by 7th place Car 45 Caesar Bacarella Prime Bites Chevrolet, started from 29th place. 8th Place Car 38 Matt DiBenedetto Viking Motorsports Ford, started from 28th place followed by 9th  place Car 27 Jeb Burton Puryear Tank Lines Chevrolet, started from 35th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 00 Cole Custer Haas Automation Ford, in 10th place, started from 10th place. Chandler Smith leads the point standings by 14 points over Cole Custer.
Credit: TALLADEGA, ALABAMA – APRIL 20: Jesse Love, driver of the #2 WAT Chevrolet, and RCR team owner and NASCAR Hall of Famer, Richard Childress pose for photos in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Ag-Pro 300 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 20, 2024 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
The race had 6 Cautions for 28 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 26 for #7 Crash on the backstretch. 2nd Caution on lap 52 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 67 for #9, 51, 1, 48, 39, 20, 91, 16, 38, 42, 18 Crash on the frontstretch. 4th Caution on lap 75 for Debris backstretch. 5th Caution on lap 113 for #21, 48, 5, 32, 91, 19, 07, 27, 66 Crash on turn 4. 6th Caution on lap 119 for 48, 2, 18, 11 Crash in turn 1.
Credit: TALLADEGA, ALABAMA – APRIL 20: Jesse Love, driver of the #2 WAT Chevrolet, leads the field as Joey Gase, driver of the #35 Fireside RV Rental Chevrolet, spin into the infield grass after an on-track incident during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Ag-Pro 300 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 20, 2024 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
The race had 34 Lead Changes among 16 drivers; A. Hill 1-23; J. Love # 24-26; M. DiBenedetto 27; J. Love # 28-30; A. Hill 31-33; C. Custer 34-36; R. Sieg 37-42; C. Smith 43; R. Truex 44; C. Smith 45-46; A. Hill 47-51; J. Anderson 52; J. Love # 53-56; B. Jones 57-60; R. Sieg 61; S. Smith 62; S. Van Gisbergen # 63; S. Smith 64; A. Hill 65-68; D. Starr 69; A. Hill 70-72; R. Herbst 73-81; A. Hill 82-83; R. Herbst 84-86; P. Kligerman 87-88; R. Herbst 89; P. Kligerman 90; A. Alfredo 91-96; P. Kligerman 97; C. Custer 98; T. Gray(i) 99; J. Love # 100-110; A. Hill 111; P. Kligerman 112-117; J. Love # 118-124.
Credit: TALLADEGA, ALABAMA – APRIL 20: Austin Hill, driver of the #21 Bennett Transportation Chevrolet, Cole Custer, driver of the #00 Haas Automation Ford, and Ryan Sieg, driver of the #39 Sci Aps Ford, race during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Ag-Pro 300 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 20, 2024 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 2, 48, 21, 81, 16, 20, 97, 9, 98, 00
Stage 2 Top 10: 21, 2, 16, 39, 9, 81, 48, 98, 27, 00
Credit: TALLADEGA, ALABAMA – APRIL 20: Anthony Alfredo, driver of the #5 Dude Wipes Chevrolet, Jesse Love, driver of the #2 WAT Chevrolet, and Shane Van Gisbergen, driver of the #97 Wendy’s Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Ag-Pro 300 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 20, 2024 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
Credit: TALLADEGA, ALABAMA – APRIL 20: Jordan Anderson, driver of the #32 Bommarito Automotive Group Chevrolet, Ryan Sieg, driver of the #39 Sci Aps Ford, Brandon Jones, driver of the #9 Menards/Criterion Appliances Chevrolet, Jesse Love, driver of the #2 WAT Chevrolet, Jeb Burton, driver of the #27 Puryear Tank Lines Chevrolet, Chandler Smith, driver of the #81 QuickTie Toyota, and Parker Kligerman, driver of the #48 Spiked Lite Coolers Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Ag-Pro 300 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 20, 2024 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 9
Race Results for the Ag-Pro 300 – Saturday, April 20, 2024
Talladega Superspeedway – Talladega, AL – 2.66 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 124 Laps – 329.84 Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Saturday, 4/20/2024 @ 06:58 PM Eastern
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 2. Car 2 Jesse Love # WAT Chevrolet 124 Running
2. 8. Car 98 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Ford 124 Running
3. 11. Car 5 Anthony Alfredo Dude Wipes Chevrolet 124 Running
4. 33. Car 42 Leland Honeyman # Mezrano Injury Lawyers Chevrolet 124 Running
5. 27. Car 44 Brennan Poole CW & Sons Infrastructure Chevrolet 124 Running
6. 10. Car 18 Sheldon Creed Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Toyota 124 Running
7. 29. Car 45 Caesar Bacarella Prime Bites Chevrolet 124 Running
8. 28. Car 38 Matt DiBenedetto Viking Motorsports Ford 124 Running
9. 35. Car 27 Jeb Burton Puryear Tank Lines Chevrolet 124 Running
10. 4. Car 00 Cole Custer Haas Automation Ford 124 Running
11. 38. Car 14 Mason Massey(i) Fan Controlled Chevrolet 124 Running
12. 31. Car 15 Hailie Deegan # AirBox Ford 124 Running
13. 25. Car 28 Kyle Sieg North Country Ford Ford 124 Running
14. 1. Car 21 Austin Hill Bennett Transportation Chevrolet 124 Running
15. 13. Car 19 Taylor Gray(i) Operation 300 Toyota 124 Running
16. 36. Car 92 Josh Bilicki Insurance King Chevrolet 124 Running
17. 24. Car 39 Ryan Sieg Sci Aps Ford 124 Running
18. 17. Car 35 Joey Gase Fireside RV Rental Chevrolet 124 Running
19. 14. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Celsius Chevrolet 124 Running
20. 9. Car 11 Josh Williams Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet 124 Running
21. 5. Car 8 Sammy Smith Pilot Flying J Coffee Chevrolet 124 Running
22. 18. Car 97 Shane Van Gisbergen # Wendy’s Chevrolet 124 Running
23. 26. Car 29 Blaine Perkins Ollie’s Ford 123 Running
24. 19. Car 66 David Starr GreenLightPP.com Chevrolet 123 Running
25. 7. Car 81 Chandler Smith QuickTie Toyota 123 Running
26. 37. Car 43 Ryan Ellis Four Loko Jungle Juice Chevrolet 123 Running
27. 20. Car 91 Kyle Weatherman DriveSmartWarranty.com Chevrolet 120 DVP
28. 30. Car 4 Dawson Cram # TeamJDMotorsports.com Chevrolet 120 Running
29. 3. Car 48 Parker Kligerman Spiked Lite Coolers Chevrolet 117 Accident
30. 21. Car 31 Parker Retzlaff EasyCare Chevrolet 113 Ignition
31. 32. Car 32 Jordan Anderson Bommarito Automotive Group Chevrolet 111 Accident
32. 12. Car 07 Patrick Emerling BIG Studio Group Chevrolet 111 Accident
33. 23. Car 9 Brandon Jones Menards/Criterion Appliances Chevrolet 65 Accident
34. 6. Car 20 Ryan Truex The Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota 65 Accident
35. 22. Car 51 Jeremy Clements One Stop/All South Electric Chevrolet 65 Accident
36. 15. Car 1 Sam Mayer First Bank of Alabama Chevrolet 65 Accident
37. 34. Car 26 Jeffrey Earnhardt ForeverLawn Toyota 46 Engine 38. 16. Car 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Chevrolet 24 Accident
Race Comments: Prior to the green flag to start the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reason indicated: Nos. 18, 19, 27 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: (1) 6 Garrett Smithley. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 30 Mins, 42 Secs. Average Speed: 131.323 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.141 Seconds. Caution Flags: 6 for 28 laps. Lead Changes: 34 among 16 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: April 27, 2024 – Dover Motor Speedway
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