2024 Ag-Pro 300

The 2024 Ag-Pro 300 was the 9th stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 33rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, April 20, 2024, at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama, a 2.66 miles (4.28 km) permanent asphalt quad-oval shaped superspeedway. The race was originally scheduled to be contested over 113 laps, but was increased to 124 laps due to numerous NASCAR overtime attempts. In an action packed race with numerous lead changes, Jesse Love, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would take advantage of the lead on an overtime restart, and held off the field to earn his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series win in his ninth career start.^[8] RCR continued to show their dominance at superspeedways, with Austin Hill leading a race-high 41 laps and Love leading 28 laps. Hill was involved in a wreck in the late stages, and ultimately finished 14th.^[9] To fill out the podium, Riley Herbst, driving for Stewart–Haas Racing, and Anthony Alfredo, driving for Our Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

This was also the third race of the Dash 4 Cash. Drivers who were eligible for the Dash 4 Cash were Sam Mayer, Ryan Sieg, Justin Allgaier, and A. J. Allmendinger, since they were the highest finishing Xfinity Series regulars following the race at Texas.^[10] Sieg would claim the $100K bonus cash after finishing 17th, two positions ahead of his closest competitor, A. J. Allmendinger.^[11]

La clasificación se llevó a cabo el viernes 19 de abril a las 4:30 p. m. CST . ^{[ 12 ]} Dado que Talladega Superspeedway es un superóvalo, el sistema de clasificación utilizado es de un solo auto, una sola vuelta, con dos rondas. En la primera ronda, los pilotos estarán en pista solos y tendrán una vuelta para establecer un tiempo. Los diez pilotos más rápidos de la primera ronda pasan a la segunda y última ronda. Quien establezca el mejor tiempo en la Ronda 2 ganará la pole position. ^{[ 13 ]}

Austin Hill , al volante para Richard Childress Racing , avanzaría desde la ronda preliminar y establecería el tiempo más rápido en la Ronda 2, con una vuelta de 52.723 y una velocidad de 181.629 mph (292.304 km/h) . ^{[ 14 ]}  

Garrett Smithley fue el único piloto que no logró clasificarse. Smithley había entrado en la carrera, pero su tiempo fue anulado después de que se soltara una escotilla del techo durante su intento de clasificación. Mason Massey , quien inicialmente no se había clasificado, ocupó su lugar en la parrilla.

Etapa 1 : 25 vueltas

Etapa 2 Vueltas: 25

Etapa 3 : 74 vueltas