NASCAR Xfinity Series results from the championship finale at Phoenix Raceway
Tonight, the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series season comes to a close in Arizona. The 1-mile of Phoenix Raceway is set to host the championship finale.
View Phoenix results for the NASCAR Xfinity Series below.
Phoenix Menu
ARCA: Race
Truck: Prac/Qual | Race
Xfinity: Prac | Qual | Race
Cup: Prac | Qual | Race
Four drivers are in the championship battle. The highest finisher of those four will be crowned the series champion.
Championship 4 (Xfinity) : Justin Allgaier; Austin Hill; Cole Custer; AJ Allmendinger
AJ Allmendinger will be starting the race from the rear after unapproved adjustments. Additionally, Justin Allgaier starts from the rear after going to a backup car after a practice crash.
William Sawalich and Sheldon Creed set the front row. 200 laps of stock car racing are up next…
Phoenix Xfinity
Stage 1 – Report
Laps: 45 (1-45 / 200)
Green flag, they run side by side into turn one. Creed has the momentum via the outside lane off turn two and he takes the lead.
Lap 10, Riley Herbst cuts the dogleg and works under Creed into turn one. Herbst wins the race off turn two, Herbst leads.
Lap 29, Justin Allgaier has climbed from the tail of the field to 9th.
Riley Herbst wins stage one at Phoenix Raceway!
Phoenix Results (Stage 1) : 1. Riley Herbst; 2. Chandler Smith; 3. Sheldon Creed; 4. Austin Hill; 5. Sam Mayer; 6. Justin Allgaier; 7. Cole Custer; 8. William Sawalich; 9. Aric Almirola; 10. Jesse Love
Phoenix Xfinity
Stage 2 – Report
Laps: 45 (46-90 / 200)
Green flag on stage two, Herbst and Austin Hill fight for space on the bottom into turn one. Cole Custer is on the gas and rolling the outside lane. They form three wide off turn two. Custer to the lead!
Lap 62, Stefan Parsons runs wide off turn four and stuff Anthony Alfredo into the outside wall. Alfredo comes off the wall and hooks Parsons in the right rear. Parsons slams the outside wall. Grag Van Alst also spins. The caution is out.
Penalty: Alfredo is being held for 2 laps on the pit road.
Green, Herbst rolls the top into turn one. He pinches down on Custer, Herbst to the lead.
Lap 77, Chandler Smith spins after contact with Sheldon Creed, caution.
Herbst and many of the leader dives for the pit lane. He’ll restart 14th as Sheldon Creed, Jesse Love and others stay out.
Green, Creed and Love run side by side into turn one. Creed wins the battle as they run four wide behind them.
3 to go in stage two, Herbst is flying through the field on new tires. He runs doors with Justin Allgaier.
2 to go, Allgaier has a flat left rear! He’s slowing and trying to limp it to the stage end.
1 to go, Herbst is on the bumper of Sheldon Creed in the battle for the stage win. Herbst works under Creed and drives right by with fresher tires.
Riley Herbst wins stage two at Phoenix Raceway!
Phoenix Results (Stage 2) : 1. Riley Herbst; 2. Sheldon Creed; 3. Aric Almirola; 4. Jesse Love; 5. Cole Custer; 6. Connor Zilisch; 7. AJ Allmendinger; 8. Sam Mayer; 9. William Sawalich; 10. Justin Allgaier
Phoenix Xfinity
Stage 3 – Report
Laps: 110 (91-200 / 200)
Allgaier heads for the pit lane after the contact with Herbst.
Green flag on stage three, Herbst is clear before turn one. Custer holds 2nd off turn two.
Penalty: Justin Allgaier will serve a pass-through penalty after changing lanes before the starting line!
Another Penalty: Allgaier is caught speeding on the pit lane. He’ll serve another pass-through penalty! Allgaier is now a lap down.
55 to go
55 to go, Herbst pits from the race lead under green.
Herbst quickly cycles back to the race lead.
44 to go, Anthony Alfredo slams the outside wall and the caution is out. Allgaier is now back on the lead lap!
Green, Herbst leads Love.
25 to go, Herbst leads Love by 2.5 seconds. Championship contender Cole Custer runs 3rd and his closest challenger Justin Allgaier runs 6th.
11 to go
11 to go, Allgaier to 5th. He’s exploring lanes as he tries to run down Custer in the battle for the championship.
8 to go, Connor Zilisch slides Custer for 3rd. He can’t complete the pass. Zilisch gets loose under him and chases it up the track into the door of Custer! Allgaier is there!
7 to go, Allgaier drives it deep to the bottom in turn three. Allgaier clears Custer!
4 to go, Allgaier struggles to work by Love in the battle for 2nd. Custer climbs back to his bumper.
3 to go, Leland Honeyman spins, caution.
Herbst leads the field to the pit lane. Hill wins the race to the pit exit with just two tires. Custer beats Allgaier to the pit exit and he’ll restart 4th.
Green in NASCAR Overtime, Jesse Love leads into turn one. Hill throws a block on Custer into turn one. Allgaier cuts under them, passes both of them and takes over 2nd! Parker Retzlaff is around behind them, caution.
Green in NASCAR Overtime #2, Allgaier, Herbst and Love run three wide into turn one. They make contact! Allgaier clears them off turn two!
1 to go, Allgaier leads Herbst.
Herbst drives it deep to the bottom in turn three! He clears Allgaier!
Riley Herbst wins at Phoenix Raceway! Justin Allgaier claims the series championship!
Phoenix Raceway
Race Results
November 9, 2024
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Pos | Driver
1. Riley Herbst
2. Justin Allgaier
3. Aric Almirola
4. Connor Zilisch
5. Chandler Smith
6. Jesse Love
7. Sheldon Creed
8. Cole Custer
9. AJ Allmendinger
10. Austin Hill
11. Sam Mayer
12. Shane van Gisbergen
13. William Sawalich
14. Parker Kligerman
15. Sammy Smith
16. Jeb Burton
17. Daniel Dye
18. Brandon Jones
19. Dylan Lupton
20. Jeremy Clements
21. Josh Bilicki
22. Blaine Perkins
23. Ryan Sieg
24. Brennan Poole
25. Ryan Ellis
26. Matt DiBenedetto
27. Joey Gase
28. Patrick Emerling
29. Kyle Sieg
30. Garrett Smithley
31. Leland Honeyman
32. Dawson Cram
33. Josh Williams
34. Parker Retzlaff
35. Jeffrey Earnhardt
36. Anthony Alfredo
37. Greg Van Alst
38. Stefan Parsons
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Championship Standings
1. Justin Allgaier
2. Cole Custer
3. AJ Allmendinger
4. Austin Hill
