2024 SciAps 200

2024 SciAps 200

Race details[1][2][3][4]
Race 16 of 33 of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date	June 22, 2024
Official name	30th Annual SciAps 200
Location	New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.058 mi (1.703 km)
Distance	203 laps,
Scheduled Distance	200 laps, 211 mi (340 km)
Average speed	82.951 miles per hour (133.497 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Cole Custer	Stewart–Haas Racing
Grid positions set by competition-based formula
Most laps led
Driver	Cole Custer	Stewart-Haas Racing
Laps	114
Winner
No. 20	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network	USA
Announcers	Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, and Steve Letarte
Radio in the United States
Radio	PRN

The 2024 SciAps 200 was the 16th stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 30th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 22, 2024, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire, a 1.058 miles (1.703 km) permanent asphalt oval shaped racetrack. The race was originally scheduled to be contested over 200 laps, but was increased to 203 laps due to a NASCAR overtime finish. In a wild finish, Christopher Bell, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would take the lead from the dominating Cole Custer on the final restart, and held off his teammate Sheldon Creed on the final lap to earn his 18th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his first of the season.^[5] Custer had put on a dominating performance, leading a race-high 114 laps before falling back to third on the final lap.

New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire, which America, the Loudon Classic. Nicknamed "The Magic Mile", the speedway is often converted into a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) road has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as the longest-running motorcycle race in North course, which includes much of the oval.

The track was originally the site of Bryar Motorsports Park before being purchased and redeveloped by Bob Bahre. The track is currently one of eight major NASCAR tracks owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports.

• (R) denotes rookie driver.
• (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

Practice and qualifying were both scheduled to be held on Friday, June 21, at 4:05 PM and 4:35 PM EST.^[6] Since New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a mile oval, the qualifying system used is a single-car, one-lap based system. Drivers will be on track by themselves and will have one lap to post a qualifying time, and whoever sets the fastest time in that session will win the pole.^[7]

Practice and qualifying were both cancelled due to inclement weather. The starting lineup would be determined per the NASCAR rulebook. As a result, Cole Custer, driving for Stewart–Haas Racing, would start on the pole.^[8]

Jade Buford was the only driver who failed to qualify.

Stage 1 Laps: 45

Stage 2 Laps: 45

Stage 3 Laps: 116

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Cole Custer 589 2 Chandler Smith 574 (-15) 1 3 Justin Allgaier 547 (–42) 1 4 Austin Hill 521 (–68) 1 5 Sheldon Creed 484 (–105) 1 6 Riley Herbst 478 (–111) 2 7 Jesse Love 466 (–123) 8 A. J. Allmendinger 443 (–146) 9 Parker Kligerman 436 (–153) 10 Sam Mayer 424 (–165) 11 Sammy Smith 415 (–174) 1 12 Ryan Sieg 384 (–205) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 563 2 Toyota 534 (-29) 3 Ford 472 (–91) Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.