Ryan Sieg, driver of the No. 39 NASCAR Ford Mustang Dark Horse in the Xfinity Series, ran off with the race lead on the final restart at Texas on April 13th, 2024, stalked by a Chevy competitor as the laps ticked down – and unfortunately, The Bow Tie got the better of him at the line, leaving Ford winless yet again this year.
In fact, not only was Sieg racing to defend The Blue Oval’s honor in the Truck Series with its first win of the season, he was searching for his first career victory in the division in 342 starts. But it just wasn’t meant to be, even as Sieg slammed doors with the No. 1 Chevy Camaro SS of Sam Mayer on the way to the checkered flag. The two drivers traded paint and the lead several times on the last lap, but Mayer got the advantage on the high side right at the line, demoting Sieg to a second place by a matter of literal inches.
“Awe, it sucks,” said Sieg after the race. “We had a really good car. I just got tight, so tried to change my lines, do everything. I saw him coming and I did all I could do and at the end I was just trying to run him up into the wall to try to win the race. We were so close. This sucks.”
He added, “I’ve been second before. Too many times. But this is a good thing, means we’re running where we need to be in the top-five… Just got to keep fighting, we’re right there, just got to keep it up. We’ll have it in Victory Lane here shortly.”
Justin Allgaier’s No. 7 Camaro finished third, followed by the No. 16 Camaro of AJ Allmendinger and the No. 00 Mustang of Cole Custer, rounding out the top five.
Finish | Start | Car Number | Driver | Team | Laps Run | Laps Led | Car |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 10 | 1 | Sam Mayer | Carolina Carports Chevrolet | 200 | 5 | Chevrolet Camaro |
2 | 14 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | Sci Aps Ford | 200 | 17 | Ford Mustang |
3 | 6 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | BRANDT/TradeMark Nitrogen Chevrolet | 200 | 117 | Chevrolet Camaro |
4 | 8 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Celsius Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
5 | 2 | 00 | Cole Custer | Andy's Frozen Custard Ford | 200 | 1 | Ford Mustang |
6 | 13 | 21 | Austin Hill | Global Industrial/Bennett Chevrolet | 200 | 25 | Chevrolet Camaro |
7 | 7 | 20 | Ryan Truex | The Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota | 200 | 0 | Toyota TRD Supra |
8 | 9 | 8 | Sammy Smith | Pilot Flying J Coffee Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
9 | 1 | 2 | Jesse Love # | Whelen Chevrolet | 200 | 1 | Chevrolet Camaro |
10 | 12 | 5 | Anthony Alfredo | Botticelli Family Owned Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
11 | 3 | 19 | Taylor Gray(i) | Operation 300 Toyota | 200 | 0 | Toyota TRD Supra |
12 | 22 | 11 | Josh Williams | Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
13 | 11 | 9 | Brandon Jones | Menards/Atlas Roofing Chevrolet | 200 | 2 | Chevrolet Camaro |
14 | 23 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing Ford | 200 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
15 | 4 | 81 | Chandler Smith | QuickTie Toyota | 200 | 26 | Toyota TRD Supra |
16 | 18 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | First Pacific Funding Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
17 | 17 | 26 | Corey Heim(i) | Toyota Genuine Parts Toyota | 200 | 0 | Toyota TRD Supra |
18 | 33 | 97 | Shane Van Gisbergen # | Worldwide Express Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
19 | 15 | 18 | Sheldon Creed | Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Toyota | 200 | 2 | Toyota TRD Supra |
20 | 27 | 38 | Matt DiBenedetto | Viking Motorsports Ford | 200 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
21 | 25 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Prime Bites Brownie Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
22 | 29 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff | FUNKAWAY Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
23 | 20 | 15 | Hailie Deegan # | AirBox Ford | 200 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
24 | 24 | 10 | Daniel Dye(i) | bproauto parts Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
25 | 16 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Spiked Lite Coolers Chevrolet | 200 | 4 | Chevrolet Camaro |
26 | 36 | 43 | Ryan Ellis | Eclipse Claims Consulting Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
27 | 5 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Monster Energy Ford | 199 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
28 | 38 | 14 | David Starr | SHAR Ford | 198 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
29 | 28 | 92 | Josh Bilicki | Milestone Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
30 | 37 | 35 | Joey Gase | Donate Life TX Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
31 | 31 | 42 | Leland Honeyman # | Distributor Wire & Cable Co Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
32 | 21 | 27 | Jeb Burton | State Water Heaters Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
33 | 30 | 07 | Patrick Emerling | Sesh Products Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
34 | 32 | 6 | Garrett Smithley | Trophy Tractor Inc. Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
35 | 26 | 29 | Blaine Perkins | AutoParkit.com Ford | 197 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
36 | 19 | 91 | Kyle Weatherman | Tweaker Energy/DriveSmart Chevrolet | 191 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
37 | 34 | 4 | Dawson Cram # | Chevrolet | 191 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
38 | 35 | 66 | Chad Finchum | HART HVAC & Electric Ford | 127 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
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