Fuel Mileage Stalls NASCAR Xfinity Ford Teams At Atlanta: Video

February 27, 2024 5:14 pm

Fuel mileage was the name of the game in the Xfinity Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway on February 24^th, 2024, and unfortunately, the fastest NASCAR Ford Mustangs just didn’t save enough to make it to the end, opening the door for a Chevy to win for the second week in a row.

Riley Herbst was able to keep pace with the leaders for most of the race, putting the No. 98 Mustang in good position to win as the laps ticked down. While he couldn’t snag the lead from the No. 2 Chevy Camaro SS of Jesse Love, the dominant car during the race, Herbst stayed in his tire tracks. Unfortunately, as Herbst was running second, he ran out of fuel on Lap 160, nine laps short of the checkered flag.

Almost immediately after Herbst’s No. 98 Mustang plummeted through the field, Cole Custer’s No. 00 Mustang started running on fumes, scrubbing off speed as his race car, too, ran dry. Ryan Sieg’s No. 39 NASCAR Ford also ran out, ultimately drawing the night’s final caution flag as he struggled to clear the racing surface.

Herbst wound up 15^th with Custer behind him in 16^th, and Sieg was credited with 22^nd. Up front, Austin Hill saved enough fuel to win the race in the No. 21 Camaro.

NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Results, Atlanta Motor Speedway, February 24, 2024
Finish	Start	Car Number	Driver	Team	Laps Run	Laps Led	Car
1	2	21	Austin Hill	Bennett Transportation Chevrolet	169	2	Chevrolet Camaro
2	12	81	Chandler Smith	QuickTie Toyota	169	0	Toyota TRD Supra
3	13	97	Shane Van Gisbergen #	WeatherTech Chevrolet	169	0	Chevrolet Camaro
4	10	18	Sheldon Creed	Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Toyota	169	0	Toyota TRD Supra
5	24	31	Parker Retzlaff	FVP/Bommarito.com Chevrolet	169	0	Chevrolet Camaro
6	23	51	Jeremy Clements	One Stop/All South Electric Chevrolet	169	0	Chevrolet Camaro
7	15	5	Anthony Alfredo	Chapman Fence Chevrolet	169	0	Chevrolet Camaro
8	22	26	Jeffrey Earnhardt	ForeverLawn Toyota	169	0	Toyota TRD Supra
9	8	19	Ryan Truex	Toyota Genuine Parts Toyota	169	0	Toyota TRD Supra
10	14	8	Sammy Smith	Pilot Flying J Chevrolet	169	0	Chevrolet Camaro
11	6	1	Sam Mayer	Raptor High Heat Chevrolet	169	0	Chevrolet Camaro
12	1	2	Jesse Love #	Whelen Chevrolet	169	157	Chevrolet Camaro
13	7	16	AJ Allmendinger	Campers Inn RV Chevrolet	169	8	Chevrolet Camaro
14	18	9	Brandon Jones	Menards/Atlas Roofing Chevrolet	169	0	Chevrolet Camaro
15	4	98	Riley Herbst	Monster Energy Ford	168	0	Ford Mustang
16	11	00	Cole Custer	Haas Automation Ford	168	0	Ford Mustang
17	17	91	Kyle Weatherman	DriveSmartWarranty.com Chevrolet	168	0	Chevrolet Camaro
18	21	78	BJ McLeod	BJ McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet	168	0	Chevrolet Camaro
19	5	48	Parker Kligerman	Spiked Lite Coolers Chevrolet	168	1	Chevrolet Camaro
20	30	44	Brennan Poole	Finance Pros Plus Chevrolet	167	0	Chevrolet Camaro
21	35	42	Leland Honeyman #	LH Waterfront Construction Chevrolet	167	0	Chevrolet Camaro
22	20	39	Ryan Sieg	Sci Aps Ford	167	0	Ford Mustang
23	25	27	Jeb Burton	State Water Heaters Chevrolet	167	0	Chevrolet Camaro
24	36	14	JJ Yeley	Chevrolet	167	0	Chevrolet Camaro
25	34	43	Ryan Ellis	Classic Collision Chevrolet	167	0	Chevrolet Camaro
26	31	92	Nick Leitz(i)	Precision Measurements Inc. Chevrolet	167	0	Chevrolet Camaro
27	19	15	Hailie Deegan #	AirBox Ford	167	0	Ford Mustang
28	9	7	Justin Allgaier	Jarrett 25 Years Chevrolet	167	0	Chevrolet Camaro
29	33	35	Joey Gase	NCPC Race Against Crime Chevrolet	166	0	Chevrolet Camaro
30	28	29	Blaine Perkins	Pritchard Injury Firm Ford	166	0	Ford Mustang
31	29	4	Dawson Cram #	KSDT CPA Chevrolet	166	0	Chevrolet Camaro
32	3	20	John Hunter Nemechek(i)	Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota	165	0	Toyota TRD Supra
33	37	07	Patrick Emerling	SIMFORGE Chevrolet	165	0	Chevrolet Camaro
34	32	6	Garrett Smithley	Chevrolet	165	0	Chevrolet Camaro
35	27	38	CJ McLaughlin	Viking Motorsports Ford	164	0	Ford Mustang
36	26	28	Kyle Sieg	Night Owl Ford	164	1	Ford Mustang
37	16	11	Josh Williams	Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet	159	0	Chevrolet Camaro
38	38	32	Jordan Anderson	EasyCare Chevrolet	98	0	Chevrolet Camaro