Elliott Chases Victory in BetMGM 300

(CONCORD, NC – MAY 25, 2024 – RIS) Chase Elliott was the class of the field in the late laps of the BetMGM300 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Pit strategy had the No,. 17 Chevy on the best tires for the final restarts, letting the second-generation NASCAR Cup Series champion capture the win in his first Xfinity start of the season. Elliott’s car carried the paint schem and number raced by owner Rick Hendrick’s son, Ricky Hendrick.

25 laps to go and the late complexion of the race changed dramatically on a restart when Noah Gragson dropped back, then leading Justin Allgaier got tapped when Ty Gibbs, Chase Elliott and Ryan Ellis shoved Gibbs into Allgaier, spinning him on the front straight and out of the race with broken front suspension. 

On the restart Chase Elliott used his fresher tires to leap out to a big lead over Sam Mayer, but Cole Custer and Austin Hill got together on the back straight with Custer spinning into the wall. 

Elliott zipped out to a lead of a half second over Brendan Jones, with Sammy Smith a distant third and Sam Mayer nearly a second behind Smith in fourth. AJ Allmendinger took fifth. The top 18 cars were on the lead lap.

Unofficial Results: BetMGM 300 Saturday, May 25, 2024 - Charlotte Motor Speedway 
Fin, Str, Driver, Car, Laps, St1, St2, Tms Led, Laps Led, Playoff Pts, Pts, Status
1) 30, Chase Elliott(i), No. 17 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, 200, , , 1, 18, , 0, Running
2) 10, Brandon Jones, No. 9 Menards/CharBroil Chevrolet, 200, 4, , , , , 42, Running
3) 16, Sammy Smith, No. 8 Pilot Flying J Chevrolet, 200, 6, , , , , 39, Running
4) 13, Sam Mayer, No. 1 Tire Pros Chevrolet, 200, , 4, 5, 44, , 40, Running
5) 11, AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet, 200, 5, , , , , 38, Running
6) 2, Kyle Busch(i), No. 33 BetMGM/Rebel Bourbon Chevrolet, 200, 3, 2, 7, 34, , 0, Running
7) 21, Ryan Sieg, No. 39 Sci Aps Ford, 200, 9, 7, , , , 36, Running
8) 36, Josh Williams, No. 11 Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet, 200, , , , , , 29, Running
9) 1, Ty Gibbs(i), No. 20 He Gets Us Toyota, 200, 2, 6, 3, 27, , 0, Running
10) 18, Noah Gragson(i), No. 30 Auto Parts Centres Ford, 200, , 10, 2, 9, , 0, Running
11) 27, Kyle Weatherman, No. 91 MyRadar/DriveSmartWarranty.com Chevrolet, 200, , , , , , 26, Running
12) 15, Taylor Gray(i), No. 19 Operation 300 Toyota, 200, , , , , , 0, Running
13) 24, Jeremy Clements, No. 51 Spartan Waste/Fox Sports 98.3 Chevrolet, 200, , , , , , 24, Running
14) 12, Parker Retzlaff, No. 31 FUNKAWAY Chevrolet, 200, , , , , , 23, Running
15) 29, Shane Van Gisbergen #, No. 97 Focused Health Chevrolet, 200, , , , , , 22, Running
16) 17, Anthony Alfredo, No. 5 Dude Wipes Chevrolet, 200, , , , , , 21, Running
17) 5, Jeb Burton, No. 27 Puryear Tank Lines Chevrolet, 200, , , , , , 20, Running
18) 3, Chandler Smith, No. 81 QuickTie Toyota, 200, 8, 8, , , , 25, Running
19) 34, Kyle Sieg, No. 28 Night Owl National Contractors Ford, 199, , , 1, 5, , 18, Running
20) 32, Hailie Deegan #, No. 15 AirBox Ford, 199, , , , , , 17, Running
21) 38, JJ Yeley, No. 14 Engine Parts Plus Chevrolet, 199, , , , , , 16, Running
22) 33, Dawson Cram #, No. 4 TeamJDMotorsports.com Chevrolet, 199, , , , , , 15, Running
23) 25, Leland Honeyman #, No. 42 Professional Builders Supply Chevrolet, 199, , , , , , 14, Running
24) 20, Garrett Smithley, No. 6 TeamJDMotorsports.com Chevrolet, 199, , , , , , 13, Running
25) 8, Austin Hill, No. 21 Bennett Transportation Chevrolet, 198, 7, 3, , , , 24, Running
26) 14, Matt DiBenedetto, No. 38 Viking Motorsports Ford, 198, , , , , , 11, Running
27) 22, Ryan Ellis, No. 43 MacLean Power Systems Chevrolet, 198, , , , , , 10, Running
28) 4, Jesse Love #, No. 2 Whelen Chevrolet, 198, , 9, 2, 14, , 11, Running
29) 37, Natalie Decker, No. 92 Bikini Zone Chevrolet, 196, , , , , , 8, Running
30) 35, Patrick Emerling, No. 07 Liberty Brew Chevrolet, 191, , , , , , 7, Running
31) 23, Brennan Poole, No. 44 Macc Door Systems Chevrolet, 190, , , , , , 6, Running
32) 6, Cole Custer, No. 00 Fanttik Ford, 184, 10, , , , , 6, Accident
33) 9, Justin Allgaier, No. 7 Hellmann's/Round Canopy Team Chevrolet, 176, 1, 1, 2, 40, 2, 24, Accident
34) 26, Dean Thompson(i), No. 26 MCM Transportation Toyota, 137, , , , , , 0, Fuel Pump
35) 31, Blaine Perkins, No. 29 AutoParkit.com Ford, 135, , , , , , 2, Suspension
36) 7, Sheldon Creed, No. 18 Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Toyota, 119, , 5, 1, 9, , 7, Oil Cooler
37) 28, Parker Kligerman, No. 48 Spiked Lite Coolers Chevrolet, 71, , , , , , 1, Accident
38) 19, Riley Herbst, No. 98 Monster Energy Ford, 29, , , , , , 1, Accident
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series

Race Length: 200 Laps - 300. Miles
Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 36 Mins, 27 Secs.
Average Speed: 115.053 MPH
Margin of Victory: 0.500 Seconds

Stage 1 Top 10: 7, 20, 33, 9, 16, 8, 21, 81, 39, 00
Stage 2 Top 10: 7, 33, 21, 1, 18, 20, 39, 81, 2, 30

Comments: Chase Elliott won the BetMGM 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, his sixth career NASCAR Xfinity Series win.

Prior to the start, the No. 91 dropped to the rear of the field prior to the green flag (unapproved adjustments).

Failed to Qualify: (2) 74 Jade Buford, 35 Akinori Ogata.

Cautions: 8 for 45 laps;
Laps: 31-36 (No. 98, 16 Incident Backstretch [15]);
47-52 (Stage 1 Conclusion [92]);
74-79 (No. 48 Spin Turn 4 [16]);
92-97 (Stage 2 Conclusion [5]);
109-113 (No. 28 Spin Turn 2 [5]);
170-175 (No. 43 Incident Turn 2 [5]);
177-182 (No. 7, 20, 17, 43 Incident Frontstretch [51]);
185-188 ( [27]).

Lead Changes: 23 among 9 drivers;
T. Gibbs(i) 1-21;
K. Busch(i) 22-32;
J. Love # 33-36;
T. Gibbs(i) 37-41;
J. Allgaier 42-75;
K. Busch(i) 76;
S. Creed 77-85;
K. Busch(i) 86;
J. Allgaier 87-92;
N. Gragson(i) 93-97;
J. Love # 98-107;
K. Busch(i) 108-120;
S. Mayer 121;
K. Busch(i) 122-124;
S. Mayer 125;
K. Busch(i) 126;
S. Mayer 127-146;
K. Busch(i) 147-150;
K. Sieg 151-155;
S. Mayer 156-170;
T. Gibbs(i) 171;
N. Gragson(i) 172-175;
S. Mayer 176-182;
C. Elliott(i) 183-200.

John Davison

Long-time RIS staffer, beginning in the mid-80s. Charlotte, NC area local contact.

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