Starting from 2nd place Car 1 Sam Mayer QPS Employment Group Chevrolet won the Drive for the Cure 250 Presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, his 7th win in 113 NASCAR Xfinity Series races. This is his 3rd win & 12th Top 10 finish in 2024. This is his 2nd win & 3rd Top 10 finish in 4 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course. 2nd Place Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Campers Inn RV Chevrolet, started from 3rd place posted his 5th Top 10 finish in 5 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course. It is his 15th Top 10 finish in 2024. 3rd Place Rookie Car 97 Shane Van Gisbergen WeatherTech Chevrolet, started from pole posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 1 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course.
Credit: CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – OCTOBER 12: Sam Mayer, driver of the #1 QPS Employment Group Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Xfinity Drive for the Cure 250 presented by BCBS at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 12, 2024 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
4th Place Car 21 Austin Hill Bennett Transportation Chevrolet, started from 6th place followed by 5th place Car 81 Chandler Smith Wheelers Toyota, started from 7th place. 6th Place Car 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Spiked Coolers Chevrolet, started from 22nd place followed by 7th place Car 7 Justin Allgaier Jarrett Logistics Chevrolet, started from 9th place. 8th Place Car 19 Josh Bilicki Insurance King Toyota, started from 4th place followed by 9th place Car 20 Aric Almirola Samaritan’s Purse Toyota, started from 13th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 8 Sammy Smith Pilot Flying J Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 16th place. Chandler Smith (P) leads the point standings by 23 points over Austin Hill (P).
Credit: CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – OCTOBER 12: Sam Mayer, driver of the #1 QPS Employment Group Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Drive for the Cure 250 presented by BCBS at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 12, 2024 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)
The race had 7 Cautions for 20 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 22 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 28 for Debris Turn 2. 3rd Caution on lap 31 for No. 38 Spin Turn 6. 4th Caution on lap           35 for Nos. 98, 31, 5, 16, 18, 28, 11 51, 44 Crash on the Frontstretch. 5th Caution on lap 41 for Stage 2 Conclusion/No. 18 Stalled on Backstretch. 6th Caution on lap 54 for No. 35 Crash in Turn 1. 7th Caution on lap 67 for No. 42 Crash.
Credit: CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – OCTOBER 12: Sam Mayer, driver of the #1 QPS Employment Group Chevrolet, in violation leads pole winner, Shane Van Gisbergen, driver of the #97 WeatherTech Chevrolet, to the green flag to start the NASCAR Xfinity Drive for the Cure 250 presented by BCBS at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 12, 2024 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
The race had 12 Lead Changes among 8 drivers; S. Van Gisbergen # (P) 1-3; A. Allmendinger (P) 4-21; S. Van Gisbergen # (P) 22; J. Bilicki 23-32; S. Mayer (P) 33-34; C. Smith (P) 35; J. Allgaier (P) 36-41; C. Mosack(i) 42-45; S. Mayer (P) 46-54; C. Mosack(i) 55; S. Van Gisbergen # (P) 56-58; P. Kligerman (P) 59-70; S. Mayer (P) 71-72.
Credit: CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – OCTOBER 12: Josh Bilicki, driver of the #19 Insurance King Toyota, Chandler Smith, driver of the #81 Wheelers Toyota, Aric Almirola, driver of the #20 Samaritan’s Purse Toyota, and Brandon Jones, driver of the #9 Menards/Delta Faucets Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Xfinity Drive for the Cure 250 presented by BCBS at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 12, 2024 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 16, 97, 7, 21, 2, 18, 88, 98, 19, 81
Stage 2 Top 10: 7, 88, 1, 20, 42, 16, 97, 81, 07, 19
Credit: CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – OCTOBER 12: Parker Kligerman, driver of the #48 Big Machine Spiked Coolers Chevrolet, and Sam Mayer, driver of the #1 QPS Employment Group Chevrolet, lead the field to a restart during the NASCAR Xfinity Drive for the Cure 250 presented by BCBS at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 12, 2024 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Credit: CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – OCTOBER 12: Shane Van Gisbergen, driver of the #97 WeatherTech Chevrolet, drives during the NASCAR Xfinity Drive for the Cure 250 presented by BCBS at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 12, 2024 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 29
Race Results for the Drive for the Cure 250 Presented by Blue Cross and
Blue Shield of North Carolina – Saturday, October 12, 2024
Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course – Concord, NC – 2.32 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 72 Laps – 167.04 Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Saturday, 10/12/2024 @ 07:05 PM Eastern
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 2. Car 1 Sam Mayer (P) QPS Employment Group Chevrolet 72 Running
2. 3. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger (P) Campers Inn RV Chevrolet 72 Running
3. 1. Car 97 Shane Van Gisbergen # (P) WeatherTech Chevrolet 72 Running
4. 6. Car 21 Austin Hill (P) Bennett Transportation Chevrolet 72 Running
5. 7. Car 81 Chandler Smith (P) Wheelers Toyota 72 Running
6. 22. Car 48 Parker Kligerman (P) Big Machine Spiked Coolers Chevrolet 72 Running
7. 9. Car 7 Justin Allgaier (P) Jarrett Logistics Chevrolet 72 Running
8. 4. Car 19 Josh Bilicki Insurance King Toyota 72 Running
9. 13. Car 20 Aric Almirola (P) Samaritan’s Purse Toyota 72 Running
10. 16. Car 8 Sammy Smith (P) Pilot Flying J Chevrolet 72 Running
11. 15. Car 9 Brandon Jones Menards/Delta Faucets Chevrolet 72 Running
12. 20. Car 31 Parker Retzlaff Carolina Cowboys Chevrolet 72 Running
13. 14. Car 00 Cole Custer (P) Andy’s Frozen Custard Ford 72 Running
14. 19. Car 91 Alex Labbe DGM Racing Chevrolet 72 Running
15. 27. Car 27 Jeb Burton BG Products Chevrolet 72 Running
16. 11. Car 5 Anthony Alfredo Dude Wipes Chevrolet 72 Running
17. 25. Car 28 Ryan Sieg Sci Aps Ford 72 Running
18. 10. Car 88 Connor Mosack(i) Apollo Pex Chevrolet 72 Running
19. 8. Car 2 Jesse Love # (P) Whelen Chevrolet 72 Running
20. 21. Car 51 Jeremy Clements Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet Chevrolet 72 Running
21. 29. Car 50 Preston Pardus Chinchor Electric Inc. Chevrolet 72 Running
22. 26. Car 38 Matt DiBenedetto ReMA Ford 72 Running
23. 35. Car 39 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford 72 Running
24. 37. Car 92 Dawson Cram(i) Trade with the Pros Chevrolet 72 Running
25. 38. Car 14 Nathan Byrd ASAP Commercial Doors Chevrolet 72 Running
26. 31. Car 45 Brad Perez KSDT/Loose is Fast Podcast Chevrolet 72 Running
27. 36. Car 15 Dylan Lupton Lupton Excavation Ford 71 Running
28. 33. Car 42 Leland Honeyman # DPR Construction Chevrolet 65 Accident
29. 28. Car 07 Sage Karam Kellum Law Firm Chevrolet 63 Brakes
30. 17. Car 32 Austin Green 3Dimensional.com Chevrolet 58 Engine
31. 30. Car 43 Ryan Ellis Classic Collision Chevrolet 58 Running
32. 12. Car 98 Riley Herbst (P) Monster Energy Ford 57 Driveshaft
33. 34. Car 29 Blaine Perkins To The POINT Ford 56 Running
34. 32. Car 35 Thomas Annunziata NFPA Toyota 52 Accident
35. 5. Car 18 Sheldon Creed (P) Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Toyota 38 Accident
36. 23. Car 11 Josh Williams Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet 32 Accident
37. 18. Car 26 Ed Jones Toyota Racing Development Toyota 32 Accident 38. 24. Car 44 Brennan Poole Macc Door Systems Chevrolet 32 Accident
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reason(s) indicated: Nos. 26, 35 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None.Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 28 Mins, 35 Secs. Average Speed: 66.29 MPH. Margin of Victory: 1.474 Seconds.Caution Flags: 7 for 20 laps. Lead Changes: 12 among 8 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: October 19, 2024 – Las Vegas Motor Speedway
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